20 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f7e953cdfe596b8190c2087d6b3ea200.PDF c401495c148c6e31682335f194d23c42 PDF Text Text i^j^jiKERS JOQ OFFICIAL 0E6AN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH ABIERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1942 No. 39 NMU&War Shipping Administration Conniye To Invade Sailors Union '% -4. •- ANNUAL VOTING ENDS DEC, 31 MFOW-MCS-SUP Fight Curran's Raiding Tactics -On Thursday, December 31, the balloting for Atlan­ SIU Against The National Maritime Union is again attempt­ tic and Gulf District officials will end. This election will determine all 1943 officials from Florida to Majsachusetts, to expand its influence to the West Coast, this time with Freezing For ing as well as Secretary-Treasurer for the entire district. the aid of certain key stooges in the War Shipping Admin­ On the first Monday in January all Branch agents Thwarted in previous attempts to move m on ActiveSeaman istration. the SUP by abortive organizing campaigns, the NMU should secure a quorum and elect­ ed a tallying committee. The tal­ lying committee has complete authority over the counting of the votes, IS If no regular- meeting can be held on that day due to the lack of a quorum, then a special meeting should be called in its place to elect the committee. Best Wishes Following is that section of the SIU constitution which governs the proceedure of counting ballots. All members should read it care­ fully so that the votes are dis­ patched to headquarters in good order. from the Seafarers International Union _Se,ctiq[n 7. In the, regular meetin Branches duidhg the first meeting in January, the Com­ mittee on Election shall open the ballot-box, count the number of ballots therein contained and count the number of votes for each can­ didate. The result shall be noted in the minutes. The'Committee shall then forward to Headquarters all used ballots (i.e., all ballots taken from the ballot-box, including blank and disqualified ballots), to, , {Continued on Page 4) CLEVELAND, Dec. 18. —The 12,000 ' crew . . for the . . New Year . (Atianttc- & Gulf' District) (Continued on Page 4) Shipowners' Dream Comes True—A Grewless Vessel and is designed to travel in fleets of 10 to 20, shepherded along by a "mother ship" which, unfortun­ ately, would have to be manned by a live crew which receives money and eats food. The shipowners are all agog tvith a visipn of heaven on earth. An experimental vessel has been constructed which will eliminate all their headaches—no overtime to 99 pay,"no chow to buy, no beefs to listen to, NO WAGES TO CUT INTO PROFITS! Lakes Seamen Given "Furlough ForWinter Months estimated When the proposal to freeze sea­ men to the industry was first ad­ vanced, there seemed to be certain obvious advantages. The greatest advantage-would be that the sea­ men, under the freezing proposi­ tion, would be likely to get indus­ try wide deferment so that they would not be harassed by provin­ cial draft boards lacking an under­ standing of the vital character of the Merchant Marine. Under the present system, seamen are deferr­ ed on an individual basis and for limited periods making it neces­ sary to maintain contact with the local draft boards. As a general raile, seamen who havo«been active in their trade have not been mo­ lested by thf draft boards. m^bers and officers, on Great Lakes vessels will be classified as "on furlough" during the winter while the navi­ gation season is closed, and they may be assigned to temporary em­ ployment in home communities, announced Robert C. Goodwin, War Manpower Commission direc­ tor for Ohio, Michigan, and Ken­ tucky, who said the "furlough" program was arranged to avert a 0 serious shortage of seamen when t( the 1943 navigation season opens. a! The lake men will be offered tem­ porary employment after release frojtn ships by reporting to their lo­ cal .United States Employment Ser­ vice office, he ,said., Goodwin pointed out that additional man­ power will be needed in 1943 for operating the sixteen large new ships being built by the Maritime Commission for -active service in the' ore trade. now trying to accomplish the task" by means of administrative degree handed down in Washington. Here is the manner in. which the latest squeeze play works. There is an official of the WSA by the name of Roland Davis who goes by the title of Chief of Labor Agree­ ments. Before joining the govern­ ment, Davis was chief assistant to Henry Melnikow and the Pacific Coasfe Labor Bureau ... a Stalin­ ist dominated outfit which has been out to get the SUP ever since it was founded. Davis conceived the bright idea of allocating ships being built on the West Coast, and intended for west coast runs, to the Luckenbach, Grace and Moore-McCormack lines. Then, on the excuse that the NMU held collective bar- The new ships would be capable of deadweight capacity qf 2,000 tons and would carry mostly oil, gasoline, molasses and ores. Diesel engines, automatically operated, would eliminate the necessity of smokestacks, all ports and hatches would be sealed, and the direction and speed of the ship would be t Yes, it's a ship that runs all by itself, conipletely aiftomatic and crewless, operated by remote con­ trol radio. The ship was construct­ ed by Maris Transportation Sys­ tem and Radio Controls Corpora­ tion. The ship is made of concrete controlled from the "mother ship" by the remote radio control. A 91-foot model, christened the Phantom, was launched at the Tropical Marine Ways yard at Riviera, Fla., on Oct. 19. The model is now being viewed, with glistening eyes, by shipowners artd members of the Maritime Commis­ sion. We can just hear the boys rub­ bing their hands together and muttering, "My, how simple labor re­ lations are going to be from now on." EXPLODING THE 40-HOUR MYTH : t J i 1 1 i : 1 I I : I ^" i 11 i i • 41 .4« WEEK. • 48 48 WEEK. d/dJCMV MJt HOURS PER /'• • ' , This chart from the AFL, Monthly Survey, whiofi shows labor -is on the job from 45.9 to 51 hours -a -week in war industries, explodes anti­ union propaganda that workers are working only HOURS PER i 40 hours per week. The boss propaganda against the 40-hour week is, in reality, a move to smash overtime payments. They are not interested in more produotion so much as in more profits. gaining contracts with these lines, he ordered the ships manned with NMU men. By this slick maneuver he hoped to flood the West Coast ships with NMU men and eventually under­ mine the entire SUP set up. The reasoning used • by Davis was pure fraud, for the SUP, MEOW and MCS have manned West Coast ships for years and their right to these jobs was guar­ anteed for the duration of the war under the. Statement of .Principles signed between the unions and the WSA last spring. c West .Coast. operations of Luckenbach, aiiiT Mt)bi^~M^Cor-. mick ships hyae always been car­ ried on with SLIP crews. Until this decision was handed down last month, approximately forty Liberty ships had been, built .and alloted to these companies on the West Coast and manned by SUP men. Brother Lundebcrg, upon get­ ting wind of the new deal, went immediately to Washington to fight for the protection, of the SUP contracts. After battling the WSA for a week, the entire beef was shifted over to the War La­ bor Board as a "jurisdictional dis­ pute." This was a slander against the SUP for the entire dispute was artificially created by the War Shipping Administration itself. The NivIU plays its part of the game by coming out in the Dec. 18 issue of 'J/jc Pilot with the headline, "WSA Plots to Smash NMU." This is to make it appear that the NMU has no tie with Davis and his maneuvering, and is a complaint over the fact that Lundeberg successfully stalled the invasion of the West Coast by NMU men. At the present writing the ships in dispute have been reallocated to the American Hawaiian Lines .and are being manned by SUP crews. But this does not solve the ques­ tion of future West Coast ships al­ located to Luckenbach, Grace and Moore McCormick. The War La­ bor Board is to decide who gets these ships. The membership of the SUP is conducting a militant fight in de­ fense of its rights. Stop work meetings were held in all Pacific , (Continued on Page 4) M �-c.-r.*~ .v-sf • THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two Thursday, December 24, 194^2 PvlbttiheA b:t ih* $EAFAIiERS' nrrERKATIONAL UNION OF NOBTH AMERICA AQcoitic and GnH DtetdcJt AftOiHted 'mtth Am«rfeXMi tVUMttvn of Lalor ttJUWlY UJNDEBERa. IntomoUonoi no Market Street, Room 402. San Ftodico, Coilit ADDitaBB ALL OOnRaBPOVDENCB OONCEKNIKCT TBIM PUBUOAiriOE TO: "IHE SEAFABEBS* LOG P. O. 25. Station P. Now Yoik. N. Y. Phonos BOwting Green 9-8346 Storms Ahead jj This past year has not been an easy one for our union. Hundreds of our brothers have been lost at sea. Our wages and conditions were first frozen by the government, and theh chiseled by the shipowners. The ships we sail were requisition by the War Shipping Admi^tration and dis­ patched to the four corners of the earth under, sealed or­ ders. Few men knew where they would wind up once they had signed articles. No one knew how soon they would get home — if at all. The Naval Intelligence has shoved us around, threat­ ening to remove good union men from the shys if they beefed too loud; the Army has shoved us around, requisit­ ioning our ships and throwing overboard the contracts and overtime; the WSA has shoved us around, generally bung­ ling labor relations and allowing both the shipowners and the NMU to fanagle around to the detriment of the sea­ men. But we're not complaining. We only mention these facts so that no one will think that something has been put over on us. We have resisted the union-busters throughout this past year and we will continue to do so in 1943. In spite of the shipowners and the swivil chair artists in Washington, in spite of the essentially the NMU, we have "kept em sailing but UNDER UNION CONDITIQNS! SIU wages and conditions are still the best in the in­ dustry, irrespective of the high pressure publicity depart­ ment up on 17th Street. And they will remain so during 1943, you can be sure of that. 1943 will bring more hardship and suffering to the mwnbers of the SIU. It will call for continued heroism and sacrifice. And if peace comes during the year, it will only mean the beginning of a new war for us — a war with the shipowners. • ^ But just as we face the fascist subs and planes without flinching, so shall we face the shipowners when they at­ tempt to break open our conditions. It looks like a lot of fighting ahead; but the seamen have the stuff to face it—and'win! Sn Tltiinw/dam ABRAHAM, JOHN RUBIO, MARIANO ROUCHERON, SAMUEL SANTANA, EUGENIO SULLIVAN, SYD[NEY VAZQUEZ, MANUEL WEBSTER, DAVID WORTHY, ALLAN AB Waterteiider Messman AB Messman Oiler Utility Fireman ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR, NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 12 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 254 26^ 171 665 REGISTERED 290 211 127 728 ON HAND 393 222 169 734 " y. Edo Finlnien Dead REPORT FROM Washington NEW YORK, Dec. IJ—ITF— Death has claimed Edo Fimmen, General Secretary of the InteriiaBy Matthew Dushane tional Transport Workers' Federa­ tion and for more than a quarter War Emergency Board: of a century one of the leaders of , The meeting that was scheduled to be held by the WEB has been, the international labor movemen. postponed due to the illness of Dr. Graham. When the bo^rd does The end came to him late on De­ finally meet L intend to take ujp the problem of increased war risk incember 14, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, surance, to ask for a compensation limit when the disability is less where he had spent the past year than 45%. ^ / s in an effort to regain his failing health. Fimmen was 61 years old War Shipping Administration: You have no doubt read thp details of the dispute between the at the time of his death. SUP and WSA-NMU in the union papers. The War Shipping Admin­ Having served as the general secretary of the Dutch Federation istration is sabotaging the war effort by starting a jurisdictional dispute of Labor before and during the between the different maritime unions. They have bungled the job first world war Fimmen took a mainly because they have employed men who are not familiar with the leading part in welding the forces industry. Now they inform us that the War Labor Board will be called, of labor together on a /world-wide upon to settle the dispute crca,tcd by them. scale. He kept labor international­ It may be necessary to call for a ^Senate investigation to check, on ism alive during the war years and what the intentions of thes eboondoglers are, to see whether they are was responsible for the first meet­ out to win the war or whether they have ideas as to who shall rq)resent ing between the representatives of the men on the ships and what union shall sail the ships. Their disrup­ the British and German transport workers* movements immediately tive practices have been in force since prior to Pearl Harbor and Amafter the termination of hostilities. efica'.s entry into the war. After the reorganization of the War Production Board , ^ International Federation of Trade President William Green of the AFL submitted the names of Wil­ Unions in 1919 he became its co- liam Weiss, Fish Cannery Workers Uaion of the Pacific (SIU), aud General Secretary. He resigned the Frank Marshall, AFL general organizer of the fishermen's field in Alaska, post in 1924 to devote all his time with a request that they be appointed on the fish concentration coirito, the cause of the • International .mittee for Alaska. Transport Workers' Federation and The CIO has H^d two men oh this WPB committee for quite some its affiliates in the five continents. time but the AFL was not represented. These brothers will be em­ ployees of the WPB and will be paid \$ 10 per day. This committee will determine the kind of equipment that is needed and where it is heeded to facilitate maximum production in the salmon industry. CORNELLO RODRIGUEZ We al^ have two men appointed for the Atlantic Fishermen com­ It is important that you contact the office of the Secretary-Treas­ mittee which covers New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. ITiey arc urer next time you' are in New affiliated with the SIU and operate out of Boston and New Bedford. York. I expect an early dedisipn from the Secretary of Labor on our re­ JAMES SHIBER Your mother is worried about < quest that ihe cannely worke'l^.ia the Pacific be exempted from the executive order whereby no overtiljne is paid for Saturday and Sunday. you. Write her. PERSONALS t �THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, December 24, ,1942 Page Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN: -- WHA'iS DOING Around the Ports ATLANnc and GULF DISTRICT • Secretary.-Treasurer's Office ROOM 213-2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phones BOwling Green 8-8348 ormous wages and bonus that is BALTIMORE being picked up on the merchant ships. Directory of Branches The general situation in this \);rel!, Brothers, this is something When you ask them if they ever BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE to write home about. We had one have been to sea before, the an- area remains much about the same, NEW YORK .•••••.••.•. 2 Stone St......... , •• , •. Dispatcher'• Office ••• , •• , .BOwling Green 9-3430 of the Savannah Line Ships that . swer IS all the same-they don't although there are indications that BOS Agent· · · · · • • · · · · • • • • • ••• BOwling Green 9-3437 a decided improvement m the was reconditioned in New York k·now what a ship is. TON ....•••••••••••• 330 Atlantic Ave••• , , , , , . Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE ...••••••••. 14 North Cay St•. , ..••••.Calvert 4539 by the W.S.A. and allocated to the So you can well understand port's status is beginning to shape PHILADELPHIA •••••.••. 6 North 6th St •...•.•••. Lombard 7651 NORFOLK ......•••..... 25 Commercial Pl•.• , ••••. Norfolk 4-1083 :Waterman S.S. Co. to operate. Ar- what's behind the whole setup; the up. The local yards are back to NEW ORLEANS .•••..... 309 Chartres St ••••••• , ••. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH ••.•.•••.••.. 218 East Bay St......... Savannah 3-1728 building Libertys again and berived here last Friday and paid off set-up is to get fifty men to every TAMPA . ......•... • . . •.. 423 East Platt St. . . . .•.. Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE ......•.••••.... 56 So. Conception St.... , Dial 2-1392 Saturday, and there was not one one job, ~nd when they build up tween one thing and another PUERTO RICO ..••• , •••• 45 Ponce de Leon .••• , , •. Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON ••••••••••.. 219 20th Street. ••••••••• Galveston 2-8043 man drunk, not even half shot af- their pool to that status, then look we're expecting 1943 to be a busy year. Branch officials have been doter a two month trip. The way out for squalls. that this crew conducted theml've seen the old shipping board ing something about publicity for selves was commendable. I have do the same trick in 1918, 1919, our , boys in the local press with never seen a crew more enthusi- and 1920 and by 1921 the ship- good results. For a while all you astic about union's affairs since ping board and shipowners associa- read about was how the NMU Pearl Harbor. It sure gives a pie tion was all ready to crack down heroes had done this, that and the card some incentive when he has on the union. And oh_, boy, what a next thing, until the public must a crew of that caliber to work crack down it was. I presume have got tbe idea that the CIO with. everybody that has been going to outfit was the only Union that sent men to sea. It's different now Matthew D. Biggs stopped in New York briefly on his way back tQ The R ecruiting and Manning sea "A Dog Watch" 1s well ~cthe Gulf from Washington, D. C. · and you can't pick up a paper but Division of the Maritime Commis- quainted with that feature of there's a good story about the SeaEvery member should get behind the organization and vote for the sion has just opened an office here waterfront history; and that's exfarers Union and its men. Just the new strike fund assessment. in this port, and as to my mental actly what this set-up smells like other day there was a very good analysis, it is just the old -U. S. to me. Ray Trumbauer is attending the officers training school in New Lon• So brothers, my appeal to all article about the torn battle flag Shipping Board streamlined. It don, Conn. in the hall and the occasional plug looks like the beginning of a hell members is to vote (YES) on your the Union gets doesn't do anyone R ay Sweeney and the other patrolmen have done a good job in collect• of a fight to maintain our uruon strike assessment annually, you any harm. ing funds for Fort Stanton. hiring halls m the near future. will need it in the days to come. MOBILE • - Out ol the Foes'I by 9-· The S.S. ( .... . .... .. .. ) docked the Yuletide greetings from the union to all of our brothers who are in other day and all beefs regarding the armed forces. wages, etc., were squared away without much trouble but the other type of beef th~t seems to be popping up a lot lately came up C assel's parents: We send our regrets over the loss of your son, and Out'. union brother, John Cassel. in this case too. The crew brought charges against the Captain for al- Harry Collins was also in Washington on the big bee~ w~• WSA-;, lowing a man with a sQCial disease He's back on the job in New York n<?lf• to work m the galley when he R . White expects to leave New York- as soon as his claim is settled. knew of the man's condition; for That the world has ever seen, He was banged up plenty. knowing that the food ~erved the He is the unlicensed seamen crew was bad and doing nothing J zzy Cohen is back in New York after having completed a trip on Of the merchant marine. the Orbis. about it; for refusing to enter m He is the lad upon the tanker the log the fact that the Second Smalls has a number of inquiries here at headquarter's office concern With its precious load of oil, Asst. Engineer had struck the ing his whereabouts. He is the one who mans the black gang delegate. The case went freighter The unholy three, Marciano, Nunziate and Lavozoli are still around to a hearing at the Inspector's but With the products of our toil. the New York hall - and Vincents. He is the one who dares the raider nothing came out of it so it is being takan .to W ashingto~. About Murrell, G-19, was telling us about his trip to Morocco. He had a Brothers, don't take this thing too OLDEN BANKS, Agent nonchalantly because there is more . p S . gravity attached to this outfit ' · .. . . . t.hrn you can imagine. Here IS JUSt a little poem l wrote and dedicated to the merchant Just remember wh:it I am pre- marine. dieting right now-that some day H e d oes no t wear a uni'form ., m the future this same outfit IS . Of tailored navy blue; going to give us the fi ght of our I He may never be too stylish 11ves. I just don't like the smell of But he is loyal and fine and tru~. it, it has a very peculiar odor. He is the stoutest, bravest fighter · h' The way things slupe up 1s t 1s way, the N.M.U. is going down the line with it, lock, stock and barrel, and I am always skeptical of anythin g thi: policy committee of Joe Curran's domain advocates. ~. * Now, for instance, the first as this office was opened here they immediately started an inten- And the lurking submarine: sive campai gn of inducing old and He is the unlicensed Hamen young men from all paths of life, Of the merchant marine. ~hing hot time. the only answer we get to this type of beef is: "don't you know there's A 11 the brothers should observe a minute's silence this Christman in a war go mg on?" We know memory of our brothers lost at sea. • painting them pretty pictures o.f Let's give credit to our air force there's a war going on and we what a wonderful opportunity the And the boys in khaki, too. S weder and the Wild Greek were showing us some souvenir shells they know it a damn sight more than a Merchant Marine has to offer. You Let's give credit to our navy brought back from Casablanca. lot of the birds who ask the queswill be surprised at the effect this And wherever it is due. tion. But we don't believe in letcampaign has developed, and the But don't forget the cog ting anybody get the idea that results it is producing; in this hall ! In our greatest war machine, they can use the war as an excuse we have a stcday stream of old and He is the unlicensed seamen To all agents, patrolmen and members, we extend best wishes for 11 b Of the merchant marine. to do as they damn well please. the N cw Year and hope that 194 3 will find our organization greatly young men a ay rnqmnng a out o. B. how to go to sea in the merchant There's two sides to every story strengthened by new men and ships. marine and get some of that enas we found out when we went to bat for a member only to find out A REMINDER that he was in wrong because he 45,000 Longshoremen had been peddling liquor to the Granted Higher Wages In 1943 all seamen must file in- passengers and crew. That's the come tax returns, and they are go- kind of stuff that pulls down the rng to be nicked for plenty. To union and gets the patrolmen m WASHINGTON, D. C.-The start with, the so-called "victory wrong. That's the kind of stuff National War Labor Board ap- tax" of 5 % will be deducted that gives the brass-hats something proved a union-management agree- weekly from all pay envelopes by to tie up to and write letters about ment granting a 5-cents-an-hour the shipowners. On top ~ that, discipline. As far as we are con- CREW OF S.S. MINOTAUR ... . ................. . ................ 57.00 wage increase of 4 5,000 lon gshore- the last session of Congress passed cerned any liquor peddler can go CREW OF S.S. JOHNATHAN GRANT ........................... 15.00 m en in North Atlantic ports. An a soak-the-poor income tax plan hire himself a lawyer; we've got CREW OF S.S. PAN CRESCENT ................................ 15.00 additional 5-cents-hourly increase which means that all who earn too many legitimate beefs to atCREW OF S.S. ROBIN TUXFORD ............................... 14.00 was approved for longshoremen more than $ 12 per week must kick tend to without taking on a phony CREW OF S.S. FIR MORE ............ . ......... . ... . ............. 11.00 handling explosives and damaged 111. like that. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA .................. . ..... . ......... ··. • 11.00 Personal tax exemptions for cargoes. JOHN VECHIO, Agent fi. C. ROCH .... .. ......... . ........ . .................. . .. · .... · • • 10.00 The mcreases, retroactive to single men has been reduced from CREW OF S.S. BENJ. BOURN ............................ · · ·• · .. 8.00 'ct. 1, were incorporated 1n a $700 to $ 500, and for married CREW OF S.S. PAN YORK ......................... . ...... ·· .... 6.50 .mtract between the N ew York men from $1,500 to $1,200. CredShipping Association of New York it for each child is now $3 50. Brother Samuel Lane H. M. SVENNINGSON ...................... . ........ ·. ·. · .. · .. ·•· 6.00 So remember, if your income and the International Longshore(Cook) M. DOWLING .......................... ·. · ·. ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • 4.00 3.00 men's Association, American Fed- falls within the above classificaAOALBERT GAWRONSKI ...... . ......... · . . . ·. · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · · · • 1900-1942 2.00 eration of Labor affiliate, which the tion, file a return and kick in the L . GARDINER ....... . ....... · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • Died in U. S. Marine Hospital board said served as a master wage dough. The Department of JusNew York, November, 1942 TOTAL •.•.••..••.•••••••.• • ..•.•..••.•.•.......••.•••.. $161.50 agreement for all Atlantic ports tice can throw you in jail if you fail to make out the return. from Maine to Virginia. * d · ·· Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL �"iU''' THE Page Four SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, December 24, 1942 ANNUAL VOTING ENDS DEC. 31 Axis Subs- Active SIU Off West Africa Freezing For ActiveSeaman Tally sheets shall be kept on file .lead pencil, shall be deemed inval­ gether with a copy of the tally by the Secretary-Treasurer for the id. Ballots torn in such a manner Axis submarines, putting most sheets, under sealed cover, marked inspection of members, and the re­ that part of the names of candi­ port of the committee shall be dates or voting squares is destroyed "Ballots for Officers." In case no of the pressure on merchant ships regular meeting is held during such spread in full upon the minutes. are to be regarded as mutilated bal­ plying the narrow stretch of the week, the Agent, in the presence The candidate receiving the high­ lots. Where the choice of any Atlantic between -South America of the Committee on Election, or, est number^ of votes for any office member for any office cannot be and West Africa, sank eight more^ in their absence, before five other shall be declared elected, and shall determined with certainty, the ships in the Western Atlantic las) full members, shall open the bal­ assume office within thirty days af­ vote for such office shall not be lot-box and count the ballots there­ ter notification. If the candidate counted. This also applies where a week. Navy announcements am in contained fbue shall not count fails to comply with the foregoing member has voted for more than other reports disclosed. and tally the votes), and forward provision, the office may be declar­ the designated number of candi­ Six of the sinkings occurred f same to Headquarters in the man­ ed vacant, and the Union shall dates to be elected to any office. All proceed to fill the office in accord­ ballots cast at ^ny time, in any the South Atlantic while one vC; ner hereinbefore prescribed. Section 8. The Committee on ance with Article 14, Section 3. place and manner, except as herein sel was .sunk off the United Statr Election at Headquarters shall Any member who desires to be provided, shall be deemed invalid. and another off Canada. The tot) Section 10. All . committees over the seven-day period raised I count the number of ballots re­ present during the canvass shall be admitted upon showing his mem­ mentioned in Article XIII shall con ceived from each Branch and cast 5 56 the count of announced.sinf bership book in good standing. list of six full book members in at Headquartrs, and shall count Section 9. Mutilated or disfig­ good standing; two members from ings of Allied and neutral mercl and tally the votes tast at each ant ships in the Western Atlant voting place. They shall prepare a ured ballots, or ballots marked with each department. since Pearly Harbor. report showing the number of bal­ {Continued from Page 1) {Continjied from Page 1) However, on close examination, we find that under the industry wide freezing orders that have been issued for other sections of industry, the United States Em­ ployment Service acts as the clear­ ing house through which men are employed in the industry. While -this may be practical for other industries, the seamen have learned through bitter experience that control over their own hiring hall is a •condition essential to the continu­ ed existence of the union. If the process of industry freezing in­ volves a change in our method of hiring so that the USES becomes In the year an3 week since tl in effect a super hiring hall the lots cast and the number of votes Japanese attack nearly 6,000 crew received by each candidate at advantages to be gained by indus­ men and passengers have been'lost Headquarters and each Branch, also try freezing are more than offset with these.ships. About 3,740 are, the total number of ballots and by the disadvantages. known dead while little hope is votes. They shall carefully pre­ Right now, hundreds of seamen held for most of the 2,233 an .who had left the industry are vol­ serve and place under sealed cover nounced missing. ( all ballots, keeping separately the untarily returning to resume their The brothers down in Baltimore veteran of two torpedoings. ballots cast in each voting place. Of the eight ships sunk lasj place in our ranks. In many cases have been receiving a lot of public "Ralph has been going to sea week, three were American, tw'r these men are over the draft age attention these past -few months. for twenty-six years," Footner were of the United Nations', uni :and a freezing order would in Public re^ptions and testimonials wrote in the Sun. "He is a simple dentified by nationality, and W many cases serve to diiye these have been given for them through­ man of great strength with a clear each were of Panamaniari, Gre<| men put of the industry,. There is out the city, but it was. climaxed healthy skin and a candid blue and Canadian registry. ' j no shortage of men in the seamen's this past week when the Baltimore eye." The tabulation: field and we do not anticipate any The story then relates the sink­ A call has been issued by the Sun ran a series of feature articles m the next period. Men are being Since Pearl Afnerican Federation of Labor for on the SIU and its men. The ar­ ings through which brother Prager itrairied in large numbers to take Dec. 6-12 Harbor a large labor rally to be held in the ticles were written by Hulbert has gone. At the conclusion of the their place as qualified seamen in Footner, Maryland author and story the writer asked Prager if he South. Off the U. S. 1 192 the ranks of the merchant marine. Sun staff writerl was returning to sea. It will be known as the "South­ Off Canada 1 50 Because the disadvantages of Footner visited the SIU hall on "Sure am," said Ralph. "I'm not ern Labor Conference" and will be n the Caribbean.... 0 175 freezing heavily outweigh any ap­ held January 16 to 18, at the City Gay street, described it and how a nervous man. I figure they can't In the Gulf parent advantages to be gained, Auditorium in Atlanta, with an the union fuctioned, and then do anything worse to me than I of Mexico ....... 1 46 the SUP and SIU are opposed to expected attendance of 5,000 wrote a series of interviews with been through already. I'd sooner Off So. America .... 6 93 freezing the seamen to the indus­ one have a gun in my hands, but hell! union members and officers from various brothers. The first try and are expressing their disap­ was with brother • Ralph Prager, Somebody's got to work the ships." all parts of Dixie. George L. Googe, Total 8 556 proval in the form of telegrams to chief AFL Southern representative, various interested parties. is directing arrangements. Railroad labor will play an im­ portant part in the parley. A ses­ sion devoted to problems of riil workers will be presided over by NEW YORK, N.Y.—ITF— President George M. Harrison of Negotiations in London for a new {Continued from Page 1) the Railway Clerks. Among ma­ collective agreement regulating ports last week and telegrams of jor subjects to be considered by the the wages and working conditions protest were sent to Washington. delegates will be war production, aboard Yugoslav vessels are makThe SIU stands shoulder to threatened anti-labor legislation 'PS progress and decision may be shoulder with its West Coast and attempts being made by foes expected soon, according to wof< brothers in defense of their con­ of unions to interfere with organ­ from Vicko Santich, secretary o tracts and conditions. izing campaigns in the South. the Yugoslav Officers' and Sea­ men's Union in New York and ai present in England, to the NeiR York office of the LT.F. Th( Editor Yugoslav seafarers are affiliatec with the International^ Transport Seafarers Log Workers' Federation. Dear Sir: By BENNO ZIELINSKI Regret to advise you that the In a survey of present condition: After you have designated youi Tonight is Christmas Eve, John Mate, U. S. Marine Hospital, Key West, aboard Yugoslav vessels Mr."Aug. beneficiary, inform that person. In Were you ashore you could hear bells ringing. Fla., will close for duration, Dclist Dijan, acting secretary of tht Take heart and celebrate the event that you are one of the union in New York, called atten­ ' cefhber 21st, 1942. While home folks carols are singing. unfortunate seaman who does not tion to the substantial progress ol , Wish to thank you for sending copies of your valuable paper for return from sea, it is not necessary the Yugoslav seamen during the A blizzard from north-west roaring, Merchant Marines hospilized here for your beneficiary to retain a last few years and the fact that Snow flurries darken the days rest.. during past few years and assure lawyer to ccdlect the $5,000 In­ their wages on trans-Atlantic voy­ The ship is pitching and rolling, you that same was greatly appre­ ages equal those of American sea­ surance benefit. The sound of rivets loose in its chest.; ciated by all. men. A Yugoslav A.B. receives , Fraternally, He is On watch in the focs'l head, Tell your beneficiary to contact $200 a month on trans-Atkntit . k GEO. E. SPENCER, Listening to the storm's strange symphony. your union hall for full informa­ runs, an ordinary seaman $180), Recreational Officer His eyes are fixed on the waves hollow bed. tion. This money could be collect­ and a second mate $320. Wages on African, Asiatic and Australian His mind far over the sea. ed without a lawyer and at no cost routes are substantially lower, an A ASSESSMENT! Over yonder fields brothers blood is spilled, to the beneficiary. 'Some attorneys A.B. receiving $128 and a seco IhnoeOnt women die in agony. are charging as high as $1,000 to mate $145 a month. On Wesi As' if man were only created to kill, Indies trips the'monthly com,^,. collect the insurance. Man to man— diabolic brutality. sation is $96 for aii A.B., $85 fc an ordinary seaman, and $145 fo^ Oh, when is mankind to unite MONEY DUE a second mate. Present overtiml. To make life secure for home and hearth? Crew of 8.3. Waeosta has f18S pay is 50 cents per hour. YugOy Only better understanding and mutual faith in bonus money due. Collect at slav seamen are entitled to tw« Shall bring lasting peace upon this earth. Waterman* -Steamship office,. 19 weeks vacations and officers t(| Rector St., New York City. three weeks per year. SIU Man Highly Praised In Baltimore Newspaper 1 V SOUTHERN LABOR PLANS BIG RALLY IN ATLANTA, GA. i , Sabotages Sailors Union Of Pacific One More Week To Vote! BE SURE TO Yugoslav Seafarers Seek Extension of Gains VOTE YES On Strike Assessment Prepare yourself and your union for the struggle to maintain wages and condi­ tions after the war ends. Editor's Mail CHRISTMAS ON THE HIGH SEAS INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS L I'i?' tac^- • h -• iJ Remember there is a |2 Organizational Assess­ ment which goes to the International. The payment is volun­ tary! How good a Union man are you? 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 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: NMU & WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION CONNIVE TO INVADE SAILORS UNION ANNUAL COTING ENDS DEC 31 SIU AGAINST FREEZING FOR ACTIVE SEAMEN LAKES SEAMEN GIVEN "FURLOUGH" FOR WINTER MONTHS SHIPOWNERS' DREAM COMES TRUE--A CREWLESS VESSEL EXPLODING THE 40-HOUR MYTH STORMS AHEAD EDO FIMMEN DEAD OUT OF THE FOCS'L 45,000 LONGSHOREMEN GRANTED HIGHER WAGES AXIS SUBS ACTIVE OFF WEST AFRICA SIU MAN HIGHLY PRAISED IN BALTIMORE NEWSPAPER SOUTHERN LABOR PLANS BIG RALLY IN ATLANTA, GA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 39 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 12/24/1942 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/1489b57f7bba9383d7e53091787974e6.PDF 46e678a2e713ac13b222d42e8d463a7f PDF Text Text -• - • m0%m SSSSSS&u V . rii SECURITY IN UNITY Vol. V. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' DTTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N,Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1943 .. Warmest.. SEASON'S GREETINGS To All Seamen And Their Friends % ., from .. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION (Atlantic & Gulf Dist.) Relatives Praise Our Gift Plans For SIU Prisoners Of War SIU plans for sending gifts to members of the union . who are prisoners of war is meeting with enthusiastic praise from these men's relatives. Sisters, wives and mothers have written the union to tell us that a word from former shipmates would probably do more for the morale of these men than any other single act. Norfolk, Virginia Not only are the relatives high Dec. 18, 1943 in their praise of this plan, but Seafarers International Union are actively cooperating by sur­ Of North America rendering to the union one of My dear Mr. Hawk, their official prisoner of war In answer to your letter of shipping labels, without which Dec. 10th, f want to thank you no package could be sent. from the bottom of my heart for Following are two letters just your kind thought of my son received in H.Q. office which and I am sure a gift from the show how the relatives feel. (Continued on Page 4) "We're Lucky the WLB Didn't Charge Us Rent for This Peachy Air Raid Shelter" Curran's Ghost Writer Joins Lamentations On SIU Stewards Contract Joe Curran's ghost writer has now entered the lists to tilt at the Stewards De­ partment supplementary agreement recently signed by the SIU and its contracted com­ panies. In the column "Keep 'em Sailing," Curran's ghost writer charges that "the Seafarers International Union is the instrument through which the companies are at­ tempting to destroy the gains made by the seamen in the rank and file unions, chiefly the National Maritime Union." file seaman's attention away from The ghost then goes on to the glaring differences between NMU in winning conditions for the seamen — this stewards de­ charge that under the new SIU the SIU and NMU contracts. partment supplementary agree­ We have said before, and we ment being only the most recent agreement, the stewards "are re­ turned to the position of practic­ repeat now, the test of a union example. is what it gets for its members Curran's ghost can scream and ally galley slaves." in the way of wages and working All this is part of the defensive conditions. Curran's ghost writer rattle the chains, but its not go­ ing to do Curran any good. fireworks thrown up by the can scream that the new SIU Printed below is the full text of NMU leaders in an effort to cov­ contract is a "sell out," but the the SIU supplementary agree­ er their failure to win for their fact remains that it is the best ment, and every NMU man that members, conditions comparable stewards contract in the industry reads it will know immediately to those of the SIU. By smearing for freight vessels carrying that it is better than anything the SIU as a "shipowners agent," troops and military personnel. that Curran ever got out of the they hope to divert the rank and The SIU has always lead the shipowners. READ THIS CONTRACT-DECIDE FOR-YOURSELF SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT — to — AGREEMENT between the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA — and — ALCOA STEAMSmP COMPANY, INC. A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPANY BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC. SMITH & JOHNSON WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY LINES, Inc. SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES I't:" No. 38 Covering Increases in Manning Scale or the Payment of Additional Compensation On Freighters When Carrying and Serving (a) Augmented Gun Crews, (b) Military Guards, Military Officials and Other Persons Carried As Passengers, (c) Assignment of Troops. 1. When the crew including the Stewards Department, Gun Crew and including Mil­ itary Officials and other persons carried and served as passengers, total between 64 per­ sons and not more than 80 persons, a Galley Utilityman will be carried in lieu of the 3d cook and one night cook and baker will be added to the manning scale of the Stew­ ards Department. The wages for the night cook and baker to be $120.00 Base Wage, $17.50 Emergency Increase — $137.50 total wage. The night cook and baker added to the personnel under such circumstances will be required to perform the major portion of his work during the night hours doing the nec­ essary cooking, baking bread, pies, cakes, puddings, etc., in order to" take advantage of the limited facilities of the gaUey and to relieve the work of the day cooks as much as possible. —rUniled Mine Workers Journal i :V 2. When accommodations are not avail­ able for carrying the additional night cook and baker imder the conditions as set forth in paragraph No. 1, then in lieu of carrying the additional night cook and baker, two (2) hours' overtime per day shall be paid to each of the three (3) regular cooks for each day such extra services are required to serve the three (3) regular meals and per­ forming the ordinary work incidental to the duties of the Stewards Department. 3. (a) When crew, including the Stew­ ards Department, Gun Crew, Military Offi­ cials and other persons carried and served as passengers exceed 80 persons one (1) hour's overtime per day for each day such extra services are performed will be allowed each of the regular day cooks up to a total of 90 persons and an additional hour's over­ time for each of the day cooks per day such work is performed will be allowed when the number exceeds 90 and is not more than 100 persons. (b) When the number of persons exclud­ ing enlisted military personnel, other than Gun Crew and excluding prisoners, exceeds 100, no additional overtime shall be paid to the regular day cooks as provided in para­ graph (a) above, but the following manning scale khall be carried. Manning Scsde Over 100 and Not Exceeding 149 Persons. Rating Base Pay Emergency Increase Total 1 Steward $140.00 $17.50 $157.50 1 Chief Cook 120.00 17.50 137.50 1 Night Cook and Baker 120.00 17.50 137.50 1 Comb. 2d Cook and Butcher 105.00 17.50 122.50 1 Second Cook 105.00 17.50 122.50 1 Galley Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 1 Night Cook and Bakers Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 4 Messmen 70.00 17.50 87.50 2 Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 1 Utility for each 12 persons over 100 .. 70.00 17.50 87.50 (Continued from Page 3) J ;i I [il �'••a- Page Two f THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District sy Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG 1 ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy'Treas, P. O. Box 2 J, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Wasfdngton Rfp, 424 5th Street, N. m Washin^o, D. & Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stono St SOwUnB Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Cay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA........6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS ('J6) ..321 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA.. 423 East Platt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St. Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tiorra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway... Ft. Eauderdale 1601 WW* 1^- PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 ~ 267 AFL Demands High Wage Standards And Shorter Hours In Post War Era Washington, D. C. — In two official pronouncements, the American Federation of Labor served notice to the na­ tion that it will not stand for wage cuts when the war ends. President William Green appearing before the Tru­ man Committee of the United States Senate, declared that tiie economic safety of America^ Mr. Meany expressed a similar requires shortening of working| point of view over tbe radio for­ bours in the p.ost-war period; um. He said: without reduction of total earn-' "After the war ends, labor wants good wages paid for the ings. work that labor performs; and Secretary - Treasurer George, labor also wants the work-week Meany, speaking on the Ameri* to be reduced sufficiently so as can Forum of the Air, warned to give work to everyone who that lowering of wage income seeks a job. In proposing the and consequent curtailment of payment of high wages by indus­ purchasing power would .bring try after the war, labor is not about a post-war depression. thinking of itself alone but of the employer and the nation as a Thus, a new and major post­ whole. In order to keep our fac­ war issue was projected into the tories running steadily, the Am­ forefront of post-war discussion erican people must have the pur­ —an issue on which the Ameri­ chasing power to buy the prod­ can Federation of Labor is deter­ ucts of these factories. By this mined to carry, on an aggressive time we should all realize that campaign in behalf of the na­ low wages do not make for pros­ tion's workers. perity in America. Wages were In his testimony before the low during the depression and Truman Committee, Mr. Green because wages were low purchaspointed out that by voluntarily asing power was low and the offering their no-strike pledge to depression dragged on—^year af­ the Government for the duration ter year. of the war and by acceding to "As to the second point: Labor ilie economic stabilization pro­ feels that it is far better to have gram, American workers have everyone working a, 35-hour or a sacrificed their opportunities for 30-hour week when peace re­ economic advancement during turns than to have some people war-time. He added: working 40 hours and millions of "Workers have relied upon others not working at all. In the working long hours to get income latter circumstances even those to meet increased living costs. who are employed are apprehen­ While workers are denied the sive and tend .to hold on to their right to increase wage rates to money instead of spending it for accord with increased productiv­ the products that American in­ ity and employers' capacity to dustry wants to manufacture and pay, we shall endeavor to restore equity by insisting that peace­ sell, and which must be kept time hours standards shall be es­ tnqving into the hands of the tablished without reductions in cqnsiimers if the post-war era is earnings. to be an era of prosperity." ii - SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 24, 1943 fRtPOUT OI\ ^ASHirVGTOIV • BV MATFHIW DuSHANt* ' MEDICAL EXAMINATION: parments that would disqualify a sured prepared statements, and seaman. In the above proposal it their mock phrases of the won­ Meeting on proposed medical can readily be seen that they derful job that the seamen are examination was again held on have thrown the book at the sea­ doing. December 15th. Representatives man, and could disqualify any These pseudo guardians of from the following maritime seanian that a company doctor seamen's rights, health and safe­ unions attended: SUP- SIU, wished to blackball. ty, were no where to be seen MM&P, MEBA, MC&S, MFOW, when the seamen were not otThe proposed standard furth­ NMU, and ACA. There were er states, "If must be assumed ganized into unions. They now some representatives of the em­ ployers also there, a peep was tilKaf the ability of an exparwneed have branched out all over the heard from the Export Line saw­ officer ox seaman to suceassfully world under the banner of the bones. At the last meeting a pursue 3iis vocation, as indicated United Seamen's Service, a b^statement was made that this by repeated voyages, is prhna tard organization of the Wijr character would turn seamen facie evidence of the api^licants Shipping Administration and. down for having bum teeth, but ability io continue in the indvui- controlled by them. And togeth­ he has a brother who is a den­ itfy. unless disquMifying disease er these two organization arc tist and if you went to his ax condition has ariseta since the now professing that they are the brother for treatment, .the Export bwt C<mt Gwu^d examination for people who are to look after sea­ men's welfare. Line Doctor would OK the sea­ license or certifieate." man. Usual .denials by the Doc^, T^?.ere you have the clause th^ There were approximately but he stated that he did recom­ could ..disqualify any pierson who 115,000 seamen in the o&shore mend Doctors to seamen who has been gpinS ^ sea for a num­ and coastwise trade in the mari­ would take care of their wives if ber of years, ^d who through time UKiustry IWSA figures as of they were going to have a fu­ the terrible conditions imder September 1. 1949). and the WSA ture Bosun. which a sesnnan is compelled to proposes to pay the examining make a living. The lack of fresh Doctor Two Dollars per head for Captain Edward Macauley, milk being supplied on board every seaman that is examined. WSA Deputy, started the meet­ vessel, which causes decay of The minimum that was proposed ing off by reading a prepared teeth by a small supply of cal­ by a group of doctors in a meet-^ statement, in which he stated that it is not the intent of the cium. Ukers of the stomach ing held in New York on April WSA to use the examinRtior^ to through rotten garbage that 16th, 1942, was Fifteen Dollars, A eliminate old timers from the crews are fed, which is given the ship the size of the Mariposa, industry, and that the purppse of misnomer of food. Polluted water that carries hundreds of men, this examination was to safe­ being brought on board a vessel could make about ten trips a guard the safety and health ^f for drinking purposes by com­ year to England and return. A panies who are intent on saving rough estimate of what the com­ the crew. a few dollars. Ail the thousand pany would receive for their doc­ Marshall Dimoek then quoted and one other ^uses that sea­ tor's examining the crews would telegrams that Admiral- Land has men are subjected to by some be about twelve hundred dollars, sent to unions who have protest­ companies, which have proven to or one hundred and twenty thou­ ed that they feel the examination lower a seaman's standards. No sand dollars per year. I am of would be used as a blackball proposals were made to correct the opinion that no records can system by company doctors. the causes that bring on the con­ be produced by any company Land's telegrams also stated that ditions that would disqualify the that will show that it cost them these examinations would not be seaman. A verbal statement was that much in any one year io used to blackball and eliminate made that the overhaul program examine the crews of their ves­ old-timers and militant seamen was intended to try and correct sels. from the industry. some of the causes that would Every union representative It would seem that from the lead up to a disqualification. that attended the meeting has statements made by Macauley gone on record that their organi­ and Land that they are taking a A person coming into the mar­ zation is opposed to the proposed very deep interest in the safety itime industry is throughly ex­ standard for medical examina­ and health of the crews, and amined by a doctor, ami before tion, that was submitted at that that at last the seamen have given a certifieate by the govern­ meeting. found some officials of govern­ ment which qualifies him to. Mr. Dimoek stated that there ment agencies who are going to make a living in the industry, he will be no more meetings held, look after their interest, and phy­ must be in good idiysical condi­ and that beginning on the first of tion. It is now proposed that af­ sical well being. ter a person has spent the great­ the year the WSA will go ahead However, in the new proposal est part of his life in that indus­ with the examination but that that was submitted does not bear try, and through usual industrial the proposals that were submit­ out the statements that were diseases and other ailments pe­ ted will be modified. made by Macauley, and Dimoek. culiar to the iniiustry, the WSA Brother- John Hawk and the WSA Medical circular No. 3 intends to disqualify that per­ SUP business agent from Nor­ stated, "The competency or in­ son because he cannot pass the folk attended this meeting. This competency of any licensed o£B- original examination that he was an educational meeting for cer or certified seaman for duty, passed on coming into the indus­ our SUP business agent, it is too will be judged on the standards try. bad that the rank and file do not described in U.S. Coast Guard No pension system is proposed have the time to attend some of Navigation and Vessel Inspection by the WSA which would take these WSA three ring circuses Circular No. 26, which defines care of any person who would be that they call a meeting, it would the degree of defective vision ai^ disqualified. These people who enlighten them as to the meth­ color sense thai are acceptaUe make statements to the press and ods and tactics that these people and lists as disqualifying epil­ to union representatives that adopt in trying to shakle seamen epsy. insanity, acute veneral di­ they do not intend to eliminate with chatos, and then gloriously sease, neurosyphilis, badly im­ old-timers and others from the praise the seamen in their press paired hearing, or other defo.cts industry, and that they need the releases. that would render the applicant services of these old-timers, bold­ incompetent tp perform the or­ ly submit a proposal which is Keep In Touch With dinary duties required of him at contrary to all their high pres­ Your Draft Board sea. The presence of communic­ able disease in a communicatee stage, or louse infestation, will ATLANTIC AND GULF SBIPPING FOB consitute cause for disqualifica­ tion until the disease is cured WEEKS OF NOV. mh TO DEC. 10th without disqualifying sequelae, or the applicant is satisfactorily Q£CK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL disuifested." ' SHIPPED 721 602 567 1790 It should be noted that the author of the proposed' standard REGISTE^D 609 512 594 1715 for examination made an effort to list certain diseases and im- �f. Friday, December 24, 1943 THE DeUnqueots To |1^0d.C3[ okserveRMORuieU SEAFARERS LOG Page Thre« ' • ( "\ This SIU Contract Decldc FOF Yourself By JOHN HAWK Since the WSA pink and white j from Page 1) Steward shall be allowed one (1) hour's Form No. 61 Aas replaced Form Manning {Continued shall be put info effect on each vessel Scale ISO overtune per day for each day such passen­ No. 48 in handling draft defer­ Persons and Over. on the dale of next signing articles. gers are on board. When the number of ments for seamen, we have had entered into November notary officials and/or other persons car­ 20 a lai'ge number of men inducted 1 Steward $195.00 $17.50 $212.50 ried and served as passengers exceeds six 29' 1943, between the Seafarers' Internation­ al Umon of North America and into the army. It seems that they 1 2d Steward Storekeeper 130.00 17,50 147.50 (6) he shall be allowed two (2) hours' over­ are paying little attention to S. G. THEOBALD, time per day for- each day such passengers these new forms and to the RMO| 1 Chef—Chief Cook 165.00 17.50 182.50 are on board. When the Steward is paid ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., INC 1 Baker 135.00 17.50 152.5 policy in general. the scale of wages provided in the manning W. A. KIGGINS, Jr., 1 2d Cook 105.00 17.50 122.50 scale for vessels carrying 150 and over, this BULL STEAMSHIP CO. 95.00 17.50 112.5 ynder the old set-up Card. No. 1 Third Cook section does not apply. BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, ma 1 Butcher 100.00 17.50 117.50 48 was sent into each local office J. A. COATES, 6. (a) When enlisted military personnel 1 GaUey Utility 70.00 ' 17.50 87.50 of the BMC, and from that office EASTERN STEAMSHIP 87.50 are camed up to 550 and the military auth­ sent on to Washington, D.C. This 1 Baker's Utility .... 70.00 17.50 LINES, mc. orities do not furnish the necessary cooks, 1 Pantryman 82.50 17.60 100.00 has been changed in that now 4 Messmen etc., then there may be added to the Stew­ 70.00 17.50 H. L. LANFORD, 87.50 all the new forms go directly to 2 UtUity ards Department personnel: 70.00 17.50 87.50 MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., mC Washington and the BMO set-up 1 Utility for every 12 J. J. CONDON, (1) Troop Cook is more efficient in cracking persons over 100 .. 70,00 17.50 87.50 SEAS SHIPPmG CO., mc. $120.00 Plus $17.50—$137.50 down on delinquents. If you J. E. FASICK, •; (1) Troop 2d Cook and Baker The Union agrees to allow the company have to overstay the shore time SMITH & JOHNSON tile right to select persoimel for the follow­ $105.00 Plus $17.50—$122.50 allotted to you, you must con­ ing positions listed in the above manning H. ANDERSON, ' (2) Utilitymen tact the union Agent in your port scale: Chief Steward, 2d Steward and Store­ WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP. $ 70,00 Plus $17.50—$ 87.50 and have him explain the ex- keeper, Baker, and Chef-Chief Cook. How­ J. L. ALWINE, •tenuating circumstances to the ever, employees of these ratings shall, in The troop 2d Cook and Baker, and one util­ AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY local RMO office. If you fail to any event, be cleared and dispatchec ity man shall work at night time. LINES, mc. , do this it is pretty likely that through the offices of the Union. (b)-Pursuant to paragraph (a) when JULIAN STROBERT, ypu will be classified 1-A and be 4. (a) When the saloon messman is. called troops have disembarked or prior to their SOUTH ATLANTIC army bound. In such cases there upon to perform services to military officials embarkation, the extra cooks and utility STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. ! is little that the union can do for and other persons carried and served as men that were put on board to cook for you. For your own welfare, as passengers in connection with making up troops shall work in conjimction with the SEAFARERS' mTERNATIONAL ) well as the welfare of the union, their rooms and waiting on tables in addi­ crew cooks under the direction of the stew­ UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK I urge all members to be most tion to his regular duties and where the ard. The two troop utility men shall work UUAUDE FISHER careful in their observance of number of military passengers is more than as directed by the steward. two (2) and does not exceed (6), then one FRANK WILLIAMS (c) No overtime shall be paid to the day these rules. We need the old- (1) saloon messman and one (1) saloon util­ cooks as provided in paragraph No. 2 when timers and experienced men ity man shall be allowed one (1) hour's the above troop cooks are carried and no Sui'PLEMENT AGREEMENT aboard the ships — not in the overtime each per day for each day such troops are on board. extra services are performed. When the army. 7. Working Hours at Sea and in Port. — to — number of military officials and/or other The hours of labor for the Stewards Depart­ persons carried and served as passengers ex­ ment shall be eight (8) hours in a spread of ceeds six (6) and does not exceed sixteen thirteen (13^ hours while at sea and eight AGREEMENT j (16) they shall be allowed two (2) horns' (8) hours in a spread of twelve (12) hours overtime each per day for each day such while in port. between the 7 extra services are performed. 8. Bi all ports Saturday afternoon, Sun­ Editor, 4. (b) When more than two (2) persons days and Holidays, prior to embarkation of and not more than ten (10) persons are car­ Military Officers and troops or after disem­ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION Dear Sir: OF NORTH AMERICA ried and served as passengers in the crew barkation of Military Officers and troops, I am at present attending I messroom or gun crew messroom, one (1) the Steward shall be authorized to reduce school at Pier 73, East River, in| hour's overtime each per day for each day the number of men in his department. How­ — and — order to receive an A.B. ticket.^ such extra services are performed shall be ever, the normal crew requirements shall be For this reason I am unable to allowed one messman and to one utility kept on duty in order to feed properly and ALCOA' STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. ' come down personally to see you. man. When the number of persons exceeds serve the crew, gun crew and other persons A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPAlSrY ten (10) and does not exceed twenty (20) BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. There seems to be a general they shall be allowed two (2) hours' over­ aboard. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. 9. It is imderstood that where this supple­ opinion here that unionism does time each per day for each day such extra MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. ment agreement provides for overtime to not pay. Therefore, I would like services are performed, SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. the Stewards Department personnel because to have a copy of the most re­ 5. When military officials and/or other of carrying pd serving the additional per­ SMITH & JOHNSON cent Union Agreement in your persons are carried and served as passen­ sons as specified herein extra compensation WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION possession. As a last resort, I gers, the Chief Steward shall receive addi­ for serving extra meals as provided under AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY LINES Inc would appreciate a copy of anyj tional compensation for the extra duties existing agreements is not to apply. SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES agreement, (that is any date.) j necessary for service to such passengers as The terms and provisions hereof shall With this agreement in my pop-1 follows: Covering Manning Scale not be binding and effective until all When the number of military officials session I can, better base my ar­ For Vessels Carrying 4200 to 2000 Troops the terms and provisions hereof shall other persons carried and served as gument on the benefit of being j and/or have been approved by the War Ship­ passengers is more than two (2) and does Which Are Not Self-Sustained. an SIU member. ping Administration. Thereafter it not exceed six (6) persons, then the Chief {Continued on Page 4) The general reason for not joining the union seems to be the I time that they should pay the fact that there is nothing to gain, penalty and not be allowed into In a good many cases the argu-. the union. ment seems to be that although j g new member of the the men, who walked the I union. I joined in Baltimore in lines during the Past strikes, 1943 I didn't attend a gained their end, their is noth- J^Ja].itime School, having drawn ing to be gained today. 'The fact pgp^^.^ fj.om the Customs that these men, had their heads jjQugg jn February, 1940. Shipthe seamen were recruited. On ring, watches and suits went into GALVESTON broken to better conditions, .^gg ygj.y slow in those days the East coast we had the East­ Uncle Ben's, you were locked out means nothing. The main object j couldn't join the union. Nevern & Gulf Sailors, Marine Fire­ by the shipping board and the seems to be to duck the initiation gj-theiess, I believe in unionism The last war * * * remember? shipowners. The NMU was not and monthly dues. There is only ^ ^hg^ Silk shirts, pink ones, green ones, men, and Cooks and Stewards even heard of in those days. one way to break up this pracu • „ * Union, Sailors Union of the Paci­ tic=. I suggest that the union, '»"eht m the blue ones with white stripes. And you bought silk stockings for the fic, Marine Firemen, Cooks & Yes, it was a hard, hard strug­ when sending men aboard a ship schools at Sheephead Bay re­ girls to put on legs that had nev­ Stewards on the Pacific Coast. gle; wages went down, down, and appoint one as a delegate to view gqrding unions, but I do feel down. Conditions, there just er felt anything but cotton be­ all books or trip cards aboard, that men that are going along fore. Wrist watches, rings, brace­ All affiliated with the A. F. of L. were none. Jobs? Well, it just they all stuck together, the ship­ Those men that have shipped 11^^ union today should be lets, hand-tailored suits and ten ping board knew of this fact, and depended how well the company through fink organizations should . . . • . u x ^. dollar hats. The wages were not were not in the position to sup­ or the herder of the shipping he riplaeed by union men if Protected m the luture. the same as you are receiving in ply finks on the ships right after board liked you. It took just 13 available. Of course, I must ad-l Looking forward to receiving years to realize that we had this war. Then it happened. the war. mit ignorance of technicalities j an agreement, I remain, enough of this shipowner's crap. 1918 and the Armistice. The But things rolled along until that have arisen since the war. Respectfully yours, war boom petered out, in ship­ 1921, crash—crash—^the shipown­ On the picket lines men gave Perhaps there are reasons why PAUL H. REHERT. yard after yard the wheels turn­ ers along with the shipping board up their lives, went to jail so this practice cannot be put into ed slower—slower, then stopped. had you out on strike pounding that we could come back again effect. But—there will come a At that time we had what was the bricks. There were stew pots and be treated as men, not as time when these men will no fCeep In Touch With the U.S. Shipping Board, Sea- in most union halls, and the men dogs. We did pretty good, but longer be able to ship from the service Bureau, that was where were sleeping on the floors. Your Your Draft Board fink organizations. That is the {Continued on Page 4) I 1| n f] rl Editors Mail WHArS DOING Around the Ports r • f �Page Four NEWS AROUND THE SIU PORTS {Continued from Page i) Kfc it A THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 24, 1943 Read This SIU Contract 7. If troops^-e sel. j-^amirsg. this agrsawiii 2. One combinatior^ waiter and Bedroom not good enough until 1936. The {Continued from Page 3) ment does not apply. Steward for every 12 Officers carried. If 2 Emergency Base shipowner thought the time was Rating Pay Increase Total meals only served, one for every 15 officers. The tei-ms and provisions hereof shall ripe again, but he judged wrong. 1 Chief Steward .... $195.00 $17.50 $212.50 Waiters and Bedroom Stewards are to work not be binding and effective until all We come out on top again. He 1 Second Steward .. 122.50 17.50 140.00 as Utility Men when no troops are on board, the terms ari provisions hereof shall n rtrk er rv did not have tb^shipping board I Chqf 17.50 165.00 and their working hours shall be weekdays have been approved hy the Wiwe ^hip­ 137.50 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 17.50 120.00 to give him a hand, most of the i Chiei Cook ping Administration. Thereafter it 122.50 8 a.m, to 12 Noon. During these hours they 17.50 105.00 men who ran the shipping board 1 Second Cook shall be put into effect on each vessel 17.50 112.50 95.00 were i^ewarded by shipping com­ 1 Third Cook shall do general cleaning work and sougeeon the date of next signing articles. 87.50 ing in the Stewards Department with the 70.00 17.50 missioner, or deputy jobs. Alone, 1 Galley Utility This agreement is entered into November 152.50 exception of the ice boxes without the pay­ 17.50 135.00 1 Chief Baker the shipowner cannot beat us. 29, 1943, between the Seafarers' lnternation« 1 Second Baker— ment of overtime. When no troops are on al Union of North America and Hold on a minute brother . . . 17.50 137.50 to work nights .... 120.00 did we miss it in '23, '34, '36 and 1 Assistant Baker .. 95.00 17.50 112.50 board if the vessel is short any regular S. C. THEOBALD, raessmen the Steward may assign waiter'37 when men walked the streets, 1 Baker's Utility— ' ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. bedroom stewards to perform messmen camped out, lived in huts and 87.50 duties and in such cases "his hours shall be W. A. KIGGINS, Jr., 17.50 to work nights .... 70.00 shacks. Hold on once more 1 Chief Butcher 17.50 117.50 the same as those for a messman. A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP CO. 100.00 100.00 brother—this time chances are 1 Asst. Butcher 82.50 17.50 BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. 3. Utility men assigned to Galley, Bake 100.00 17.50 82.50 J. A. COATES, we won't bounce back again on 1 Chief Pantryman Shop, Pantry and Army Galley shall sign 92.50 17.50 75.00 EASTERN STEAMSHIP 1 Second Pantryman top. Many seamen realize what on as Utility Men and work as general util­ 87.50 17.50 70.00 LINES, INC. 1 Utility Pantryman a close shave it was, and how 137.50 ity men under the direction of the Steward 17.50 120.00 H. L. LANFORD, 1 Army Cook desperately near we were to when troops are not on board. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. 1 Army Second chaos and ruin. Must we come 4. When no troops are aboard, the Army 122.50 17.50 J. J. CONDON, 105.00 Cook down with another crash? 17.50 87.50 Cook and Army Second Cook shall be re­ 70.00 SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC. 1 Army Utility Must we ignore, not one nor 1 Storekeeper J. E. FASICK, sr. 17.50 97.50 quired to assist the cooks in the main galley. 80.00 two nor three, but the lessons 1 Asst. Storekeeper. 75.00 17.50 5. In all ports Saturday afternoon, Sun­ 92.50 SMITH & JOHNSON ^: taught us by history! Must we 1 Linen Keeper .,... 80.00 17.50 97.50 days and Holidays, prior to embarkation of H. ANDERSON, Military Officers and troops or after disem-. head straight along the road to 1 Second Cook— WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP.' 17.50 J. L. ALWINE, to work nights .... 105.00 122.50 barkation of Military Officers and troops, ruin. It's beginning to happen 70.00 17.50 87.50 the Steward shall be authorized to reduce AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY right here—now. You may ask Messmen LINES, INC. ! 17.50 87.50 the number of men in "his department. How­ Utility 70.00 how. The WSA, RMO, and the ever, an adequate number of men shall be JULIAN STROBERT, W aiter-Bedroom hatchet men in the NMU are out 17.50 70.00 87.50 kept on duty in order to feed properly and Steward SOUTH ATLANTIC I to break you and your union. serve the crew, gun crew and other persons STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. j' Win, lose, or draw, the war will 1. The Union agrees to allow the com­ aboard. end some day. No war has lasted pany the right to select personnel for the 6. Working Hours at Sea and in Port. The ; forever. Your union obtained all following positions: Chief Steward, Chief hours of labor for the Stewards Department SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL of the benefits, good wages, that Baker, Second Steward, Chef and Store­ shall be eight (8) hours in a spread of thir­ UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK you are enjoying today. So keeper. However, employees of these ratings teen (13) hours while at sea and eight (8) CLAUDE FISHER ' j brother put your shoulder to the shall, fn any event, be cleared and dis­ hours in a spread of twelve (12) hours while in port. FRANK WILLIAMS wheel and help exterminate patched through the offices of the Union. these parisites that seek to take ness to haunt them. PORT EVERGLADES your gains and rights away from So once again a Merry and you. Help keep the SIU and the Warm Christmas and a Happy The scandal mongers on the SUP on an even keel. New Year to All. radio tell us Captain Macauley E. R. WALLACE. Agent JOHN MOGAN, Agent of the WSA has made the "state­ ment that he is prepared to sail BOSTON the ships without union crews. SAVANNAH We find this very easy to believe, Hello everybody, also a Merry in fact we have known that Cap­ delighted—as he says letters {Continued from Page 1) Christmas and a Happy New Shipping in this port lately has tain Macauley and his stooges in been very good. Have shipped the RMO have been preparing to Union will be more than appre­ from home help keep him alive. Year, if such is possible. out everyone I could get my ciated and above all to know his Please find enclosed envelope I see by the papers that (Fog hands on and could have used a replace union crews with finks old shipmates are thinking of addressed to him in Germany. Horn) Macauley is blowing off few more. Had two new ships for the past two years. him. Thanks, again and most everyone is ask­ out this last week, one here and Macauley and some of the rest As 1 am allowed one label Yours truly, ing me what's the matter with one in Jacksonville and had a of the chair warmers in Wash­ every sixty days 1 have used the ETHEL RIGGINS that bloke. By the looks of the West Coast ship in Charleston ington find it difficult to explain one sent me in November and East Tallassee, Ala. wire Foggy sent to Harry Lunde- that took a full deck crew. Have to the public why they continue my next one will come to me Dec. 17, 1943 berg it is easily seen that he has been lucky in getting old-timers to spend the taxpayers' money some time in January. However, Mr. Hawk, ho training in diplomacy and for for these ships and have had to training men as seamen, when 1 will be more than glad to sur­ Dear Mr. Hawk: the life of me I can't see how call WSA for only a very few the beach is full of unemployed render same to you at that time. 1 will be glad to surrender one anyone with such a narrowmind- men. seamen of all ratings now. It is 1 am enclosing an information of my labels in regard to your ed brain could be appointed to true that in some sections there circular from the Prisoner of letter of Dec. tenth, and you Hope things will stay this way is a shortage of seamen of certain War Information Bureau. such an important public office. don't know how much 1 appreci­ and 1 can continue to get oldIf January is too late to send ate your letter, Now he talks about preserving timers for the ships coming out ratings, but it would be wiser the health of the seamen, etc.," around here. As far as 1 know and less expensive for the WSA your gift—please advise me as 1 And I am sure my brother and so on. Well, I've been beef­ right now 1 will have anpther to transport men from the over­ am most anxious to use the label William E. Weaver will appreci­ ate anything you all will send ing about getting the seamen that new ship coming out here around stocked areas to the area where just as soon as it arrives. It may interest you to know and knowing you all are thinkin) sail the North Atlantic some the 24th of this month and will the shortage exists, than it is to warm* clothes, such as helmets, be needing men with ratings in take men that the armed forces my son has been' a prisoner of of him. Inclosed you will find an offi­ coats, and footwear and I am all departments a? 1 have ship­ need and send them to school at war now for nearly two yearsthe expense of the government, and he still writes a very cheer­ cial label to him. 1 will thanl told that unless they go to Rus­ ped everyone who was on the later to be put aboard ships in ful and interesting letter. 1 am you all again for your kindness sia they are out of luck. I pre­ beach here and don't have any­ the place of experienced and sure if any of the boys would Sincerely yours, sume that Foggy made that rul­ one registered at the present care to write him he would be MARGARET HATCHETTT ing, if not then I am subject to time. Now would be a very good qualified old-timers. correction. He also said some- chance for any of the members Many of the men in the mer­ tales of the convpyg that were sea would be a great injustice to , thing about sailing the ships who want to ship before the holi­ chant ships today could not pass blasted to hell, and hundreds them, and would mean a great without the co-operation of the days to do so, as 1 have, used all the physical examinations requir­ more didn't live to teU the tale. loss to the industry. If they can­ , SIU. Well maybe he is thinking available men from around this ed by the Army and Navy but Yes, thousands were physically not go to sea they have only one about shipping out and if he does port. are entirely able to perform the qualified to take the ships out road open. They would have to ship out he will go down in his­ duties of a seaman. If these men when Hitler's "U" boats were go to work ashore. A man that tory as the first public appointee The weather here isn't so bad, are disqualified through a phoney laying just off Long Island and has spent most of his life at sea we have had a few cold days, physical examination, -they will Diamond Shoal, waiting to stick who ever did anything useful. would be' as out of place as a I suppose that if he reads this even had a little snow, but it is be denied the right to serve their a fish in their bellies. They were barn dance in a graveyard, if he he will get burned up but that warming up again and should be country. And 1 dare to say that qualified to sail the ships when took a job ashore. ' for constructive criticism. pleasant again in a couple of the men of the seamen's unions there were no guns or escorts to Surely, the government that Now there's another public ap­ days. If shipping stays as good have proven over and over again protect them from the enemy. these men have served so well pointee that should do something that they are not lacking on pa­ They were physically able to die during these past two years of with their ships when the going war can not permit one of its useful by wising up his mother- as it has been lately no one will triotism or guts either. in-law about quitting as the sea­ have any trouble shipping out of It is a curious wonder that the was tough, but now they are no agencies to take away their right men don't go for stoolpidgeons the Savannah port. union seamen were physically longer physically fit to do the to make a living and to serve the ' and I know that if Old Andy able to saiil the ships during the work that they have spent the war effort, just because that CHARLES WAID. Agent times when a lot more ships most of their lives doing and. • could know that that kind of peragency is headed by an egotistic­ ' son was employed in any place sailed out of ports than ever know better than anything else al and authority crazed labozt Keep In Touch With came back. Hundreds of the in the world. ; bearing his good name he cerbaiter. union seamen can tell horrifying To force these men from the . • tainly would make it his busiYour Draft Board J. K. SHAUGHNESSY. Agent Relatives Praise Our Gift Plans For SIU Prisoners Of 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 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. 38 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: RELATIVES PRAISE OUR GIFT PLANS FOR SIU PRISONERS OF WAR CURRAN'S GHOST WRITER JOINS LAMENTATIONS ON SIU STEWARDS CONTRACT RELATIVES PRAISE OUR GIFT PLANS FOR SIU PRISONERS OF WAR READ THIS CONTRACT-DECIDE FOR YOURSELF AFL DEMANDS HIGH WAGE STANDARDS AND SHORTER HOURS IN POST WAR ERA HAWK WARNS DRAFT DELINQUENTS TO OBSERVE RMO RULE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1943 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/affab31ca95c2114ddbd00b5896621cf.PDF 2a0d5c4da38f183c862afa1a842b328f PDF Text Text LABOR RALLIES BEHIND SIU IN FIGHT TO KILL HOFFMAN PLAN The protest of organized labor against the move by Paul Hoffman, ECA head, to cut American ship cargoes under the Marshall Plan rose to a storm this week as AFL, CIO and independent unions of all trades joined with the SIU in blasting the scheme. With the SIU in the forefront of the drive to save the American merchant marine, the supporting unions, in telegrams to Paul Hoffman, President Truman and members r—— of Congress, added their oppo­ Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA sition .to the move which would mean the destruction of a vital NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1948 No. 52 VOL. X As the LOG went to industry in the American econ­ press, word was received omy and national defense. In New York City and New from Washington by Paul York State alone, sixty-odd un­ Hall, Secretary-Treasurer of ions have thus far joined in the the A&G District, that In an unprecedented mass demonstration of labor solidarity, hundreds of unions in battle, and unions in other cities through the efforts of AFL President William Green. all occupations have rallied behind the SIU in its fight to curb the Hoffman proposal to throughout the country have AFL Secretary - Treasurer taken similar steps to show their drop American ships from Marshall Plan bulk cargo carrying. Protesting tel^ams and disfavor with the proposal. George Meaney, the many letters have been sent by these unions to President Truman; Senator Styles Bridges, Indications are that Congress representatives of labor in chairman of the EGA "Watchdog Committee"; Paul Hoffman and members of Congress. will review the Hoffman move Washington and the hun­ dreds of tmions that voiced As the LOG went to press, word has been received from the following New York when it convenes early next their protests, the Hoffman month. City and New York State unions announcing their participation with the SIU in fighting order has been postponed for Intent to do further injury the move. The number is growing hourly and it is expected that the number of par­ to the American merchant ma­ thirty days to permit Con­ gress to re-examine the role ticipating unions throughout the nation, will eventually rise to several hundred. rine came this week when an of the American merchant announcement was made by the marine in the Marshall Plan. Paper Box Makers. Local 318 Pressmen's Union. Local 58 ECA office that in addition to The SIU wishes to thank NY Slate Legislative Board. Locomotive Firemen United Hebrew Trades dropping the 50-50 division of New York Joint Executive Board of Hotel 8c Marshall Plan bulk cargoes on these unions, some of whose & Enginemen Restaurant Employees International Jewelry Workers Union January 1, American shippers names appear in adjoining Permanent Fireman's Association Inc., Local 618 Association of Catholic Trade Unionists would also have to drop their columns, for their support. Undergarment & Negligee Workers, Local 82. Teamsters. Local 202 rates for carrying bagged flour, Office Workers. Local 141 ILGWU fats, lumber and fertilizer, if Cafeteria Employees Union. Local 302 NY Newsboys Union, Local 471 they wish to carry half of those Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Retail Clerks International Association cargoes destined for European International Ladies Garment Workers Union countries under the ECA pro­ Bakers and Confectionery Workers. Local 17 Display Fixtures Union, Local 21625 Teamsters Loccd 814 visions. Wholesale Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Salesmen Some observers see the squeez­ lATSE. Local 253 Bartenders Union, Local 15 Office Workers Union. Local 153 ing of American ships from Delicatessen 8c Restaurant Countermen Union. ILGWU. Local 142 Marehall Plan participation as Hocise Wreckers Union. Local 95 Local 60 part of a plan to bring what re.Merchandise Drivers Union, Local 804 United Financial Employees, Local 205 mains of the merchant marine The campaign of the job hun­ District Council 9. Painters Union Carpenters, Local 546 under the control of the militai-y. gry National Union, CIO, to trim Union of CARE Employees National Federation of Insurance Agents, New Their view is based on the its heavily overloaded member­ Association of Theatrical Press Agents York Organizing Committee recent order of Secretary of De­ ship was directed this week at a Hotel and Restaurant Employees. Local 325 Municipal Transit Workers, Local 380 fense Forrestal calling for the second group —^ the communists Eastern Joint Board. Luggage Workers Union incorporation of Army Trans­ within the organization. Registered Nurses Gtiild. Local 312 Building Service Employees. Local 325 In spite of Article 1, Section 1 port Service under the Navy. Dress Joint Board, ILGWU Newspaper Guild of New York Hotel 8c Restaurant Workers Unioiv Local 16 This move comes at a time of the NMU constitution, which United Auto Workers. Region 9 when the ATS is increasing its permits members to follow poliTeamsters District Council 16 United Auto Workers, Region 9-A chartered fleet. It is expected \ tical beliefs of their choosing, Bakery 8c Confectionery Workers. Local 10 that about 460 ships will go un­ President Joseph Cm-ran has or­ New York State Journeymen Barbers. Local 10 Department Store Workers. Local 25. New York State Council of Sheet Metal Workers Central Trades and Labor Council of New York der the command of the Navy dered a sweeping purge of all Central Union Label Council of Greater New and be manned by Navy per­ followers of the communist party. Retail Clerks International Association York sonnel. At present all are man- Curran says that the commimMetal Polishers. Buffers, Platers 8c Helpers, Motion Picture Laboratory Technicians, Local 702 ned by civilian crews, 260 of|ists are not entitled to the pro-Local 38 Carpenters. Local 301 the ships being chartered by the tection of the Union constitution. Empire Typographical Conference Sand and Gravel Boatmen's Association. ILA. Army from private operators!In attempting to deny the comUniformed Firemen, Local 94 Local 340 Trades Union Council of the Liberal Party with civilian crews aboard. munists constitutional protection, the NMU president seeks to effect his purge by interpolating a sec­ tion of union law, which says that members ashore over 90 days, without acceptable excuse, must retire their books. The communists, Curran find it interesting to learn of went aboard the Winter Hill, his praising the CTMA and dis­ By JOHN ARABASZ charges, are not abiding by this just a few of the activities of first CS ship, as Steward. It has tributing the literature to the Every legitimate union has had this union and its backers. provision. Critics of Curran, been learned that previously men. No word against his ac­ its beginning among rank and however, say that the purge list tions came from the officers. CTMA (Cities Service Tanker- Furman had been: file seamen who, dissatisfied with includes a number of active sea­ mens Association) sprung into 1. Port stewai-d for Barber As­ (The few CTMA men on other men, many of whom are now conditions on their ships, banded life approximately two months phalt Company. ships work at organizing with­ aboard ships. together and fought for the im­ ago. Its headquarters is given out hindrance by the company 2. Was a friend of the Port provement of their lot. Alongside the SIU's consistent as 129 North Wood Avenue, Lin­ Captain for U. S. Petrolemn and CTMA literature is allowed Nothing has ever been made to den, New .Jersey, a building oc­ Company, who previously had on bulletin boards. The men are stand against the communist order for them. They built their cupied solely by the law firm of served as Skipper of a Cities also given help by company- party, the NMU's latest zig-zag maneuver appears decidedly uniops themselves—up to now, Dvorin & Margulies. Service ship and was assistant minded officers.) weak and ineffectual. Through­ that is. The men of the Cities The tie-in-between CTMA and Port Captain for Cities Service. out its history on the waterfront Service fleet, however, are being the law firm of Dvorin & Mar­ ADMITS STOOGE ROLE offered a union as a gift—theii-s gulies is one of the many un­ 3. Was a friend of a Cities At the meeting a pro-SIU man the SIU has recognized the role Service vice-president, from for the asking. explained mysteries surrounding whom he purchased a home in asked Furman blimtly if Cities of the communists and re­ But it is always a good idea the union. Service was sponsoring the peatedly has called attention to New Jersey. the fact that the party and its to examine giveaways. Some of FINE BACKGROUND . Furman stayed aboard the ship union, to which he replied, "Yes, followei-s were nothing more them have stingers, and the it is company-sponsored, but I'm than betrayers of the working package* offered Cities"Servire Its backers aboard, not quite so for approyimately two months sure it will be a good deal." class, in maritime as elsewhere. men is full of them. A union mysterious, have interesting and then stayed ashore for one which pops up overnight, has backgrounds, notably lacking , in trip. When he returned to the With Furman's return to the The SIU holds that the com­ no officers, no meetings, no con­ zest for legitimate union organiz­ ship he took aboard CTMA lit­ ship, CTMA pledges were handed munists can bring only chaos and . stitution or by-laws and no rank ing. As a case in point take erature and, with the Skipper's out to all the men. In line with confusion to the labor mo'vement. ! and'file beginning deserves some David Furman, a Steward in permission, called a meeting of the instructions of the SIU to One of the mysteries of the " pro-SIU men to sign pledges, the latest NMU action is why it has the crew. Cities Service. scrutiny. He spent the entire meeting, Cities Service seamen might In early Septembei"; Furman (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page 11) Plan Postponed Unions Protest Scuttling Of US Fleet Commie Issue Still Problem To Torn NMU Stooge Admits CS Backs CTMA • 1^ .J �Pajre Two &• T H'E SEAFARERS LOC TxidtLY. Decedibor^24/1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the fe.- SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District A&ilialed with the American Federation, of Labor At 51 Bfeaver 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 Merry Christmas We doubt that anyone with the least bit of savvy will deny that seafaring is a tough occupation—one that requires a continual struggle to achieve the decent life to which all men are entitled. Even at Christmas time, .when most of the world is imbued with a feeling of "good will to all men," the sparkle of the holiday season is not enough to brighten the lives of those who sail the ships. We wish we could say that "all is well," that every­ thing looks rosy—even if just for the •sake of Christmas spirit. But seamen are realists. They have learned well the folly of viewing the scene through rose-colored glasses. Experience is a bitter but practical teacher. At this very moment, when the spirit of fellowship and concern for the welfare of all men supposedly is at its height, the American seamen are faced with a peril, perpetrated by men of alleged good will; that may deprive thousands of their calling of the means of liveli­ hood. We're referring, of course, to the outrageous scheme contrived by the Economic Cooperation Administration to ditch American seamen and. ships in favor of foreign competition. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your, name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be- obtained free at the Social Service desk. So Christmas, 1948, as virtually every other period throughout the year, finds the seamen battling to preserve their way of living. One thing as sure as the swell of the tides is that we will be fighting hard. The Seafarers, especially, is in there pitching for all it is worth. No matter how grim the prospects, men of the SIU are determined to go forward. That, too, is a lesson of experience. Mea Now In The Mmme Hospitnk These axe the Union Brothers etirretttly in the marine hospitals, Meanwhile, as we are in the thick of our latest fight as reported bj the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging against those who seek to torpedo the American seamen, heavily en their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writing to them. we still are able to say to our friends everywhere: BALTIMORE MARINE ROSP. B. W. BIGGS A Merry Christmas and A Happy Neiv Year! M. FIELDS " 4 S. S. WILSON H. SWANN F. BECKER S. LE BLANC RAY Of NOACK ~D. MC knbHE P. TEIGEIRb G. MESHOVER C. SIMMONS W. GARI0^ER If any man hasn't yet cast his ballot in the Atlantic J. CHIORRA A. BLAIS and Gulf District elections to determine who will serve R. FERRAFIAT E. DEAN our Union in the year just ahead, it certainly won't be R. FREY D. FOJCA for the reason that he hasn't been reminded often enough. WM. HALL j. YOUNG ^ J. P. LAVERY 4- * 4 In all ports up and down the coast, in Headquarters J. D. BROWN BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL R. SMITH and through the medium of the SEAFARERS LCXJ mem­ JOHN J. GEAGAN bers have been reminded constantly, since the voting % ^ t, JOSEPH E. GALLANT period commenced November 1, to use this direct method NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL VIC MILAZZO of choosing their officials. NORMAN J. MOORE S. C.\FOREMAN A. N. LIPARI 4 4 4 ^ On the basis of votes already cast in all ports, a HARRY J. CRONIN MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL record participation is practically assured. This would J. DENNIS S. HAFhraiR certainly indicate that Seafarers are vitally interested in F. L. SCHUQUE E. PERRY the administration of their Union's affairs. But there are E. SOTO E. SMITH B. MALDONADO eligible members who have not gone to the polling places. T. BURKE G. ROTZ H. W. PETERS O. HOWELL ' Only a week rerrtains until the close of the balloting J. CARDONA V. P. SALLINGS period on December 31. b. L. BRANNON H. C. MURPHY 4 4 4 ! Those of you who still haven't exercised this con­ A. WARD STATEN istANb HOSPITAL C. MEHL stitutional right are urged to go to the polls in the G. MALONEY A. CASTILLO nearest port and vote.* F. BIVINS L- C. iBLAKE L. MILLER W. HUNT If you don't do so by December 31, you will have W. FERNHOUT R. F. WENDT jmissed the boat. D. RUSSO J. MCNEELY Last Gall! Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday >- 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. TUnyiLER A. NORMAN J. GULLSTEIN D. O'ROURKE H. R. KREUTZ C. FISHER T. VELEZ J. N. WOOD K r M. J. LUCAS E. C. EATON : T, ; N, H. LUNDQUIST 4 4 4 GALVESTON HOSPITAL i J. GIVENS , 2; W. WESTCOTT \ D. HUTCHINGS ' > J. J. O'CONNOR • • '/ S. R. PARIS >v M. FOSTER M. MAYNARD SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. A. C. McALPIN . MARVIN SWORDS L. HODGES A. N. ROBICHAUD ^ L. H. HARSH V R. J. FAGLER �Friday,. December. H 1948 THE % SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Port Baltifflore Expects Shipping To Boom For A Few More Weeks By WM. (Curly) RENTZ America's merchant fleet, is nearly fifty percent larger than it was before the war, according tp a report of the Joint Com­ mittee for the American Mer­ chant Marine. The committee re­ ported that 1,546 vessels are now in ^ operation as compared with 3^092 in 1939. The committee stated that 80,000 officers and seamen were manning the pres­ ent fleet, with an additional 150,000 shoreworkers helping keep the ships on the seas. The pre-war fleet was manned by 52,000 officers and men. 4" 4" Because of the hostilities of the Dutch in Indonesia, the Aus­ tralian Waterside Workers Un­ ion is calling a special meeting to consider action against Dutch ships. There is a strong possi­ bility that the Austi-alian mari­ time workers may reimpose the "black ban" on Dutch shipping. i authority to continue direct op­ erations of 55 tankers. The Com­ mission has urged, instead, that the Navy drop its operating of tankers and secure its products from private operators. When the Navy first began operating the vessels no objection was raised. Privately operated tank­ ers at that time were busy in commercial service, and it would have been impossible to obtain as many as fifty from commer­ cial sources. It is reasoned that if the Navy gives up tanker op­ erations, the market would be lifted and private ships, now idle, would be put to work. 4 4 4 The conversion of military landing craft to commercial pur­ poses is gaining headway after an interval after the war when the value of this type of vessel was discounted. The Farrell Lines is, at present, converting an LCT to operate along the West African coast. An LSM is being converted for service with the Norfolk, Baltimore and Car­ olina Line, The vessel will be used to carry large trailer trucks and palletized cargo. The com­ pany intends to operate six Ltype vessels eventually. 4 4 4 The Propeller Cliib has reconnmended that the Merchant A freight embargo has been imposed on Philadelphia because of the port's longshoremen's strike. The longshoremen walked off their jobs on December 18 in a contract dispute involving pay on days when they are forc­ ed to quit work because of ;mfavorable weather conditions. About forty-five vessels are tied up in the port. t t England's exports in November reached 148 percent of the 1938 volume and reached a value .of By JOE ALGINA $599 million, thus setting a new record. The year-end goal of the NEW YORK—Whether it's be­ British Board of Trade is 150 cause of the, storms at sea or percent of the 1938 total. Prin­ not, shipping has slowed, down cipal cargoes -were woolen and a good deal from what it has worsted goods. been for'the past two weeks or so. A good number of ships due 4. 4 American shipowners are look­ in port this week didn't show up, ing to the new Congress to keep so, because, they haven't ducked the United States merchant ma­ into other ports, we presume rine, financially solvent. The Na» that they've been held up at tional Federation of American sea. As long as they, hit port Shipping will push bills in, Coq- eventually we'll be satisfied. The ships that came into port gress calling for: 1—Full parity payments to U.S. shipyards this week for payoff's are: Bea­ which are in competition" on new trice and Marina, Bull; Trinity, construction; 2—Limited liability Carras tanker; Cape Mohican; for U.S. operators who are unr Bessemer Victory, Waterman; able to make payments to the Gadsden, American Eastern) and Government for vessels pur­ Robin Grey. The Robin Grey came in to chased. Other similar moves aim­ ed at easing the shipowners port in good shape with few costs were included. Also being beefs aboard. The crew was tip­ pushed is a desire for the Gov­ top and all sober. An all-around ernment to equalize Panama good gang of .guys aboard. The Canal tolls among naval and Chief Engineer had tried to pull meiThant ships. Military vessels a few petty maneuvers on the pay no toll at present; merchant crew but he found that he saved ships pay ninety cents a ton. If no one money and only caused equalized the average would run a lot of extra bookwork at the sixty cents a ton. « payoff. Mark up another toiwider who has seen the light. 4 4 4. The Gadsden, this trip in, Ship arrivals in New York during November wel-e 107 low­ knocked off three and one-half er than in October, largely be­ hours from the regular unload­ cause of the eighteen-day long­ ing time for the heavy lift ship shoremen's strike. November ar­ and .set a new record. The crew rivals totaled 513 of which 258 on tire Gadsden is a pretty solid were foreign and 255 American. bunch of men. and, have develop­ During October 620 eptered the ed an attachment for the vessel port. November is the second and its. locomotive hustling. OUTWARD BOUND consecutive month in which for•eign arrivals have outnumbered In the sign-on column we American ships. Great Bxitain- handled the Prances, Helen, Bull; • had the greatest number of ships Alcoa Polaris; Steel Executive, in port, followed by, Norway, Isthmian; Robin Sherwood; Cape Panama, Denmark and the Ne- Mohican. Good ships and good •therlands. No. Russian, ,ships , were crews, all ; destined, to spend listed, Christmas away from home this year 4 4. 4 We have never. Aaimed to be For the second time, the Mari­ time Commission has turned much at .forecasting events; we're dpwn a request that it support satisfied if we can see a. week the Navy Department's bid for ahead on shipping, but last week Marine Act of 1936.be amended to provide that a vessel twelve years of age may be considered an obsolete vessel which may be purchased by the Government and the credit therefor be ap­ plied to the cost of a new vessel to be constructed and sold by the Government. 4 4 4 To eliminate all question about the purity of water the Refinite Corporation has developed for marine use the Refinite M-10 Marine Water Refining Unit. The unit does not convert salt water to fresh. It uses water secui-ed from the usual sources ashore and treats it aboard ship prior to its use by the crew and passen­ gers. In operation the unit per­ mits the complete chlorination through a special baffled tank. From this tank the water is passed through filters which re­ move all foreign "deposits. An absorption filter then takes out foreign tastes and odors, thus re­ moving the greatest objection to the usual chlorinated water. Fin­ ally the water is passed through a softener which gives it quali­ ties important to use aboard ship. The unit is reported to im­ prove the taste of food cooked in the refined water. BALTIMORE — Shipping has been very good in the Port of Baltimore. And everything points to a good week coming up. Sev­ eral payoffs are expected, and there will be a need for men to crew them up again. Payoffs during the past week were SS Sweetwater, SS Coral Seas, SS Steel Admiral, SS Afoundria, SS Jean, SS Cubore, and SS Santore. Most of the beefs and repairs on these ships were squared away before the payoffs. The week's sign-ons were the Steel Admiral, Sweetwater, Cu­ bore, Santore, Coral Seas, and the Afoundria. Next week we expect about six Isthmian signons. Most of them will head out on 4he Far East run. So if any of you fellows want to get away from the cold weather, come on down to Baltimore and get one of these ships. TAKES CAKE The Ore line ships are coming in with very few beefs, over­ time included. One beef of the past week that took the cake occurred aboard the Steel Ad­ miral, which paid off in the shipyard. First of all there were no lights on the ship for the pay­ off. And no heat, either. We had to use a fla.shlight to make out the receipts. Just when everything was about straight- New York Blames Stormy Seas For Slump we outdid the weather bureau in calling the turn on this week's weather in this port. Last week we reported, 'We're keeping our fingers crossed — it's just about time for a king-sized blizzard to hit this town." Came Sunday morning and the snow came piling down. We ended up with nineteen inches of snow, the third largest snowfall to ever hit this city. Thanks to the everefficient New York City Sanita­ tion Department the Patrolmen had no need for their snowshoes, but there were giumbles aplenty. Fi'om now on Til keep my pre­ dictions to myself. Tm retiring from the predicting racket as of now. To go from the icy blows here to some blowing being done in the Pacific, we see where Gen­ eral MacArthur has put in • a plug for a strong Japanese mer­ chant fleet. He feels that the Japanese should have 129 Li­ berties. The ships would carry a good deal of the Asiatic trade and fifty percent of the Japan­ ese-bound cargoes originating outside of that area. In other words they'd be digging into the present trade of American ships. It seems that every guy wear­ ing a star or carrying a brief case in. the Governinent has his own little plan for wrecking the American merchant marine. Ship cargoes in foreign bottoms in ERP, give the ships away* build other country's fleets, anything at all as long as it knocks the skids from under an American industry. A BEEF COMING We've no kick against the Japanese having a merchant fleet. They have need for one in the inter-island trade and the runs in and around Asiatic wa­ ters, but when their. ships (our ships, really) come nosing into U.S. ports for. cargoes usually ened out, the black gang re­ ported that all of the men in the department were short in their overtime. It appears that someone made a pretty big mistake when the payroll was being made up. Who­ ever it was, he forgot to gather all the overtime books and add them to the payroll. As a result the Patrolman had to go down to the ship for two days to get it all straightened out. He had to check slip for slip, .sheet for sheet. However, the job was finally completed and all hands got what was coming to them. Most of them received their money aboard ship. MONEY DUE Since a few wanted to leave, however, it was arranged for them to pick up their money at the company's office in New York. These are the men who have overtime money being held for them at the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company office, 68 Trinity Place, New York City: J. De Abreu, FWT—112 hours; E. . Vietk, FWT—130 hours; F. Diaz, Wiper—89 hours, and W. R. Baecht, Wiper—80 hours. It is suggested that these men pick up their money as soon as possible. The boys here in Baltimore are going to have a nice Christmas dinner. A few of the local tav­ ern keepers have donated money for the purpose and have asked, us to convey their season's greet­ ings to all. While we're wishing all hands a Merry Christmas and a Happy. New Year, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank Headquar­ ters in New York for the good work in getting that new wage increase for the membership and for all the other good work they have done. It was with deep regret that we learned of the death of Bi'Other Frank L. Becker, Book No. 36654, who passed away in the Marine Hospital Dec. 18. He'll be missed very much, for he was a good Union man who backed his organization to the limit. carried in American ships, 1 think we have a beef coming. It is beginning to look like no one except the working stiffs and the American public wants a merchant marine—all the big­ wigs are doing their best to hatchet it out of existence. In several columns in the past men have been urged to check their ships for- the sailing board. Well, here we gu again. This week alone several men missed ships because they didn't check for the sailing board but took the word of a Mate or Engineer. The other day four men from a tanker missed their ship. When they were asked what the sailing board listed as sailing time, they replied, "Oh, there was no sail­ ing board." If the sailing board isn't up, get hold of the Mate and have it By FRENCHY MICHELET set up at the gangway. The con­ tract (Article 11, Gen. Rules, ' SAN FRANCISCO—Shanghai­ Sec. 8) calls for a sailing board ing is back in vogue on the to be posted. The situation is Barbary Coast these days. We like the notice'that used to be bav-e- shipped every A&G man seen in the general store: "If that we could beg, talk or cajole, you don't see it, ask for it." into taking a job—and .still the WRITE IT DOWN jobs come in by the dozens. Another matter or two. and Seventeen full crews in ten we'll fold up for the week. Re­ days—that's the score a.s of this porting overtime within 72 hours wi-iting, and there's still one after the work was done is the tanker and six converted C-2.s on one sure way of collecting. Put­ which to ship full crews before ting it off until later only in­ December is gone. It all .seems creases one's chances of losing like wartime shipping in its hey­ out on the cabbage. No Mate or Engineer is going to come look­ day. The trouble is there's no Paul ing for a guy to tell Him to write Gonsorchik out here to do the down that OT. It's up to the shipping and no redoubtable Bull man involved. Any mix-up at'j Sheppard to talk the guys into the payoff through failure to shipping. We certainly could use . keep the record sti-aight is solely the old "Bull of Wall Slieet" the fault of the man involved. around here for a few weeks. For those men who are still Brother, if you can coil a line, wondering about Bernstein's ap­ oil an "engine—or even if you plication for the operation of can't cook any better than two passenger ships to Europe, Shuler—come on out here and we can only report that nothing give us a hand before the oper­ new has developed. An an­ ators get so desperate they ship nouncement. is expected soon, so watch the LOG for the full story. out the piecards. Frisco Branch Calls For Men �Page Four Slow Sliipping Still PIdgues Pott Mobile THE SEAFARERS LQ G AT HOLIDAY CELEBRATION IN SAN JUAN Friday, Peeember 24, 1948 Port Galveston Has Slow Week By KEITH ALSOP By CAL TANNER GALVESTON—- Shipping has; been rough down in this Texas port, with only the Isthmian ship Steel Age signing on dur­ ing the past week. But things weren't as quiet as that single sign-on might indi­ cate. A goodly number of ships in transit perked up activity around here. Among these were the Steel Fabricator, Seatrain Havana, Seatrain New York, Julesburg, The Cabins, Yankee Dawn, Del Alba, Royal Oaks and the Watch Hill. BEEF A beef arose when the Steel Fabricator came in. The men said they didn't like the rider to the agreement and wanted to lie up the ship and pay off. It was pointed out to these men that the rider to the Isthmian contract was ratified by the membership and was binding. The contract provides that if the company decides to run the ship back to a port within the area of original engagement . it must do so within a period of ten days of arrival in the first U. S. port. And if it does, the company .can provide the men with transportation to that area on board the vessel. That's pretty clear and reason­ able. Let's bear in mind that there are two parties to a con­ tract. We reserve the right to holler like hell if any company doesn't live up to - the letter of our agreements. We must at the sanie time hold up our end of the contract. ON BEACH A few of the Seafarers on the Galveston beach at present are Brothers Mervin Brightwall, Ray; Sweeney, Jack Kelly and Giiy Whitehurst. We still are getting some com­ plaints about gashounds hanging, around the front of our building; here. Very few, if any, of these guys are SIU members. How-; ever, we have recommended to ovff men that these characters; should be kept away from our quarters. MOBILE — The past seven days have seen some unusually slow shipping in this Gulf port. Two payoffs and three sign-ons, plus one ship that called in transit, were the extent of our activity on the shipping front. Both payoffs were Waterman vessels—the Lafayette and the Morning Light. The Lafayette payoff was smooth right down the line. On the Morning Light there were a few minor beefs, but nothing to keep the payoff from being a good one. The beefs were settled to the crew's satis­ faction. These two ships signed on and were joined by a third Water­ man vessel, the De Soto. In The Atlantic and Gulf District Hall served as a setting for the Thanksgiving Day fes­ transit was the. Alcoa Ranger, tivities attended by Seafarers in the Puerto Rican port. Guests dined on delectables contributed which came in from New Or­ by friendly Island merchants. Surroimded by happy Union Brothers, Agent Sal Colls gets ready leans. She was in good shape. to carve while the camera records the scene. BLEAK PROSPECT With both of the major opera­ tors operating out of this port having very little scheduled shipping, next week promises to By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD Wire your protest to President rescinded, that he be exonerated be dead slow. Truman, your Congressman and of all charges and his money NEW ORLEANS—Business of The second of the Waterman C Senators, and to Hoffman him­ refunded. Iliis man has been this port is in good shape and ships enters the coastwise trade self. active in all major SIU beefs shipping is holding its own. this week with the sailing of the All passenger-ship Stewards and has proven beyond a doubt In the past two weeks, we De Soto. This is the second of Department men in this port that he is a good Union mem­ have had 11 payoffs' and six four ships that are scheduled to take both cargo and passengers sign-ons. All beefs were settled have been asked to subinit ber. It appears that he had just changes they feel^ will be help­ been a victim of circumstances on a regular 26-day coastwise to the. satisfaction of the crews ful in drawing up new working and that the blame had been on board. Also in here during run. rules for these ships, so that put on him, instead of where it this period were 26 ships in A heavy fog covered the meetings can be arranged with rightfully belonged — on the Mobile harbor for three days this transit status. the company for this purpose. skipper. For the coming two weeks we week. It was so thick the Alcoa have 12 payoffs scheduled. Three Just let us know what you At the last regular port meet­ Corsair was forced to turn of these are expected to wind up think and we will do our utmost ing, this action was unanimously in the bay and head back for in the boneyard — the Thomas to work it out to the satisfac­ approved by the membership. New Orleans so she could make her schedule. The next passenger Nuttall, Alcoa and the Legion tion of aU involved. wagon of this type is due on Victory and Oberlin Victory, Recently a committee in this port acted on serious charges December 20, and we're expect­ Isthmian. Voting still continues at a' fair against a Steward and recom­ ing her to take quite a few re­ clip; there will definitely be a mended a fine of $100 and that placements since Christmas is record vote cast here in New he not be permitted to sail above just around the corner. Orleans. Meanwhile, all hands chief cook for a period of three While there weren't many per­ are urged to get their baUots in By FRANK FIORITO mits shipped during the week, before the deadline on Dec, 31, years. Subsequent developments ' showed that the Stevrard was quite a few were able to make I PORT ARTHUR, Ont.—Greet­ SEATRAIN CHANGE relief jobs—which helped them Seatrain Lines has changed its not at fault and the matter was ings from this- Canadian port, out considerably. In the course schedule again and the new brought to our attention. It where the shipping season for of the week, we had relief jobs setup calls for the Seatrain New turned out that the ship's Cap­ this year has jUst ended. for seven towboats and five deep- Orleans to arrive here on Mon­ tain was at fault and this was We wound up with a large proved by the fact that he has fieet awaiting final cargoes of sea tugs. days and sail on Tuesdays. She been fired by the company. The membership here is very is on the New Orleans to Ha­ storage grain for eastern ports. FAIR PLAY much pleased with the quick vana run. The Seatrains Texas In the last 20 days of navigation,' action of Headquarters officials and New Jersey are to arrive We, therefore, contacted 'mem- there were 118 ships in port. in getting on the ball on the on Wednesdays , and sail . on bers of the committee and they Brother Hugo DiNichola, who wage differential existing be­ Thursdays. They are on the have recommended that the com­ was assisting us in organizing tween the West Coast and the coastwise run between New Or­ mittee's report be rescinded and here, said he had never seen so By WARREN WYMAN rest of the industry. leans, New York and Texas City. that the member be cleared of many ships in one port, and as WILMINGTON — Shipping in, Everyone is watching Washing­ It is advisable for all hands all charges and his money re- an old SIU man, he has been in this West Coast port has been ton to see the effects of Hoff­ to register their protests over fimded. quite a- few ports. man's plans for shipment of all the threat to the maritime in­ They had based their decision, However, that's all by the very good for the past two Marshall Plan- bulk cargoes in dustry in EGA Administrator in part, on the fact that the boards now and Hugo has con­ weeks. Since the end of the 97-; foreign bottoms. Hoffman's plan to ignore the member did not try to plead his tinued oh to Montreal where, he day strike we have shipped out; ; We have contacted all labor 50-50 provision of the Marshall case, saying that he felt that hopes, the weather is milder. We 112 men. Because of the urgent need for' organizations and many other Plan and give all bulk cargo there was no use in doing so. are enjoying below zero tem­ groups and they have promised shipments to foreign operators. In view of the committee's peratures here—if anyone can en­ manpower here.when the strike; ended, we had to send to New to keep telegrams, messages and This move would definitely ruin recommendations and the opin­ joy that kind of weather. York for 45 men. No payoffs telephone calls pouring out in shipping for us and we must do ion of the officials in this port, , GREAT LAKES QUIET protest of this sabotage of the everything in our power to stop I recommended that the action The Great Lakes situation is are expected in here for awhile,' American merchant marine. lit. taken against this Brother be at a standstill for now with all but we do look for a few inships being laid up for the win­ transit and intercoastal ships to ter. The sailors are holdir^ on calk GOOD QUARTERS tight, hoping for success for the negotiating committee when it The Atlantic and Gulf District By E. M. BRYANT that says if what we want in the Six pf our Brothers are in the presents a new agreement to the Hall in this port is more than shipping companies for the com­ satisfactory. In fact, we couldn't SAVANNAH — Things are slopehest isn't procured for this local marine hospital. They are ing season. ask for a better one. We have mighty slow here in Savannah. trip, anyone wishing to do so A. C. McAIpin, Marvin Swords, Organizing will continue dur­ a large office and a large room The prospects for shipping in the can pay off under mutual con­ L. Hidges, A. N. Robichaud, L. H. ing the period of inoperation and which is more than ample to fill: Barsh, R, J. Fagler. next couple of weeks are not too sent. as a result of the effort we're our needs. Plenty of games and; Nineteen men were shipped on Quite a few oldtimers are hoping for a larger membership books are on hand to keep the: bright. Nothing is due here unthe Cape Race,' which helped out around the old Charleston beach, ta Dec. 27. * before the "reopening of naviga­ men occupied while they are; a little. including John Sikes, T. C. Mus- tion. So here's to a fair wind, waiting around to ship. The only payoff in the past SOUTHWIND IN grove, M. J. Fitzgerald, W. J. full steam ahead and good sail­ We'd like to take this oppor-' week was the SS Cape Race, South A11 a n t ic. Everything Also in port during the week Brantley, J. Martinsa, H. Henze, ing to all. turiity to invite all Seafarers who seemed smooth aboard this ves­ was the SS Southwind, which and H. E. Rountrec. We take tfiis opportunity to happen to be in San Pedro, Long sel, with only one beef reported. called in transit. We shipped That's about all for now. Ex­ wish all Brothers the most joyous Beach or Wilmington to come The slopehest wasn't up to par. four men to that job. One man cept, of course, that we're wish­ gi^etings for a Merry Christmas over and look the place over. All' The Cape Race signed-on again was sent to the Alcoa Planter, ing all hands a Merry Christmas and a more prosperous New wishing you all a Merry Christ-' and we have a rider, in effect also an in-transit caller. and a Happy New Year. Year. mas and a Happy New Year. New Orleans Reports Shipping As 'Fair' (htm-h Ends Yew's Shipping Port Wilmington Hums With Activity Shipping Takes Holiday In Port Savannah �Friday, Deeember 24. 1948 THE SEAFARERSLOO Page Fire Balloting Committee reported MOBILE — Chairman, Louis that 259 members have voted to Meira, 26393; Recording Secre­ date. Brother James M. WiUetts tary, Philip Reyes, (Book No. not took Oath of Obligation. New ^ren); Reading Clerk. Harold J. Fischer, 59. PORT DECK ENG. STWDS. REG, DECK , ENG. STWDS. SHIPFEO Business: Motion carried that all Minutes' of previous meetings REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL hospitalized members be given in other branches read and ac­ Boston. 15 15 20 50 6 11 11 28 a $10 Christmas present. Agent cepted. Telegram received from New York.... : 245 190 192 635 250 193 153 596 reported on port activities. Dis­ Headquarters outlining protest Philadelphia 48 46 39 133 14 8 17 39 cussion was held on sending mes- • action against proposed plan to Baltimore. 147 108 106 361 151 106 111 368 sages to Washington to voice dis­ 51 27 27 105 8 8 7 23 like of the Hoffman proposal. eliniinate American ships from Norfolk. 27 14 21 62 11 6 8 25 Letter read from Representative carrying Marshall Plan bulk car­ Savannah 24 30 20 74 16 12 12 40 Otis Bland stating his disapproval goes. Under discussion Agent Tampa 48 49 45 142 58 53 40 151 of Hoffman's move. Fifteen dele­ Tanner pointed out hardships the Mobile 128 106 140 374 129 108 163 400 gates reported receiving the sup­ plan would impose upon the in­ New Orleans 42 22 21 85 12 15 15 42 port of {he Norfolk Central dustry. Motion carried to accept Galveston 15 10 13 38 15 7 8 30 Labor group in the fight against Headquarters telegram. Agent San Juan..._ (No Registration Figures Available) 88 83 85 256 the ECA move. Meeting ad­ reported that Mobile's shipping San Francisco 12 10 2 24 49 35 36 120 journed with 200 members pres­ prospects for the next two weeks Wilmington, CaL 802 635 646 2,083 807 645 666 2,118 ent. would be bleak because of GRAND TOTAL..... changes in railroad rates by sev­ 4 4 4 eral companies which would their drinks but never open their GALVESTON—Chairman, Ray ers on beach at Christmas. Mo­ BALTIMORE — Chairman, cause diversion of goods to other mouths at meetings, the proper Sweeney, 20; Recording Secre­ tion carried to accept money with William Renlz, 36445; Recording ports. Brother John Hinter in­ place to air their beefs. 275 tary, Jeff Morrison, 34213; Read­ a vote of thanks. Motion carried Secretary, Ben Lawson, 894; formed membership he is waiting members were present at meet­ ing Clerk, Keith Alsop, 7311. to send telegrams to AFL Presi­ Reading Clerk, A1 Slansbury, for citizenship papers, which ing. Motions carried to accept min­ dent William Green and two 4683. have been delayed repeatedly by utes of the outports. Agent re­ Senators from Florida protesting Thirteen men given the Oath X t, X immigration authorities. He ap­ NEW YORK — Chairman, S. ported that shipping is expected shipment of Marshall Plan car­ of Obligation. Minutes of all pealed to membership to grant Cardullo, 24599; Recording Secre­ to remain slow into January. goes totally in foreign bottoms. ports accepted and filed. Motion him privilege of remaining on tary, F. Stewart, 4935; Reading Alsop reported a beef on the One minute of silence for broth­ carried to post and file all West shipping list until papers come Clerk, L. WUliams, 21550. Steel. Fabricator that arose over ers lost at sea. Good.and Wel­ Coast and Great Lakes minutes. through. Motion carried grant­ Motions carried to accept and the crew's not imderstanding the fare: Discussion of various sub­ Motion carried to forward all ing Hinter's request. Headquar- file minutes of special meetings rider which allowed the ship to jects relating to the members of ships' minutes to the LOG for ter's telegram advising of de­ held in New York and regular sail coastwise after completing the SIU. Several hands talked publication. Twelve men ex­ mand for wage increase accepted. branch meetings held in outports. a foreign voyage. Agent cau­ on the solidarity of the Union. cused from meeting. Motion Under Good and Welfare: Agent Agent's verbal report accepted. tioned gashounds that the local Meeting adjourned with 88 mem­ carried to accept Headquarters' spoke on the problem of per­ Motion carried "to elect a com­ police were beefing about their bers present. letter on boost in wages. Motion formers who take jobs without mittee on ships' minutes at a conduct and would run them in carried to accept telegrams from 4 4 4 special meeting to look over the if they did not sti-aighten up. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, Senator Styles Bridges and AFL minutes and report their findings Agent reported 212 men had L. A. Gardner, 3697; Recording President William Green voicing at the next regular meeting. voted to date. Alsop also urged Secre.tary, Don Hall, 43372; Read­ their dissatisfaction with the Hoffman proposal to cut down Communication from the crew of men to file for vmemployment ing Clerk, 44445. Motions carried to accept min­ American ships' participation in the SS Hastings concerning pay immediately upon paying off transportation rule read. Motion a ship. Communication from utes of meetings held in A&G Marshall Plan. One minute of carried to table action pending Headquarters on pay increase ac­ ports. Motion to accept com­ silence observed for brothers lost referendum vote. New Business: cepted. Motion carried to send munication from Headquarters on at sea. Meeting adjourned with intending to report to ship, there­ Motion by Charles Oppenheimer telegrams to officials involved Hoffman ECA move. Motion 305 members present. by beating some permitmen out that meeting not adjourn until at protesting the proposal to cut carried that dispatcher get daily -4 4 4 of the jobs. Agent warned that least five minutes have been de­ use of American ships in Mar­ volunteers to help act as doorBOSTON — Chairman, E. policy and rules of Union will voted to Food and Welfare. Un­ shall Plan. New Business: Mo­ men to keep unauthorized per- Bayne, 13; Recording Secretary, be strictly enforced in these der Good and Welfare, matters tion carried to contact a contrac­ sons from hall. Membership : j. Sweeney. 1530; Reading Clerk. cases. One minute of silence for of interest to New York mem­ tor and see how much it would urged by Agent to send tele­ R. Murphy. departed Brothers. bership touched upon. , Meeting cost to improve the toilet facili­ grams to their congressmen pro­ Motion carried to accept min­ adjourned with 1,113 members ties. Discussion on attempts lo testing move to scuttle American utes of all branches except that it locate new hall. Motion carried shipping in Marshall Plan. Wil­ part of Philadelphia minutes NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. present. to extend shipping cards until liam Costello and Albert W. wherein they non-concur with Leroy Clarke, 23082; Recording 4. 4 S. shipping improves. One minute Tracy took Oath of Obligation. New Orleans motion to non-con­ SAN JUAN — Chairman, H. Secretary, J^mes Tucker, 2209; Reading Clerk. Buck Stephens. Spurlock, 11101; Recording Sec­ of silence for brothers lost at Good and Welfare: Discussion on cur with motion on the seamen's retary. J. Henault, 40353; Read­ sea. Good and Welfare: Mem­ transportation rule. Members bill of rights. Agent reported 76. bers urged , to write their con­ agreed to split Christmas fund fairly good shipping and noted Previous minutes of other ing Clerk, P. Prokopuk, 39468. Motions carried to accept and gressmen to protest the move of among needy brothers on Christ- that port had to send to New branches and Secretary-Treas­ urer's report read and accepted. file the minutes of meetings held Paul Hoffman, head of ECA. mass Eve. Meeting adjourned York for rated men. Motions with 173 members present. carried to accept Headquarters Agent Sheppard reported that in other A&G j^orts. Great Meeting adjourned. repoi-t and the Secretary-Treas­ 4 *4 4 business affairs of -port were in Lakes and Canadian Districts' X 4 4 good shape and that shipping is minutes ordered filed. Agent re­ SAVANIJAH — Chairman, J. NORFOLK — Chairman, Bul­ urer's weekly financial report. holding its own. Voting is still ported on the rumor that Bull Monteverde, 516; Recording Sec­ lock, 4747; Recording Secretary, Motion carried to accept commu­ continuing at a fair clip, he an­ Line was not hiring shoregangs retary and Reading Clerk, W. J. Rees, 95; Reading Clerk, Lupton, nication on Paul Hoffman's at­ 7737. tempt to ship all Marshall Plan nounced. All hands were ad­ for work on its C-2's. Colls Brantley, 111. Motions carried to accept and bulk cargoes in foreign bottoms. vised to send telegrams to Wash­ stated that Bull Line is ti-ying to Motions carried to accept min­ ington protesting transfer of reestablish its trade which was utes of meetings of outports, ex­ file the minutes of meetings held New Business: Balloting commit­ Marshall Plan cargoes from harmed by the ILA stroke before cept that part of San Juan in other A&G District halls. tee elected from floor. One min­ American to foreign flag ships. calling for any more shoregangs.- minutes pertaining to a new Communications: Motion carried ute of silence observed for lost Request was made for sugges­ The company, however, has not building. Motion carried to ac­ to accept and file report from brothers. Meeting adjourned with tions to aid in drawing up new discoidinued the use of shore- cept the communication from Headquarters on wage boost. 65 members present. working rules for passenger ship gangs in Puerto Rico. Agent pre­ Headquarters regarding trans­ Stewards departments. Agent dicted that shipping would im­ portation. Motion carried to ac­ said that Union would do its best prove in coming weeks. Com­ cept letters and telegrams from to work this out to satisfaction of ments were made by the mem­ the Senators and Representatives By LLOYD'GARDNER all concerned. Motion carried to bership and officials on the move of Georgia concerning the Mar­ accepted Sheppard's report. by Paul Hoffman, ECA head, to shall Plan cargoes. Motion car­ PHILADELPHIA — Plenty ofj The crew was sparked by a Patrolmen's reports accepted. chop off the shipments of goods ried to accept with thanks the space is devoted to beefs and'number of oldtimers: Ray Communications from absent in American bottoms. Telegrams letter from Secretary-Treasurer foul-ups. Not enough is said Sweeney, Oiler; Roy Truly, DE; members referred to Dispatcher were dispatched to Paul Hoff­ Hall on the raise of pay. Good about the competent crews of C. O. Smith; Rebel Fuches; J. for action. Motions carried to man, Pi-esident Truman and AFL and Welfare: Discussion on SUP- Seafarers who are the backbone Kane; H. Hansen; T. Meyers, and accept a committee's report rec­ President Green urging that ac­ SIU rules of shipping through of our organization and whose, E. Ericksen. ommending reactivation of three tion be taken to halt such a each other's halls. One minute shipboard performance is a cred­ The brothers in the Fort Stan­ members. Eleven men took the move. Motion carried that $10 of silence for brothers lost at it to the Union. ton will soon hear of the Curoath of obligation. One minute be donated to the Church of sea. So this week we're paying our rier crew. The men, at the payof silence for departed Brothers. Christ Orphanage at Caguas for respects to the crew of the Na- off, gave $100 to the men in the 4 4 4 Under Good and Welfare: there its Christmas work. Motion car­ TAMPA — Chairman, R. H. thaniel Currier, which paid off in New Mexico hospital, and at the was lively . discussion on gas- ried that the San Juan Hall pur­ Hall, 26060; Recording Secretary. this port last week. Seafarers same time they pooled $73 to go hounds and performers aboard chase a larger bulletin board. J. Jones, 6898; Reading Clerk, P. should be glad to hear about to the feeding of men on the passenger ships. Since liquor is Motion carried to paint the Hall. C. Carier, 48287. this ship and the able crew that beach here at Christmas, available to these men on board Union seamen to be used for the . Motion carried to read only mans her. i After putting about ten reship and they are unable to keep job. Motion carried to send tele­ New Business of branches hold­ The Currier is just an ordi- placements on the Currier, we away from it, it was recom­ grams to General Hershey in ing meetings. Minutes of meet­ nary looking old Liberty rust- signed the crew aboard and mended that they not be allowed Washington protesting the draft­ ings held in outports accepted bucket, but she had aboard a watched her head out to Cor­ to ship on these vessels to avoid ing of merchant seamen who and filed. Communications: real hep SIU crew, with a good many. We hope the boys have a harm to the Union and the mem­ sailed during the late war. Meet­ Headquarters bookkeepeT sent bunch of men topside. It all fine trip, a Merry Christmas and bership. Discussion on ginmill ing adjourned with 94 members money order from crew of Daniel added up to a good ship that return to port in the same SIULownsdale to be used for broth­ was a real pleasure to payoff, 'style. beefers who are militant over present. AStG Shipping From Dec, 1 To Dor, 15 Phiily Bows To Currier Crewmen �I Page Six - * THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday* December^* SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWi Coup In Venezuela Exposes SIU Crew To 'Sharpshooters' BATTING FOR THE SEAFARERS , y ^ , r The Venezuelan army revolt last month was illtimed—at least where the welfare of SS Stony Creek crewmembers was concerned. Not only did the coup cost President* GallegOS his job, indir- sit around and wait for the local situation to settle. Pretty soon, however, a wo­ man wearing the rig of the United Seamen's Service came aboard. She announced that she was going to open a club in Las Pedras. Permission to use Hopping-mad, Bosun Wunder­ the USS name had already been lich recalled the costly Venez­ obtained, she said. uelan expedition this way: Meanwhile, continued the wo­ When tlie Stony Creek arrived man in USS clothing, she had a in Las Pedras, after leaving place where she was selling souPaulsboro, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19, the revolution was in full venirs and refreshments, and swing. Normal activity in the;business was going on as usual port city was halted and there [during the revolution. This prowas nowhere the Stony Creek ject had also the USS official stamp of approval, she assured the Stony Creek Seafarers. Help­ The drack Softball crew of the SS Alcoa kneeling: Goddard, Boudreaux and Jarvis; ing to run the establishment was standing: Kendzicks. coach, Dallas, Schooler, a guy who claimed to have Corsair has been playing heads-up ball. Team members in photo above are (left to right), Cave, Kreig, Richard and Cambrell. worked for USS in Europe. m All hands were welcome. So Among the Corsair victories are three regis­ several of the boys, interested in SIU crewmembers aboard the SS Alcoa. Cor­ purchasing some souvenirs and sair are getting first-rate representation on the tered over teams representing oil . company drinking a few colas went down Softball field. Their team, the Corsair Seafarers, tankers. James Joyce MiUican, a memhas run up an enviable record, whipping all The Corsair's softball record follows: ber of the SIU since i When the crewmen arrived at but — three of its opponents in competition to died of natural cai^s Dec. 7, SIU Corsairs- -16, Sun Oil Sompany—10 was buried m St. Marys ceme- . sharp snip- Of the nine games played by the Corsair SIU Corsairs- -13, Creole Oil—11 SIU Corsairs- - 3, Creole Oil— 2 tery, Yonkers, N. Y. i prices were higher than a aggregation, six have been scored as victories. A group of Seafarers attended ^jtch on a Saturday The only outfits to take their measure meas SIU Corsairs- - 5, Santa Ana— 8 were the rites, and a floral wreath night. Some samples of USS Kenral, which nosed out the SIU softballers in SIU Cofsairs- - 9, Santa Ana— 6 from the Union was placed on benevolence were these: SIU Corsairs- -10, Mino Grande—14 a free-hitting contest, 14-10; Mino Grande, which the grave. SIU Corsairs- -17, Santa Catalina—10 Women's alligator handbags, by an identical score, and Santa Ana, which Brother Millican was born in $35. Small pocketbooks, $12. Co- eked out an 8 to 5 win. The Corsairs defeated SIU Corsaii-s- - 5, Santa Ana— 3 Massachusetts October 10, 1915. ca-cola, which was sold in town Santa Ana twice in subsequent games. SIU Corsairs- -10, Kenral—14, He joined the SIU in-the Port of for 25 cents, cost 50 cents for Baltimore Dec. 3, 1941. He sailed the bottle. Nobody was very in the Deck Department. Millican thiisly at these prices. Some of last shipped aboard a Robin Line the boys thought the price in-^ vessel on the South African run. eluded a share of ownership in Three weeks in an Army hos­ Brother Hellebrand's log. j were games, books and outdoor Better than the fii'st rate care' spoi'ts. The late Seafarer is survived the coke company. pital in Hawaii convinced" Seaby his wife, Christine, with So far the Army has spent $64 There was also'a letter-mailing ^^rer Paul Hellebrand that al- and chow, Hellebrand found that whom he made his home in New service at a nice, juicy profit for though the Army may not be so ^ the Army was on its toes with million on the hospital and it is the uniformed dame. wonderful in many ways. its ' entertainment, and recreation, still far-from completed. Many York. - Brother Millican was in good Revolution or no revolution, Tripler General Hospital in Each bed, Hellebrand reported, [ more outdoor athletic facilities was equipped with a radio re- are to be constructed. Union standing at the time of his all hands agreed they had seen Honolulu is sheer paradise, death and funeral"* benefits were enough and shoved off for the' Brother Hellebrand, who hit! cfeiver, hooked up to the hospiDELUXE VIEW paid to his wife. comforts of the Stony Creek. the Army drydock Oct. 6 when [ tal's own radio station. From 8 What pleased Hellebrand more Wunderlich's bubbling blood he left the Isthmian Steel Archi-'A. M. until 10 P. M. the patients Seafarers who attended funeral pressure cooled long enough for tect in Honolulu for treatment ^ were beamed music and* pro-j than the host of time-whiling services for a seaman in Guard­ him to say fhat outside of the of a glandular disorder, found gams. but no commercials. If i sports was the view afforded ian Angel Church in New York L^S Pedras lash-up the trip on the set-up more like a country , they wished, they could also tunc from the hospital grounds. Set drew a word of praise this week, the Stony Creek was mighty club than a hospital. ji" the regular Honolulu station. in the mountains between Pearl. Frank Kelly, Welfare Director fjne. There were no kicks with The doctors, nurses and medi-1 For the patients who could get Harbor and Monolulu, one could of the Catholic Maritime Center, the food, or the overtime, either, cal technicians were found to be around (Hellebrand was Jjed- see the country and sea for miles Diamond Head, the said that several SIU members The ship paid off in Boston a pleasant bunch, and the chow bound^for a week), movies were around. Pacific and Pearl Harbor spread were among the .seamen attend- Dec. 4. got a rating of "excellent" in showrT daily. Also available out below the hospital. Brother ing the rites for Edward Haley Hellebrand, watching the ships last Saturday morning. come and go in Honolulu, saw: Kelly asked the LOG to con­ his ship, the Steel Architect, vey his thanks "to all the boys leave port for the United States. who were present to pay their Prior to leaving the Architect,. respects." ' By SALTY DICK Hellebrand has been aboard theship since she first signed articles Robert Landry, Third Cook, is,in the box to cool off for two ty nights in a barroom?" To. me, in New York in July. After hit-proud to state that his whole hours. He learned his lesson. the only thing that looked good ting Newport News and Frisco, family is SIU. His mother and Did you know that the SEA­ was the girl... I've read where she touched at Manila, Shanghai, Living v/as especially cozy in dad carry SIU books. Mrs. CarFARERS LOG is read all over optical plans save plenty of Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore,The Cabins on Thanksgiving melia Landry and Leonard Lan­ the world? Very few news­ money for Seafarers. How about Belawan, and Penang. When Day. Hellebrand was discharged fi-om The lads aboard the SIU-con­ dry work in a cannery at Bayou papers can make that claim other plans? ... I wonder .whatever became Kermit Robertson just returned the hospital on October 30 he tracted tanker enjoyed a sump­ La Batre, Alabama. I'll never forget Joe Pacheco, of Mac. He was the Baker on from the Far East on the Steel j finLshed out the trip by returning' tuous holiday meal "prepared by Steward. He once told a story the Robin Sherwood in 1942. Chemist. He didn't care for the • to the States on another Isthtwo of the finest cooks it has about a rat that was eating the He was a good dough mixer girls there; he's now headed for mian, the Steel Scientist. been our pleasure to sail with— crew's chow. One day he set a ... Dwaine Lassen, recently South America. Alvin L. Mc- Back in the States, Brother J. Winters and E. A. Cooley." Minutes of the SS The Cabins trap and the rodent was caught. married, wants his bride lo Dowell has joined the army and ^ Hellebrand is loud in his praise say "these boys really know It turned out to be a sailor from read the LOG while he's at would like to have his shipmates of the Army's Honolulu installa-^" write to him. All these seamen [tion, but he's still resisting the their business." The crew gave the armed guard. He was caught them the customary vote of stealing in the big box. For his Did you see the picture in the entering the service should re- recruiting posters. He prefers' ' Ithe life of a seafarer. theft of the fruit he was left LOG called "Morning after twen­ ceive the LOG. thanks. ectly it dug deep into the pockets of some of the ship's crew, accord­ ing to John Wunderlich, the Stony Creek's Bosun. Rites Held For James Millican In New York Member Terms Hawaii Army Hospital 'Sheer Paradise' 'The Voice Of The Sea' Cabins' Carvings �- t'S Ftiday. December 24^ 1948. THE SEAFARERS LOa yage Seven Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings I SEAFARER SAM Recommended that crew must PONCE DE LEON. Oct. 26— back Steward in checking of food M. Hanson; Chairman: M. C. stores before sign-ons. Also sug­ Gaddy, Secretary. After several gested that crew not accept meat members declined to run for unless government inspected and ship's delegate, Thornton volun­ graded. One minute, of silence teered for the job. Motion by for departed Brothers. M. Hanson, seconded by B. F. Grice. that a letter be written S. NEW LONDON. Oct. II—W. Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, Lawton. Chairman: D. J. Sheehan. asking for clarification of Water­ Secretary. Previous . meetings man special rider. Under Edu­ minutes read and accepted. All cation Brother Hanson spoke on delegates' reports accepted. Uhder Union obligations of permitmen Good and Welfare it was sug­ and showed them SIU booklets gested tliat messroom be kept that outline what is expected of clean at night. Thei'e was pro them while carrying a permit. He CHARLES NORDHOFF. Oct. and con discussion on painting also spoke the on the tasks in­ volved in organizing work and 10 — Dickey. Chairman: S. by members of the Stewards De­ recommended the reading of the Sczyhran. Secretary No beefs partment. They are to do no pamphlet prepared by the SIU were reported in Deck and painting, according to an article Education Department on this Stewards departments; Engine in a recent LOG. It was sug­ JLL BRANCHES OF THE AS.<3- PrSTRlCT ARECONDUCTINS EDUGATIO/viAU. subject.- Hanson said that while department reported all okay gested that ship be fumigated in AAEETINGS, IVMlGH COVER EvfeRiCTHllv/Gdrinking ashore is okay, all hands with exception ef a few hours of next port. There was much dis­ Ff=?OAA HOW TO COAlDOCT/A UAl(0/J AdEETlMG should turn to the next day in disputed ovei-time. Delegates re­ cussion on getting new windTO WHAT'S BEHIND RAuL HOFFMAN'S ports accepted by acclamation. chutes. Delegates are to check good shape in order to get the ATTEMPT TO SC-UTTLE THE U.S. AAFRCHAAJT Motion carried to donate money on the number needed. One job done the SIU way and pro­ F1.EET• ALL MEMBERS ARE URSED TO tect the Union agreement. One from fines to Mrs. Hass. Motion minute of silence for departed ATTE/NI> AMD BRINQ VOUR SHIPAAATE^ IVITH VOO minute of silence for departed can-ied to delegate Dickey and Brothers. Jones to deliver the money and Brothers. / post receipt in the Baltimore Hall. Under Good and Welfare; it was moved and carried to post combined departmental repair list at end of voyage. Minute, of silence for departed Brothers. 4 & DOROTHY. Oct. 10 —Maurice 4i i 4 By HANK Hierstad. Chairman: Philip Day, DEL AIRES, Oct. 27 — Jim Secretary. Delegates made theiiDEL MUNDO.^OcL 25—Charlie Matheson: Chairman; Jerry Pal­ To our brothers aboard ships, in the union halls, hospitals, Motion under . New mer, Secretary. Deck delegate Swayne, Chairman: James BelL reports. and home towns, we wish them (and their families and friends) Business to instruct Patrolman to Secretary. After delegates gave Palmer reported that room allow­ their reports, Louis Cauble was speak to Captain about condition ance submitted by several of a Merry Christmas, good health, true friendships and happy elected ship's delegate by ac­ of number one and number two deck gang for not receiving linen voyages. And we wish the same to the proprietcrrs of establi.shments Crew had difficult on day of arrival had b^n dis­ all over the world, who have been kind enough to receive weekly clamation. Moved by George lifeboats. bundles of our union newspaper ... A Happy New Year to Brother Smyra that men leaving gear in time swinging out boats and puted. This is to be clarified on Greenlee, who sent Christmas greetings and said SIU - brothers messhall should be fined 25 cents. balls. If action is not taken be­ payoff in New Orleans. S. L. are always welcome in Huntington, West Virginia. Following discussion under Good fore ship leaves Baltimore, Coast Woodruff, engine delegate, said Guard will be notified. Life and Welfare: Membership went that Chief Engineer had given XXX on record to: 1) Help keep mess- preservers are also in bad shape orders for Paul Dayton. Oiler, To Brother G. E. Parker aboard the SS Cubore: A weekly hall clean; 2) Keep washtubs and crew wants an inspection. to be fired, without any reason bundle of LOGs is being mailed to the steamship company's clean and pick up all trash Motion by Riley for an electric for the order. P. Woodruff and agent in Cristobal, as you requested. Have you picked them Motion by black gang asked all hands to around tubs; 3) Keep passage­ range in galley. up? Lei us know... Dan Fischer and "Madhouse" Lambeth ways clean; 4) Change position Rale to get proper soap on board, stand behind Dayton, who had are in town from Mobile. We'd like to ask Brother Lambeth of the clothes line as it is in in accordance with agreement. delegate on last trip. No beefs if his shipmate's nickname could be "Full House"—just for way 'of the meat block and ice | Cabrera elected ship's delegate in Stewards Department, dele­ a laugh... Salted Fiction Dept.—The Sea Chase, by Andrew boxes. Members stood for one by acclamation. Allroid called gate Philip Swing reported. Ben­ Geer, published by Harpers Co., $3.00. minute in memory of departed!for $25 fine on anyone violating jamin Steward was elected ship's sanitary rules in engine room delegate. Under Good and Wel­ Brothers. XXX head. One minute of silence for fare, all members were re­ The weekly LOG will be sailing fi'ee of co.st to the homes of ELIZABETH. %cL 10 — Julie Brothers lost at sea. quested by delegates to stick by the loilowing brother.s: Walter Busch of California, T. E. Maynes Evans, Chairman: C. W. Mayat payoff to see that all repaii's of New Jersey, John Kealy of Pennsylvania. Edward Czosnowski nard. Secretary. Minutes of pre­ were made, overtime beefs of Maryland, Lyle Brannan of Ohio, Stephen Sceviour of .Louisiana, vious meeting and delegates re- { settled and Dayton's case cleared George Diehl of Pennsylvania, Stephen Homko of New Jersey, ports read and accepted. Crew up. James Miller of New York, William Daniel of Maryland, Ernest decided to let Patrolman % i % Bell of Virginia, John Davis of Illinoiv. Steve Chantelois of settle issue arising over gang­ TOPA, TOPA, Oct. 16—John Wisconsin. way watches. Motion by by Marshall, Chairman: John Lin­ Vaga to stop meeting until coln, Secretary. All delegates re­ electricians attend. Electricians ported eveiything ship-shape. Brother Omar Ames is still in town... The following reported to meeting and were ex­ Lincoln was unanimously elected brothers axe splicing away that old saying "shipping together t t cused because they were work­ ship's delegate. Motion by soon:" Steward Earl Spear, Ray Duhrkopp, Alex Kingsepp BETHORE, Oct. 10—Raymond ing on parts for winch laying on Maloney that a garbage recep­ and Pete "Sunnyside, Long Island" Latorre... About two weeks deck. In an amendment to a I Perry, Chairman: Ernest Black. tacle be placed aft because pre.sago Brother Leon "Chink" White stated he was being drafted Secretary. Steward Department motion, Bierman, Wiper, said that ence of flies. Motion by Thornton into the Army. Well., smo.oth khaki Tandlubbing to you. Brother ship should not be held up be­ delegate reported that only beefs that mattre.sses be in.spected byWhile... Joe "Frenchy" Marcoux is in town on crutches after cause of lack of repair work, but were of personal nature and had ship's delegate and Steward be­ some Canadian hospitalization... John "Lucky" Gillis is rnthat pressure should be put on been settled by the crewmem- fore vessel arrives in the States. chored in town v/ith his mustache after "mucho" absence ^ bers. Engine and Deck delegates Patrolman to see that jobs were Amendment to motion called for from New York, done. This was seconded by said disputed overtime would be inspection of pillows, too. discussed with boarding Patrol­ Sojka and approved by the crew. XXX One minute of silence for Broth­ man. Motion carried that suc­ Brother John Jellette informs us from Portland, Oregon, that ceeding crew should not sign on ers lost at sea." he and Brother Sam Foss are hospitalized after their bus had an until a delegate has checked accident en route to the pier where the Purdue Victory was all supplies placed aboaid in berthed. Of all things, John says, it happened on his birthday. preparation for the coming voy­ Well, happy birthday, John, and speedy recovery to you and Sam age. Because of shortages in while you're drydocked in the Physicians and Surgeon's Hospital, it % Xsupplies requisitioned, it was DEL VIENTO, Oct. 9 — Her­ Portland, Oregon. P.S.—Merry Christma.s and a Happy New suggested that list, with Ste­ man Callaway, Chairman; M. D. Year... Brother Wallace Hussey is still in town and keeps getting ward's permission, be shown to a> 4. aj Baxter, Secretary. Minutes of that happy item, called mail. EVELYN. Oct. 17—E. O'NeUl, the Patrolman. last meeting accepted as po.sted. Chairman: C. Mitchell, Secretary. t 4" 4^ 5- . 4. Everything was reported in good SOUTHLAND, Oct. 11—John Delegates reported some dis­ Facts Dept.—One-way fares New York to Europe aboard order by the department dele­ Harris, Chairman: A. L. Fricks, puted overtime in each of the Waterman passenger-freighters are from $200 to $285 and from three' departments. Under Good gates. Motion by Brennan, car­ Secretary. Delegates reported New York to the Far East the prices are from $400 t.o $475. and Welfare: Steward was asked ried, that members of all three that theie were no beefs in any We doubt if any brother ever made a trip as passenger on e.ny if it was possible to have a departments keep sober and of the departments. W. J. SIU ship. If any brother has, let's have the story... Brothers, stand all their watches or action (Chubby) Morris elected ship's better variety of jams and jellies. as the SIU is headed for a new year, let's all turn to in pro­ will be taken at the next meet­ delegate by acclamation. Good Motion by C. W. Field, seconded tecting our union and our jobs. And wherever you are in the ing. Motion carried that ship's and Welfai-e: It • was requested by several that all crew boys be world, look around for those LOGs—they're for your benefit. delegates are not to be inter-! that Patrolman claidfy regarding kept out of mid-.ship housing Hold those shipboard meetings, do yoiur jobs as SIU men and rupted by crewmembers when cheese dishes as substitutes in after working hours. Meeting shipmates and keep the ships clean and happy. May the New discussing * Union business with lieu of second* meats. A more observed one minute of silence in Year be prosperous, in jobs, for the SIU membership. Patrolman. |varied menu was requested. memory of departed Brothers., CUT and RUN �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Frida7; December 24, 1949 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Irate Seafarer TeDs Congressmen Member stfu English Lore, Rewarded With Robin Nantes EGA Move Will Scuttle Industry To the Editor: and six C-2s of special design. The C-3s are the Robin Hood, e^ican built ships they are able After two years of extensive named after the principle char­ to guarantee as rapid delivery search and inquiry, I finaUy acter; the Robin Gray, after (I as U.,S. shipping. This has done have found the people and places believe) the Gray Friar, a char­ much to replace the merchant for ^which the Robin Line has marine of the United States as named its ships. They are to be acter in the story, and the Robin Goodfellow, which must have the leader on the high seas. found in Howard's Pyle's "Merry been named after Robin Hood's Therefore, I urge you all, my Adventures of Robin Hood." good fellows. Robin Locksley is This subject hSs been brought named for the believed real name union brothers and seamen of other unions, to contact your up a number of times, and •is a of Robin Hood. congressmen, as I have done, to constant cause for argument. Then there . are the converted protest this ruling. It's your job Therefore I shall make it clear ships, the Robin Kirk and the as well as mine that is jeopar­ so as to end these arguments. Robin Mowbray, named for dized. There are twelve ships. Three towns in the story. I was un­ Leonard Furman C-3s, three converted carriers. able to locate any reference to Trent to explain the Robin Trent. TOWNS AND HAMLETS SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED This leaves the C-2s. The Robin Tuxford, Robin Doncaster and Robin Kettering were named for towns mentioned in the story, and the Robin Sherwood after Sherwood Forest where Robin t • Hood stashed his loot. Maybe someone else can find out about the Robin Wentley. I hope this letter nqiakes some­ body happy. Also I hope they, appreciate it—^all my effort, I mean. It cost me a three-cent stamp, years of finding out, and; I also had to drop what I was doing to write it. (I was taking, in the slack up in Maine.) A1 Whiimer (Ed. Note: For further in­ formation on the Robin names see the -LOG of. April -16> 1948). the services of food producers and packers, ship's chandlers, The other day I. read an ar­ equipment manufacturers, rope ticle in a New York newspaper makers and many other indus­ that jolted me into action. It tries, such as shipyards, grain concerned the statement of Paul storage, coal storage, petroleiun Hoffman, director of the Euro- industries and so om pean Recovery Program, with Just picture in your mind the regards to the use of American serious unemployment problem vessels as carriers of bulk car- that would face workers in these goes^ industries. I say that I was startled to Foreign operators get away action. My home state has four­ with murder. They seriously unteen Representatives and two derman their ships to the point Senators. Each one was the re­ of endangering men's lives. cipient of a letter from me ask­ Food and quarters are abomin­ ing him to consider all the angles able, and the pay and working in the case before approving or hours arc greatly inferior to disapproving any legislation for American standards. As a conse­ the elimination of American quence, they are able to offer ships as bulk cargo carriers. cheaper freight rates. With AmThe American merchant mar­ ine has been crippled rather bad­ ly since the end of the war by continued lay-ups of ships and the unregulated sale of our "mothbaU fleet" to foreign ope­ rators. Lately there have been what amount to outright gifts" of ships to Marshall Plan coun­ tries. This may be mere scuttlebutt, but I understand that the Mari­ From Brothers on the shore time Commission is selling ships and on ships all the oceans, of .the T-2 type to foreign ope­ best wishes to all for a Merry rators for $100,000, ' whUe our Christmas and a joyous New own American operators are re­ Year have arrived in the LOG quired to pay $400,000 more for office. Greetings of the Holiday the very same type of ship. The season to the men of the SIU same applies to ships of all have been received from the fol­ types. lowing brothers and friends: Augustus H. Cottrell, George AMERICAN-MADE H. Seeberger, LeRoy Nicholas, Is this fair? American sweat Lester C. Long, H. W. Greenlee and American money built these and family. Doctor" Joel Dasch, ships. Are foreign operators to Joseph A. Spaulding, George benefit while American ship­ Reoch, Jackie (Kid) Berg, Fred Letting themselves go, cre'wmembers of the,Robin Good' owners are forced out of busi­ Barthos, Jerry Palmer, Uncle fellow answer the question, "How's the food?" Left to right: ness by this unfair competition? Otto Pruessler, Ed Larkin, Ed­ A. Jensen, FWT; J. Graves, Third Assistant; E. J. Nooney, OS; Mr. Hoffman stated, according mund Edgington, the Seafarers in V. L. Meehan, Oiler. Picture was submitted to the LOG by to the news item, that coal, for N. O. Marine Hospital, Charles John R. Jones. instance, costs $4.50 a ton more Oppenheimer, Matt Fields, Luis to ship in American ships than in foreign bottoms. I don't ques­ Ramirez. tion Mr. Hoffman's statement, Also: Paul Gonsorchik, Joe Alsince I don't know all the facts, gina, A1 Kerr, Joe Volpian, Ray angles, mostly from my back on but I wonder if he ever took Gonzales, Hank Piekutowski, Hiya Fellas: the floor, I!d say they're-drafting crew of Steel Surveyor. into consideration the severe Wherever you are I hope you the wrong sex. Best wishes, too, from the damage that will be done to our are not as cold as I am. For the Many new items never seen economy if three hundred more staff of the SEAFARERS LOG. past few days I've been wearing before are appearing in the ships are laid up. Ships, on the three sets of winter underwear. shops. Kleins' is featuring ladies average, carry crews of fifty By the end of the week Til be dresses made of spun glass. With men. That automatically puts fiap-happy. New York these past each dress you get a recording 15,000 seamen out of work. Ships few weeks is a definite mirror of of "I'll Be Seeing You In All make approximately three trips the Yuletide spirit, reflecting The Old Familiar Places." a year. Plain arithmetic gives friendship wherever you go. I Liquor stores are advertising the result that 45,000 jobs are Xll3.IlkSffivill2f saw one landlord chatting with a "what the woman of distinction immediately lost. ® ® tenant at the curbside — right is drinking." Drug stores' in­ There are approximately 200,- TQ Editor: next to the furniture. Macy is comes have boomed with the sale 000 men whose livelihood is sea-: „ speaking to Gimbel. Durocher faring. I estimate that at pres-^, to say hello and was seen dining with an umpire. of a new hair tonic, called "NoGro"—it's for bald headed men ent there are some 150,000 jobs to Jope that you boys_ have had Subway attendants are removing who want to stay bald. These a dinner on Thanksgiving that for these men; making a ratio of their shoes before kicking you same people are pushing a new four men for three jobs. I don't will compare to the one we had through the door. one thousand piece toilet set—all know just how accurate these ^he Atlantic City, Business, too, is on the up­ in one roll. figures are at present, since those ^he entire Steward Departswing. I saw a panhandler on A local slopchest dispenser has were the statistics of a year ago.'"^/"^ ^^ South Street with a hat in each introduced a new type winter However, in all probability the ke^ping^th^^^ hand. He said that business was underwear, ideal for the North I up to the SIU standard that we ratio is muchf greater now, so good that he was openipg up Atlantic. It contains no eyes, no Now, along comes an arbitrary hooks, no buttons, no zipper— ruling by a high government of- Some of the boys responsible a branch office. you just put in the rivets and As for the holiday shopping, ficial calling for the elimination j^ ^ j of 45,000 more jobs. Can you! Fletcher; Second Cook and the women are in complete com­ leave it on. I purchased "a dozen doublevisualize what happens to that faker, E. Godrery; Third Cook, mand. It isn't Christmas shop­ Louis Lowe, Messmen Stanley ping anymore it's a "counter­ head electric razors—^perfect for ratio? Johnson and Charles Renolds; revolution." The female, or bar­ the two-faced Mate. For com­ OTHERS HARMED and Utility Men James Jones, gain basement fullback, reigns pany officials I'm planning a These figures just involve ac­ and William Brown—and of Supreme. They'll ruin a $20 Christmas dinner • consisting of dress to get a dish towel. Hav­ two-way meat balls (they melt tive seamen. Merchant sTiipping course the Chief Steward. Crew of Atlanta City ing viewed the scene from all in your mouth and harden in is a large business. It requires To the Editor: •c 11 ' Everyone's On Red's List Crew Hopes Others Enjoyed |r-. AHENTION! 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. Christmas List, That Is your stomach), roast duck to tickle their palates (I'm leaving the feathers on). For dessert, pumpkin pie with or without micro-film. Last year they gave me a beautiful pencil to keep my overtime with—it's got an eraser at both ends. What I'll get this year, I don't know. I'm not hanging my stocking up any more. I did last year and all I got was a sum­ mons from the Board of Health. Anyway, fellas, Season's Greet­ ings." Red Campbell MOON QUERIES DON'T FAZE OLD PERCY To Ihe Editor: Brothers, I've been kidnapped, shanghaied, kicked, beat-up, held-up, held down, shot at, roll­ ed, cussed, cheated, lied to, lied about, married and divorced; so go ahead — I'm immune — keep, asking me questions about Moon Kouns! Percy Beyer �Friday, December 24. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Union's Payoff Rule Draws More Members' Comments Two Weeks Before The Mast By WILLIAM H. TRADEWELL The Royal Oak was the tanker's name, For Lake Charles she was bound, Where mosquitoes all grow oversize And bark like full gro\vn hounds. There is no Sunday or day of rest Upon the Royal Oak, A yacht-like tanker on shuttle run, And men must bear the stroke. Full speed ahead, cried Hurricane Bill, As we passed old Sandy Hook; I'll break all records on this run, I swear by the bell and book. We pay your wages and feed you well^ All else goes by the board; And if the pace is a rate that kDls, Why, men we can well afford. Below are letters from the membership giving their views on the Union transportation rule. In line with the SIU policy of full discussion on all matters of policy, the LOG for the past several weeks has devoted space to the opinions of the member­ ship, both pro and con. All letters on the matter of transportation will be printed in the LOG during the coming weeks to give the membership ample time to form opinions on the rule. All possible steps are being taken to devote equal space to both side of the controversy. In brief, the rule calls for men to take transportation money and pile off their ship when it pays off at a port other than the one in which the crew signed on. This applies in cases where the vessel does not start for the sign-on port within ten days. Pro: Okays Benefits Con: Hastings Veto To the Editor: To Ihe Editor: The present transportation rul­ We, the crew of the SS Hast­ ing is a step in the right direc­ ings, at, our ship board meeting tion. It's not perfect—or let us on November 20, took the follow­ say it is regrettable—in that it sometimes works a hardship ing stand on the transportation Four hours in port to empty or load. Lost to all towns and cities. on a man who makes (for ex­ rule: With gear up or stow lines below; Lost to our next of kin. ample) a short European run and It was brought out that the has to get off the ship. In this new ruling on transportation was Strong backs, weak minds are needed here. Lost to the arms of our loved ones; event, I think the individual not keeping our job security. It From these all records flow. ^A race against time to win. has a beef. was also pointed out that when However, the benefits derived a ship pays off, some men will We headed south in a torrid hell. Our tanks are filled with precious fluid from the present rule more than always get off leaving openings As from the furnace blast That turns the nation'is wheels; offset this somewhat petty draw­ for men on the beach. The crew The sweat poured down into our eyes. back. We are the power that moves the whole. of the SS Hastings, all book men, Actually, job security, in the hereby recommend that the rule Each hour and eon did last. The throne where power kneels. sense of job-permanency, does revert to its original wording: not weigh too heavily with most Men can accept transportation The burning sun shone overhead. Heat, power, lights are in our holds. seamen. The advantages are evi­ money and pile off or stay on, As we scraped and chipped our way; The keystone of our time. dent; but I want to stress the whichever they choose. Our ship now gleamed in pristine white. As we toil in heat and weariness. rule's bearing on the all-import­ 32 bookmembers And thus we-earned our pay. The subject of this rhyme. ant and burning issue of Union militancy. Today there is a ten­ SS Hastings dency for many of us to home­ Lines up, lines down, and on the run. The Royal Oak will load once more, stead ships, and to make our­ Chief Mate be on the go; And fresh crews will replace selves a nice comfortable and Two bosuns are better on the deck. The driven men on the driven ships— permanent home. Turn out the watch below. No slowdown in its pace. This attitude is worse than To the Editor: bad. It stinks. The prerequisites of the typical "homesteader" is Concerning the new transport­ his ability to "play ball" and ation ruling: I am 100 percent "sugar up to" his superiors. He against it as are about 90 percent a move would cause widespread first line of defense in the last reduces his Union to a minor of the sober, upright, ambitious To the Editor: Paul G. Hoffman, Chief of the unemployment to hundreds of war, and has served in that quantity. Any move that results brothers with whom I have EGA, is allegedly in the employ thousands of American workers, capacity in every war and eveiy in separating these characters sailed. It is ridiculous, and un­ of this government and the and bankrupt American steam­ crisis since our country was from their "home" is of positive fair. value to the Union! American people. That is what ship operators, other outfits founded. In the December 3 LOG, Does Mr. Hoffman really be­ This rule also serves a useful Brother T. White gave three we have been led to believe, but would suffer: trucking companies, and lieve that Russia is just fooling? purpose in accelerating the ro­ we are beginning to wonder. Mr. import and export firms reasons for supporting the rule: countless small concerns which Why the sudden interest in the tation of jobs. A faster turn­ 1. Turnover. Every book man Hoffman has made statements that are just'as treasonable as are dependent for their liveli­ British merchant marine and the over of jobs benefits the major­ has the same privileges with or those made by some "patriots" in hood on the American merchant fleets of other European nations? ity. without the ruling—except that Most of their ships were built All in all, I am firmly con­ without it a man has some se­ the Revolutionary War: that we marine. FIRST DEFENSE by American labor with Amer­ vinced that any move that tends curity and something to look for­ scrap our merchant fleet and to reduce the opportunities for ward to besides being replaced Mr. Hoffman seems to forget ican capital. turn the business over to foreign (as many people have) that the Mr. Hoffman's actions and men to "go company," and at in a matter of weeks. nations, particularly England. Aside from the fact that such American merchant fleet was our statements cause me to wonder the same time exposes these men 2. Homesteaders. Since when whether he is trying to get into to our educational facilities, is does the SIU discourage the the spotlight. Maybe he, too, has definitely advantageous. NEW ADDITION TO THE SIU FLEET M. Sterne practice of men keeping on their a pumpkin—under his liat. ships in order to get ahead. If William McKay newcomers find that the home­ steaders think that they own the ship all that is i-equired of the BOSUN TELLS OF newcomers is to point out anti­ To the Editor: HAPPY ENDING union acti\'ities and they will I strongly believe in the trans­ have some justification in this TO RUGGED TRIP portation rule because when a charge., I read .Scotty Aubusson's .stoiy man pays off of a ship in an TAKE ACTION in the LOG about the recent trip area other than the one he of the SS Montgomery City to icined the ship in the company 3. Company men. Is Brother the Far East with a good deal should be responsible for paying T. White not aware that officers of interest, for I was the Bosun his transpoi'tation back. too are men, union men at that. Some ships seem to have at the time. Again, if the alleged "buddy, I would like to mention the lome-steaders sailing on them buddy" activities do in any way very happy ending to the whole who really don't see tlie good provoke any infraction on the affair. The Captain, the Mate, and welfare of the transporta­ constitution of the SIU let the and all the Engineers were fired; tion rule. Having been too long newcomers take note and report while the crew were told that on one ship, they get the idea such infractions. It is his duty. they were all welcome to. stay on that by getting off they are do­ ing harm to the company. This In conclusion, oven if I am if they cared to. is siding with the shipowners. married I sui-e as hell can't The Patrolman who paid off Oiu- Union has a great fleet of afford to stay on the bcacli a the ship in New York ,did a fine ships and our fleet is gi-owing couple of weeks now and then, job. He . discovered that two evei-y year, so there is no rea-, and I doubt very seriously if any men who had log money de­ son for a man to homestead on' other married brothers can do ducted from their pay by the one. If . every man had the same the .same. I support whole­ Taken during the shakedown cnuse of the Stony Creek, Pui-ser, had never been entered idea as our Brothers of the SS heartedly the recommendation of American Tramp Shipping Development Company, newly- in the official ship's log; and in Governor Graves, who wrote an the SS Mae crew that the matter contracted ship, live Seafarers pose befwre the company's stack aU, out of eighteen logs, all but article in the LOG of November be put to a vote for a period of emblem. Left to right—John Wunderlich. Bostmx Vrettos. OS: two were finally , lifted. 26, we may as well not have a not less than thirty days. Pete Blum Chris. DM. Kneeling are unidentified AB and Wiper. Union. K. Kirstensen William K. PoweU For Cities Service you'll give your all; Turn out aU hands on deck; Now hit the ball from bell to bell Or get it in the neck. From god-forsaken outlandish docks To others of the same. As castaways on a floating jail. As pawns in the profits game. Disputes Booster ECA Proposal To Cut Cargoes Branded As .'Treason' Homesteading Out "V''i �Page Ten m< THE SEAFARERS LOG Norfolk Hospital Friday, December 24, 1948 Frlenflly Cars ill. An estimated 6,000 patients will have been admitted to the Norfolk Marine Hospital by the end of the current fiscal year in JiUy 1949. Currently und^going treatment is Seafarer John F. Kearney (above), whose recovery has been greatly aided by 12 blood transfusions from SIU Brothers. • .' Here some of Norfolk's crack nursing staff <ire grabbing a quick lunch in their own messhall. Convalescing under the competent care of the hospital's well-trained staff is SIU member Macon Welcb.. (leff). According to hospitaUxed Seafarers, the Norfolk institution is a "model example o| .what an SIU man,wants wban.he has to go into drydock for* repairs." Brother Edward Harrison (right) has shot many photos, including those on, this page, but this is his first personal' appearance in the LOG. At left is Norfolk- Port Agent Ben Bees, who accompanied Harrison on hospital tour. Dr. F. Thweatt, Jr., Norfolk's medical direc­ tor. gives a memo' to his secretary, Mrs.. Florence Taylor. Dr. Thweaft, a veteran of 20. years at sea, heads a staff of 33 medical and dental officers and a large nursing corps. ilBliW J Is hit pif' I u-' • pv- m- hm- Among the many seamen who acclaim the treatment available in Noriolk are, these two unidentified patients. Nor­ folk also maintaips two out-patient departments which last year treated nupe than 19,000. sick and iniured. Canteen clerk. It^ks over the " latMt issue of flu . SEAFAJREHS. LOG left by SI.1J repre: sentative. Union pap^ ri ^1" ways on hand for patients. kboye are some of hospital's doctors, w)^9,.,are.frifi^^ly^and undevri^ Among.,friends ..cited, by Seafarerit. Dra. Blades. J. Vv King. Alvin. Cane, and Paui E. Walker-, heed surgeon. �THE Friday, December 24, 1948 v-;>' PERSONALS SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleren Stooge Admits CS Backs CTMA Even the signatures on the were interested in sponsoring a (Cwtinued from Page I) telegram tell an interesting tale. company union, steps would have entire crew, pro-and anti-CTMA. Three men, identified as the been taken long age. Instead, signed up. CTMA Organizing Committee, Cities Service hoped to achieve The true methods of CTMA signed the telegram. Actually the two purposes through CTMA: then showed themselves. three men had no official con­ 1. By circulating CTMA Telegrams were sent to all nection with CTMA. They were pledges among the crew, the men Cities Service ships announcing crewmembers of the Winter who refused to sign would imthat 100 percent of the Winter HUl. rnediately identify themselves as Hill unlicensed crew had signed S. 4. Until Furman came aboard the being pro-SIU. These men would up with CTMA, and the crews ship, the men did nbt even know 'swiftly be weeded out before the LES AMES of the other ships should join that the CTMA existed. In fact, NLRB election was held. "Contact your father through CTMA immediately. the New York Hall. Important, one of the signatures was that of 2. By introducing a new or­ The CXMA, the "telegram then Pepe, Chief Cook, a pro-SIU man ganization into the scene at the It Because of numerous let­ went on to say, "will then peti­ who had been fired before the last minute, they hoped to sway CLAUDE DAVIS ters received from rank and tion National Labor Relations telegram was sent and who had some of the men from voting for You are asked to communicate file crewmembers riding with Mrs. Ruth Hall, Box 36, Cities Service ships, protest­ Board for prompt election." no knowledge of Furman's using the SIU in the belief that CTMA The claim that the CTMA Galveston, Texas. his name. ing the misleading and mudwould possibly do something for would petition for an election is CTMA cards for membership the Cities Service men. It it it slinging tactics of Cities FRANK PHILBIN Service's CTMA, the or­ sheer nonsense. When the tele­ were then sent to men aboard all The strategy of the company gram was sent, it was known ships, their names taken from David S. Kunian, attorney, ganizing staff of the SIU is was to wait tmtil the last minute, that CTMA could not petition or the company's official crew lists. asks you to get in touch with writing a series of articles start a new organization, weed receive recognition from the him at 49 Federal Street, Boston for the LOG, giving the true With these facts known of the out the pro-SIU men and then, NLRB as long as the SIU case CTMA's background, and its hard 10, Mass. facts of this organization. before the backers of the new was in the hands of the NLRB. to dispute tie-in with the com­ 4, 4, 4. The cowardly, perverted organization could be exposed, BILL JORDAN The SIU's entire case of peti­ pany, it is easy to see why the election would be over and minds responsible for draft­ Write to Eugene Belz, La tion and election must be dis­ CTMA came into existence. ing the truth-twisting leaf­ the SIU would be defeated. Sierra Station, Arlington, Cali­ lets attacking the SIU (see COMPANY MANEUVER posed of before any action can CTMA would then quietly go fornia. It was not interested solely our of existence. be undertaken by the NLRB on December 17, LOG for an it it X example) will no doubt get behalf of CTMA. Cities Service's in establishing itself as a com­ DIDN'T WORK CHARLES FLAHERTY great enjoyment from these union knew-this, but the dodge pany-dominated union—time was Write to John R. Chaker, SIU articles. The plan was a smooth one, was to confuse the men on the too short for this. Hail, 51 Beaver Street, New ships. If the Cities Service Company but it didn't work out according York. to schedule. The SIU, seeing the company's motive in circulating XXX JAMES TUCKER pledges, asked its supporters to Contact Martin A. Machel, SIU sign anything given them by Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New CTMA. "to seek jobs on foreign flag ves­ "You are not a member of the {Continued from Page 1) York. Moreover, the NLRB order for chosen to dispose of the com­ sels, particularly Honduran and union any longer. There are no an election was delayed and has charges. You are finished. You not yet been announced. The munist problem in the manner it Panamanian flags." HUBERT*^ LENERE Lonnie V. Hargesheimer asks has when a more direct and more In what obviously was a viola­ have violated the constitution for extra time gave the men in the democratic method is available. tion of the shipping rules, the five years and I am tired of it." Cities Service fleet time to leam No explanation was given for NMU announced that aliens with The NMU's current drive to lop the facts about the CTMA and the failure of NMU officials to war service would be given pref­ off large groups of its member­ its backgroimd. prefer charges against the com­ erence over other aliehs, even ship without benefit of constitu­ Every day that the NLRB elec­ munists for the real crime they though the latter held books in tionally required hearings is a tion announcement is delayed, SIU, A&G District have committed — the crime of good standing. Under democra­ source of considerable fear to new evidence of the hollowness iSALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. selling out the membership of the tic administration of the rotary many elements within the qnion. of* the CTMA comes forth. The Willifim Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 NMU to the government and the system of shipping, all bookmemBOSTON 276 State St. Greatly concerned over the coming days will find the men E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 shipowners, especially during the bers, regardless of their date of present turn in events are those of the Cities Service fleet barDispatcher Richmond 2-0141 late war period. entry into the union, are entitled "splinter" groups in the NMU raged by CTMA propaganda. CALVESTON 30814—23rd St. The NMU has ample ammu­ to the same job consideration. who fought long and hard, by Its campaign of distortions and Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 According to a letter from an democratic means, to help Cur­ mud slinging will be intensified, preferring charges MOBILE 1 South Lawrence SL nition for Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 against Joseph Stack and other NMU member published in last ran in his fight to oust the com­ but it is too late—the true char­ NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. CPers in the NMU who are cur­ week's LOG, many of the jobs on mies from control over the or­ acter of CTMA and its founders E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 the - Dispatcher's shipping board ganization. rently under fire, for selling out is being learned by the men of NEW YORK ...51 Beaver St. are marked "No Aliens." Their fears are based on the the Cities Service ships. Joe 'Alglna, Agent MAnover 2-2784 to the Coast Guard, WSA, RMO NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. and other government agencies. possibility that Curran's purge CTMA's last minute flurry of COMMIES IN COURT Ben R«es, Agent Phone 4-1083 Likewise, there is good reason may get out of hand and may activity is the frenzied labor of The NMU attempt to dump PHILADELPHIA.. .614.16 No. 13th St. for charges based on the Com­ eventually include all those who the doomed. the communists, without allow­ Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 (Future articles in the SEA­ SAN FRANCISCO 85 third St. munists' Wartime policy of col­ ing them to be heard by trial take issue with the NMU head. 'Steve Cardullo, Agent Dduglaa 2-5475 laboration with the ship oper­ committees, had legal Overtones. FARERS LOG will continue the Should the NMU program of SAN JUAN, PJt 252 Ponce de Leon ators. During the war — and expose of CTMA.) Curran has been ordered to purging continue these splinter Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5096 after—^the communists adopted a groups may find that they have appear in the Supreme Court of SAVANNAH 220 East Bay StCharles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 stand that prohibited use of the New York to answer charges helped create a pattern that will TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. strike—the union's most powerful that he interfered with the finally spell their own liquida­ R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 and reliable weapon. union rights of his one-time ally tion. SS CLYDE L. SEAVEY WILMINGTON, Calif., Meanwhile, the real victims of in the NMU, Joseph Stack, and Will "Big Ed," AB, and Ship's 227VM Avalon Boulevard THEY CAN'T TALK HEADQUARTERS.. 61 Beaver St., N.V.C. In the light of earlier NMU two others, former Seattle Port the new policy are the rank-and- Delegate on this vessel between HAnover 2-2784 history, however, the reason for Agent Jack Smith and Leonard file membership, a large section April 30 and Sept. 5, get in SECRETARY-TREASURER the NMU's current stand in place Lamb, a member in good stand­ of which is composed of minority touch with Micky Lenehan, 1-B, Paul Hall groups who are wondering if U.S. Veterans Hospital, Kingsof the more realistic and practi­ ing. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Stack, an admitted memWbr of they are next on the list. bridge Road, New York City. cal solution of placing the com­ Lindsay Williams the communist party and - a munists on trial, in accordance ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS with constitutional methods, former union, official, and the Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler other two NMUers charged the emerges clearly. Joseph Volplan That reason is that the NMU NMU administration barred them SUP By SAL COLLS officials who are now directing from membership meetings, re­ fused to accept their union dues the purge of the CP members HONOLULU 16 Merchant SL SAN JUAN—Shipping in the York ships, the C-2 types, had Phone 8-8777 would be placed in an embar­ and deprived them of the right Port of San Juan continues to received orders from their office VORTLAND ......ill W. Burnside St rassing light because many of to obtain employment through favor the Deck Department. As in New York to discontinue tak­ Beacon 4336 them are the men who worked the union hiring hall. lUCHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. a matter of fact, for the past ing shoregang workers in San Stack said he registered for Phone 2599 with the communist party dur­ week the Deck Gang has been Juan imtil further notice. 'SAN FRANCISCO .........89 Clay St. ing the period of the sell-outs. employment Oct. 11 and'Was told getting all the gravy, with not We contacted one of the Bull UouKlas 2-8363 In effect, they would be indict­ by the Dispatcher on Dec. 1 that a single man being shipped from Line Skippers and asked him SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. ing themselves for collaborating a stopper had been placed on his Main 0290 registrhtibn. He was informed the Stewards Department. Only about this. He replied that he WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. with and upholding the policies that the order came from New four have been dispatched to did have orders to lay off hiring Terminal 4-3131 of the communists. engine jobs. • shoregangs in Puerto Rico, until Alien seamen in the NMU are York Port Agent DaVid DrumReplacements were sent to the 'such time as the New York ves­ Canadian DiBtrict one of the groups who are feel­ mond, pending charges. When no charges were filed following scows: the Hilton, Dor­ sels got back on their regular MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square ing the brunt of the latest switch by Dec. 4, Stack said he went to othy, Kathryn, and the Arlyn, all schedules, which might be from Plateau 6700—^arquette 5909 in policy. PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St. In October, the NMU began Drummond, who told him the na­ Bull Line ships. The Hilton alone three weeks to a month, the At­ Phone North 1229 cutting loose a large section of tional office gave the order. Stack took practically an entire new lantic coast strike having, of PORT COLBORNE l6»> Durham St. course, upset everything. then appealed to Curran and deck force. Phone: 5591 its foreign-born membership. At As you may well imagine, they SHOREGANG SLOW challenged his right to deprive TORONTO lilA Jarvls Street that time the National Council, The shoregang for the past breathed deep sighs of relief Elcin 5719 headed by Curran, advis^ alien any member in good standing VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boushton St. seamen taken into the NMU dur­ of his right to ship through the week, in the face of so many when reassured that there would Empire 4531 Bull Line arrivals, has been un­ be plenty of shoregang work for hiring hall. VANCOUVER ..865 Hamilton St. ing the post war years that their According to Stack, Curran an­ usually slow. A rumor was all willing hands in the near Pacific 7824 shipping chances were nil and buzzing round that the New future. the best thing for them to do was swered: you to send the $50 to him at PAUL DAVIS Communicate with R. E. Davis, General Delivery, Mitchell, In­ diana. Box 51, New Burlington, Ohio 4. 4. 4. & S> A. WILBUR IRVIN ROBERT LANSDALE You are ,asked to communi­ Get in touch with Harold Guttcate with Droisen and Marcus, man, attorney, 66 Beaver Street, 285 Madison Avenue, New York New York City. 17, N. Y. Facts On CTMA Commies Get Works From NMU SIU HULLS Iti 1 14 'A M NOTICE! San Juan Shipping Favors Deck • -.1 �Pago Twelve THE SEAFARERS Friday, December 24,1S48 LOG If m0m 4 4:.' * et? tEB 00© iisaaaas pfAAOCfWlC CCWTff^l. OP VOUR OVS/M J 0«SAN«2ATlOAl ;/ \\\ B€ST COyMDITIOfiS IN AAARITIMB / 'J '^^OTARy you PON'T NAVF TO ^ SK ANVC>/\#6S BOOTS / TO SET A JOB / yoUR QROICB OF "THE vJOB YOU WANT-TANKERS, ORV CARGO , TvGS, WeeKty eENEpns IF yi>o /\Re HOSPITALI Z€P JOB TOR , EVERy, V BCOK/VIEMBER MEMBSRSHIP SUPPORTOFTHE AFL," THEAFL AAARITIMF ^ TRA-DES DBPT,-me ^ i/m.TRANSpicfjlRr ^ VAl _ UOBS ^OiL'T/M^ 65v)cW REPRESENTATION •MP THAT IS tmyrr/S TMS •vH:;.,/ i?' MOST SOtmr-AFT^R dOC3K IH MAR/T/ME • 0ties Service Tankermen If asked to, sign the petitions of the company unioili i|J4 CTMA, so that you can vote for the SlU when the NLRB elections take place. •"3 � 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. 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 December 24, 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. 52 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES US LABOR RALLIES BEHIND SIU IN FIGHT TO KIL HOFFMAN PLAM UNIONS PRTEST SCUTTLING OF US FLEET COMMIE ISSUE STILL PROBLEM TO TORN NMU STOOGE ADMITS CS BACKS CTMA PORT BALTIMORE EXPECTS SHIPPING TO BOOM FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS NEW YORK BLAMES STORMY SEAD FOR SLUMP FRISCO BRANCH CALLS FOR MEN SLOW SHIPPING STILL PLAGUES PORT MOBILE PORT GALVESTON HAS SLOW WEEK NEW ORLEANS REPORTS SHIPPING AS'FAIR' ONTARIO ENDS YEAR'S SHIPPING SHIPPING TAKES HOLIDAY IN PORT SAVANNAH PORT WILMINGTON HUMS WITH ACTIVITY PHILLY BOWS TO CURRIER CREWMEN COUP IN VENEZUELA EXPOSES SIU CREW TO 'SHARPSHOTTERS RITES HELD FOR JAMES MILLICAN IN NEW YORK MEMBER TERMS HAWAII ARMY HOSPITAL 'SHEER PARADISE' NORFOLK HOSPITAL GIVES FRIENDLY CARE SAN JUAN SHIPPING FAVORS DECK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1948 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/345cdaec7f2425743ba7581384dedbab.PDF 7c00f32fdcc88555c0913ac9adc4e432 PDF Text Text '." ' J'- • Vote; SlU Win Seen '%.V iL-f^ Vol. XVi No. 26 e-S ! ^ii-Vk -k' I •:.• •M'' -Story on Page 2 ! ->v:'!-' r», • r-' r^v •' • * SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • • -iiy • ^-y •;, •:• • rkS &:• •• -J 22 ABOARD Districts 12 Days Overdue m 1 •Story on Page 3 •:|l -iy, '•^1 m •Wt "••'I'Sg liif: 'iii^ ^W«W-, J.; , • . Jtc/lGlf a a • And DoSOoif ^lye today through a chance of fate that kept them from sailing aboard the ill-fated LST Southern Disw!r nUo!^ JoTfl! 1 f T \ medical treatment, Seafarers Thomas Blackledge, MM (seated), and Marion " Sn iien ftr 1® }! ^ on the missing ship. Wife and children of Thomas T. Nichols of West Lake, La. (top row), mainJif P f n1Sn?rPnT.te^ ^ shows family of Lake Charles, La. Seafarer Louis B. Cook. Left to right, Mr. frir tim ch^ ?n/S^P • daughter and son-in-iaw; Mrs. Copk; L. B. Cook,,Jr., a son, and Glenda Hooper, a granddaughter. A Coast Guard search lor the ship and survivors among the 22-man crew was given up this week. The ship has bwn missing since Dec. 6. (Story on Page 3 ) �liK; Itef-V'- lW«Tw« SMAF ARE R S toe \ fc Orders f' WC Vote .v.»v , , iteeember 24. liBM -:0m NO lAWnrERS IIEEPED Tfat SIU Welfare Plan office wishe* to remind Seafaren and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect apy SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in rebent months ip which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in coUe(^ tlon of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers"fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment bf all benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan, at 11 Broadway, NY, NY, toy the individual involved. SAN FRANCISCO—^A National Labor Relations Board order last week for a three-depart­ ment vote on West Coast ships appears to hate cleared the way finally for a Seafarers International Union victory in the long fight for representation of steward department per­ sonnel. Over 2,000 steward*^^ department men are covered stewards' representatien once and Christmas Cheer For Hosflltalized Seafarers for all. Both Bridges and the by the order. NUMC&S sought to defeat this bid, The board action from Washing­ ton is a dear defeat for Harry and complicated the proceedings Bridges and his International with a stack of unfair labor charges Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ and petitions of their own for a men's Union and for the tattered new vote among steward depart­ remnants of the Nationd Union of ment men only. Both these actions Marine Cooks and Stewards, both were upset by NLRB rulings. Details of the West Coast elec­ independent and both ousted from the CIO in 1950 for Communist- tion will still have to be decided among all the parties concerned. domination. The SIU is expected to win over­ Meanwhile, the NUMC&S has the whelmingly in a three-department added problem of proving its eligi­ vote which would include not only bility to be on the ballot because the cooks aqd stewards, but deck of a question regarding its filing of department personnel in the Sail­ finandal reports. It has until ors Union of the Pacific and engine January 17, 1955, to qualify undof department men in the Marine labor board rules. Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union. Both ihe SUP and MFOW are affiliated with the SIU aniTthe votes of their members would far outweigh those of the galley per­ sonnel, whose ranks include the Regular jnembership meet­ last segment of pro-Communists on ings in STU headquarters and US-flag vessels. at all branches are held every No Union Now second Wednesday night at The cooks and-stewards are cur­ rently without union representa­ 7 PM. The schedule for the tion of any kind as a result Of the next few meetings is as follows: inconclusive results of balloting Dec. 29, Jan. 12, Jan. 26. Walking patients at Staten Island hospital line up for distribution of extra $25 Christmas bonus, earlier this year. The voting gave All Seafarers registered on arettes and cigars from SIU Welfare Services Representative, Tom Gould. .They are, left to right; Sea- V the SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks the shipping , list are required ' farers Harry Morton, Kendall Kelly, Roger Cowperthwaite, Morris Siegel, John Doherty, Olai^iSeim,!^! and Stewards-AFL a clear major­ Sidney Turner and George Robinson. Bonus is in addition to the regular $15 weekly beneflL All: ity over the NUMC&S, but pro­ to attend the meetings. hospitalized Seafarers throughout country received bonus. duced the most votes for "no union" at the urging of Harry Bridges "Local 100," which was un­ able to get on the ballot. MCS-AFL was organized a, fewyears ago by rank and filers fed up with conditions within the NUMC&S, who obtained a charter from the SIU of North America. The battle has been see-sawing since then -between the SUP, The SIU served formal notice on the Coast Guard this week of its total opposition to the Bridges. MCS-AFL and the Coast Guard's attempt to inject itself into a civilian industry and establish sweeping physi­ NUMC&S. • cal and mental controls over seamen. In a letter to Rear Admiral Halert C. Shepheard, ' Sfiigle Unit As a result of the NLRB order, head of the .Coast Guard's Of- * WASHINGTON—American unlicensed men in all departments fice of Marine Safety, SIU specific authorization from Con­ of physical examinations, a system on West Coast ships will now have Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall gress. In its release of the pro­ which meets with the approval of merchant seamen who were an opportunity to vote for a single outlined th» Union's opposition posed program, the Coast Guard the SIU. The president of the com­ held by Germany or . Japan/ bargaining unit known as the SIU and asked that the SIU be notified evaded the question of its author­ pany, Harry X. Kelly, happens to as prisoners, internees or hostagesbe chairman of the Merchant Ma­ at any time during World War II Pacific District, composed of the of the time and place of hearings ity to impose these controls. SUP, MFOW and MCS-AFL. The on the proposed system so that the The Coast Guard program was rine Section, National Safety after Peaii Harbor now have an ILWU and NUMC&S wiU also be SIU can spell out in detail the pro­ presented originally at a meeting CoupcU. opportunity to apply for war claims gram's "inconsistency with accept­ of the Merchant Marine section of on the ballot. Strict Exam benefits under a new.law passed ed labor-management relations in the National Safety Council. The Under Mississippi's physical ex­ by the last Congress. The three SIU affiliates orig­ private industry." / major weapon in the Coast Guard amination program, instituted this inally petitioned for a three-de­ Detention benefits are payablo partment election in an effort to The letter declared that the Un­ arsenal was the argument that at summer, all seagoing personnel the rate of $60 for each calendar settle the issue of the cooks and ion is "unequivocally opposed" to present, the industry does not have take a strict examination. The ex­ at the Coast Guard's plan as a mili­ a good system of examining indi­ amination includes chest x-ray, month during which a seaman was tary invasion of a-private industry viduals with physical and mental urinalysis, electro-cardiogram in at least 18 years of age, and at the rate of $25 for each calendar to impose controls over civilian defects. some instances, and other tests at month during which he was under workers' rights to jobs. Further the At the very same meeting, the the discretion of the examining 18. Survivors of seamen who Dec. 24, 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 24 SIU challenges the methods the Mississippi Shipping Uompany Men sailing with the would otherwise qualify for these Coast Guard would employ in presented an outline of its system physician. As I See It. Page 6 screening (Continued on page 17) benefits are also eligible. men for physical and Burly Page 15 Eligibility is based on service attributes as "absolutely Crossword Puzzle ........ Page 8 mental aboard a US-fiag vesseL or a ves­ unscientific." Editorial Cartoon .......Page 9 sel which was registered under the Congress Interested. Editorials Page 9 laws of any government friendly Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 Meanwhile there were indications to the US during World War H, Labor Round-Up Page 8 that influeptial members of Con­ August 31 Deadline Letter of The Week Page 9 gress—as a result of maritime un­ Claiins must be filed by August Letters Page 15 ion protests—^were disturbed by Maritime Page 8 the Coast Guard's attempted pow­ The SlU-contracted Sandcaptain, sand dredge operated by 31, 1955, and must be filed even Meet The Seafarer Page 8 er grab. Senator John Butler, Construction Aggregates, sailed from New York on Decem­ by those who filed a similar claim Notices, Personals Page 17 member of the Water Transporta­ ber 14 for an l^month "tour of duty" at a Venezuelan con­ with the former War Claims Com­ mission, which was not paid.Off Watch Page 14 tion Subcommittee of the Senate, Port Reports Pages 12, 13 has shown marked interest in the struction project. • A 41-man^ who stick it out for more than Seamen or their survivors who Quiz Page 14 dispute and has informed SIU of SIU crew is aboard the ship nine months will receive a bonus served, gave aid to, or collaborated SIU History Cartoon Page 6 NA headquarters that his commit­ which will be dredging sand amounting to 25 percent of their with hostile governments, members Vote of Thanks Page 9 tee was anxious for the Coast in the mouth of the Orinoco River. base wages. Thereafter, they will of the Armed forces and those who Washington News Letter. .Page 7 Guard and unions to settle the is­ There are Indications that the receive additional bonuses month are entitled to^ or received civilian Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19* sue. If no such agreement is company may assign its two re- for month, for as long as they stay detention or other benefits as a Welfare Report Page 18 reached. Senator Butler implied mainihg sandboats, the Sandchief on the ship. civilian US citizen under another Your Dollar's Worth.. .i. Page & that a Congressional investigation and the Sandmate, to the same All three of the sandboats have law, are not eligible to file for operation in the near future. ' would be in order. been idle since the ear^ part of these benefits. Published' biweekly at the headquarters ef the Seafarers Imernatlenal Unloii, Ah In any case, examination of the The 18-m(mth sign-on is covered 1952, when they worked on land­ Applications and further infoi>: lantic a euir District AFL. «7S Fourth .1 i.^reaklvrt 3S, MY. Tel, MYsiinth regulations makes it clear that the by a spwlal SIU cciitraet to fill operations in Newark Bay for mation can be obtained from the r-»*00. Entereo as second class matter Coast Guard does not have author­ keep the crev on the job and keep construction of the New Jersey Foreign C^ims Settlement ^o^ . at the Pest Offlce In Brooklyn/ NY, under ity to impose its program without replacements at a nainimuin. iMTSh turnpike. mission. Washington 25, DC. the Act of Ausust M, IflS. Meetimg Night Everg 2 Weeks SIU Re/ects CG Proposal; Seamen Can Congress May Probe Plan Now Apply For POW $ iftf;' !i< SEAFARERS LOG Sandboet Signs For 18 Months In SA i^;l. I fr t Ki :'••' i:' •' I- • • •, fx �ilB:: December 24. 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Fate Three Southern Districts Feared Lost With Crew Of 22 Aboard Hope has virtually been abandoned for the 22-nian crew of the SlU-contracted Southern Districts which disappeared wit hout a trace somewhere off the East Coast and has not been seen nor heard from since December 6. An intensive Coast Guard air-sea search, underwayt since December 11 with a one day interruption, was Two years agro crewmembers of Southern Districts commemorated loss of sister ship Southern Isles with special shipboard ceremonies •t site of disaster. Now Southern Districts is feared lost in same Ceneral area. MA Halts called off on December 21 af­ ter failing to turn up a shred of evidence as to the fate of the vessel and her crew. While the ship has not been officially given up for lost, chances that survivors would be found were described by a Coast 5 i To : ' ' ; A Day Brandon Nichols Guard spokesman as "very re­ mote" particularly in view of severe weather in the area. Never­ WASHINGTON—After approving transfer of 57 American- theless merchant ships have been flag Libertys to "runaway" foreign flags, Maritime Admin­ asked to continue to watch all istrator Louis Rothschild turned off the faucet—only to turn along the vessel's route from Port Dreary Christmas is outlook for family of Frank Famiglio, Jr., 18, Sulphur, Louisiana, to Buckpoiir, it on again under pressure^ who is missing on Southelm Districts. Here Famigiio^s aunt, Mrs. Maine. from the tramp shipowners. a shortage of tramp shipping was Margi Maiorana, and his grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Famiglio, con­ the 13 unlicensed men aboard, Further, just before Roths- developing. The SIU's Washington 11Ofsailed fer with SIU patrolman Herman Trexciair in New Orleans. Frank's with the SIU A&G Dis­ ehild announced he was "halting" correspondent reported that the trict and two were members of uncle, Blaise Famiglio, is currently aboard Del Sud. transfers, his office approved the shortage reached such proportions the SlU-affiliated Sailors Union of Savannah, and Victoriano R. Mar­ Southern Isles, which broke in two shift of five more Libertys, includ­ that the Foreign Economic Admin­ tinez of Norfolk. oft Hatteras and went to the bot­ ing the SIU-«ontracted Ragnar istration was -almost ready to de­ tom October 5, 1951. Only six men The two SUP men were Herman Naess. clare that there were no American survived that disaster, which came Klotz of Jackson Heights, NY, Rothschild's "halt" to transfers tramps available to carry Govern­ so rapidly that the ship did not and Billie Nolan, Miami, Florida. came last week on the grounds that ment cargo under the "50-50" law. have time to radio for help. Other crewmembers were; Cap­ "there was a growing demand for> This would dump much of this Similarly no SOS was ever re­ tain E. M. Rowe, Norfolk; T.' B. cargo into the laps of foreign op­ American flag shipping space." He Roane, 1st mate, Norfolk; J. B. ceived from the Southern Dis­ had been shifting Libertjrs. from erators. Downing, 2nd mate, Virginia tricts, indicating that the ship may Operators Act American registry so rapidly that Beach; D. C. Hudson, 3rd mate, also have gone down so rapidly No sooner had Rothschild "halt­ Portsmouth, Va.; G. C. Falle, radio as to preclude any emergency calls. • ed" transfers, with 57 ships al-' The verifiable facts of the case operator, Baltimore; W. H. Jenready gone, than tramp ship oper­ Famiglio Thomas nette, chief engineer, Scranton, are as follows: The ship left Port ators put the squeeze on him. NC; E. Opffer, 1st assistant. Pala­ Sulphur, Louisiana, on December After meeting with their repre­ the Pacific. Two other Seafarers, tine, Cuba; M. L. Carder, 2nd as­ 2 with a cargo of 2,659 tons of sul­ sentative, Rothschild announced he Thomas Blackledge, MM, and sistant, Newport, Ky.; L. L. Par- phur ore for Bucksport, Maine. was "clarifying" his order so It Marion Vestor, oiler, escaped the rish, Jr., 3rd assistant, Richmond, would not apply to six pending ap­ fate of their shipmates when they Va. plications. This means another six were , left behind in New Orleans News that the ship was missing ships will be transferred after for medical treament. Rothschild called a "halt." Seven­ Seafarers aboard the ship were: ; teen more ships may get a green James H. Brandon, 38, of Tampa, light via this route. Florida; Louis B. Cook, 53, Lake Originally the transfer policy Charles, La.; Thomas Nichols, 29, The former Alaska passen­ was announced to assist shipown­ of West Lake, Louisiana, who is ger ship Denali is now headed ers who were unable to find em­ the father of four children; Frank toward the Gulf Coast where ployment for their vessels under J. Famiglio, 18, of New Orleans; it will operate on the Tampa to the American flag, because of com­ Samuel B. Thomas, 35, father of Martinez Sellers Havana run. The Denali will petition from "runaway" opera­ two children, living in Thomson, operate in addition to the P&O tions in the first instance. Subse­ Maximum capacity of the vessel is Steamship Company's Miami to quently, the policy became a de­ 4,000 long tons of ore. She was Morris Cooper Havana run now being handled by vice for operators to get better reportedly sighted by another ves­ the SB Florida. sel off the Florida Keys on De­ prices for their ships than they and overdue cast a pall over SIU cember 6, and was due in BucksA skeleton SIU crew wOs could under the American market, membership meetings on Decem­ port on December 12. placed aboard the Denali in Seat­ and to make "partnerships" with ber 15. SIU Secretary-Treasurer tle, where she had been laid up other owners for purposes of put­ 72-Hour Notice Paul Hall declared: "We're hoping by the Alaska Steamship Company ting more and more tonnage under Normal company procedure against hope that some men may before being sold. The ship then foreign flags. have survived but it looks extreme­ called for her to notify the South­ picked up a payload of lumber for Actually the "hardship" plea has ly doubtful. Our heartfelt sym­ ern Steamship Company, her own­ transport to the Gulf Coast. no validity today, ^'it the tramp pathies go to the families of these ers, 72 hours before her estimated The Denali will operate under operators still prefv. foreign flags Union brothers who—we fear-^ time of arrival on December 12. Hinc Daniels the same P&O passenger ship con­ for obViou» reasons. have been victims of one of the The company then was due to hear from the vessel on December 9, tract as the Florida. There are To date, 19 SIU ships, one third Georgia; John Daniels, 36, of Con­ tragedies that beset seafaring." possibilities that the Denali will of the total, have been lost way, South Carolina, father of The Coast Guard has announced but when she did not report the touch at one other Florida port through transfers. Rothschild is ex­ three children; Wladslaw Hinc, 46, that a hearing into the vessel's dis­ company apparently assumed that besides Tampa, possibly SL Peters­ pected to push through a few .more of Philadelphia; Purdom Morris, appearance will open in New Or­ she was delayed by bad weather. When nothing was heard for 48 burg. Present plans .call for the before Congress gets a chance to 30, of Fordyce, Arkansas; William leans on January 3. ship to operate on a year-roiuid ask a few questions about' the T. Cooper, 27, of Savannah; James The Southern Distncts, an LST, hours after that, the company basis as.doejs the Florida. whole arrangement. Benjamin Sellers, 29, also of is a sister ship of the ill-fated (Continued on page 17) -r.. » Til'.-.i'!'; New P & 0 Ship Heads For Tampa ••'51 -^1 �p«c« FMT 2 SlU Go's Face Gov't Lawsuits SEAFARERS ICC Bceember ti, 19S4 WaeliMl 50 Feet Alone Catwalk THINGS ARE REALLY LOOKING UP FOR THE WEST COAST affiliates of the SIU of North America, and turning up the other face of the coin it's a glum Christmas for Harry Bridges and his cohorts. The National Labor Relations Board has approved the petition filed PHILADELPHIA—The owner­ by the SIU Pacific District on behalf of sailors, firemen and cooks for ship of another SlU-contracted a three-department election on West Coast ships. vessel, the Gulfwater, came under A victory in this Government-ordered crew election means fire as the Justice Deparment that for the first time all three departments on the West Coast will filed suit against its owners charg­ be together in one international union, the SIU of North America, ing the vessel is alien-owned. and the Communist Party's waterfront section will no longer have any Federal agents seized the vessel foothold on American-flag ships. as the Government suit claimed Just a few years back, few people would have given a nickel for the that Metro Steamship Corporation, SIU of NA's chances of bringing all Shipboard departments under its the vessel's owner, is controlled by banner. .An important development in this direction came when the the Kulukundis family, prominent Marine Firemen's Union voted in 1953 to affiliate with the SIU. From Greek shipowners. Under US then on it was the SUP, the MFOW and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, shipping laws, the ship could only AFL, against the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine be sold to American-owned cor­ Cooks and Stewards, itself largely a creature of Harry Bridges long­ porations. shore union. Once Bridges is beaten on this issue, as it surely appears Meanwhile, the Government's he will be .he will be confined pretty much to sniping at^the SIU from suit against the Philadelphia Ma­ the outside. .) i rine Corporation, owners of the Seafarer Thurston If^wis, AB (right), gets a light for his cigarette SlU - contracted tanker Potrero 5 ii * from a crewmember of a Coast Guard patrol boat which transferred YOUR UNION HAS TIME AND AGAIN CRITICIZED THE MARIHills, got under way in Washing­ him and Henry Vansen, bosun (center), ashore at Little Creek, Va., ton. The Government charges that time Administration for its transfer policies. This week the Maritime after both suffered injuries aboard the tanker Logans Fort (Cities Administrator outdid himself in proving that the transfer policy Manuel Kulukundis owns a major­ Service) last week. The mishap occurred while both were on their ity of the stock in the corporation. is no policy at all, but a pattern of confusion, expediency and weakway to a paint locker and huge waves coming over the bow washed Other Government suits include kneed sacrifice of US shipping to the greed of a handful of operators. them nearly 50 feet along the catwalk. Both later entered the the SlU-contracted US Petroleum As a result of the transfer of over 50 ships, things got so tight re­ Norfolk USPHS hospital. (Official US Coast Guard photo.) Carriers and Victory Carriers. cently that there were hardly enough Libertys available to take Gov­ ernment cargoes. The Maritime Administrator consequently suddenly reversed himself and called off all transfers. That situation lasted just about 48 hours. The tramp ship operator's representatives in Wash­ ington got to work, with the result that the Administrator reversed himself again and cleared the way for six more ships to dump the American flag. All this pulling and hauling one way or. another doesn't add; up to much of a maritime policy. Your Union believes, to paraphrase a famous quotation, that the Maritime Administrator was not appointed •Dpcnite the manv. difficulties which beset the maritime industry, the SIU rode out the to preside over the liquidation of the American merchant marine. ^ 1. 4 , storms in the troubled days of 19M The year's end found the SPEAKING OF SHIP TRANSFERS BRINGS TO MIND an interest­ TTninn in sound shaue and ready to take on any task that might arise. ing question. The US Government has been taking legal action against Among the major accom--* number of companies and agencies who own or operate tramp plishments for Seafarers in meanwhile, passed the $3 million Libertys among other ships. The Government charges that these com­ the past 12 months were the mark in benefits paid out since it panies are alien-controlled in violation of our shipping laws. negotiation of a new contract and first started functioning in Februa­ If this is the case, how does it affect the ships already transferred? an increase in vacation payments, ry, 1952. They are supposed to be under American control even though they are success in combatting shore leave . The permanent "50-50" law was under the Panamanian and Liberian flags. But do Americans really restrictions in Korea and at US a major feather in the Union's cap own them, and can they be counted on in a national emergency? military bases, and the completion since the SIU had battled for this of the fine new Baltimore hall, legislation for seven years, since CONGRESS GETS BACK INTO BUSINESS VERY SHORTLY WITH plus addition of recreation facili­ the start of the Marshall Plan. It a lot of important items on the agenda. One of them is a program for ties in other ports. In the legis­ gave assurance that from now on new freight Ships and for assistance to various sections of the industry. lative arena, the passage of the 50 percent of all Government The new program is broader than anything that has been proposed the permanent "50-5()" bill realized a cargoes would be carried on Ameri­ last few years and it appears to have the backing of the administration. Union objective of many years' can flag ships. If a substantial part of this program should go through, it would Longshoremen in the Port standing, while the enemies of The opening of the new Balti­ really make 1955 a big year for the Industry. Your Union will speak of New York caught leaders the Public Health Service hospitals more hall just a few weeks ago out in support of any new proposals for the aid of the shipping indusr of the old ILA flatfooted were set back on their heels. try, which in turn mean pork chops and sectulty for Seafarers. (Continued on page 16) when they voted down a pro­ SIU progress in 1954 was made posed two-year agreement which in the face of a drop-off in ship­ failed to correct a sizable number ping particularly in the early of longstanding waterfront griev­ months of the year and repeated ances. The agreement had been attempts in some official quarters warmly endorsed by Captain Wil­ to deprive seamen and their unions liam Bradley, ILA president, and of past gains. These included the lauded by the employers. effort to sandbag the Public Health NEW ORLEANS—Oscar "Papa" Celestin, one of the most noted musicians ever, pro­ Another stunning setback to the Service hospitals which was sound­ ILA this week was the re-entry ly defeated, but which is due for duced in this city that is the cradle of jazz and who was a great favorite among New of the 3,500-man tugboat union a revival in the coming months; Orleans Seafarers, died at his home here December 15. into the AFL. The tug union was the transfer loophole so conven­ The venerable Negro trum-"' Bradley's home outfit until he was iently opened to tramp ship opera­ peter was 70 years old. He appearance to provide the music served as business manager of the made ILA president. The tug move tors by the Maritime Administra­ was stricken ill last August for dancing under the tree-shaded band. cuts Bradley from any union base tion; and the Coast Guard's current and his condition had grown pro­ Audubon Park grounds. The band "Papa" Celestin was born in the and greatly weakens any ILA attempt to clamp tight-fisted con­ gressively worse since then. will continue to play under the di­ cane and bayou country of As­ attempt to gain a stranglehold on trols on every working seaman. rection of Bed Pierson, close sumption Parish in 1884. At the "Papa" Celestin was well known New York harbor. age of 10 he decided to be a mu­ New Features to SIU men who ship out of New friend of the leader who had sician, selecting the comet as his Still Pro-AFL In negotiating a new agreement Orleans, particularly to those who The large contrary vote to the providing two to six percent in­ Instrument. agreement was considered solid creases in wages and overtime, the sail regularly on the Mississippi Pertiaps the most triumphant proof that the AFL still has a very Union added several new features passenger ships, the Del Sud, Del moment of his career was his ap­ strong following in the port de­ heretofore not found in maritime Mar and Del Norte. pearance at a "command perform­ spite its narrow defeat in a collec­ contracts, as well as subsequent On sailing day, "Papa" and his ance" before the White House Cor­ tive bargaining election last May. clarifications. Among items in­ Dixieland jazz musicians always respondents' Association's annual The "Waterfront News," publica­ cluded in the contract was a provi­ were on hand at dockside to en­ 'banquet at the White House. On tion of the AFL Longshore Com­ sion for money draws in either US tertain crew members and pas­ this occasion, he was warmly com­ mittee, had been highly critical of dollars or travelers checks, while sengers lining the rail with such plimented i/y President Eisen­ the agreement, calling it a sell-out other features were strengthened spirited numbers as "Way Down hower who said: "Mr. Celestin, you of the basic needs of all longshore­ and improved. Yonder in New Orleans," "Bill are a fine gentleman and a credit men. "Waterfront News" also urged to your race and our country." ' The SlU's successful shore leave Bailey," "When the Saints Go longshoremen to be alert to an beef with the Defense Department Marching In," "Bourbon Street Many musicians went on to ILA attempt to sell them the same resulted in $18,000 of disputed Parade," "Muskrat Ramble" and fame in the entertainment world package again with a slight change overtime payments to the crews many other old standards at which after playing for Celestin. Among in the trimmings. those was Louis Armstrong who of two SIU ships, and greater his talented musicians excelled. While all sections of the port freedom of action in many ports many years ago supplied him with At SIU Affairs voted against the agreement, the where seamen were restricted be­ One of "Papa" Celestin's last the appellation of "Papa" which biggest "no" vote came from fore. remained with him through the public appearances was at the an­ Brooklyn longshoremen. Brooklyn remainder of his life. The vacation increase, which nual picnic given by the crew of Only recently "Papa" Celestin had been an AFL stronghold was voted by the trustees of the the Del Sud. This affair always was One of the mainstays of SIU throughout the campaign to organ­ SIU Vacation Plan, had the effect considered an annual, engagement port celebrations in New Or­ estimated he had performed before ize a new longshore union. leans, jaTxman Oscar "Papa" 40 million persons and had played of putting Seafarers' vacation pay for the Celestin troupe and no The proposed contract had pro- above any other unlicensed group Del Sud picnic would have been^ Celestin died last week at the for about 1,000 funerals during his. lifetime. in the indust5-y. The Vacation Plan considered opij(U>leUb;MUihQUfc;.his agRvef;90. Continued on page 16) V' SIU Wins New Gains Despite Stormy 1934 ILA Men Nix 'Sellouf Agreement 'Papa' Celestin, Jazz Great, Dies !•: �DMctnber S4, 198i SEAFARERS Page FIT« LOG SKI Movie Being Shown To Woridwide Audience 4 Seafarers don't only go around the world by ship—they and their Union are doing it on celluloid, too. That's the progress report on the SIU's third and most ambitious movie film—^"The-* Seafarers," in both color and' sands of trade unionists in the US sound—which has been circu­ have had a chance to enjoy a lating a little more than a year filmed chronicle of present-day .throughout the US and all over the conditions in the SIU plus a bird's globe, through the facilities of the eye tour of SIU headquarters. The United States Information Service, iilm was completed in the summer an agency of the State Pepartment. of 1953, and depicts how the Union Stateside, the 30-minute SIU oper^es ashore and aboard ship to movie is circulated by the Union represent and service the member­ itself and also by the Workers Edu­ ship. cation Bureau of the AFL, with the Covered US And Canada result that hundreds of audiences, According to a report of the including Seafarers in all branches WEB, it has been shown from and crews on many SlU-contracted "Maine to California and from ships, have viewed it, Idaho to Florida. It has been pre­ This means that tens of thou- viewed by the National Film Board of Canada in Ottawa and shown Members of galley gang of Kathryn, one of ships involved in new feeding experiment, relax in 'messat Manhattan College in New York room after serving lunch. Seated around table clockwise,.beginning at left, are: Pedro Jimenez, MM; and Pennsylvania State Univer­ Juan Rodriguez, MM; Angel Seda, passenger MM; Jimmy Jones, saloon pantry; Jose Torre, baker; sity." Daniel Seda, galleyman; standing, left to right, Manuel Rodriguez, chief cook; John Giordano, 2nd cook; Typical union groups which have Louis Vila, night cook. Not present were Mario Familla, eheif steward, and Frank Hernandez, pas­ viewed it include the Retail Clerks senger mess. local in Los Angeles, American Federation of Government Em­ ployees in Oklahoma City, Coopers Union in Memphis, Beet Sugar Re­ finery Employees locals in South Once again the Christmas Dakota, Kansas and Idaho, Ken­ season is upon us. And, as is tucky State Federation of Labor, usual at this time of the year, West Virginia Federation of Labor the SEAFARERS LOG has re­ and the 1953 AFL convention in A "new look" in shipboard meal preparation and service has been hailed as a complete ceived many Christmas cards and St. Louis. Reactions have been extremely success after a two month experiment with one SlU-contracted company. Plans are now expressions of goodwill. From brothers on the beach in favorable. The Oklahoma Council afoot to extend the set-up to other companies' ships. The "new look" is an SlU-sponsored the States, from brothers at sea of Government Employees consid­ outgrowth of Steward Depart-•and brothers in faroff foreign ered it "one of the very best of the ment Committee meetings be­ roast and then letting the slices We believe we've proved that the .ports, from friends of the Union labor films." The WEB report also tween the SIU and the com­ dry to leathery texture on a steam proper approach is simply to re­ and from many persons who are noted that "The Seafarers" is panies and is aimed at revamping table, cutting bread as it is need­ gard the crew as being a good sized not connected with the Union in booked well into 1955 already. steward department practices to ed, serving vegetables in side family and not as a crowd in a The international audience for any way, but who enjoy reading bring about personal service and dishes, making coffee to order in cafeteria." the SIU movie has consisted main­ about its activities in the columns eliminate the mass feeding ap­ percolators and similar practices. Also hailing the plan is Charles ly of trade-union groups with the of the LOG every two weeks, the O. Minot, port official for the Bull proach. As a result. Seafarers will showings handled exclusively by LOG—and the Union for. which it Line Company and a mem­ enjoy fresh-cooked, tastier meals For a complete picture story speaks — have received these the USIS. To facilitate the film's ber of the joint union-operator and superior service while main­ presentation, the sound track has greetings. of the SIU experiment aboard Steward Committee. "The success taining the high quality of food a ship of the SlU-contracted to date of this plan is a tribute to To all of the brothers and been translated into a dozen or supplied to the ships. others who have sent these cards more foreign languages. Bull Lines, see this Issue's labor and management cooperation. the LOG says "thanks" and heart­ Seafarers in many faroff ports The recently conducted tests centerfold. The preparation of the food and iest best wishes for a merry Christ­ have reported to the LOG of re­ were carried out abc rd several the service is much better this way ships of the Bull Line, where a actions to the film by native work­ mas and a happy New Year. and the crews are happier. The Eddie Mooney, of the SIU, a noticable improvement in meals ers. In these cases the feelings The LOG staff and editors, difference now is that all the food member of the stewards depart­ and service have resulted. were not only of admiration for speaking for the Union, sincerely is eaten and the waste is at a min­ ment committee, termed the plan Basically the changes put into hope that all of the brothers, con­ the Union's statui-e, but outright imum. If a saving results to the "an effort by the Union to make effect consist of preparing, cutting awe over what it has been able to tinuing to work together for the it will be as a result of conunon good through the ma­ accomplish during its short history. and serving food to individual or­ meals for Seafarers aboard ship acompany Other films produced by the SIU der as much as is possible. This second to none. A crew is small cut in waste, which everyone is chinery of their Union, will enjoy happiness, prosperity and good date back several years to "The means cooking steaks and chops enough to give each man individual interested in eliminating. The sailing throughout 1955 and the Battle of Wall Street," first pre­ to order, carving roasts to order attention at mealtime and make same high standards of quality and (Continued on page 17) instead of cutting up an entire his meals aboard ship enjoyable. viewed in May, 1949. years to come. Thanks, Men, For Those Xmas Cards 'New Look' In Ship Meals Hailed After l-Mos, Trial YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Preview Of 1955 Living Costs I Seafarers and their families can expect a little lower cost of living in the first few months of 1955 than now, but with a new upswing in prices due by mid-Summer. It would be wise to adjust your financial planning and tniyjpg accordingly. The break you get this Winter, in the form of slightly lower living costs, is due to the abundant supplies of meat and consequently lower food bills. But by Summer, meat will be costly again, some new price increases are sched­ uled for clothing, and with housing and medical costs at peak level.: and still climbing further, your family wilt feel the price pressure. The quietly but steadily rising costs of medical care have gotten little public attention, but have become one of the most serious living-cost prob­ lems for moderate-income families. The combined'cost of doctor, medicine and hospital fees has risen 20 per cent In the past four years, more than any other item in your cost of living. The rising cost of rents has been running a close- second to the jumping medical bills, and will con­ tinue to be one of your most serious problems this year. This situation means that moderate-income families will have to closely watch their other spending, and particu­ larly, take advantage of the currently lower food and clothing costi, to set aside more money for housing and medical bills. In other words, you won't be able to spend AS much, for food, furniture and dothing la ^55 aa in other years. s Here are suggestions, to' help- your family inatntsis, .its living standard in face of the shifting price movements, and the higher living costs expected later this year: FOOD: This Winter, you will find your best values in beef (in heavy supply at this time); pork (more reasonable than last year); eggs (which are unusually reasonable now and will be even cheaper by Spring); cheddar cheese (un­ usually low priced nowadays) and fish (which is in abun­ dant supply). Lamb and veal .are also a little more rea­ sonable at this time. But as meat prices go up with the arrival of warmer weather, rely more on eggs and cheese to give your family nourishing meals at reasonable cost. Keep down your milk bills by buying fresh milk cash-andcarry at-stores in the nefw half-gallon and gallon con­ tainers, and by using dry skim milk for cooked dishes and beverages too. CLOTHING: Clothing prices are expected to go up a little later this year. Wholesale prices have already been Increased on some work clothes, and retail prices will be higher soon. Fill in your family's clothing needs at the January and February clothing clearances. You will have to pay higher prices for the same clothes this Spring-than you will right now. Especially take advantage of the Jan­ uary shoe sales to anticipate your needs at reductions of 10 to 20 per cent. Shoes have gone up more than other clothing items and represent your family's costliest cloth­ ing purdiase. HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS: You wiU find widespread price-cutting ibis yew on household appliances. Maniuac-turers* list prices or sHmdlurd retail pricea are now pretty much a thing o| the past since many stares now offer dis­ Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying counts of 20-30 per cent on such appliances as refriger­ ators, washing machines and others. Look for clearance sales of small appliances and housewares in January, and clearance sales of refrigerators in July. HOUSES: Prices of older houses have come down a little, but the downturn has been small compared to the rise. They rose on the average 244 per cent from 1945 to 1952, and since then, have dropped an average of only 7 per cent. Continued large-scale building of new houses this year will force down prices of older ones still fur­ ther. But houses near the large cities will continue to command an exaggerated price because of the scarcity of suitable land for building. As previously pointed out in the LOG, families will have to look further and further oiit to find reasonably-priced housing. AUTOS: The 1955 cars are about the same price as last year, but retail prices early in the year may be a little higher because dealers are not offering as large discounts and over-allowances on trade-ins. The auto industry is attempting to keep up its prices by cutting production. But by mid-Summer, after the first interest in the new cars has worn off, there will be more price competition and larger discounts. Generally car dealers start cutting prices after July 4. Most 1955 cars are featuring higher horsepower and V-8 engines. With the trend to V-8's, the 1953 and ^54 six-cylinder models have lower resale value, and present a buying opportunity for families satisfied with less power and more interested in lower (^iterating costs. The longer, heavier, more powerful 1995 models -win c-o&t.yott more to fuel and repsdr. �iPace'tts S E AP ARltRS P«<»mber 24, 1954 LOG Admit Huge Seafarer's 'Baby'— Rakeoff in New Gangway Rig Ins. Sales m m .Ui: ^••S.' $•. ^ HOUSEWIFK HIT BY METEORITE—In the first such accident in recorded history Mrs. Hewlett Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama, was A new, simplified rig for hafidling gangways, onie which bruised on the hip by a ten-pound meteorite from outer spa'ce. The its Seafarer-inventor claims will eliminate many of the diffi­ meteorite crashed through the roof of her house and struck her while she was catnapping on the living room couch. Mrs. Hodges intends to culties of rigging and handliiig, is now in the US Patent Of­ make good use of her ill wind by selling the meteorite for a reported fice awaiting $20,000 after first having to hire a lawyer to get it back from the Air WASHINGTON — The in­ approval. Sea­ Force which spirited it away. surance industry practice en­ 4 "t abling brokers to siphon off farer William DETAINED ALIENS "SPRUNG" FROM JAIL—After strong public huge profits in arranging policies V. H. Susikari, protest the Immigration Bureau has halted its practice of lodging alien covering members of labor unions AB, who in\'ented detainees in local lock-ups around New York City and is quartering took a vi^hipping before a recent the rig, is' hope­ them in a midtown hotel. The practice began when the Immigration ful that its fea­ House Labor Committee hearing. Bureau recently abandoned the Ellis Island immigrant center. tures will prove An insurance company executive attractive to ship­ admitted to an arrangement by ping companies ACCUSED RED JUST ANOTHER FBI MAN—R. J. Hardm, a Penn­ which one broker received com­ and seamen alike. sylvania coal miner, has told a Congressional committee that things missions of over 27 percent of the went badly for him after he was denounced as a Communist iiy FBI premiums paid in on hospitaliza­ , Basically, the undercover man Matthew Cvetic in 1950. Hardin, himself an FBI in­ new rig consists tion policies covering members of formant, had his home stoned and lost his job, finally being run out the AFL Hotel & Restaurant Em­ of two shafts, of town. But he continued to work for the FBI. The incident prompted one a horizontal ployees and Bartenders Unions In one wag to remark that FBI plants appeared to outnumbcv. genuine Atlantic City, NJ. The company shaft which is at­ Communists and consequently could be the main source of the Party's tached to the top official further admitted the prac­ edge of the deck funds. tice was totally unsound, but is railing . and the widely in force throughout the in­ other a curved POPE RECOVERING FROM SEVERE ILLNESS—Pope Pius was re­ dustry. ported on the mend after suffering a severe setback from a recurrent shaft attached to Some states, such as New York, digestive disturbance. The nature of his ailment has been diagnosed horizontal legally require welfare contracts the as a hernia of the esophagus. Doctors said that the Pope was still not one. The gang­ which are to be administered by an way rotates in­ out of danger. Insurance company to be placed side of the curved through a broker and in most shaft and moves ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL ON MURDER RAP—Attorney others the practice is followed any­ up and down General Silas Garrett of Alabama has been charged with first degree way. The arrangement, which with the aid of murder as an outcome of the Phenix City clean-up campaign. The in­ means high commissions for the tumbuckles. dictment charged him with responsibility for the assassination of brokers for little or_no work in­ Albert Patterson, who was elected to succeed Garrett as of January 1. 180 Degree volved, generally results in either Patterson ran on a vice clean-up platform, Swing higher premiums or fewer benefits l" t Susikari claims for union members under insured "TEST-TUBE" BABIES CALLED ILLEGITIMATE — "Test tube' welfare plans. The unions who that this rig per­ babies, conceived through artificial insemination' are illegitimate if the wish to have their welfare plans mits the gangway mother's husband is not the donor of the seed, a Chicago judge has handled through an insurance com­ to be rotated ruled. The ruling came during the course of a local divorce suit, and through a 180pany have no alternative but to raises the question of legitimacy for thousands of children conceived degree arc from accept the arrangement. Photo of new gangway rig invented by Seafarer through artificial insemination because of the sterility of the mother's one side to an­ William Susikari shows shaft and turnbuckle ar­ husband. Seafarers Plan Better other and also The situation differs sharply in permits easy ad­ rangement. Gangway can be rotated 180 de­ it the case of the Seafarers Welfare justment for grees and handled by one man. EISENHOWER OFFERS '55 PROGRAM—President Eisenhower has Plan, which is self-administered by height. The rig eliminates tackles Susikari, who has been sailing taken the lid off domestic proposals he intends to place before the a joint committee of shipowner and falls and permits the gangway since 1913, has taken out one other next Congress in 1955. The proposals call for increases in postal rates, and Union representatives and to be operated by one man, a dis­ patent for a shipboard device pay increases for Federal employees and continuation of present tax thereby bypasses heavy payments tinct advantage. which however, did not prove too rates on corporations and on various commodities such as liquor, cig­ to insurance companies completely. Another advantage of the gang­ successful. Once his gangway arettes and gasoline. Also under consideration is a proposal to in­ The net effect is to insure maxi­ way, Susikari says, is that it can patent comes through he will at­ crease the present Federal minimum wage, now 75 cents an hour, mum benefits for SIU men at a •be very easily secured once the tempt to interest shipping com­ cost much lower than would be ship is ready to leave port. UN CONDEMNS CHINA ON US FLYERS—Red China's trial and panies in the device. possible if the Plan were admin­ imprisonment of Korean POW's has been condemned by an over­ istered by an insurance company. whelming Assembly vote" in the United Nations. UN Secretary-General In the case of the Atlantic City Dag Hammarskjold has been requested to seek their release in the unions, further testimony before name of the UN. Meanwhile there were reports that the Chinese would the House investigators developed release the flyers and other imprisoned Americans if exit visas were is­ that the insurance company had sued in the US to 35 Chinese students who want to go back home. abandoned its original arrange­ 4" t ment with the broker under which "SAFE DRIVING DAY" ONLY PARTIAL SUCCESS—A death toll he got 171-^! percent of premiums, somewhat lower than usual was the only concrete result of "safe driv­ the company got 20 percent, and ing day" December 15. The year before, 60 persons were killed in then they split any profits above traffic accidents on that day. In some areas such as New York City the total of percent. driving accident totals were higher than usual. Cartoon History Of The SIU Sttf Sets Pay Pattern iVo. 79 ;i I? It fe; M/' IA ^;W- In accord with the unique reopening clause in SIU agreements, enabling the Union to call for a wage review at any time, in September, 1950, the SIU called for new "pact talks. The Union keyed its deaiiands thp steady tjtS0 in living costs since the itart of the Korean War a few months earlier. The operators came up. with the wage "pattern" agreed to earlier by some West Coast unions, which > seemed to be ^setting the pace for all others. How-\ yer, SIU-negjotiators warned they.,woul4 not hie hound -bjy any 'Tormula" adopted' diywhire. Two^^^^^^ -ageeentcnt was reached on a higher ^gure. Agreement on a 6.38% increase provided $13-24 more in base pay per month, plus similar boosts in over­ time and other items. The SIU "pattern" was quickly ; ..«^jpt>d hy-a^other m^l» Coast, iwhmen's unioh and uppcd d^ges for ABi to two and a half times \ivhat they were in 7 �tWrli. ItM 9EAFARERS LOG SIU NEWSLETTER SIU f^ WASHINGTON **«• Bmm . Aids In Tug Sestue mcxsssssssssss ' _ , 1 ; I AlthoDch th* Maritime Administration annoonced a halt to further transfer foreign of Liberty dry cargo ships, the damage already has been done as to the tize of the merchant marine. Since liberalization , of this transfer policy In August of this year, 57 Libertys were trans­ ferred and 21 more applications will be approved. The Maritime Administration says that the ban on further transfers was put into effect because there has developed a growing demand for shipping space, occasioned by both normal improvement in the commercial market and by an increase in our aid programs. The fact remains that in a few days the 84th Congress will convene, and al­ ready it is apparent that the subject of ship transfers will be thoroughly explored on Capitol Hill. " The MA has been transferring ships so fast that the Foreign Eco­ nomic Administration was nearly at the point of having to declare the non-availability of US-flag tramps to carry aid cargoes under the 50-50 shipping provision. Although US-flag tramps were physically available for thie aid cargo movement, so many of them were under notice of transfer that FOA could not accept them as American-flag vessels under thd 50-50 shipping rule. ' .ill As 195'4 !iipproaches an end, the privately-owned American merchant marine grows smaller and smaller, due to the economic situation, policies of US Government agencies, such as competition fropi the' Military Sea Transportation Service, and the policy, up to -the recent halt, of allowing the large-scale transfer to foreign registry of American ships. At the end of the year, the total of 1,162 vessels was divided into 749 dry cargo and passenger carrying vessels of 7,828,091 tons and 413 tankers of 6,712,564 tons. The fleet on December 1 was 17 vessels Three survivors of the tug Bertha R., which sank in the Gulf recently, reach for lines tossed from and some 187,000 tons below the November size, this resulting from USCG cutter Cartigan, one of the rescue vessels. Hie SlU-marmed tanker Bradford Island aided In removsj of 14 dry cargo and 3 tankers by-transfer foreign. the rescue of four others and the cutter recovered the body of one man who died of exposure. A The number of ships in reserve amounted to well over the 2,000 crewmember on the tanker. Seafarer Tom Collins, later provided photos and an eye-witness account to mark. On December 1, there were 1,970 World War II built ships in newspapermen,. reserve, of which 1,505 were Libertys and 259 were Victorys. The others itlClUded Mariners and tankers. Seafarers on a routine tanker run into Lake Charles, La.,,had ringside seats for an un­ The latest picture.>as to US-flag participation in foreign trade is not expected sea drama recently in which seven men off a sunken tug were rescued. One too good, showing that American vessels are carrying only-29.1 percent of the commerce, exclusive of where the 50-50 shipping proviso applies crewmember, Seafarer Tom Collins, provided the an eye-witness story featured in daily newspaper accounts. . to US-aid cargoes."" The events occurred mid­ up an, SOS from the stricken tug­ was the outboard ship, was first t(f i a; t . way between Mobile and boat Bertha B. reach the rafts and immediately The Coast Guard is finding that it has a real hot potato on its hands in connection with its .proposed rules on medical examination and Panama City, Fla., with the SIU- Being the closest ship to the lowered a boat. Crow's Nest View physical standards for licensing merchant marine personnel. If-the manned Bradford Island (Cities disaster scene, the Bradford Is­ .Coast Guard persists in its view of issuing the rules. Congressional Service) en route to Lake Charles land rushed to answer the SOS Collins, who^ said he was watch­ from Linden, NJ, when it picked and arrived there about two and a ing the entire'operation from the committees will investigate the matter. half hours later, according to Col­ crow's nest, using field glasses, re­ 4. lins. All it found, however, was ported that this was the place Newest applicant for a steamship service under the American flag is the barge which the tug had been where "our captain executed a the Hawaiian Steamship Co. which wants to charter a-Government towing. There was no trace of the pretty piece of seamanship, for the passenger ship for a' service between San Francisco-Honolulu, with tug's crewmembers. wind was still blowing very hard, the privilege of carrying some cargo. It therefore continued to search making maneuvering difficult." The probability is that the Government will okay the venture but for two rafts which had been drop­ Soon after, the Helen Lykes' life may put in some restrictions on carrjage of cargo. ped to the men from the tug by a boat picked up four men off one Other Pacific Coast lines showing interest in the Hawaiian cargo Coast Guard plane shortly after raft and the Coast Guard cutter Include the |>acific Far East Line and American President Lines, Ltd. they abandoned their vessel. But Cartigan gathered in three more This will prove to be a real figbt with the opposition coming primarily the search dragged on although off the other plus one man who had from Matson Navigation Company, the existing operator in the trade. the midnight to daylight effort died of exposure during the night. i. i 4> proved unavailing, Collins recall­ Collins pointed out also that even Application forms are now available to merchant seamen seeking Seafarers and members of with the tanker shielding the rafts, dftention benefits as a result of internment during World War II. As other US trade unions are ed. By dawn, however^ several other rescue was difficult. The Cartigan previously reported in the LOG, American seamen captured or held again invited to compete for during World War II, after December 7, 1941, by Germany or Japan foiur one-year scholarships for ships, including the Helen Lykes, had to make three passes to pluck as prisoners, internees, hostages," or in any other manner, are entitled labor study in Great Britain made reached the scene and moved to the men off the raft. Eventually aid in the rescue efforts. A search winding up its rescue mission, the to benefits from the US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. available annually through the pattern was set up and the sweep SIU Bradford Island remained to Eligible survivors Of such American seamen may-file claims. Institute -of International Educa­ Detention benefits are payable at the rate of $60 for each month dur­ tion. Two Seafarers have won of the area continued until a CG search for the drifting barge which plane located two rafts about eight the tug's crewmen had unsuccess­ ing which a seaman was at least 18 years old and at the rate of $25 such awards in previous years. miles away and fired bombs to di­ fully tried to board and took it per month if under 18 years of age. The law was passed so late in Three of the scholarships provide the last session that Congress did not'appropriate the money. This for a year of study at Buskin rect the ships. The Lykes, which into tow a few hours later. appropriation will be approved within a few months. College, Oxford, England, and the t 4^ t fourth for a year's study at Coleg Legislation will be introduced quickly in the next Congress conven­ Harlech, Wales. The awards cover ing January 5 to subsidize American tramp ships. In order to 'protect tuition, room and board, and existing American lines, of the so-called liner group, the tramp subsidy provide a small sum for personal bill will contain suitable safeguards to avoid competition with other use. American steamship companies. Candidates for the awards must It's expected that such legislation will not be actively opposed by be members of US unions and be SAN FRANCISCO—^Under unrelenting pressure from the other segments of the merchant marine. Neither will it be opposed between 20 and 35 years of age. Sailors Union of the Pacific to enforce agreements on work­ by US Government agencies. The main opposition will come from many They must be capable of doing members of Congress who will express alarm at the cost of supporting work on the college level in the ing cargo, the Pacific Maritime Association has appealed to the merchant marine. field of trade unionism and labor the Government to get it ouf^ of a fix arising from the tie-up he pointed out that they have 4. it relations. Norway is rejecting the US offer to sell surplus coal for counterpart The two Seafarers who won of the Pacificus. The Secre­ lived up to the letter of their funds because of the condition that at least 50 percent of the shipment awards in the past are Irwin Suall tary of Labor, James P. Mitchell, agreement, as admitted by the be transported in US bottoms. The Norwegian Government takes the and Ed Larkin. Suall, who had has been asked to appoint a fact­ PMA. Wouldn't Supply Men view it cannot consent to an exporting country determining who will served -as an organizer on Isthmian finding panel to resolve the beef, handle a commercial shipment. The Pacificus blow-up began ships and as a member of the which has led to delayed sailings Union's publicity committee dur­ of other passenger and cargo ships. when the longshoremen refused • ^ t Six groups have offered to construct tankers for the Military Sea ing the 1946 General Strike, won The Pacificus has been tied up to supply front men for Sailors Transportation under new law. These will be chartered for a 10-year a Buskin Scholarship for the year in Los Angeles, harbor since Octo­ working cargo out of No. 4 hatch period. However, the whole program is in jeopardy.. Up to the time 1948. ber 27 as a result of the refusal of on deck. Bridges contended the of this writing, the Maritime Administration refuses to recognize such Larkin, winner of a scholarship Harry Bridges' longshore union to Sailors only had the right to work tankers as "special purpose" type ships. If they are recognized as special to Coleg Harlech in 1952, and who supply dock men for Sailors work­ No. 3 hatch (which was empty) de­ type ships, the builders would- be eligible to ask for 100 percent Gov­ was also a Union organizer in the ing cargo on deck. In return, the spite the provisions^of the Sailor's ernment insurance on the construction cost. successful Isthmian campaign, re­ SUP has been refusing to work contract giving Uiem first call on The matter is being fought bitterly'behind closed doors, and unless ceived one of the four four-year, port overtime on all PMA ships any hatch assigned to them by the the Maritime Administration gives in, and thus allows the 100 percent $6,000 scholarships awarded by the until the Pacific Maritime Associ­ shipowner. insurance, the matter once again wiil be brought before Congress. If SIU Welfare Plan this year. ation got Bridges to abide by the The SUP immediately notified the PMA of the violation of tho the latter takes place, the Maritime Administration will be condemned Applications for the Buskin or agreement. for'its stand against declaring the tankers to be special purpose type Coleg Harlech awards must be SUP Secretary-Treasurer Harry agreement by the longshore union, forthcom­ vessels. made by April 1,1955, to the Com­ Lundeberg said, he had no objec­ but when no action mittee on Labor Scholarships, tion to a fact-finding panel that ing, the membership decided to Institute of International Educa- would investigate the failure of apply the , pressure. Membership iBridges to. live up,to^,its^contract' meetings on November 8 voteci with the l^MA. As to the Sailors,- th^ "no ^ort overtime'' goUejr; ; i',« T.' I '^1 I •^1 •^1 '4\ ••ill J M Open Int'l Awards To Union Men PMA Yetps For US Action On Paciticus f •r'VB '••j - J 'V: vY, -| �V.;^^;LTT.7««4t^-' V'vV' raeeElckt December 24, U54 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER il:£ JiiSv/, |;'V SRAFARERS m-: 1^- Fourth new tanker to join Tidewater's fleet this year, the $6 million Flying A Washington has been delivered to the company for use in the foreign and coastal trade in the Pacific. The 16,000-deadweight-ton NICHOLAS P. LIAHOFF, wiper ship will join a sister ship, the Flying A California, -in that service... Figures revealed a week later show the Port of New York had a record Most shoreslde people would re­ last long. In November, 1948, Chi­ day on November 26 "when more ships entered and gleared the harbor gard going to sea as adventurous nese Communists captured Muk­ than on any day since the end of World War II. Curtoms officials han­ •Question: What kind of a year in itself, but for Seafarer Nicholas den, giving them control of all of dled 145 vessel movements in and out of the port during the day. Dur­ do you think 1955 will be for you Liahoff, it must seem like a peace­ Manchuria. In the months that ing the war, 140 ships were considered a heavy day's work. ful interlude in a life that's been followed their armies started to as a seaman? overloaded with adventure. . • work their way southward. Four $> $ Dennis McCarthy, 2nd cook and ^ Born in Harbin, Manchuria,. of days before the Communists seized The Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service chartered 24 pri­ vately-owned and operated US-flag vessels during November for use bakerri don't think shipping and White Russian parents who had Tientsin In May, 1949, Liahoff fled jobs will be any fled the Bolshevik Revolution, Lia­ the city. As he was a former State In its operations, including 19 tankers and five dry cargo At too good in 1955. hoff lived in China through the Department ertfployee, the Com­ the end of the month, 43 private vessels were operating for MSTS .. Nobody wants an­ Japanese occupation and the post­ munists would have given him Orders for 37 vessels have been placed with Japanese shipyards since other war which war years. He fled the country short shrift. last April by foreign companies. Sixteen tankers, 14 freighters and right, how looks 'just a few jumps ahead of the Communications had been torn seven ships of other types to be built will cost an estimated 585™"like the only Communist Chinese armies, came up all ever the country by Commu­ lion. Orders have come from companies registered in the US, Liberia, thing that would to the United States, joined the nist guerrillas so Liahoff ' had to Panama. Denmark, Turkey, Hong Kong, Sweden, ThaUand and the give shipping a Army, went back across to Japan make his way southward by foot, Netherlands. boost. And if and then returned to the States except for short strejtches where l" 4* 4 the Coast Guard before starting to sail with the the railroad was stiR running. He First ship built in West Germany for the-'Soviet Union, the 3,000-ton takes over, a lot kept moving by day and night for fish-factory ship Pushkin is the first of 24 ships on order, at a total of us .seamen could be thrown out SIU. 35 days until he arrived safely in Liahoff was born in Harbin in cost of about $45 million. She was launched two weeks ago at a Kiel of the industry. 1927. His parents, an engineer and Shanghai after a trek of some 700 shipyard .. The Moore-McCormack passenger liner Brazil had to in­ ^ t a'liallerina, were members of the miles. terrupt its normal 38-day voyage to Buenos Aires last week only 100 Got US Visa Rafael Matos, AB: The way large White Russian community in miles south of New York when a short circuit disabled half of the things look right now it doesn't Subsequently Liahoff got a visa that city. When he was a year ship's 18,000-horsepower twin-screw engines. The captain elected to to enter the United States and got appear as if it old, his parents moved southward bring her back to port rather than travel at reduced speed. All but to Tientsin in North China where out of Shanghai ahead of the Com­ 13 of her 326 passengers remained aboard, using the ship as a hotel will be an out­ he was to spend most of his early munists. He joined the US Army until she was ready to sail a few days later. The others chose to fly. standing year. Shipping isn't after arrival in the States and was life. 4"' t 4" too bad now but sent to Japan with the occupation Japanese Move In A record in foreign water-borne commerce was rolled up by the it's nothing to forces. His tour of duty during the Delaware River port area during the first half of 1954, according to a get excited about. Shortly afterward in the early Korean War eased his path toward report just filed show rug an Increase of 13.1 percent over the same I don't think that 1930's the Japanese started assum­ full US citizensbip. period in 1953. The report said other major North Atlantic ports, by anything will ing gradual control of much of Liahoff returned to California comparison, showed decreases ranging f^om 2.9 to 12.2 percent... come along in North China. In 1937 open war eariy in 1952 and went to work Ocean movement of loaded truck trailers between NY and Puerto Rico the next few broke out between the Japanese ashore in San Francisco for. a brief got underway last week when the Liberty ship Transunion unloaded months to change matters either and Nationalist Chinese. Japanese period. While there, a -co-worker the first shipment of inbound trailers at Port Newark, NJ. The vessel, way. forces" soon occupied all of North advised him to go to sea.- Since he due in the NY area every three weeks, is also used in -a similar service ' < and Central China's coastal areas had made two trips previously on $ 4i 4> between Norfolk and San Juan. G. Morales, oiler: I expect things and ^mained in control until the US ships out of China .he decided to be pretty good for seamen next end of World War II and Allied to give it a try. 4" 4" 4" . year. There's still victory in 1945. Shipped On Marymar The 22,000-ton Cunard liner Ivemia, sister ship of the Saxonia which plenty of trouble The White Russian community ' His first SIU ship was the Marymade her maiden trip to New York earlier this month, has been in Asia and the in China was not molested during launched near Glasgow, where she is being built. Both she and the He has been sailing with the Gov e r n m e n t this period of occupation as they mar. Saxonia, which is on a special cruise service from Liverpool to NY Union ever since in the engine keeps sending welcomed the Japanese as allies right now, will be used primarily for the Canadian trade for which department. stuff over there. against Communist Russia. When they, were built and designed... November freight shipments through "When I first started sailing," he It looks as if this Liahoff got older, he worked for the Sault Ste. Marie locks decreased to 6 million tons, compared with recalls, "I still had the idea that will keep up for the Japanese occupation on a job 8.6 million tons in the same month last year and 13.7 million tons in a while yet and he got through the White Russian the officers were absolute rulers 1952. Ore shipments for the entire season totalled 60.7 million tons as shipping seems community, and his parents car­ and it was my job to do their bid­ against 95.8 million tons in 1953. to be picking up ried on their professions without ding come what may. After a few trips I began to realize how much » » * over anyway. , hindrance. the Union meant for the seamen." Train ferry service between New Orleans and Havana resumed this 4* 4* 4* -• At the end of World War II, Liahoff's future plans are indefi­ month after a lapse of several years. The West India Fruit and SteamJames Alston, chief cook: Well I Japanese forces withdrew and the nite but one thing is certain. His ahip Company's earferry Sea Level renewed the service from Belle- think 1955 will be a very success­ Chinese Nationalists took over mother escaped from Shanghai and chasse, its terminal in the New Orleans area. The SlU-contraeted Sea- ful year for sea­ with the help of US foreign aid Communist rule after he left train Lines formerly operated on this run... The Korean Bear, second men in the SIU. agencies. Since Liahoff knew both China. She is now living in Sao of three cargo-passenger ships being built for the Pacific Far East I think shipping English and Chinese, he found em­ Paulo, Brazil. "As soon as I can," Line under contract with the MaritimeAdministration, was launched will keep on pret­ ployment with the State Depart­ he said, "I hope to go down there two weeks ago in San Francisco. The three ships are Mariner-type ty much the ment and with US China relief for a lengthy visit. Then I'll de­ vessels modified for PFE's requirements in the Pacific trade. The first same level it has agencies. cide whether or not I'll keep on one, the Golden Bear, will undergo sea trials next month. been the last few This state of affairs wasn't to sailing." weeks. Things have been pick­ ing up recently and I'm hoping they will stay that way through ACROSS 4. Island NE of 16. Showered next year. 37. Channel bet. Cancellation of the so-called "es­ New York have approved new two19. Sand bar Kind of pokor Java and Fiji 4> 4i ^ calator clause" has been agreed on year agreements with major news­ 20. Everything Sumatra hand 5. Thin 21. Contend 38. It makes you R. Gustafsson, carpenter: I don't- in a settlement between 15 non- paper publishers. The agreements 4. Strike with 6. Blood vessel 23. One hot land cry open hand rightly know what the future will operating rail unions and the na­ call for $5.80 weekly package in­ 26. , Border 7. Noted writer' 39. Cast off 8. Kind of chest 27. Chowing 41. Docks „..bring but it tion's railroads. The escalator creases. Unions Involved were the 8. Bobby 29. Not important 43. Beliefs 12. Man's name Thompson looks fairly good clause tied railroad workers' earn­ Newspaper and Mail Deliverers 31. City in Libya 45. Olive genus 13. Aircraft 32. Bit lor a horse 47. Black: Fr. 0. Part of coat now. Shipping ings to the cost-of-living index (independent), and AFL unions of 14. Ann or Race 33. Years: Abbr. 48. Black Uquid 10. Carmen or has been holding with the result that there had been stereotypers, paper handlers, and 35. Zealous 49. Sheep 15. Companion Aida . up pretty ^ood some small declines in wages over mailers. sea 11. 17. The Grove. NJ (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) recently. I fig­ the last few months. The settle­ 18. Sierra • t 4) 19. Rear ure it will con­ ment, covers 825,000 railroad men. Chicago lathers, who signed a 2 20. Indian infielder tinue to hold up ' <4 4* 4* three year contract last December 22. Kind of tide the way it is Vegas .24. Ground has been broken for a providing for continuation of the 12 25. Bits of dust with hot much new Washington headquarters for 26. Eagle's nest 15 change — and as the International Association of existing $3.30 hourly scale, havo 28. Fable 30. Cheer of en­ an SIU man I shouldn't have much Machinists (AFL). The $2.5 million been granted a 10" cent hourly in­ couragement crease by employers. The increase trouble. S4.. "Jumping Joe" ten-story building will be com­ came as a result of wage gains by , ex-Yank ^4 $ if pleted early in 1956 and will have other building trades unions. iniielder John Wright, FWT: It all de­ several stories of office space for About 1,000 members of Local 204 38. Rip 37. Distress call pends what will happen -with all rental to outside tenants. 40. Irish sea god are affected. the ships that 41. yi quarts 4i 4^ 4* 42. Up to point of 4i i4 4^ are being trans­ The National Labor Relations ' 44. Acting ferred on that 46. Island vr of Board continued to turn part of Old time members of Typo­ Sumatra "one for one" its jurisdiction over to the states graphical Union, Local 6, in New 47. He solves plan. If they your problems when it refused to consider a dis- York were honored at special cere­ 00. Place to live keep OB trans-., pute involving a California radio monies recently. One retired print­ 01. Smart man: ferring the ships Slang station and the AFL Electrical er, 96,-got' a 70-year pin while 02. Old joke I don't think Workers Union. The Board deci­ others were honored with 50 and 03. Insects things will be sion was based on the grounds that 60-year pins. One of the 50-year 04. Stations: Abbr; 05.. Anger too good, but if the station does less than $200,000 members still employed is Carl O. DOWN : the Government business annually. Felbel, who works in the shop Fathers puts a stoft tia Jtd jS^Bping-aJkouid Jil J 4" • • whicht'iprints '.>th«j;.SEAFABERS tma .of woo«" ."fs-; 'Xii FoUowing be okayv, A ' ' ^ Four craft printing unions in LOG. .'.U!- - LABOR ROUND-UP • m - ip- r • p' �Deeenlier «i. IfM SEAFARERS fWMbOT 24. 1*954 SEAFAKEkS P»s» NIM LOC LOG TAe Long Vol. XVI, No.^« Published biweekly by the Seafarers international Union. Atlantic & Gulf District. AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. HV. Tel HYacUith »-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. pAut HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HenBBHT BRAMD; Managing Editor, RAY DENISOM; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writcr«, HERMAN ARTBUR, IRWIN SPIVACK At MASKIN; Cutf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. Another Tragedy .^ At this writing it appears there is no hope for the officers and unlicensed men aboard the SlU-manned Southern Dis­ tricts. A ten-day search has failed to produce a single trace of. the ship, which vanished somewhere off the Southeast At­ lantic :Cpast on a routine coastwise voyage. All Indications are that whatever happened to the ship, the 22 men aboard did not have a chance. There was no SOS or any other word of warning from the radio operator that the ship was in trouble. The search for survivors turned up no lifeboats, rings or jackets, or any other sign that the crew abandoned ship. The only surmise that can be drawn is that the Southern Districts met the same fate that befell her sister ship the Southern Isles just three years before in the same waters— that she broke in half and went to bottom before anyone had the time to launch a boat or call for help. If this is the case (soniething that may never be known) it indicates that the extra strapping ordered by the Coast Guard on these warbuilt ships, after the Southern Isles sinking is not the full answer. It's too easy in this year 1954 to be lulled into complacency because. designers and engineers have devised all kinds of built-in safety features and because radios, radar networks, helicopters, seaplanes and rescue craft are available in emer­ gencies. Somehow in the face of all precautions the sea finds a way to smash a ship. The'22 lost seamen aboard the South­ ern Distr cls. like the men the Mormackite, the Pennsyl­ vania arid the Southern Isles before them, are heart-breaking reminders of that fact. i" "t 4" r.'Ti I I CG Power Grab Draws His Fire To the Editor: • I've been reading the stories in the last couple of issues of the LOG about the Coast Guard's latest move to grab more power and tighten the screws on seamen by drawing up a set of wacky "physical requirements." In the first place, I thing I know as much about ships and the sea as any of the Coast Guard brass in Washington because I've been sailing for 40 years—since before World War I. In that time I've seen a lot of things. For one thing, I've seen the ships change from the fiithy, stinking places they used tp be 'to the clean, comfortable, sanitary places they are now. And I know that all the things that were done to make the ships healthier places to Jive on were done by maritime unions like our own SIU—and not Being sick while at sea is no fun by the Coast Guard. under the best of circumstances, particularly on a freight ship SIU Fought For Safety For another thing, in all my where there is no doctor aboard. years of .sailing I saw many in­ The best that can be done is to stances when shipowners tried to keep a inan as comfortable as pos­ send out ships that were over­ sible and see that his personal loaded, undermanned or otherwise needs receive attention. unseaworthy or in dangerous con­ Aboard the Amerocean (Amerdition. And I know that in these ocean) Seafarer Tom Jones made * cases it was action by the SIU it a point to see to it that sick that made the ships sail in proper crewmembers were attended to It is ironic that the Southern Districts tragedy should come condition. I saw' many cases with all possible kindness. Crewwhere the Coast Guard took no members of the ship declared that at a time when the Coast Guard is devoting considerable en­ action until the Union put up a Jones deserved a hand and per­ ergy toward putting over new bureaucratic controls under strong beef. sonal recognition for his services As almost%ny shoresider knows, to his sick shipmates. the guise of safety. While Coast Guard spokesmen were busy the Coaikt Guard was originally set plumping for their "profile" system as some kind of magic up to^take care of safety on the 4" 4" 4 cure-all which will weed out unfit seamen, other Coast ships, to do rescue work at sea The Waterman ship Fairland is Guardsmen were frantically and unsuccessfully combing the and to watch for icebergs. As far a safer placfe to work on thanks to waters of the Atlantic for survivors of the ship. For their as taking care Y)f the safety fea­ the crewmembers who saw to it tures—^well, as I say, that's been that necessary precautions were search efforts they deserve full praise. done almost entirely by the SIU taken. The' ship had taken on a The SIU maintains that the Coast Qpard can do more ^r and other maritime unions. And deck cargo which made crew navi­ shipboard safety by concentrating its efforts on making ships now the Coast Guard, has the gall gation on deck hazardous and dif­ safe and seaworthy than it can do by any "profiling" system. to come along and try to stick its ficult. Consequently crewmembers Profiles aren't much help if a ship breaks in half. No matter nose into something that doesn't got in touch with the Wilmington Port Agent and as a result it was how high a seaman rates in arm and leg strength or in ex­ even concern it. cellence of family background, he can't swim 200 miles to \ What's more, the Coast Guard is agreed to erect a catwalk over the going about it in a way that's deck cargo. The crew made no shore. completely ridiculous. Under the 'mention in its minutes as to The fate of the Southern Isles, the Southern Districts and Coast Guard plan a seamen could whether the Coast Guard had the tecent sinkirig of the Mormackite point up that much re­ lose his papers-because he stutters, taken any hand in this matter of mains to be done in the field of ship design and safety. And because his grandfather was a gas- ship safety. ^ in this area of operation, the Coast- Guard will find it has the hound or because he got into a 3^ 4 4" wholehearted support of every segment of the maritime little jam when he was a kid. Good service was the keynote of industry. Could Kill Union the crew mess aboard the Robin Worst of all, a guy could get the Sherwofod on the last voyage, judg­ tit boot if he just beefs about ship­ ing from the crew's action in vot­ board conditions. ^In that case ing thanks to the messman. He was the Coast Guard could call him a Ai4uro Mariani, who has been sail­ By any standards 1954 has not been the best year for the "chronic complainer." Just think ing regularly in the steward de­ US maritime industry. Yet despite many difficulties and ob­ of what this could do to our Union! partment since joining the Union don't think*" it's hard to see in New York in 1944. stacles, the SIU has been able to make a very considerable the1 reason behind all this. If you degree of progress in the past 12 months. 4 4> 4i look at the record of the Coast ^ This year has seen the passage of the permanent "50-50" Guard, you'll see it has been try­ When a ship is out on the Korean law, a Union objective of long standing, and a successful fight ing to sandbag labor unions ever shuttle run for several months and to.save the Public Health Service hospitals from destruction. since it got its power over seamen there isn't too much to do the It's seen the Union make further gains in wages, overtime ^from the Department of Com­ ship's library will get read from and other contract provisions, and break into new high merce and this is just another step cover to cover that direction. and back again. ground on vacation pay. It's witnessed the opening of a in This move is another way of Eventually Union hall in Baltimore which surpasses anything seen in the helping the big boys like the ship­ though there industry, and further improvements in other halls around owners and insurance companies, comes a time the ports. not only slugging the unions but when the ship The year 1954 has had its quota of headaches too, among by making the individual seaman simply runs • out them a severe shipping slump in the earlier part of the year, afraid to sue the company, even of reading mat­ when the company is definitely ter and that's and the Maritime A(^inistration's ill-advised and suicidal responsible for him getting sick or that. ship transfer policy. Nor is the future free of problems for hurt. Since there was Mlohalskl the industry and the Union. But the outlook is that whatever I think all of us Seafarers, no way for the 1955 brings, the men of the SIU are the best-protected and through our Union, must fight like Liberty ship George Lawson to ibest .equipped on thei^aoari^e union: field tof weather any hell 4b kill tttls thing. get a newiW library aboard'. Sea­ storms. . . <>iv« • WilUam Rechler farers Antbony Michalskl and Bab- Ship Safety Pretty Good Record ••li Wote^ :'v:| . I . iI NI ert Aumiller did the next best thing. They arranged a library swap with another SIU shin in the vicinity much to the pleasure of the avid readers aboard. Aumiller is a resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who joined the Union in New York on June 28, 1943. He is 31 years old and sails in the steward department. Michaiski, a Philadelphia resident, has been a member of the SIU for eight years. He comes from Poland originally and sails in the engine department. He's 33 years of age. » 4 4 4 A sound suggestion* that would add a bit of comfort to shipboard living was offered aboard the Robin Mowbray by Seafarer Earl Foe, AB. He proposed that a small medicine chest be put up in each crew foc'sle where a crewmember could keep those little odds and ends like shaving gear, toothpaste and the like. His shipmates agreed that the proposal would be 'elcome. It has often been pointed out that Seafarers these days carry lots more personal gear than they used to at the time when it was customary for many men to ship "schooner rig." Hence the need for more storage space in foc'sies. A native of Michigan, Poe sails regularly in the deck department. He joine'a the SIU in New York on November 6, 1946. 4 4 4 Good feeding starts with good stores and the steward who keeps his eye on what comes aboard is getting a head start in that di­ rection. Aboard the Sunion (Kea) veteran steward William "Scotty" Malvenan was Johnny - on - thes p 01 when the Malvenan stores came aboard. The crew voted him their thairks for the excellent quality of the stores on the ship and the whole steward department was., praised for really fine feeding. Malvenan, who is a native of Scotland, has been sailing SIU since it was founded back in 1938. He is 48 and lives ashore in Qatpn Rouge, Louisiana. < > •4' �jjjrdJSjil-i^ U. »«>*: 7—— approach to ship! • S!"Tt "pripirs'tPedro 'at table, first requireKr',Brant«.'taf___^ iars arc — day's cookiug use. use^ •fav's^ooking * plan to improve the P P put into effect ^ of'shipboard m®®| giu-ccntracted Bull on several ships of the s reSteamship ^°"P;?y,tVie progress of the pilot suits. ts now in the '^Jh_ Tflj I,^ ' Mm " ^\ : •f-' -' •« *' ••-V .. .» : :•. ^ ^!SaSrgit""^reWS of other stea^^^ ^ V -•tr- . - •:•• •"- away from * ::fm -v >> •**•* r I •mmiM ' V' 1 ;!SS'! in waxed Pa^ feiiiiiR Cateiol rh«''',"V*Sraoce'l'tat steward ^ are on hand for • V box tor lunch. '.SfeaS at all tim«. •iv^S'xS- 3#® r'.. ., •••' • MMM W-'WM •' ^ : iiiiiil.., PiiillllSI®itii rving hutwastefuit mmtKlM mrnmi'UifmmMmmm M 0-:::00:0X00-'iy0 mmmimmmm I K I Ip ' •^ ' - \ ^: M0 ' .• •'MMMMw ®B®x ^iSilil mMMMMm aa'px-x;-;'ix:;X:X:v>;-X;Xh;-:v;X » WandTnW^-S^Sf freezers ®'^® J I , gi« WMi MM • - '"*' 00-00000 0m0m0:0: CoBee is that way. B» """ urn method. MMMMMM "00' silii ' 'n t P:0 WmM'rM •>' ;;5?i •• x'-v:;:; I m0-- I I I and served tasUe' tta« I III •••.v.. x;:. x; ... .. 'MMM0MMMMMMMMMM .. ii®iiiPiliiiiiiiSiiii^^ Siis II mmmmmmMmm 0y00000>>000--^:00< ^ "*• WiisXf® f'l iSSiWWsW^ - hvvh>,x,.v'.-xv;%-:-'.v---;.vv;;.v:-;v;>>v>:;.;.v;-;v>.;.;-;li:-.:. •v;/:-v.-"hvvh>,x,.v'.-xv;%-:-'.v---;.vv;;.v:-;v;>>v>:;.;.v;-;v>.;.;-;li:-.:.: .•;vx;x><x;x;?>x;;i^^ V ii' gets packaged ice littR fiy -m ' lillK ^ I M - - - x;-;y;vx>^;-";.y;v:ix X lliiiSsi® F«sh pastry. :xx^v.- -sxxv'xv ' • I, "• -- Sx �SEAFARERS LOG Dectsmber 1951 PORT REPORTS... . .. . .. and George Curry are convalescing Mobile: hall and has served on many SIU New Orleans: in good style and expect to be dis­ committees. charged from the hospital soon. Also on the beach npw are A. Eklund, D. Hines, L. Nagle and P. Shipping It Slow DeMinico. In the Brighton Marine Shipping has been on the slow Hospital are F. Alasavich, G. Wedside of late. In the last two weeks Work is proceeding on schedule we had only 9 payoffs, 4 slgn-ons Shipping In this poit during the Down here in Louisiana things deU and J. Hunt. James Sheehan on conversion of the ground floor and 15 ships in transit The out­ past couple of weeks has been ex­ are running along very nicely and Bostop Port Agent. quarters of the New Orleans hall look for the Immediate future is tremely gobd, with soihe 230 men shipping is holding good. It looks shipped to regular jobs and 200 to an attractive and comfortable somewhat brighter, however. as if all the boys are getting off » » recreation room. the ships for the holidays except Houston: The Del Sud and Del Mundo sent to various relief Jobs in and At the ratq the work is progress­ (Mississippi), the Alcoa Ranger around Hie harbor. those in the steward department. ing, there is a good chance that (Alcoa) and the Chickasaw and During this period we had eight Calling into this port during the the new room will be ready for Antinous (Waterman) paid off here. payoffs, six sign-ons and seven past two weeks were the Chiwawa, use by the New Year, or shortly Government Camp, Council Grove, The Alcoa Ranger and Del Sud, ships in transit. The payoffs, thereafter. ' Bents Fort, Royal Oak, Bradford Del Sol and Del Aires (Mississippi) which were all in good shape, were While there has been some slight signed on. as follows: Claiborne and Mon­ Island and Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ Shipping in this port has been arch of the Seas (Waterman) and ice); the Excello (Excellol; Val very good. In fact, it has been so inconvenience to.- the membership Ships in transit were the Alcoa Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cavalier, Al­ Chem (Valentine Tankers), and good that we have" been crewing as a result of the work that has Corsair, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cava­ coa Polaris, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Queenston Heights (Seatrade). The the ships with a^^raajority of per- been going oh in the building, lier and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa), the Clipper and everyone is aware that it is for a Alcoa Pennant ' Bradford Island made a sliort rijn mitmen. good cause and that the finished Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Alcoa). to Florida and called ^ere again During the last report period we product will be well worth the time (Seatrain Lines), the^Der Sol and Signing on were the Patriot, on her return. paid off the Catherine and Albion and effort that is being put into it. Del Aires (Mississippi), the Citrus Polaris, Partner, Clipper and Pen­ Have Small Boom (Drytrans) and the Neva West and It already is apparent that be­ Packer, Monarch of the Seas, nant, all Alcoa, and the Citrus All of the above ships took on Marie Hamil (Bloomfield). These sides providing an attractive place Warrior and Claiborne (Waterman), Packer (Water­ a few men so we had a little boom four ships signed on and in transit the Steel Rover (Isthmian), Evelyn in which the . -A man). In transit around here. In fact, we have no were the Mae (Bull) and Salem Maritime (Cities membership can were the Afounpumpmen or machinists here now (Bull), War­ Service). spend the time dria, Chickasaw and very few ABs and FWTs. rior (Waterman), liindsey J. Wililanu between job calls, and Antinous At our last branch meeting. Ocean Dlnny New Orleans Port Agent work that is be­ (Waterman), Sea Brother J. A. Phillips of the deck (Ocean Transpor­ ing done on the » if t Nan (Stratford), department was chairman. Brother tation) and Seag'round floor Steel Rover Ezeb Manuel of the steward de­ trains Louisiana Savannah: room will greatly (Isthmian), Del partment was recording secretary. and New York improve the ex­ Oro (Mississippi) Both men did a fine job. (Seatrain). terior appearance and National For our Seafarer of the Week Eden The payoffs all of the building. Freedom (Ameri­ we nominate Holger Pedersen who came in in good Fields The annual Metting can Waterways). comes from Iceland, and who sails shape with all Christmas dinner .-and party for Shipping prospects for the com­ in the steward department. Ac­ hands happy. Shipping has been good in this SIU members and their guests will port and it looks as if it will stay ing two weeks also look good with cording to his shipmates, he al­ Among the men shipping out of be given, as is customary, on that way for the next two weeks, the following ships due to hit the ways does a fine job. here recently was Tex Metting, on Christmas Day. These affairs with payoffs scheduled for the Ar- port either in transit or for pay­ We have only a few boys on the heach here right now and none in Jhe Del Bud, and we were-sorry to always have been popular with Ijm and Angelina (Bull) and South- off: Arizpa, Bienville, Monarch of see him go, although we wish him SIU men in New Orleans and all star (South Atlantic). tl)e Seas, Claiborne, De Soto and the hospital. good sailing. Tex worked unstint- Seafarers in this port -have been Leroy Clarke ^ louring the past two weeks we Iberville (Waterman) ' and Alcoa Lake Charles Port Agent ingly to help usr get this new hall invited to attend and bring their paid off the .Natioqid Freedom Puritan, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Cor­ on a going basis. He painted the families. J. t a> (American Water­ sair, Alcoa Patriot and Alcoa Pilplace, swept it, polished the bright Fear For Southern Districts ways) and in grffn (Alcoa). ^ Boston: work, ran all over town getting the Most of the improvement in Needless to say, we have been transit were the necessary gear, and was a regular gravely concerned here over the Azalea City (Wa­ shipping in this port can be at­ chief cook and bottle washer for fate of the Southern Districts terman); Robin tributed to Waterman taking its six weeks. which has been reported missing Kirk (Seas Ship- C-28 out of idie status. "Seven of on a coastwise, voyage from Port Already Repaid pi n g); Queens- these have already crewed up and ton Heights (Sea- we expect to crew upjwo moi-e Eastern SS Co., the Boston com­ ' Tex wouldn't 'take any thanks Sulphur to Bucksport, Me. The trade); Edith and in the next week or so. These pany which sold the passenger ship when he shipped out, either, but crew included relatives and close Arlyn (Bull); are the Hurricane and Golden Evangeline, is continuing to sell told us that being an SIU member friends of New Orleans Seafarers its holdings and last Wednesday, had repaid him many times over and all hands have been anxiously Steel Advocate City. In addition, the Lafayette Bumsed awaiting some favorable report December 15, put its Pier 18, for what'he had done. and Steel Archi­ (Maritime Overseas, Corp.) should from the search for the ship. North River, New York, up for tect (Isthmian), and Seatrains be out of lay-up in about the next Besides Tex, guys like Bill Three of our oldtimers are back Georgia and Louisiana, which each 10 days. public auction. The . high bidder MitcheU, "Casey" Jones, "Speed" in the USPHS hospital here. Clar­ 'Scotty* On Sick List was F. William 'Zelcer, president Walker, A1 Prescious, Ted Shultz, ence (Red) Cobb was re-admitted called here twice. We had no sign- " For^our Seafarer of the Week of Skyports, Inc. It was reported ons during this period. Josh Lee, Bill Blanton and many after making only one voyage since that Skyports bid $100,000 and The Steel Architect has a hard- we nonainate Brother Ronald A. plans to convert the old pier into others pitched in to help us get he. was last discharged. J. C. (Red) timing skipper on it who has given Eden, who is better known to his the hall going and are really work­ Carolan is receiving hospital treat­ the delegates 4. rough time. friends as "Scotty." Scotty joined a parking lot for some 300 auto­ mobiles. The next highest bidder ing hard to keep the SIU the best ment agaih after being on out­ Men now on the beach include the Union in 1944 and has sailed was reported to be the Dollar Line. union in maritime. As "Speed" patient status for sometime. Ben­ E. M. Bryant, R. Bumsed, J. B. steadily since then, generally out Also up for sale at the same time Walker said when he picked up his jamin Foster was re-admitted for Christy, M. O. Brightwell, J. B. of Gulf ports as chief electrician. ' was Eastern-owned property in vacation check: "If it gets any a check-up. Farrow, C. E. Joyner, G. Bell and He is married and makes his home better my wife wUl never let me Victor (Zeke) Bonura, Charles R. L. Strickland. In the marine in Springhiil, Ala., a few miles Norfolk. E. Nicklson, Thomas Fields and hospital are James F. Lee, R. outside of Mobile, and during the As far as shipping is concerned, get off the ship." In closing we would like to wish Manuel Church have been dis­ Fields, J. T. Moore, A. Lima, R. past several months he had been it has been good in this port durall the brothers a Merry Christmas charged from the hospital and are Carrollton, E. Webb, J. Littleton, on the sick list due to diabetes. ing the past two, and good sailing throughout the now receiving out-patient treat­ George Chance, A. McLaughlin Scotty's favorite sports are hunting weeks, and we New Year. ment. They hope to be able to ship and J. T. Kerns. paid 4)£f the Seaand fishing and he thinks that the A. (Frenchy) Michelet soon. tiger (Colonial); vacation pay is tops among the Jeff Mon4son Houston Port Agent Charles E. Brady, Lonnie Tickle Ann Marie (Bull), Savannah Port Agent many benefits which the SIU has and Cantigny, obtained for its members. Government Speaking of benefits, the Wel­ Camp, Logans fare Dept. is going ahead with ar­ Fort and French rangements for Christmas and Creek (Cities New Year's dinners for all brothers Service). Johnston on the beach and their families. The Seatiger, This is going to be a first-class Cantigny, Logans Fort, Govemaffair at a local place. ment Camp and French Creek Shipping Figures December 1 to December 14 Among the men now on the signed on and in transit were the beach are R. Vaughn, J. D. MorREG. REG. REG; TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL DeSoto (Waterman) and Robin PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED ban, Charles Hanners, Joseph " Sherwood and Robin Mowbray ' Boston ... Curtis, Huber Wilson, S. Sceviour, fl » 10 13 31 14 12 7 33 (Seas Shipping). H. House, A. L. Johnson, H. A. New York > eowoooooooeoi 103 . 94 88 285 99 76 72 When the Government Camp 247 Fossett, Jimmy Carter, P. E. Ker30 26 paid off here the crew had a de­ 12 68 35 24 22 81 foot, H. Nichols, J. Thompson and layed sailing beef fojr time spent 138 119 94 351 104 94 78 271 W. McNeil. in Lake Charles, and this was set­ Norfolk 6 In closing, we would like to ex­ 14 4 • 24 3 3 2 8 tled and will be paid at the next tend our sympathy to the family Savannah ..., 12 12 10 34 7 14 6 27 payoff. of Brother Claude Walker, who Tampa 3 6 8 17 5 4 7 16 Pays Off In Providence died in San'Juan, PR,, of a heart Mobile 37 • 41 55 133 79 80 The Chiwawa (Cities Service) 71' 230 attack. Brother Walker was a paid off In ftovidence. This was New Orleans 69 -52 - 63' _ 184 71 48 second cook on the Alcoa Patriot 51 170 a clean payoff with no beefs re­ for a long time and was on articles Houston ..... 25 . -25 25 75 . / 33 34 31 98 ported. when he died. His. body is to be SeatUe ...... 31 33 18 40 104 26 a•••oe* 20 58 Our Seafarer of the Week is Roy returned to Mobile and funeral 16 > . .23 San Francisco ••••••••••a 21 62 •;:,9, • 9' 7 25 Johnston who sails in the engine arrangements- will be announced Wilmington .. 7 ^ " 4'^; • : .:16 departc^fsrf and whose last ship 6 4;/ 14 later. wag the Et{<ing®Une». japyjhas nl-450'-. '•4BSbeen «,gi^t t|^ Sf..375„»,^ .1,278 -.f-l Lake Charles: Mora Watarain B-2s ~ ComeOalOf Lay-Up New Recrealioa Boon Nearing Cempleiiini In-Transils Take Men, Creale A Snail Boom Ghrlstnis SUniing Reported 'Very Geed' - if SMppisg Fslsra Gdod; Fosr Payoffs An Baa I Eastern Sells Pier 18 In NY, Norfolk Land »v"- C" T^' W' J ilii' 'xt::-:- rf;^" • m: fcl Si- '.:.x �Deoetnber 24, 1954 i New York: Xfflas Shipping Good; Bull Trades Add Jobs Shipping and business has been very good in the port of New York during the past two weeks, with a good-'turnover in jobs in all three departments. The holiday season is with us now and a lot of the boys are get­ ting off their ships to spend some time ashore with their friends and families, so the ones who have been on the beach for a while are finding it easy to get out. W|iat's-more, we have been hav­ ing some real winter weather here, with the temperature down to 15 degrees at times, and this probably gives a lot of the boys the urge to take off. During,^the past two weeks we paid off 14 ships, signed 11 on for­ eign articles and serviced 16 in transit. The payoffs were as fol­ lows: Elizabeth, Suzanne and Beatrice (Bull); Bradford Island, Archers Hope and Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Coe Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Val Chem (Valentine); Robin Sherwood and Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Greece Victory (South Atlantic); Liberty Flag (Gulf Cargo); Michael (Carras), and Steel Admiral (Itshmian). Ships Signing On Signing on were the Andrew Jackson and Steel Vendor (Isth­ mian); Jefferson City Victory, Northwestern Victory, Greece Vic­ tory and Coe Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Robin Kirk (Seas Shipping); Amelia (Bull); Transatlantic (Pa­ cific Waterways),'^ Bienville (Water­ man), and Sandcaptain (Construc­ tion Aggregates). In transit were the Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, Georgia, New York and New Jersey (Seatrain); Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Kathryn (Bull); De Soto and Iberville (Waterman); Repub­ lic (Trafalgar); Santa Venetia (Mar-Trade); Winter. Hill (Cities Service); Steel Navigator and Steel Age (Isthmian) and Bethcoaster (Calmar). Most of these ships came in with very few beefs as far as OT and re­ pairs were concerned, but a couple of them were in bad shape where the Brews were concerned. On two of the ships there had been quite a bit of performing and fight­ ing among the crewmembers, and there was one case of a crewmember attacking a couple of men with a fire ax. There are a number of these men up on Coast Guard charges and a couple of them will be very lucky if they don't lose their papers. All of these actions put your Union and its officials on the spot, as the companies concerned keep a complete record of these things and throw them into our laps when we meet with them. CG Cracking Down As all of you know, the CG Is now cracking down on merchant seamen and considering even tougher laws to deal with these cases. We are opposing these proposed laws but actions of this kind by our members certainly will 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 will as­ sure STJccs'y transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the meh involved. SEAFARERS \ LOG Pac« TtalHcca ^ PORT REPORTS not help us in our fight against them. We must have the coopera­ tion of the members who are sail­ ing the ships to keep these per­ formers in line if we hope to keep the conditions we now have and avoid the conditions that would exist under the CG proposals. And so it is up to the members to see to it that our constitution and con­ tracts are lived up by all brothers, ashore and at sea. The Bull Steamship Lines have traded in two of their Liberty ships for two C-2 type vessels and this gives us a few more jobs in ^that fleet. The ships traded in were the Marina and Roisario and the new ones have been renamed the Amelia and Jean. The Amelia has crewed up and sailed out of New York and the Jean is crewing up in Norfolk. Sandcaptain Crews Up We have also had another wel­ come addition to the SIU fleet during this last report period. This is the Sandcaptain, a dredge boat belonging to Construction Aggre­ gates. This ship, which was laid up for about three years, came out and t6ok on a full crew, and is now going down to Venezuela on an 18month job. We were successful in increasing the manning scale up to 41 men on this job, and also obtained consid­ erable raises for all ratings. In ad­ dition to their wages, all men who stay on the job nine months or longer will get 25 percent of their base pay as a bonus. The voting to elect officials to serve the Union for the next two years is going on at a very brisk pace and it is evident that most members are taking an active in­ terest in this event. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treasurer t PhUadelphia: 4 fort's BHsiness.Up As Goal Ships Move Shipping has picked up consid­ erably in this port with some of the coal ships beginning to move. We had three coal ships in for pay­ off and. sign-on and we expect this to continue as the Government al­ location for coal shipments gives the Pennsylvania area quite a jarge allotment. The ships paying off during the last report period were the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Transportation), Portmar (Calmar) and Seacloud (Amer­ ican Merchant Marine), These three ships signed on, and so did the Compass (Compass). We also had eight ships in transit. A. S. Cardullo Philadelphia Port Agent Baltimore: Shipping Holds Good; Hall Is Shaping Up Shipping in the port of Balti­ more- can be considered good, al­ though the exceptionally high registration does not necessarily reflect the job potential as far as the past two weeks are concerned. The payoffs and sign-ons during this period were generally in good condition and all beefs were squared away to the satisfaction of the crews concerned. About the only beefs were on Ore ships pay­ ing off here. The payoffs during the past two weeks were as follows: Amersea (Blackchester); Compass (Com­ pass); Mae, Ines and Evelyn (Bull); Fairland and Fairport (Waterman); Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Naviga­ tion); Trojan Trader (Trojan); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Council Grove (Cities Service), and Marore, Santore, Cubore, Baltore, Steelore and Venore (Ore). Signing on were the Bethcoaster and Y o r k m a r (Calmar); Steel Vendor (Isthmi­ an); Fairpcrt (Waterman); Gulfwater (Metro); Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Naviga­ tion), and Marore, C h i 1 o r e, Santore, Cubore, Mastantuno Baltore, Steelore and Venore (Ore). • In transit were the Antinous and- DeSoto (Waterman); Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Transporta­ tion); Robin Sherwood (Seas Ship­ ping); Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Steel Admiral (Isthmian). Our new hall is really shaping up'in fine style now, and once again I would like to extend an invita­ tion to all brothers to visit us and enjoy our new facilities. We are making every effort to get our Port O'Call bar open as soon as possi­ ble, and will make every effort to operate this club so members and their families and friends can en­ joy the maximum in entertain­ ment at a reasonable cost. Voting Is Brisk The voting for the election of Union officials for the next two years has been very brisk in this port, and it looks as if we will set ^/o KiCTOtf L, .B. .. oases an all-time high in the number of ballots cast here. At this writing we have already reached the num­ ber of ballots cast in previous elections and there is still a month of the voting left.. Any time in the hospital is a lonely time, and that's particularly true during the holiday season, so we hope you brothers will take the time to send notes of cheer to those in the'hospital. The address is USPHS Hospital, Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore 18, Md.; and the men now hospitalized are as fol­ lows: Harry Johnson, James C. Glisson, O. M. Ergle, Michael Hanyes, T. Ankerson, M. Jablonski, Earl McKendree, Daniel Hutte, T. Mas­ tantuno, Thomas Mungo, Philip Korol, T.' Lamphear, P. Lannon, M. F. Kramer, G. Glaze, J. Clarke, A. Smith, J. McKreth, R. McKreth, T. Less and J. Castro. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent t it San Francisco: I'' ProlesI CG's Plan, Groihers Here Urged Here in San Francisco we are urging all of the members we come in contact with to be sure to read the- article in the November 26 is­ sue. of the LOG about how the Coast Gdard is trying to get con­ trol of merchant seamen through its plan for physical examinations. We are also urging all the broth­ ers to write nr telegraph the Sena­ tors and Congressmen listed in that issue of the LOG and protest this plan. In-Transits Call We had no payoffs or sign-ons in this port during the past two weeks but serv­ iced seven intransit ships, as follows: Jean LaF i11 e, Raphael Semmes, La Salle and John B. Wa­ terman (Water­ man); Steel Chemist (Isthmi­ an); Massmar O'Connor (Calmar), and Western Trader (Western Naviga­ tion). Men now on beach include F. Votto, H. Skaalegaard, L. C. At­ kins, V. Johnson, H. Forbes, C. Lawson, R. Hassey, W. O'Connor, James Pulliam, F. Kustura and A. Begg. In the hospitals are M. Byers, C. Brown, L. Cronsohn, J. Childs, O. Gustavsen, C. Neumaier, J. Promutico, J. Perriera, P. Yuzon and O. Klein. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent Seattle: Men Gel Onl Qniekly As Ships Qnii Lay-Up Shipping was very good in this port during the past two weeks and we expect it to remain that way during tl^e . immediate future, at least. Diking the coming two weeks, for instance, we have the Coeur d'AIene Victory (Victory Carriers) coming out of lay-up, and also ex­ pect three payoffs—the Ocean^ Betty and Ocean Nimet (Ocean Transportation) and Seacomet II (Ocean Carriers). The Coeur d'AIene Victory is the 12th ship to come out of lay-up here in the past 7 weeks, and this has boosted ship­ ping to the point where our motto, for the present, at least, is "Come to Seattle if you want to ship quickly." During the past Mercereau two weeks we paid off the Jean LaFitte (Water­ man), and signed on this ship and the Eugenie (Ore), Oceanstar (Dolphin), Young America (Water­ man), Denali (P&O) and Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo). In transit were the La Salle and Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and Massmar, Calmar and Seamar (Calmar). Sailing Since 1946 For our Seafarer of the Week we nominate Jack D. Brook, who has been sailing SIU out of Galves­ ton since January, 1946, and who made his first trip on the Cyrus W. Fields, a Liberty ship which carried a'cargo of horses to Trieste. Jack, who is 28 years old and un­ married, sails in the deck depart­ ment, and prefers foreign runs, although he has no particular preference as to ports. Recently Jack got his full book through the admissions committee at headquarters and is very happy about that, because he says he is confident the SIU will always have jobs for its full bookmembers. Among the oldtimers now on the beach are R. B. Barnes, Leo Movail, B. Yonce, H. Murphy and E. L. Mercereau. In the hospital are B. Granberg, C. Edwards, S. Johannessen, 'C. M. Michalik and F. Gilman. We will close by hoping all Sea­ farers had a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy New Year. Jeff Gillette Seattle Fort Agent Please Parden Us... SiU BAJLt OiRECfOMY SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE. 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Michelet, Agent. .Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES, La ,.1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phono 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS S23 BienvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent MagnoUa 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK '....127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. 8. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Tom Banning, agent Dougias 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—La 5 Sai CoUs, Agent Phone 2-5996 .<tAVANNAH S Abercom St. Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette. Agent EUiott 4^ TABIPA ..... 1800-iaU-N. FrankUn 8k Bay White, Agent ^ Phone 3-1323. WILMINGTON, Calif 605 Marine Ave. Ernest TUley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. .675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volpian WiUlam HaU SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM....liavi Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 372 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC.;....61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. PaciBc 7824 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. . Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebeo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebeo Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince Wiiiiam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 ...623 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, CALOr 257 Sth St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Dougias 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Great Lakes District Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON 605 Marine Ave. Phone: 12.38W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW YORK 875 4tb Ave., Brooklyn 734 Lakeside AVe., NE HYacintb 9-6600 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 DETTICTT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Hba<muarteri Phone: Woodward 1-6857 MONTREAL 834 St. James St. West DULTTTH.... 631 W. Michigan St. PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-4110 3361 B. 93nd St -»¥So«^ SOUTH CHICAGO . Phone'; Esses 6-2419 PORTLAND In the last issue of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, a "Patro.lman Says" article, written by Tampa patrol­ man Bennie Gonzales, was incor­ rectly added to the Tampa port re­ port of port agent Ray White. The portion of the article, which should have appeared over Patrol­ man Gonzales' name, and as a separate "Patrolman Says" report, is as follows: "When the Steel Vendor was in here, it sure was good to see some of the guys on Jier, including Aldo Perini, Olle Johannsson, N. K. Brancato, G. Condos, Joe Bucker and Tony Matosky, better known as "Champ." "We all spent some time at the Old Fort, a well-known bar here in Tampa, and we know the boys all enjoyed the floor show and will reinarnber this visit for a long while to cume. If any of you other boys are in -thteaTea; drop into'the haU dncr. g8y 1 Mi ; �Camera Catckes A Few HI-J Inks bn The S II ', 'M'; V';i' ii I » OFF WATCH This jeaturt is deti0nrd to o/fer hints and Information on hobbies, hew products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarara may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries addressed to "Off Watch," SEAFARERS LOO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, will be answered in the column or by mail, wherever possible. 4 —— The first of four commemorative the popularity of the paperbound stamps scheduled for issue next books which have revolutionized year will be placed on first-day the p.ublishing industry In recent sale in Philadelphia, January 15, years. They have helped make the to honor the Pennsylvania Acad­ SIU ship's library program suc­ emy of Fine Arts on its 150th birth­ cessful, providing entertaining Having his camera handy enabled FWT F. E. day. The 3c stamp will have as its reading in a handy compact pack­ Hagin of the Steel Director (Isthmian) to get design a reproduction of the acad­ age, and Seafarers and seamen ev­ these shots of his shipmates during a run to emy's painting titled "Peale in His erywhere seem to especially favor Far East ports. At the left, AB Boyer (left) » Museum" — an original self-por­ jthem. trait by C. W. Peale (1741-1827), a A handy and useful volume of does a little clowning with MM Kumrow while painter best known for his like­ the paperbound variety is 'a guide DM McAndrews looks on.. At the right—posing nesses of George Washington, who to some of the world's best writ­ with an unidentified gent who looks like a local gendarme—are (kneeling, 1-r) Wiper Dugan, .Bosun was a director of the academy from ing, both new and old. "Good Johnes, Wiper Givas and Second Electrician Winsley. All the boys seem to be having a fine time. 1805-10. Collectors who want the Reading" (Mentor — 50c) is a first-day cancellation may send classified and expanded reading addressed covers, with check or list of more than 1,250 titles, with money order to cover the cost of the added feature , of a^sizeable the stamps to be affixed, to the checklist of the best to be found postmaster at Philadelphia. The in paperbound editions. Each of the stamp is being printed in sheets of books listed in the volume is ac­ companied by a brief description; 50. and each of the lists of varying t 4 It may be hard to realize, but little Rita McWilliams is now all grown up and re­ Seafarers who have adv;inced to subject matter is followed by a cently got married. producing 8 mm or 16 mm amateur brief comment by an editor. The This statement may mean nothing to some Seafarers, but it should certainly ring a bell sound movies may find one of their whole is a guided tour through the — for the men who sailed onf~~ on major problems solved by a new world of books that can be useful the Bull Line's old cruise ship, cause they "adopted" the "Chicks' shaking their heads and muttering, long-playing record of 16 selec­ for everyone. •jj, ^ « . the Puerto Rico. These men back in the spring of '52, and sup­ "My, my, how the time does fly." tions for dubbing in as mood back­ ground. Priced at $9.95 by the should remember that it was only plied them with baseball uniforms Introduced a little late for Audio-Master Corp., 17 East 45 St., Christmas this year, but equally a little over two years ago when and equipment. New York, NY, the record includes useful for year-round service — Bita was cavorting around the Rita's dad. Seafarer John McWil­ musical themes suitable for a wide especially for spur-of-the-moment sandlots of Jackson Heights, NY, liams, was then BR on the Puerto variety of subjects and ranging' in celebrations aboard ship—is a new as captain of "The Chicks"—a Rico, and through his efforts the time from 23 seconds to three min­ paint product that can be> removed crew collected enough money to teen-age girls' baseball team. utes and 25 seconds. Lacking this simply by peeling it off. Packaged The Puerto Rico men will have buy baseball uniforms—^with the or similar dubbing material, the with brush, patterns, and. red, good reason to remember this, be- SIU emblem on one sleeve—^for amateur movie-maker would be re­ green and white paint, the stuff the entire team, plus an extra $100 stricted to finding appropriate se- is dandy for painting decorations for bats, gloves-and other equip­ lectiona for his purposes from clas­ for all types of occasions and for ment. sical or popular recordings for the special projects in nurseries and Presented At Meeting general - market. These gifts were presented to children's rooms. It costs $1.49 the girls at the headquarters meet­ d) it ppd. from A-Peeling Paint Co., ing of June 4, 1952, by Thurston Little has to be said to explain 3463 Ashton Ct.,.Palo Alto, Calif. Lewis, who was then the ship's delegate. The girls responded by promptly tackling all teen-age LOG-A-RHYTHU! teams—of both sexes—^in the Jack­ son Heights area, and compiled a pretty good record, so 'tis said. But that was 2Vi years ago and Rita has given up baseball dia­ By M. Dwyer monds for a wedding ring. On November 27th, Rita was God bless you, merry merchantmen, who sail your ships tonight married ta Donald Werdann of Co­ Through calm or stormy wetther, with hearts so true and light. rona at the Lutheran Church of God bless you, merry merchantmen, and make your futures bright. the Atonement in Jackson Heights. Abide^ now in comfort and Joy. The couple will make Jackson Heights their home. God bless you, merry merchantmen, who risk your lives at sea We are sure that all Seafarers In tithes of war, as well as peace, to keep our country free. who know Rita or her dad wish God bless you, merry ' merchantmen, wherwer you may be. the former captain of the "Chicks" Abide now in comfort and Joy. good sailing on the seas of matri­ mony. Now if your homes seem far away and you are feeling blue. Yet we are sure there will be Sea­ Remember, with a trusting heart, your loved ones there are true. farers, particularly the men who Though miles away, upon this day they fondly think of you. sailed on the Puerto Rico, who will BUa and husband Abide now in comfort and Joy. feel a note of sadness upon reading Bita as a "Chick" this article. We can see them now. It's Now Ring, Not Baseball Diamon(d For ^Adoptee' of Puerto Rico's Crew i- ' ;':i- Seamen's Christmas Seafarer Is Raising This Big, Happy Brood -.t'-. :i • •. 1 • •(• t - s:- . •. • Vi Quiz Corner (1) There was only one occasion in US history when the son'of a President later became President himself. Who were they? (2) The team of Lewis and Clark was famed as: (a) vaudeville per­ formers, (b) explorers of the Western US, (c) part of a baseball doubleplay combination, (d) early airplane designers? (3) What is the name of the largest city in New Mexico? (4) A man who was giving a party had an invitation list of 80 per­ sons. If half of them came, and 60 percent of those were women, how many men came to the party? (5) What Englishman was called the uncrowned king of Arabia? (6) What four-ljetter word is formed by the initials of the main points of the compass? N^ewspapers would have a hard time without it; (7) What city is known as the "furniture capital of the United States"? (8) Who was the man who made his fortune explaining the game jcalled, whist to Londoners? (9) If a train which could travel twice as fast as another train couid do 80 mjU^|>er hour, and both trains started out at noon Headed In opposite apart were they after 90 minutes? ; : "^^/l' Wftlnfi' evetydoy us#i^i|[|iiS9fi3wbnly made of i •' This happy b|-QOd belongs to Seafarer Teodoro (Teddy) Ruiz, who's been an SIU member since ifs first » Clift year—at their home in Fajaydo^ Puerto Rico, are (l-r) Ri^ael, 3;,Feirna94Q, 12; Ana Pelia,<^ WilUe, I; ! 1^; Blanca Iris, 13, fiJid 8. pr chllK; the iaie^them to;.the 'i �Decemtter 24, 1954 Guam^VS PrUseo Alike, He Says To the EdOiton I ans- writing this because I thought you might be interested to know that this ship, the Fort Hoskins, is now on its way to the Persian Gulf from Guam. In Guam, our draw was in US currency and we found prices just about the same as in the States, Clothing, for instance, is just about as expensive as in the States, Incidentally, I have received the letter containing the list of area bonuses and would like to thank the Union for it, even though we did not touch any of thesfe areas. In Japan we left one man — Claude Davis—but the crew does not think that this man was at fault. One crewmember knew where he was ashore and'was going after him, but the captain forbade him to do this and said there was not enough time, although the crew thought that there was. L. J. Brilhart Ship's delegate it 4> Cecil Mlean Trip Called Good One To the Editor: I am writing this from Formosa to let you know that we here on the Cecil N, Bean (Drytrans) had a pretty smooth trip this time and consider ourselves fortunate in several respects,' In the first place, our steward department has done a bang-up job and supplied us with plenty of chicken, good steaks and a wonder­ ful Thanksgiving Day dinner. Our chief cook has been laid up since Pusan, but the other boys in the galley have doubled up and are doing a fine job. Skipper Good On Draws . In the second place, we've had smooth relations with topside all along, and Captain R, W, Walton has been very good about giving out draws. We also have a wellstocked slopchest, AB Roland Heinz is deck dele­ gate on this trip, and third cook Hugh Fritts is the steward dele­ gate. I've heard several of the guys say this is the best crew they've sailed with and the same goes for me. Well, the longshoremen have taken off the last of the cargo now, but weather conditions are holding us in the harbor here for another day. However, the old man just put out another draw so we can look forward to another good night of shore leave. Hope to be seeing some of you boys in Seattle around Christmas, Robert L. Andrews Burly SEAFAR LOG ./. Pace Fifteeii^ L E T IE A S * iLikes Patriot, Rum 'if' Coke Run To the Editor: Thought I would drop you a line to let you know I'm still aboard the good ship Alcoa Patriot on the "bauxite, rum, coke and gals" run. The Patriot is realiy a good ship, with a fine relief skipper by the name of J. W. Tanton, good of­ ficers, and a topnotch crew. Ail the crewmen are full bookmen and the second, third and fourth offi­ cers on deck are also SIU book­ men in good standing. Our permanent skip­ per, who is now on vacation, is Captain Robert H, Perry, and Ryan he's also a fine gentleman to ship under. We expect to be down in the Islands for the Christmas holidays, but none of the crew seem to be getting homesick and none are get­ ting off. Last night we had a shipboard meeting and voted to take a little loot out of the ship's fund, buy some cokes and Seven Up in St, Thomas, and celebrate the holiday at sea. Delegates Capable Incidentally, the very capable delegates we have here are E, A, Grady, ship's; A, K, forp, deck; J, Ott, engine, and C, Halings, steward. As for myself, I'm just a "new­ comer" on this ship, with only 13 months aboard, but I've seen enough to be able to tell you guys to try to hop aboard if you're ever down Mobile way. That's all for now except to wish all of you—on behalf of the rest of the guys—a hearty Christ­ mas and a happy New Year, Joseph A. Ryan 4" 4" 4" Has Two Recipes For Vinegar Pie To the'Editor: A few issues ago, in the LOG, I read about steward Jesse W. Puckett wanting a recipe for "vin­ egar pie" so I looked through my cookbooks' and found two of them, I hope you will print them in the LOG so that Mr. Puckett, wherever he may be now, will see them. The first recipe, called the "pioneer recipe," calls for one cup of brown sugar, two cups of water, one cup of vinegar, two tablespoons of butter, one-half cup of fiour and plain "pastry. Combine the sugar, water and vinegar and bring to a boil, then add the butter and stir until it melts. Mix the flour with a little cold water until smooth, add to the boiling liquid and stir until thick. Line a pie plate with the pastry, pour in the filling and cover with strips of pastry in lattice fashion. Bake in a hot oven (450' F) for 10 minutes; reduce heat- to moderate (350* F) and bake 25 minutes. This recipe makes one 9" pie. Recipe No. 2 The second recipe calls for two tablespoons of butter, one-half cup of sugar, three tablespoons of flour, one teaspoon of cinnamon, onequarter teaspoon of cloves, onequarter teaspoon of allspice, oneeighth teaspoon of salt, one egg, two tablespoons of vinegar, one cup of water and plain pastry. Cream the butter and sugar, then add the dry ingredients, egg, vinegar and water. Cook in the top of a double boiler until thick, stirring constantly. Line the pie plate with pastry, bake in a mod­ erate oven (350° F) for three minutes, then pour in the filling and continue baking until the crust is brown. This recipe makes one 8" pie. My son, Robert, is steward on the Paoli and through him I see the LOG and certainly enjoy read­ ing it, Mrs. John McNeil 4" 4" 4" Oldtiwae Seaman Hits Crimp Rig To the Editor: I am an oldtime seaman who is now empioyed as a waterfront patrolman on South Street, and al­ though I am not a member of the SIU I certainly enjoy reading the SEAFARERS LOG, Recently I was really burned up when I read the article about the phony seaman's "union" on West 28th Street, In fact, 1 went over there to see the place for myself. It's certainly a dump and I am sure that all it wants is to bring back the conditions seamen escap­ ed from years ago, as a result of the efforts of real maritime unions like the SIU. Sailed In 1919 I myself was sailing during the Shipping Board days of 1919-20, and I can tell you a merchant sea­ man's life was a pretty miserable one. The food was terrible, we call­ ed, the coffee "lye water," and the chief steward alloted one can of evaporated milk to be mixed in a bucket of water and put out for the crew mess, I was a messboy in those days and, believe me, I know all about what went on on those ships. Im­ agine being able to sleep on innerspring mattresses, and have bunk lights, baths, washing machines, radios and all sorts of conveni­ ences! Thirty-five years ago we all went below up forward, and had one bucket of salt water to wash in, tin plates and cups, and no OT, believe me. All I can say about this crimp joint is that a seaman would have to be awfully hard up, or awfully anxious to get out of the country to pay to ship out of there, Albert H. KIsch It Worked! Awaits Return To ^Rest Uitioii' To the Editor: It's been over a year since I last wrote to the LOG, but there's a reason. The reason is that I've been in the Army—for the past one year, 14 days, 12 hq^irs and 13 minutes, to be exact, I sailed in the SIU in the black gang" from June 19, 1946, to August 28, 1953, So naturally, when I got into service, the Army decided that I would make a very good cook. Their attitude about food seems to be: throw it in, mix it up, cook hell out of it and let 'em eat Still :t, OT conditions are also great on this job, with cooks working an average of 17 hours a day. Oh, well, only 35 more days and then back to the SIU at last. Be­ lieve me, I certainly am proud to be a member of it and I know from personal experience that it's without a doubt the best labor union there is. Recently, for instance, SIU Wel­ fare Services gave me excellent service when I was injured in an automobile accident here on Long Island, and I don't know of any other organization which would give a retired bookmember such fine service after he had been away from it for over a year. Until I get out, how about some of you guys dropping me a line, particularly Dutch Van Alstine if he's around? Meanwhile, Happy New Year and good sailing to all of you, Pfc. Clyde L. Still US 5414796 52nd Brigade R & R Section Montauk, LI, NY. 4> 4 4> Logans Fort Men Like LOG Story To the Editor: I am writing this to let you know that we on the Logans Fort find it an ever-increasing pleasure to read the SEAFARERS LOG, and we certainly are proud that we have such a fine Union news­ paper. The entire crew was delighted with the LOG article of Novem­ ber 12 about our "long hairs and short beefs," Since then we have had a few beefs, as related in the "Letter of the Week" column of December 10, but we still feel we're a happy crew. And just in case any crewman does look glim, a reference to that recent LOG article is sure to bring a broad SIU smile. I am enclosing some poetry t have written and I hope you will be able to use it in the LOG sometime, Thurston Lewis Ship's delegate Steel Rover Men Aided On Beef To the Editor: We, the deck department of the Steel Rover, would like to give a hearty "thank you" to the Balti­ more officials for the very capable way in which they handled our beef while we were in that port. While we're handing out the laurels, we'd also like to give one to Toby Flynn of Welfare Services at headquarters for a nice assist to a Seafarer with real troubles. With other union welfare set-ups under fire, it's comforting to know our own , welfare department is really on the ball. This is one sailor who knows that the word "brother" is more than just a word in the SIU, Blaine Boxwcll 4 4 4 SiV Sckolarships Draw His Praise To the Editor: I would like to state that the college scholarship awards made under the Seafarers Welfare Plan are a wonderful thing, and I am sure that all the members are happy to see so many of their brothers and their families striv­ ing to win one of these awards. Does this plan, at present, in­ clude the wives of Seafarers? If not, I would like to suggest that their inclusion be seriously con­ sidered, I would also like to suggest that the SEAFARERS LOG begin a new column listing articles which Seafarers want to buy, sell or swap, Fred Miller (Ed. vote: At present, SIU col­ lege scholarships are open only to Seafarers under 35 or the children of Seafarers or deceased Seafar­ ers.) 4 4 4 Top Crew Sailing On Archers Hope To the Editor: There's been no news in tjie SEAFARERS LOG about the Archers Hope for some time now, but that's because this ship was laid up for 10 months before she went back to sea on November 18. At any rate, we want you to know we had our hands full but we are getting this rust-bucket shipshape again. We have a swell SIU crew aboard this ship. The pumpman, machinist, one oiler, one FWT, second cook, third cook and two ordinary seamen came out of the Lake Charles hall, while the rest of the crew came out of Savannah. H. E. Richardson 4 4 •v;S 4 Sends Greetings To SiU Brothers To the Editor: I'd like to take this opportunity to send greetings to the Union and to wish all the officials, the editor and staff of the LOG, and the members a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. May all of us enjoy an even more prosperous and powerful union during 1955, George H. Seeberger BU Bernard Seantau -\ �Faf« SixtecB Ulrr: 1^- SEAFARERS LOG ... DIGEST <>f SHOPS* BIEETINGS... STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Octebar 14—Chairman, E. Johnson; Socrotary, W. Nlchtar. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept traveler's checks and there will be a discussion on same after members have had a chance to use the checks. The old washing machine will be Exed from the ship's fund, as soon as possible. Sug­ gestion made that everybody take a turn in keeping the library in order. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), October 17—Chairman, Frank Keller; Secretary! M. Bruno. Motion made to donate $5 to the Merchant Marine Library when the new books come aboard. Chairman asked all members getting oS ship to leave their keys with someone who Is staying on. Patrolman will be contacted at pay­ off to see if a new washing machine can be purchased. MASSMAR (Calmer), October 1<—Chair­ man, Red Cibbs; Secretary, D. Fansler. Ship's deiegate will check about getting new mattresses when ship docks in New York. Repair lists will be made up and turned in to the ship's delegate. Cold drinks were not served for a couple of days due to the fact that the ice box was being cleaned out. DOROTHY (Bull), October 23—Chair­ man, E. Abualy; Secretary, P. Patrick. Drinking water warm in Puerto Rico. Suggestion made that mate get locks for all screen doors. Present exhaust ven­ tilator in galley inadequate and a sugges­ tion was made that a new one be installed. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 16—Chairman, T. Deale; Secretary, A. Brodie. Ship's delegate gave a short talk on crewmembers confining their drink­ ing to off duty hours. He also is going to speak to the chief engineer about keeping the engine room doors closed as the heat comes into the crew quarters and makes it impossible to sleep at night. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), October 35—Chairman, T. Nichols; Secretary, J. Beres. Captain has offered to buy cigar­ ettes for the crew and sell them at $2 a carton, which wUl enable the crew to avoid the high state taxes in the south­ ern states. The steward directed that linen be given out on a piece for piece basis. A. December 24. 19S4 SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, A. Fricks; Secretary, T. Bowers. There is $41.60 in the ship's fund. Two crewmembers refused to move out of the 4 to 8 engine room so it could be painted. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), October 23—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary, W. Cothran. The crew gave a vote of thanks to all the delegates aboard. The steward a.sked the crew to cooperate in keeping the miik crates available for loading fresh miik. Chickens and ducks should be cooked a Uttle longer before serving. The chief electrician was badiy injured by a fall aboard ship an hour before .sail­ ing time. Jerry was well liked aboard the Seatrain Texas and his shipmates wish him a full and speedy recovery. LONE JACK (Cities Service), October 16—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, Wells. Wipers asked for clarification on who should give them their orders. All departments to get repair lists and turn same over to the ship's delegate. LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), Octo­ ber 14—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secre­ tary, T. Lewis. Fans need cleaning. All crewmembers were asked to keep messhaUs clean and to use ashtrays and put cups away. Motion made and carried to see patrolman about getting new mat­ tresses before signing on. CHOCTAW (Waterman), June 26— Chairman, Robensen; Secretary, J. Slmlson. Repair .lists discussed. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for good chow and service. August t—Chairman, Jacobson; Secre­ tary, Johnson. If money is needed for a ship's fund a meeting will be called. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY Crewmembers wera asked to remove cota from deck in port or during rainy weath­ er. Slopchest additions will be made by individuals needing same,. September It—Chairmen, Jacobs; Beerotary, Johnson. One man missed ship. Motion made that letter be written to hall asking why ship is always laying up at end of trip but never does. The ship's delegate was given a vote of thanks for a good iob. Discussion on laundry room cleanliness. October 17—^Cttelrman, T. Scott; Secre­ tary, C. Jrtinson. Motion made that slop chest be examined by patrolman in New York. Discussion on drain in laundry room. All crewmiembers requested to no­ tify their delegate of any necessary re­ pairs. All hands getting off ship re­ quested to clean their foc'sles. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 13— Chairman, Robert L. Carriss; Secretary, Gerald E. SInkes. Larger coffee pots will be purchased. Draws to be put out any time between ports. Coffee urn in the crew pantry should be fixed. September 4—Chairman, James Sheets; Secretary, G. SInkes. Motion made that deck maintenance men have a larger foc'slc on these Waterman type C-2s. Suggestion made for the ship's delegate to see the captain about notifying the crew when he is going to close slopchest, so as crewmembers may purchase last minute necessities before ship reaches port. The crew was asked to return all cups to the pantry. October 10—Chairman, H. W. Eatherton; Secretary, G. SInkes. First assistant wouldn't check overtime sheets to show department whether or not there is any disputed overtime. Flush valves in deck and engine toilets need repairing. Motion made and carried to install clock in rec­ reation room aft. ^Can'Shahera^ Have No OK. The membership is Rgalq cautioned to beware of persons solifdting 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 payoff. Receipts are issued on the spot was given to the steward department for their fine chow and excellent service. The steward department gave the deck and engine departments a vote of con­ fidence for their wonderful cooperation. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), No­ vember S—Chairman, Carlsen; Secretary, G. Raid. A letter of thanks was read from Father Walsh from Philadelphia and is to be sent to the LOG for pub­ lication. Discussion on men getting drunk and leaving a mess in living quarters. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Oc­ An attempt will be made to improve tober 24—Chairman, C. Lee; Secretary, cooking. F. Flanagan. Motion made and carried to get an additional library of stiff OREMAR (Calmer), October »—Chair­ backed books aboard, besides regular SIU man, Harold B. Thomas; Secretary, C. pocket books. $5 of the ship's fund will Kent. Suggestion made to have crew's be contributed to the driver who brings radio in lounge fixed and each man chip these books aboard. Crew complained in to pay for the. repairs. One man that menus lacked variety from week to missed ship on departure from Sparrows week. There is now $50.36 in the ship's Point. fund. October 24—Chairman, H. Thomas; Sec­ retary, L. Van Evera. Any repairs that MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car- have to be taken care of should be riers), October 24—Chairman, Rex Coots; placed on a regular repair list and for­ warded to the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for the excellent way in which the food was prepared and served. quartera wera palntad thia trip and the reat wUl ba- painted next trip. A letter waa aent to SIU Welfare about two men left In hoapttal. Ship'a delegate auggeated that each man take care of hla seamen'a papera, as these papers are the means- of his livelihood and the loss or misplacement of these papers would keep him from working. The steward depart­ ment was given a vote of thanks. •obor payoff and to leave quarters clean. The steward department was thanked for a job well done. October 3—Chairman, W. Yorko; See* rotary, F. Fletcher. One man went to hospital In Seattle. Discussion about keeping the Japs out of the passageways, messhalls and laundry. A vote of thanks to the steward department for excellent food served. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), October 7—Chairman, Herman Fruge; Secretary, T. Jackson. Cbrew suggested that liquid cool drinks and apple jelly and butter be supplied for next voyage. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there is S40 in the ship'a rund. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), Novambar 14—Chairman, S. Barryman; Secretary, O. Fayne. Repair Usts made and wUl bo given to the patrolman at payoff. The steward was asked why there was not 40 gallons of milk on board on the day of departure from Yokohama. The chief electrician was told that painting the STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Soptombar -26—Chairman, Jim Hannors; Socro­ tary, A. Barbaro. The porthole windscoops which were ordered have not been delivered as yet. Measures nere discussed and plans were agreed on to keep the laundry clean and the washing machine in good order. The proper con­ duct for crewmembers in Arabian ports discussed. October 17—Xhalrman, J. Hannor; Soc­ rotary, A. Barbaro. Ship's delegate dis­ cussed his meeting with the captain on cigarette rationing. Captain insists that two cartons per week is sufficient. Mo­ tion made and carried that a letter be written to headquarters about natives crowding the messrooms and insulting the crewmembers. Herman Whisnant gave a talk on the SIU agreement. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Novam­ bar 14—Chairman, 6. Lawson; Sacretary, W. L. Glllospla. A new washing machine is needed aboard, also a new slop sink for deck department locker is needed. PAOLI (CItlas Service), November 7— Chairman, D. Collins; Secretary, W. F. Walker. Practically none of the repairs have been taken care of. Motion made that slopchest be supplemented In San Pedro. No cold weather gear aboard, or rain gear of any kind. DESOTO (Waterman), October 17 — Chairman, E. B. McAuley; Secretary, Phil Reyes. Father Bluitt of Philadelphia who is traveling round trip on the DeSoto was invited to the pieeting. Several members felt that it' would be a fine idea to have a man who is active in labor circles, . especially the waterfront. deck In his foc'sle. uras the wiper's job and not his. EXCELLO (Excello), November 21 — Chairman, J. Christy; Secretary, D. Keddy. A motion was made and carried to give Brother Christy and the steward (Continued on page 17) '54 Stormy, But Union Won Gains (Continuea fTom page 4) was a night of celebration for many Seafarers, with the Union now possessing in New York and Balti­ more two of the finest halls that could be found anywhere. Mean­ while work is going ahead on im­ provements in New Orleans and Mobile to provide the most up-todate facilities possible for those two major ports. The SIU's pioneer college schol­ arship plan, only one of Its kind in the industry, made news with the award of three of its four annual scholarships this year to working Seafarers: Ed "Larkin, Wallace Simpson and Seymour Wallace. Although the lay-ups and trans­ fers of ships foreign meant a con­ traction in shipping, the Uhion successfully obtained agreements for manning of several new vessels, adding more jobs to the SIU's roster. Of dramatic interest to manyonlookers was the SlU-spearheaded fight on behalf of the AFL to organize a new union for long-* shoremen. While winning tremen­ dous support, the AFL'drive fell short by the narrowest of margins. Subsequently timely SIU exposure put the skids under an ILA-sponsored attempt to set up a seaman's raiding outfit and infiltrate legiti­ mate sea unions. OCEAN BETTY (Msritlma Overseas), October 30—Chairman, R. Ewlng; Secratary, K. Collins. The stove is not giving out the heat it should and captain said a man from the stove company came down to the ship and could find nothing wrong with it. All the screen doors need repairing. There is a very good steward Secretary, Aiex Janes. Report was sent on board and the boys gre really eating. a witness at first hand to see what makes to headquarters in regard to galley stove General discussion on food and menus. the SIU the progressive, militant and FAIRLAND (Waterman), October Si- most democratic maritime labor union. Steward told the crew that all beef is fourth grade. All department delegates Chairman, Lee Curry; Secretary, H. Motion made and carried that the union will hand in repair lists to ship's dele­ Pierce. Meeting was called to order and officials make an intensive study of the gate. Laundi-y room will-be taken care of there was no old business. All depart­ Blue Cross group insurance that will in­ by deck and engine departments and the ment delegates reported everything run­ clude our dependents. Means of keeping recreation room will be taken care of by ning smoothly with no beefs. All hands the laundry clean discussed and crew­ were asked to flush toilets. the steward department. members were asked to return coffee cups after using same. Father Bluitt ANN MARIE (Bull), October 27 — spoke ROSARIO (Bull), October 30—Chairman, on his mission as a labor priest L. Gadson; Secretary, R. Aguiur. Ono Chairman, E. Dalln; Secretary, J. Laphan. and what he wiU strive to achieve for The washing machine has been repaired man missed ship in San Juan as the cap­ the laboring class. tain told the men the ship would stay and crew must take better care of it. in port until Monday at least. Less There is a balance of $21 in the ship'a ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), October grease should be put on the food. Mo­ 31—Chairman, A. Branconi; Secretary, J. tion made that a fan be installed in the Mann. Messroom taglcs are overcrowded washing room as it is too hot while In and the crew would like to know if one port. more table could be put In the crew'a mess. Discussion on the men who missed BETHCOASTER (Calmar) October shifts. Vote of thanks given to the stew­ 26—Chairman, C. E. Nelson; Secretary, ard department. L. E. Williamson. Steward department November 7—Chairman, H. Waller; appreciates cooperation of crew by com Sacretary, W. O'Donnell. Motion made ing to chow in first half hour. Foc'sles and carried that a delagation see the are in bad shape, however crew under­ captain about dropping logs. Crewmem­ stands that they are to be painted. bers will send a wire to President Eisen­ hower about the marine hospitals. The THE CABINS (Cabin Tankers), October asked that all linen be turned in 20 — Chairman, Braunstein; Secretary, fund after S3.50 was spent oil radio re­ steward at next change, and he will order new Harris. Quantity of night lunch will be pairs. A vote of thanks was given to mattresses. increased. Repair list wiU be turned in Sparks for repairing same. Ship's fund at least ten days before arrival home­ to be donated to some charity in case ORION STAR (Orion), Novambar 7— ward bound. Fans will be cleaned by ship lays up. Chairman, H. Knowlet; Sacretary, Bill ordinary seamen and wipers on sanitary. Stark. Ship's treasurer gave a report of All hands were asked to - cooperate in GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), the ship's fund. There is a total of keeping messroom clean. Saptambar 6—Chairman, J. Brooks; Sac­ $99.11 in the fund. The steward depart­ retary, J. Sweeney. Letter was sent to was commended for their fine ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), October 27 hall on passengers. Captain has been ment work. —Chairman, J. Aioyslous Ryan; Secre­ notified about repairing screens and has tary, B. Kelley. Arrival pool arranged said that he will try and get screens in ANN MARIE (Bull), November 13 — to swell ship's fond. A few minor beefs Japan. Chairman, Eugene Dakliu Secretary, J. wili be referred to the- boarding patrol­ September 20—Chairman,' M. Sharpe; Lopham. A gift was presented to Sparks men in Mobile. A hearty vote of thanks Secretary, Louis Coffey. Mate kept a list for fixing the radio. Crewmembers were of those men who went ashore during asked to turn In all soiled linen. A vote restricted hours. One man missed ship in of thanks was given to the steward de­ Sasebo. Discussion about drawing Ameri­ partment. can money in Japan. Screens were bought In Japan. ANDREW JACKSON (Ifthmtan), No­ vember 13—Chairman, F. Morrit; SacraPAOLI (Cities Service), October 17— tary, A. Ereffie. Deck delegate will aee Chairmen, C. W. Ely, jr.; Secretary, R. the patrolman about gear not being aeMcNeil. Ship's delegate will see the pa­ cured for tea on leaving India, A hand trolman about getting messhaU painted, vote waa taken on having traveler'a (Continued from page 4) ship fumigated, new mattresses pur­ checka on board and the decision waa chased and all rooms painted before agalnat it. A letter will be sent to head­ vlded for a seven cents an hour leaving the States. quarters on this matter. Brother Guthrie wage increase this year and aix gave • talk on crewmembers cooperating Four ROEIN TRENT (See* Shipping), with one another, and not rushing thingi cents- an hour next year. tember S—Chairmen, Joseph Capelll; Sec­ at the payoff when there are beefs to be more cents would have gone Into retary, I. Buckley. Brother Eddie Mc- settled la other departments. pension and welfare funds, without was elecbed as ship's delegate. • ••••BE • ••••#« Mamar No beefs reported in any department. EAREARA MICHEL (Nerlo), Nevamber providing for any increase in bene­ October 10—Chairman, J. Capelll; Sec­ 20—Chairman, F. Culllton; Sacrstary, A. retary, I. Buckley. Steward department Waddle. The ship's delegate told the fits paid to the longshoremen. Also day workers were told by ship's delegate crewmembers that the captain was going included was a no-strike clause t to use seats In messhall of men go- to clamp down on men who are late for J on watch. Crewmembers reported woric and taking coffee ttma In excess for the two years of the agree­ slackness In medical treatment received of the alloted time. Repair Usta were ment. on voyage. turned in to the captain. "Waterfront News" pointed out lU Men Nix Seliout I wouW like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) •fc. STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE ......STATE ROYAL OAK (CItlas Service), October 30—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary, James Wilson. Bapeir list wll be turned in before airlval. Motion made to see TO AVOID DUPLfCATtONr If you «r« an oM siibwrtbs; aid IIBVG B ehBii«B patrolman about having two. fans in each foc'sle 4M per agraeraent. Lengthy dip •f BMrMA-plHiB ftvB ya«ir IbfRMT «d4r«g MGWI cuasien concemlnE peer condltloa eC mattresaes. Some of the mattreasea are toe larfe for the -bnnlM. Signed . ADDRESS Giry .lONI ... STATS RAPHAEL lEMMBS (Waterman), Ne­ vamber IS—eiMlrman, Reffaal lAarHnl; Eacretary, D. Graaii. A laundry bag wtUbe placed In paaaageway ao that no mora tolled linen will be thrown down Into the Mielter deck. Ship"* dalente will: aee «bont repairs on' aresr^ wwibinE maehlM and toaator. The atamant waa elected to heedle ahip*! Mad, ML M0NT4 (MlwmtiiBH. Nevaipbar 7 MCUA^kANMR UUcoeb taptgiiiNr dMlraMMb Cecit fL IMMitaM Oeera-.- 16—Chatnmm, K. Yeaiiei EeeMtary, w. iaryv Ctisrlae OewHns. f art of the cr<9w'f AdaffiA Ship'a SelegateUi' » that the contract contained none of the longshoremen's basic de­ mands such as those for an eighthour day, paid hoUdayt, limited sling leads, Improved wcUbxe and pension benefits, adequate -sani­ tary iaelHtIca, 28-maa gangs apid other:pcg«UiMU irf lb# gram. : '-M:, �Pare Serenteea SEAFARERS IOC SMcmber 14. 19S4 . DIGEST o( SHIPS' MEETINGS . tacrstery, •. Whale. A lively discussion (Continued from page 16) was held about what kind of money ecpartmant a vota of thanks for the very craw should ask the captain for at draw flno work- they have been doing to ^ep on arrival in Capetown. One crewmemup the morale of the ship. ber was admitted to the hospital in Capetown on November 20th suffering aiLTORB (Ore), November 14—Chair­ from appendicitis. men, L. Hopkins; Secretary, T. Jacks. Discussion to exchange the AC current Iron for DC iron. Discussion about stew­ ard department caring for laundry and the unnecessary noise while watch below la sleeping. Vote of thanks given to the galley force for excellent performance. The ILA and SIU situation was discussed fully. SWEETWATER (Metro), November < Chairman, J. Meeres; Secretary, F. Paylor. Each member of the crew will do­ nate SI to the ship's fund. Motion made to have an arrival pool once a month and a 'certain percentage of kitty to be donated to the ship's fund. Suggestion made to give a vote of thanks to the agent in Norfolk for the fine job he did in getting repairs straightened out. Crewmembers were asked to return all books to the library. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Novem­ ber 21—Chairman, T. Wessel; Secretary R. SIrols. Motion made and carried that there be no payoff until all beefs are settled In each department to the satis­ faction of crew. Vote of thanks given to the chief electrician and second electri­ cian for their splendid job of keeping the washing machine in order. ANGELINA (Bull), Tfovember 11 — Chairman, Creenwald; Secretary, Freilich. Some repairs have not -been taken care of. One FWT was hospitalized in San Juan. Washing machine will have to be fixed or replaced. All hands agreed to chip in tl for TV repairs. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Novamber 14—Chairman, Roy Joplin; Socratary, S. Johnaon. Brothers were aU sorry to learn ot the death of Brother Chapman's father and extended their deepest sympathies to him. All hands were urged to go up to the SIU hall and vote. They agreed that a vote of thanks should be extended to the headquarters staff for the very fine job they have done during the past year. CANTICNY (Cities Service), November 20—Chairman, A. Phillips; Secretary, M. Ohstrom. Port steward in New 'York was contacted by telephone from Bos­ ton and assured us the new mattresses would be put aboard at our next port. General discussion on TV set and im­ portance of refraining from meddling with back of set. Brothers were urged to contribute generously to the ship's fund. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat Shipping), SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), No­ November 13—Clielrman, A. Coldfarb; vember 21—Chairman, C. E. Mosely; Sec­ Hail Ships' 'New Look' in Feeding retary, John Cole. Ship's delegate re­ ported that stiff-backed books have been sent for. Crewmembers were asked to keep washtubs clean. Financial report, $52.36 in the ship's fund. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Novem­ ber 2#—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, C. Cothran. Motion made and carried to have steward get a different brand of soap instead of octagon face soap. Few complaints on food. this trip. Member* of the crew should suggestion was made to donato all at tbebe more respectable to each other. oU books to a wertby cause «ith«r in Japan or Korea upon arrival. FAIRPORT CWatermsn), November IS —Chairman, B. Hoods; Secretary, J. EastTROJAN TRADER (teres), November erllng. There is S31 In the ship's fund. 24—Chairman, H. R. Hutchlns; Secretary, Brother Oilman, who was hurt aboard H. K. Hull. Mattresses and fans wiU be ship before arrival at San Francisco, put aboard in Boston. Treasurer -re­ sent word from the hospital that anyone ported $11 in ship's fund. A patrolman aboard ship who saw the accident please will be consulted as to who orders forward a statement in his behalf. All stores. fountains need repairing. eOE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oc­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), No­ tober 17—Chairman, J. Golder; Secretary, vember 14—Chairman, Robert Kehrly; L. Hall, Jr. Motion made to hold ship­ Secretary, P. F.rango. Several complaints board meetings every two weeks on Sat­ regarding steward and the food he urday providing ship is at sea. The serves. No one wiU payoff or sign on pump on washing machine is not working before patrolman okays suggestion to properly. Crewmembers were asked to have steward put ashore. return all books to the Ubrary. INES (Bull), October 10—Chairman, Vic Courr; Secretary, A. Voyesotsk. Baker is short of material for baking. All mem­ bers WiU donate $1 for TV antenna. The washing machine should be checked when crew finishes using it to see that it is turned off. November 7—Chairman, D. Martin; Secretary, H. Long. There should be more of a variety on night lunches. Gar­ bage to be dumped aft. At the present time there is $28 in the ship's fund. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), November 14—Chairman, E. Grady; Secretary, B. Kelly. AU book men were urged to get to the haU and vote for their favorite candidates at the end of this voyage. Crewmembers were asked to take better care of the record player in the messhall. AU Uterature received ~on board this vessel from headquarters has been posted in the crew messhaU to keep the crew up to date. November 20—Chairman, J. Aloysius Ryan; Secretary, J. Meeks. Mail service in' the islands will be discussed with the captain. Crew was asked to be more considerate of shipmates sleeping and eliminate noise in the passageways. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the entire steward department for a fine holiday dinner and excellent service given by the cooks and mes.smen during the entire voyage. DEL MAR (Mississippi), November 13 | JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Novem^hairman, . Eddie Stough; Secretary, ber 21—Chairman, R. Parady; Secretary, Eddie " Caudill. Motion made "" " " ' ^ and ^ carried "• J. Thomas. One shipmate was left in to continue movie fund. Chief cook the hospital in Yokohama. There is a shortage of stores this trip and the food is not up to par. Crewmembers were YORKMAR (Calmer), October 17 — asked to put aU garbage into the cans Chairman, E. BuzalewskI; Secretary, D. aft. Warrington. A train ticket was bought for the old carpenter to the East Coast STEELCRE (Ore), November 14—Chair­ from the ship's fund. Motion made for man, Winston Jackson; Secretary, E. the patrolman in New York to find out Gilford Sinuns Debardelaben. Each department was why the coffee is being rationed aboard to make up repair lists, which will Please get in touch with me asked ship. be taken care of in the Port of Balti­ through the SIU hall in Baltimore. more. The messroom should be kept CECIL N. BEAN (Dry Trans), October Ed Luzler. clean by aU brothers. The chief engineer 24 — Chairman, L. Hodges; Secretary, win be contacted about shower heads Louis Potter. The captain wiU be con­ for showers. tacted in regard to American money J. W. Hinson draws in foreign ports. The ship's dele­ AMEROCEAN (Biackchcster), Novem­ Please contact Robert Floyes at ber 21—Chairman, Thomas King; Secre­ gate was asked to see about a fresh water line being installed on the out­ 2020 Selman Ave., Mobile, Ala., tary, J. Pendleton. The company has side passageway for the use of the long­ ignored the repair lists for the last two shoremen. This would keep them on the immediately concerning the car. trips. An inferior grade of meat was outside of the ship and away from the sent aboard in Seattle. Tom Jones was 4» 3» crew's quarters. The men on sanitary given a vote of thanks for showing kind­ William R. Dixon of the deck and engine departments to ness toward sick crewmembers during alternate weekly in keeping the laundry Contact your wife immediately. this trip. Five men were logged, two in clean and the steward department utility the engine department and three men There is sickness at home. to clean the recreation room. in the deck department. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 19—Chairman, Joe Kramer; Secre­ tary, C. Scofield. Repair list to be made up as soon as possible. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Motion made and carried DOROTHY (Bull), l--v*mb*r 21—Chair­ to give a vote of thanks to steward de­ man, L. Gwalthney; Secretary, P. Patrick. partment. Motion made by ship's delegate to have November 19—Chairman, J. Chatte- new fans placed aboard. Due to danger­ reau; Secretary, C. Scofield. Crewmem­ ous conditions aboard ship It was rec­ bers were asked to make less noise in ommended that a shoreside electrician the early hours of the morning due to come aboard to check wiring. Food is watches sleeping. A hardy vote of thanks not up to par. Brown laundry soap to was given to Brother Kramer for a job be issued as well as Lifebuoy, Men that well done. missed ship have been entered in log book. A vote of thanks was given to the SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), No­ ship's delegate for a job well done. vember 21—Chairman, J. Long; Secre­ tary, A. F ricks. Beef regarding deck de­ BIENVILLE (Waterman), October 3— partment overtime will be cleared be­ Chairman, J. Conners; Secretary, R. fore payoff. Sheets too small, and stew­ Walton. Ship's delegate stated that all ard said he does not get same pieces stores beefs were settled while the ship back from the laundry that he sends. was in San Francisco. Captain said that the draw money will be given out any SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), way the crew would like it, providing it November 29—Chairman, P. Kirk; Secre­ conforms with the laws at hand. The tary, E. Jones. Steward spoke about the steward reminded the crew to bring ail linen shortage. Library will be changed their soiled linen down every week. A (Continued from page 5) quantity laid down by the Union will, of course, continue." In the Bull Line experiment, this approach has led to fresher, tastier meals and has also led to consider­ able improvement in night lunch since the remainder of uncut roasts, fresh bread, fresh butter patties and the like are now left for the night lunch instead of the con­ coctions that often make up a night lunch. None of these practices, the committee emphasized, will in any way serve to cut down in the qual­ ity of food a Seafarer might want to have. What they will cut down is overcooking and overpreparing in advance of meals with the result that huge quantities of leftovers re­ main in such condition as to be virtually useless for subsequent (Continued from page 3) meals. called toe Coast Guard which The Bull Line pilot project got started a search with planes and underway about two months ago. ships out of Quonset Point, Rhode The Union sent a veteran passen­ Island, St. Petersburg and Miami, ger ship steward, Louis Guellnitz, Florida, and South Carolina. as traveling observer on two Bull The search continued without Line ships. His recommendations let-up until Thursday, December were coupled with those of the 16, when the Coast Guard an­ joint Union-operator committee nounced that it was abandoning and put into practice, after meet­ special search procedures but ings aboard the ships with the men would continue to hunt fdt survi­ involved. vors on its routine patrols. Rela­ Seafarers aboard the Kathryn, tives of some of the survivors ap­ one of the ships involved in the pealed to Washington for a contin­ pilot undertaking, expressed their ued search which was resumed warm approval of the change. They Saturday, December i8. It has were particularly pleased with the been called off a second time early practice of cutting roast meats to this week. order. William Ekins, carpenter on The Coast Guard in New York the ship, recalled there used to be reported that it had mamtained many complaints about meat being its search by sea and air all along cut up and put on the steam table the route of the vessel from Loui­ where it dried up long before it siana north. However, the search was served. Ed Slintak, AB, de­ had been hindered by extremely clared that there was a consider­ heavy seas and bad weather which able amount of waste under the has been general along the Atlan­ standard system of feeding which tic Coast for the past month. was of no benefit to the crew. The failure to get any report Ship's delegate F. Aponte re­ from the ship since site left Loui­ ported complete satisfaction with siana raised a question as to pro­ the improvements made to date. cedures in maintainn'ig contact "The food and service is much with ships. Some companies re­ better this way and the crew is quire ships to report in daily by happy. The difference in the way radio. Others call for reports at we are doing things now is very regularly stated Intervals in the course gf a voyage, depending on great." "• Since plans are afoot for expan­ the nature of the trip and the lo­ sion of this program^ Seafarers cation of the vessel. But there are who have suggestions for it are no regulations on this score, and ^asked to get in touch with Eddie the Coast Guard itself does not 'Mooney, SIU Steward Department track merchant ships. In view of the (jottthwfed Yadio Committee, at- headquarters; .'I J' • SEACORAL (Orion), November 24— Chairman, S. Bayne; Secretary, W. Clegg. Ship's delegate will ask mate to please stop chipping between 12:30 and 1:30 PM. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job very well done. asked that crew keep out of galley while passengers are being served. Treasurer reports $88M In the ship's fund.. AU hands were asked to keep laundry room clean. ' 4; 3» 4" 4» t t Ralph W. Wilkins Get in touch with your draft board in Lorain as soon as pos­ sible. Mother. Gene Sinclair Please contact Danny Kaim at the Staten Island, NY, marine hospital. I Samuel Erlitz Your seamen's papers left aboard the Camas Meadows are be­ ing held for you in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG office at SIU head­ quarters. 4i 4 4« Melvin Baumgardner A port time discharge from the Calmar is being held for you in silence of the ship it is believed the SEAFARERS LOG office at she may have encountered trouble SIU headquarters. early in the voyage soon after be­ ing sighted off the Florida Keys on Quiz Anzivers the 6th. A severe storm struck (1) John Adams, the second the area where the ship was sched­ President, and his son, John uled to be on December 7th. Quincy Adams, the sixth President. The Southern Districts case has William Henry Harrison was the many parallels to that of the grandfather, not the father, of Southern Isles. The latter ship Benjamin Harrison. was also carrying an ore cargo (2) (b) explorers of the Western when she broke up in a storm off US, sent on an expedition by Hatteras. She too did not have a Thomas Jefferson. chance to send any radio messages (3) Albuquerque. or launch lifeboats because of the (4) 16. rapidity with which the ship went (5) T. E. Lawrence. down. The only reason there were (6) N-E-W-S. any survivors was because a Lykes (7) Grand Rapids, Mich. steamship happened to be in the (8) Edmond Hoyle. Today we immediate vicinity and saw the still use the expression" ... ac­ Southern Isles' running lights dis­ cording to Hoyle ..." to describe appear. a game played according to the Subsequently, the Coast Guard rules. (9) 180 miles. ordered all remaining LSTs to add (10) Glass. extra belly hands to prevent fur­ ther accidents of this type. Since toe Southern Districts Puzxie Answer was equipped with the extra belly bands, her disappearance raises a question as to the seaworthiness of all LSTs for cargo purposes. The ships were designed originally for one-shot use in wartime but many of them have since been converted for commercial purposes with the addition of watertight bulkheads and the belly bands. The operators of the vessel have already taken action in Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware, to limit their liability in the event of lawsuits by families of crewmembersi-'^ Fear For 22 Men Lost On Southern Districts ssiD sass saas •SQ QSQa asss SElDQCaSaS (1]Q[§[2[] . aaacoa EsranaQ ass anmo asasns . aaaaooa QDsasQ HfflSGSGn OSBS gas aas BDSIQS fflEDOa HBDICllgi . isQEsa {EaBaaQda Basin asiis SQiis QSDS aoQa Dsa CANTIGNY (Cities Service), December 3—Chairman, A. Phillips; Secretary, H. Storm. The ship's delegate will see about getting a better grade of coffee, and wash powder aboard. He will also set up a complete repair list in cooperation with department delegates and tuvn same over to the captain. SIU Vetoes Power Grab Plan Of CO (Continued from page 2) company have to pass the examina­ tion at least once a year plus a_ spot check each time they sign articles. Mississippi has found about ten percent of job candidates unaccep­ table, hut many of these have un­ dergone treatment and are back on board the ships. All this has been done smoothly and efficiently, without putting seamen under the control of the Coast Guard or any other military agency. By contrast, the Coast Guard would put seamen Ihrciigh a wringer consisting of an exhaus­ tive and apparently unrelated series of tests including checks on family background, juvenile delin­ quency records, sense of smell, ex­ amination of a man's shipboard record (as seen by the captain) and other requirements which in the eyes of medical authorities have been sharply questioned as having any hearing on a man's fit­ ness to sail. Further the Coast Guard proposal would represent an extension of its already consider­ able controls over civilian seamen The Union's contention that the Coast Guard should show more concern for its present function, that of seeing that ship's them­ selves are safe and safely-operated, was pointed up by two more recent incidents. In one instance the crew of toe Fairland had to go to the Union port agent to get a catwalk constructed over deck cargo. In the second, the crew of the Doro­ thy requested that the ship's elec­ trical system receive a thorough going-over. In neither instance has it been reported that the Coast Guard showed any active concern over conditions aboard these ships. , • I ' I •m '•t>i �SEAFARERS Pace Elcfctecm Over^as Hospital Visitor iA0G Weieqmes Stories9 PiASR Readers of the LOG always welcome news from the ships. In all editions there is room for stories, photos and letters sent in by the Seafarers. Several pages of each issue are devoted to the experiences of Seafarers and the ships they sail as they describe them 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 after we use it, we'll do that too. r SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATI6N PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Ffom No. Seafaicrs Receiving Benefita this Period ATerage Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period Hosoital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Jose Carmeas of the Steel Voyager gets a welcome visit-while laid up in Bombay's Beach Candy hospital from Seafarer Bill Whalen. Bill was oft the Andrew Jackson which hit the Indian port after the .Voyager. Photo was taken by another Seafarer, Merwyn "Doc" Watson, electrician. vember 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester R. Smith, Galveston, Texas. Earl Joseph Fence, born Novem­ Mark Alexander Zalenski, born ber 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. October 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Lloyd Pence, Rosenberg, Texas. Mrs. Lawrence Zalenski, Balti­ 4 4 4 more 11, Md. Daniel Edward Freedman, born November 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4. 4» Valencia Thompson, born Sep­ and Mrs. Max Freedman, Balti­ tember 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and more, Md. Mrs. Oscar Thompson, Jr., Los 4 4 4 Beverly Lorraine Causey, bora Angeles, Calif. November 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4" 4" 4" Dawn Ann De Grushe, born Sep­ and Mrs. Leon Causey, Crichton tember 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Station, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Mrs. Averil F. De Grushe, Jr., James Patrick Kelly, born No­ New Orleans, La. vember 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4" 4" 4 Brenda Leonie Baker, bom No­ Mrs. James Kelly, Maiden, Mass. 4 4 4 vember 5, 1954., Parents, Mr. and Ralph Allen Lewis, born Novem­ Mrs. Edgar Leon Baker, New ber 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orleans, La. Jesse S. Lewis, Norwalk, Calif. Jonathan Kirk Creppon, born November 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Creppon, Houston, Texas. 1 4 4 Jane Grinnell Lambson, born October 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lambson, Boston, Mass. 4 4 4 David Francis Finigan, bora Au­ gust 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Finigan, New Or­ leans, La. 4 I: ^ tl':' 4 4 Luis Antonio Viera Aleman, born November 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Viera, St. Rio Piedros, PR. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Alice OUva Witherington, born December 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthim Witherington, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9A WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since lulv I. 1950 * | 4o». Mes Death Benefits Paid Siace Tulv 1. 1950' Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * | Maternity Benefits Paid Since AotU 1. 1952 * Voo £6 Vacation Benefits Paid Siace Feb. 11. 1952 * f»i Total « Oate Benefits Beaaa WELPARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacatioa to srypTi/ ^ . .. Vacation US Goyernment Bonda (Weifaie) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS . Hlf tJF 4c |/"i O 7// 37 i in.rca VP H " I COMMENTSi The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Flap 188 again approved a resolution providing for a hospital ChristBias bonus of twenty^five ($25.00} dollars for aqr eligible under the plan vho is hospitalized for a period of more than one day during the period of December 19thy 195A throuc^ Deceidber 26ths 195A. This is In addition to additional recreational facilities being establidied in the ports of Mobile and New Orleans. Suimitled /K /Wf A1 Ken, AsaietrntCXSwdmUtreter 4 4 4' 4 Sharon Ann Gribble, born No­ Miguel Gonzalez Alvarado, born vember 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and April 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gribble, Galveston, Mrs. Genaro Gonzalez, Barrio San- Texas. tomas No. 14 Playa Ponce, PR. 4 4• 4 4 4 4 Sally Anne Gentile, born Decem­ Donna Incerto, born October 14, ber 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miiio Salvatore Gentile, New Orleans, Incerto, Brooklyn, NY. La. ' 37 5:;^ 3A|| 4 Cynthia Louise Young, born De­ cember 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Young, Route No. 3, Box 17, Moffet Road, Crichton, Ala. 4 oo 4 Lettie Almeda Roberson, bora August 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roberson, Mobile, Ala. 4 CO Vacation Benefits Tots! 4 Walter Anthony Wallace, born November 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Wallace, Nor­ folk, Va. Jeanmarie Cunningham, born Gary Stephen Buzalewski, bora November 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. November 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cunningham, and Mrs. Edward Buzalewski, Philadelphia, Pa. Reading, Pa. 4 4 4 Jo Ann Galardl, born November Rafael Del Valle Suarez, born 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ November 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. seph Galardi, Hammonton, NJ. and Mrs. Bartolome Del Valle, Bo. 4 4 4 Michael Anthony Faircloth, born Obrero Santurce, PR. July 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Joseph Torres, born November Grady Faircloth, Philadelphia, Pa. 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bias Torres, Astoria, NY. 4 Claire Erlksen, bora November Carol Ann Swafford, born Oc­ 8, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed­ tober 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and mund Eriksen, Route No. 1, Box Mrs. Joseph Swafford, Cedartown, 33, Savannah, Ga. 4 4 4 Ga. Robert Glover Farrar, Jr., bora 4 4 4 William John Prince, Jr., bom November 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. November 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farrar, Chaland Mrs. William J, Prince, Dor­ mette. La. 4 4 4 chester, Mass. Ronnie Truett Smith, born No­ 4 4 4 Anthony Gates, bora November vember 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Raymond Smith, Murkei, Howard Gates, New Orleans, La. Texas. 4 /a WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THiS PERIOD All of the following SIU families vember 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. and will collect the $200 maternity Mrs. Kenneth Hogan Kristensen, benefit plus a $25 bond from the Baltimore, Md. Union in the baby's name: 4 4 4' Cathy Lynn Connor, born No­ Geoffrey de Witt Brown, born November 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. vember 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Robert Brown, San Fran­ Mrs. Robert H. Connor, Natick, Mass. cisco, Calif. 4 S E A FA RE R 8 5 4 r- December 24, 1954 LOG 4 ^J^ijin Bernard Smith, born No- Paid On The Job Pick Up'Shop Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be suro 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 inoculaUon 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" again when they want to sign on for another such voyage. Armando Ortega (right) collects $200 check and $25 bond from SIU representative Eddie Parr aboard the passenger ship Florida. Payment represented maternity' benefit to nejw Seafarer-father,, . -s, ; Photo .was taken by Ortega's shipmate, Seafarer Hector Reyes. ? 5: �(.>• r.--- 1.1 •• ^ y:: Deeemlier fl. ''• • ••' • - • —- --.y- 5E'^F-ARE R S^ X 0 G Pace Nlneteca -1 '-''I . SEBIN' THE SEAFARERS -I With WALTER SIEKMANN SIU hospital representatives were busy this week dishing out the $29 Christmas bohus from the Union Welfare Plan along with the regular hospital benefit. You could see from the response that the money certainly was welcome. Since the Christmas dough was given to any man who was in the hospital for more man one day between the 19th and 25th of December, Its possible that some of the brothers were missed during the regular weel&y visit. Anybody who didn't get hiis Christmas bonus and believes he is entitled to it should contact Welfare Services and they will be taken care of. 4^ '$1 Seafarer Adolph EUasson is finally back in the States after five weeks in the hospital out in Honolulu. Eliasson was splicing wire on the Steel Seafarer when one of the wire strands flew up and hit him in the eye. He had to be hustled to the hos­ pital and spent flve weeks put in the islands before Seafarer Alberto Espino (right) consults with SIU Welfare Services representative, Milton Flynn, he came back to Staten Island for further treatment. at headquarters, while Charles AUardice and Chang Sun wait their turn. Welfare Services is seeing to Tt that he gets all his back hospital benefits to cover his hospitalization in Honolulu. Seafarer William Gardner is on the mend at Staten Island after being in pretty bad shape. He had the doctors working on him all night when he One of the busiest ancJ most active Union departments, SIU Welfare Services, wound up first came in off the. Lavrrence Victory (Mississippi). Barcfcy Now though it seems as if he will pull through okay. another year of service to Seafarers ^d their families. Operating for the membership out of New York headquarters, the department handled approximately 10,000 individual re­ Gardner was messTnan aboard the Victory ship. One brother who ran into real ^ough luck was Kendall Kelly, AB quests for assistance in the 12-' on the Sandcaptain. He was all set to go south with the sandboat on a month period. These were in his job and what his probable earn­ Another area of Welfare Serv­ long trip when he got an attack of appendicitis. He addition to Welfare Services ings are. ices operation, partciularly in large had to be^ taken off and go into the hospital to have disbursement of SIU hospital and The sizable alien membership in cities like New York, is on housing it taken care of. disability benefits. the Union means that a consider­ problems. Some of the other brothers now up at the hospital While Welfare Services operates The requests for assistance, able number of problems arise on are Sam Vandal, night cook and baker off the Seacoming from both the men them­ Immigration matters. Here Wel­ out of New York headquarters, it train Texas, and Percival Barclay" who was baker selves and members of Seafarers' fare Services has been of consid­ can service the outports speedily aboard the Lone Jack (Cities Service). Barclay's com­ families, covered a wide variety erable help in getting shore leave and efficiently through the Union's ing through an operation in good shape. Charles of personal difficulties. In most extensions for alien members wait­ teletype communications system. Allardice» FWT, who also came off the Seatrain instances Welfare Services was ing to ship and on clearing the way Representatives in the outports can Texas, is another hospital patient. Finally i^e have able to provide valuable assistance for qualified aliens to receive resi­ then take necessary action to as-, veteran Seafarer Thor Thorsen in for a Iheck-up dence visas toward US citizenship. sist the Seafarer. Kelly in resolving these problems. and further treatment. Brother Thorsen is one of A large number of tliie items the brothers getting disability benefits under the SIU Welfare Plan. dealt with through the depart­ ment deal with services to Sea­ farers who become ill or are in­ jured in the course of employment. USPHS HOSPITAI. Taib Hassen Frank Mackey Welfare Services is particularly The deaths of the following Sea­ hospital in Staten Island, NY: BALTIMORE. MD. Thomas Isaksen Vic Milazzo valuable to Seafarers who are put farers have been reported to the Burial took place at Cypress-Hills Jdhn W. Kdenan Eugene T. Nelson Roy W. BeU Michael Kudik Ludwig Kristiansen Pedro Peralto ashore overseas for hospital care. Seafarers Welfare Plan and' the cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Harry N. Byrd Tommy Lamphear Frederick I.andry Daniel Fuggiano John Castro Peter Lannon In previous years it wasn't unusual $2,500 death benefits are being Brother Centero joined the Union James J. Lawior George Shumakey Carl E. Chandler Earl McKendree Kaarel Leetmaa Robert Sizemore for men to have to wait ashore for paid to their beneficiaries: BttCord N. BeWeesc Robert McKnew in 1952 and had been sailing in James R. Lewis Henry E. Smith Oswald M. Ergle Tony Mastantino weeks or months until the company the steward department out of Francis F. Lynch Harry S. Tuttle Max FeUx Thomaa Munao Joseph D. McGraw Renato ViUata got around to repatriating them. Daniel W. Alexander, 32: On Louis .FirUe John A. Schultz New York. He is survived by his Archibald McGuigan Hurlburt M. Free Gorman T. Glaze August A. Smith Such cases are becoming rare today November 8, 1954, Brother Alex­ wife, Lee Yeng, of 48 Ludlow Feriand C. GreeS Frank W. Taylor LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSP. because SIU ship's' crews, under ander died of a lung ailment in Street, New York, NY. Michael D. Hynes Winston L. Vickera BROOKLYN. NY Michael JablonsU C. O. Winskey Jose M. CasteU the urging of Welfare Services, are the USPHS hospital in Mobile. His 4" 4> 4" "PbiUip KorolUSPHS HOSPITAL making it a regular practice to no­ place of burial is not known. August Jockei, 60: Brother JocSAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO USPHS HOSPITAL tify the Union office whenever one Brother Alexander joined the kel died in the Staten Island J. Colon SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. of the crew is taken off the ship Union in November, 1942, in Mo­ USPHS hospital on November 13, LINCOLN HOSPITAL ' Charles Brown N. Mellls BRONX. NY Max- Byers Charles Neumaier in a foreign port. bile, and has been sailing out of 1953, of natural causes. He joined Carmelo Reyes Henry Childs Joe Perreira VA HOSPITALthe steward department since that the Union in Philadelphia in 1946 Gilbert Pronutico Leo Cronsohn Family Allotments BROOKLYN. NT Colon Rose Antonio Diaz timfe. He is survived by his wife, and was sailing in the steward de­ Robert P. Rogerson W. Timmerman Olav Gustavsen It was out of Welfare Services Mrs. Nettie Alexander, of 556 partment. Brother Jockei was USPHS HOSPITAL William E. WUcax Francis F. Horak ' DETROIT. MICH. experience with such cases that the State Street, Mobile, Ala. Oliver F. mein P. S. Vuzon buried at; St. Michaels Cemetery Tim Burke F. A. Lord Union wrote a new clause into its USPHS HOSPITAL $• ti in Jackson Heights, New York. He VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. contract providing for family al­ • Benito Centero, 63: Brother is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ber­ OTTEN, N C Charles Burton lotments to" continue where men Centero died of natural causes on tha Jockei of Queens, New York, USPHS HOSPITAL Leonard J. Frank STATEN ISLAND. NJT have been removed from a ship be­ September 2, 1953, in the USPHS NY. USPHS HOSPITAL Hussen Ahmed Donald McShane GALVESTON. TEXAS cause of illness or injury. C. H. AUardice Joseph Halone Thomas J. Dawson David L. Palla J. P. Barclay Perfecto Mangual Maintenance and cure questions R. F. Gatlca WUUam G. Trice Ivan Buckley G. Mihalopoulas Benjamin F. Grice John T. Watt also contribute considerably to the Frank Calnan . WiUiam E. Neef James H. Hawkins Robert R. White Jar Chong Joseph Neubauer department's activity. Prompt pay­ A. W. Keane Charles B. Young George Coleman James W. Parker ment of maintenance and cure is USPHS HOSPlTAt. Fred Delapenha Abe Partner # SEATTLE. WASH. Irving DeNobriga Aniceto Pedro assured Seafarers through Welfare John Quigley John J. Doherty ' Clarence Edwards Mike Michellk Samuel Doyle William L. Rackley Services. Sverre Johannessen C. Eagleson Ernesto Ramirez USPHS HOSPITAL The department also gives a G. E. Ekelund George Robinson NORFOLK. VA. Joseph Farrell variety of aid to hospitalised Sea­ MatU RuusukalUo Jessie P. Brinkley Isaac B. Duncan Brigido Figueroa Jose Salgado Robert J. Caldwell Samuel L. Warren farers. Men laid up in private hos­ George W. Flood WilUam Saltarez USPHS imSPiTAL David S. Furman Victor ShavroS pitals can have transfers arranged NEW ORLEANS. LA. Esteii Godfrey Frank Strelitz to the nearest Public Health Serv­ Henry Grzegorski Chong Sun Donald A. Alt Frank Martin ice facility and various personal Fred Hauser Samuel Vandal Julian Barrett Vincent Michel Edward R. Hillman Francis Wall Thomas Blackledge Steve Modzelewski and emergency needs can be taken Vincent Jones John W. Williams Perry Bland George C. Murphy care of by Union representatives. Frank Keelan Albert L. Willis Victor Bonura C: R. Nichols A1 Leiner V VlrgU Wilmoth George W. Books Arne V. Oisen • In the event of a Seafarer's death, Arthur Lomas N. D. Wilson Charles E. Brady William A. Padgett Welfare Services is often called NUs Lundquist ClUford Womack John E. Brady Randolph RatcliS USPHS HOSPITAL Sebastian Carregal M. J. Rodriguez upon to arrange for the funeral. FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank Catchot Tage H. Roslund B. F. Deibler Edward J. Toelan Manuel Church But Welfare Services work goes Edward Samrock Woodrow Meyers JSamuel Cope S.' Schieffler far beyong caring for sick and in­ CITY HOSPITAL Warren W. Currier Henry Schuler MOBILE. ALABAMA George Curry jured Seafarers. Any Seafarer who Benjamin Seal WiUiam J. Hanlon Eniile P. Davles Luther Seidle runs into difficulty ashore can also SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Robert Dewey Wade H. Sexton STATEN ISLAND. NY get help. A common request, for Thomas Fields Henry Sosa Joseph Koslusky Leo Fontenot Nicholas Tala example, is one for a credit refer­ USPHS HOSPITAL Stanley A. Freeman Lonnie R. Tickle SAVANNAH. GA. ence so that seamen can purchase WUliam Grimes Marion C. Vester. Paul Bland James F. Lee Lyie Hipp A. C. Vlpperman furniture, appliances, automobiles, R. CarroUton Albert W- Lima Vincent E. Kaiie PhUUp R. Wagner homes or other items via the in­ George S. Chance Jimmie Littleton B. G. Knapp James A. WaUer J. B. tihriaty A. G. McLaughlin teo H. Lau James E. Ward stallment plan. Seafarers usually Rufus Field' J. T. Moore Theodore E. Lee Harry Wolowitz run into difficulties on credit be­ James T. Kem E^est H. Webb. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL cause of the nature of their-em­ , MANHATTAN BEACH. NY BOSTON. MASS. Fortunato Bacomo Ho Yee Choe ployment. Welfare Services *can Frank Alasavich J. E. SenAevUleFrank Bemrick John J. Driscoll George B. Dunn Matthew A.-StabUe often overcome such difficulties by Claude Blanks Bart E. Guranick John H. Herrold George A. W^ddeU Joseph Carr John B. Haas explaining how the Seafarer gets John Hunt Slli Welfare's Tally: 10,000 Assists 'i\ Seafarers In Hospitals '-4 • 'I r-'-c"'.1 �-•( /•['• • • . 4 SEAFARERS D«c. 24. 19S4 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS I NTE R N ATI O N A t U N I O N > ATI Jk N Tl C A N D -G U L F DISTRICT • API '• -.. H • n—~ SlU WINS New HIGH SI76 VACATION PAY^ U^^i ifniAii. A&G Dbtrict. District pioneer til Union. MG ptei»«« of »n I . •'; • J?-' • " '' * ' : life's??] Tlfltilil''^"" '"MBI Wer V'i"*"* '«'* BMhday (£g??fcf 'Suicid^ lUl^'."! Fimntial Shape iWsllBji<W!^g'**"Mn'.<""Stt« Maritfnm Adminiifa.*^ S Winners At Schools -ViaSIU Thr«« Seifarera children ofT „ji»n To Kpose \hip Chandlers I' fi" ' ^ages vf-:. -i. ' .-r ^_.._...^,,iiBiil >iadl.d JWgWg *=^ — 1 k* *— -• TS Seafarers To Seek 49 Union Po^ in Riree and. A '^Credentials Comm. Report Go Before Membersljir In Ship Transfers ^ rttim# AdministraUon'f W.^oeer '!f\'' ' •"-' F I-: •- -"Sia^Ss. 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 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. 26 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEE SIU WIN AS NLRB ORDERS 3-DEPT WC VOTE SIU REJECTS CG PROPOSAL; CONGRESS MAY PROBE PLAN SEAMEN CAN NOW APPLY FOR POW $ SANDBOAT SIGNS FOR 18 MONTHS IN SA SOUTERHN DISTRICTS FEARED LOST WITH CREW 22 ABOARD MA 'HALTS' TRANSFERS - FOR A DAY NEW P & O SHIP HEADS FOR TAMPA 2 SIU CO'S FACE GOV'T LAWSUITS SIU WINS NEW GAINS DESPITE STORMY 1954 ILA MEN NIX 'SELLOUT' AGREEMENT 'PAPA' CELESTIN, JAZZ GREAT, DIES SIU MOVIE BEING SHOWN TO WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE THANKS, MEN, FOR THOSE XMAS CARDS 'NEW LOOK' IN SHIP MEALS HAILED AFTER 2-MOS. TRIAL ADMIT HUGE RAKEOFF IN INS. SALES SEAFARER'S 'BABY' - NEW GANGWAY RIG SIU SHIP AIDS IN TUG RESCUE OPEN INT'L AWARDS TO UNION MEN PMA YELPS FOR US ACTION ON PACIFICUS ANOTHER TRAGEDY SHIP SAFETY PRETTY GOOD RECORD TO ORDER: A NEW APPROACH TO SHIPBOARD MEALS IT'S NOW RING, NOT BASEBALL, DIAMOND FOR 'ADOPTEE' OF PUERTO RICO'S CREW SIU WELFARE'S TALLY: 10,000 ASSISTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/12b55ee64c2b3835d6c224bff0d5cc08.PDF 8509c1aad5818f1f5ce09ce7e5896ed1 PDF Text Text L Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 24 I96S OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO �Pare>Two SEAFARERS LOG SlU Companies Get Thirteen Newiy-Reactivated Vesseis December 24t 1MI« By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—SIUNA-contracted companies on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will operate 13 of the 25 reactivated vessels recently broken out of mothballs from the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet by order of the Defense Department to help mee the higher shipping require­ ments brought about by the serve fleet' ships to enter active ders were given, according to study made by the Shipbuilders service. Vietnam situation. Companies under contract to the SlU A&G district which will operate vessels and the vessels they will operate are: Waterman Steamship, the Fenn; Bloomfield Steamship, the Halaula; Alcoa Steamship, the Hattiesburg; and A. L. Burbank, the Elmira. SIU Pacific District companies which will operate reserve fleet ships from the latest breakout are the following: American Mail Line, the Great Falls, Lahaina and Red Oak; M a t s o n Navigation, the •Muhlenberg and Loyola; Alaska Stteamship, the Bowdoin; States Steamship, the Hannibal and Ba­ ton Rouge: and Columbia Steam­ ship, the Enid. Just last month the Defense De­ partment was sharply criticized by acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Ed­ ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) for "stalling" in the breaking out of vessels from the reserve fleet needed for Vietnam supply duties. At that time Garmatz called for the breakout of another 300 re- Kircher Named New AFL-CIO Organizing Dir. SAN FRANCISCO—William L. Kircher has been appointed Direc­ tor of Organization of the AFLCIO. President George Meany named Kircher to succeed the retiring director, John W. Livingston, and the Executive Council Immediately approved the choice in its postconvention session. Kircher, 50, had held the post of assistant director of organization William L Kircher under Livingston in the newlymerged AFL-CIO in 1955, taking leave from the Auto Workers. He became assistant director of AFLCIO Region IX a year later and, in February 1964, resumed the position of assistant director in Washington. Kircher is a native of Athens, O., and was graduated from Ohio University. He had an early career as a newspaperman, then in 1941 went to work in a Cincinnati de­ fense plant and helped organize UAW Local 647, Since then he had held a variety of staff posts in the UAW. The Sixth Biennial Convention of the AFL-CIO, which recently came to a close in San Francisco, was one of the most active and productive in recent years. After a review of the past two years, during which many of labor's major legislative goals were realized, sucb as passage of Medicare legislation, the voting rights bill, etc., attentiim turned to the goals of labor for the coming two years. These include The SIU has also criticized the Council of America, repeal of Taft-Hartley Section )4(b), extension of the minimum wage The six-week survey by the Ship­ lack of action by Government laws, passage of the Situs Picketing Bill, and others, agencies in reactivating the neces­ builders was conducted as a result of a proposal made In September sary number of vessels from the A stronger American-flag merchant fleet was also one of the goals reserve fleet to satisfy military to President Johnson by Represen­ which the convention delegates stressed-in Convention Resolution No, supply requirements in the present tative Garmatz, 217, Recognizing the importance of a strong American-flag merchant emergency. In a letter to Representative fleet to the entire nation, and noting the raw deal the maritime industry The Defense Department has Garmatz, Shipbuilders Council has been getting from the Government bureaucracys, the convention also been under fire recently for President Edwin M, Hood revealed adopted a 17-point program to aid the maritime industry, stressing trying to charter U.S.-flag vessels the results of the survey, based on adoption of many of the policies for which the SIU has been figbting a "crash" program of reactivation. for years. at less than the market rate. Recent Study Made The survey pointed to U.S. ship­ The convention went on record in support of the Maritime Advisory U.S. shipyards are capable of re­ yards' ability to reactivate 300 ves­ activating 300 reserve fleet vessels sels in a four and a half month pe­ Committee report calling for a significant expansion of the Americanwithin the next four and a half riod, and at least 1,000 ships over flag fleet. The Interagency Task Force report, which would result only months for use on Vietnam supply a nine month period on a "crash" in a further weakening of the American merchant marine, was flatly rejected by the convention delegates. routes if only the reactivation or­ basis. What is important to all members of the SIU as well as to' every American merchant seaman is the fact that the entire force of the APLClO stands behind the policies of the maritime unions which have so far made the strongest case for the preservation of the industry. What has been the skirmish of a small segment of the American labor force, namely the merchant seamen, now becomes the battle of ISl'i million Americans who make up the AFL-CIO. With this renewed and vocal support, we can look forward to the promise of action on many fronts SAN FRANCISCO—^Labor's drive for repeal of Section in the coming year. AFL-CIO Convention Pledges Continued 14(b) Repeal Drive 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act was one of the major legislative goals taken under discussion by delegates to the sixth biennial AFL-CIO convention • here. will no longer be diverted by The fight for repeal of "flank attacks" of "right-to-work" Section 14 (b) was taken under consideration at a meeting of the AFL-CIO General Board, and was the subject of a convention reso­ lution which: • Urged the Senate to take up the House-passed repeal bill, H.R. 77, "as one of the first orders of business when it convenes in Jan­ uary" and then "proceed to repeal 14(b) with every reasonable dis­ patch." • Called on affiliated unions "to use to the fullest their educa­ tional facilities to convey the full story and Implications of 14(b)" both to union members and the general public, • Urged union members to join in an Alliance with friends of la­ bor in churches, among minority groups and liberals "in a common and concerted effort" to bring the repeal bill to a Senate vote. The convention denounced the filibuster against 14 (b) repeal and its threatened renewal by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-111.) as "the epitome of political cyni­ cism" and a "harsh negation" of majority rule. "No senator or minority of sen­ ators has the political or moral right to preclude the majority of the Senate from exercising its will —to vote on the repeal of 14 (b)," the convention stated. The resolution stressed that the issue of 14 (b) repeal "is not 'com­ pulsory unionism,' for repeal will not compel any worker to join a union." "The real issue is whether an employee who must by law re­ ceive all of the wage increases and improvements in working conditions negotiated by the un­ ion, and whose individual griev­ ances must be processed by the union, should be permitted to en­ joy these benefits without being required to pay his proportionate share of the costs of maintaining the union." With 14 (b) repealed, the reso­ lution said, unions in states which do not have "right-to-work" laws can give their full attention "to organizing the unorganized and to securing improved social legisla­ tion from state legislatures," They One of the major causes of the decline of the American merchant fleet, as we have repeated time and time again, has been the failure of executive departments and agencies to properly implement the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. With the support and cooperation of the Federation, we will make our presence felt in Washington in the campaigns. next Congressional session. Overall, the delegates from all Seafaring In the 19 states with open shop unions to the convention have returned to their respective member­ laws—^"which include the poorest ship bodies with renewed hope and the promise that the battle for a and the least organized in the na­ strong merchant marine will continue on all fronts. tion" — repeal will help to strengthen existing unions," the Recently, we received reports that Representative Ed Garmatz (Dconvention said. Md.) had made a recommendation that 300 reserve fleet ships be re­ Improve Environment activated as soon as possible from the mothball fleets to meet the It will "improve the incredibly nation's defense needs. hostile environment which brings Since that time, Edwin Hood, President of the Shipbuilders Council, violence to union organizers, dis­ charge to luiion members, and de­ issued statements to the effect that our American shipyards currently feat to union organizing cam­ have the capacity to handle all repairs and alterations which would be paigns." Repeal was termed "a necessary to activate 300 ships. These factors lead us once again to the necessary first step to organiza­ same conclusion that we have reached in the past. If the escalation of tion of the unorganized in those our military efforts in Vietnam continues to increase, and if the laid-up states, and to improvement of fleets exist as a ready supply of shipping power, then it would appear their working conditions and liv­ that the government should waste no time in breaking out these vessels. ing standards," SIU Quarterly Financial Committee SIU rank and file Quarterly Financial Committee, elected at recent regular membership meeting, gets to work examining Union finances at New York headquarters. The commit­ teemen, representing each of the major ports.are (left to right) t Chorli* Pollard, Mobile; Phil O'Connor, New Orleans; F. Taylor, tfouston; E. C. Ruley, Baltimore; Rudy Leader, New York and C* A. Moss, Philadelphia. �SEAFARERS lb* H. INS ^onveufion Adopts Menhanf Fu* ntw LOG Policy AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Delegates Cite Ship Decline^ Endorse 17-Point Program To Boost U,S, Merchant Fleet SAN FRANCISCO—The AFL-CIO has thrown its full support into t^e fight for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet, built in American shipyards and manned by American seamen, that will meet the needs of the nation in peace and defense emer­ gencies. In a significant on December 16 in the form of "inadequate to the national need" policy decision, delegates Resolution No. 217, entitled and the product of the same gov­ to the Federation's sixth "American Merchant Marine and ernment agencies that are largely Best wishes are extended by AFL-CIO President George Meany to John W. Livingston, whose retirement as director of organization for the federation was announced during the convention. William L. Kircher was appointed by Meany to succeed Livingston at the post. Text Of: Maritime Policy." The Resolution had been submitted jointly by Paul Hall, President of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America: Joseph Curran, President of the National Mari­ time Union; Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, President of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion; Russell K. Berg, President The convention action on mari­ of the Brotherhood of Boiler time came during the final session Makers and Iron Shipbuilders; John J. Grogan, President of the Marine and Shipbuilding Work­ ers Union, and B. A. Gritta, President of the Metal Trades Department. biennial convention unani­ mously endorsed a 17-point program—the most compre­ hensive maritime policy pro­ gram ever adopted by the organized labor movement— aimed at the expansion of Ameri­ can shipping. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AND MARITIME POLICY. Resolution No. 217 WHEREAS. The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 sets forth the intent of Congress that the United States shall have an American-flag merchant fleet capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne commerce and of serving as a naval or military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. WHEREAS, Despite the intent of the 1936 Act. our American-flag merchant marine has continued to decline in terms of the number of ships, in terms of the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and in terms of job opportunities for merchant seamen, shipbuilders and other workers in the maritime industry. As a result, the American jpnerchant marine today can­ not meet the criteria of the Merchant Marine Act; it is not adequate to fulfill its responsibilities as an arm of our national defense, a factor in our econ­ omy or as a productive symbol of Amer­ ica's position of world leadership. WHEREAS. This is being most strik­ ingly demonstrated in the current Viet Nam emergency in which, as a result of increased shipping needs, our Govern­ ment has turned to foreign flag ships, not only to fulfill Its commercial com­ mitments, but to carry military cargoes as well. WHEREAS, The decline of the Ameri­ can flag fleet has taken place largely because the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Govermnent have failed to implement the Congres­ sional mandate set forth in the 1938 Act, and because budgetary expedien­ cies, rather than national need, have been allowed to dominate maritime pro­ grams. WHEREAS. The Soviet Union mean­ while—recognizing the importance, of a strong merchant marine to its economic, political and strategic objectives—has been moving rapidly to control the oceans and trade routes of the world, and within a few years is expected to surpass the United States as a maritime power in ail areas—^passenger liners, freighters, dry bulk carriers and tankers. WHEREAS, To meet this crisis in U.S. maritime, and to assure that this nation will have an adequate merchant marine, the President's Maritme Advisory Committee — consisting of representa­ tives of labor, management and the publie—^has proposed a significant expan­ sion of our merchant marine. Meanwhile, however, a so-called Interagency Mari­ time Task Force report, prepared by representatives of the same Federal de­ partments and agencies which hava been largely responsible for the decline of our fleet Is being circulated. WHEREAS, The Task Force Report outlines a program which is based pri­ marily on budgetary considerations, calls for a restriction of our merchant marine, and the elimination of major existing safeguards of American flag shipping and shipbuilding. Proponents of the report have given strong evidence that they will attempt to have their views adopted by the President and the Congress as the new national maritime program which the President has in­ dicated he will announce, probably soma time early next year. RESOLVED, the AFL-CIO reaffirms Its support of a strong U.S. flag mer­ chant marine, citizen-owned, citizenmanned and American-built, adequate to the needs of our country in peace and in defense emergencies and, therefore: 1. Endorses the report of the Presi­ dent's Maritime Advisory Committea, calling for a significant expansion of the American flag merchant fleet. 2. Condemns the report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as dictated only by shortsighted budgetary consid­ erations and inadequate to the national need. 3. Calls for a Congressional investi­ gation to determine the actual state of readiness of the u;s. naval and mer­ chant fleets. r 4. Calls for continued efforts to alert Congress to the Soviet maritime menace (Continued on page 11) (For other convention actions, see story below). In its declaration, the AFL-CIO convention stated that the U.S. flag fleet had declined dangerous­ ly because "the executive depart­ ments and agencies of the federal government had failed to imple­ ment the congressional mandate set forth in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and because budgetary expediencies, rather than na­ tional need, have been allowed to dominate maritime programs." (For full text of the convention's maritime policy, sea adjoining columns). The convention condemned the alternative report of the Inter­ agency Maritime Task Force as responsible for the decline of our fleet. The decline has occurred in terms of "the number of vessels, the percentage of our cargoes carried by these vessels, and job opportunities for seamen, ship­ builders and other workers in the industry," the convention resolu­ tion stated. The 1936 congressional man­ date set forth an "intent" that America should have a fleet "capable of carrying a substantial portion of our waterborne com­ merce and serving as a naval or military auxiliary" in national emergency, it continued. But the government itself Is now having to use foreign-flag vessels for commercial commit­ ments and military cargoes as well, the convention said. SIU president Paul Hall, a vicepresident of the AFL-CIO, spoke on the resolution. He outlined for the delegates details of the 20year decline of our merchant fleet. American sailors during World War II, whose casualty rate per­ centage-wise was the highest of any branch of the armed services, moved 2,000 ships carrying war cargoes. Hall said, but today there Is "sufficient employment" for (Continuec^ on page 4) AFL-CIO Delegates Reaffirm U.S. Vietnam Policy Support SAN FRANCISCO—^Delegates to the sixth biennial con­ vention of the AFL-CIO held here, called for "unstinting support" for all measures the Administration might find necessary to halt Communist aggression in Vietnam. Meany was re-elected to a aixth term and hailed for his "courage­ In a resolution recognizing ous and determined leadership" of that aggression is an "integral phase" of the Communist drive for world domination, the delegates noted in a resolution that "the moment the Communists cease and desist from their drive to seize control of South Vietnam by mili­ tary force and are willing to sit down at the conference table, the war will end." The fighting in Vietnam and organized labor's support of the Johnson Administration and its policies was one of the dominant themes of the convention in which 928 delegates, representing every sector of America's labor force, carefully reviewed the record of the first 10 years of the AFL-CIO merger. A solid, progressive labor program for the years to come emerged from the passage of 224 resolutions and <the thoughts of a dozen speakers. AFL-CIO President George the federation since its founding. Elected with Meany were Secre­ tary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler and 27 vice presidents, includ­ ing SIUNA President Paul Hall, who's name was placed In nomi­ nation by SIUNA v.p. Morris Weisberger. Eight of the vice presidents elected are serving for the first time, under new election procedures adopted earlier by the delegates. Affiliation Stressed The convention also adopted a strong resolution calling for com­ plete and full aifiiiation with all state and local bodies by all locals of all federation unions. The Administration underscored the nationwide and worldwide im­ portance of the convention as the President and four top leaders spoke to the delegates. The Presi(Continued on page 11) �SEAFARERS Face Fear LOG Deeamhtr U, 1M| AFL-CIO Urges Fleet Buildup Department concepts as still un­ der "effective control" for de­ fense and commercial require­ ments. By Eari (Bui) ShepanI, VIee-PresldMff, AMontie Congress should also enact Chriatmas is only a few days away and fihe SIU Hall here In New legislation to extend the jurisdic­ Ym-k is ready to welcome Seafarers and their families to our tion of the National Labm- Rela­ tions Board to the crews of "run­ Christmas Dinner. Judging by past years, there should be a real good turnout at the SIU cafeteria for the traditional dinner with all the aways" in American commerce, fixings. the resolution stated. Dave Blorstein dropped in for a Merrlmae, la sticking close to the In addition, the convention visit at the unicm ball recently. hall waiting for the first OS job to maritime policy said: Dave last sailed on Hie Jndson K. hit the board. 1. There should be a naval Stickle. George Kerr, who last Earl Gay, who last sailed on Ihe construction program in U.S. paid off the Ponce, was also around shipyards "to assure our con­ and he said that he's going to Globe Traveler, is waiting for a tinued superiority as the world's Boston to spend the holidays with steward's job to come along. Edelmira Colon, who last sailed on the leading naval power." his family. Alcoa Explorer as chief cook, said 2. The State Department should J. W. Johnson Is staying around that he wants to spend the holi­ "reevaluate its position" and New York for the holidays and days with his family at home and furnish support to proposed legis­ lation barring from U.S. com­ says that he is ready to ship out. then Will grab the first job that merce foreign flag vessels that Frank T. Harris will also stay in comes along. Edelmira wishes New York for the holidays and he everyone a Merry Christmas and trade with North Viet Nam. said that he plans to catch a ship a Happy New Year. 3. There should be new meas­ ures, legislative and exeeutive, as soon as possible.. Baltimore "to restore the domestic merchant B** *on Shipping has been good for the fleet" including vessels in coastal, Shipping pi<.aed up somewhat last period Wkh prospects for the lake and inland waterways. here during the last period and 4. U.S. fisheries should be pro­ should be pretty fair during the coming weeks expected equally By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area good. At present we have the tected by extension of our terri­ next few weeks. Aiamar laid up with no crew. Dur­ Shipping continues to be good in the Gulf Coast area but the torial limits from three miles to Retired Seafarer Edgar "Frenchy ing the past two weeks we paid 12 miles at sea. weather has just about been the reverse. For the past week we have In a separate resolution, the Goulet is up from New Orleans off five ships, signed on six and had rains and heavy fogs which closed down shipping on several to spend the holi­ serviced seven In transit. convention said our existing mer­ occasions. days with his chant fleet is in a state of "bloc Jack Uta is in the hall here wait­ The Del Sol was victimized by the heavy fogs when she sailed on daughter here ing for a chief steward job on a obsolescence" and that new-ship December 12 for Texas and ran-^ and dropped by construction, and private-shipyard Far East or India run. William aground for approximately three- S.T. Manhattan and Dick Worley, repair work are moving at a the HaU to say Little, who sails as BR, wants a and-a-half hours. After being who ships in the deck department hello to his old quick foreign run or a coaster. 'snail's pace." It called for direct towed clear she anchored and wait­ last signed off the Claiborne. shipmates. Old- Leroy Hlte, who sails as wiper, construction subsidies to build 60 ed for the fog to lift. timer Roland admits he prefers the West Coast new merchant ships a year and a J. A. Tobey Buttimer has also 35 percent allocation of naval re­ The membership, at the last reg­ Grigg is looking to the East and is looking for a ular membership meeting in New been around here. His last ship pair work to private shipyards. for a coast hug­ Far East run or ii coaster. Bosun Orleans, was well pleased with the was the Maiden Creek, and he's ger after spend­ John Eddins, last off the Beaure­ The SIUNA delegation to the Grigg reported actions taken at the MTD shipping out of the deck depart­ AFL-CIO convention consisted of ing a long spell and AFL-CIO Conventions in San ment for the last twenty years. President Hall, and Vice-Presi­ on the Japan-Persion Gulf run as gard, doesn't reaUy care where he Francisco, regarding improving the "Cherokee" Hugh Hallman, who's dents Morris Weisberger (Sailors AB aboard the Ocean Pioneer. goes so long as it's a long trip. status of the U.S. merchant fleet. registered in the deck department, Union of the Pacific), Ed Turner Hank Martin is back in town Norfolk signed off the Chatham after a (Marine Cooks and Stewards), spending the holidays with his New Orleans Shipping has been very good in couple of trips as an oiler. He's On the beach in New Orleans been shipping out of the C^ulf area Earl Shepard and Lindsey Wil­ family after a long spell on the Norfolk for the past few weeks and the' outlook for the future looking for a steward's job is and makes his home with his wife liams (Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Steel Rover as chief cook. Inland Waters District), William looks good also. PhUadelphia Brown Huszar, who just got off in MobUe. Jordan (Marine Firemen's Union) the Monarch of the Seas. Clarence Cornelius, who's been Pete Hatgimisious, who just James B. Juzang, who's current­ and Leonard McLaughlin (SIU of Joe Cave, the father of the first ly registered here, has been ship­ Canada). Vice-president Weisber­ sailed on the Globe Explorer as a member of the SIU for 15 years, baby to receive SIU maternity ping out in various steward depart­ ger served as a member of the steward, is back home for the last sailed on the benefits, is on beach on the Del ment ratings since the inception convention's Constitutional Com­ holidays. Tony "Chow Hound". Globe Ewlorer Sol. He said it was a good ship of the Union. Pinehook, who last sailed on the and is now in the mittee. USPHS hospital and a good run, but he had to get here having his off and get his home straightened teeth extracted out after Hurricane Betsy hit. so he can get John Homen, is just back after some - store a trip on the Penn Vanguard. John bought ones for says that he wiil stay ashore rmtil replacements. Alafter the first of the year and then fred Hargis Cornelius will wait for a Bosun's job going showed up at the anywhere. hall here aifter paying off the Curtis (Butch) Rambam in Houston following a Wheat, after a trip to India. Hargis, who sails as three - and - one NCB, enjoyed some sightseeing half month trip while In the Lone Star State. on the Manhattan Charlie Pfatlps was sorry when he will take it easy had to get off the Mauldin Victory for a while hunt­ and miss a trip to Vietnam be­ ing .and fishing cause of a not-fit-for-duty, but up in the Pic­ hopes to get his ffd soon and find ayune, Mississip­ another wiper's slot. pi area. Butch Wheat Puerto Rico passed by the New Orleans Hall to register imd As usual, tourists are fiocklng file for vacation. to this sunny Island for the holi­ Houston day season and Metropolitan San Juan hotels are jammed with Juan Guitierrez who's last ship tourists and the local stores bulg­ was the Transorleans will be home ing with shoppers. for the Christmas holidays waiting for the ship to return to Houston. Oldtimer Bernard Baa, who last George P. Anderson, is now in sailed aboard the Penn Challenger Houston waiting for the Sea-Land as chief steward has been recup­ Arizpa which is coming out of the erating froon a foot injury here shipyard in Galveston. on the island for the past several Emil Dogen, who's been retired months. He got his ffd last week for eight years now was at the un­ and is ready to take the first job ion hall to say hello to everyone that comes up in his department. and wish them a Merry Christmas Congratulations are in order for and a Happy New Year. Raymond Ensebio Rodriquez and Alejandro Perry is now on the beach in Hous­ Tirade Ruiz who recently upgraded ton after getting off the National themselves to AB. Ruiz has been Seafarer in Bangkok. He said that sailing 'aboard the Alcoa Com­ SIU Lifeboat Class No. 141 has graduation picture taken by the LOG photographer after he wants to thank the union for mander and Rodrriguez aboard the successfully completing lifeboat training course at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ the Welfare Plan aid given him Claiborne. Among several oldship. Successful graduates above are (l-r, front row): Adoiph Breltenbach, Jerome Perlvvhen he was in the hospital. timers in the steward department stein, Pablo Rivera and George Clemente. Middle row: Primetivo Muse, Mike Kelly, Bob Mobile on the beach here right now are Munroe, Efroin Pagan and Ai Valenti. Back row: Robert Feliciono, Holkios Emmonouil. Emilio Rosado, Antonio Alfonso Odd Samdal, who's on the beach and Ramon Aguiar. Fernando Voile, Paul Cortissoz and instructor Ami Bjofnsson. here in Mobile, last signed off the (Continued from page S) seamen on only 800 Americanflag vessels. The SlU president charged "bureaucrats" in the federal gov­ ernment with responsibility for the plight of the maritime in­ dustry. NMU president Curran, lUMSA president Grogan, and Shipbuild­ ers president Berg also spoke on the resolution. Specifically the convention called for these steps and policies: 1. Support of the Maritime Ad­ visory Committee's policy of ex­ pansion of both U.S. shipbuilding and the sizes of the merchant fleet. 2. A flat rejection of the inter­ agency report which calls for a smaller, although more modern fleet, and the building of some ships abroad for budgetary reasons. 3. A reaffirmation of govern ment policy, in resistance to "pressure," of shipping in U.S vessels "at least 50 percent of wheat and other grains" sold to Soviet-bloc nations. 4. New legislation supporting the Maritime Advisory Committee proposal "to increase U.S. car­ riage of our waterborne com­ merce." 5. Abolition of the "runaway' ship traffic, under which Ameri­ can-owned ships are transferred to foreign-flag registry (Liberia, Panama, Honduras, and other na­ tions) yet are treated by Defense Lifeboat Class No. 141 Sets Sail �! 1 t. . , I- • • \r •: !-1 Seeember U. 196S SEAFARERS Michael J. Anzafone, steward (left), waits to sign for pa/ as paymaster indicates the proper ine. Pare Five LOG ROUND THE WORLD Bosun Joe Wagner (right) and sec­ ond mate Taylor learned they had same birthday—Dec. 6. / I ' Blaclcgang member James "Oley" Oehlenslager kept careful tabs on engineroom gauges. Jfr 10 - 'f ' Cook Fred Benriey. chief steward Roy Thomas and chief cook S. Rivera ready the evening meal. Mi. > I Cook Pedro Saquilayan dishes out big plates of spaghetti with Italian sauce for crews' lunch. Deckman Spiros Panagatas (left) talks with patrolmen George McCartney and Freddie Stewart. AFTER A VOYAGE around the world taking nearly six months, the Steel Architect steamed into her home port in Brooklyn to be unloaded before setting out again. Sea­ farers were paid off and took home memories of such exotic ports as Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Assah, Trincomalee, Bangkok, Mossawa and Kohsichang. Seafarers Albert Velez (left) and Alfred Douglas look over new SiU contract. Seafarer Howard Alberfton checks through ship's library for some good reading material. Cook Fred Bentley (foreground), signs for his pay with company rep­ resentatives in background. With ship tied up at Brooklyn dock, deck department member Stavrus Marcones leans over rail to make sure all equipment on deck is lashed down tight. Steel Architect crewmembers (left to right) Spiros Panagatos, Ben Buck, John DeBos and Tom Flemming took time out from their chores to pose for this group shot by the LOG photographer. Engine department member Douglas .Cox (left) talks with engineer Warren Gerolt. Standing in the payoff line waiting their turn aboard the Steel Architect are (left to right) Seafarers Ramon MuriHo, Stavrus Marcones, C. Morales and Fred Bentley, i " �Fate 81z SEAFARERS 'Jane's Fighting Shlp»' R9port§ DISPATCHER'S REPORT^*^*^ontie, Culf, Lakes & Inland Wafers Districi November 6 to November 19 Red Merchant Fleet Grows, Assumes Bigger Military Role "There is no doubt that the Central Treaty Organization "are U.S.S.R. regards her merchant tending to think not specifically about the Soviet naval forces proper, but broadly about all the U.S.S.R.'s sea vehicles, Jane's says adding, "This distribution is undoubtedly a challenge for naval and mercantile supremacy at sea." In the field of actual fighting ships, the publication notes that the Soviet is concentrating on building missile-firing destroyers, anti-submarine frigates and nuclear powered submarines. Jane's lists the United States navy as still the most powerful in the world, and described Japan as a growing sea power in the Far East. The British Royal Navy has fallen upon hard times, Jane's notes, and unless new vessels are built now it will cease to exist except as a minor force. QUESTION: Have you found Yuletide customs in foreign ports to be basically similar to ours or are they vastly different? Thomas Esposito: Our custom of spending Christmas Eve with the family is pretty general around the world, even in Japan, the Philippines and Israel. In Israel however, the equivalent of Christmas seems to be celebrated in the spring or summer. Santa Claus is a popular and well-known guy throughout Europe at this time of the year just as he is in the States. i C. Izquierdo: Most countries cel­ ebrate the holiday season about the same way, with turkey dinners and general fes­ tivities, but in many places you don't see any Christmas trees. In my own coun­ try, Ecuador, there is no Santa Claus. Instead we have the nacimiento, which is like a little chapel with all the animals and the Christchild. There are trinkets for all the children, the big turkey dinner and presents for each member of the family. 4. A. H. Ramos: There is no Christ­ mas celebration better than ours In the U.S. Christ­ mas in Spain can be exciting how­ ever, because there are often bullfights, spec­ tacular fireworks displays and peo­ ple get together to enjoy big meals with fami­ lies and friends. Many times I prefer to spend Christmas and New Year aboard ship rather than go ashore in a foreign port. Everyone aboard ship is usually in a happy mood for the big holiday dinner. G. Garcia: I like to spend Christ­ mas at home whenever I possibly can, but I have noticed that in Japan Christmas decorating is done with lights. I can't recall ever seeing a Christ­ mas tree there and I don't re­ member ever see­ ing a Santa Claus in the streets the way you do in New York at this time of the year. The worst Christ­ mas I ever spent was in the Persian Gulf during the war, where you wouldn't have known it was Christ­ mas except for the tree we had aboard ship. 4i 4> 4* H. Orlando: I've spent most of my Christmases at sea. The least festive Christmas I ever spent was probably in Djibuti, French Somaliland. There were no shoreside celebrations at all, but fortu­ nately we had a great turkey din­ ner aboard ship along with our own Christmas tree, In 1958 I spent New Year's Eve in Manila which is a very joyous town. 4 4> 4 Louis Krause: Some of the best Christmas celebrations take place in Germany and the nordic coun­ tries like Austria, Bavaria and Den­ mark. I've been told that the cus­ tom of having a Christmas tree was originated in this area of the world. In many of these countries with a strong religious tradition. Good Friday is also a very impor­ tant holiday. In general, holiday celebrations around the world are not really too much different from ours, but have interesting local variations. . Dccembfr 24, 19C5 DECK DEPARTMENT LONDON—The Soviet naval and merchant fleets are grow ing steadily, and the Russians are using more and more merchant ships in a naval role, according to the latest issue of the authoritative British^ publication Jane's Fighting Ships. Asia Treaty Organization and the shipping fleet not only as an essential element of the national economy at all times, but as a vital fourth arm of defense in emer­ gencies," Jane's notes. "Moreover, the Soviet Navy draws freely from the mercantile pool whenever it is in the interests of the fighting services, either absorb­ ing merchant ships as naval auxiliaries or building naval vessels on mercantile lines." As an example, Jane's points to the Russian fishing boats which have been accused of carrying out espionage operations, and which Jane's notes "seem to appear on every trade route and on every scene of naval activity." Leaders of such western defense organizations as the North Atlantic LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B boston 6 0 New York 70 27 Philadelphia 18 9 Baltimore 36 17 Norfolk 4 3 Jacksonville 9 2 Tampa 3 3 Mobile 25 6 New Orleans 70 40 Houston 48 38 Wilmington 7 3 San Francisco .... 17 18 Seattle 17 11 Totals 330 177 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 1 0 61 23 6 21 8 1 28 14 0 8 2 2 5 2 0 3 2 2 26 9 0 45 19 4 40 16 0 2 2 3 15 18 15 10 12 10 266 128 43 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 1 14 218 64 36 12 71 53 19 19 Q o o JT 9 6 85 24 175 97 145 87 20 5 69 24 53 13 4.14 1 9^3 1 ENGINE 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 ClassB 2 1 67 43 11 12 20 12 6 3 3 7 7 0 .-... 8 3 42 31 30 27 5 1 24 5 14 ,7 239 152 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Sej ttle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 2 0 34 17 11 3 7 13 2 3 2 4 5 1 10 3 43 35 15 22 2 3 8 6 8 4 156 107 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class.A Class B Class C 1 0 0 35 28 7 6 10 2 23 18 3 4 5 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 7 12 1 25 15 1 26 26 3 1 4 6 17 23 16 10 6 3 159 141 52 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 6 2 143 58 30 19 117 48 27 18 6 10 9 1 36 16 120 81 80 80 14 9 56 10 27 12 671 364 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B ClassC 1 0 0 31 13 11 8 7 0 23 10 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 1 34 12 4 12 19 1 1 4 2 10 18 4 11 8 5 147 79 49 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 7 3 108 30 20 7 81 38 16 18 4 5 13 0 54 22 97 148 71 49 14 4 13 34 15 21 301 591 U.S. Fleet's Cargo Share Continues To Decline The U.S. fleet's share of American commercial cargoes in 1964 dropped .2 percent from 1963 according to figures released recently by the U.S. Maritime Administration. The MARAD statistics reflect the gradual decline of the proportion of U.S. oceanborne commerce carried on American bottoms over the past several foreign aid cargoes sent by our are carried on vessels flying the government. American bottoms Stars and Stripes. By contrast, years. MARAD reports that American vessels carried 8.3 percent of tonnage shipped in 1964 and 8.5 percent of tonnage shipped in 1963. Total oceanborne trade in­ creased somewhat in 1964, how­ ever, yielding an Increase over 1963 of about 1.7 million long tons actually shipped on American bottoms. In effect, U.S. registered ships got fewer slices of a larger pie. While our fleet's share of Amer­ ican foreign trade continues to dwindle, U.S. import and export cargoes carried under the flags of some other maritime nations con­ tinue to expand. Liberia increased her share of U.S. commercial cargoes from 26.5 percent in 1963 to 28.4 percent in 1964; the United Kingdom's share increased from 7.1 percent to 7.2 percent; and Panama's share increased from 5.9 percent to 6.2 percent. Countries whose national vessels showed a mild decrease in participation in U.S. foreign trade were Norway, dropping from 17.3 percent to 16.6 percent and Greece, dropping from 6.7 percent to 6.2 percent. Foreign Aid Cargoes A substantial portion of U.S. flag shipping was In the form of carried 54.2 percent of these cargoes, MARAD reports. When foreign aid shipments are sub­ tracted from the total "com­ mercial" cargoes, MARAD figures indicate that only 6.4 percent — barely more than one twentieth— nearly all U.S. military cargoes— more than 98 percent—were car­ ried by the American fleet. The table below, complied from MARAD statistics, shows participa­ tion of merchant fleets in U.S. trade by flag of registry. Participation of merchant ships",i by flag of registry, in the commeixial oceanborne foreign trade of the United States for 1964 and 1963 (thousands of long tons) Tons Percent 1964 TOTAL ALL FLAGS . ... 341.555 LIBERIA NORWAY UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM .. ... 24,595 PANAMA GREECE ... 16,062 ITALY GERMANY (WEST) .... ... 11,239 ... 10,793 CANADA JAPAN ... 8,741 SWEDEN NETHERLANDS DENMARK FRANCE 41 OTHER FLAGS2 . .. J !,CuO gross tons and over »Less than one percent NOTE: Figures have been rounded 1963 312,732 83,006 54,181 26,625 22,324 18,515 20,878 12,340 10,595 8,956 9,730 8,643 8,720 4,844 3,896 19,479 1964 100.0 28.4 16.6 8.3 7.2 6.2 4.9 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 6.5 1963 100.0 26.3 17.3 8.5 7.1 5.9 6.7 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.8 1.5 1.2 6.2 �Veeteiter t*; INS f'iitjem SEAVAkER^ tOG New COPE Committee Formed By AFL-CIO "Resolved A special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council has been appointed to help develop methods to increase the annual voluntary dollar drive of the Committee on Political Education. Its goal is to boost the COPE dollar drive by helping international unions achieve 100 percent of their quota. COPE voluntary dollars are used to assist liberal, COPE-endorsed candidates in their cam­ paigns for the U. S. Senate and House. In announcing appointment of the special committee, AFL-CIO President George Meany, who is guiding its work, said: "One of our most vital responsibilities is to participate in the political life of our nation. We do this by encouraging all members to register and to vote, and by helping to inform members on the issues and records of candidates. "Equally important is our financial participation. We urge every union member to contribute voluntarily one dollar to COPE so that we can help liberal candidates for the U. S. House and Senate. "The annual COPE dollar drive is our way of saying that democracy is served by the financial participation of millions of citizens contribut­ ing small amounts—in our case just one dollar—more than by a relative handful of wealthy persons contributing vast sums. "I have appointed this special committee of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to explore ways to increase the participation of union members in this important aspect of political life." Serving with Meany on the COPE Finance Committee of the Execu­ tive Council are AFL-CIO Vice Presidents James Suffridge, president. Retail Clerks; Joseph Keenan, secretary. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and Joseph Beirne, president. Communications Workers. The committee will work with National COPE Director A1 Barkan and a finance subcommittee of the COPE Operating Committee com­ posed of Keenan; Boy Reuther, director of the Auto Workers' Citizen­ ship Dept.; Helmuth Kern, COPE director. Meat Cutters; William Smallwood, secretary-treasurer. Communications Workers; Evelyn Dubrow, legislative director. Ladies' Garment Workers. iSiiilMiS* The Clothing Workers has won bargaining rights for 140 workers at the Schults Mfg. Co., Hender­ son, Tenn., makers of mens pants. The vote in a National Labor Re­ lations Board election was ACWA 106, no union 21. It was the second recent victory for the union in its southern region. Workers of. Waycross Sportswear, Inc., V/aycross, Ga., voted for the ACWA, 63-65. In both plants, the organizing drive was launched by the workers themselves, ACWA Vice President Charles English said. 3-. a. company claimed that its high-pile plant, also in Lindsay, should be considered part of the bargaining unit. While a board of inquiry was making a determination, the URW extended its membership cam­ paign to the second plant and emerged with certification for both plants. Delegates to the sixth biennial convention of the AFL-CIO have unanimously endorsed a resolution outlining a 17-point program aimed at the expansion of the U.S. merchant Fleet—and with it the entire U.S. maritime The Boston Teachers Union won industry. out over a non-union teachers association in a collective bargain­ ing election here. The vote in a count supervised by the State La­ bor Relations Board was 1,602 for the union, 1,116 for 7.e Teachers Alliance, 41 for neither. Teachers previously had won the right to have union dues deducted from pay. The victory was the latest in the AFT's drive to win bargaining rights for teachers in school dis­ tricts across the country, a cam­ paign AFT President Charles Cogen said has been highly suc­ cessful. The Railway Clerks have won representation rights for 35,700 workers employed by REA Ex press, defeating the Teamsters in a nationwide election. The results were announced by C. L. Dennis, president of the Railway Clerks. The Clerks were victorious by a vote of 18,000 to 10,000. The Team­ sters had held bargaining rights for REA workers for 28 years in major cities including Los Angeles, 4, 4; 4 Philadelphia and Chicago. The Vice-President George Hutchens Railway Clerks already represent Canadian REA workers, who did of the Electrical, Radio & Machine not take part in the election. Workers was re-elected the union's Canadian national director at the S. i, Bargaining rights Aor nearly 400 district convention in Toronto, non-professional employees of Canada. lUE President Paul three hospitals in Central Ontario, Jennings noted that 53 locals where unions traditionally have were represented at the conven­ had hard going, have been won by tion and that the union now has Building Service Employes Local 19 "active organizational cam­ 204. The union was certified to paigns" under way in Canada, represent 155 employes at with three representation elec­ Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Oril- tions scheduled. lia; 140 at Royal Victoria Hospital, t> Barrie, and 90 at Dufferin Area Tile AFL-CIO called on the Hospital, Organeville. It is now seeking recognition at General & Labor Dept. to make the WalshMarine Hospital, Collingwood. At Healey Public Contracts Act "a the Barrie hospital Local 204 meaningful program once again" speedily negotiated a first con­ by - promptly updating prevailing tract yielding wage increases, wage mipmums for firms selling checkoff of union dues for all new goods to the government. It also employes, and the right to inter­ urged Congress to bring the law view present employes in an effort up to date through an amendment to get them on the checkoff. enabling the Secretary of Labor to include the value of fringe ^ it The Rubber Workers got un­ benefits in determining industry expected help from the Dominion minimums. Fringe benefits figure Rubber Company in an organizing in prevailing wage computations drive at the firm's tire cord plant under the Davis-acon Apt and the in Lindsav. Ontario. When the recently adopted. Service Con­ union applied for certification, the tracts Act. Passage of Resolution No. 217 places the full support of the AFL-CIO behind the fight for a strong American-flag merchant fleet— American-built, manned by American sea­ men and capable of meeting the needs of the nation in peacetime and during defense emergencies. The AFL-CIO action on Resolution No. 217, entitled "American Merchant Marine and Maritime Policy," represents the most comprehensive maritime policy program ever adopted by the organized labor move­ ment. The SIU and other American maritime unions have maintained a continuing strug­ gle to halt the steady decline in U.S. maritime capability since the end of World War II. Many of the programs and policies stressed by the SIU in the past to save the U.S. merchant marine have been adopted by the organized labor movement in Resolu­ tion 217. These include: convention noted the failure of the federal government to implement the intent of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and the placing of budgetary expediencies above the national interest by various government agencies. Another factor was the dependence of the government on foreign flag shipping to fulfill our commercial and military commitments because of the lack of sufficient available American-flag tonnage in the face of the Vietnam emergency. This solid support of the organized labor movement for a stronger active merchant fleet comes at a particularly important time. The fight for a stronger U.S. maritime indus­ try which the SIU and other maritime unions have been pursuing for years, seems likely to come to a head during the coming year. The Vietnam emergency has finally brought home to the public, government representa­ tives and legislators, the fact that the U.S. merchant fleet is dangerously ill and needs help soon if it is to survive at all. At the same time, events have amply shown that the U.S. must have a strong merchant marine if it is to fulfill its worldwide commitments and remain a leading World power. Many congressmen have already expressed concern over the U.S. merchant fleet's decline • Support of the Maritime Advisory Com­ and others are just now becoming aware mittee's policy of expansion of both U.S. that something is drastically wrong. It is shipbuilding and the size of the active mer­ becoming increasingly evident that American maritime cannot depend on the "good will" chant fleet. of government agencies to fulfill the wishes • A flat-rejection of the Inter-agency Re­ of Congress towards U.S. maritime. Federal port calling for a smaller fleet built partly bureaucrats have consistently flouted the. abroad. will of Congress in their dealings with mari­ time. It is Quite clear to many legislators • Strict adherence to the 50-50 laws on that now is the time for strictly enforceable, grain shipments to Soviet-bloc nations. iron-bound legislation designed to preserve • New legislation supporting the MAC the maritime industry. proposal to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne commerce. The SIU and other American maritime • Abolishing runaway ship traffic in the unions, with the solid support of the or­ U.S. trades. ganized labor movement, will spearhead that In putlining, and detailing the reasons for fight and continue the struggle until victory the decline in U.S. maritime capability, the is won. �rag* BiKM SEAFARERS LOG December M, U6t Undersecretary of Labor John F. Henning reviewed role of labor in California. Need for strong U.S. shipbuild> ing program was stressed by Ed Hood of Shipbuilders. Addressing MTD Convention delegates, AFL-CIO President George Meany condemned "naked, ruthless greed" of American financial interests of runaway ship operators, and called for a strong U.S. merchant marine. ILA President Gleason re­ ported on his union's Viet­ nam project. MTD secretary McGavin greets delegate Vignola as vice-president McDonald looks on dur­ ing the convention. Some 200 delegates representing the 32 affiliated international unions and port councils in North America, participated in the AFL-CIO Martitinie Trades Department biennial convention held in San Francisco, December 6-8. On these pages are some of the photos taken at the convention sessions. George Johns, president of San Francisco Labor Council welcomes delegates at opening MTD session. r > Vice-Admiral John McCain, in address to convention, told delegates that U.S. defense needs require strong mer­ chant marine. �Decembw U, U6S SEAFARERS Partial view of Resolutions Committee at work. SlU Pres. Hall, at left, checks draft. NMU President Curran is at lower left. AFL-CIO Pres. Meany reviews decade of progress since AFL-CIO merger. The conven­ tion cited Meany for his "outstanding service to the cause of labor." rare Niaa LOG [N3 Policies concerning key social and economic issues affecting American workers and the community were adopted at San Francisco Convention of the AFL-CiO, December 9-16. The con­ vention was attended by 224 delegates representing every sector of organized labor. On this page are photos during the course of the convention. Members of (LA and SlU deiegafion listen as report of resolutions committee is presented. V.P. Weisberger nominates Paul Hall for reelection. In photo right, Shipbuilders President Russell Berg (right) discusses mar­ itime resolution with Paul Hall. At left, is SlU of Canada President Leonard McLaughlin. In photo below, members of SlU and MESA delegations are caught by convention photographer. AFL-CIO President Meany pins guest badge on Vice-President Humphrey who addressed the convention. Secretary of State Dean Rusk tells delegates war in Vietnam is focal point in struggle for freedom in the world. �Tmrtrntirtf'M>'»** ,,iw4*tn9 toe tifirmatx Cif »J Pa^e TeA DO-SO B, f,„k Dr.»W. W«. C«s. o« .... 1. MJO tow» • I..a.w.»»,«» MM Unit Head Urges For All A'l5?II?-t^; r or ft'* Jousi Merchant Marin.^^^^.S^S; n„«n» chairman ol the Ho^ Merch^ Administrator N notahvf SHlppmg Of Charitable Jeeain^^ Pan Ocean-e raiW. Victory. Other s ip Francisco. Eagle Voyag several Caltnar ships. jnd4 Steel AacUtecl^ „ the beach at the O^dtimers on thj^^^^ present tim ^ teSfved to paying °« /;'j^^h^T^.«.-K'"ag. »««,'Sfl, easM» eoob. and Piar« to ^--^olidays on SC, »S a»'"5...""^.?,"n.„d the holiday, on a while and ., ^as been „a« l„ r= • ^ "" the beach F^^^ars and has U S.-flag^ .. hp^J» ;.3 miraon 5"";.''' °,.t v„ on. «er« «" h®«»'„ajrwhlleb»ll ••"' Oceanic wave. Transpacific. «„,pics "M Smllh!'iu.t»lf "1' In transit were ^ Worker, „ Dcch Malntanadcc VS»Iae» Calmar. Geneva ^teel San Juan and the mary Wilmington On the Monroe Lanier, ^ho paid «« ^he^ in the Shipping activuy^js^stdlje£^ after the ship ran a^g ^ g^j good here and g^^d. Azores. G. L. day rmM"h.'sS« milt over 3.8 in»ii°» p"""- propeller Club's '66 Propm Stresses Slrongw totaw ,r^i»ir_The Propeller CluD o _ ,..ttog 01 to. v-m"- ;irsfHr«r»hi than th.y OrK last wn-v.... Sm tnd th. gonoral pnhh. -PhM^ " wa. .PPUcahl. such positions. ^^f pubUc Law 480 ship ton about two ^ for haan't b«n f„ ,pend r's S?Xn prices.' .rence did not .ppto |gj(gp to Garroatx notes in bi» MA Chlof Joh^;S ™d.? toe tie. of "Jf torn .h.rt.r Coinmodity u.S.-flag shipping avoids the UM O ^ preference ^ assistance was p^^essed"under Public I^w 480 or the Foreign Assistance Ac . Th. prop."" <=!"'JJ'troM toUdht,. G.m»U y, her. mth„r^^^ ;fsr„ra5"».h.fl«toi 'S. electrician, iust all membership of ° . d Indus- |since the rew" ... f^an export flew in here from Honolulu after being a lCrt''triurtSr downgrad. the Houston adr£" lawy®*"' therefore ixpp^ landlubber there ' tte'oSPHS American-flag fleet. hosPhal f» • for some time The propeller Club's new produe to family grim stt..... th. lollowtng ohj..illness.. He g^ 1. "=«°\rr.ady t° * tives: himself a pretty hopes to be ready quick berth on Cr.a.l.g , h-c Carroll the Robin Hood. ^oeuTmeS ol th. SIU l« th. oast fourteen years. Seattle flag merchant marine. h^mm By Al Tenner. Vice PrMidMl —^^ ing off th® pfans to spend end Fred Fornen. Secietory-Treosercr^ ^ ^ two month trip. i,e S lite it t»i" rcnialn that way the holidays ® intercoastal Ml .1 Ih. SW O. "rh'iel" for some time; Fred England naval shipping. i, just off the --a , Increased efforts to make all S u m m 111 after shipping as an oiler. He also Of the Seaway 13, 1963. flag shipping. plans to spend early closing was De Cleveland g, this port lu order to assure accurate the holidays on . Boosting the use of digests of shipboard meetings on. .1 th. hn.l..t .hipping «7~^.°?„frth. .nly thing holding the beach and says he wiH b® in the LOG. it is desirable that 1. concerns h» f Jjtd ..a.on w"' "e Mv. ready to go again the reports of shipboard meetright after the Zs be typed if at all possxbl^ rvawlnluB .nd d.t.rml.lM llnlshed Lying "P their smpr , Srind-SfS raftor S.r.l'':. the year. Type Wliwiites Wlien Possible >«s£S fea^hlASa^ -sr rh«r. mthac .1 th. S.0 the «- — s .»d since it's Inception. .ftrroMh/XI hoy. ore headhig l.r nlnior In «. Pojt. f «• the coast for that one y Th. lay UP 01 are in here already a Spring rolls .round agatnBuffalo completed. Eleven ars'l"m". lifting work. ti/'sandVoals der will probably - -^;;^np'in M rr. h^i .n 0.r.n,h.r d3. be the last vessel to lay Frankfort after the first of the year. 1 Ullom's accident the -Pit. th. - --£'tSS W p'orta. w. ar. ,..« various lakes ^esseb .ipiegate Bob Ullom was iM-i©! and hope that his "•W. their convention her ^Thfrrcf-stiU to wrap things UP by Decern for the 1966 season. TTto^'^e Cmixjt phyriw' .ntf mtlrtd Hi«. U^. ~,t%. ~ »•«' Services Union held "oUSn ended on Thnrtoey. , . „ to lay up but is expected :SunLn^egin to prepare is ha., our annual Chitetm» «»' Alt'Shm'tate^SLd '» �DcMMkcr U, lt«S SEAFARERS Pace BICV«B LOG Receives Death Benefit ^ Routine Shipboard Jobs Can Be Most Hazardous Practicing safety is important all around the ship and in all shipboard departments. No job aboard ship is free from the danger of injury or disablement and some of the seem­ ingly simplest, most routine tasks are the ones in which injuries are most often incurred. The following list of simple and routine but dangerous made in the galley to smooth off men who think nothing of making shipboard practices should sharp edges on sinks, tables, ovens a short jump off a hatch on to the Mrs. Rose Willey, widow of deceased SlU Great Lakes District member Henry Willey, receives death benefit check from SlU representative Floyd Hanmer in Frankfort, Michigan. AFL-CIO Delegates Affirm U.S. Policy In Vietnam; Pledge All- Out Support (Continued from page 3) • Urged a comprehensive in­ ventory be drawn of the nation's dent spoke via telephone from social welfare and public service Texas and Vice President Hubert needs and plans and programs to H. Humphrey, Secretary of State meet these needs. Dean Rusk, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and War on Pov­ • Proposed a bold new expan­ erty Chief Sargent Shriver spoke sion of the social security system from the rostrum in the civic audi­ including a retirement benefit of torium. at least 50 per cent and govern­ Administration spokesmen and ment contributions to the social the convention itself gave special security trust fund. .attention to the war in Viet Nam • Called for federalization of as the theme of stopping Commu­ the U.S. Employment Service so nist aggression and American ef­ that the economy can benefit from forts to achieve negotiations per­ the efficient use of manpower. vaded the sessions. • Dedicated the labor move­ Rusk won the rapt attention of the delegates and a tremendous ment to play I a major role in ovation as he outlined America's achieving "reality" for all minor­ foreign policy aims and the issues ity groups in terms of giving in Viet Nam, thanking the AFL- meaning to civil rights legislation. CIO for its strong and unyielding • Enlisted unions in the fight support of the Administration's to erase the "ugly blight" of pov­ policies In Southeast Asia. erty from the land and called for A second major theme that additional measures to assure jobs dominated speeches to the con­ at decent wages for all willing and vention, the meeting of the feder-- able to work. ation's General Board and the dis­ • Proposed federal legislation cussions on resolutions was repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley to provide all Americans with bet­ Act at the second session of the ter medical care at prices they 89th Congress. Administration can afford, calling for a public leaders reiterated their support program to replace fragmented for repeal and the battle to break and inefficient present arrange­ the Dirksen-led filibuster in the ments. Senate. • Reaffirmed the need to im­ New policies and approaches to prove the wage-hour law as the social security, economic planning "single most potent weapon in the and urban affairs were approved in war against poverty." the five-day convention and poli­ • Called for a broad program cies on civil rights, the war on of legislation to protect America's poverty, health, farm workers, nat­ consumers and give all Americans ural resources education, mari­ full value for the money they time, rail and government workers spend. were reaffirmed and expanded to • Demanded a decent liveli­ meet new problems and challenges. hood for farm workers and the The AFL-CIO's positions on strengthening the International protection of national legislation Confederation of Free Trade Un- for them as well as aid to the family farmer. ians, the International Labor Org• Urged no letup in the fight to aniziaiion, and policies to win freedom and strengthen democ­ final victory in the states for the racy in Europe, Latin America principle of "one man, one vote." and Africa were adopted with • Proposed an additional $10 overwhelming approval. billion a year in federal aid to Of the numerous areas in which meet the nation's "school needs." the convention adopted a policy • Termed "imperative" passage position here are some of the of the Administration's unemploy­ highlights: ment compensation bill, as a "long ,• Called for a new, comprehen­ and wholesome step forward" to sive and "massive" national. pro­ a long-overdue overhauling of the gram to rebuild the nation's cities. system. be a reminder to all Seafarers to play it safe in all shipboard situa­ tions. Galley Safety Handling of sharp and blunt ob­ jects accounts for most accidents in the galley. The injuries are mostly minor cuts and bruises but the danger of infection is always present. These minor injuries also present a problem when a man has to keep his hands out of the water to allow proper healing. Training is most important: Use the right tool for the Job. The man who grabs a knife or cleaver in­ stead of a can opener is always ask­ ing for trouble. When used for their normal function, knives and cleavers should always be kept sharp. This reduces the chance of slipping. Regular inspections should be and storage brackets. Broken glass­ ware or crockery should be dis­ carded. Extreme care should be taken in handling and disposing of broken pieces. Spilled grease, water or refuse should be wiped off the galley deck promptly to avoid slipping in good or bad weather. Faucets, valves and all pipe connections in hot water and steam lines should be checked frequently against the danger of steam or hot water seep­ age. Burns and scalds from these sources can be eliminated. Jumping Off Hatches "Look before you leap" is an old safety maxim that applies to every­ thing in life. It applies on a ship as well, especially if a Seafarer wants to make sure he's all in one piece at the payoff. Accidents occasionally happen to deck. Those who neglect to look before they leap, wind up tangled in the dunnage or hatch boards that are lying about. At sea, some­ one in a hurry leaps off a hatch and gets spilled when he lands on the slippery deck. The result is always the same: Another injury that shouldn't happen at all. Work On Overheads Proper attention is seldom given to having safe working surfaces when doing overhead work. Boxes and buckets or other improper movable objects are too often used in enclosed spaces. All of these plus fixed equipment such as rails or winches are also used on weath­ er decks. The result is always the same. Improper tools or working gear of any kind produces accidents. You can get off lucky every time until you take a spill. Then it's too lato. American Merchant Marine & Maritime Policy Adopted by AFL-CIO Convention (Continued from page 3) and to obtain revitalization of the Amer­ ican-flag fleet as rapidly as possible to meet this threat. 5. Calls upon the State Department to re-evaluate its position and support legislation to Bar from U.S. commerce foreign-flag vessels which have been trading with North Viet Nam. 6. Calls upon the President and the Congress to resist and reject pressures to eliminate the requirement that at least 50% of the wheat and other grains sold to the Soviet nations be carried in American-flag ships and to assure strict enforcement of all cargo preference re­ quirements. 7. Calls upon the President and the Congress to reject any "Built Abroad" philosophy regarding the building of American-flag merchant vessels and to preserve and strengthen regulations de­ signed to safeguard American-flag, American-built shipping. 8. Supports a naval construction pro­ gram in U.S. shipyards to assure our continued superiority as the world's leading naval power. 9. Calls for legislation to extend the jurisdiction of the NLRB to cover the crews of runaway-flag vessels in Ameri­ can commerce. 10. Calls for' continued efforts to alert Congress and the public to the need foi; protecting the passengers and crews from hazardous conditions such as ex­ isted on the ill-fated Yarmouth Castle and calls on Congress to enact pending legislation to reserve cruise operations out of U.S. ports to American-flag ves­ sels, unless unavailable, and to regulate any participation of foreign-flag vessels in these trades by requiring them to comply with U.S. safety standards. 11. Calls upon Congress and the ap­ propriate Federal departments and agencies to enact and implement such measures as will restore the domestic merchant fleet, including those vessels in the coastwise and iniercpatal trades, on the Great Lakes, and on our rivers and inland waterways and reaffirm our opposition to any attempt to destroy the protection afforded to domestic shipping by the Jones Act. 12. Supports legislation presently pending in Congress to protect our fish­ ing industry, by extending our present territorial limits from the present three miles to twelve miles. '13. Urges the Government to exert its efforts to bring about early ratification by such nations as are necessary to put into full force and effect the Conven­ tion on Fishing and Conserving the Liv­ ing Resources of the High Seas, as adopt­ ed by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva, Switzerland, February 4, to Aprl 27, 1958. 14. Calls for introduction in Congress of legislation to increase U.S. carriage of our waterborne foreign commerce to the level called for by the Martime Advisory Committee and support the buildng in U.S. yards of an adequate number of vessels to achieve this pur­ pose. 15. Affirms our opposition to runaway flag operations and calls for the com­ plete scrapping of the so-called "effec­ tive control" concept, and any policies placing reliance on foreign flag ships for the vessel strength essential to U.S. defense and economic requirements. 16. Supports moves to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an inde­ pendent agency, outside of the Depart­ ment of Commerce, and to centralize the administration of the cargo prefer­ ence laws in the Maritime Administra­ tion. 17. Supports members of Congress who favor a stronger merchant marine and calls upon the Committee on Politi­ cal Education of the AFL-CIO to co­ operate in this endeavor by including votes on maritme issues in their stand­ ards for determining support or opposi­ tion to Congressional candidates, and to urge the cooperation of local, central, and state bodies, as well as the various AFL-CIO departments, in order to achieve this objective. �SEAFARERS F«f* Twelve Thanksgiving Aboard The National Defender From left to right, Thomas Smith, chief pumpman, and Billy Odelmon, bos'n, sit around looking over the dessert course of Thanksgiving dinner. Galley gang aboard the National Defender includes (l-r): Thomas Rowbottom, Fred Hicks, Jr., Emiglio Canonizado, isiah Gray, Jerry Wood and John Smith. When Seafarer Louis Ryan's wife Blanche died while he was at sea aboard the Volusia, fellow Seafarers demonstrated once again that they stick by each other in time of trouble. A total of $173.80 was donated by the crew and the ship's master; and the radio operator, McDonough, worked con--v tinuously during his off time will receive $1,000 vacation pay. Dunn is capable of doing a good to insure that the flowers and Thirty-itwo crewmembers signed job." Ever^hing is going along messages arrived in time for the funeral. The foilowing message went with the wreath; "On be­ half of the offi­ cers and crew members of the S. S. Volusia, we deeply pray in sorrow for the great loss of Mrs. Louis F. Ryan and send these Rendueles flowers as a token from our hearts, for we miss you and such love could never be replaced to your devoted husband and family. May God bless and she rest in peace." Ship's Dele­ gate Manuel Rendueles remarked that the crew was deserving of the utmost respect and thanks for a job well done, and he commended each one of them on their gener­ osity. Contributors Include Nels Larsen, George Hunter, William Caldara, William Connelly, Englebert Lens, Glenn Weatheringtom Jimmy Conner, Earnest Kunickas, Guy Gage, Needem Galloway, Walter Marcus, Moses McCoy, Howard Hill, Alfred Lopez and John Moore, the Ship's Master Also, Robert Mealor, Gordon Vaag, Elbert Britton, Ira Gunter, Palle Hansen, Alfred Bolte, Thomas Bal­ lard, Allen Dunn, James Dies, Clarence Harman, Manuel Ren­ dueles, James Regan, Thomas Hughes and Richard Smith. t 4' Anthony Rodriques aboard the Del Sud (Delta Lines) spoke to many members of the crew and reported there is almost unanim 0 u s approval of the new con­ tract, which he called "the finest in SIU history," Brother Rodri­ guez especially cited the new vacation Ian where Seafarers a written resolution commending the new contract and opposing any changes. They were Joseph R. Cuelles, Anthony Rodriguez, Rich­ ard Garcia, Thomas Gavarre, R. Gonzales, John C. Vieira, Medordo Aguicia, Victor Costelleto, Jose J. A. Vigo, Gaspor Nato, H. G. Wintzell, J. T. Kelly. Jr., Hans Spiegel, Mike G. Murr, T. Matulo, Vran A. Divining and E. Vieira. Also, Albert J. Torho, Edward Metros, John L. Mohony, Giavino LIUZEO, Arthur J. Cox, C. Lanier, Mike Luizza, Mike Dunn, Michael Vigo, Maurice "Duke" Duet, George Colar, W. Patterson, J. P. Brooks, H. L. Hornsey and D. W. Witty. 4* 4^ Aboard the Del Mar (Delta Lines) meeting chairman J. V. Walen, Jr., re­ ports that every­ thing is moving along smoothly with only one or two minor beefs. He also took time out to thank all department delegates and the entire crew Whalen for cooperating to make his job much easier. Although some brands of cigarettes have been in short supply, the purser states he will prepare for this in the future by stocking them more heavily. 4* 4* The men aboard the Del Oro (Delta Steamship Company) chose Brother Walter Dun as ship's delegate by ac­ clamation, a ccording to Ra­ mon I r i z a r r y, meeting secretary. "The choice," Irlzarry said, "was unani­ mous and re­ Irizarry flects the confi­ dence of the crew that Brother fine aboard the ship, and the voyage promises to be a success­ ful one. 3) 4i December 2i, 19M LOO t Seafarer James B. Harris was taken sick aboard the Bangor (Bermuda Steamship) and had to be repatriated back to the States. "Jim is a wiper, and a good one," says ship's delegate Charles Barkins. "We hated to lose him on this run and all the hoys wish him the speediest of recoveries. The crew hopes to see Jim shipshape the next time out," Asks For More U.S.-Flag Ships is refuse to carry supplies to our boys In Viet Nam like so many of the foreign-flag vessels have done. To the Editor: With all this talk going around I can well recall those long about too few ships to supply nights on supply ships, taking our. boys in Viet Nam, I wonder supplies to Europe during the why the government doesn't last World War. We expected break more of our own vessels attack by German submarines out of mothballs instead of every minute, but we still de­ chartering from other coun­ livered the goods and lost a lot tries? In my opinion, they of Seafarers doing it I frankly should think of Amerlcati sea­ don't like American sailors be­ men first, before switchng over ing forgotten by the very same to foreign flags. After all, we government we fought and died need jobs as well as the next for, so I appreciate the effort man, and we're not getting being made by the SIU to build and keep a strong U.S.-flag fleet. Fraternally yours. Mart Harrison ^ All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. them when the United States obtains its vessels from other countries. Too, I think Congress and the President should recall the dedicated service rendered by the American merchant seamen during World War II, They needed us then, and we met the challenge; and now it seems that when we need American ships to give us employment, it's no deal as far as our gov­ ernment goes. I'll bet my bot­ tom dollar that if thp war got really hot, they'd be hollering loud enough for good, depend­ able American seamen. There's one thing we don't do, and that X X Seafarers Are Urged To Vote To the Editor: The recent New Orleans election for City Councilmen brings to my mind the im­ portance of every man's vote, whether it be in a local or a national contest. Only 504 votes separated the second and third man in the race; it does make me. realize how vital it is to go to the polls and cast my ballot for the man of my choice. Furthermore, I think that all members of our Union should feel obligated to register and make his voice heard. A few votes here and there in an election might easily make the difference between a candidate who favors organized labor and one who does not. Democracy can only work if every man does his part. Fraternally, Mike Evans Seafarers Recall Pearl Harbor Seafarer Claude H. Fowler shows Merchant Marine Service Award to U.S. Merchant Marina checker champion Fred B. Kritzler. The two SIU members got together OR December 7th, at the New York Union Hall to play a few games of checkers and talk over old times. Brother Fowler's decorations represent service in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Atlantic Theatres. "I consider it a highest honor to be able to wear these ribbons," Fowler said, "especially on Pearl Harbor Day." I CALL m CBLERV'" WHAT W YOU CALL 'eMf �H IMS SEAFARERS LOG rage nirlcai Seafarer's Opinions Vary Over Shoretime In Viet Nam If you wander about an SIU ship lately returned from Viet Nam, you find that each Seafarer has his own opinions on what to do in port there, whether it's actually safe to wander ashore, where to go and where not to go in that war-torn country. And yet this much can be said for certain: Seafarers one and all agree "The only answer," said Deckhand hear the gunfire in the hills not that our soldiers fighting Marianne LuBiejewski, "is to send so far away." more troops, since we've already Douglas Cox of the engine de­ committed ourselves." partment regarded the port cities But thoughts don't always sort in Vietnam as "kind of dangerous" themselves out so neatly when with "a lot of friction everywhere," you're discussing a foreign port. while AB John DeBos described a Some Seafarers just go ashore in visit there as "not taking so much Saigon as they do anywhere else. of a chance." They visit the markets and the This avoidance ol places where nightspots and restaurants as if trouble is likely to start is rather they were in Bangkok or Subic typical of Seafarers who venture Bay. Others, however, regard Viet­ ashore in Vietnam. Ben Buck of namese ports as just .plain off the deck department declares that limits, so far as they are person­ crowded spots where Americans ally concerned. Fred Bentley of are likely to be hanging out are Bosun Marianne LuBiejewski tells LOG staffer about his the steward department, for ex­ the places that communists are experiences in Viet Nam during a trip there aboard the ample, remarked that anybody most likely to hit. "I had no trou­ Steel Architect. In the background, SIU patrolman Pete who goes ashore in that place is ble," Buck went on to say. "Al­ Loleas (left) and deckhand Staves Makronis talk over asking for trouble. "I went ashore though you could hear the gims all events of trip on the recently returned vessel. in Manila, Bangkok and Singa­ night long, I just didn't have any pore," Bentley said, "and enjoyed trouble. I stuck to the neighbor­ myself. Those are good ports and hood hangouts, where I felt things friendly to Americans. But not were pretty safe." Viet Nam, I don't have any busi­ Not Exactly Safe ness there. It's just like Korea. I Nevertheless, Seafarers pretty stick around on board and even well agree that Saigon is not ex­ give my letters to others to mail. actly the most comfortable port in Trouble is not something a man Donald Douglas Dambrino, 57: LeRoy Joseph Lemaire, 24: the world. A grenade went off in Robert A. Medicus, 65: Cancer Brother Dambrino died of cancer Brother Lemaire died of a massive claimed the life of Brother Medi­ is supposed to look for, and a for­ a taxi four days before the "Steel eign war is the best place I know Architect" arrived, killing the driv­ at the County hemorrhage at cus at the New to find it." Hospital in Moner, several passengers and a by­ the Park Place Orleans USPHS A deckhand, who asked that his stander. Fortunately, no GIs were ticello, Mississip­ Hospital in Port Hospital. A mem­ pi. A member of Arthur, Texas. A ber of the engine name be withheld, felt even caught by the explosion. And the the steward de­ member of ' the department since stronger on the subject. He was heavy thudding of the artillery in partment, he deck department, 1957, he is sur­ short, slightly heavy-set seaman the hills adds nothing to the Sea­ joined the Union he joined the vived by his sis­ with a Balkan accent, and the left farers' feeling of security. in 1946. He is SIU Inland ter, Mrs. Clarence side of his face flaunted a series Deckman Howard Albertson was survived by his Boatsmen's Un­ R. Pie per. Sr. of scars that crisscrossed his one of the SIU members who got brother, J. D. ion in 1963. Le­ Burial took place cheek. "Did I go ashore in a first-hand glance at the conflict. Dambrino. Burial maire is survived in the Catholic Saigon?" he repeated the question While on watch, he observed shells took place at the Pleasant Grove by his father, Wilson Lemaire, and Cemtery in Mobile, Alabama. angrily. ''No, I did not go ashore striking on either side of a barge CemetCTy in Lincoln, Mississippi. burial took place at the Calvary there. I will never go ashore where on the Saigon River — only 100 $ $ there are communists. They kill yards behind the ship he was on! Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. « $ Antonio Infante, 66: Brother my brother and take my home in Albertson and another deckman, James Sogers Williams, 49: Infante died of natural causes at Estonia. They try to kill me, too. Spiros Panagatos, had to take a Drowning claimed the life of Wilhelm V, Newhoff. 71: Brother the Lutheran You see," he pointed to the scars taxi back to Saigon to make sure Brother Williams, Medical Center Newhoff died of natural causes at on his face, "they try for me, but they were there in time to meet When he was in Brooklyn, New St. Clare's Hospi­ do not succeed. I knock them down the ship. "It looked like any other thrown from a York. Infante, tal, New York, and escape from Estonia across the road to me," Albertson said. "It boat during an who joined the N.Y. He served border. I miss my home, but know was after ten o'clock, and we had accidental colli­ steward depart­ as a member of I can never go back while the plenty of time to get back on the sion. A member ment of the SIU the deck depart­ communists are there. That is why "Steel Architect" before she lifted of the SIU Inland in 1941, is sur­ ment since 1941 I do not go ashore in countries anchor. Then the driver said sort Boatmen's Union vived by his wife, and was placed of casually that cars had been am­ where there are communists. he joined the Josef ina. Burial <»i pension in bushed quite a few times on the Union in 1963. took place in the No Excursions November of highway we were on. But then he Brother Williams Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New 1959. Brother Though there are those like went on to point out a weedIs survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Newhoff is sur­ York. Bentley and the deckhand from Es­ covered place on the side of the M. Williams, and burial took place vived by his sister, Marie New­ 4" tonia who feel strongly against any road where three passengers were in the Green Lawn Memorial Park hoff, and was buried at the Calvary Howard J. Abell, 71: A heart sort of excursion in Saigon, the killed the week before. Boy, were Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Cemetery in Sunnyside, New York. attack claimed the life of Brother majority of Seafarers regard the we glad to get back to Saigon. "We'll remember the curfew next Abell at the St. place as just another port where Mary's Hospital caution should be exercized. Broth­ time," said Panagatos. "At first we in Long Beach, er LuBiejewski put it succinctly thought it was simply a warning California, Abell, when he said, "Sure, I go ashore— to keep things in order, but now a 23-year veteran but I don't go exploring. You can we sure know they play for keeps!" of the deck department, i s survived by his s i a t e r-in-law, Florence Abell. Burial took place Gordon D. Marbury Lynn R. Baker in the Good Shepherd Cemetery You are requested to contact You are asked to get in touch in Huntington Beach, California. with your wife at Box 115, your wife Mabel immediately. 4" 4" 4" Temple, Texas. 4 4 4 Joseph L. Van Ert, 53: Brother Andrew Lesnasky a. 4 4 Van Ert succumbed to heart dis­ You are asked to get in touch James ij. Wheaton ease at the D.O.A. with Mrs. Elizabeth Tillman Youi- gear is being held in the d'Fenafuit at 9245 Avenue P, Superior Me­ Galveston office of the American Houston, Texas. morial Hospital Shipping Company. in Superior, Wis­ 4 4 4 consin. He was a 4 4 4 Lionel Dunkin member of the Please contact your mother at Tax Keiund Checks Great Lakes Tug Income tax refund checks are 229 Slidell Avenue, Algiers 14, and Dredge and being held for the following Sea­ Louisiana, Phone number 361last worked for farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, 3044. the Great Lakes SUP Building, 450 Harrison 4 4 4 Towing Com­ Street, San Francisco 5, Cali­ Robert (Spike) Ackerson Seafarer Tony Nottage proudly holds his youngest daughter, pany. Brother Van Ert is survived fornia: Alexander Ansaldo, Roy C. You are requested to contact Linda Sue, who is three months old. Besides Brother by his ex-wife,'Jane Van Ert, and Bru, Oria S. Sushold, Winfred A. either your sister or your Mother, Nottage sits his wife, Kin, and their other daughter, Anna burial took place in the Green­ Daniel, Hans J. L. Pedersen, Mrs". Jane Hartnett at 350 VanLouise. Nottage family were recent recipients of SIU wood Cemetery in Superior, Wis­ Birgir R. Rasmussen, Harold R. derbilt Avenue, Staten Island, Maternity Benefits. consin. Thomas and Yung Fioy Woo. New York. communism in Viet Nam need all the support they can get, from'the American public as well as the sailors who deliver the goods. "I don't like war," one member of the deck department remarked, "and neither "does any man with half good sense. But since we are in it, there's only one thing to do —lend our hands to do our share to help our boys. Nobody's ever been able to accuse an SIU crew of shirking their duty during a national crisis, and they're not going to be able to accuse us now. We sail the ships, that's our part." Too, Seafarers seem unanimous in their belief that the United State should iight to win the war. Final Departures Maternity Benefits On Display �SEAFARKRS Page Fourteea Seafarers On Shuttle Run Retax With Homespun Fun The sixteen-day shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and Japan aboard the "Monticello Victory" could easily be long and tiresome during leisure hours, but Seafarers aboard this vessel "have seen to it that monotony doesn't get the best of them. The morale is high, there are few differences of opin- + ion, and everybody seems to "And while we're on the subject Coggins, the ship's delegate, of food," says ship's reporter Joe offered the best plan of all. When be in excellent spirits. Saxon, "our galley force is abso­ he was asked what he would do on This state of well-being is large­ ly due to the knack this crew has for entertaining themselves. During welcome moments of lei­ sure, a tape of "Hank Williams" is produced, the music box wound up and before long the boys are har­ moniously yodeling with the coun­ try singer. And when the taped music is completely exhausted and beginning to pall, a few of the more talented Sea­ farers take over with their guitars and harmonicas. Their efforts, a cross between "hillbilly" and "folk" music, are considered good Saxon by everyone, and the playing and singing hardly ever fails to fend off boredom. The music, In fact, played a ma­ jor part in warding off a near catas­ trophe, when the steward informed the crew that the supply of "grits" was dangerously low. There were a few frowns aboard ship, until the critical situation was remedied on arrival in Guam by "Mr. Quaker," who quickly replenished the stock. Now, once again, the "grits fanciers," predominantly Mobilians, a few converted Yank­ ees, and a couple of the more ad­ venturous types from the West Coast, are smugly wearing big smiles. "Breed Apart" This "breed apart" Is also fond of baked chicken with corn bread dressing, topped off with old fash­ ioned banana pudding—^but so is everybody! lutely tops. Their culinary feats his vacation, he replied, 'Nothing'. have been deliciously enjoyed, time He might have something there. and time again. One of their spe­ And speaking of vacations," Saxon cialties is "Seafood Gumbo," along went on to say, "the recently won with "cathead biscuits" that would increase In vacation pay won by melt in your mouth. This dish, a the SlU will come in handy while favorite on the ship, would delight relaxing on the beach." any outstanding gourmet." The arrival in Japan comes with The Persian end of the shuttle, the usual pandemonium, with the characterized by blistering heat Japanese businessmen fighting for that sends the thermometer soar­ the limited space in the mess hali ing, doesn't seem to bring out to display their wares. In a matter much enthusiasm from the seafar­ of minutes, the goods are un­ ers; it is one of those places where, packed and spread out for inspec­ outside of an abundance of natural tion. oil fields and desert sands, there Price Haggling is little else. Even the camels, Immediately, the potential buy­ looking disgusted with their lot, appear that they would as soon be ers and sellers begin haggling in another place—^were they not over prices. When the bargaining gets into full swing, the entire tethered down. As the ship moves steadily mess hall becomes an uproar and closer to its destination, the daily continues so until a satisfactory routine of performing the ship's price is agreed on for an item. chores is kept in harmony, with Then the tempo slackens, only to hardly any deviation from the start up again over another piece norm. But the Monticello Victory, of merchandise. During this viola­ not being any exception to the tion of an otherwise comparative rule, can also furnish its share of quietness, mealtime is generally ignored, probably for fear of humdrum activity. indigestion. Good Humor "Our two-day stay in Japan Humor and kidding among the proved to be a much needed Seafarers soon overcomes this. respite from the seemingly endless "The conversation at the ever- time at sea," Saxon reports. "Just popular coffee time is still going the simple act of walking around strong," Saxon notes, "and the on the street brings back the dialogue moves from one interest­ realization that we're still land ing topic to another, with thoughts mammals." about Christmas taking up most of the time, nowadays. All sorts of PETROCHEM (Valentine Corp.), Oc­ plans are being made for the tober 8—Chairman, R. N. Air; Secre­ arrival back in the United States, tary, John Hofgie. New contract ac­ cepted. No beefs reported. including cross-country motor trips, fishing, hunting and other TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ recreational activities. ways Corp.), October 28—Chairman, Kilgare; Secretary, D. L. Stepp. No "But I think Brother Frank beefs reported by department dele­ Slow Or Full Speed, Ahead Or Astern? Deeembw M, IHi LOG gates. Requested Captain to keep peddlers off ship in Canal. Minor repairs and new washing machine needed. HANOVER (Pan American Tanker), November 22 — Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, John W. Malcolm. No beefs reported by department delegates. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion made to find out why no sailing board was posted in Singapore. Shortage of stores. Motion made to find out why stores can't be picked up in Bombay. Captain refused to get adequate stores in Singapore. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Rescue Tug By Ed (Mae) Maclejewski Wind, sicet, rain, into that howling storm From his bed he was summoned that fearful morn; He must go to the rescue, bom to suffer. Go to his grave the murky sea has to offer. He sees the fury's victim through the heavy squall, A mighty ship twisting, fighting, with a wrent in her hull. Through the blinding sleet a rocket line is fired at last. The sailors labor, a tow is made fast. The man on the bridge bites his finger tips. His eyes to the skies, a prayer on his lips; Gives his orders to the hulking Swede engineer. Who is working below, his face a bloody smear. Take slack with throttles on speed one-four. That couldn't be heard over the ocean's roar. The stout little ship gave a mighty heave; The bos'n lost his arm hugging a blooded sleeve. The parted line twisted like a dying snake. The angry sea its victim soon 'will take. The stout little ship foundered, lost her screw; The man on the bridge gave his life, sacrificed the crew. He gave his all, But by many His only reward Many fathoms with this rescue he devised. for years will be criticized. is Eternal Sleep below in the briny deep. His grave is not bedecked with flowers That bloom in fair weather with April showers; His widow has no grave to kneel at and pray. But she's a widow because the tow line frayed; She prays, "Oh dear Lord, give him peaceful sleep. Twisting and rolling in the briny deep." She remembers his joy when he was made Master, • But now the forgetful world just goes on the faster. Of whom do I speak, for whom no church bells will toll? The lonely Tug Captain, please God rest his soul! WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen­ cy), October IS—Chairman, R. Sohl; Secretary, J. J. Guard. Ship's dele­ gate -reported that the Captain will make effort to contact U.S. Navy about crew having the use of Subic Bay Post Exchange for small stores. Ship's slop chest is about empty. Disputed OT question sent to head­ quarters for clarification. $10 in ship's fund. Lengthy discussion and com­ plaints about chief cook's cooking. Crew request thai the chief steward help out in the galley. Chief steward will assist in the galley if he's paid for it. DEL NORTE (Delta), October 24— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. $25.29 in ship's fund and $116 in movie fund. Ship's delegate left ship in New Orleans. Brother Victor O'Briant was elected to serve MIAMI (Cities Service), October 31 —Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, P. Reed. New agreement accepted, Everything is running smoothly. $8.70 in ship's fund. Discussion on coast­ wise tranportation after six months on ship. Clarification received from headquarters and read to the crew. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Sep­ tember 19—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secretary, R. Cabrera. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for a job well done at all times. DEL ORO (Delta). October 24 — Chairman, J. H. Bales; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. $43.55 in ship's fund. Brother Walter Dun was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beef. Everything is running smoothly. Seafarer Bill Woddell. an electrician aboard the Andrew Jackson, spent quite a few hours after the payoff to make sure the ship's telegraph gets the message back to the engine room. The telegraph, which is shown in the above . picture, transmits orders to the black gang. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Oc­ tober 20—Chairman, Frank Rabos; Secretary, Raoul Cabrera. Soma dis­ puted OT in deck department. One man in steward department missed ship. Brother Raoul Cabrera was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on ventilation for crew's quarters when ship is secured for bad. weather. To see patrolman in regards to day off in port. Vote of thanks to the steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), October 18 — Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R. K. HolL Ship's delegate reported that all is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. To see patrolman regarding safer rig for catwalk. Crew requested to help keep recreation room clean. TRANSARCTIC (Waterways Corp.), October 17 — Chairman, Robert I. Pagan; Secretary, James Girard. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oc­ tober 3 — Chairman, G. Nance; Sec­ retary, A. Villariza. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. One man missed ship in Naha City, Okinawa. WILMAR (Calmar), November 7 — Chairman, R. Sigwart; Secretary, S. Vernus. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Disputed OT in stew­ ard department. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov­ ember 7 — Chairman, Robert A. Bar­ rett; Secretary, Fred M. Morris. One man taken off ship in Ceylon for observation. Wire sent to Union. $8 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. one man. Everything is running smoothly so far and no beefs were reported by department delegates. $2.90 in ship's fund. Brother Howard Menz was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ment delegates and to the steward department for a job well done. CLAIBORNE (See-Land), October 31 — Chairman, Henry Koppersmith; Secretary, James Pursell. No beefs reported. Everything is running smoothly. Brother Lambert Waldrop was elected to servo as ship's dele­ gate. as new ship's delegate. Shortage of stores in slop chest. Vote of thanks to the Union officials for the good work accomplished on the Pension Plan, wages, OT and everything right down the line in the new contract. HALCYON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 9—Chairman, A. Tsilentis; Sec­ retary, Frank Kustura. No beefs re­ ported. Captain will give each man 2 hours OT in lieu of launch service in Cochin. $1.55 in ship's fund. Motion made that the Union enforce ruling that all B and C men get off after sixty days. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate and to the steward department. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), August 15—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary, James Gillian. Ship's delegate report­ ed that everything is running smoothly. $37.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. FANWOOD (Waterman), October 20 —Chairman, Homer Workman; Sec­ retary, Harry Oarrah. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crew re­ quest that steward department foc'sles be painted. DEfc-MONTE (Delta). October 17 — Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. Ship sailed short PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), Oc­ tober 10 — phairman, Ralph King; Secretary, Charles E. Durden. Brother Ralph Newcomb was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. HALYCON PANTHER (Halycon), Oc­ tober 25—Chairman, Wm. Mitchellf Secretary, Frank Kustura. Brother William Mitchell was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Sailed one man short in steward department. Discus, sion on condition of water. MERRIMAC (Merrimac Transport), October 24 — Chairman, E. Kress; Secretary, L. p. Hagmann. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mads to revise Shipping Ruie No. 4 "Business Hours and Job Calls" paragraph "D" to read that jobs be called at least four (4) times in the Port of Philadelphia before sent to a major port for filling. Brother J. Brooks resigned as ship's delegate and Brother F. Corcoran was elected COLORADO (Waterman), October 24 —Chairman, L B. Ouracher; Secre­ tary, P. L. Shauger. Ship's delegate reported that all is O.K. Discussion on painting messhalls, head and showers. Brother G. M. Triplett was elected to serve as ship's delegate. �LA SALLE (Waterman), Oetaber 11 '-Chairman, Leon i. Wabb; SacreLary, Charlai Braaux. Brother S. E. Puntlllo was aiected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a Job well done. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn), No­ vember IS—Chairman, E. J. Rivierej Secretary, P. R. Mack. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Repair list given to the Captain, and copy sent to Bob Matthews. MADAKET (Waterman), November 14—Chairman, W. E. Evitt; Secretary, E. 0. Salvador. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Good cooperation from topside. Delegate reported that the Chief Mate is best he has worked for. Everything is O.K. and everyone is happy. PORTMAR (Calmer), November Chairman, E. W. Nicholson; Secre­ tary, P. Douglass. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department fon doing • fin* jo'>DEL MAR (Delta), November 7— Cheirman, J. V. Whalen, Jr.; Secre­ tary, J. Arnold. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all is running smoothly and thanked department delegates and crew for their cooperation. Shortage of LOGS and communica­ tions from headquarters. COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), November 4—Chairman, H. Meacham; Secretary, 0. McMillan. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Brother Meacham was elected to serve as ship's delegate. MAIDFN CREEK (Sea-Land), Novem­ ber 11—Chairman, A. E. Diaz; Secre­ tary, Tommy Jenkins. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), October 31—Chairman, George A. Callard; Secretary,- Luther Gadson. Brother Elmer Kent was elected to serve as ship's deiegate. Every­ thing is running as well as can be. Each member to contribute 25c to 50c to biuld a ship's fund. Everyone is happy is with new ship's dele­ gate, and also food. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), November 21—Chairman. Felix Bonefont; Secretary, M. A. Velez. No dis­ puted OT reported. Captain will take care of all repairs that are needed Brother Wilson Toris was elected new ship's delegate. TRAN.SORLEANS (Hudson Water­ ways), October 30—Chairman, R. L. Toler; Secretary, H. J. Ballard. Crew request clarification in new agree­ ment regarding oilers on port watches in port. No disputed OT and no beefs reported by department delegates. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tank­ ers), November 14—Chairman, Wil­ liam Morris, Jr.: Secretary, T. Densmore. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running fine, except for some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Ship should be fumigated. CANTIGNY (Cities Service Tankers), October 24—Chairman. M. Doherty; Secretary, William Norris. Brother M. J. Gallier was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT. TRANSBAY (Hudson Watenwavs), October 17—Chairman, J. P. Seide, Jr.; Secretary, Fran S. Paylor, Jr. No beefs reported bv department dele­ gates. Brother Frederick G. Ander­ son was elected to serve as shin's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. STEEL SEAFK .ER (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 10—Chairman, H. Bilde; Secretary, W. Hand. Most of the re­ pairs have been completed. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made and carried that Brother Steve Kolina continue to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew requested to keep doors locked at all time when in port, and to keep unauthorized persons out -of messhalls. OCEAN EVELYN . (Maritime ,»«• wm»m. SEUFARERS LOa IMf Over­ seas}, Oct. IS—Ctiairniail, J. M. Pas- ko; Secretary, Charles Johnson. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. Top crew on board and all hands concur that the chief cook and the baker have contributed to the smoothness of the trip by their superior work. Beefs that accumu­ lated during the 4-month voyage' were submitted to headquarters. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service)i November 8—Chairman, J. Chianese; Secretary, None. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Jesse Metcalf was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Know Your kighfs FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conitltution of the SlU AtlanUc. 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 evei-y three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are availabie at BIU headquartere In Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. Ail trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provislnna et 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 hails. 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. Fun copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at ail times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are available in aU SIU baUs. 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, falls 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 ony individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coilective 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 Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Indlvidua] to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No moniea are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unleia an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or it a member ia required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that ha 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 SEAFAREBS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies ara available in all Union halls. All members should obtain coplea of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive yon of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with chargea. trials, etc., as weU as all other deUils. then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIEBD 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 oldtlmers 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 clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Uiuon has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated .igainst because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feeis that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should nctify 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 hest 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 funds 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 he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infarmation, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hell at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Empire State Beddine Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) icneauie o Membership Meetixigs ^Houston Jan. 10—7 P.M. MobUe Jan. 12—7 P.M. New York Jan. 3—^2:30 p.m. New Orleans Jan. 11—7 P.M. Philadelphia ....Jan. 4—2:30 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ News. BaltimorD .Jan. 5—2:30 pjn. port t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Detroit Jan. 14—2:30 pjn. Ste. Maria, Mich. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Houston Jan. 17—2:30 P.M. New Orleans ..Jan. 187-2:30 P.M. Mobile Jan. 19^2:30 P.M. Wilmington Jan. 17—2 P.M. San JPrancisco ....Jan. 19—2 P.M. Seattle Jan. 21—Z P.M. Ji 3) 4> Pepsi Cola Company (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) 4 SlU-AGLIWO Meetings Directory Of UNION HALLS if Great Lakes SIU Meetings Jan. Jan. Jan. , Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Detroit .. Alpena .. Buffalo .. Chicago .. Cleveland Duluth ... Frankfurt 3—2 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 3—7 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Si GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE REGIDN Detroit Jan. 10—7:30 Milwaukee ...Jan. 10—7:30 Chicago Jan. 11—7:30 Buffalo Jan. 12—7:30 tSa't Ste. Marie Jan. 13—7:30 Duluth Jan. 14—7:30 Cleveland ....Jan. 14—7:30 Toledo Jan. 14—7:30 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia Jan. 4—5 Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 5—5 Houston Jan. 10—5 Norfolk Jan. 6—5 New Orleans Jan. 11—5 Mobile Jan. 12—5 3) Si P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 4 RAILWAY MARINE REGION Jersey City Jan. 10—10 Philadelphia Jan. 11—10 Baltimore Jan. 12—10 ^Norfolk Jan. 13—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. A.M. & 8 P.M. 3) $ ^ United Industrial Workers New York Baltimore Philadelphia .Jan. 3—7 P.M. Jan. 5—7 P.M. Jan. 4—7 P.M. Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions. "Lee" brand .tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) 4 PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard LIndsey Williams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA. Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th 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 St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ...99 Montgomery St HE 3-0104 MIAMI. Fia 744 W. Flagler St FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrence St HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 115 3rd St NORFOLK, Va Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Penna. .2604 S. 4th St DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. ...1348 Seventh St SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. 350 Freemont St DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 805 Del Mar CE 11434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2528 4 Eastern All Lines (Flight Engineers) 4 SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers 4 4 4 H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4 4 4 Bears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4 4 4 Stltzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StlU," «W. L. WeUer" Bonrbon whiskeys (DistiUery Workers) 4 4 4 J. R. Slmplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4 4 4 Klngsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4 4. Jamestown Sterling Corp. Furniture and Bedding White Furniture Co. United Furniture Workers SIU Arrivals John Sacce, born November 14, 1965, to the Michael Saccos, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Leah Mallicoati tmrn November 2, 1965, to the Roger L. Mallicoats, Beardstown, Illinois. 4 4 4 Lota Grimes, born October 23, 1965, to the Jesse V. Grimes, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 James Canfieid, born November 16v 1965, to the James C. Canfields, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 4 Albert Brooks, born October 23, 196!^ to the Osborne Brooks, Jr., Eightmllev Ala. 4 4 4 Mary Porter, born October 8, 1965, to the Scott Porters, Levlttown, Pa. 4 4 4 Sandy Elaine Santiago, bom Novem­ ber 11, 1965, to the Jose W. Santiagos, P.R. 4 4 4 Oarlena Vogt, bom October 11, 1965, to the Garrett Vogts, New Orleans, La. �Vol. XXVH No. 27 SEAFARERS LOG DM. 14 IMf OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The holiday season has again arrived, bringing wifh if fhe close of another 12 months of progress and solid accomplish­ ments in the interests of all Seafarers, boat­ men and other marine craft workers who make up the SlU family. For all hands, this is a season of festive activity, whether aboard a vessel at sea, at home with their families or in some for­ eign port halfway around the world. Seafarers often find themselves setting up the traditional holiday tree beneath a blazing tropical sun or may celebrate the new year battling to maintain headway in an Atlantic gale. But in either case the spirit is the same. Special meals with all fts I the trimmings and holiday cheer is the order of the day in the tradition of all sea­ going men—while shipboard business con­ tinues as usual. The SlU pauses on this occasion to ex­ tend holiday greetings and good wishes to all members, at sea or ashore, for on enjoyable holiday season and smooth sail­ ing in the year to come. mi � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource December 24, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL-CIO: “BUILD U.S. MERCHANT MARINE!” SIU COMPANIES GET THIRTEEN NEWLY-REACTIVATED VESSELS AFL-CIO URGES FLEET BUILDUP STEEL ARCHITECT – ROUND THE WORLD NEW COPE COMMITTEE FORMED BY AFL-CIO HOUSE MM UNIT HEAD URGES 50-50 FOR ALL AID CARGOES SEAFARER’S OPINIONS VARY OVER SHORETIME IN VIETNAM AFL-CIO DELEGATES AFFIRM U.S. POLICY IN VIETNAM; PLEDGE ALL-OUT SUPPORT 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 12/24/1965 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. 27 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d1a7e4d8c853279f3ad83578e8ba7095.PDF d6952fc394ed729f3b717db2e1002dce PDF Text Text XV No. U li'- SEAFARERS LOG i -i i • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL * K. I ; .-At'. • GOV'T YIELDS ON SHORE LEAVE BANS • I ? -Story On Page 3 .•V:> Story On Page 2 - ? ' 'H 1 celebrities iProud papa Robert Long has; a full house as he counts off the new additions to his family on his fingers. Seafarer's chiWren arrived last'week at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, causing a sensation among tbe hospital staff. Little left to right, Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Merlin Long. (Story on Page 5.) �SEAFARERS Paf«Tim LOG SlU, Owners Agree On More Pact Gains Clearing the way for a final wrap-up on monetary Issues, Union and company negotiators nave made considerable progress on a variety of fringe issues in the standard Union contract. Included among-^ changes already agreed on or are entitled to $8 a day worth of virtually assured are the use upkeep or the cash equivalent of of American Express travelers' same. And where the crew has to checks for draws where American be repatriated by air, the com­ currency Is not available, contin­ panies will have to use regularly uation of family allotments when scheduled air flights. Where such a man leaves the ship (as reported flights are not available, the in the last issue of the LOG), addi­ equivalent type of plane is to be tional overtime for carpenters and chartered or crewmembers are to oilers, improvements in transpor­ receive the difference in cash. tation rules and other provisions. Through this clause the Union will Company negotiators have agreed do away with the "bucket of bolts" that the issuance of travelers' type of chartered plane that crew­ checks will solve the knotty prob­ members are sometimes subjected lem of draws in foreign ports to. Longshoremen line up to show their credentials before voting In Manhattan at $80 Hudson Street. where no American currency is Other Improvements There was a heavy turnout of voiera all day long. available. These checks can be con­ Other improvements already set­ verted freely by crewmembers tled on are the replacement of aU themselves into local currency. old mattreses with innersprings Use of the travelers' checks will when mattress replacements are do away with the need to carry made; agreement to pay oilers one large amotmts of currency on hour penalty for each watch when board or to secure hard-to-get they are required to take the tem­ American currency from local com­ perature of cargo reefer boxes, pay­ pany agents. ment of overtime to carpenters when preparing for painting, an gS.OO Gear Allowance The shipowners have already agreement to keep garbage away Although it was sandbagged by a "quickie" election decision issued by the National Labor agreed in principle on a $500 al­ from crew quarters and to provide Relations Board at the request of the shipowners, the 12-week old AFL International Long­ lowance for loss of gear and per­ proper dumping facilities for han­ shoremen's Association made a tremendously strong showing in the New York port election, sonal possessions due to marine dling same, extra compensation to casualty but are attempting to limit be worked out tor carpenters, taWng over 7,500 votes or 45.5^ its scope to certain areas. The bosuns, electricians and stewards percent of the total counted. was seen as sealing the eventual pected when the NLRB issued its Union's position is that it makes oh mariner type ships, and elimina­ As a result, the outcome of the doom of the old ILA, no matter ruling caUing for the election be­ no difference where a wreck takes tion of the present 30-day deadline dock election to determine a bar­ which way the voting went. It was fore Christmas so that the ship­ place as far as loss of gear is con­ on claiming wages due for travel gaining agent for longshoremen a blow to the shipowners' hopes owners would not have to face the cerned and is holding out for the and subsistence while on trans­ is in doubt, depending on what is for a quick and easy solution that prospect of a strike on Christmas $500 figure. The present allowance portation back to the port of en­ done with 4,400 challenged ballots. would have put them back in busi­ Eve. While the new AFL-ILA; gagement. ness with their old partners, the aided by Seafarers and others, had is $300. Under discussion are Union de­ Actual vote figures issued thus racketeers in the ILA. made tremendous progress In the Also on the subject of marine far showed 7.568 for the AFL-ILA, casualties, the companies have mands for a ban on inside work by 9,060 for the old ILA, 4,405 chal­ If the ILA maintains its present three months since it was char­ agreed that men awaiting repatria­ foreign labor, a limit on work done lenges and 116 void votes. It will narrow margin, AFL-ILA attor­ tered, all observers agreed that it tion as the result of a shipwreck over the side in very hot or very be some time next week before neys are considering a legal chal­ simplb' hadn't had the time to cold weather, a standard stores to the election on the make the necessary inroads against list, overtime for stewards In all the challenges are cleared up and lenge groimds of obvious intimidation of 40 years of mob rule on the docks. a decision announced. US ports after S PM and before Not only did the shipowners win' The AFL's unexpectedly strong the men, by the old ILA, including their plea for a quick election, but 8 AM, and half hour call-in time electioneering right at the polls. plus a guarantee of two hours when showing in the face of predictions the board also ruled in their favor of a three to one defeat or Worse A certain AFL defeat was ex- by setting up a voting unit con­ off watch. Regular membership meet­ sisting of all crafts in the port. ings in SIU headquarters and The AFL-ILA had originally peti­ at all branches are held every tioned only for general longshore workers In the New York harbor second Wednesday night at area. 7 PM. The schedule for the Considerable Indignation was ex­ Seafarer-fathers who have received the maternity benefit passed the 1,000 mark last pressed next few meetings is as follows: many quarters at the week when Seafarer Dominick Chirichella became eligible for the $200 maternity benefit NLRB's in December 30, January 13, decision in favor of the plus $25 bond from the Union. Chirichelle became the 1,000th man on the Hst since the shipowners and the old ILA. As January 27. benefits were first issued as of- • the "New York Times" put it edi­ All Seafarers registered on torially, "In our opinion the NaAprU 1, 1952. the shipping list are required tipnal Labor Relations Board has That means that in the 21 made a fatal error and a shocking to attend the meetings. months since the benefits began an decision ... The present atmos­ average of approximately 48 Sea­ ' phere of intimidation and coercion farers per month have received on the waterfront precludes hold­ the record-breaking $200 mater­ ing an unhampered election- by nity benefit. D*c. 25, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 2A that time.. .the board should have Chirichella, who was at his East been the first to recognize (that) As I See' It Page 4 New York home when the benefit the election should have been de­ Committees At Work Page 6 was delivered, was pleased to ferred... Crossword Puzzle Page 12 learn that his first-born son, Jo­ "We urge... the board... to re­ Editorial Page 13 seph, had the distinction of being consider Its decision before it is Foc'sle Fotographer ..Page 19 the 1,000th SIU maternity baby. too late, because if the decision is Galley Gleanings Page 20 "It's a privilege to be the 1,000th allowed to stand, the board will Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Seafarer on the maternity benefit have flayed, unwittingly, but none In The Wake Page 12 list," he said. "It was quite a (Continued on Page 17) Labor • Round-Up Page 13 pleasant surprise. Letters Pages 21, 22 Covers Expenses Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarei' Page 12 "We haven't figured out exactly On The Job Page 16 what we will do with the money, Personals Page 25 but we intend to use it for ex­ Quiz Page 19 penses'a-'-ound the house, for baby Seafarers In Action Page 16 clothes and other things that we SIU members ashore fob the holi­ Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 need." days and their families have been^ SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Chirichella, who is currently invited to a festive Christmas din­ Sports Line Page 20 working ashore temporarily until ner which Is being served today in Dominick OMebtUa. left, points to letter from the SIU con­ the baby gets a little older, has Ten Years Ago .Page 12 the headquarters cafeteria and in gratulating him and his wife, Jean, holding son Joseph, on h«ing Top Of The News Page 7 been sailing as a Seafarer since the outports. the prond parents of the one thousandth baby to receive benefits Union Talk Page 9 1947. Like many another Seafarer The dinner iollows an SIU prac­ under the SIU Welfare Plan. Welfare Representative Toby Flynn, Wash. News Letter.......Page 6 before him Chirichella got his tice of several years' standing of right, tells the CUrlchellas of bond and maternity benefit but Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 membership by serving as a ship­ serving holiday meals on Christmas Joe doem't seem Interested. Welfare Report Page 8 board organizer. He broke in and Thanksgiving Day to Seafarerg Your Constitution Page 5 aboard ships of the Kearney in the house. Then he intends to who are in the ports. been active in all major Union Your Dollar's Worth Page '7 Steamship Company. Previous to In accordance with this custom' that he had sailed on Army trans­ beefs, down to the most recent one go back to sea again. rubltfli^ bIwMkly at th* haadquartan When the SIU maternity benefit turkey dinners were served Sea­ *f tha Saafarari Intarnatlonal Union. At­ ports, following a three-year hitch on the Val Chem. Right now he is was first instituted in April, 1952, farers in SIU ports this past lantic A Culf Dlitrict AFL, «75 Fourth in the marine corps. working as a concrete laborer un­ Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. .STarllng Since then .the 28-year-old Sea­ til the baby is a few months old, there was some criticism on. the Thanksgiving; They were heartily Entarad aa aacond claaa mattar at tha Post Offlea In Brooklyn, NY., farer, a native of Brooklyn, has and matters are straightened out enjoyed by the men on the beachri (Continued on Page 17) Dock Winner In Doubt As AFL Gets Big Vote Meeting 'Sight Every 2 Weeks 1,000th SIU Maternity Baby Born SEAFARERS LOG Union Serving X-mas Dinners under tha Act af Avsuaf 24, 1fl2> �;-^l SEAFARERS Dmember 25, 19SS Pa*e Thre* LOG SIU Wins Accord On Revision Of Shore Leave Bans WASHINGTON — Faced with a legal challenge, plus the possibility of a good-sized bill to MSTS for overtime for restriction to ship, high military au­ thorities have agreed to the SIU's demand for revision of shore leave regulations in Korea and elsewhere. At a^ Pentagon meeting held under ment officials also could be seen Labrador and Newfoundland, the military argued that the seamen the auspices of Assistant Sec­ about with spending money. would buy up all the PX supplies retary of Defense John Fan­ Weak Legal Grounds if ning, and attended by a joint The military spokesmen con­ left ashore. The Union quickly by telling the military Union - shipowner delegation ceded that they had no right to re­ countered to declare the PX off limits to mer­ as well as military representatives," strict foreign seamen to their chant seamen if that were the case Whil« an NLRB clerk opens the ballots, at right, SIU, AMEU and the Government spokesmen con­ ships, whereupon the Union rep­ but to let the men ashore to find company obsenrers eagerly await the outcome of the vote in the ceded the need for changing the resentatives questioned their legal their own recreation. representation election in the Atlantic fleet. Seated at tahle are, present unjust regulations. right to restrict American citizens As the SIU spokesmen put it, left to right, E. B. McAuley, SIU observer; a company official, As a result, the meeting broke on US ships. No satisfactory an­ and Stanley Alcott, AMEU chairman. Seymour Miller, SIU at< up on amicable terms with a swer could be given by the Gov­ "Our men don't want to stay torney, rear left, and Frank Bose, SIU organizer, look on from rea'r. cordial atmosphere prevailing ernment men, who evidently felt around your Army base. Just let throughout the sesBion. Chances they were standing on weak legal them ashore and make some kind of transportation available. They are bright that the Department of ground. will find their own amusement Defense will follow through on its Shipowner negotiators who at­ without coming near your PX's promi^ to change matters. Pend­ tended the meeting pointed out to ing the changes, however, the Un­ the military that unless they and your barracks." The Union also pointed out that ion i)lans to go right ahead with agreed to ease off these restrictions its study of the legal aspects of the Union intended to write a at Thule, Greenland, Seafarers are the shore leave restrictions. It also clause into the contract demanding permitted to go ashore without any hindrance. Military authorities intends to negotiate with the ship­ With A full vote of confidence from the membership, SIU owners for payment of the over­ overtime pay for each day that the could not explain why the men crew is restricted to the vessel. tanker organizers in Atlantic Refining have gone back on time for restriction to ship until Since could land at one base and not at these vessels are on another. They could only fall back th;e job following the results of the National Labor Relations such time as the Seafarers are al­ charteralltoofMSTS when going to on the excuse that it was on the or­ lowed to go ashore. Board election in the 23-ship • Army bases, it meant that the Gov­ ders of local authorities. Local Policy. tanker fleet. The company and that the Union was prepared ernment would be faced with a The final outcome was that a to stick to the Atlantic drive until and its puppet union, the Oddly enough, none of the mili­ whopping bill for the luxury of ty­ three-man meeting has been Atlantic Maritime Employees victory was won. As Terpe put it, tary brass present could offer evi­ ing seamen to their ships. Union, won the first round when ' We've lost the first round, but dence as to who was responsible As far as other military bases scheduled among officials reprethe tankermen voted 505 for the there are more coming up." (Continued on page 17> are concerned, such .as those in for the restriction orders which company, rig to 376 for represen­ Membership meetings in all have spread from Korea to other tation by the SIU, Three men ports the following evening were installations such as those in Lab­ voted for no union, and one ballot unanimous in endorsing the or­ rador and Newfoundland. The was void. ganizing department's determina­ impression left was that these or­ The election results snapped an tion to go back in and renew the' ders had been issued solely by unbroken string of SIU organizing fight. While disappointed with the loc^ commanders and did not re­ victories dating back to 1945 when outcome, the membership ex­ flect official Government policy in the post-war organizing program pressed its determination to keep the slightest. Representatives of all non-Connnunist maritime unionsr When challenged by the Union was established. It was this pro­ plugging away at the Atlantic fleet and company representatives to will meet in "Washington, DC, next month, to consider a gram that was responsible for the until an SIU victory is won. offer a convincing reason for the variety of problems facing the maritime industry. SIU spokes­ growth of the SIU from the 12 Philadelphia Meeting shore leave bans, military authori­ men will be present at the"*" original steamship companies un­ The Philadelphia port meeting, ties present fell back on the ex­ der contract before World War II. meeting along with " delega­ Secretary-treasurer Harry Lundewhere the company maintains its cuse that it was "bad for the As soon .as the results were tions from the National Mari­ berg. Lundeberg, who is also presi­ known, the tanker organizing com­ shoreside installations was partic­ morale" of the soldiers when sea­ time Union (CI9), the Sailors dent of the SIU of North America, mittee sent messages to all the ularly enthusiastic for renewal of men came ashore with spending Union of the Pacific, Marine Fire­ suggested that the conference Union representatives men, Oilers and Watertenders, could touch on a variety of prob­ ships pledging to stick by the 376 the organizing campaign and ap­ money. men who had voted for the Union plauded the announcement that the quickly pointed out that a variety Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL lems including the campaign in and held Union membership. SIU Union would renew the drive. of other civilians with spending and other maritime groups includ­ some Government quarters to close Director of Organization Keith Many members in other ports money, including foreign seamen, ing AFL and CIO officers' unions. the US Public Health Service hos­ Terpe pointed out that it had taken pointed out that the Cities Service newspaper correspondents, of­ pitals, investments by American The conference was an out­ shipowners in foreign flag vessels, five years to successfully complete drive took five years to complete, ficials of various kinds and local Korean businessmen and Govern­ growth of a proposal made by SUP the growth of Panamanian and (Continued on page 17) the organizing of Cities Service, Liberian-flag registry, attacks on the 50-50 law by foreign shipping interests, and the general outlook for the merchant marine. 'Timely Suggestion* At the time Lundeberg issued his original invitation in October it was described by SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall as "a timely suggestion in the best interests of all seamen." The SIU A&G strong­ Thieves, who apparently knew ly endorsed the proposal as pav­ what they were looking for, broke ing the way for concerted action into the Galveston hall last week on problems common to ail mari­ and made off with about 70 official time unions. SIU receipts. One patrolman's car One outgrowth of the conference was also missing. is expected to be a set of legisla­ In addition, the thieves'made off tive recommendations represent­ v/ith a rubber stamp used for ing the unions' ideas of what stamping the receipts, and several should be done to deal with the pieces of mail, some Of which may problems of the industry. Closer have had checks or money orders action on waterfront beefs, such as in them. the recent Aleutian beef on the A list of the receipt numbers has West Coast, will also be discussed been sent to all ports in the hope at the Washington gathering. they will aid< in tracing down the The meeting will be notable as men responsible for the robbery. the first time that AFL and CIO This is the second time that the maritime unions have gotten to­ Galveston hall has been broken gether in the post-war period to into. Last year, the baggage room deal with problems of mutual in­ was the target'of marauders, who terest. It is hoped that this first Seafarers aboard the Strathbay smile happily as they arrive in Karachi, Pakistan, with a load of made quite a mess of matters one meeting will pave the way for wheat which marks the passing of the halfway mark in the 700,000-ton US emergency wheat gift to night, before they made off with a closer cooperation of all non-Com­ Pakistan. Left to right they are J. C. Lewallen, R. L. Grant, J. D. Bodiford, R. E. Hogan, Robert few pieces of luggage and other munist maritime unions. Beale and J. Vandenberg. personal effects. - Supervisory Ballot Tips Arco Vote; Renew Drive Non-Red Sea Unions To Meet In Capital Thieves Nab Receipts In Galveston Bringing Wheat To Hungry Pakistan 'I �.>r Ric« Four SEAPARtinS tOG Freighter's Cargo Bums At Brooklyn "Pier As I See It • • • pi Smoke rises from cargo of burning wax and newsprint in a hold of the freighter Solviken, tied up at a Brooklyn pier. Firemen had to work in relays because of smoke and fumes from the burning cargo in order to put out the blaze. The Are broke out as the ship wais being loaded for a South American run. No one was hurt. New Scholarship Exams Jan. 9 Another set of college entrance examinations for SIU scholarship applicants is coming up on January 9. January 2 is the deadline for registration for the new examinations, al­ though late registration v/ill be acceptable upon payment of a fee. After the January examina-"" tion, the next college entrance mer, they are not given in as large candidates qualifying for the col­ board tests will be given on a number of cities and towns as lege entrance board examinations March 13. Candidates for the these winter examinations. Conse­ March tests have a February 20 quently, those considering scholar­ ship applications are advised to qualifying date to meet. get their qualifications in as soon Take Tests Now as possible so that they can take Although more college entrance either the January or the March exams are given after that at vari­ examination. ous times in the spring or sum­ Up until now, the number of m ft As a result of the Union's policy of encouraging rank and Ale Sea­ farers to step forward week after week and run for meeting office a great many Union members have gotten up on parliamentary proce­ dure and the art of conducting a Union meeting. This experience will prove invaluable in the future in the operation of the Union's af­ fairs. At thee membership meetings, the chairmen can learn quitee a bit about how thee Union's ap­ paratus functions as well as getting experience in the conduct of the Union's affairs. Recent Selections A run down through several ports shows that many of them were newcomers to meeting posts. Of course all of them have prob­ ably had considerable experience serving as officers of shipboard meetings which prepared them for service at the Union's regular shoreside meetings in the ports. Others have served as shoreside meeting officers once or twice be­ fore. Among meeting officers recently was Malcolm Launey, who was chairman of the Lake Charles port meeting. Launey comes from the now famed town of Mamou, Louisi­ ana, which has been celebrated in the popular song "Big Launey Mamou." He's a native of the Bayou State, and will be 42 years old in Januaryt - " Launey became an SIU member on September 5, 1952, when he took his oath of obligation in New York. He sails in the engine de­ partment. 4. t 4. Also elected at the Lake Charles meeting was Seafarer Joseph Phil­ lips, who comes from Camden, New Jersey. Phillips also sails in the engine department and is an oldtimer in the Union, joiningln New York way back on November 18, 1938. He's 61 years old and married. i ^ Wilmington, California is a long way from The Bronx, but that's where Wallace Lonergan was elected to serve as chairman of the Union meeting. Lonergan has been with the SIU for six years, getting his membership on Decem­ ber 6, 1947. He's^a native New' Yorker all the way, having been born here on June 4,1910, 43 years ago. He too sails in the engine department when not taking time out to visit his East Coast home. Working along­ side him was Seafarer Herman Pederson, a Nebraska native who now calls Oakland, Califor­ nia, his home. Pederson has been an SIU member for nine Pederson .years, getting his book on December 9, 1944. He's 27 years of age. Pederson, like many others, has gone West to settle. has been small. Consequently there is plenty of opportunity for addi­ tional candidates to take a crack at the four-year $6,000 college scholarship program. Three Years' Sea Time Under the terms of the SIU Scholarship Plan, all candidates must have three years' sea time on their own discharges, or on their father's discharges. Candidates must be in the upper third of their high school graduating class and submit three letters of reference plus a transcript of their school record. Those candidates who are still attending high school can apply for the scholarship under the terms of the Plan. Further details about the procedure can be obtained by writing the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway, New York City. US Enforcing 25% Limit On Aiien Seamen With trained merchant seamen once again available in sufficient numbers, the Coast Guard has written off the waiver of alien quotas on non-subsidized merchant ships. As a result, from now on, the Coast Guard will strictly enforce the rule that no more than 25 per­ cent of the unlicensed crew of a merchant ship can be alien sea­ men. Restrictions Still Hold YOUR UNION WILL SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO WASHINGton next month for a meeting with otlier unions in our industry which could prove to be a very slgnlAcant one for Seafarers and all other seamen. At that meeting, representatives of all SIU of North America affiliates will sit down at the table with delegates of other marine unions including the CIO to talk over several matters that affect the maritime industry as a whole. Of course your Union doesn't know if this conference will come up with the answers to the problems facing the maritime industry, but we of the SIU have some of our own ideas on the subject which we will present to the group for them to kick around. And certainly on some issues, such as the Public Health Service hospitals and the 50-50 law there's no question that everybody present at the conference will be of one mind. • Anyway you look at it though, this conference is something new for our industry. Quite a feW' years back the waterfront section of the Communist Party tried to get all the maritime unions together under its banner, as a key part of their plan to capture the US waterfront. That was the soKralled Committee on Maritime Unity, which came apart when they were taken on by the SUP and the SIU ih several beefs on the West Coast and here in New York. Now it is the non-Communist unions that are getting together, at the invitation of the president of the SJU of North America, to map out a common program with which to meet the problems that face the maritime unions and the industry. There are quite a few matters in which these unions could pull to­ gether to their common advantage. Many of the unions, including the SIU have been working on the same issues separately but with a com­ mon goal in mind. It would be helpful to combine their strength. On other issues there are differences of opinion which a conference like this coming one can do much to resolve. Whatever the outcome of this conference—and we are hopeful that it will come up with some positive steps—Seafarers can rest assured that the SIU will continue all of its own efforts to protect the interests of the membership on the Washington scene and elsewhere. ANOTHER ATTEMPT BY A GROUP OF SHIPOWNERS TO CRACK a union has gone by the boards down in Miami, where tj^e P&O line has given up its campaign against the officers' unions . and signed a contract with them. As a result the ship is now back in its regular service. In the course of the strike the P&O company went so far as to try to hire scabs through newspaper ad­ vertisements to man their licensed positions. But despite their advertising only three men showed up to take these jobs and two of these have since signed up with the unions involved. Naturally, the ship could not sail with a three man gang, and in any case, SIU members of the unlicensed crew refused to cross the picketlines placed around the ship by the licensed officers* unions. Consequently the company had to pull in its horns and forget about breaking the unions. Now that the officers have obtained their contract, P&O is negotiating with us for a new agreement for the unlicensed men. It appears that as a result of their experience, the company will be more reasonable in the future. In any case, the P&O strike serves as a useful reminder of the fact that the shipowner never has given up and never will give up the idea of getting by without a union. That's why incidents like this P&O strike serve a useful purpose in reminding your Union that it must always keep its guard up and stay in shape for whatever emergency situations that might arise. 4 4" 4 THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG CARRIED AN article about the Mariner ships in which it was found that the ship­ owners are not too ahxious to take on this kind of vessel for commer­ cial service. They have stated several objections to their use with the result that the Governmei^'may have to place these new ships in the boneyard in the long nm. Now the word from Waishington is that the Maritime Administrator, Mr. Louis Rothschild, says that from now on the Government is not going to build ships on. a mass production basis, but that it will con­ sider the needs of the individual shipowner before going, ahead with any kind of building program for any shipping... As far as your Union is concerned, we have al­ ways gone along with the idea that the industry needs new and better ships from time to time. We've , also maintained foir. .some .tlme.dhat it is ..up to; the , shipowners to get together with each other and work out a. program to meet their needs which they can then present to the Government. That way the Gov­ ernment will know what is wanted and what is use­ ful to keep our merchant marine in strong condition. /It's urgent that we get some action on this program early because it would be a good idea to have things ready for the next.Copgress when it resumes its bpsiness shortly. Existing restrictions calling for the use of American citizens as ships officers, and for American citizens on subsidized vessels, will continue. Up until now, the Coast Guard would waive the 25 percent limit for certain key ratings be­ cause of the difficulty of getting trained seamen during the height of the Korean shipping boom. With AT TRIiS TIME WE WibULD LIKE TO WISH THE MEMBERSHIP the boom tapering off, there are to sufficient trained men available to a plicasant holiday season: and a happy New Ye^.; We Jpok^^i^^^ put the 25 percent limit in effect more progress on behalf of the Seafarers in the next 12 month period, just As we have made'quite a te\v gains ih tfie past. " " again. . �T.-i^isfei-fl December iS, 195S SEAFARERS Pare Fhre LOG llothschild Plans New Policy On Shipbuilding Admitting that the Mariner ship program was not working out the way it should, Maritime Administrator Louis S. Roths­ child told a Kansas City luncheon meeting that in the future the Government , will stay' particular trade requirements away from shipbuilding pro­ meet by the ship operators themselves." grams on a "take it or leave Asking $4i/i Million it" basis. Rothschild did not indicate any Instead, Rothschild said, the change in the Government's pro­ Government will urge ship opera­ gram nor disposal of the Mariner tors to submit their own plans for ships. At present the Government their own needs, after which the is asking million for each of Maritime Administration would go the vessels with no takers other to Congress for the necessary than Pacific Far East Lines. Moorefunds to build merchant vessels. McCormack, which had been con­ Rothschild's announcement came sidering buying two of the Mari­ a few days after the SEAFARERS for conversion to passengerLOG, in a feature article, pointed ners cargo ships has changed its mind. out that at present, most of the Other shipowners are reported Mariner ships, built at a cost of to be mildly interested if the price $10 million each, will be headed Seafarer Robert Long looks fondly at his brand new triplets in a New Orleans hospital. The triplets, is right, but there are some who for the reserve lay-up fleet be­ declare that they wouldn't want the two girls, and a hoy, are the first triple award in the history of the Union's Welfare Services. The cause private operators felt they Long family will collect $600 from the Union, plus three $25 defense bonds. They have a fourth child, vessels under any circumstances as could not use them in commercial they are not practical for their a girl, 15 months old, whose birth also netted them full maternity benefits. operations. operations. Too Expensive The Maritime Administrator fur­ The article cited as operators' ther stated that the objectives of objections to the Mariners their his administration were to expand high cost, even at a cut-rate Gov­ private ownership and encourage NEW ORLEANS—Seafarer Bob Long astonished himself, his shipmates and this city ernment selling price, their huge private initiative in the develop­ size, which would make it difficult ment of shipping and the solving of December 14, when his wife, Nancy, gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy, at New to get a full load of cargo, expense our maritime problems. He de­ C^leans' famed Touro Infirmary. It was the first time in ten years that triplets had ever of operation and maintenance, clared that "I am hopeful next year been born at the New Orleans-^ over-compartmentation of cargo you will see a substantial number hospital. fits from the SIU Welfare Plan, the girls were identical twins, but' holds, and greater draft than ex­ of new ships ordered" on the basis As a result, Long is in line plus three $25 bonds for each of that the boy doesn't look like his isting cargo ships. All shipping of private financing. to collect $600 in maternity bene- the three children. It's the first two sisters. men were agreed that the vessels set of triplets to be covered by the The proud father of the triplets were invaluable for the purpose for Welfare benefit since it began in has been a member of the Union which . they were designed, as April, 1952. for the past nine years, and sails speedy cargo carriers for military Oldest 15 Months regularly in the stewards depart­ needs in the event of war. But The three children, Doretta Col­ ment on Alcoa passenger ships. opljy one , shipping company has leen, Doreen Colette and David Both he and his wife, Nancy, come thus far bid for the ships. That is Merlin, are the second, third and originally from North Carolina, but Pacific Par East Lines, which has fourth in the Long family. His they settled down in New Orleans taken three of them. Thirty-two SAN FRANCISCO—The attempt by the Communist- oldest daughter is just 15 months after their marriage in May, 1950. other Mariners remain to be dis­ dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards to old. She, too, was an "SIU bene­ Long, who is 34 years old, had posed of. raid the passenger-cargo ship Aleutian with the help of Harry fit baby." worked as a shipyard worker in In his statement to the luncheon, Bridges came to a dead end-f As a result. Long becomes the Newport News, Virginia, before Rothschild recognized these criti- as the owners announced they Bridges entered the picture champion maternity benefit getter, becoming a Seafarer. He decided pisms'by declaring: were taking the ship out of when Hawaiian-Pacific, which is a becoming the first in the SIU to to become a seaman after hearing "The Mariners are mighty fine service. ship's crews talk of sailing, and new company, signed a contract collect as many as four benefits. , ships,i' and in peacetime use they The owners, the Hawaiian-Pa­ for all three shipboard depart­ Another unusual feature of the selected the SIU on the basis of are primarily suited for the long cific company, stated that they ments with SIU of NA affiliatesmultiple birth, which in itself is a his observations of conditions on ocean trades. They therefore don't would not attempt to put the ves­ the Sailors Union of the Pacific, 10,000 to 1 shot, is the size of the the ships. It's a decision that he's . fit the needs, or the pocketbooks, sel on the San Francisco-Honolulu the Marine Firemen, Oilers and children. The boy weighs five been quite pleased with since. of some of our shipping companies. run, when it became obvious that Watertenders and the Marine pounds 12V2 ounces and the girls His wife, Nancy, was the last of In the future we intend to steer Bridges had ordered his longshore­ Cooks and Stewards, AFL. Ha­ four pounds llVz ounces each. four sisters to be married, but clear of Government shipbuilding men not to work cargo. As a result, waiian-Pacific took the ship over Most triplets are usually incubator with this bonanza has surpassed programs on a take-it-or-leave-it 'they are taking the ship back to from the Alaska Steamship Com­ babies because of their small size. all her family in the number of basis. Instead, we will encourage Seattle, with its final disposition pany which -formerly operated her A doctor at the hospital said that offspring. * the development of new- ships to uncertain. in the Alaskan coastwise service. Members of the NUMC&S had pre­ viously worked in the ship's stewards department. ::•sSiU :ME;m.s®. When the ship was in Seattle, Bridges and NUMC&S men unsuc­ cessfully attempted to block its sailing, but a skeleton crew took her out on a move to San Fran­ cisco. However, when the ship got to From Article XX San Francisco, squads of Bridges Section 2 and NUMC&S men were on hand. They roughed up several crewmembers, particularly MCS-AFL men, including the union's attor­ ney and other representatives. When word of the action got back to headquarters of the unions involved, a massed group of sev­ eral hundred men from the three Onion receipt.. • AFL unions plus members of other Here Hie contfitution providei affiliates including the SIU A&G a double check on the individual District marched down to the ship Swap yarns or watch the fights member't imone/. The Union re­ determined to put an end to mis­ on television with your old ship­ ceipt is proof positive that the treatment of the crewmembers by mates at the Port O' Call—YOUR Bridges' squads. member has paid his dues and However, before they got to the assessments. At the same time, it union-owned and union-operated pier well-armed San Francisco po­ makes the Union representative bar. Bring your friends — where lice intervened with tear gas and fully responsible to the Union and AT SIU HEADQUARHRS you're always welcome. And the riot weapons in reserve. After a the membership for the money he 4tli Ave. A 20Hi St. • Irooklyn few brief scuffles, agreement was tab won't fracture that payoff. has collectMl. reached that the marchers would disperse provided Bridges' men OWNED AND OPERATED allowed the crew free passage to by lb* and froiT; the ship. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Subsequently, the company de­ • ATIANTK: AND GULF DISTRICT AF.L cided to take tho ship but of serv­ ice altogether, as there was no indication that the longshoremen would work cargo for the vessel. SlU Man Draws 3 Of Kind Bridges Raid Fails; Aleutian In Lay-up YOV end Menu COllSTIVUTION •v«5. .- '--J- ^ . -v.. .Z.- -.J..,..a 1 •'•I - �-•r—- SEAFARERS LOG Fac* sttc He Sailed Bosun At 83 SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON You would have to hunt around pretty hard to find a man who was capable of handling a bosun's job when he was past 80. Even harder to find would be a man of that age who would be willing to risk shells and torpedoes to man a ship. Such a man was Matt Little, In the absence of .an emergency, the American merchant marine now a retired Seafarer. should not expect a helping hand from Uncle Sam under the Eisen­ Little called 'a halt to his hower administration excepting for the Government's subsidy obligar tions. The reason is that the Republican regime decided early in sailing days, in an involuntary the game to encourage ship operators to stand on their own feet, fashion during World War II. financially speaking—^to wean them from'too much reliance on the After his second torpedoing the Government. This means that the Government wants private money War Shipping Administration invested in the US fleet. thought maybe shipping was a lit­ tle rough for a man of his age, To accomplish the above policy the Congress enacted a law in 1953 especially under wartime condi­ to encourage private lending institutions to pour money into the mer­ tions. So hfe regretfully went chant marine. It's too early yet to look for concrete results. The test ashore into retirement. Now at should come within the next year or two. 83, the veteran Seafarer and char­ 4 i ter member of the SIU A & G Dis­ From time to time in the past, employees of the Maritime Adminis­ trict is taking life easy at Sailor's tration-Federal Maritime Board have received gifts from, their friends Snug Harbor. in the maritime industry. However, this is strictly taboo from here on Little's sailing experiences cover in. Louis S. Rothschild, head of the Government maritime agencies, the whole history of maritime un­ recently issued a directive to his staff not to accept any such gifts. ions from the very beginning down His order even goes so far as to instruct his employees to return any to the present day. He was prac­ gifts received, with a note of thanks. The idea behind the Rothschild tically a charter member of the order is to protect the agencies from public criticism. Sailors Union of the Pacific, join­ The order will not be without some difficulties. For example, in the ing the SUP in 1886, just a year past some of the Government employees have been used to receiving after it was founded. sacks of fruit for Christmas. Imagine how difficult it would be for some Started In 1879 poor soul to attempt to return a bag of oranges half way across the By the time Little joined the country. SUP, he had been sailing for 4 seven years. His seatime dates From time to time, some of our spirited-minded citizens, after sur­ back to June 6, 1879 when he veying the scene, come up with recommendations for overhauling the Retired Bosun Matt Little, 93, reads SEAFARERS LOG in the signed on as apprentice aboard a US Government agency set-up. The most recent study was one financed SIU hall. Little sailed for 65 years before retiring after being sailing ship for a four-year hitch. by the Temple University, and one of their views was that all trans­ torpedoed during the Second World War. He Joined the SUP in He was just 19 at the time. Sixtyportation, railroad, steamship and air, should be placed under the 1886, and was a charter member of SIU. five years and countless voyages jurisdiction of one agency, a Federal Transportation Service. This is later, he called it a halt after his Little had undergone a torpedoing ship to torpedoes and came not a new recommendation—it has been considered many times in the ship, the Christopher Newport when the SS Hardaway was sunk. through unhurt. But after the past by Congress, and each time has been defeated by the various (Calmar), caught an aerial torpedo When World War II broke out, he Christopher Newport got it in transportation lobbyists in the Capitol. It's not likely to receive^avor-; In its belly and went to the bot­ was already 81. Nevertheless, he 1944 Little was asked to stay able treatment in the near future. !• . tom. continued sailing. He lost one ashore. Another recommendation of the Temple group was the transfer of Of course, as any man who the Coast Guard from Treasury to the Commerce Department. This sailed way back then in the '70's move would be opposed by ship operators because they stiR are sore and '80's, Brother Little had his over being put under the regulation and policy guidance of the, Com­ share of low pay, long hours and merce Department after the former Maritime Commission was dis-. the salt pork and hard tack diet. solved. The common workday was sunrise The Temple survey team took the view that the relationship of the. to sunset, plus standing regular Coast Guard to revenue coRection has been very slight, and that, the The Waterman Steamship Company has applied for a main task of Coast Guard was to promote safe navigation and sea watches. permanent certificate to run two-way intercoastal services transportation. They therefore felt Coast Guard belonged in Commerce Switched To East Coast Little survived the early days, between California and ports on the North Atlantic coast, along with the other sea transportation activities. The various recommendations are being reviewed by the White and sailed for many years off the including New York and Bos-f West Coast while the SUP grew ton. al service, but no decision is ex­ House now and could be the subject of Congressional debate soon. The company has been pected on the permanent applica­ and prospered. Afterwards he 4 operating on a temporary permit tion for several months. switched to the Atlantic coast. The US merchant marine is becoming more alarmed each day over During the first World War, since last August in the intercoastWaterman does hold a certifi­ the growing ratio between foreign ships and American vessels- in the cate to load in California for ports major ports of this country. Whereas the US lines seek to carry 50 south of New York on the East percent of our own foreign trade, this is a goal that has been rarely Coast. It* could also load in New reached in the past, and one which we are far short of at the present York and Boston for California time. Foreign-flag vessels are carrying about 70 percent of the US foreign but not the other way around. trade commerce. Only about three times in the past thirty years has . The result was that when Water­ the US merchant marine carried such a small percentage of the foreign man tried to run cargo in one di­ trade as it is carrying today. rection from the Northeast to Cal­ 1 a; t 4; ifornia ports it proved a losing t-. Speculation continues to exist that Bloomfleld Steamship Company, proposition. It gave up the run and confined itself to working car­ which recently won, after a bitter battle, subsidy rights jon the GulfThe high degree of member­ themselves serve a major purpose. go from the West Coast to South North Europe route, will reapply for an operating subsidy in the trade between US Gulf ports and Spain, the MedUerranean, and the Black Usually, a typical weekly report Atlantic ports and back. ship participation in the operations Sea. The Company'was turned down on this route by the Federal In the summer, however, the of the SIU is reflected in the large from an outport will deal with such Maritime Board but is expected to make a new bid on the basis of new company obtained a temporary number of members who are items as purchase of stamps, gas information available since the prior proceeding. elected at one time or another to and oil, cleaning supplies, trash permit for full intercoastal serv­ In any event, Bloomfleld probably will show its hand in the matter ice, which it has been operating the various memwithin the next few days. removal, janitorial services and ever si.nce. ship committees t, ^ in the Union. transportation costs when a patrol­ Since the end of World War II, Appointment of William E. Minshall, Jr., a native of Ohio, to the Even when there man or agent has to go to another few companies have been operat­ are no trials, port to pay off or sign on a ship. ing in the intercoastal service post of general counsel of the Maritime Administration Federal Mari­ quarterly finan­ Minor repairs and other mainte­ which at one time was a major time Board, may go a long way in appeasing two of the most powerful cial reports, elec­ nance work would also be covered part of US shipping operations. maritime figures in Congress. On the House side, there is Representa­ tions or other in such reports. Waterman is one of the companies tive Weichel, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, a matters on which Whenever a major expenditure that has been attempting to revive critic of the administration of maritime laws. Both Mr. Weichel, and,. Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Senate Interstate & Foreign Com­ committees nor­ is contemplated, the matter is the intercoastal trade. merce Committee, which handles maritime affairs on the Senate side mally pass, all taken up at the membership meet­ Craven Port Newark Terminal of the Capitol, are from the state of Ohio. It is understood that Minshall ports go through ing and is acted on according to Meanwhile work is going ahead is a Bricker man. the regular procedure of electing the regular mem­ the weekly auditing committee bership meeting on the Port Newark terminal de­ consisting of one man froQi each velopment where Waterman will The Government soon will find itself in quite a situation, respecting procedure. ship's department. Recent commit­ make use of three cargo piers. The its back subsidy bills for the merchant marine. It owes a substantial These committees, whose fimctee members development is a $12 million im­ amount of money to American subsidized lines, subsidy accruals, but tion is well known to Seafarers, elected at special provement project which will pro­ the Government maritime agencies do not have enough left in their are a routine but membersh i p vide five cargo terminals, rebuilt current fund to meet this bill. The net result is that in addition to its important feature meetings in the wharves, additional trackage, road­ regular appropriation request for the fiscal year 1955, which will go to of Union opera­ various ports in­ ways and storage space. The com­ Congress soon, the Maritime Administration will find it necessary to tions because clude: J. Craven, pany will use the Newark piers to send up to Capitol Hill a large supplemental appropriation request to they could quick­ S. Butler and G. provide more rapid handling of take care of its subsidy obligations for prior years. Jakelski This is sure to touch off quite a scene in Congress. Once again, aft^ ly spot at. the Gapac in Savan- cargo going to or coming from the looking at the size of this subsidy bill, there will be outspoken Con­ source any exces­ nah; O. W. Orr, John Manen and area west of the Hudson. sive or unjusti­ S. N. Hurst in Galveston; J. G. The new piers v.iU permit load­ gressional eriticism of the merchant marine in general, as well as ques^ fied expenditure Flynn, J. M. Jakelski and J. Michael ing directly from railroad freight tions being raised as to whether maritime subsidies are necessary'at alt at the local port in Baltimore; 'Julian R. Wilson, cars onto ships. Plenty of space leveL As such Clarence Cornelius and Joseph is being provided for trucks per­ Orr these weekly spot Tonick In Norfolk; W. Canty, J. mitting free and easy en^ aad checks; whilejdiaple enotij^ in. Thomiis and N. Paine In Boston. exit of large trailer rigs. Waterman Asks Regular Infercoastal Cerfifitafe SIU COMMinEES ATirOilK •lU.-' ?5-; • M, 195S .i lUifr �SEAFARERS Deeember 25. 105S Pare Serea LOG Govt, Closes Sheepshead Bay NIXON RETURNS FROM ASIA TOUR—Vice-President Richard Nixon has returned from a tour of the Far East that took him through practically every non-Communist country in that area. The Vice-Presi­ dent stopped at Indo-China, Philippines, Burma, India, Pakistan, Japan, Iran and several other nations on a good will mission from the presi­ dent. He reported on his return that he considered Communist in­ fluence on the wane in these areas, but that there was still danger of internal Communist revolution. 4." MISS LIBERTY A CITIZEN OF JERSEY? The concessionaire at the Statue of Liberty has sued New York City for several thousand dollars in back taxes, claiming that the Statue is really in New Jersey waters. Her attorney says that the boundary between New York and New Jersey is the midline of the Hudson River channel which passes between the statue on Bedloe's Island and Governor's Island to the East. New York disputes the claim, saying that Bedloe's was specifically deeded to New York State in the state's original charter. 4> 4> 4> BERIA EXECUTED AFTER TRIAL—After a trial in which he was not allowed to be present, Lavrenti Beria, dreaded former ruler of the Soviet secret police, has been executed along with sev­ eral of his associates. He was charged with being a traitor and a spy. Most observers agreed that Beria probably had refused to con­ fess and consequently was put to death without an open trial where he would have been expected to plead guilty in approved Soviet fashion. t Shot of Statue of Liberty shows Brooklyn and tip of Governor's Island in the back. i FRENCH BATTLE OVER PRESIDENTIAL VOTE—The French par­ liament had to go through many days of balloting before they could come up with a presidential candidate who would suit enough Parlia­ ment members to get a majority. The winner, Rene Coty, took the seven-year term on the 13th ballot. Meanwhile the French were still sizzling over Secretary of State Dulles' warning that they had better gfet into the European Army or face loss of considerable American aid. t 4" 4" CYANIDE COCKTAILS KILL DOCTOR—The son of a wealthy New York physician, Harlow Fraden, was arrested and charged with the murder of his parents by pouring cyanide into their drinks. Evidence disclosed that the accused had shown signs of mental illness in the past and he was committed for observation with the possibility of perma­ nent commitme nt to a state institution. X AMERICAN POW's REFUSE TO GO HOME—The 22 American prisoners of war in Korea who have thrown their lot in with the Com­ munists, refused up until the repatriation deadline to allow themselves to be interviewed by American representatives. As a result, they have been classified as AWOL. Unless they change their minds within the next 30 days, they will be charged with desertion by the Army. Continuing with its program of cutting back on maritime training facilities, the Mari­ time Administration has ordered the closing of the Sheepshead Bay Training Station in Brooklyn, New York. Closing of Sheepshead Bay follows upon the shutdown of the Alameda Naval Training Station in^. California. It puts an end to all on-the-spot maritime train­ ing facilities for unlicensed sea­ men. Meanwhile, indications are that supporters of the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy were winning their fight to "keep that institution going. The Sheepshead Bay station was opened in September 1, 1942, dur­ ing the war as a means of provid­ ing trained merchant seamen for the emergency. It was bitterly op­ posed by the SIU and other mari­ time unions at the time who viewed the Government trainees as a threat to maritime unionism. In the post-war period, Sheeps­ head Bay and Alameda were main­ tained on a reduced scale, serving both licensed and unlicensed sea­ men. In recent months the number of trainees has been small, with not more than a couple of hundred pupils at the station. The only remaining maritime training program consists of the correspondence courses of the Maritime Service Institute. This will be handled through the Kings Point Merch^t Marine Academy which serves as a four-year train­ ing center for licensed deck and engine department officers. Kings Point Alive The transfer of the training program to Kings Point is taken as evidence that the institution's supporters were winning their fight to keep it open for at least another year. Kings Point backers had rallied some powerful politi­ cal influences to their side since Maritime Administrator Louis S. Rothschild announced he was con­ sidering closing down the officer training center and spreading its students around the four state maritime academies — New York, Maine, Massachusetts and Cali­ fornia. $385,000 Saved Closing of Sheepshead Bay was seen as providing a $385,000 an­ nual saving for the Government. The closing announcement stated that it was "in keeping with the Administration's policy to discon- This is a typical class being held at the Sheepshead Bay Training Center. This class, and others like it, have been ended by the Government move to close down the Sheepshead Bay center as an economy measure. tinue the vocation training phases of the Federal Maritime Board as soon as possible." Commenting on the proposed closing, an SIU headquarters spokesman declared; "The SIU's position has always been that Gov­ ernment training centers are not needed, either for licensed or un­ licensed men, and that the Union can, as it has done in the past, train men to meet shipping needs in unlicensed ratings. . Out of Foc'sle "As far as licensed ratings are concerned it's always been our position that officers should come up out of the foc'sle instead of being trained at a maritime acad­ emy, then coming in and giving orders to professional seamen. "However, this economy drive against the training centers has been linked with a general drive on the part of some elements to cut down Government aid to the maritime industry. The SIU will fight every attack on necessary aid to the industry as it has fought the proposal to close the USPHS hos­ pitals." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Save On Property Insurance A Seafarer who has a home can save dough each year by checking up on how much his family pays for insur­ ance on household furnishings and the property itself. As this department pointed out in respect to life insur­ ance, you can cut costs substantially by buying from co­ operative or mutual companies. There are also savings avaUaJjle for other types of property insurance, such as " a floater a man might buy to protect himself from loss of a valuable camera or other costly property he may take with him. The least expensive fire insurance you can buy to pro­ tect household furnishings is that sold by The Workmen's Mutual Fire Instirance Society. This cooperative was started the year after the Chicago Fire of 1871 by New York v/orkingmen seeking low-cost household protection from similar disaster. Today many union men belong to it. You join Workmen's Mutual merely by depositing $9 for each $1,000 of insurance. This remains your money and is returned when you cancel your insurance. Cost of the insurance itself is $1 a year, compared with a country­ wide average of $2 per $1,000 of insurance ($5 per $1,000 for three years). The society sells a maximum of $3,000 Insurance to each member, covering furniture, clothing and other usual personal belongings. It has branches in Cali­ fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michi­ gan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode, fdland, .JVashington, Wisconsin. You can get addsesses^of tocar"agents by writing to Workmen's Mutual at 227 E. 84th St., New York City. , . People in other states,,.or who ne.ed insurance on house as well as furniture and belongings, should com­ pare net costs (standard rates less dividends) of other mu­ tual companies. One of the lowest charges for fire in­ surance on dwellings and their contents is offered by Merchants and Businessmen's Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Harrisbu'rg, Pa. This firm has paid dividends of 40 per cent every year since 1895. Another company that can save you money is Hardware Mutual, of Stevens Point, Wise., which generally rebates 30 per cent dividends on residential fire insurance, and is licensed in all states. Property insurance is available at reasonable prices froni several co-ops: Farmers Union Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Denver, Colo.; Mutual Service Casualty Co., St. Paul, Minn., and Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., Columbus, Ohio. • The Factory Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Provi­ dence, RI, offers outstanding values in other policies for homeowners such as residence burglary and theft insur­ ance, residence liability, personal liability, etc. This longestablished company has never paid dividends of less than 35 per cent. Other large mutuals who generally have reasonable net costs are Atlantic Mutual, Liberty Mutual, Lumbermen's Mutual and Quincy Mutual (Quincy, Mass.). You can find the-names of their "local represantative in your phone book. Eastern residents can also consult Clusa Services, Inc., a co-op owned insurance brokerage firm at 116 John St., New York, NY. Other ways you can save money on property insurance are as follows: Pay in advance. A five-year policy paid for in advance co^ts only four time,s as much as a one-year policy. If Metal Trades Ask For New Ship Program The AFL Metal Trades Depart­ ment, which represents a large number of shipyard workers, has asked the Government to recom­ mend a program for the revival of the American merchant marine. In a letter to President Eisenhower, signed by George Meany, AFL President, the group pointed out that such small nations as Panama, Holland and Sweden are building more tonnage than US yards. Such major maritime powers as Great Britain have ten times the US tonnage on the ways, while France has three times as much. The letter pointed to the steady decline in shipbuilding and ship repair in US yards, with the result that trained manpower is leaving the industry. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying that's too much dough to lay out at one time, a threeyear policy paid in advance costs only two and a half times as much as a one-year. Extension privileges on fire or loss insurance costs less than buying separate policies for each risk. For example: all-risk insurance on a valuable possession costs little more than the combined price for fire and theft insurance only. You can make similar savings on residential insurance by combining several forms of insurance in one policy. Some companies also give a reduction, generally 15 Tpercent, to what are called "preferred risks," that is, houses that are well maintained to minimize fire risk. While this rebate is not as much as the saving of up to 50 percent offered by some of the mutuals listed above, you can at least ask your broker if you can qualify for that redaction. In respect to fire insurance on a house, .two other points are important to observe to give yourself adequate pro­ tection. When property values increase, as they have in recent years because of inflation, or you improve the property, it's wise to increase your fire insurance accordingly. Most insurance policies written today are the so-called "80 per­ cent coinsurance" type. That means if you carry less than 80 percent of the cost of repairing or replacing the prop­ erty you will not receive dollar for dollar in payment of damage. Always keep a full inventory of your possessions. In case of fire you may remember the big items of furnish­ ings, hut not perhaps smaller things like how many shirts or phonograph records you had. A written inventory is also helpful in proving your loss to the insurance company. �PafcEicht SEAFARERS Gen. Fatten Leans Over As storm Shifts Cargo December its,' 195S LOG • .?''-srw i- SEAfCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From h No. Seafarers Receivin|^ Benefits this Period] Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 73^jp JiL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS FAID THIS PERIOD Deck hands walk carefully on deck cargo of lumber aboard the Genera! Patton as ship lists in her berth in Boston Harbor. Shift­ ing cargoes, caused by Atlantic storms, gave ship sharp list to port. The SlU-manned General Patton has been shifted over to even keel and has gone on to Philadelphia tb discharge cargo after coming in to Boston harbor with a heavy list following a North Atlantic storm. 4 The Patton was off Nan­ 000 feet of lumber, in addition to tucket, carrying a heavy load canned goods and other package of deck cargo amounting to 4,894,- cargo in her holds. She hit rough weather in the course of which both the deck and hold cargo .shift­ ed, giving the ship a pronounced list to port. However, the Patton made it to Castle Island, Boston harbor, with­ out undue difficulty where her The Chicago Great Western cargo was set right again. After Bailroad is going to stay away that she took off for Philadelphia. from the courts for a while—when it comes to trying to reduce in­ jury awards to their employees. The company appealed a $95,000 suit award against them and wound SIU headquarters urges all up with an even more expensive draft-eligible seamen to be judgment for $125,000. sure they keep their local Se­ The case in question developed lective Service boards posted over an injury to James E. Briggs, on all changes of address s former railroad employee. He through the use of the • post was lying beneath a locomotive cards furnished at all SIU trying to release a jammed sandhalls and aboard ships. pipe when the brakes slipped and Failure to keep jour draft he injured his head. board informed of your where­ Briggs sued the company "and a abouts can cause you to be jury awarded him a $95,000 judg­ ' listed as a delinquent and be ment. The company appealed the drafted into the services with­ case to the Minnesota Supreme out a hearing. The Union in Court and won a new trial. such cases can do nothing to On the second trial Briggs won aid Seafarers who fail to com­ again, this time getting a $125,000 ply. award. Company Appeal Backfires Hard Keep Draft Board Posted 1 Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total 1 11 eyase>o /A oo fo WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY .i- { '*/ I Hosbitai Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tul'v 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952* Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total oc * Date Benefits Beenn WELFARE, VACATION FLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable y?; Vacation — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 2iAcisi. v^fyy J/9ot>o "^¥8.0/5 COMMBNTSt The maternity benefit has been the benefit pass^i .ng the most milestones in the past two weeks* For the first time since the benefit came into existence a set oJf triplets were bom* The parents were Robert & Nancy Long of New Orleans* The triplets were two girls and one boy, which havp leen named Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Uer^in^ This was the first time in ten years that triplets had been born at the Touro Infirmary in New Orleans* Mr* & Ifrs* Dominick Chirichella of East New Torkwere the parents of the.1000th SIU maternity baby, which has been named Joseph* This means that in the 21 months the benefit iias been in existence, more than; A7 averaged monthly* /)^ Submitted ..Ji.2.r!2X'r53. • • e cr A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator • and, remember this. • • All thesis are yours without contributing a single riickel on your part— Gollecting SIU bene- tr« fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death —.You get first-rate personal-i servic^i^jn:j^^cJy„Jlp:ojyigh,yc8iff/U«ijJ»'SHrepresentatives. .ss n niri.i<rti5 . -*• �SEAP ARE.RS DeceinW-.iS5, IMS UNION lAtK By KEITH TERPE Today, 16 months after the official start of the Atlantic tanker drive, we are pretty much back where we started in August, 1952, except for a few notable differences. The 505-376 setback for the SIU in the election, made official by the tally of the votes on Decem­ ber 15 in Philadelphia, took us by surprise, to say the least. It means that there's still a job to be done in Atlantic, and we hope to make it wind up right this time. A brand-new drive in this fleet is already underway right now. No More Predictions The election results accomplished several' things, however. They left us a little wiser, a little less prone to predicting the outcome of elections and with a lot less faith in human nature. The fact that 505 men in a group of 880-odd seamen could cast a vote for the com­ pany in a free election is a little hard to take in this day and age. But well over a hundred of them did just that while supposedly sup' porting the SIU right down the line and with SIU membership books in their pockets. Nevertheless, the fact remains that 376 strong SIU supporters gave us a big piece of Atlantic in this election. Counting the three votes cast for neither union, actually only 67 votes stood between us and a majority of the valid ballots. These 376 seamen, some of them al­ ready sailing SlU-contracted ships, chose the right way of life for themselves. They recognized that with the SIU they can have and enjoy the security and benefits that only a bona fide trade union can assure them. These men realized that many of the conditions they have in Atlantic today are not due to any company benevolence, nor to the efforts of the company union. These were conditions forced on Atlantic by the success of the SIU and other real maritime unions who fought their battles and the battles of all seamen on the picketline and at the bargaining table. They wanted to be a part of a real Union, not "free riders" living off the efforts of others. This was their chance, and they took it. The real losers in this election were the men who backtracked on us after pledging their honor to support us at the polls the same way as th^ backed us right through the campaigning before the election. We thj^ught we could count on them, but we're much wiser now. Now, although they may think they have scored a su'bstantial victory, we wonder where they Avill go when Atlantic eases them out of the pic­ ture—^as it most certainly will. They've done their job for the com­ pany; their usefulness to Atlantic is over. As a matter of record, the compslpy is already starting to do a job on them, and they've still got no one to fight back for them. They are no better off today than they were two months, or 16 months, or five years ago. The form which the company's "gratitude" Is taking is something they hadn't reckoned with at all. But the light is starting to dawn on them. Wasn't Anybody Special Anymore Three days after the election tally was completed, one man who had even served as an observer for the company union during the ballot^g on one ship was out on his ear, realizing for the first time perhaps; that he wasn't any special brand of people to Atlantic any­ more and was just a guy who wanted a favor they didn't have to give him now. With a new baby coming, he'd asked for a few extra days off beyond the few days he already had coming, because he was needed at home.« Company representatives, after listening to his tale of woe, said he certainly could take extra time off, but if he did, he wouldn't have a job when he came back. This was his "big payoff," he told one of our organizers who met the ship when it came into Philadelphia last week. He'd learned a lesson, it seemed, except that it was a little too late, and he didn't know who to turn to anymore. Thus, things are back where they were before, and round two of the Atlantic campaign goes on. Auditing Committee Members DonH Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not heed prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Two of the three members of the weekly Headquarters auditing committee check the Union's books. They are Neil Lambert (left) and Steve Senak, both ex-Atlantic tankermen. Officers Win In Florida Strike The four-week old strike of deck and engine room officers of the Florida, P&O passenger ship, has come to an end with a new contract for the officers' unions. As a result, the ship is now back in service" on the Miami to Havana run. All officers won increases• ^ close to demands of the Masters ranging from $24 a month for for shifting ship. 3rd mates and 3rd assistants Now that the officers' strike has Mates and pilots (AFL) and the up to a top of $68 a month. In ad­ dition, the officers obtained a 20 cent increase in overtime ratings and $18 per man per month con­ tribution to the welfare and pen­ sion funds. Other improvements won by the officers include seniority, free uni­ forms and three hours overtime been ended, the company has en­ tered into negotiations with the SIU on a new contract for un­ licensed crewmembers. Placed Ads In Papers The strike began when the skip­ per, four deck officers and five en­ gineers walked off the ship over failure of the company to come Insurance Co's Under Fire Health and accident insurance sales to the general public are coming under Federal Trade Commission investigation as a result of many complaints of false and misleading adver­ tising by companies involved. These companies, about 800 of conditions under which bene­ in all, do a business of about fits cannot be paid. Many pur­ $2 billion a year in the form of insurance for hospital expense, medical and surgical expense. The investigations will deal with false and misleading claims as to the benefits paid under the insurance. Many Beefs In the past Better Business Bu­ reaus and Government agencies have received a large number of beefs about the "small print" in the contract, which sets a variety Cartoon History Of The SIU In August, 1948, shipping started slowing up so tho membership modified the tran8por.tation clause. Men entitled to transportation to port of original engage­ ment now had to accept the money and pay off. This increased: crew turnovers hut still didn^t resolve the problem to everyone's patisfactlon. a r/u Pagre MB* LOG chasers have found they have been unable to collect benefits as a re­ sult of accident or illness, because of these limiting conditions. However, in newspaper and radio advertising some of the companies make no mention of conditions which limit collection of benefits. The FTC is concerned with the content of advertising matter and not the conditions under which the business in question operates. Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation (CIO). Subsequently the company placed ads in the Miami newspapers attempting to hire scabs to take the place of the striking deck and engine officers. The attempt was a failure as un­ licensed crewmembers refused to cross the officers' picketlines. When this attempt failed, com­ pany officials came up to New York trying to get a quick contract with the SIU. Headquarters offi­ cials turned the company proposal down, telling them to negotiate a settlement with the officers' unions first. 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 will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. \o. 53 Transportation Reterendnm Some members suggested that men who refused trans­ portation be allowed to make another trip while those who collected should pay off. The issue; was aired ii. the SEAFARERS LOG with many letters pro and, con, as well as at shipiward and shoteside me "A feWet'Vhth''bn''toe' The matter was decided in true democratic fashion with both points of view appearing on the ballot. When results were tallied after two months of voting. It was found the members wanted the right to stay SafflngietW^ _ jose who, �, SEAFARE its LOG Pace Ten December 25, li95S PORT REPORTS New York-. Shipping Boom Caused By Hoiiday Tnrnovor to give the Union and the organ­ izers a vote of confidence for the past efforts they put into the re­ cent organizing drive. The men are behind the organizing staff in any future endeavors they may deem necessary to continue and finally win Atlantic. Oldtimers on the beach include S. Ghale, S. Anderson, G. Wanka, J. Otto and M. Magal. Men in the marine hospital are C. Hildreth, E. Moss, E. Ainsworth, E. Seserko, F. Haigney, W. Timmerman, P. Zuzon, N. Korsak, O. Gustavsen and W. Deal. Tom Banning San Francisco Fort Agent It looks like winter is now with us up in this part of the country, so anyone heading for New York to ship had better bring along their long handles and overcoat. All of these southern boys who have been laying around enjoying the sights in the big city are now grabbing ships headed for warmer climates. Shipping has been very good for the past two weeks with plenty of jobs for all ratings in­ 3^ 4" cluding bosun's, electricians and stewards. Boston: Payoffs , Ships paying off were the Wild Ranger, Afoundria and Mobilian (Waterman); Suzanne, Hilton and Beatrice (Bull); Steel Seafarer, Shipping seems to be picking up Steel Architect, Steel Artisan, Steel Admiral, Steel Rover and Hoosier in the Port of Boston, and future Mariner (Isthmian); Del Aires and shipping looks promising. Ships paying off were the Lawrence Victory (Mississippi); The Cabins (Cabins); Government French" Creek (Cities Service) and Camp and Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ the Queenston Heights (Seatrade). ice); Val Chem (Valentine); Robin The same ships, the French Creek (Cities Service) Goodfellow (Seas); Nicholas CH and the Queens(Trident). ton Heights (Sea­ Ships signing on were the An­ trade) signed on. drew Jackson (Waterman); Steel In-transit ships Seafarer, Steel Architect, Steel were the Citrus Advocate and Hoosier Mariner Packer (Water­ (Isthmian); Robin Wentley, Robin man), General Gray and Robin Tuxford (Seas); Patton (National) Nicholas CH (Trident); Tagalam Water ways), (Seatrade); Ann Marie (Bull); and Bradford Island Del Aires and Lawrence Victory. HInes (Cities Service), In-transit vessels were the Iber­ ville, Antinous and Chickasaw Antinous, Afoundria,' Mobilian, (Waterman); Arlyn, Frances and Wacosta and Chickasaw (Water­ Kathryn (Bull); Seatrains Louisi­ man). A 40-foot whale was washed up ana, New Jersey, Savannah, Texas, Georgia and New York (Seatrain); on the beach in Plymouth, Mass. Alexandra and Michael (Carras); The Coast Guard, the city, and the Seamar and Massmar (Calmar), Board of Health are still arguing about who is responsible for dis­ and Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). posing of it. They seem to agree No Beefs There were no major beefs on that the owner of the property on any of these ships and all prob­ which the whale is beached should lems were taken care of at the get rid of it, but he's in Florida, and someone else will have to haul point of production. it away. There were two reasons for the On Beach boom in shipping in this port. One On the beach and waiting to ship Is the fact that a lot of the men who have been sailing steady all out are oldtimers J. Hanson, T. year are now getting off to spend Fleming, D. Hines and T. Tuohy. The General Patton (National the holidays ashore, thus creating a big turnover and we also had Waterways) arrived in Boston with three ships pulled oUt of layup a 20 degree port list caused by a that took full crews. The ships storm the ship ran into off Cape that were taken out of lay up were Cod. The company engineers tried the Ann Marie and the Carolyn to straighten her up by pumping of Bull Line and a tanker, the the oil around, but they weren't Tagalam of Seatrade crewed up too successful. She turned over to and is going on the shuttle run a starboard list at about the same between the Persian Gulf and angle. The crew of the General Patton called the Union hall and Japan. We expect to have continued asked the port agent to take pic­ good shipping for the coming pe­ tures of the ship, which he did. James Sheehan riod as there are a number of Boston Port Agent ships due in for payoff from long runs between now and Christmas. Claude Simmons ^ Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Whale, Lisling Vessel Make NewsIn Boston 4« J" Son Francisco: 4" Membership is Behind Union's Atlantic Drive J. 'V Shipping in the Port of San Francisco has been good and it is expected to continue along those lines for the future. (Ships paying off were the Amersea (Blackchester); Arizpa, FairIsle, Alawai and Beauregard (Waterman), and the Liberty Flag (Gulf Cargo). In-transit vessels were the Portmar and Yorkmar of Calmar; Waternman's Yaka, J. B. Waterman and Jean Lalitte; and Isthmian's Steel . Flyer and Steel Surveyor. Sign-ons were almard' . the . Ragnar. Naess : (Seatransport),' and Watevman'a Arizpa, ; Alatval .and Fairielej:,,^. - ,.i,,j,.-. ; • . crew of the Western Rancher for Miami: a true SIU-BME style ship. Undergo Surgery Bob Schwartz, until recently on the Alcoa Patriot, was among our members visited in the hospital. He Shipping has been on the slow Since the last report business is scheduled to undergo surgery, and shipping has been good with but we are glad to state it involves bell for the past period, and it is the outlook for the coming two only the removal of a cyst. Cosby not expected to pick up very much weeks good. Bookmen can still Linson is occupying an adjoining during the coming two weeks. The Florida of P&O paid off and get out without too much trouble bunk, also scheduled for minor sur­ as about one-third of the jobs are gery. Johnny Long is making sat- signed on again after the strike still being filled by permitmen. i.sfactory progress and reports that was settled, while in-transit ves­ sels included the Ponce (PR The crewing up of the Western he is feeling fine. We regret to report that Rogelio Marine); Wyoming (Quaker>; Rancher scheduled for the last part of the week and the George Law- Cruz, hospitalized since July, 1950, Chickasaw, Antinous and Fairport son scheduled for the first part of passed away this week. Burial ar­ (Waterman). In the Florida dispute the port the following week should give rangements at the time of this shipping a good boost as neither one writing had not been completed. captain was saying he could get three complete of these have any crew on them and Due to the broad scope of our Wel­ fare Plan, Brother Cruz, although crews of finks, will be taking full crews. hospitalized since July, 1950, Is but all he finally Due to the subsidy granted eligible for the death benefit and got was. three Bioomfield to operate on the North­ same will be paid to his designated men and - we ern European run beneficiary. signed up two of originating out of Ships Paying Off them in the the Gulf they will Ships paying off were the Del Union. The third open an office Monte and Del Mundo (Mississip­ man stayed on here in New pi); Chickasaw, De Soto and Iber­ board and when Orleans very ville (Waterman); Tainaron (Actithe strike was Humal shortly. Under um); and Western Rancher (West­ settled he had to the terms of ern Navigation). Signing on were get off the ship. The company their agreement Mississippi's Del Norte, Del "Valle, hung a handle on him and made Bioomfield will Del Rio and Del Mundo, as well as him an assistant marine superin­ Wilisch provide a mini­ Tanker Sag's Petrolite. tendent. For a company which is mum of 16 and a In-transit vessels were the Alcoa always crying they're losing money, maximum of 21 sailings a year on Clipper, Cavalier, Patriot and Po- they sure keep a full office staff. the route which originates at US alris (Alcoa); Steel King (Isthmi­ I wonder what they will do when Gulf Ports west of Gulfport, Mis­ an); Del "Valle and Del Rio (Missis­ we negotiate. I know they will cry sissippi, to ports on the East Coast sippi); Seatrains New York and to high heaven that they cannot of the United Kingdom, continen­ Savannah (Seatrain); Claiborne, An­ afford an increase in wages. tal Europe north of and including drew Jackson, La Salle and Weather Freezing Bordeaux, and ports in Scandi­ Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); The weather is freezing down navia and on the Baltic. They will Southern Districts (Southern Ship­ have the privilege of calling at ping), and the Gulf Water (Metro). this way, with temperatuf0fif;^n the 30's and the homes Without heat. Tampa, Port Tampa, Boca Grande Bill Scarlett's wife would like to and ports in the West Indies and thank the crew of the Anne But­ The boys don't know what to do; Mexico. The NO office will be un­ ler (which is still in the Far East) it is too cold to go swimming or der the management of G. E. for the collection they took and fishing and the bleachers at the Wieckhoff, presently district man­ sent to her here inJVO. He is in track are not steam heated. Oldtimers on the beach include ager of the Bioomfield Steamship the hospital in Japan with a broken Company in Dallas, Texas. He is leg and the crew mailed her over Robert Pierce, T. Humal and L. widely known in shipping circles 100 dollars from the Far East and McCollough. In the hospital are in the middle West and Gulf areas she would like to thank them as she J. C. Vilar and G. Planes. With the holidays just around of the country. is proud her husband is a Seafarer the comer, the action here has and has such swell shipmates. Oldtimer on Beach been kind of slow. However, the LIndsey Williams One of the SIU oldtimers in here boys are happy that the Florida New Orleans Port Agent recently asked us to mention his is back on the Rum and Coca Cola run, but the company is complain­ being on the beach and that he sends greetings to all of his Broth­ ing they don't get enough passen­ gers., ers and shipmates in the SIU. Brother Eddie Wilisch is one of All the boys down here wish the membership and the officials the older members in the Union Seafarers who lose baggage a very/ Merry Christmas and may and is proud of being an SIU mem­ checks for gear checked at any Santa drop a few jobs out of his ber with nothing but praise'for the SIU baggage room should bag when he comes by here. achievments attained by the SIU notify that particular hall in its short years as a maritime Eddie Parr right away so that ho one can union. Miami Fort Agent improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters The Western Rancher paid off 4. 5. 3. officials advise you to do this in this port and it was a pleasure Galveston: immediately to avoid loss of for the patrolmen who made the ship. Expecting the usual run of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make beefs on going down, they found sure you notify the hall where the ship had been- out T/i months the baggage was checked as and outside of a restriction to ship beef there was not a beef on the soon as you find out you've Shipping has slowed up some in lost the check ship. Hats off to the SIU-BME the past two weeks, wjth the Carrabulle (Nat. Nav.) paying off. Signing on was The Cabins (Cab­ ins). Ships in transit were the Michael (Carras); Seatrains New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia (Seatrain); Del Valle and Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 FORT WILLIAM. ...118% Syndicate Ave. Del Rio (Mississippi); Orion Star TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. (Oil Carriers) and La Salle (Water­ WILMINGTON, Calil 505 Marine Ave. Ontario Phone: S591 man). John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Men in the marine hospital in­ EMpire 4-5719 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC 617% Cormorant St. clude R. S, Scales, C. Hill, H. Liles, Paul Hall Empire 4531 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER. BC 565 Hamilton St. C, Barboza, M. Fontent, H. Reyn­ Robert Matthews Joe Algina PaelBc 7824 Claude Simmons Joe Volplan SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. olds, J. Markopolo, M. Birrane, A. Phone 6346 Weaver, C, Young, E. Idell and J. Wllllatn HaU BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 Parks. SUP THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Bill Mitchell and O, Fielding CAnal 7-3202 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. 113 Cote De La Montague have been in the woods a few days Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 2-7078 PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. 177 Prince William St. hunting deer without luck. .Mitch­ Beacon 4336 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 ell saw one large buck, but got ItlCUMOND, CALIF .257 5th St. Phone 2599 excited and fell out of the tree: SAN FRANCISCO ^.480 Harrison St. Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 No- harm was reported to either .......133 W. Fletcher SEATTLE......... 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA' Phone: 1238W Biil or the deer. The weather has Main 0290 WOJVUNGTON SOS Marine Ave. BUFFAIAI. NY....,...:. ,.,180 Main St. been fine^ the fishing'good. It hit Phone; Cleveland 7391 " • ^Terminal 4-3131 CLEVELAND:.',...734 AHafceBlde Avtji MB been too warm for ducks but the NEW YORK.-..,.73^ Phone: Main -14147 DETROIT... -... ..:.1038 3r6"^ jieese hiive >een getting a feW ; CdhD^ifih i>fffri(^ , madswarteils Phone;J Wnodward 1-gaW lumps. • .-x": '• DULin®..,.031 Wv WehlCwJtt. New Orleans: Miami Freezing Oven Shipping, Weather lead Bioomfield To Open New NO Office Seen Report host Baagage Cheek Hunlliig, Fishing Is Fine In Texas Port mmv MMMsJb MmMJKM%0,M.%pJK JT-: SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard, Agent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. .James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON .. .308% 23rd St. Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-844B LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 8-4781 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA .837 Market St. «. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St. Den Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning. Agent..... Douglas 2^47S Ugrty Vrcithoff, West Coast Representative PUSRTA de TIERRA, PR. .Felayo $1—La S :... x-nfew UALITAXi NE........... 1~ • •..-..phoaei' "MelMSa' -JlSfLJS-." " .IK^II^C^APO, 'M ..j. if �SEAFARERS ^'-' becember 25,: IMS :k fiaitiimore: New Building Coming Along Fine In Balto LOG Tagt Eleven ... PORT MtEPORTS Alcoa Patriot, Clipper, Polaris, Puritan and Corsair (Alcoa); Clai­ borne, La Salle, Citrus Packer, Monarch of the Sea and Hurricane (Waterman). Signing on again were the Alcoa Patriot, Polaris, Puritan and Corsair (Alcoa); and the LaSalle, Citrus Packer and the Hurricane (Waterman). In-transit ships were the Chicka­ saw and De Soto (Waterman); Gulfwater (Metro), and the Greece Victory (South Atlantic). Arriving in the next period are the Iber­ ville, Claiborne, Antinous and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman); and the Aloca ships—Runner, Cavalier, Pennant, Pilgrim, Ream­ er, Clipper and Patriot. The main topic around the port now is what .Christmas and the New Year will bring. The weather is getting cold and everyone is hoping that it will stay that way for the next couple of weeks. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Wilmington: Crew Gels 352 Hrs. OT For Ship Reslrictlen bringing on his pet knives, but rather against such rates as an electrician or carpenter, or even deck engineer, where a consider­ able amount of tools is required. The meeting also went on record to express full confidence in the organizing staff as we are aware of the terrific amount of time, energy and effort which they put into the Atlantic Fl^et, despite the out­ come. They arc encouraged to con­ tinue their work and educate the men in that fleet who voted against us, as to what they voted them­ selves out of when they chose to vote as they did. We are happy to say that no SIU men are in the hospitals lo­ cally. On the beach, among others we have-Pete Prevas, Oakie Jones, Dave Barry, Jake Longfellow, Jim­ my Simmons, Red Braunstein and R. J. Moyland. This being the approach to the holiday season, we are a bit rushed so will not take up more of your time other than to wish you have enjoyed a Merry Christmas and will have a Happy and Prosperous New Year. John Arabasz Wilmington Port Agent Philadelphia: Organizing In Atlanllo Is JnsIBeginning Shipping for the past two weeks We spoke on the unfortunatii Shipping in the port of Balti­ loss in the organizing drive in the has been good for all the rated more is really on the slow bell. As Atlantic Refining Company at the men who have been sailing out of the regulars who use Baltimore membership meeting. First, we this port. A bunch of the men payfor a home port know, we gener­ stated how the National Labor Re­ " \ ; ing off in Seattle ally have three weeks of goofl lations Board allowed men to vote have been coming shipping and one slow week. We in that election who were shoredown here for the hope this holds up because if it side workers including the presi­ warmer weather does we can expect very good dent of the opposing company so we have more shipping from now on through the union who had not been to sea in men registered holidays. We always have plenty five years. Our organizers did a here than is nor­ of jobs for rated men on the Ore terrific job, all hours of the night, mal but still no :Llne ships, so there is really no with the company not hiring any hardship in get­ . necessity for any bookman to have man who even so much as looked ting out. •, to caory the banner in this port. like an SIU man. It's strange Barry . The following are the ships paythat with more However, there is no need for ^ ^ ing off in this port: Elizabeth and men here then ever a steward can us to be ashamed. We carried 376 Evelyn (Bull); Oremar (Calmar), walk in, register and walk out in votes. It has not all been in vain. Baltore, Cubore, Steelore, Santore an hour with a job. A couple of We intend to keep right on organ­ and Chilore (Ore); Santa Venetia bosu's jobs went a few hours be­ izing in Atlantic Refining. We have (Elam), arid Azalea City (Waterfore we talked a member into tak­ 376 solid backers and many of the . man). Signing on were the same t 4) ing them. I'm not inviting every­ men have pledged to stay on those ships without the Steelore and one here to ship because just as ships until we again have a chance Santa Venetia, and in addition, the Seattle: easily, those men registered could to petition for another election. Steel Rover of Isthmian and Calstart throwing in for everything We therefore urge all our men to mar's Calmar. that goes up on the board. We continue getting into Atlantic Re­ In-Transits can't explain the intricacies of our fining. Ships in-transit were the Robin thinking. You never know when Men Sold Out 4" - 4« 4* Tuxford and Robin Goodfellow Shipping in the Port of Seattle someone is going to throw for a The SIU will never give up. It \ (Seas); De Soto, Citrus Packer and has been good, with three ships job. Savannah: took us five years to organize Cities ^Iberville (Waterman); Steel Rover that were laid up taking full crews. We had two payoffs, two signService and we have only been 14 " ' and Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Ines These vessels were the Ragnar ons and 13 ships in transit to take months organizing in Atlantic Re­ (Bull); Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Naess (Seatransport); Seamonitor care of. fining. the Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa), (Excelsior), and the Ocean Lotte On the Coeur D'Alene Victory, Paying off this week in the Port I went down to take a look at (Ocean Trans). Future shipping the Captain was advised by Cus­ the nfew building the other day. looks good as the Ocean Betty of toms here that he would have to During the last two weeks ship­ of Philadelphia were the Arlyn They have de­ Ocean Trans will call for a full clear Frisco Customs before the ping in this port has been fine, (Bull); Seamar (Calmar), and th« molished all of crew in a few days. crew got ashore there on arrival. and prospects for the immediate Winter Hill of Cities Service. Ships signing on were the Southern the properties Paying off were the following What they didn't tell him was that future look fair. on either side of vessels: J. B. Kulukundis (Martis); on overtime hours (for Customs) Two ships paid off. They were States of Southern and the Seamar the main build­ Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans) and the this did not apply. As a result he the Southstar (South Atlantic) and of Calmar. ing and are lev­ Trojan Trader (Trojan). Ships restricted the crew to the ship and the San Mateo Victory (Eastern). In-transit vessels were the Ds eling off the signing on were the N. B. Palmer unfortunately had to pay 352 hours Sigriing on were the Southstar Soto, Citrus Packer and Iberville ground so that (Dolphin), Ocean Betty and the OT to the crew for detaining them. iSouth Atlantic) and the San Mateo of Waterman; Isthmian's Steel Sea­ farer, Steel Rover, Steel Admiral now you can cir­ Seamonitor. Unfortunately that is for the com­ Victory (Eastern). and Steel Artisan; Robin Goodfel­ cle the building In-transit vessels were the John pany. He also did not post a shift­ We had eight ships in transit. with a car which C. (Atlantic Carriers); Compass ing board in Japan, claiming he They were the Robin Sherwood low and Robin Tuxford of Seas; Gill will make lots of (Compass); Shinnecock Bay (Veri­ didn't know when he was going to (Seas), the Monroe (Bull), the Wa- Bull's Ines, Hilton and Elizabeth, room for parking and easy access tas); Pennmar (Calmar) and the shift, with the result that he wound costa (Waterman), the Southport and the Republic of Trafalgar. to rind from the main building. J. B. Waterman (Waterman). A. S. Cardullo up paying the gang a call-back of (South Atlantic), the Seatrain Sa­ Also, they are nearing completion Philadelphia Port Agent Oldtimers on the beach include four hours each since it was a holi­ vannah and the Seatrain New on the facing of the main build­ Red Connell, Frank Cullison, Jack day. To keep the record straight, York (Seatrain). The Seatrain Sa­ 4 4 4. ing. It seems as though the majoi^ Stough, Fred Sullins and S. Zygar- however, Capt. Nichols is not a vannah and the Seatrain New York Lake Charles: part of the' exterior is very near owski. Men in the marine hospital bad guy, although he sure wasn't each stopped in port twice during completion and that they should are R. Barbee, C. E. Dudley, E. A. a, happy guy about it either. the period covered by this report. be able to go right ahead with the Hancock, L. Hodges, S. JohannesThe membership here went on One of the boys who's been work on the interior regardless of sen, L. E. Twite and J. Wells. record to levy a fine against any around the hall recently is H. the weather. Hope my next report Jeff Gillette man who brings his tools aboard Bryant. He's been giving special will be more favorable as to the Seattle Fort Agent Things'are going along smoothly ship to use on the job when he is praise to the SIU Welfare Service. completion of the task. here in this city with shipping not being compensated for same. Oldtimers on the beach include really booming during the past two Oldtimers On Beach If the men keep bringing and us­ Walter Brightwell and A. A. Ellis. weeks. We expect it to level off We have a few oldtimers around ing their ovi^n tools the companies Among the brothers who are in now as we only expect to have If a crewmember quits while on the beach and they are Harry will stop calling for the men with the Marine Hospitals and receiv­ about three ships here between a ship is in port, delegates Muches, John Taurin, Snuffy tools. Another bad point about are asked to contact the hall Smith, Joseph Vorke, Charlie Gill that is the officers hold it against a ing the SIU welfare benefits are now and the first of the year. immediately for a replace­ and a score of others we would guy for not using his tools when Joe Farrow, J. Littleton, W. T. Causing this rush were the Win­ ment. Fast action on their part like to mention but can't remem­ the guy on the trip before did Shierling, E. Debardelaben, J. H. ter Hill, Royal Oak, Government will keep all jobs aboard ship ber their names right now. supply his own tools "gratis". It Smith, G. W. Wilson, R. A, Den­ Camp, Cantigny, and Winter Hill filled at all times and elimi­ In the marine hospital a* this was pointed out that this was :iot mark, F, U. Buckner, P. Daughtery. again (Cities Service). Then we Jeff Morrison meant to apply to a bos'n bringing nate the chance of the ship time we have Frank Conforto, Paul had the Alexandra of Carras. All Savannah Port Agent sailing shorthanded. Strickland, Alfred Johnson, W. H. on his own marlin spike or a cook these ships took a lot of men, caus­ Kirby, Robert L. Brain, Mark Haring us to ship everybody we could relson. Garland Stennett, Jack D. get. Guess the boys are getting off Morrison, Robert Lambert, Julian for Clu'istmas. The Cantigny paid C. Blanco, Paul W. Dew, Harry T. off from France and the Bents Fort Cullen, Francis Bonner, Cloise from the West Coast. Both ships Coats, James W. Hayes, Howard had nice clean payoffs. The French Sherrill, Horace Sherrill, Jessie Creek came into Port Arthur and Shipping Figures December 2 To December 16 signed for Japan. The Council A. Clarke, William Mcllveen, Michael Pugaczewski and -Jeff SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Grove had a nice clean payoff in REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. Davis. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED from the West Coast. DECK DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. PORT As a wind-up, we would like to Short Rated Men 17 10 40. 13 19 12 52 21 Boston wish the officials and the mem­ 189 166 147 502 168 519 We registered 66 men in the 195 156 bership a very Merry Christmas period and shipped 137, which is 57 25 16 16 23 131 59 49 Philadelphia and a Very Happy New Year. not bad for a small port. We don't Earl Sheppard 67 282 127 88 365 r32 112 91 have too many rated men left.. Baltimore Port Agent 8 10 29 16 66 11 29 21 Norfolk . Among the few that we have on 4) • 3) 4> 28 18 20 66 IS 60 22 20 Savannah tile beach are J. Phillips, C. Istre, Mobile: 15 43 90 12 16 34 28 28 R. Jensen, J. Sanders, H. Peeler and F. E. Nelson. 35 53 132 159 44 44 63 52 Mobile ..... The Electrical Union (AFL) Is 148 117 387 290 122 61 102 107 New Orleans eeeeeesei engaged in a beef with the con­ 26 25 i7 68 17 34 20 Galveston .. teeeeeeeeaeeae tractors here who are trying to cut 58 51 69 178 99 SB- - 26. ' 3?; the OT. but the electricians are ' j Port of Mobile shipping for the , Seattle .,... •••eeeeeseai 54 45 156 '57. 36' 105 holding firm and all Iboks well San FraM^o past oouplii^' of'^weeks was" good, * for them. • ' 23 67 - 28 ' -81. • - 22 ' "' • 22 with the same expectations hbldlng. •'^iimingtOB •;. » #'••• 3? ..':5 § Leroy Clarke , ^ .,1 " iar ihe futiire. ' , . .Wi'jL-.'.' •noiil' iiwa i iw.i v. Aiint r »K|t649....-' «a»ar«87 W2,101 Out Of Lay-Up, Three Ships Add To Jobs Seafraln Lines Give Heavy Play Te Port Shipping Is Booming For Tankor Crewmen Fill That Bisrth A&G SeaPPJOfG RECORD imly: Holidays, iey-WMilnr :Are Ohlef for) Topics » IT e ••. �raff* Twei)^; ; 'ZI' • . SEAFARSRStOa reduce to powder an island made of lava. • In 1530 an island off the coast of Holland disappeared, and when the homecoming fishermen reached what they thought-was Jiome, they saw an unbroken stretch of water . . . The Pacific island of Tunaki met a similar fate 300 years later, disappearing with 13,0'00 people . . . The island of Krakatoa, also in the South Pacific, was built on top "of a volcano; in 1883 the vol­ cano came violently to life with a roar heard 3,000 miles away and in this disaster, 30,000 people were killed. . 4 t 4 PETER REYES, AB Question: What do you intend to do if and when you stop going to sea? • Charles White, AB: I don't think I will ever stop. Once you go to sea you like it, it gets under your skin and it is hard to get away from it. You must like going to sea or not like it; there is no in between. It Is like no other work in the world and you must live with it always. Working ground the waterfront Antwen), Belgium, dodging enemy in his native San Juan, PR, gave bombs. For that length of time Seafarer Peter Reyes, AB, the de-- the Germans jv®re "buzz-bombing" his vessel and scaring the scuppers sire to go to sea with the SIU. out of the crew. It was no fun That was ten years ago, and be aWake or asleep on tons of kero­ hasn't been sorry since that he sene, oil and explosives for the hung up his quill and ledger for Air Force striking arm, with the Germans coming over every so a career on the sea. often dropping calling cards. No Reyes, born in San Juan in 1920, one, he said, no one got much sleep lived near the waterfront all his in that period. life. After' leaving Castro Insti­ 'Brother A Seaman tute in the capital of the nation Reyes is married and lives in where, he studied accounting, stenography, typing, shorthand and Brooklyn with Emily, his bride of bookkeeping, -Reyes went to work six years. He came to Brooklyn for*a stevedoring firm on the and the US 13 years ago, leaving waterfront where he put his college San Juan when he was.20. Tiring knowledge to good use in the front of the work in the longshore office. However, he was there a office, Reyes wfint to sea in 1943 little more than one year when aboard the Samuel Johnson, the war broke out and he decided headed ' for Italy, following the footsteps of an older brother who to go to sea foe his livelihood. had been sailing for some time. Only Sailed SIU The fact that his brother was al­ Sailing with the SIU for ten ready a seaman Helped the younger years, the 33-year-old Seafarer Reyes to make up his mind about claims the Union as his only ex­ his livelihood and his war career. perience on the sea. He's never The "buzz-bombing" was not the sailed with any other union and .extent of Reyes' brush with com­ he's never going to, since he's bat during the war. Earlier, in tlie really sold on the SIU and its winter of 1943, he was on a ship' benefits to the membership. amid 100 others in a convoy when "When I started with the SIU the convoy was attacked by Ger­ ten years ago," Reyes .said, "yie man bombers and submarines as didn't have anything near what we it headed for Casablanca and Oran. have today in the way of working Reyes and his ship were untouched, conditions and benefits. They're get­ but ' several vessels went down ting better all the time, thanks nearby giving everyone aboard to the negotiating committee and somp restive moments. the alert and militant membership. Reyes, whose last ship was Bull's Nothing could top benefits such Marina to Puerto Rico (he likes t« as disability," maternity, 'hospital, go back, every once in a while), scholarship and other welfare bene­ says he prefers the intercoastal fits. .When it comes to working runs because it gives him more conditions, OT and pay, there is of a chance to get home and the only one SIU." payoffs are better. In ten years, Sailing with the SIU through­ he estimates he's sailed with ten out the war, Reyes hit many a SlU-contracted companies and on beachhead and sailed in many a about 50 ships. war zone. Some of the areas he Right now Reyes is on the beach hit carrying military cargo or around the New York hall, just troops included Greenland, the waiting for the right ship and his Mediterranean and Europe. It was favorite run to come along. Then, on one of his trips to Europe that he said, he's going to throw in his he had his most harrowing experi­ book for the job .he wants, just as ence. he always does with rotary ship­ In October, 1944, as the Allies ping in the SIU. He said that's the were plunging ahead to victory, best and fairest way he knows of Reyes spent 52 consecutive days getting a job anywhere in the aboard his ship in the harbor of maritime world. The only bridge to span the waters of the Atlantic is Claghan Bridge, build in Argylishire, Scot­ land, to link Seil Island with the i 4 mainland . . . The crookedest riVdr 4 4 4 Below the shining surface of the in all of the British Isles is also Paul Constan, pumpman: I don't earth's waters, lives a world in Scotland., This"is the River stranger and more varied than that Forth, which travels 66 miles .but intend to s'top shipping at any time. I have on land, for the sea is the ancestral covers a distance of only 10 miles been going to home of all the earth's creatures, . . . The Kenniah tribe, which in­ sea for 30 years and for every living thing which habits Borneo, is noted for its pnd I like it very crawled out of the water and canoes, called crocodile boats. The much. I'll keep adapted itself to life on land, there prows of these are equipped with sailing as long as are innumerable sea creatures hinged jaws, which contain jagged I can stand and which man has never seen, and metal teeth. as long as the some of whose existence he is un­ 4 4 4 SIU exists to aware. Heavy betting money in Thai­ make sailing a Among the strange and primitive land doesn't go on horses or pleasure rather Inhabitants of the ocean is the wrestlers but fish. The bad-tem­ than the chore it used to be in African catfish, a fish which swims pered betta splendens, a two-inchthe old days. upside down . . . The female Mexi­ long fighter, will fight for hours 4 4 4 can swordtail "fish changes sex with an opponent, and seems to Marcelino Santiago, bosun: As after having bom young . . . The observe Its own set of fighting red fire fish can fly, and also makes rules. Its battles, sometimes last­ far as my present plans are con­ noises like a crow . . . The common ing for hours at a time, are watch­ cerned I'll be snail has 125 rows of 105 teeth ed with interest, and excitement shipping- for each—a total of 13,125 choppers by the Siamese. In this part of the quite some time. . . . The barbel, another curious Orient, breeding and raising the When that time species, is the only fish known to bettas is big business, and watch­ arrives that I feel I might like be equipped with chin whiskers, ing the fights, either in public to retire, then i t 4" arenas or private homes, is the na­ I'm going to Throughout the ages, men have tional sport. eome back on told tales of disappearing islands, As soon as they are dumped into bells ringing from the mysterious the same tank, two bettas, color­ the beach, own depths of the sea, and whole popu­ ing brilliantly with rage, ruffling my own home lations which vanished below the their fins, take up boxing positions and a little business of my own. 4 4-4 surface of the water. Many of and stab at each other. Because James Helgoth, FWT: I'm not these tales are true. Some islands they must breathe air, the fish, are formed by the hardened lava by mutual consent, cease hostili­ going to quit the sea I love for a long time. If and erupted by a volcano, and should ties every now and then and rise when I do, I will the volcano come to life once more, to the surface. The battle can last seek an electri­ a burst of molten lava can shatter for as long as 12 hours, and is only cian's endorse­ the hardened surface and demolish honorably concluded when one of ment and set up the island. The incessant pound­ the pugilists tiirns his back on his my own shop ing of the surf will gradually opponent end swims away. shoreside. 1 also hope to own my own ' home and become a land­ lubber, but, as I ACROSS Port in N. Pacific island first cable ship said, that won't be for some time In Europe, the Allies continued Sticic that Africa SE of Ducie 34. fRegion on to come. smells when 3. Called out to move forward. In Italy, they 23. Part of a race Africa's west burned 4. Slow mover 4 4 4 coast 24. Possessive B. Man's name took San Pietro, Mignano, Mount 5. Province of Jesus Fernandez, chief cook: I pronoun 38. "island NE of 9. Toward the Canada Fijis rear 6. Track men 25. Small anchors have no other plans than to sail Spinuccio, "VezZanl, San "Vittore, 12. Island off 7. Gen. Bradley with 5 flukes 39. Small sheep and Ortona. American Canadian, with the SIU Donegal 8. Indian tribe 28. Consumed 40. Always 9. "The Rock" 13. City in Peru 29. Away from 41. Ballteam and stay in the and British planes bombed Rome, 14. Durocher 10. Cape on Smith wind 42. Kind of cover Union. The con­ Island 15. Novel by Zola 31. Arctic or 43. Sight on SicUy Innsbruck, Augsburg, Kiel, Mann­ 11. Carry 16. Bar in B.A. Pacific 44. Calls, in poker ditions are -so 18. Member of the 17. German: G.I. 32. Great heim, • Ludwigshafen, Bremen, . 46. Job for Moran good that any Slang crew Frankfort, Sofia, Eleusis, Pes-de19. Crab's claw 20. Unusual (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) man would be 21. Railroad in Calais, and Berlin. 1,000 tons of foolish to con­ N.V.: Abbr. 8 10 fl 3 1 2 bombs were dropped on the naval 22. Chow sider giving up 23. It makes good and shipbuilding base at Kiel. all this for a reading • 12 26. Pints: Abbr. In the Pacific, American forces shoreside job. 27. Of the ear invaded New Britain. American 17 15 Manyofmy 30. Former Ger­ man liner brothers may disagree with me, planes continued to bomb Japan­ 32. Property 20 IS but that is hoiv I feel about sail­ ese bases ih the Islands, hitting shipping 33. A line Cape Glouster, Kwajalein Atoll, ing. 84. Channel be­ New Britain, and New Guinea. tween cliffs 4 4, 4 85. Dutch sea President Roosevelt appointed Carlo Manzares, OS: I Intend to 86. Through General Dwight D, Eisenhower as 87. Employs make a career of sailing if I cad. 89. Long river In There is nothing Supreme Commander of the An­ Siberia 41. Exports from ' else that I have glo-American invasion forces... ChUe in mind because On December 26, 1943, the British 45. One of Rome's 7 hiUs I love the sea Admiralty announced that the 47. Ship's officer and I «xpect to German battleship Scharnhorst 48. Broadcaster 42 43' 44 39 40 AUen spend the rest of was sunk that evening 60 miles 49. Hot-shot my life on it. northeast of North Cape, Norway 80. River in 47 45 France Othei's may turn ... German U-boat activity contta81. Brothers: away from the ued, and in the last few days they 50 Abbr. 48 •3. Lure away ,.-. sea, liut I feel sank five ships, nine destroyers, 83. Wallabas apd escort ships in convoyis. S3 52 Si bbiVai''" ' |i ) 1 • ). 1 >•> ^ HI' » that 'M The eoal carrier, Suffolk, from t A gUrl , I I I1 ,'SI. <r'' i.;> f ! MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE .West of. Montdidier, In north­ eastern France, is a small village after which Cities Service named one of their ships—the Cantigny. This -was the scene of the first United States offensive during the first Worfd, War, when Cantigny was the nucleus of the German line, which extended west of Mont­ didier. The First Division of the America Expeditionary Forces had relieved two French Divisions in the Picardy section of the Allied front; on May 28th, 1918, after an hour's preparation the US In­ fantry advanced and, within an hour, overcame the German de­ fenses, taking 250 prisoners. Though they made counterattacks for the next three days, the Ger­ mans failed to retake the position, and the US troops kept Cantigny. .1 Norfolk, Va., for Boston vanished off Montauk Point, NY after it had signaled for help. Aboard were 37 of the crew and naval gun crew sailors... The SIU recently won several tanker companies, includ­ ing Standard . Oil of California, signed by the SUP, over both com­ pany unions and the NMU.. .A. F. Whitney,"on behalf of the Brother­ hood of Railroad Trainmen, and Alvanley Johnson, on behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi­ neers, rescinded their strike orders and agreed to the arbitration of their pending disputes by the Pres­ ident. The President signed an ex­ ecutive order directing the Secre­ tary of War to take over the rail­ roads to avoid interruption of transportation by threatened strikes. Ihe SIU library of over 300 books — covering mysteries, ro­ mances, adventure, biography, eco* nomics, the trade union movement, and technical subjects — was opened in the baggage room on the fourth floor of the old Sea­ farers International Union hall in lower Manhattan.- The bookshelves wejre filled by courtesg of jthe New York Pghljc.^ I4brar/ 40,000 sioel workers vvept cn strik*. I'y. �t! DeeetnlMr 9S, 198S g K I ...I • ., ••: SKAFAttERS LOG SEAFARERS^ LOG bM«iiyi*ir2s;its3 Vol. XV. No. 2« Lesson One • • P^Tfshed biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 673 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacihth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEBBEBI BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DXNIJON; Art Editor, B^ARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILTA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MASKIN, NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff' Assistants, LYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. Ahore Leave Bans Captain Praises maritime Crew^s Beroism Once again the SIU has led the way for all workers. By going down to Washington and putting the chips on the line, the Union has won a promise from Defense De­ partment authorities to change the shore leave regulations at Korea and at other Army bases. Aside from the inconvenience involved in these restrictions, the SIU action may have successfully called a halt to Army inroads into the rights of all civilians overseas. When chal­ lenged as to their legal right to restrict seamen to their ships. Defense authorities hastily backtracked, well aware that their orders stand on very flimsy legal grounds. Now however, it appears that some action will be taken to remove the unnecessary and unpleasant restrictions on seiamen. But in any case, the Union will not rest on its oars. It intends to write a clause into the contract providing overtime p^ment for restriction to ship by military authorities. In t^t way, Seafarers will be fully protected in the event the new regulations are not satisfactory ones. To the Editor: On September 17, at 1400 hours, George R. Black, a wiper aboard our vessel, ,tho Marven, was accidently and seriously injured. He sustained a se­ vere fracture of the upper right arm, lacerations of the upper right arm and the right thigh and, as a result, was in a condition of shock. Black W"h the very able assistance ofJohn W. Singer, a member of the steward department, I sutured the lacerations, applied a splint to the broken arm and treated the patient for shock. AFL President George Meany the State, but the Commission wasMedical advice was requested • I X X X. has resigned from the Public Ad­ unable to find any evidence. CIO immediately by radio through the Oil Workers representatives, who Commander Western Sea Frontier. visory Board of the Foreign Oper­ represent refinery workers in the I was soon advised that a rendez­ ations Administration charging town, denounced the charges and rrv' >!i vous had been arranged with the iilt's only a coincidence, but it's an interesting one, that pay­ General A. E. Anderson, a large that the Government's labor pro­ offered to guarantee that no Com­ munist-dominated group would ment of the 1,000th maternity benefit to Seafarer Dominick Naval transport, for the following gram abroad had been dismantled. ever become influential among morning at 0900 hours and a trans­ The advisory board had no meet­ workers on the Gulf Coast. Chirfchella was followed in a few days by the birth of triplets fer of the patient would then be ings from March until December. to the wife of Seafarer Robert Long of New Orleans, Louisiana. affected. The General Anderson is Meany accused the FOA of dis­ XXX Both occurrences point up the great value of the SIU mater­ equipped with medical personnel charging labor officers and doing An election victory at General and hospital facilities. away with the program of labor Electric plants in Lynn, Massa­ nity benefit to Seafarers and their families. participation in defense of Europe chusetts, and nearby towns was No Line Transfer "The fact that since April, 1952, over 1,000 Seafarers have The Anderson arrived on sched­ and Asia against Communism. won by the CIO International Un­ collected the benefit, some of them twice, clearly shows the ule, but her captain thought it illion of Electrical Workers over the XXX great need that the Seafarers Welfare Plan is filling with its advised to launch his ship's motor- Medical care tor union members Communist - dominated United boat to pick up our patient due to will be a major demand of the Electrical Workers (independent). maternity benefit program. It's become quite apparent by heavy winds and high seas and The vote was 5,546 for lEU to Workers of Amer­ 4,806 now, that the SIU membership, consists in very large part suggested that the transfer be Communications for UE. It was the third elec­ ica (CIO) when they meet with of men with families, contrary to the traditional picture of made by means of a line between affiliates of American Telephone tion in four years for representa­ the two ships. Fearing further in- and Telegraph in the near future. tion of the 12,000 workers involv­ the seaman as a lone hand without a home to turn to. Jury to the patient and aggrava­ The Union notified the company ed. This, in turn, is obviously the result of the great gains made tion of his already weak condition that it will ask for hospitalization XXX by the Union through the years which have made it possible if a line transfer were used, I re­ for members as well as surgical The perfect no-accident record for Seafarers to lead a norriial life in the community. That quested that Axel Schmidt, chief benefits in the coming contract of the L. Carlton Mertz Company, means family obligations, which the Welfare Plan is helping mate, make the necessary arrange­ talks. a Chicago chemical firm, paid off ments to use one of the ship's life­ to meet. X X X to members of the AFL Paint, Var­ boats to TOW Black to the Ander­ Long's case, which of course is an exceptional one, never­ son. The mate selected eight capa­ A strike vote among 2,000 engi­ nish, Lacquer and Allied Products, theless, is another example of the importance of the plan. ble men from among the many neers of the Chicago, Burlington Local 950. The company recently The Longs have one other child, 15 months old, plus the vofuriteers. and Quincy Railroad has been received an extra insurance divi­ triplets. The birth of each, child was occasion for payment of At the end of an hour's time, scheduled by the Brotherhood of dend which it promptly distributed a $200 benefit, or $800 in all, plus a $25 US defense bond in" despite 20-foot waves and cross­ Locomotive Engineers (Indepen­ among employees. Further, the each instance. It's easy to understand how valuable such currents, we saw, through binocu­ dent). The union complains that it company stated that the union has helped considerably in promoting assistance has been to Brother Long in taking care of his lars, that our men had arrived has 500 unsettled grievances on the the company's safety program. alongside the Anderson and that books. In addition it is going out family. the patient was being hauled nationally for a 30 percent increase XXX XXX aboard the big ship. Almost imme­ for railroad engineers. Winner of a trip to Washington, diately, a radio message was re­ XXX mechanic Earl G. Livingston of ceived from the Anderson stating Lumber handling companies in Douglas Aircraft at Torrance, Cali­ that ' the patient had arrived British Columbia quickly backed fornia, is back home after a week's The results of the voting in Atlantic Refining, while not aboard in good condition. down when striking CIO Wood­ visit. Livingston, a member of the what had been hoped for, have been met with one heartening Returns Safely workers accepted their invitation International Association of Ma­ Then we watched again for an response from the membership in all ports from coast to coast to examine the companies finan­ chinists, (AFL) won the trip by or more while our men bat­ cial records. The companies* claim­ signing up 476 new members dur­ —a vote of confidence in the organizers with instructions to hour tled the winds and waves with ed that were losing over $10 ing a six month's campaign by "go back in and finish the job.'* The election loss does not their oars to return to us. They ar­ for each they 1,000 board feet of lumber lAM's District 720. In all, the Dis­ mean the end of the campaign as the company and its puppet rived back safely, quite exhausted. marketed and invited interested trict signed up 2,184 new mem­ Due to heavy seas breaking at the parties to examine the bers. union had hoped. On the contrary, the Union intends to stand ship's side, recovering our lifeboat books. When the union negotiating by its loyal supporters in the Atlantic fleet and with their was an impossibility without, per­ committee XXX took up the invitation, haps, serious injury to the boat they were informed that it had A new transit crisis is in the help swing a solid majority of the tankermen to the SIU. and so it was abandoned. been revoked. Six thousand men offing for New York City's subway This is not the first time the SIU has been in a tough or­ crew, There are few, if any, medals are on strike for a $1.49 hourly riders around New Year's Eve. The ganizing battle. It took five years of back-breaking work to awarded in the merchant service, Transport Workers Union (CIO) win Cities Service, and in the course of thdse five years there to my knowledge, but surely the minimum. and the City Transit Authority have were many setbacks, all of which proved to be temporary. men who were involved in this , , X X X been unable to get together on the "The same determination that carried through against appar­ heroic effort deserve an honorable Charges that a strike of 450 CIO terms of a new agreement covering ently overwhelming odds in Cities Service will be applied to mention. T|iey are, Edward G. workers against department stofes, approximately 30,000 workers on Erne, third mate; Harvard Lem, cafes and hotels in Port Arthur city subways and buses. Thcre'v Atlantic. first assistant engineer; Alexander was "Communist-dominated" fell been some talk of a subway strike, Like the. Yankees and Notre Dame, the SIU may not win Stankiewicz, DM; William Lamb; flat after the Texas Industrial with the Transit Authority 'em all (as a matter of fact this was the first break in a long AB; Phillip Lukens, AB; John Har­ Commission conducted three days threatening to take injunction string of or^nizing'victories dating back eight years). But well, AB; Joseph Kozlowski, .OS, of hearings into the qpestion. The action if a strike comes off. Howwhen it*s aU. over, Atlantic ahd its pupbet union will know and W. Singer, steward. charges; had been.||AMde |by .the, evo^ip ^ve&Riattqrs tyre, still in the tal|^g ' Maternity Benefits Baek In Harness wfitf'the'.champiohii^arOi^' UUi* ei ittrf! itiAmv (ttriA ' 'H -'i Xwi—i "K A Ji 'i -'J �'•V-'i Pafffr P(»|nr<<!«» DMcttter >9^ I95t < DcecMbw IS; im ^ Pace Flftcc* A modern filing lystem, with the use of fast ond special machines means fast, accurate service for the members of the SlU when it comes to handling vacation and welfare benefits. At the New York headquarters, the records of each member are handled by special IBM machines that do just about everything except cook. The machines put the required infor­ mation on the record cards, automati­ cally sort the cards, file them in proper order, pick out the cards wanted, auto­ matically "read" the information on the cards and print the information on an­ other sheet of paper, "read" the infor­ mation on the cards and add, subtract, record totals and check errors. In all, it means less "red tape" for Seafarers, accurate records and quick service. I •1 • ?v i^:\•• r.i' • A headquarters employee watches a collating machine, which automatically sorts and files the cards in proper order. The machine can also pick out any particular card from a file in a matter of a few seconds. Operator at left works a tabulating machine. As the file cards run through the mechanism, -it automatically prints the desired information on the sheet of paper in proper order. it#' Sv t'.'^T-.' -. AS }, •*®, yv ^ - .-r- 1 �Fac* Slzieea SEAFARERS LOG •u-^.r-TT SEAFARERS r£ li r' IFW-snMinaed vesseb lii the Caribbean area rave the salratre firm of Merrit. Chapman and Seott a bnsyltme last week. The latest ship td to aground was the 3,^09 ton Columbian motor vemel, the Cludad There are at least eight major valve t^es and numerdua variations de 3osfota. Meanwlille a Merrlt>Chapman tur had hanled the small of each dlesiga ao that knowledge of their operation becomea an im­ Brltisli freighter Armtnda into Kingston. The lumber carrier had been portant part of engine room maintenance. The basic fiinction of all stuck on a reef for six days. The same tng went out after the Cludad valvea of course, la to control the flow of substance through a pipe, but de Bogota which was stuck on the Qulta Sueno Bank, 140 miles off the varying design of Individual valves depends on the typo of mate­ A couple of crewmembers of the rial flpwdng through the valve, its hxuition, its iniportattc{e in the pipe Nicaragua. Another shlpt the tanker Poplarbranch went aground near John B. Kulukundis got a world of system, the kind of warping it gives when not working Barranquilla, Columbia, whUe the Norwegian freighter Varg, loaded ao on. praise from their shipmates for the with a cargo of sugar, was In low water on the north coast of Cuba. One basle valve type, called the globe valve, angle valve, needle point way they conducted matters on or one of similar construction, closes off the opening through pressing A near-record tum-around was claimed by the Home Lines for its board the Liberty ship, according something directly down on it. The gate valve type operates in the passenger ship Atlantic, which spent only nine hours in the port of to the latest report received in the manner of the sliding door. New York. The speedy turnaround was made necessary by storm de­ ship's minutes. Both men got a In the globe valve both outlets run in a straight line bnd conse­ lays en-route to the US. A total of 549 passengers got off the ship vote of thanks from the crew for quently it is used as a means of regulating the flow of gas or liquid. and 452 passengers boarded it in that period. In addition, the ship their services in running the ship Because of the construction of the valve, however, the liquid flowing took on fuel and provisions ... The British tug Turmoil, which will SlU style. through a globe valve has to change direction going in and coming out High words of praise were writ­ of the valve, which sometimes drops liquid pressure. be remembered as the ship that nearly rescued the Flying Enterprise escorted the Norwegian American liner Stavangerfjord into port after ten about Lawson in these terms: For Turning Comers she lost her rudder. The 13.334-ton passenger ship had 1,000 persons "If we had more men like Lawson The angle valve is designed for installation where pipe lines go aboard but was in no apparent difficulty. The ship had been making aboard, our ships would not have around a corner or change direction. The opening turns a comer in­ to worry about fouled up ships. We slow progress, steering with two propellers. don't see how he did it as he had stead of going straight through in and out of the valve. Both the globe ^ i. i. and angle valves will be installed so as to close against the direction to operate on a shoestring." The post-war drop In Pacific Coast coastwise shipping has been of flow and the pressure. This'allows for repacking of the valve when Call a Meeting blamed partly on Interstate Commerce Commission rate policies In a it is shut off and provides for no pressure on the packing when it is Further, the Crew said, Lawson study by the San Francisco Bay Ports Commission. RaUroads and truck closed. If for. any reason the disc were to separate from the valve lines have captured much of the business formerly carried by ships, had found the solution to petty stem, the valve couldn't be opened while there was pressure above beefs,, grievances and the report declared that the ICC had permitted railroads to reduce the valve, which provides a definite safety advantage. and arguments coastwise rates while Increasing Inland rates, thus putting ships out of Both angle and globe valves can be used for throttling as they cian that might spring business. The. report also cited Government take-over of specialised function well while partly open. The gate valve on the other hand, is up from time to coastwise ships during World War II, which owners have never been seldom used for this purpose, since the material flowing through the time aboard the able to replace because of the jump In building costs. pipe will nibble away at the edge of the gate. The advantage of the vessel. When­ t 4. 4 gate valve is that with the gate sliding across the opening Instead of ever anything Norwegian deck officers were out on strike for one week seeking being pushed on or into the opening, the flow of liquid through the like that popped wage increases but have been ordered back to work by the Labor pipe does not have to change direction and there is no pressure drop. up, or somebody Ministry. About 200 of the countrj^'s 1,000 ocean-going vessels were These valves are best used when either fully opened or closed com­ got a little out of pletely. affected by the walkout . . . The Customs Bureau has announced it will line, Lawson charge fees for services formerly rendered free of charge. These in­ Lawson The needlepoint valve comes into play where very fine control would call a clude registering a house flag, recording a trade mark, establishing of a small amount of gas or liquid is required. It is used as a throttling meeting to have the trouble talked a bonded warehouse, and other services. Fees will run from $25 to valve with the degree of throttling control being very fine as the $100 with the lower figure prevailing in most instances . . . The over. Usually whatever the beef tapered needle is inserted or withdrawn from the valve seat. skipper and owner of the Polish liner Batory were found . guilty in was it would get straightened out The plug valve consists of a plug with ports in it. It can be rotated Federal Court of misconduct when the ship picked up a small plane right on the spot instead of fester­ so that the ports are in line with the ports of the valve seat permitting at sea and then sold it in England for salvage. The company has been ing and possibly causing hard feel the liquid to flow through. A "Y" valve, as the name Indicates, fits ings among the crew for the re­ ordered to pay the owner of the aircraft for the plane. into the pipe at an angle. It is similar in construction to the globe" mainder of the voyage. ill ' ii 3ii valve, except that the angled mounting offers less resistance to the ' Lawson, who is a native of An Information booklet en freight rate procedures, called "The flow through the pipe. Steamship Conference System" is being dbtribiite'd by a shipowner Australia, became a member of .the Respwids To Pressure committee . . . The 113-year-old New York and Cuba Steamship Com­ SlU on April 4, 1943, in the port A lift check valve is so constructed as to provide for a free-floating pany has been sold to new owners for $9 million. The company oper­ of New York. He is 48 years old disk which moves up and down with Increase or decrease of pressure ates six C-type ships to Cuba and Mexico. New owners are T. J. and comes from the Australian behind it. A swing check valve hinges the disc to an arm and allows Stevenson & Co.. which has annonnced It will try to operate without metropolis, Melhourne. it to swing open and closed in accordance with the pressure in the pipe. the Government subsidy that the line has been receiving . . . The t t 4. Relief valves are installed as safety devices on pipe lines and pumps. Also on hoard the Kulukundis, new Swedish liner Kungsholm has returned home after a successful The disc is held against the seat of the valve by spring pressure which maiden voyage to New York. The 22.000 ton liner was bnDt at a cost ship's delegate W. C. Scott came in can be adjusted to suit. If the pressure in the pipe exceeds safety of $10 million and contains 802 passenger berths, 628 in the tourist for his share of pats on the back limits, the relief valve disc will give way, allowing for pressure reduc­ class . . . The US Government may take steps to limit foreign flag for the solid job he has done as tion before th# j^lpe will burst. shipping on the Chreat Lakes if the St. Lawrence Seaway Is built. delegate. The way the crew put it, Many foreign flag ships come to the Lakes and stay there permanently "he is a credit to our organization." Scott, who is a Virginian, joined by shuf^lng between the US and Canada. the Union in the Port of Norfolk 4 4" 4" Isbrandtsen Steamship Company has won approval to establish a July 1, 1943. He's 31 years old new intercoastal service. The new service will go into effect on De­ and a native of Benton, Va. He cember 28 and will include both passenger and cargo services . . . Six sails on deck. crewmembers of a Canadian tug, the C. P. Yorke, were lost when the 4 t We mentioned in the last issue vessel hit a reef at Welcome Pass, 50 miles northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia . . . Customs collections in the Port of New York for that there are quite a few ships at IIFT CHECK SWINC CHCCK fLUG COCK November totaled over $29 million, which was an increase of $1,800,000 this time of the year who have very over the previous year ... A new tanker built expressly for transporta­ kind things to say about their tion of liquid chemicals has been launched at the Bethlehem Steel stewards departments, particularly shipyard in Quincy, Mass. The tanker Marine Dow-Chem looks like a for the fine holiday dinners that standard petroleum carrier but has different internal arrangements. they turn out. Space would hardly Her tanks have special linings and pumps, vents, pipings and tanks permit the listing of all the men and ships involved, but judging have been rearranged. from the sample menus that have 44' 4> A total of 2,198 troops including 1,198 veterans of the Korean fight­ flooded the LOG office there was ing arrived last Tuesday at the Staten Island Port of Embarkation some very good eating. aboard the troopship General Leroy Eltinge. The troopship left Pusan It wasn't just a matter of the on November 7 and picked up another thousand men in Leidiom, Italy turkey, although that was in evi­ ... The Arnold Bernstein Company announced four additional cruises dence everywhere, but the variety between Miami and Nassau on its cruise ship the Siiverstar. The cruises of other items that went into the have all been scheduled for early in January ... The quantity of dinners, in some instances making ANGLE RELIEF GLOBE traffic carried by an Inland waterway like the Ohio River is indicated them pretty much a la carte meals. by the fact that Evansville, Indiana, handled 1,400,000 tons of cargo A collective vote of thanks goes to Outline dravdng shows several different valve types. Arrows in­ in 1952, yet it only ranked seventh among all Ohio River ports. dicate the direction of flow in the material. the men who were" responsible. AcflON [W f- w •>iv.. Burly I ValvM Ami Their Use BM Bernmrd Semman Or£er» la Orders iy I M;v! "•ni'V w Hif Uttdt ,ooi ^ ' .AIC bio dfiw laas I ns/'a 1' bruov. ijnm �~-'^--'is"fP-'ai ^.J.'li; IMS Faf ftrcafMB SEAFAREkS iiOC RealPiruts' Capfund By British Navy It used to be that a seaman was safe in his own bunk at night, but you can't tell about anything on the high seas these days. So it would seem according to a story released by the British Ad­ miralty concerning piracy on the high seas, midnight boarding parties, pirates armed to the teeth with cutlasses, and dates. Arabian dates, that is. The pirates were not so identified. The Admiralty told the tale of dhow lost and dhow regained this way: A party of Indian seamen stag­ An AFL-ILA membier appears on a television program to appeal gered into the Arabian town of for votes just before election day for the longshore workers. Muscat and frenziedly reported that their dhow, the Naram Passa, had been boarded by 20 pirates, armed" to the* scuppers, and the Seafarer Ppminick Chirichclla and his wife smile proudly over crew was put ashore while a prize their first horn, Joseph, the 1,000 SlU maternity benefit. crew manned the floating loot—a cargo of dates, it seems the pirates came from a smaller boat, luring the dhow.yvithin boarding distance the chance, they quickly clamped before breaking out the hardware (Continued From Page 2) dpwn. Longshoremen of various and getting their dates. Captured, the less surely, -into the hands of locals who had been scheduled to the dhow was last seen heading those evil elements which have re- take secret ballots on the affilia­ southward before the British Ad. duced this port to Its present sorry tion question found when they ar­ jniralty came upon the* scene with rived at meetings that the mob gun mounts oiled and ready. (Continued from page 2) penses of. deUvery and hospitaliza­ state." was in full control. A series of Her Majesty's frigate. Flamingo, grounds that only a limited num­ tion. For many Seafarers it has The Shipowners had hoped to "Ja" votes stopped the defection was ordered to search for the ship ber of the membership would re­ made the difference between hav­ follow up the election results by of the local unions. while enroute from Aden, to ceive, such benefits. However, ex­ ing to ship out to meet the medical rapid signing of an agreement Nevertheless, as the days passed Arabia, to the Persian Gulf. The perience has shown that* a very expense, or ' staying home with with the old IJiA. It's expected it became apparent that the AFL- captain was tipped off that the large number of the membership their family when the- new arrival now though that signing of the ILA was gaining strength steadily. pirates had a hideout in the village could use this benefit to great ad­ came. SIU maternity benefits, like all agreement may be delayed for A series of meetings was sched­ of Jadhib. Under cover of dark­ vantage, since a great many men some time and a strike on the uled regularly in all areas each ness, a boarding party from the are at the age when they are be­ other SIU welfare payments, come week. Longshoremen found that frigate went aboard the dhow at ginning to raise families. from the SIU Welfare Plan which docks is a possibility anyway. they could" hit the deck for the midnight in the Arabian Sea and is unique for its direct operation Easy Quaiiflcation Continue Drive first time and voice their griev­ captured the pirate gang. From through a board of Union-employ­ The SIU benefit is unique both er trustees, instead of through an Prior to the election, however, ances. More and more men started there it was a short trip to the the trustees of the AFL-ILA, coming in to the new union when brig and. leg irons for the usurpers. in the size of the benefits given insurance company. The conse­ The admiralty statement winds and the liberal qualification pro­ quent savings enaible the Plan to George Meany, AFL president; they became convinced that they visions. Most maternity benefits exceed benefits paid by most other up the story this way: Dave Beck, head of the Interna­ could do so without harm. "Village and dhow were ap­ require that the family be covered group insurance systems. tional Brotherhood of Teamsters; Lack Of Time proached during that night and for at least a year before they can A1 Hayes, Machinists Union; W. C. However, in the few weeks that some of the crew surprised in their become eligible for payment. Un­ Doherty, Letter Carriers; and Paul der the SIU benefit, one day on an Hall, SIU A&G District, met in the new union had begun function­ bunks. "Later next day the whole crew SIU ship prior to "the birth of the Washington and agreed to con­ ing it had not been able to contact baby is sufficient to qualify a Sea­ tinue the campaign to free the many longshoremen in various was apprehended. "HMS Flamingo now has the farer. longshoremen from racket control. sections of the harbor, due to the The average maternity benefit They have at their disposal a solid lack of time -and manpower to Naram Passa in tow and is pro­ nucleus of 130 locals in the Great reach 22,000 men and the curtain ceeding to Aden with her pirate paid by group insurance plans runs from $80 to $90. By contrast, Lakes, Puerto Rico, the West of fear surrounding dockworkers. crew." Some nighfs it isn't safe in your the SIU $200 benefit is sufficient Coast, Alaska and on the rivers on While steady progress was being to cover most if not all the. exwhich to build the new organiza­ made by the organizers, reinforced own bed. by the efforts of dozens of SIU tion. (Continued from page 3) a volunteers, it seemed that many sentihg various Government de­ Intimidation On Docks more weeks of work were neces­ partments to draft a new set of Under the circumstances, water­ sary before the new union could regulations that will apply to all front observers agreed that the command the allegiance of a solid ports everywhere. The new regu­ AFL-ILA did extremely well to roll majority of dock workers. lations will permit seamen to land up the sizable vote it did in the In this situation, the shipowners with a reasonable degree of free­ face of the iron curtain of fear stepped into the breach to save the AMEU had been thoroughly (Continued from page 3) and intim.datioh surrounding the the old ILA. The old ILA's con­ but that the Union saw it through discredited as a company puppet dom. Attending the meeting as mem­ dockworkerk This atmosphere pre­ tract had run out in October and to eventual victory. and that the men had voted for the vented the AFL organizers from a strike had been called, but an In analyzing the outcome of the employer, not the company union. bers of the joint Union-shipowner contacting many thousands of 80-day Taft-Hartley injunction had election, organizers pointed to two The company's participation in the committee were Algina; Ray Mur­ them in the few short weeks pre- temporarily suspended strike ac­ key factors—a scare campaign in campaign in behalf of the AMEU doch, Washington counsel; Max ceeding the election. tion. The Injunction ran out on the closing weeks in which the was taken as further evidence of Harrison, Waterman SS Company; Milton Williams, Bull SS Company. When the new union was first December 25 and the shipowners company itself intervened heavily this fact by the tankermen. An example of the company's Government representatives pres­ chartered at the AFi, convention were fearful that the strike would to bolster its sagging puppet union, and the betrayal of the SIU oath complete disregard of the com­ ent included Assistant .Secretary of last September 22, it existed only be renewed. of obligation by Atlantic tanker- pany-sponsored union was its ac­ Defense Fanning, Samuel Silver of on paper.' There was a need for Immediate Election men who had received SIU mem­ tion in denying emergency leave the Defense office. General F. A. trained organizers to get the whole Consequently, they prevailed on bership books, 'These men had re­ to a tankerman whose wife was Heileman, Director of Transpor­ organization started from scratch, and the AFL turned to the SIU as the National Labor Relations ceived their membership upon seriously ill. The tankerman in tation and Communications in the the union closest to the situation, Board to order an immediate elec­ wholeheartedly pledging their sup­ question had been one of the com­ Department of Defense, plus a va­ to help get the AFL-ILA on its tion, knowing full well that such port to the SIU in the fleet and pany union's staunchest support­ riety of other men from MSTS, the an election would favor the old showing every evidence of support­ ers and had even acted as an ob­ National Shipping Authority, thefeet. ILA. The knowledge, that the AFL ing the SIU drive. They had taken server during the voting for the Maritime Administration and vari­ Within days, the machiritery of ous military departments. was demanding a 20-cent hourly the oath to support the Union, but company union. organizing wa3 set into motion. increase, an eight hour day guar­ played turncoat in the voting As a result, he has been forced Organizing offices and temporary to quit the company. He now headquarters were established in antee and other gains, was consid­ booth. The company's heavy participa­ agrees that his biggest mistake was Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Is­ ered no small factor in the shipland and New Jersey. Thousands owne/s' anxiety for an early elec­ tion came when it became appar­ in believing the company's prom­ ent that the AMEU was sagging ises of job security and the of longshoremen submitted signed tion. The NLRB decision to hold a badly in. the face of the SIU or­ AMEU's claim of protection for the Headquarters again wishes . .pledge cards. Several locals in the to remind all Seafarers that area held secret ballot elections quick election was subject to much ganizing drive. Under the cloak tankermen. payments of funds, for what­ SIU organizers are confident that and swung over to the new union, official and unofficial criticism in of a "Voluntary contribution" drive by the AMEU, resumption of the'organizing drive ever Union purpose, be made giving it a nucleus to-begin opera­ Government quarters and else­ in the fleet only to authorized A&G repre­ tions. A steady flow of leaflets and where. It was pointed out that the Atlantic apparently pumped large would bring eventual victory. As sentatives and that an official a, regular newspaper, the "New shipowners could have averted a' sums into the empty company one organizer put it, "We started Union receipt be gotten at that York Longshoreman" aided the strike by putting into effect .the union treasury. The AMEU was 15 months ago from scrateh with AFL-ILA's demands without the then able to hire a staff of experts just a handful of men in the fleet. time. If no receipt is offered, drive. formality of signing a contract. who embarked upon a scare cam­ Now we have 376 solid SIU bookbe .sure to protect yourself by . Nevertheless they preferred tq paign to frighten tankermen Into members in there to serve as a inunediately bringing the matiOnce' ft 'bfelaih^Siaiibarent ifoi An electionyin the hopq,.^. the co^^^iy.^jj^ point. We inteii).4 tg gq l4t}firs..q- Ibn Bight tCi i lo; • i: AFL Rolls Up Big Tally In Dock Vote Welfare Plan Pays Out l,000tli Baby Benefit US Yields On Shore Leave Ban SIU Resumes AtlanticDnve As Vote Favors Company Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts �Efrhteen SEAFARERS Steel inventor Seafarers Brew Cup Of Tea With Fishy Flavor |:M Ds^ber 25, isss LOG That the two polnti farthest apart in the United States are Cape Flattery, Washington, and a point on the Florida coast south of Miami? These two points lie about 2,835 miles apart. The dis­ tance between West Quoddy, Maine, and Cape Alva, Washington, Is 2,607 miles. Contrary to popu­ lar conception, neither Washing­ ton nor Maine is farthest north of the 48 states. Minnesota is. ture. Tho pilings that tho tower rested upon began to sink in tho subsoil of sand and clay; As a re­ sult of this, construction of tho remainder of the tower was 'de­ layed for about 60 years. Over tho years, the tower has continued to sink and lean. Engineers estimate that if this condition is not cor­ rected, the tower will not last an­ other 300 years. J, -J, Ji That there are more than twice as many people living in New York today than in all of the 13 colonies at the time of the American revo­ lution? The population of the origi­ nal 13 colonies was a little over three million compared to the nearly eight million people now living in New York City. Immi­ gration from Europe was the major reason for the city's and - the na­ tion's growth from earliest times. Pleasure is where you find it according to the Seafarer's code, and when things die down aboard ship or in town, it is up to the crew to brew their own dish of tea. That's what six crewmembers aboard the Steel Inventor (Isthmian) did last month when their ship pulled into Karachi,^ Pakistan, on a Far Eastern period which seemed as if all the aboard, as well as tacking and run. fish in the Indian Ocean had gone rowing the vessel intermittently, It wasn't exactly their own cup out to lunch elsewhere, Hazen they made it back to the break­ of tea that they brewed, but due landed two fish of fair size and water about midnight. Then the promptly decided he had done natives waded ashore and towed to the high cost enough. Feeling his part in the the vessel into the dock. of another liquid ^ i" J" expedition was fulfilled, Hazen resembling tea Upon disposing of the fish by dozed off into slumberland at 9:30 That Robinson Crusoe was actu­ only in its fluid­ giving them to the natives for PM and left the rest of the fishing their OT, the men headed back to ally taken from a story of a ship­ ity, the men set to his colleagues. The men quickly the vessel and logged aboard at wrecked seafarer? Daniel Defoe, out on ' another filled the breach. I 2 AM. Next morning the rest of author of the classic adventure task. It was a Breeze Sprung Leak .sort of busman's the crew demanded evidence of tale, got the idea for the story holiday. In short, After increasing the catch in a the caught fish, but the boys were after reading of the adventures of the men decided few more hours, the boys decided caught with their scales down, the sailor and adventurer, Alexan­ to get up a flshthey had had enough and thought having disposed of. their catch. der Selkirk. Selkirk, a Scotsman, Bedell ing party and it the better part of valor to head Everyone claimed to have made joined a buccaneering expedition a half dozen hearty Isaac Waltons back for the ship rather than face the haul of the season, including under William Dampier. Selkirk 4" 4" made up the crew. the darkness in an open sailboat Bedell and the radio operator, quarreled with the captain and at That the SIU has always made Renting one of the Indian sail­ any longer. But lo, the breeze who, in fact, had only fed the lit­ his own request was put ashore on boats frequenting the harbor and which suddenly had sprung up tle fishes from their barbed hooks. an island off the cqast of Chile, it a policy to settle beefs at the lying around the anchored vessel, upon leaving the harbor, had just The chief cook. Incidentally, was with a few necessities of life. This point of production? The key to the party set out at 7 PM, getting as suddenly sprung down. Calling still sleeping when the boys seems to have been a case of talk­ the Union's representation of Sea­ ing first and thinking second. farers has been on-the-spot settle­ underway with the aid of a spank­ upon all the native seamanship hauled him aboard. After realizing his predicament, ment of disputes wherever possible ing breeze which had sprung up. Selkirk begged to be taken back so that Seafarers do not have to Shipping along on this piscatory aboard, but the captain refused. wait weeks or months for th£ir cruise was Brose, the steward; He lived alone on the island for disputed overtime. Hazen, chief cook; Willie and Fow­ 4 - t i four years before being rescued. ler, oilers; the radio operator and That one Issuq of a leading Sun­ CJiarles Bedell, all of whom were i t day newspaper consumes news­ set for a night of fishing outside That the Leaning Tower of Pisa print from only 100 acres of trees? the confines of the harbor. In an example of heroism aboard the tanker Seathunder was planned in the 12th Century Much newsprint is imported from Sails full in the wind, the ves­ (Colonial), Seafarer Oscar Larson, AB, displayed courage sel reached the spot within a com­ above and beyond the call of duty when another seaman made and that actual construction began Canada; the rest from Scandinavia, in 1174? The tower was originally particularly from* the forests of paratively short time as the air planned as a perpendicular struc­ Finland. was full of festive roistering. With an almost fatal mistake. turned up the cause and the cul­ It all happened in the early anchor dropped and baited hooks, the men waited patiently until the hours of August 1, 1953, with prit. It seems one of the men Has Cake And Eats It, Too first fish was landed by Fowler. the tanker moored to her berth was under the weather and, com­ Casting tradition before pride, in Carteret, NJ, at the General pounding the crime by smoking in stout-hearted Fowler tossed it American tank storage terminal. bed, was careless enough to allow the mattress to catch fire. An old back into the briny deep for good At 3 AM on said freighter hand, the seaman decided luck—besides it was only three morning, Larson, it would be best to jettison the inches long. a school teacher flaming mattress rather than have There followed another waiting in the winter it around at that searing time. months, and AB There could have been no graver on the 4-8, no­ mistake with all that high octane ticed a burning gas around, but Larson, though mattress danger­ burned in the process, came to the ously near the Under the rules of the SIU, rescue at just the right time. high octane any member can nominate valves of the ship. Larson himself for meeting chairman, Taking the sit­ reading clerk or any other uation in in a glance, Larson told post that may be up for elec­ Jack Morgan, OS on the 4-8, to get tion before the membership, some water on deck. Immediately Seafarers sending telegrams including committees, such as thereafter Larson swung into action, or letters to the New York the tallying committees, finan­ diving underneath the dock and cial committees, auditing com­ headquarters dispatcher asking smothering the blaze with his body. mittees and other groups to be excused from attending He was, all the while, all too aware named by the membership. of the proximity of the high octane headquarters membership Since SIU membership meet­ valves, but he decided the best meetings must include the reg­ ing officers are elected at the course of action w9s a swift one in start of each meeting, those istration number of their order to save himself, the ship, the who wish to run for those shipping card in the message. surrounding town and all the meeting offices can do so. From now on, if the number people in it. It all could have gone The Union also welcomes up the flue if the flames hit the Seafarer Luis Ramirez, left, receives a cake in celebration of his is not included, the excuse can- ^ discussions, suggestions and high octane gas. birthday from Voss, chief baker, aboard th# Northwestern Victory. not be accepted by the dis­ motions on the business before It went around to ^1 hands, who showed their appreciation of the A little detective work, called for the meeting. patcher. cook's ability by polishing the platter. after the excitement died down. Daring Seaman Saves Lives, Ships, By Putting Out Blaze Throw In For A Meeiihg Joh r! i' Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarer Rags — The Case Of The Unredeemed Camera By.E. R*y*s ffebeen yAiryj £^M£f?A NOWj I#. If; M'' . '.f af _ .bsstHft T bid i asm hfby'v udm' adr iWii: ' ll �December S5, 19SS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The telephoto lens, or long lens as it is known, has been used by photographers with great success for quite some time now in certain specialized types of photo work. A lens that is longer than normal size is preferred in doing portrait work since it gives the appearance of more "normal" perspective in the finished print than a lens of standard length. And of course, many people, both amateur and pro­ fessional, use the telephoto when photographing distant scenery and objects. Good For Scenery One of the obvious purposes an average camera user can put the telephoto to work on is on mountain scenery or, if you happen to be on a ship, for photographing a passing vessel or other equally distant objects. Tn order to get a distant object to look anywhere near what It looks like to the eye, the telephoto lens must be employed. Sport­ ing events, photos of cities from great distances and other "long" shots are regularly taken by telephoto. Some really dramatic and interesting shots have been taken with the use of this lens. All Seafarers at one time or another have seen photos of baby birds in their nests, wild animals in their native habitat and the like, all of which have been taken at long range. Obviously, the telephoto is not just another gadget for specialized use. With it the photographer not only can use his camera to greater advantage than the average camera user, but he can also get quite a few kicks out of using the lens. Real Candid Works For example, at a meeting a long lens will give you an opportunity to get facial expressions without getting up close to the speaker where he will be conscious of the camera pointing at him. That way the telephoto lens can be used for real candid camera work of the kind that other camera users often strive for but don't always achieve. The same thing can be done on a ship when taking a photo of a shipmate who is some distance away. For a 35mm camera, the telephoto lens will be 100mm, or just about twice the size of the normal lens. Consequently, the 100mm lens will give an image twice the size of the 50mm lens when taken at the same distance. Or you can shoot from twice the distance and get the same sized object as with a camera half again as close to the shot. ou can use a telephoto lens on any camera where the regular lens can be removed. The important thing to remember of course, is that the telephoto lens for one camera is not a telephoto for another. What makes a lens a telephoto is its size in relation to the size of the film you are using, since the average camera lens is equal to the diagonal of the film. Be Careful to Avoid Blurs The one thing to be careful with in using a telephoto lens is to avoid blurring because movement becomes more apparent with the increase in the focal length of the lens. Therefore, the exposure should be as short as possible. Another thing to take note of is that telephoto lens are very ex­ pensive. So before you go out to buy one, borrow or rent one and see if the results you get justify the added expense of investing in one of the long jobs which serves as a second lens for your camera. But if you do know how to use it, the lens can give quite a lot of variety to your picture taking. SEAFARERS Kenya Government Progresses With Mau-Mau; Looks For Unity With all the hubbub going on about the Mau Mau situation in Kenya, writes Seafarer Harry Kronmel, no one is giving enough credit to the Kenya government for all the good it is doing in the crisis. When the trouble started parts of the Kenya Colony. A school in Kenya's history. The color line has been abolished and some two years ago, the Afri­ "starve them requirements for admission will can correspondent notes, the out" campaign Europeans and loyal native popu­ lation were unable to cope with the terrorist group. However, the Malayan campaign has taught many Englishmen how to fight modern jungle warfare. Moreover, other methods have come into use whereby the terrorists are being brought under control. As a result of the new tactics employed by the government, hope is i-ampant in certain circles that peace will finally come to Kenya some day and that the European population will be welcome. Martial law exists today in most started a few months ago and it has achieved satisfactory re­ sults. The Afri­ can laundryman, he says, the Asian merchant and the Indian Kronmel curio dealer agree that Kenya must be com­ pletely independent someday," when the people are ready for separate control. A radical step in this direction has been taken with the opening of the first inter-racial LOG-A-RHYTHM: Santa Visits A Ship By M. Dwyer 'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the ship We were all squared away For a nice pleasant trip. Our seabags were hung In the messhall with care In the hopes that Saint Nick Soon would b'e there. The skipper was snoring And set in his sack. Dreaming of a crap game And the dough he'd won back. When all of a sudden There arose such a clatter We sprang from our bunks To see what was the matter, We ran to the bulkhead. t i t The porthole threw open. (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will he glad to assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions And tvere all so amazed to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, Not one word was spoken. This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, advice on camera purchases, photo-fihishing techniques, plus informa­ For riding o'er the waves tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, There came old Santa Glaus etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to In a dory pulled on by see him.) Recalcitrant Refrigerators Keep Meafs From Being A Table Staple Some ships and Seafarers have problems all their own, which no one else would care to have, but none so poignant as the meat situation aboard the Sunion (Kea) were it was "on again-off again" with the would-be filet mignons and the refrigerators, according to to Seafarer Stephen Emersdn.-^ It all started about two' called for a staff of expert techni­ were to be inspected by the same months ago after the Sunion cians, so the ship was sent to a Australian food surveyor, another left New Orleans bound for Pusan, Hiroshima shipyard for reefer re­ food crisis reared its combustible Korea, and Far Eastern points. suscitation. AH the meats had head. The inspector did not show The Ice ^ boxes turned soft once more in the in­ up for his tour of rump duty, so acted up like terim, and had been removed for a Japanese veterinarian stepped in to fill the beef breach. It was skittish colts all placement in cold storage. soon evident that the veterinarian the way across Out, Out, Brief Reefer the Pacific, with Eight days later, repairs com­ was out of his element. Extended the meats re­ pleted, the ship got underway once to the limit, the steward decided moved from the more after a change of meats un­ to do the job himself and get it boxes and al­ der the calculating eye of a food over with for whatever length of lowed to thaw 'inspector for the Australian Navy. time the ice boxes would hold out. The men took the whole affair out at various Back to Kure for additional bunk­ periods. This ers went the ship, when, lo and with calm assurance that all would Emerson caused a large behold, the boxes went on the turn but right in the end. The quantity of meats to bo lost, and blink once more. "This called for a only time their tempers were when the ship was restocked in return to Hiroshima - for another- ruffled was when the company Xfusan, the steward had to use his two weeks with the metits getting -suggested the steward use dry ice own judgment because no meat moved to cold storage for ^the and canned meats for the duration graders tvere available. third time. The steward, to add of the voyage. At last report, the • -tt -v . - ' . After repair* to the trejkze boxes insult to injury,1 daily wa* forc^- ice bqxes , were ; working and the ' Were made by reefer cilgih^ to cbidhiutie 15 miles-iter- ship's -mest. situation was well in' hjand. . ;T':' ' ."r -• • ithc ;ship aailM t^^ Kure, Japan, stores,' , However.',evsryptie held his breath, », , • s • ' i?. ' •-"-where,' upon errival/'the'b.'« brtx®« • • the meafs; ;',,,Wepe #!nelly end aroifadft 'ilSick aiM' : •• Page Nineteen LOG Eight tiny seahorses. "No reindeer," we wondered, "What's wrong with him?" But then we remembered That reindeer can't swim. Then he sprang from the dory. Caught hold of the mast. Slid down to the deck And made himself fast. Down the companiomcay Sneaked we, quiet as mice. And watched with surprise And the feeling was nice. He proceeded at once To fill each seaman's sack With the load of good things That were strapped to his back. It was great he remembered, Though so far from home. He had not forgotten, Though rough seas we roam. vary according to the student's previous schooling. The training of Africans is past the blue-print stage; the actual work has begun. New schools are being built in Mombasa, Nairobi, Kilindini and in surrounding areas. The government is looking for funds to start an East African University, hoping to make it the leading school on the continent. Not much is heard of Mau Mau in Mombasa, Kronmel notes, al­ though having seen a sign in a shop window which showed a vi­ cious-looking African with lung­ ing hands. The caption read, "The Mau Mau wants your gun. Don't give it to them!" It seems, says the Seafarer, that his shipmates on board the Robin Locksley are the only ones who talk about them. Well-Run Town In the estimate of most Ameri­ can Seafarers, he continues, Mom­ basa is a very well-run town. The African runs his own police force, and the dock area is in good se­ curity hands. The post office also has come into its own, with mail taking only five days to and from the states, and they have their own fire department. Mombasa is another melting pot of the world, with Mohammedans, Christians, Hindus, Jews and others living in the town in peace and harmony. There were some unkind words said in the past be­ tween all factions, but there seems to have been a closing of ranks and a closer relationship among these people, including the everpresent Europeans. With the Christmas spirit in the air, the people seem to be getting along much better, which is at it should be. Working On Deck We may yearn for mistletoe. Or a tinseled tree. Or to hold a loved one. Her sweet face to see. But that visit he paid us Sure helped our morale. As we thought of our homes And each of his gal. He finished his work And sprang up the mast. Wishing us a safe voyage On a wind that was fast. I'll never forget The look on the crew To think that Saint Nick Should visit them, too. Seafarer J. Suarcz, OS, top, and A. Wojcicki, DM, work on deck on the Del Norte on re­ cent run. Qiiiit CorniK 1. Which former Stanford football star and Olympic champion is now in the United States Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia? 2. Who was the Republican Senator who demanded the resignation of Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson? 3. Which of the 48 is the Pinetree State? 4. Name the recently deposed prime r inister of British Guiana? 5. Which Senator is married to a former member of Congress? 6. What professional boxers had the following nicknames: The Toy Bulldog; The Fargo Express; Perpetual Motion? 7. WhQ. was the late Ernst Reuter? There are two Maliks who are delegates to the United Nations. - : ; Whoaretheyt 9. What former American Secretary of State is an American dele|»te to'the UN?" , • 'TO. "Wh^rs Is Mont Blanc? •^ • •J. 'I I �raffe Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Deeen^r j25, 19SS. '• • Christmas Gift Shopping/Space Plans On Campbeirs Schedule By Spike Marlin Winter is usually the time when gone down-hill faster than a free­ the fight business gets active be­ wheeling trailer truck without cause customers can be lured into brakes. smoke-laden arenas only when the The light heavyweight picture is. As 1953 draws nearer to its end, so, too, does Red Campbell's stay aboard the Suzanne weather's cool. But examining the equally dreary. Champion Archie (Bull), according to his latest communique from the mirth front. Here is what he has to boxing picture from top to bottom Moore has been sitting on his title say, in his own indescribable style: it looks like a bleak season ahead since beating Maxim. Now the for the sport. word is that the two of them will As usual, the • past five months on the Island run have odor. In some cases this will be a grand opening, because the last In the heavyweight division meet in a re-match. It should prove time I grabbed for the check I Rocky Marciano has run out of a perfect cure for insomnia. Moore been filled with rhythm, rum, noticeable improvement. won. competition after finishing off Ro­ is staying far, far away from romance and a tinge of space As for myself, I'm interested in land LaStarza. He's now on a world Harold Johnson who is skilled mania. Several crewmembers are the latest innovations from the film Christmas Sundry tour hoping to keep in porkchops enough to box with him and young planning an outer-space trip under capitol. Cinemascope and 3D. Cine­ There's another reason as well; and in shape by picking up a few enough to run old Archie into the the able supervision of Tony Skill- mascope is the new medium you man. No one could be more adept see without glasses. I'd like to see I need my money for Christmas bucks in exhibitions. For a while ground.^ Some Life Here to the task than it without paying. As you know, gifts. I know what to buy Pete there was talk about matching him The middleweight picture is the Brother Skillman. 3D brings the screen image right to Larsen, but how do you wrap up a with Dan Bucceroni, an overgrown He's been out of your seat. As a forewarning, may saloon? Our own Sea Chest has a light-heavyweight with a thin only one with any kind of promise this world ever I suggest that if you're watching a wide selection of gifts and I'll prob­ waistline whom LaStarza dumped in it, which is usually the case. since I've known sea epic and there is a ship head­ ably give them a run for my half a dozen times when they last Rocky Castcllani, who could be a him. For several ing your way, head out of the the­ money. I hope I win, place and met. If Bucceroni lasted more than really good middleweight if he months now he's ater. That 3D ship might to be the show. Lou Busch, Sea Chest bosun, two heats it would be a miracle. showed some more steam and ag­ been dickering "John B." While we're on the^£ub- sold me two very fine shirts and Then somebody dreamed one up gressiveness, is finally making a with Mingo, the ject of Waterman, have you heard told me, "these will laugh at laun­ about Marciano fighting Danny real bid. Kid Gavilan, the flashy Mad Martian, the about the mate they hired a while dries." He was right; yesterday Nardico. The Tubber is nothing and highly-skilled welterweight used rocket ship back? This guy hadn't been to sea they came back with their sides more than a fatted-up middle­ champion is moving up into the Campbell dealer. In another for five years. I don't know where split. As for shoes, he's got every­ weight who has been campaigning middleweight ranks. Both of them scientific field, the chlorophyll- he came from, hut everytime he thing from cowhide to formalde­ as a light-heavy with singular lack can offer plenty of competition to lanolin phobia has taken a foothold fired the lyle gun he wiped off his hyde. I'm thinking of getting Frank of success. Offhand, we would say Bobo Olson. Moran an electric blanket. That's Nardico, a wild-armed swinger, In the rest of the division there's on board. In time we'll be looking fingerprints. about the only way he'll ever get would stay on his feet about 45 absolutely nothin' doin'. Although like Green Hornets with a woolly Bulb Missing a "hot horse." If anyone is inter­ seconds if such a mismatch were Gavilan may vacate his title, no­ body's making a mad scramble for Meanwhile, .things around the Is­ ested, in a cheap-diamond, call to be made. it. The lightweights have been the lands are of a happier nature. We Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, and ask Eaard Back Again dreariest around .since Jimmie were supposed to play a night ball for Mr. Rickey. As a concluding The only other heavy talking Carter became head man, while game last trip, but somebody took suggestion for some of the brothers the bulb. However, there were ade­ in the market for a toupee, I've about meeting Marciano (through Sandy Saddler has the feather­ With the LOG now contain­ quate nocturnal substitutes. There just come up with a terrific gadget. his manager of course) is Ezzard weight crown in deep freeze until ing 28 pages in all regular edi­ aren't many changes down here in This hair-do will never blow off. Charles now making another in a he gets out of the Army. tions, there is plenty of room series of "comebacks." Two years San Juan, but the Bayview is mov­ It's a large, hairy thumbtack. All in all, if you want to see a for stories, photos and letters I hate to cut this short and run ago, we thought Charles would good scrap, our advice is to catch ing to a new location. I suggested sent in by the Seafarers. the Sahara, but opposite Pier 7 was along, but there's a big monster have had a very good chance of a hockey game. Not so scientific Several pages of each issue decided upon by higher authorities. sale in San Juan today and I've al­ boxing Marciano dizzy. But since maybe, but the boys are better are devoted to the experiences his surprise loss to Walcott he's matched. I'm sorry I won't be around for the | ways wanted one. of Seafarers and the ships they saii as they describe them themselves. If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends Seafarers around Headquarters will stick close by their ships as their chief means of transportation, and possibly their know how you're getting along, only reliable one, if a report from an anonymous Seafarer holds any water. His letter to the LOG told of the sad saga of drop a few lines to the LOG. two reluctant automobiles, and how Seafarer ingenuity stood aside for patience. Don't worry too much about literary style. We'll patch it Blame it on the freezing -" up if it needs patching. And When he stepped out of the the seaman, eager to complete play and so backed his car into po­ New York weather, he began of course, photos illustrating in his letter, for that started house in the morning, and turned matters and get underway. He sition, the better to push the re­ the incidents you describe the whole morning of misactivity. the key in the ignition of his car, reckoned without the motor and luctant auto. With the maneuver make them more interesting The Seafarer in question started all the trouble started, but the mo­ the weather, for now the second almost completed, he gave the en­ for the readers. gine one more chance and lo and out for the* hall in tinje for the 9 tor didn't. After ten exasperating engine would not turn over. Send your stuff to the LOG Summons Strength take hold, it did. AM job call, bright and shiny as a minutes of trying to coax a wheez­ at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ With both engines working at Summoning up his waning minted dollar, ready to ship out ing motor to turn over, the Sea­ lyn, NY. If you want any­ at a moment's notice. How" he farer gave up in disgust and strength, the indomitable Seafarer full capacity, the Seafarer parked thing returned after we use it, chose to get there, though, was the sought other means of transporta­ attempted to push the stalled car the borrowed vehicle and drove off we'll do that too. against the curb. About half-way to the hall in his own, wondering fiy in the ointment, or the clog in tion. Not learning a lesson he had to the appointed spot he decided all tlie while whether or not he the fuel line, as the case may be. just been taught in the freezing to bring more horsepower into would make the 11 AM job calL north, he reentered the house and exited a few minutes later with keys to another car, his brother's. He thought he'd give Henry Ford's gadget another try, little realizing The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, that the fates were aligned against him. Getting this car started was bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleno problem, but keeping it run­ known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Richard Ceiling's ning safely was. After driving a recipe for French doughnuts (crullers). block, the Seafarer knew that he A welcome change of pace from the conventional kind of had better give up the ghost and the automobile idea at the same baked stuff that is usually put out at coffee time or for break­ time. fast are the French crullers, or French doughnuts as they With the motor whining like a are known, as made by Sea--^ banshee, as if the fan belt pro­ farer Richard Ceiling. • contents until they are well blend­ peller was playing a rasping ed and then pour into a mixing Ceiling, who Just got off the bowl. rhapsody against the radiator, the Seafarer got out to see what went, French Creek (Cities Service) after Add the eggs gradually while or didn't, with this latest excuse a three months' trip, has been the batter is being mixed, and af­ working as a bak­ ter it is thoroughly stirred up, pour for a car. Examination disclosed WSUr /NIKKM®, EVEgV er both on ship into a pastry bag with a Number that the car was down to its last and ashore for 25 star-tube fitting. Tube the bat­ gasp, as far as water was con­ ISSUFOFWEIOS \SAlR-MAJl£P past 12 years. He ter out on a well-greased piece of cerned. The radiator was bone dry. finds this recipe heavy paper. Back to the house went the a successful one. Invert the paper with the crul­ weary Seafarer, bent on an auto­ It is also adapt­ lers on the underside into very motive version of Gunga Din's able for making holj grease in a deep fat fryer. Let w/irHTH£CPMPAI^ water-carrying art. Five quarts of the dough for them rest for a minute in the water satisfied the thirsty radiator, eclairs or' cream grease and pull the paper off. but the Seafarer hiad not yet given puffs. Tb turn Gelling up hope on his own vehicle., A Fry them on one side until the out about 16 doz­ backs begin to split, then turn and mixture of patience,' kjsy-maneuvering and reawakened spark-plug en crullers (more oy less, depend­ fry on the other side until they activity sent the first njotor roar­ ing on.,.the size) you heed the fol­ are of uniform color. Remove from ing, in « sputtering sort of way. lowing ingredients: IVk quarts of the frier, drain well and Ice with Taking no Chances, the Seafarer water, IVS pounds of. lard, two a very Ihin icing while the crul­ pulled the throttle out to Its full pounds of floiir, 1^ quarts' whole lers are still warm. ,. length and pulled the car piit . of eggs, one ounce o| salt. I^rve them with coffee at coffee-.'^ its parking space to make rqiom . Put the lard in the water and time or at breakfast instead of, the,' bring the mixture tq a boil, then .standard breakfast ,. for the second reluci^nt vehicle. doughnuts, , , , .. as 'bs;!,' Back to the borrowed car went adding.jthei «a}^tiigd djffmrefd^ >f<Wv the \ • liOG Welcomes Stories^ Pics Balky Aufos Set Up Road Block For Seafarer WATCH nOR 'LOGS' IN VORBISHfOmlI 1? feAU.SHIPS WHBRB/ee. •XUef MAY (AilHE VJCRlS)^ A60IT iiJ YoUlf^T li �I SEAFARERS Deceimber tS, 195S Set To Saili He Ties The Knot To the Editor: Just a line to let you know sure appreciated getting the LOG all during training. It sure is a wonderful paper and it makes you feel good to read about your for­ me r shipmates and ships. Please discontinue send­ ing me the LOG at this address till I get settled again. I am be­ Anderson ing sent to Korea and will send my address from there. I would also like to inform my former shipmates that I finally tied the knot of matrimony on No­ vember 20th. I wish to thank them for all their letters and would ap­ preciate it. if they would keep on writing when I send my new ad­ dress. So far I haven't run into any exSIU men in khaki, but I am still looking. I'm looking forward to running into some over in the land of "on no nay." Pvt. Jack D. Anderson (Ed. note: We have stopped sending the LOG to you at your present address, as you requested.) 4- 4" 4« Steel King Crew Suffering Rash To the Editor: We would like to call to your at­ tention a rash Which the crewmembers of the Steel King are suffer­ ing from. It resembles a severe • heat rash, and covers the entire body, affecting the eyes as well. This rash first broke out in Chalna, Pakistan, and a doctor, who is a passenger aboard, said he be­ lieved it was caused by jute, which was loaded aboard in Pakistan, en­ tering the pores of the skin. He said this rash, when it was con­ tracted in hot weather, could last for as long as six months, which Is the length of time that it takes the dust to work its way out of the pores. So far, most of us have scratched ourselves raw and have had many sleepless nights because of this. Should Be Repaid We were not provided with any medical attention. We feel there is remuneration due each of us for the suffering we have been enduring since first loading the jute three weeks ago. We also sincerely wish that some­ thing could be done to protect all SIU crews that may encounter this same problem. Crew of Steel King t 4. Peace Reigns On Julesburg Now To the Editor: Our shipmate, Harry Dunlop, was killed in Kure, Japan. At the request of his mother he was cremated and his ashes spread at sea. Captain Rachal read a very dignified fu­ neral service which was attended reverently by all the crew. Peace has broken out on board the Julesburg and beefs were at a minimum as the ship pulled into Japan after another shuttle to the Persian Gulf. But the peace and harmony now reigning on board are a sharp contrast to the hostili­ ties which prevailed during our initial voyage to Japan. , Opinions vary as to the causes of the vari­ ous hatreds and hostilities which, marred our voyage over from the States. But the more level heads admit that there has been too much drinking and performing. However, since the Julesburg called in Sasebo last trip, a better spirit has prevailed on board. We found Sasebo to -be a fine place In every respect, and a good time was had by all. All hands ndw have a fine coJleatittii of biWOWJlto, Pate Twenty-one LOG LET IE R S ' Ing rods, gaudy sport shirts, and ship's models. Joe Nigro, the BR, went shopping in Sasebo and came back with a fine photo enlarger and promises to send some pictures to the LOG. All hands seem happy. Apparently, calling at a good port gave the ship a terrific lift in morale, affd our present voyage seems likely to have a happy end­ ing for most of the crew, with a good payoff and a minimum num­ ber of beefs. Crewmembers are looking for­ ward to an SIU library on their next voyage. The library here con­ sists of old, donated out-of-date books. Morris Horton t 4" 4" Union Assists Member To Marrg advancements during the past nine months. I would like to wish all landlub­ bers a smooth voyage. To the Editor: Monty Moser Everything s shipshape and run­ (Ed note: The LOG will be sent ning smooth aboard the Alcoa Run­ to you regularly, as you requested.) ner. We are here in Porto Cabello, Venezuela, where we are trying to beat the heat, though I suppose al­ most everyone is trying to beat the cold back in the States. A few of the gang on here are To the Editor: Jack Kennedy, ship's delegate; Roy Please add my name to the LOG'S mailing list. My husband Guile, steward, sails in the steward department on and yours truly, SIU ships and thinks it's a grand deck delegate. Union. We all enjoy the LOG very There is also notmuch. My brother-in-law also sails to-be - forgotten in the steward department of your Yak-ity-yak Tom­ ships. my Wlikins, DM. I am enclosing a .snapshot of my I would like husband, J. D. Dambrino and our to put in a two daughters, Patricia Dale, age 3 few good words years and Margaret Elizabeth, age for our steward, 2 years. I hope to see it printed in Frank De Gado, who always runs good menus. Our your grand paper, the LOG before Thanksgiving Day menu was one long. Mrs. J. D. Dambrino of the things we had to be thank­ (Ed. note: We have added your ful for, and this is just one of the many reasons why I will always name to our mailing list.) 4" 4" 4" belong to and be proud of the SIU. I would like to wish the entire membership a Merry Christmas. Eddie Yates To the Editor: 4' 4' 4" The crewmembers of the Calmar would like to say that we have never had better food on any other ship or with any other company. I'o the Editor: We have one of the best chief stew­ I have recently had the privilege ards, of the SIU aboard, as well as of reading your timely and inter­ a very good chief cook and baker. esting paper for the first time. The chief steward is Charles L. It was with much interest that Stevens, the chief cook is Edward I read about the progress that your Seeley and James Oliver is the great Union is making. I am sure baker. We want these names that it is an indisputable fact that printed in the LOG to show who is you have one of the greatest or­ turning out the best food in the ganizations in the world. SIU for Calmar. If possible I should like to re­ Crew of the Calmar ceive the SEAFARERS LOG. All Serene On Alcoa Runner SiU Familg Sails in Stwd. Dept, To the Editor: L. T. "Scribby" Everett and his wife, Florence, want to thank the boys down • Norfolk for the cour­ tesy they extended us. Wc came down from Baltimore to get mamed, and ran into every difficulty in Virginia. I finally went to the hall and explained things to Jimmy Bullock and Tiny "Bosun" Sawyer. It seems as though everybody tried to help me. Joe, the dispatcher, did what he could, Ben Rees gave me what legal advice I needed. But Jimmy Bullock and Tiny Sawyer said, "Come on, we're go­ ing to get you married if we have to take you to North Carolina." And, believe me, they had us mar­ ried in an hour. I don't know who is in charge of the welfare office, but I take my cap off to the whole gang. Everybody tried to do his part, which is the SIU way. Things like this make a man proud to be SIU. Scribby Everett Again, I would like to say that as 4i 4> 4' an outsider of your industry I am proud of the progress and the gains that you have made in the past and wish you success and good wishes for the future. To the Editor: Charles M. Nelson For some time now the Rand (Ed note: We have added your Hotel, at 820 822 Walnut Street, in Philadelphia, Pa., has catered to name to our mailing list; from now merchant sean\en. The owners on you will receive a copy of the and operators—Morris Simpson LOG regularly every two weeks.) ii i> and Raymond Steinhart—gave a swell Thanksgiving Day dinner for the boys, more than half of whom were SlU. The picture which we are enclosing of the group will To the Editor: speak for itself of our happy Here goes for few lines from the Thanksgiving spent away from icebox in Korea. I would like to home. .say hello to the guys I sailed with Unfortunately, there is no pic­ in the black gang from 1951 until ture of Raymond Steinhart, but all the Army sent me greetings in of us think he is a wonderful per­ 1953. I sailed as oiler, and after son to all Seafarers. nine months carrj'ing a rifle I Would you please send a copy faf would like to be back sailing one the LOG to the Rand Hotel. Thank of those good SIU ships. The Army you. seems to like me, but it doesn't Harry Bishop . agree with me like the salty air (Ed note: We have added the does. I would like to receive the LOG, Rand Hotel to our mailing list; a copy of the LOG twill be sent there as I have lost track of the SIU every two weeks as published.) Calmar Claims Rest Cooking Feels Pride in Union^s Progress Hotel Plags Host On Turkeg Dag icebound Member To Receive LOG Wants Son To Join Union Too To the Editor: I am on the Steel Advocate, which just got back from India and the Far East. I would deeply ap­ preciate it if you would send my son the LOG, so he can keep in touch with the SIU. I haven't seen him for four years, since he was 13 years old, but expect to see him soon, and when I do I hope to get him to join the Union and sail merchant ships. He is now work­ ing on a small fishing boat. This is all I have to say, and I hope you can take care.-of this for me. Thomas H. Byers (Ed. note: We have added your son's name to our mailing list.) 4" 4' 4" Helped Rrother Left Homeless To the Editor: I wish to express my most sin­ cere and humble thinks to the members of the New Orleans hall, who took up a collection for me at a meeting, when they learned that my house had burned down. I will remember this for the rest of my life. Again, I offer my thanks for this generous gift and I want to say that it has been a privileg'e and an honor to work and associate with such gentlemen. Eunis J. Barrios 4' 4' 4- Thanks 3 More Rlood Donors Seafarers In Piiiladeiphia join in a toast with Morris Simpson one lof the owners of the Rand llotel, who threw the turkey -partj^Wf'fhe'ilrthhh'thle^hdaie^^ To the Editor: In the last letter I sent to the LOG, I wrote you that four blood donors saved my life. I would like to correct this. There were seven donors whom I want to thank. I would like to hear from all crewmembers of the Schuyler Otis Bland, who sailed on the vessel's last trip. .. . " '"IJVriief (!tflackle) Boyce" "" SiU Tops List Of Rlessings To the Editor: We, the crewmembers and the officers of the Royal Oak surely have something to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. First, we have our SIU and all it stands for, and the many benefits we have gained in the last 10 years. We have the finest crew aboard the Royal Oak that .1 have ever sailed with. Special thanks go to the steward department, from the steward down. They were tops, not only in food but in service. Spe­ cial credit goes to the steward, Clyde E. Mills, chief cook Earl Harrison and the baker, Cedric Francis, for a wonderful dinner. Ed Dacey 4 4> 4> Seafarer Goes Rack To School To the Editor: I have been sailing on SlU-contracted vessels for a year and a half. My last trip was on the Portmar (Calmar), terminating Novem­ ber 5th. I've started back to school now and plan to keep my dues paid up. Could you please send me the SEA­ FARERS LOG regularly, because I'm very proud of the Union's ac­ tivities. Thank you. Jack A. Morgan (Ed. note: We will send the LOG to you regularly, from now on, as you requested.) 4 4 4 Topa Topa Crew Attends Rallg To the Editor: We the crew of the Topa Topa were askecj^ if we could attend an AFL longshoremen's rally. All of us were broke and as our ship was at the port of Newark, we voted to charter a bus. We used $50 out of our ship's fund, which fortunately totaled $62.77 at the time. With every member attending, we were ready to assist in any duties as­ signed us, and believe us, we would not have missed it for dozens or more ship's funds. We are now rebuilding our ship's fund for such emergencies, and any others that may turn up in the AFL. Crew of Topa Topa 4 4 4 Thanks Members For Their Help To the Editor: You are never alone when you belong to the SIU. For your kind and full-heai'ted response to my plea, many, many thanks. My father died on November 5th in spite of all the blood he received and I want to thank you for im­ parting this news to my husband. I shall always be grateful to the wonderful crew of the City of Alma for their kind sympathy. Mrs. Robert F. Grant 4 4 4 injured Member Landed Safelg To the Editor: We wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Captain Olsen of the Council Grove for the concern he showed to our shipmate. George C. Murphey, OS-DM, who was injured aboard this vessel while at sea. Due to weather conditions, we consider landing this brother ashore at Miami, Fla., the night of September 24, 1953, was a job well done. Crew of Council Grove 4 4 4 Rrothers Sent Floral Tribute To the Editor: I wish to thank the crew of the Seamar for their kindness, and for the flbwers they sent sii.lbe death of my father. Lewis j. Williams V �ps-s;:-rv Par* TweBt74w* In The Army And Under The Fence To the Editor: Will you please take my name off the LOG mailing list, as 1 am being shipped to the Fifth Ar­ mored Division, Camp Chaffee, Ark. I have just completed eight ,'."':;'!'':'>''-V"W''-"':V!^- SEAFARERS Deeember t5, 195S LOG LETTERS' chi, Pakistan, we had the good for­ tune to meet some shipmates from Baton Bonge Bar the Steel Inventor. They came on Will Get LOGS board to visit with their shipmates To the Editor: and shoot the breeze. The master I would like to ask you to send sent below for me and the deck the LOG regularly to the Marine delegate. When I got up to his Bar at 3908 Scenic Highway, Baton cabin he told me that no visitors Rouge, La. This bar is just out­ were allowed on board. I went side of the main gate of the Stand­ below and informed the men from ard Oil Company, and many of the the Steel Inventor about this and SIU crewmembers stop in there they left. Later," on November 14, asking for the LOG. The proprie15 and 16, the mates and engineers ter would be more than glad to had female visitors on board and pass the LOG on to them. had drinking parties in their R. K. Brieden cabins. I then went to see the (Ed. Note: The Marine Bar has chief mate to ask him what the been added to our mailing list as score was. He told me that. he you requested.) would take care of topside and that 4> 4 4> I should take care of below. In other words, he was telling me that Mementos Sent it was none of my business what the officers did. To Memher^s Kin On November 19, on leaving To the Editor: Karachi for Bombay, India, at 2 I want to thank you from the AM, all the master did was to lift bottom of my heart for sending the gangway and take off. At this the flag that was used and the weeks of basic training at Camp time we also swung in the booms, photographs that were taken at but away we went with a ship that the funeral service held for my Gordon, Ga. I am enclosing a picture of my­ wasn't secured and with all the uncle, Lester E. Mack. self after crawling under barbed hatches wide open.. By this I mean It was thoughtful of you to do wire fences. My friend, Pvt. Pri- there wasn't a hatch board put in this and I really do appreciate it. place or a tarp put over the holes. Again, thanks to you, Mr. Shepvett, is on the right. This went on for tw6-and-one-half pard and all of the crewmembers Here's wishing the membership a Merry Christmas and a Happy days, after which I went up to see for their kindness. the captain about the dangerous New Year. Mrs. Eva Martin situation. He said that he was the Pvt. Macon Welch 4 4 4 master of this ship and that he'd (Ed. note: We have taken your run it as he saw fit—that if he name off our mailing list, as you wanted to secure for sea that was Send Flowers requested.) his business and that if he didn't For Funeral that also was his business. To the Editor: t 4" 4 Shortly after a ship's meeting Usurp Bosun's Duties Bucko Shipper Me aboard the Seatrain Texas was ad­ Two days later, after arrival in journed, Mike Kicko received news Foe Of SIU Crew Bombay, the chief and second To the Editor: mates went to the bosun's locker of his father's death. "When the I am the ship's delegate on the and broke out crowbars, shovels, crew learned of Mike's misfortune, Strathport and therefore I feel it brooms and cluster lights for the they instructed Charles Cothran, is my duty to write this letter re­ workers, even though the bosun the ship's delegate, to send a garding the master who is very was aboard the ship. It is the wreath in token of their deep sym­ anti-Union in his dealings with the bosun's duty to issue these tools pathy. Mike is well liked aboard ship, crew. I'm writing this so he will to the longshoreman and no one and the crew wishes to take this be exposed to the membership for else's. Then* they proceeded to go opportunity to express its respect what he is. down into the holds with the shoreAfter leaving Portland, Me., I gang and work with them sweeping to him and his family. Crew of Seatrain Texas had an OT beef to straighten out and cleaning the holds. This same 4 4 4 with the master, so I took the bo­ thing happens in the engineroom. sun along. In the course of the On December 1, in Bombay, the Sick Seafarer argument, the master turned to me second mate got himself a wire and said, "your contract with this brush and scraper while he was Gets Quick Aid company has expired." I took it on watch at 9:30 PM, went up to To the Editor: to mean that he had no intention the bridge, and chipped and When the Queenston Heights ar­ of living up to the agreement, scraped the blinker lights. Next rived at Puerto La Cruz, Bob which he hasn't. He also made the day he painted the same lights and Matthews, assistant secretary-treas­ remark that the SIU needed the other things in the wheelhouse, urer, hearing that Brother J. HalGreek outfits to keep it going. As from 3-7 AM. These two mates pin was very ill, made all efforts to a matter of fact, he has made have been doing this all during the see that he was hospitalized as statements of this character on trip, mostly at night while the crew quickly as possible. numerous occasions during the was ashore, but there have been After contacting the captain, he voyage. overcame some of the handicaps eyes to see them. When this ship was ready to de­ in a fast and diplomatic way. These Avoids Agreement part from Portland, the crew was difficulties often happen in ports turned to to Batten down. When we This master doesn't seem to want where there is no Union represen­ got to the hatches we found that to observe the agreement. He tation, and the crew of this vessel a considerable number of hatch- seems to think that once he gets appreciates the service he ren­ boards were missing; then we had away from the dock, that's the end dered. Crew of Queenston Heights to take dunnage to fill up the gaps of the agreement and then he can in the hatch. After this was done make his own working rules. In 4 4 4 we started to cover the hatches Bombay, on November 23, the »• with the covers. We found these wiper asked for a slip to go to the Another Crew to be too short and full of holes, dentist for an abscessed tooth, but Claims Top Ship with the exception of one. "When, he was informed by the master that To the Editor: we knocked off, the old man sent he would have to pay for it out of We on the Ragnar Naess were for the bosun to come up to his his own pocket. The wiper then out 112 days—49 days in a bonus cabin. He told the bosun that the came to me and asked what the crew sure screwed around batten­ score was on this. I told him he ing down, and since they did tliat, didn't have to pay for any medical he wanted him, the bosun, to work attention. I then went to the master them bell to bell. If he didn't he and asked about this situation. The would log him. This was said even master said that he told the wiper though the crew had at all times he would have to pay for the ex­ traction and that was the way it been working bell to bell. While in transit in the Suez was going to be. This old man would turn the Canal on October 30, the watch below and the watch on deck was mates and engineers to wash this turned to to tie up the ship to the filthy rust bucket down if he shore bits so that a convoy passing thought he could get away with it. in the opposite direction could This ship has unloaded wheat and pass. At 5:20 PM the deck depart­ loaded ore, and as yet has to be ment was knocked off, with lines washed down. The last time it was turned on the winches. At 7 PM done Vas two-and-one-half months the pilot notified the old man that ago. I reaUze that an SIU ship the ship was ready to move. The should be a clean ship and that all old man then told the pilot that the of us would like to live on a clean ship wasn't moving until 7:30 as it ship, but on this one we feel area. We work all the overtime involved 14 hours pf overtime, ,... ashamed. Mike Sikorsky wc can stand, and lost no cargo On November 14, while to Kara« time due to winch trouble. This ship will pay off with no beefs and a very clean ship, as we had a fine captain and chief engineer and the best steward going to sea. In the picture—which was taken by chief engineer Osin—is a home­ made throttle valve made by the deck engineer. The chief says :t is stronger and better than the fac­ tory-made job. We had a few men get lost in Japan for a day, but they worked sr. well to get the ship in shape the captain half forgave them. Robert L. Ferguson Ydle Greeting^ TdAUSaiMen To the Editor: To our genial and very dynamic secretary-treasurer. Brother Paul Hall, to all the officials, our very able editor and his staff, our good negotiating committee, and last if not least, to the membership in general, I extend greetings and salutations for the Yuletide and a bigger, better and more powerful SIU for the coming new year. We have been through many beefs and have come through them all in fine style. We'll do the same in 1954. George H. Seeberger D SUITS • SFt>RrC0AT5 • SMCKS Q "TDPCOATS Q D(%6S6HOeS • W0RKG»40ES • a a a • a a a VOf^GAPSES KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORV SHIRTS cpo. SHIRTS WHrtE t>RESS SHIRTS a SPOIRT SHIRTS a DRESS BELTS a D a P KHAKI VSIEB BELTS TIBS SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS a SHORTS P P P a p • a a a BRIEV=S SWEATERS WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITTNS FORIBOLIO eou'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLVDUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED - VROM A SOU'WESTER -pO AM tveCTWC RAZOR. WHATEVER >bUBUY' fWM-lHE SEACHESr/ >({90 CAM BE SUREIEV^E fiETTINS TOP QUAUTY SEAR AT SUBSTAHTiAt^yiNes. UAilOH-OWNSDAND ON»ON-OPERATED •• • 4%>RTHE BENem oPTHB AAEMSERENIP* j; �25, ItSS SEAFARERS LOG ij Pa«e Twentr-threc Hard Luck Whaler At Sea 3 Years When a seafarer these days has been out four or five months it seems like a pretty long trip, even with several ports of call during the voyage. But back in 1868 when the whaling bark Minnesota sailed from New Bedford for the whaling grounds a voyage was-* really a "vy'ge," as the old but no whales on the 29th of June, More whales were seen and chased he made this sad entry in the log: soon after this, but the Minnesota Yankees called it. "Saw grampus ... no sign of whale Skippers said goodbye to their families well knowing that they probably wouldn't see them again for a year at least—more likely two. And crews gathered for a last rum at some waterfront bar with no illusions about the long, hard and lonely trip that lay ahead. They sailed with hearts almost as heavy as those of the wives and sweethearts left behind. A typical voyage of these fargone days is dramatically told in the log of the Minnesota, one of many whaling ship records pre­ served at the New Bedford whal­ ing museum. Capt. Clothier Pierce, Jr., of New Bedford, was master of this bark when she let go her lines on June 25. 1868, and beat out of the bay agais^st a southwest wind. Her destination was the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean, although destinations in those days were pretty general and a skipper de­ cided on the grounds to work as the trip progressed and as he "spoke" other whalers to see if they had found fish. The Minnesota's master was a pessimist if there ever was one and when they sighted blackfish New Numbers For H.q. 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 tele­ phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. . . . wind dead ahead and blowing hard against this unfortunate ship." His dire pessimism so eany in the voyage was a foreboding of things to come, for on the fourth of Juiy, he lamented in the log the perversity of the winds. "This," said Capt. Peirce, "is a day of re­ joicing with people at home. But a sad day it is for us. No whales in the ocean that we can find. And a head wind ... no chdnce to do anything." A week later there were still no whales and while discouragement should not have set in so eariy on a long voyage, the Captain was bound to see the worst of things and recounted in the log: "The ocean is barren. Oh, there are no whales!" The Minnesota's men stood look­ out high on the mainmast but nary a whale did jhey see for a long time. On August 23rd they "spoke" the bark Elizabeth Swift "to wind­ ward after whales," but still no mammals of the deep blew spume for the Minnesota. November came on with strong gales—and still no whales. They stove in the gangway, carried away some sail and, when they finally did spot a fluke, the boats were lowered and the harpooner struck his lance in blubber only to have the wounded giant get free away. On February 1, 1869, Captain Peirce had reason for his pessi­ mism, for the Minnesota had still not taken a single barrel of oil. For this day he recorded in the log: "Lowered for sperm but could not strike. Such is our hard luck!" By March of 1869 they were in the South Pacific, where several men took the opportunity to desert when the bark anchored to fill its water casks at a tropical island. still found no luck. When, on June 26th, they had been away from New Bedford all of a year, the skipper entered in his log this lamentable comment: "One year out and we have nothing." The crew got mean when no luck developed and an unexplained inci­ dent on deck one day ended in the skipper being hit over the head with a fid or belaying pin and be­ ing confined for some days to his bunk. But nothing came of the affair, for a whaling master had to use discretion as well as a strong arm. After a few more months of rolling and idling upon the empty seas, the "poor old Minnesota" came upon a few whales—just enough to provide some ballast but not enough for a good trip. On June 3, 1871, the Minnesota sailed up Buzzards Bay, took on a pilot, and dropped her rusted hook near Palmers Island. In her hold was 1,000 barrels of sperm. Cap­ tain Peirce had reason to lament, for a fair trip could be expected to return 1,000 barrels a year. The Minnesota was gone for slightly less than three years! Sign Name On LOG Letters 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. Famous San Francisco Landmark I'h*- Mile Roeks ti^thoufie ttah& ohe-liiif mile- off Landsend, in the Golden Gate, and within view San Francisco. It was completed in 1906, after considerable difficulty caused hy the heavy- seas and strong currents otKiurring; at thir pdhd. ''%he rock upon which the lighthouse stands ineasures " -- - - water; /tely 40 by 30 feet at hlfh , Although the vessel had been out for a full year, a constant watch had failed to reveal a single whale. Captain Sailed Schooner 17 Days Single-handed The mutiny aboard the Schooner Eliza is the story of how a courageous American shipmaster, by strength, alertness and almost superhuman endurance, overcame the mutineers, and saved his command. 4 If you turn away from the agree to keep the ship on course causes for a moment — harsh and take it to a Spanish Main port. captains, crude officers and bad ships, on the one hand, or greed for loot, on the other—all mutinies are pretty much alike. They take one of two courses. Either the muti­ neers butcher the captain and the officers, terrorize the rest of the crew, and seize the ship, or the of­ ficers and other crewmen fight off the mutineers, killing them in a bloody battle, or putting them in irons and taking them back to land where they are tried and hanged. In the case of the Schooner Eliza the mutiny followed the sec­ ond course, except that the Cap­ tain himself captured the muti­ neers and sailed the ship alone to port. Here's how it all came about. The Schooner Eliza, under the command of Captain William Wheland, sailed from Philadelphia en route to St. Thomas. On Septem­ ber 12, 1799, when the ship was 14 days out of the Delaware Capes, three men mutinied. That night they stole up on the mate as he slept quietly on deck, and crushed his head with an ax. Then they^ tossed his hacked^ and bloody corpse over the sideT That deed done, they went be­ low to kill the captain. One of the mutineers .stabbed him as he slept in his bunk, but the wound wasn't fatal and the captain drove them off with his pistols. Retreating up the ladder, the mutineers came across the super­ cargo and killed him. They also murdered the only American sailor aboard. At this point, apparently, the mutineers remembered they couldn't navigate and offered to apart 4he Captain's life if he would -tSS^ • A t - • • I. « ' •' . , • . . • • Captain Wheland agreed. Nine days later, the Captain saw two of the three mutineers go into the hold for food. Turning on the third man, who by this time had become somewhat careless about guarding him. Captain Wheland knocked him down with a belaying pin, and battened down the hold. Returning to the man he had knocked down, Wheland tied him to the ringbolt on the deck. Then he sailed the ship alone for 17 days to St. Bartholomews, where he hailed the Brig Eagle, and turned over his prisoners. They were brought to trial. One of the mutineers carried papers describing him as the Captain of a French privateei% and at the trial, he said that the mutiny was an "act of war." The judges thought other­ wise, and ordered the mutineers hanged. Olde Photos Wanted by LOG The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All you bldtimers who have any old mementos, photographs of shipboard life, pictures of ships or anything that would show how seamen lived, ate and worked in the days gone by, send them in to the LOG. Whether they be steam or sail, around the turn of the cen­ tury. during the first world war and as late as 1938, the LOG is interested in them all. We'll tak«- care of them and return ycmr souvodrs to yas,_ 1; • -t �SEAF ARERS Pace Twen^rfour December, 25, 1952 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... COLDEN CITY (Waterman), no dateChairman, Andy Cee:i; Secretary, Fran cis R. Napoll. Steward wiU leave cleanser In the laundry so that each member can clean it. There should be a little less noise while crewmembers oil watch arc sleeping. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done and for the good Thanksgiving Day dinner. ^ S hi-: i • •; ^ ' ': ill"' f- clean. A vote of thanks went to the steward department. BEATRICE (Bull), November 2S—Chair­ man, Tom J. Tlpaldos; Secretary, A. Melendez. A few beefs will be settled in port. Repair list will be checked to see what has been done. A. Melendez was elected ship's delegate. Several matters were discussed and settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. 0iet New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books In New York but are now sailing from outports don't 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, wiH the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), No­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), vember 6—Chairman, John Thompson; Secretory, Louis E. Meyers. F. England December 3—Chairman, A. Macdonald; was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ Secretary, T. Clough. Motion was passed not to pay off until suitable quarters are tion. provided. A discussion was held on the Practically all members took GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan-OceanIc), master. the floor and gave their opinions which November 30 —Chairman, William C. were very poor. He seems to be the Sink; Secretary, Al R. Smith. Ship should be fumigated. Vote of thanks cause of all the discussion. went to the chief steward and his'de­ AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), partment for a very well done job. A vote of thanks and appreciation went to November 1—Chairman, James Eichenberg; Secretary, Ted Wright. Steve the ship's delegate for conscientiously having done a good job in the interest Karovick was elected ship's delegate by acclamation; Dan O'Rourke was elected of the crew. deck delegate: H." Garcia, engine dele­ gate: Mike Michalik. steward delegate. QUEENSTON KEiGHTS (Mar-Trade), S'liip's delegate will see the first assistant November 29—Chairman, Jerry O'Byrne; about fixing the leak In the washing Searetary, Charles A. Moss. There is machine. Crewmembers should remove $23.50 in the ship's fund. Action will be dry clothes from the lower passageway Tables and chairs are to be kept clean. taken cn any future performers. Chairs as soon as possible. Recreation is Messroom and recreation room need in the crew's messroom need repairing. not as clean at it should be: room steward painting. Delegates v/ill make out separate repair will post cleaning list. Recreation room lists to turn over to the patrolman. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), no dat«— be locked in port. Clocks should be reset daily by the deck should November 8—Chairman, L. Currey; Chairman, L. Handley; Secretary, John officer in charge. Secretary, Ted Wright. Every crewmem- S. Burke. Patrolman will be contacted ber should attend all meetings and be on arrival about beef between the chief NORTHWBSTERN VICTORY (Victory on time. Those who fail will be re­ male and carpenter. Left-over cold Carriers), November 22—Chairman, Frank ported to the patrolman. If the washing drinks should be placed in the ice box machine breaks down this should be after supper and not thrown out. This reported to the first assistant. Most of goes for cooked meat too. All hands the crew agreed that the meat and agreed to help keep the pantry clean vegetables were good but that the bak­ and wash all used glasses. Hot water ing could be improved. Steward will see tank should be added to the repair list. the captain about the milk since some Chief engineer has said it is not large of the crew think we should have a enough for the whole ,^hip. Cooks must doctor's slip saying that it is pasturizcd. wait from one to three hours after work­ Gearia; Secretary, Ronald A. Swayne. Beefs should be taken up first with de­ ing for hot water. Patrolman will be contacted on straightening out the mail Linen will be taken care of. Continued partment delegates. November 22—Chairman, M. Machel; situation. In 58 days we hit four differ­ cooperation from all departments was ent countries—France, Holland, Denmark, Secretary, Ted Wright. Captain said he asked by the ship's delegate: up to this time, conditions have been excellent. would not log the performer if he paid Norway—and didn't get any mail. Water cooler negds repairs, and the the men who did his work. Two mem­ HASTINGS (Waterman), December 6— chief engineer has said he will do all in bers missed ship in Yokohama. Repair his power to replace or repair it. The list will be made out by each depart­ Chairman, John E. Wells; Secretary, S. steward has done a wonderful job in ment delegate tomorrow and turned over C, Alu. William Lowe was elected ship's trying to make the holidays the most to the ship's delegate. Those that can delegate b.v acclamation. Pantry will be be done at sea will be taken care of as locked up and key left with the gangway pleasant possible. soon as possible: the rest will be at­ watch in port. Repair list will be turned STRATH3AY (Strathmore), November tended to in port. Bosun asked the crew over to the San Francisco patrolman. S:—Chairman, G. O. Reagan; Secretary, to help keep the deck clean outside the Messhall and recreation room clocks J. D. Farr. J. C. Lewailen was elected messroom by not throwing orange and will be repaired. ship's delegate b.y acclamation. All re­ apple peelings on the deck. EDITH (Bull), December 6—Chairman, pairs are being made as quickly as pos­ sible. Ship's delegate will write to the LIBERTY BELL (Tramp Cargo), No­ Jake Levin; Secretary, Louis Rizzo. Reagent in Galveston as to why the stew­ vember 29—Chairman, O. K. Jones; Sec­ ard missed ship at Port Everglades. Fla. retary, Dick Palmer. $30 was spent from Entire crew was asked to cooperate by the ship's fund to cable the hall about placing their dirly dishes and cups >n bonus pay. One man missed ship in the sink after snacking in the recreation Sasebo. Ship needs fumigation, as rats room. Pantryman should be given a have been found, (four-legged ones). hand in keeping the pantry clean. Bedsprings will be fixed. The captain was asked about sougeeing deck depart­ CHILORE (Ore), November 22—Chair­ ment foc'sles and nothing was done. Cur­ man, Ralph Tyree; Secretary, Bill Hen- few time in Pusan and travel pay was pair list wUl be made up. Discussion dershot. Discussion Was held on wind discussed. Captain has been very coop­ was held on purchasing a television set. scoops, patrolman will be asked to try erative with the crew. Draws were Ship's fund wiU be used. List of pledges and get new ones. Vote of thanks went given whenever anyone wanted money. was made for the set. There is a $17 balance in the ship's fund. to the steward department, and espe­ cially to the chief cook, for the food OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Trans.), Sep­ STEELORE (Ore), December 4—Chair­ this trip. tember 13—Chairman, Robert McCulloch; Secretary, Vincent D'Amato. Woodrow man, Kas Hansen; Secretary, Guy Nealls. Three men missed ship in Baltimore. A SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), No­ Pozen was elected ship's delegate; ship's vember 25—Chairman, W. R. Brlghtwell; fund of 11,000 yen was turned over to new library came aboard. There is a Secretary, A. Goncalves. The man who him. W. L. Robinson was elected deck balance of $15.66 in the ship's fund. missed ship was reported to the Savan­ delegate; A. Rocha, engine delegate; Steward promised to give out the linen nah agent. Several beefs on the chief Robert McCulloch, steward delegate. Last as before. Ship's delegate wUl sec the will be turned over to the patrolman st^dby on each watch will wash all chief engineer about the shower heads. after arrival in New York. Richard Mc­ coffee cups and clean messroom tables. Discussion wqs l\eld on keeping the Wiper's Carthy was elected ship's delegate by Ship's delegate will prepare a laundry messhall and pantry clean. acclamation. Members were asked to and recreation room cleaning schedule. foc'sle has been kept locked at sea. Del­ return the iron to the messhall. Mem­ Ship's delegate will see about bavin f egates wil see the boarding patrolman bers were asked not to throw cigarette fresh water tanks cleaned. There Is no about this. Captain wiU be contacted Steward was butts on the laundry room deck. cooperation from the chief engineer. about painting foc'sles. Delegates will make out a repair list asked to put out more fruit at night. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), November 26 Proper clothing is to be worn in the Steward claims that he Is putting out —Chairman, G. Braaux; Secretary, L. O. messroom during meal hours. Discus­ all that he has aboard. Biilek. Question about who brings the sion will be held on raising a ship's siopchest aboard will be taken up with fund and buying new recreation gear. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Novem­ the New Orleans patrolman. Brother Ships delegate has an electric iron ber 22—Chairman, Thomas F. Hill; Sec­ Ramsey was elected ship's delegate by which the crew may use at any time. retary, Alexander D. Brodie. Members acclamation. Steward said that we are September 26 — Chairman, L. Leidig; were asked to come into the messhall getting fresh milk three times daily to Secretary, Vincent D'Amato. Captain properly attired. Night lunch should be avoid spoilage, but he will serve fruit put back ..In the ice box after using. juice if it is wanted. Laundry is being Glasses and cups should be returned to kept very clean and neat. the messhall, not left on deck. Men should not hold bull sessions in the BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), No­ passageway while men are sleeping. vember 29—Chairman, L. A. Williams; Delegates should check with their de­ Secretary, T. Zielinskl. Repairs from the partments for any repairs. Messhall last voyage were not completed. Wash­ should be left clean at night. Butts ing machines and drains need fixing. should not be thrown on deck. Laundry and recreation room should be agreed to all Items except a fan for the kept clean. There is not enough canned dry stores. First assistant engineer gave MAE (Bull), December S—Chairman, fruit at suppertime. Steward was warned the ships delegate a hard time about Ed Tesko; Secretary, J. A. Shea. There cleaning the. fresh water tanks. This to put out better chow and night lunch. is $39.10 in the ship's fund. Ship's dele­ Messman should keep the tables*, bulk­ character comes up from watch every gate will find out if cargo Is penalty heads and garbage cans cleaned. Stew­ morning to do jobs outside the engine cargo. Steward should order a new cof­ ard said he would see that the messroom room. •The weevUs are getting into the fee urn and washing machine, since the Is sougeed. A vote of thanks went to the ship s stores. Motion was passed to in­ old one is unrepairable. There is no urn purser for the good work he has done. crease the ship's fund by 500 yen or $2 on board. Steward suggests that the per man. Discussion was held on buying dog. Red. be given rabies and distemper , DEL RIO (Mississippi), November 29— "111' gear. Separate switch shots at the first port where this can Chairman, C. Frey; Secretary, A. Dumas. MJ^II '"Stalled for the washing ma- be done. Money will be taken from the There is a $40 balance in the ship's ctiine. Engine department first-aid kits ship's fund. fund. A beef about switching men on will be refilled. Steward department got Jobs will be turned over to the boarding a vote o£ thanks for good chow and FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), De­ patrolman. Repair list was read and service. cember 2—Chairman, Patrick J. Clearyi added to. The need for a bigger and • Octobar 20—Chairman, W. L. Robin­ Secretary, Dan Beard. All souvenirs will better siopchest was discussed: medical son; Seyotary, Vincent D'Amato. One be locked up midShip. Captain is woricsupplies should be checked. There have AH went to the hospital. His gear was ing on thq repair list. New shot cards been complaints about the purser, -espe­ packed as he If to be flown home. Mas­ will be ready in Lake Charles. The cially the way he has dispensed medical ter refused to allow the steward depart- boards should be removed from the jient to clean the vegetable box on OT aid. One oiler was refused medical at­ messhall and individual chairs Installed before taking on new stores. Steward as in the salon. Washing machine is out tention. department will clean the box and let of order. Discussion was held on Its WILD RANGER (Waterman), Novem­ mm dispute it for the crew's welfare proper use. Several questions will be ber 8—Chairman, Joe Bracht; Secretary, ut' t^ refused treatment by the settled by the boarding patrolman. 3,90p McAleer. Chief says repairs were not pounds of: ice were brought aboard, but "" completed because we were not In port next d'ay there waa none left on the last day. long enough. Money return will be December 7—Chelrman, Mont McNabb, INES (Bull), Novambar 21—Chairman, Jr.; Secretary« Dan Beard. The beef on checked by the patrolman. Carlos was elected ship's delegate. A new delegate the lack of fresh milk and bread at San will be elected at the sign-on and will " '""d- One man Is Pedro was sent to headquarters. Wash­ he rotated to a different department ing machine ..was not fixed at Lake Isfied with the food and sanitary condl- Charles. Mont McNabb, Jr, was elected each trip. November 29—Chairman, J. Bracht; tlons. Delegatea, steward and port atew- ship's delegate by acclamation. Toaster Secretary, McAlaer.. Two new crewmem- ard wjU get together with the patrolman needs repairing. Drinking fountains are beri came aboard In Germany. New on tnis, and no commercial meat la to stiU out of order. THmre was not enough washing machine ahould be obtained, he ascepled. Vote of. thanks went to milk .In Lake Charier, -Watertight doors Motion waa passed to buy a Christmas clUps Md the electrician for doing good are sprung, Patrolman ahould chtkik the tree and lights. There Is no variety in *'»• heW on the stew- repair lis^ And the idopchest; the night lunch; Steward asked for sug­ •ajrds attitude to conditions. There were gestions. The ship ahould be left clean; many beefs ^on condition of the pantry. - WINTm MILL (Cihet Jfrvlce), Oecem•tesshall and - pantry aho^^ be - kept No milk and coffee is left out at night, bar- 4^halniua/ B. W. ffieeiy-^SecrB* tary, J. O'Connor. There is a balance of S5B.14 In the ship's fund. After purchase of the radio the balance was $14, which will be turned over to the new ship's delegate. Chief pumpman was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Chief engineer will be contacted by the engine delegate about fixing the washing ma chine. Ship needs fumigation. Crew gave a vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for the Thanksgiving dinner and the excellent service of tlie depart­ ment. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), November 15—Chairman, Jim Davis; Sec­ retary, Ray White. Suggestion was made to empty all garbage cans in port. Each department should clean the laundry for a week. Crew should cooperate in keep­ ing . the messroom clean. Cups and dishes should be put under running water in the sink. All hands should re­ frain from slamming doors and keep everyone but ship's personnel out of the passageways. ALAWAI (Waterman), November 29— Chairman, Thomas Jackson; Secretary, W. Cassldy. Two men missed ship in Houston, Texas and Kobe. Japan. Motion was passed to get innerspring mattresses, next trip and have the crew's quarters fumigated. Water fountain should be put in the passageway so the crew won't have to dress up to go to the messroom at night for a drink of water. Old fans in the crew's quarters should be re­ placed by new ones. MOBILIAN (Watorman), December Chairman, R. Murray; Secretary, R. Pierce. Small OT beef will be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Ship's delegate will see the captain about a one-da.v discharge and also Ind out when he is going to pay the men off. No one will pay off without the OK of the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done, even though the baker did put chocolate on the cornbread. first thing next trip, according' to tha captain. Injured OS was replaced at Pedro in emergency. New crew mess refrigerator was recommended. OT was put in for washing laundry by hand, pending patrolman's decision. Repair list will be compiled and submitted. Outgo­ ing members were asked to leave quar­ ters clean for replacements. ORION STAR (Orion), Dacembar 3— Chairman, O. Hadlay; Sacratary, J. G. Lakwyk. John D. McLemorc was elected ship's delegate. Men were asked to donate to the ship's library. Sanitary man will straighten out laundry and recreation room. Steward department was thanked for good food. ANNE BUTLER (Bloomflald), November 28—Chairman, E. Lamb; Secretary, T. Lay. Third cok was hospitalized in Yoko­ hama. Suggestion to make a donation to the wife of William Scarlett, hospitalized third cook, was passed. Ship's delegate will also send a letter to Lindscy Wil-. liams in New Orleans, asking him to' cash money orders for Mrs. Scarlett. The men pledged 100 percent to this cause in real SlU fashion. Personal travelers' checks will be sent, as wo are unable to send money from Korea. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Novam­ bar 23—Chairman, R. F. Grant; Sacratary. E. Kuudlssllm. All repairs were not done. Homer 1. Nichols was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation, Qiiettinn was raised on having too much stew and not enough. steak. Steward promised to fix the situa­ tion at once. Engine delegate handed the $36.50 in the ship's fund to the new ship's delegate. Two members of the deck department did not receive suffi­ cient funds from the company agent in Seattle for transportation to the ship in Vancouver, Washington. Receipts will be presented to the patrolman at the payoff. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), De­ cember 13—Chairman, H. L. Meacheam; Sacratary, E. Apel. Draw will be given at sea. before arriving in Boston. Linen issue is still disputed as well as a small amount of OT. Ship's delegate wUl take a general vote of thanks to the master, for his coperation and attitude this voy­ age. Crew should have a general meet­ ing when the patrolman comes aboard to straighten out several issues. Discussion was held on whether one member was SANTORE (Ore), December 6—Chair­ doing his work properly or not. man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, H. J. Fogariy. Ship's delegate will get the radio fixed and will be reimbursed by the crew next trip. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for their fine service. Stew­ ard reported that 24 mattresses were or­ dered for the next trip. Cre\v would like to have the blower system checked throughout the ship or additional fans installed. JEFFERSON CiTf VICTORY (Victory Carriers), December 13—Chairman, W. L. Busch; Secretary, B. Toner. Repair list was turned in and additions noted. Crackers should be disposed of, as they have weevils in them. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job well done. Books in the recreation room should be replaced in the lockers after they have been read. " WACOSTA (Waterman), December 3 Chairman, J. Mitchell; Secretary, P. Sollazzi. One man got off ship in Baltimore at the last minute. The matter of paint­ ing the black gang foc'sles will be turned over to the patrolman in New York. Washing machine should be repaired; toilets and heads painted. Ship's delegate should see about getting fresh milk be­ tween New York and JMuuston, and make sure there Is milk waiting on the docks of New York. There was a general beef on the milk situation. Cleaning of the washing machine and laundry should be rotated each week to a different depart­ ment. Washing machine should be re­ placed and drinking fountain repaired. WESTERN RANCHER (Western Naviga­ tion), November 29—Chairman, Van Vlaenderan; Sevretary, Red Brady. New washing machine will replace the wornout relic now aboard. Messhall, recreation room, pantry and saloon will be painted CALMAR (Calmar), December 12 — Chairman, Stanley G. Cooper; Secretary, Peter Cakanlc. One man missed ship in Baltimore: delegate will make a full re­ port to the boarding patrolman. Charlea O. Lee was elected ship's delegate. Sched­ ule was posted for cleaning of the rec­ reation room and the laundry. Small repair items will be taken care of by the carpenter and deck engineer instead of waiting till the end of the voyage. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Decem­ ber 13—Chairman, James A. Phillips; Secratary, Jamas O'Connor. The delogates talked to the patrolman about hav­ ing the ship fumigated. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. There is a $14 bal­ ance in the ship's fund. James B. Lane was elected ship's delegate. Cooks were complimented on their good work. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dacember 13 —Clialrman, Ralph Secklnger; Sacretary. David A. Mitchell. All departments are cooperating together. This isn't too much of a problem as we have a good, clean and good .feeding ship. Crew would like to have the Union investigate the possi­ bility of getting better quarters for some of the daymeii—with better- ven­ tilation and more room. There is unnec­ essary noise aft in the crew's quarters. Crew gave a vote of thanks for a swell Thanksgiving dinner. Motion was passed (Continued on page 25) THE fOOD AMO VftSCES /sXaXiO\N/* iHc AifMBSfis vmai.vm iKi'sr - •-••••Tj . �:\ -' : • •' • •' •' • " • •" • 5 IK M53 • Kge' TiSre«f6r-flT« SEAtAREKStOG .. #IIK»EST ot SHIPS' MEETINGS... (Continued from page 24) to buy a radio out of the .leaving a balance of t43.70. •will be turned over to the gate before ths end of the ahip'a fund Repair list ahlp's dele voyage. HURRICANE (Waterman)/ December f —Chairman. John R. PrescoH; Secretary R. J. Callahan. Each delegate wiU make out a repair list. One brother missed ship in New Orleans, another In Antwerp. Vote of thanks went to the ship's dele­ gate. Patrolman wiU be asked to check medical supplies in the ship's hospital. Ship will be fumigated for roaches. Brothers who have borrowed library books were asked to return them, so that the library can be exchanged In >IobIle. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Decem ber 10—Chairman, H. M. Connell; Secre­ tary, P. Dalgle. Captain will be contacted about fumigation, lockers, condi. tions. Fireman's foc'sle will be painted In a few weeks. € ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), October 4—Chairman, Cliff Wclmer; Secretary, Charles P. Makarlwcz. All members are 100 percent behind the drive to keep the marine hospitals open, and will write to the Union. We have a poor quality of slopchest and will be glad to get the Sea Chest next trip, with better goods and more sizes. Members should stop banging doors when brothers are sleep­ ing. Washing machine should be cleaned after use. Better grade of pepper will be bought. First assistant wiU be asked to stop using our washing machine and hanging around with crewmembers. RA6NAR NAESS (Orion), December 5 Chairman, J. Scott; Secretary, C. J. Qulnnt. Brother Qulnnt was elected ship's delegate. Repairs were discussed. Discussion was held on the proper stor­ ing of the ship before she leaves the States. Steward reported that he was vei-y short of stores last trip and did not want a recurrence this trip. Sug­ gestion was made to take up a collec­ tion to buy an iron and an automatic switch for the washing machine. New mixing machine is needed for the gaUey very badly. ing. Captain said this would be done next trip. Vote of thanks went to the Steward, Fred Sulllns, and his depart­ ment for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Vote of thanks went to Sparks for giv­ ing radio news. Motion was passed to carry sufficient medical equipment— especially pnlclllin. We would like to thank Staff Sargeant Jimmy James, former SIU bookman, for keeping us well supplied with LOCs and shipping news in PUsan, Korea. Vote of thanks went to Scott, for the god jobs he did as ship's and deck delegate. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), June f— Chairman, T. E. Foster; Secretary, P. Eldemire. Ship's delegate promised to contact the mate kbout new gaskets for the portholes. Sanitary men In each de­ partment will rotate -the cleaning of the recreation and lanudry rooms. October -4—Chairman, A. Kessen; Sec­ retary, M. Kramer. William Bunker was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Each department will make up a repair list and turn a copy over to the ship's delegate and the captain. October 25—Chairman, William Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Washing machine and sinks should be kept clean. Deck engineer cleaned the sink drains. Captain will be contacted by the ship's delegate about putting out a draw in US money before we hit port. Chief engineer should run a fresh water .tap outside to keep shoreslde personnel out of passageways. Library books will be put In a box and kept in one of the foc'sls while the ship Is In port. November 2—Chairman, Wlllam Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. P. Kramer. One man missed ship in Kure, Japan. Beef with the chief mate will be brought up with the patrolman. Repair list will be made up and rat traps will be put out. Men on watch should keep the messmall and galley sink clean. . December 4—Chairman, William Bunk­ er; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Linen al­ lowance was checked and repair list handed in. Some repairs have already been made. Vote of thanks went to the Union for the library service. Lockers and rooms are ot be left clean and keys turned in. Suggestions were made on Improving library service. BENTS PORT (Cities Service), No­ vember 17—Chairman, H. McConncll; Secretary, H. McVay. Porthole repairs requested at the last meeting have still not been made. One brother missed ship in Baytown. Tex. A Malone was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Letter will be written to the Wilmington patrol­ man about one member, about whom there has been much controversy. Ship's fund will be started, not to exceed $50. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), December LIBERTY PLAO (Dover), December 12 13—Chairman, L. Antoina; Secretary, —Chairman, B. Hagar; Secretary, Joseph LIndsy. Company took care of the mat­ W. Thomley. The man who missed ship tresses, so a telegram was sent about the pipe lines and drinking fountain. 'Ship's delegate will talk this over with the patrolman. Washing machine roller Was broken, due to someone's careless­ ness. Bosun asked for cooperation in the painting of the passageways, so that they wouldn't get tracked up. Complaint was made that the captain opens the slopchest for a few minutes and at dif­ ferent times, sometimes during meal hours. Patrolman will discuss this with the captain. It should be open for a reasonable amount of time and the time should be posted. Patrolman should see the chief engineer for more pressure on the hot water In the laundry, which was not fixed last trip. Men getting oft •should strip their bunks and clean out foc'sles. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. JOHN, B. KULUKUNDI8 (Martls), Octo­ ber 4—Chairman, Carl Lawton; Secre­ tary, Fred Sulllns. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Anyone who wants to may store baggage in the store room. Steward will clean the recreation room: deck and engine departments will clean the laundry. Motion was passed to keep the messhall clean and put cups and dirty dishes In the sink. November 29—Chairman, Carl Lawien; Secretary, Fred Sulllns. Master refused to' discuss overtime. Foc'sles need paint­ Quiz Anzwcera 1. Bob Mathias. 2. Senator Milton Young of North Dakota. 3. Maine. 4. Dr. Cheddi Jagan. 5. Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois, married to former Congresswoman Emily Taft Douglas. 6. Mickey Walker; Billy Petrolle; Henry Armstrong. 7. Socialist Mayor of West Berlin. 8. Charles Malik is the Leban­ ese delegate, while Jacob Malik represents the Soviet Union. 9. Governor James Byrnes of South Carolina. 10. In the French Alps. ^Can-Shahers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in behaif 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 in Kure will be referred to tlie patrol­ man. Repair list was turned over to the captain. Some were taken care of. Crew passageway will be painted next trip. Baker hash own lack of interest in his duties. Enough mayonnaise and some coffee mugs wil be ordered. Ship is clean and in good shape and athe ship's dele­ gates asked the crew's cooperation inkeeping it so. Vote of thanks went to the deck department for cleaning the ship. Chief mate will have to order moulding to complete repairs. Crew gave the steward department a vote of thanks. ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), December 12—Chairman, Clifford Weimer; Secre­ tary, Charles P. Makarlwcz. Repair lists were made out and handed to the de­ partment heads. Disputed OT wiU be straightened out by the patrolman at the payoff port. Repair list was made out and given to the ship's delegate. Crew was reminded to write to Congress about the closing of the USPHS hospitals. Ship's delegate was shown the store list for Halifax and was glad to see that NOTICiSS Joseph F. Bilotti, Jr. Please contact Welfare Services immediately. Joseph Czech Pick up your papers at LOG office. i 4. 4 Samuel Curtis Please pick up your Coast Guard discharge certificate in the LOG office. 4 4 4 Nils Limdquist Please contact the Welfare Serv­ ices. 4 4 4 James W. Bell Contact the Union Welfare Serv­ ices. 4 4 4 L. Tilley T-114 Contact the Shepard Steamship Company, 31 Milk Street, Boston. There is some money due you. 4 4 ALAMAR (Calmar), October 4—Chair­ man, Thurston Lewis; Secretary, John A. Sullivan. Taylor was voted sliip's dele­ gate by acclamation. All men are to be jroperly dressed in the messroom at aU times. November t—Chairman, John A. Sulli­ van; Secretary, Thurston Lewis. One man missed ship at Panama; a letter and his gear were sent to Philadelphia. The man who missed ship in San Francisco was not to blame; sailing time was ad­ vanced. Motion was passed to get a Sea Chest put aboard ail Ore and Calmar ships. Chow is bad and meats are not first quality. There is a beef on one man being fired, and the delegate having to tell him. We had one member in that job who was worse, but he was allowed to ride to 'Frisco. There was no replace­ ment available. New mattresses put aboard in Philadelphia are no good Union should have the company put in­ ner spring mattresses aboard, with the proviso that anyone damaging it should pay. Coffee cups should be returned to the sink after use. Night lunch shelf should be kept clean at all times. There was S42.26 in the ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate will tell the captain about the men who will get off in New York after we leave the Panama Canal. November 21—Chairman, John A. Sulli­ van; Secretary, Thurston Lewis. Capt.ain is paying off men who want to get off in New York. Taylor was elected deck dele­ gate; Downs, engine delegate. BR's grand­ mother died; collection of S28 was do­ nated for a funeral spray. Food aboard should be improved, and grade B meat should be forbidden. New crew should not sign on untU the food beef is straightened out. Dectmber 13—Chairman, Samuel Doyle; Secretary, Robert P. Black. Mobile pa­ trolman wiU be consulted on the pos­ sibility of ordering fans here or in San Pedro. No smoking signs and notices should be posted in the officers' saloon and crew messhaU. Cots should be checked and, if needed, ordered before the hot weather. Recreation room and messhall should be locked up in port. The department delegates should accom­ pany the ship's delegate when he visits the captain on ship's business, so that there are witnesses. Mobile agent wiU be consulted on what can be done about the captain's Captain Bligh attitude in dealing with crewmembers. Mobile agent will be asked about fans and parts prom­ ised by the captain in New York. There will be hot weather ahead. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), Novem­ ber 8—Chairman, Charles Rice; Secre­ tary, J. B. Christy. Loyd D. Richardson was elected ship's delegate. Steward ex­ plained how linen would be passed out. Steward instructed his men to carry their own garbage aft and dump it into the cans placed there, and not to give it to the stevedores to dump on the decks. December 4—Chairman, C. M. Rice; Secretary, J. B. Christy. Crew asked for new mattresses and that the washing ma­ chine be kept cleaner. Shoreside work­ ers should be kept out of the recrea­ tion romo. Door will be put in the main deck passageway just forward of the door to the ship's office. Repair list will be turned over to the chief engineer and chief mate. LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), October 2—Chairman, G. Skendclas; Secretary. BALTORE (Ore), November 28—Chair­ man, Alva Cano; Secretary, E. McClung. There has been improvement in. the steward department. Membership was ad­ vised to boycott the captain's slopchest If possible. Vote of thanks went to the Baltimore officials for a job well done in settling beefs. Membership should try to keep the pantry more shipshape. Mate and first assistant engineer should be contacted about keys for all rooms. Stew­ ard department got a vote of thanks for general improvement. Heads and fans need repairs. CUBORE (Ore), December 11—Chair­ man, Chuck Hostetter; Secretary, George Mattalr. There is $146.80 in the ship's fund. Steward was authorized to buy 50 pounds of shrimp. Recreation room should be kept locked up in port. Stew­ ard and his department got a vote of thanks. Steward uid he would issue more than five cartons next trin as he was low on cigarettes due to the new slopchest deal. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), Robert M. Draker. Ship's delegate was informed by the captain that the ship wasn't seaworthy unless deck cargo was taken off. Water tanks were pumped dry and bunkers taken on. Crew agreed to back the captain not to sail the ship unless proven seaworthy by the Army. MRiliiiii: Harold Cortwright Eduardo Santaromana Claim your gear immediately at Collectors' Storage and Sales Sec­ tion, 311 Appraisers Stores, 201 Varick Street, New York. If your gear is not claimed by January 21, it will be put up for sale. 4 i . Crew Members, Ragner Naess All crew members who were laid off the Ragner Naess in Seattle on November 30 are entitled to three days pay and subsistence. Contact the Orion Steamship Company im­ mediately. 4. aU neceszary itema were ordered. Cap­ tain will be contacted about the few logs and the inadequate slopchest. Stew­ ard department and gaUey staff were thanked for the excellent Thanksgiving dinner. Speak Your Mind At SifJ Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. 4 4 Warren Frj-e Please contact your family im­ mediately or call Sheriff F. M. Cahoon, Dare County, Manteo, North Carolina, collect. 4 4 4 Robert Beale Please get in touch with Doug Mackie, 485 Dupleix Avenue, To­ ronto, Ontario. 4 4 4 Audley Foster Please contact your wife im­ mediately about some important correspondence. 4 4 4 Joseph Laugblin Please get in touch with your mother at 171 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna. 4 4 4 Michael Zelack Get in touch with Paolo Pringi, Box 2430, 25 South Street, New York. 4 Hugh Mansfield Pick up your papers at the LOG office. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 4 4 4 675 Fourth Ave., Mllledge Lee Brooklyn 32, NY Get in touch with the Welfare Services. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Puzzle AuHiver QSSS •[&]&]§ BSD DincaB mia [SBOB [EiiiQaisaQa SOSSniSllIiQ SBQS HaQB SBQ BSS QQS QOQQBIl SfflQSQB USaBEiti BQiiisoiiisii jjimum [ZlilB SUSSQ SJOBOIl NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY Z^NE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber, and have a changt of address, please qive your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ...f.ZONI STATE ;• aeeeaeeeaeagM •' �Faccp T«reiity-«ix SEAFARERS Dcwember 25, 193S LOG Savanhah Offers Maternity Benefit Trio in the HOSPITALS 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 for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Three wives of Seafarers who live in Savannah are shown in the Savannah SIU hall with their offspring and benefits. Left to right they are: Mrs. W. R. Morgan and Rose Mary; Mr5. Jack Craven and Susan Maude; and Mrs. Carl E. Hargfoves and Carl E. Hargroves, Jr. Mrs, Morgan and Mrs. Craven were in the same hospital and their babies were born three minhtes apart. All of the following SIU families and Mrs. Valentine Thomas, Route will collect the $200 maternity 5. Box 109-A, Springhill, Ala. 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the Marc King Parker, born Novem­ Union in the baby's name. ber 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Rose Mary Morgan, born No­ Mrs. Bobby S. Parker, 2057 "C" vember 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and South Woodlawn Drive, Mobile, Mrs. William R. Morgan, 414 East Ala. Charlton Street, Savannah, Ga. 4 \ 4: 4" 4> hi'"'"'' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4" 4" 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Kulakowski, born No­ vember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Kulakowski, Route 1, Box 276-A, Theodora, Ala. 4 4 4 Donna Lou Donovan, born De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Donovan, 90-10 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Michael Steven Parr, born Au­ Antonio DeJesus, Jr., born De­ gust 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and cember 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Parr, 2031 AnUnci- Mrs. Antonio DeJesus. 1055 Roseation Street, New Orleans, La. dale Avenue, Bronx, NY. 4 , -fS-;.',, 4 Tommy Lawrence Mouton, bom September 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mouton, 346 Sev­ enth Street, Bridge City, La. Elizabeth Catherine Stansbury, t t Peter Joseph Revolta, bom No­ born September 1, 1953. Parents, James Preston Walker, born No­ vember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Stansbury, vember 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Revolta, 5130 Dau- 101 Jeffory Street, Baltimore 25, Mrs. Harold V. Walker, Knoxville, phine Street, New Orleans, La. Md. Tenn. 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 3. 4. Suellen Ann Stepp, born Novem­ Sonya Jean Boutwell, born Sep­ Stephen Paul Koval, bom Octo­ tember 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 20, 1953. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. ber 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boutwell, 507 Dauphin Ralph C. Stepp, 1313 Springhill Mrs. John T. Koval. 724 Prospect Street, Mobile, Ala. Avenue, Mobile, Ala. Place, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Susan Renee Shirah, born De­ Nancy Lorenzo, born November i» 4" t Georgina Felix Martinez, born 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. cember 9. 1953. Parents, Mr. apd October 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mateo H. Lorenzo, 244 49th Street, Mrs. Charles L. Shirah, 62 Item Avenue, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Ernesto Felix Martinez, PO Brooklyn, NT. 4 4 4 Box 5173, Pta. Tierra, San Juan, 4 4 4 Dennis Wayne Fillingim, born Laura Rita Ortiz, bom November Puerto Rico. 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. December 8,1953. Parents, Mr. and 1, i, Francisco Ortiz, 1062 Colgate Ave­ Mrs. Ollice D. Fillingim, 719 Sixth Susan Maude Craven, bom No­ nue, Bronx, NY. Avenue, Chicksaw, Ala. vember 8, 1953. Parents. Mr. and 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mrs. Jack W. Craven, 1320 East John David Holley, born Novem­ Michael Ray Honeycut, born 55th Street, Savannah, Ga. December 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4t 4i Mrs. Wayne Honeycut, 226 lona John S. Holley, Route 8, Box 36, Whistler, Ala. Eusebie Gherman, Jr., born Oc­ Street, Erwin, Tenn. tober 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jennifer Lynn Blevlns, born Oc­ Mrs. Eusebie Gherman, 1013 HowWilliam Ruiz, born September land Square, Arbutus, Md. 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tober 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Teodoro Ruiz, Fajardo Post Office, Mrs. Lewis Blevins, c/o General 4" 4" 4' Delivery, Baltimore, Md. Majardo, Puerto Rico. Kenneth Frank Walter, born No­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 vember 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Edwina Jo Ketschke, bom No­ James Daniel King, bom Novem­ Mrs. Frank E. Walter, 25-A Bulger ber 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. vember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Avenue, New Milford, NJ. ' Kevin H. King, 28 Florence Street, Mrs, Edward W. Ketschke, 421 4, $1 4 East 76th Street, New York, N. Y. Somerville 45, Mass. Stephen David Milton, born No­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 vember 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and John Edward Bialkowsky, born Paul Schwinn, born November Mrs. John D. Milton, 1421 Carsile 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. November 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. Avenue SE, Roanoke, Va. Joseph B. Schwinn, 690 Eastern and Mrs. Edmond Bialkowsky, 96 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn 37, N.Y. Parkway, Brooklyn 13, NY. 4« 4" 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kevin Hedemann Jensen, bom Irene Tiniakos, born November Joseph Chirichclla, born Novem­ November 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Flemming Jensen, 639 ber 17,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Chirichella, 526 Penn­ Nick Tiniakos, 891 Albany Avenue, 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY. Brooklyn, N.Y. sylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Bertha Denise Farr, born Octo­ ber 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Farr, 219 Village Street, Hartford, Conn. 41 4" 4" Gilbert Alan Savior, born Octo­ ber 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Savior, 715 North 16th Street, Philadelphia 30, Pa. 'y-!- '• 4 Mr. and Mrs. William Rushworth, 524 Ray Street, Camden, NJ. 4:4- Tamara Lynn Thomas, bom Michael Anthony Rushworth, November 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. born December 4, 1953, Parents, USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. T. p. Barbour D. Korolia William Bargon* Leo H. Lang Cecil Bennett Theo E. Lee C. A. Bradley Thomas Lind K. M. Bymaster Jesse Lyles Otto. M. Callahan J. M. Mason Sr. Herman H. Casas L. L. Mays C. C. Chamberi H. W. Minkler Clarence W. Cobb Mitchell Mobley George T. Coleman Jack Moore S. Cope Stewart Packer Adion . Coit W. A. Padgett Rogelio Cruz Elyah Piatt Thomas J. Dawson John W. Quimby Herman Fruge W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner Louis Roa M. W. Gardiner I. C. Roble Claude H. Gilliam Luther C. Seidla Andrew J. Glndel Alfred E. Stout Jack H. Gleason WUliam Tank 111 Louis J. Guarino Tedd R. Terrington John Hane Lonnie R. Tickle Walter H. Harris -Joseph Traxler John L. Hinton S. C. Tuberville A. Isyak E. Velazquez J. H. Jones C. V. Welborn Thomas F. Keller Russell Wentworth E. G. Knapp B. B. Huggins VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. L. Bourdonnay USPHS HOSHIT.AL SEATTLE. WASH. Robert R. Barber Linus E. Twite C. E. Dudley James W. Weddl* Leo Dwyer Joseph E. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. E. A. Ainsworth George Hildreth Ho Yee Choe Nicholas M. Korsak C. B. Coburn E. Moss F. T. Coslello Edward Scserk Wilson A. Deal E. R. Snedeker S. Demoleas W. Timmerman Olav Gustavsen P. S. Yuzon F. J. Halgney R. R. Richards USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. David H. Berger John M. Powers James W. Davis Fred Refflenbuel William H. Little VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. George C. Murphy J. C. Vilar USPHS HOSPITAL BETHESDA. MD. James H. Harker USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Fred U. Buckner Jimmie Littleton P. G. Daugherty L. P; McDaniel E. J. Debardelaben W. Y. Sheirling R. A. Denmark James V. Smith Joe B. Farrow George W. Wilson Roger E. Huggins USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. AUred Robert E. Gilbert Claude F, Blanks Bart E. Guranlck Bomar R. Cheeley John B. Haas Julian CuthreU Thomas Isaksen C. M. Davison John W. Keenan Emilio Delgado Ludwig Kristiansen John J. Diascoll Frederick Landry John T. Edwards James J. Lawlor Jose G, Explnoza James B, Lewis Francis F. Lynch Eugene T. Nelson H. F. McDonald Montford Owens A. McGulgan E. R. Smallwood David Mcllreath Henry E. Smith J. T. McNulty Renato A. Villata Vic Mllazzo Virgil E. Wilmoth Lloyd Miller Antonio M. Diaz LI COLLEGE HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NV Isabelo Garcia USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Richard Anderson Mohamed Halem R. V. Anderson Michael Katruasky Anton Back Joseph J. Keating Melvin Bass Chang Choo Lai John Beckmann C. Mc'Brlen Earl A. Bink John Maclnnes B. Blanchard Sau Mok Frank Blandino Alfred Mueller John E. Brady Donald Peterson Jessie C. Bryant Antoni Plaza William J. Carey Elwood Read LuU Cruz waUsiT. A. Ryan Ian G. Cumming VirgU Sandberg C. L. DeChenne Robert Sizemore John Dovak John Slaman R. Edmondson Warren Smith Gilbert Essburg Henrlch Sterling John Fontries Harry St TutUe Eric Foreman Frank Walaska David S. Furman Francis WaU T. C. Galouris Peter WilUams Estell Godfrey Luciano Labrador Anthony Gulliano USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Clarence Shively USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Woody H. Kirby Julian A. Blanco Francis J. Boner Robert Lambert WiUie J. Lewis Jessie A. Clarke W. R. Mcllveen C. Coats Jack D. Morrison F. J. Conforto James H. Penswick Harrey Cullen M. Pugaczewskl Jeff Davis Horace C. SherriU James R. Dodson H. W. SherriU Samuel Drury Ekirl T. Erickson James T. Smith C. Foster G. K. Stennett L. C. Glanville Larry A. Webb Mark B. Hairclson Charles E. . Barneg James H. Hayes James N. Bryant Alfred Johnson Leonard Conners' Staraatios Kazakos USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Joseph E. Crowley Frank Mackey John Farrand Theodore Mastaler Ernest J. Gerace Robert A. Rogers Roy L. McCannon S. J. Sbriglio USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Adolph Pochuckl PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Cyril Lowrey USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. C. Barboza Julius Parks M. Fontenot Stanley Poisso John Hayues Harry Reynolds Edward C. Hill R. W. Scales Edward R. IdeU Jack E. Slocum R. L. Jones H. Trahan Howard E. Liles Albert T. Weaver J. E. Markopolo N. L. Gardiner i^t€NA1iPMs 1&P '-'mKStWEg. fiXWERr WRUES A KH3UMR. COUJMI^ IM BAM WHAT it? BUY, wen t> BtY, AS \fieu. AS VVHATAOr-TO Buy, REAP How To Get Disabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed .for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he .is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU-Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. [1:5 Mafia iH-meiaa.AnY (SjtJBTSaVS f 7HBM IN: �iNecmbcr X5; MSt WEEnV THE SEAiFARERS SEAF ARERS lOG Pare TwentyHMTeB' Seafarers Answer Blood Calls /ith WALTER SIEKMANN {Newt about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIV Wel­ fare Beneflts will be carried in this column. It (s written by Seafarer I;; Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Christmas time is as good a time as any to look back at the work your Welfare Services Department has been doing over the months as far as the men in the hospitals are concerned. When your Union representatives get down to the hospitals at this time of the year, they don't find things too cheerful, but they do the best they can. The $25 hospital bonus sure does make the men a little happier and take the - edge off having to spend the holidays in the drydock. •« Usually, in your marine hospitals at any given time, you will find about 200 Seafarers scattered over the country in various ports. These men are getting their regular visits front the SIU representa­ tive who brings around the $15 weekly benefit, plus taking care of a little shopping, stamps, gear, and js few other items. Write Letters Looking back at it now, there was one Seafarer who had his arm In a cast and wanted someone to tvrite a few letters home from him. Seafarers pile Into a Sea Chest truck outside Eeadquafters before heading for the hospital in an­ Your Welfaire Services representative was able to take care of that problem in fine style. Or a more common type of thing we run into swer to a call for blood donors. Under the direction of a Welfare Services Representative, the men who answered the latest blood call eagerly await the start of their errand of mercy to the hospltaL is getting an injured man's gear off of the ship. That kind of thing is promptly attended to as v/ell. Or maybe it's just a matter of get­ One thing Seafai'ers and their families can be assured of when hospitalized is ample sup­ ting in touch with family or friends and letting them know how things are going. plies of blood for medical emergencies. A common sight at headquarters is that of ten, 15 or ,.The doctors tell us its mighty important for a man to have peace o^ mind when "he's recovering from illness, so your Union through 20 Seafarers being taken to any one of the hospitals in the New York area by a Welfare Serv­ this Welfare Services set-up, is tiying its best to give the doctors a ices Representative. The samehelping hand. And they certainly appreciate it in the hospitals, be­ is true of any of the outports. these hospitals seldom have ample calling SIU Welfare Services in cause it means that they, the hospital staff, find it that much easier It's a standing gag at Wel­ supplies of blood on hand and hesi­ New York or any SIU outport hall. to get the man back on his feet again. fare Services that when a hospital tate to operate in emergencies The SIU has never failed to re­ Unorganized Out Of Luck calls for blood the question asked when blood is required. In such in­ spond with sufficient blood to meet You can tell how important that is when you run across men from in return is "How many gallons do stances donations are needed in a medical needs of the patients in­ unorganized outfits in the hospitals. Half of the time tmless they you need?" Actually, on more than hurry and the SIU is in a position volved. happen to have friends and relatives in the port where they are laid one occasion, blood donations by to supply them when needed. Helps Recovery up, nobody even comes to see them. The best that they can hope for Seafarers have run into the gallon In the past, SIU blood donations As far as the Staten Island Is a little mail from someone they happen to know. The Seafarers, figures. USPHS is concerned, the hospital have helped immeasureably in the ^ who can look forward to a visit every week and a little information As a result of the SIU's fast re­ usually has enough blood on hand battle for life waged by some of Ppon how things are on the outside, consider themselves to be pretty sponse on blood needs, hospitals in since many of the patients them­ the Union's members and their 1^" fortunate fellows. donate to the hospital's families. No figures of this sort are Talking about the hospitals is as good a .time as any to remind the the New York area do not hesitate selves blood bank before they are dis­ available, but just the fact that to give Seafarers or members of , brothers that the US Public Health Service doctor has the final say their family immediate donations charged. Here too, though, the members know the SIU stands be­ on whether a brother is fit for duty or not. Sometimes the men get has replaced every pint of hind them and is ready to help out of the hospital and ship out, but when they hit one of the com- in emergency needs. They have as­ SIU surance that the blood will be re­ blood that has been used for Sea­ them out if they need it has bol­ 'vpany doctors the man is liable to get turned down. stered many a hospital patient. farers. Your SIU contract says specifically on this issue, that the fit for placed. Hospital personnel acknowledge Speedy Senice Blood In A Hurry duty slip from the USPHS is the last word. So just make sure that that this fact makes their job you have your slip in your pocket when you ship out, because you The SIU blood doflations are es­ Members of the Seafarers' im­ easier, too. Otherwise despairing can save yourself quite a package of grief if it's not around when you pecially valuable where city hos­ mediate family, as well as Sea­ patieflts have taken new turns for need it. And if you get into any difficulty over it, just get in touch pitals are involved. Because of farers themselves can get the the better with the SIU on the job with yoiur Union on the problem. their great number of patients. speedy SIU blood donor service by to help out in every way possible. Brother Joseph Pilutls, who has been In St. Vincent's hospital in This has often effected quick re­ -vNew York City since October, has to undergo several more operations. coveries. , He's had six and is still not ready to ship out again with his old shipNot only does the Union and its mates. He would appreciate it very much If some Of his old crewmates members respond to calls for aid would write to him, or drop up to see him if they have a chance. from members and their families, but Seafarers have gone out of their way to answer blood donor requests from hospitals badly in need of blood. Often, the Seafarer Crewm^^mbers of the French Creek, who have approx­ is unaware of the recipient of his imately $9,000 in salvage benefits coming to them, are getting life-giving blood, and just as often Seafarers donate it anonymously assistance from the Welfare Services Department to assure' uith^VbenefiT'of fanfare, speedy collection of their sal--^ vage claims. Welfare Services is tracing down members of the crew so that enough of them -n.. can be found to sign the settlement of the claim, making possible pay­ ment of the salvage benefits. The deaths of the foUowi/ig York, NY, on March 11, 1953 and The French Creek crew's sal­ Seafarers have been reported to was buried at Cardialle Cemetery, vage claim arose .from a tow that the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Tallassee, Ala. He leaves his chil­ the vessel gave a disabled German dren, James L. and Mary C. freighter. The German ship had $2,500 death benefits are being Ashurst, Box 439, Troy, Ala. lost her propeller in heavy seas paid to beneficiaries. and was out of control when the Maurice Charles Brodey, 25: On French "Creek came along. The Cities Service tanker put a line September 27th of this year. aboard the German ship and towed Brother Brodey was being taken Applications for the mater­ it in without dickering as to the from the Stony Creek by a USAF nity benefit must be supported air sea rescue plane for medical price of the tow. by the following documents: treatment; the plane ci-ashed, and • Your marriage certificate. Consequently, it came under the his body was lost at sea, some heading of a salvage service and whej'e in the Gulf of Oman. • Baby's- birth certificate dat­ had to be settled between the two Brother Brody had been a member ing birth after April 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last parties and ratified by an admiral­ of the SIU for eight years, join­ ty court. The final settlement is ing in the port of New York. He ship you sailed on before the baby was born. approximately $35,000 of which is survived by Sara Brodey, 240 Processing of all applica­ unlicensed crewmembers will get South Frazier Street, Philadelphia, tions can be speeded up by at around $9,000 after company and Pa. least three days if photostatic officers' shares are deducted. • J. t copies of the three documeuts » All crewmembers wmo partici­ are sent in. Applications pated in the salvage operation are James Ashurst, 38: Since 1942, should be made to Union Wel­ asked to get in touch with Welfare when he joined the SIU in Mobile, fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ Service as soon as possible so as Brother Ashurst had sailed as fire­ to speed up the processing of. the man in the engine department. He quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. claims. died "Ht Bellevue Hospital, New Crewmembers Of French Creek Divide $9,000 Sa]vage Money Let OS Kiow.. FINAL DISPATCH How to Apply For Birth Pay •v.: YOUR PRQ8L£M IS PIHt BUSINESS • /' �SEAFARERS # LOG .•"j. • OPFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS I : li: DM. 2S 1951. NTERNATIONAt UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFl • SfU Ponoto fi/ms To Hosp^Vacafipn Pgy /.g M////011 fs/ ygg. New Mariner To Ci"ISIU Soon, Sixtk For MiiV.. - ¥] '.r: Ups Disabled Pav Ta S im - "fJZ' ftOOO-Rember Union Jon^ < li ffeafarjrs As 45tli Affiliab Strike Wins Quick Okay ^Ictorys New Tankship Co, Seafarer Crosses Ocean Alone Defies SIU; Tamed 5^Co's Signing By Solid Tie-Up ^ Next Week; Union Children Of four ' Hails Wide Gains .farf/oia" F whea he • S.U-conlr,cted .toanul gliare ifi the lateol xeaiih'j w'e»»in« • bloc of Vj •o ship from the rescrj V assignment to the Mi f Transportation Service] lines, operating as gi who will run the vc._ • „ _ . , dSTS, are the wateA)^ The Seafarers International L nion. AU Corporation, Al' H. |p Compaiiyi Sei any. South Atlaj ^nipany, Alcoa ' and Eastern ^y. Each ageni essel for tne , i. :A Bfr.7: SIU tankermen wU! move fai^ a new tankerr contract^ contract r. ?)v"• ^'n- CS Bows T® -€ *""8® 'bipoP® nntfits as the result of^tetoexpected to l*»r MSTS from thWar OUiniS » •••re— ^ Seafarers Awarded SIU Scholarships xover the next few ln( to • Notional S|'" pity announcement. E the vessels are bel^c* I the Hudson the James Hiver ^ hhorages, with adJf^ mning fw VEAl jr will be heading for college this fall, each Helps Amputee Seafarer n,Co's fIteMnl Inspiring, eet Oi To Save SavannahU^s^®^^^^feW!fe Draw Hospita w tvs Over tpcDests To Soon i-.- * froitt"« ,ot the SIU sea Ches^ tMaCSjO Ir'^ lUnionToPuf SIU Library On All ^l^lfi? 'v... T . il � 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 December 25, 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. 26 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, OWNERS AGREE ON MORE PACT GAINS DOCK WINNER IN DOUBT AS AFL GETS BIG VOTE 1,000TH SIU MATERNITY BABY BORN UNION SERVING X-MAS DINNERS SIU WINS ACCORD ON REVISION OF SHORE LEAVE BANS SUPERVISORY BALLOT TIPS ARCO VOTE; RENEW DRIVE NON-RED SEA UNIONS TO MEET IN CAPITAL NEW SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS JAN. 9 US ENFORCING 25% LIMIT ON ALIEN SEAMEN ROTHSCHILD PLANS NEW POLICY ON SHIPBUILDING SIU MAN DRAWS 3 OF KIND BRIDGES RAID FAILS; ALEUTIAN IN LAY-UP WATERMAN ASKS REGULAR INTERCOASTAL CERTIFICATE GOVT. CLOSES SHEEPSHEAD BAY METAL TRADES ASK FOR NEW SHIP PROGRAM GEN PATTON LEANS OVER AS STORM SHIFTS CARGO COMPANY APPEAL BACKFIRES HARD OFFICERS WIN IN FLORIDA STRIKE INSURANCE CO'S UNDER FIRE SHORE LEAVE BANS MATERNITY BENEFITS BACK IN HARNESS FOR FAST ACCURATE SERVICE REAL 'PIRUTS' CAPTURED BY BRITISH NAVY STEEL INVENTOR SEAFARERS BREW CUP OF TEA WITH FISHY FLAVOR DARING SEAMAN SAVES LIVES, SHIPS, BY PUTTING OUT BLAZE KENYA GOVERNMENT PROGRESSES WITH MAU-MAU; LOOKS FOR UNITY RECALCITRANT REFRIGERATORS KEEP MEATS FROM BEING A TABLE STAPLE CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOPPING, SPACE PLANS ON CAMPBELL'S SCHEDULE BALKY AUTOS SET UP ROAD BLOCK FOR SEAFARER HARD LUCK WHALER AT SEA 3 YEARS CAPTAIN SAILED SCHOONER 17 DAYS SINGLE-HANDED SEAFARERS ANSWER BLOOD CALLS CREWMEMBERS OF FRENCH CREEK DIVIDE $9,00 SALVAGE MONEY 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 12/25/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3a8a86c6aee986e4c80b28563c4f4c2e.PDF 4df4f141697c7cf9cdacd69294cedf18 PDF Text Text .. ,v' eason's ©rectinos I SEAFARERS^LOG Dec. 25 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO In This Issue: Blast Hits Seatrain N.Y.Report No Serious Injuries Story On Page 2 Johnson Hears U.S. Labor lesislative Goals For '65 -Story On Page 3 At-Sea Oil Transfer Wins Navy Kudos For SiU Ship -Story On Page 3 SIU Election Balloting Ends Becember 31 In All Ports ;—Story On Page 3 Seven SIU Oldtimers Join Union Pension Ranks — Story On Pages 4, 5 Dakar-Exotic Port Of Call For SlU-Manned Vessels Story On Page 13 FMC Gets Dual Rate Data In Compromise Agreement Story On Page 7 �SEAFARERS Fare Twe DMOBber U. 1IM LOG Explosion Rips Seatrain NXOne Crewman SJightiy injured SAN JUAN—The SIU contracted-Seatrain New York (Seatrain Lines) was ripped by an explosion and fire on December 9, just 15 hours after she left this port on her regular New York run. One crewman was injured in the blast, which left the 8,067-gross ton freighter without power and dead in the Atlantic for three days. JfUmtuUiofKit pAUldMi^ RBFO RT By Paul Holi • The Important role the U.S. merchant marine plays to the security of this nation has been making the news regularly in recent weeks. The fine job turned in by SlU-confcracted and other merchant vessels during the recent amphibious landing exercises on the coast of Spain won commendations all around—especially from the Navy. The merchant vessels carried the men and machinery which made Oper­ ation Steel Pike a success, and took an active part in the landings themselves. ' More recently there has been another example of the importance of a strong maritime to our national security. The SlU-manned Western Comet displayed the skill and seamanship which has be­ come the trademark of Seafarers all over the world by the efficiency displayed in transferring a cargo of oil at sea to two MSTS oilers. So smoothly did the Seafarers carry out the operation that the MSTS vessels did not have to slacken their speed by a single rpm to .accom­ plish the difficult maneuver. This close and efficient support of the U.S. Navy is what has in the past earned for U.S. maritime the reputation of an additional arm of our armed forces. In wartime or during other national emer­ gencies the U.S. maritime industry is called upon to supply the sup­ port without which the armed forces could not operate successfully. This is significant, because the continuing deterioration and obsoles­ cence of our merchant fleet could leave the nation without this mudi needed capability at some future date. Perhaps it is significant that these examples of the importance of U.S. maritime to the national security should occur at this time. They add heavy support to the SIU position before the continuing sessions of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. It is clear that the nation cannot allow government agencies to continue their practice of undermining U.S. maritime at every oppor­ tunity and still expect to have a strong, effective merchant marine available in time of emergency to take over the vital job of supplying U.S. forces all over the world. The SIU and other maritime unions have carried out an active struggle throughout the past year to save the U.S. maritime industry and will redouble their efforts during the coming year. SIU protests were instrumental in bringing the Presi­ dents Maritime Advisory Committee into being, and through the committee, maritime labor has been making its voice heard on the highest levels of government. The recent resignation of Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges is perhaps also significant at this time. As head of the Department of Commerce, the Commerce Secretary has a great deal to say in the overall problems of the maritime industry. We hope that the new Com­ merce Secretary, who is a former assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, will display the necessary understanding of the important relationship between the strength of U.S. maritime and the national security. The explosion came at 7:32 A.M., shattering an engine turbine and sending huge chunks of metal rocketing through the engine com­ partment. A searing flash fire followed the blast. Flames from the blaze shot out of the stack and the engine room skylight. Its powerplant gutted, without heat, lights or pumps, the Seatrain New York drifted helplessly in the waters off Puerto Rico's north coast until an oceangoing tug towed her into San Juan on De­ cember 12. Disaster Story The story of the disaster was given to the LOG by members of the Seatrain New York's crew. Eosun Joseph Obreza said he was sitting in the messroom with Seafarer Felipe Aponte (left), ship's delegate, is shown other members of the 4-to-12 watch above describing events before and after the blast aboard who were just preparing to go on the Seatrain New York to a member of the LOS staff. duty when the explosion shook the room. James Gleason, an OS who came with an ear-shattering roar. keep spirits up by playing his was also in the messroom, said: The two officers, standing on the battery-powered radio. "The messman bringing my eggs elevated operating platform, dived On Saturday, the tug Rescuer flew about two feet off the ground." for the deck of the engine room arrived and made fast a tow^ine All crewmen agreed that the at the sound of the blast. Hud­ to the Seatrain New York, In blast had been preceded by grind­ dled on the deck with fireman- three days, the crippled freighter ing sounds from the engine room. water-tender Juan Rodriguez, they had drifted over 50 miles from her position at the time of the Oiler Jaime Pantoja was on all managed to escape injury. explosion. As they approached San The explosion hurled jagged duty when the noises started. He went above to alert the chief and hunks of the turbine in every Juan harbor, a second tug put a first engineers. After examining direction. A chunk estimated at tow on the ship's stern to keep tons ripped into the her straight through the narrow the turbine briefly, the officers six Fort Morro channel. deck above and remained w^ged ordered the powerplant shut down. A stiff wind was coming in from As It was slowing, the explosion there precariously. Another two ton mass of metal slammed into the port side and the tide was the engine room ladder, crushing strong. The tow line on the stern it and a nearby boiler. The blast snapped and the ship began drift­ t t touched off an oil blaze which en­ ing dangerously close to the Fort. The United States is entering the new year a fifth-rate maritime The crew, was called to another gulfed the engine room and spread to a nearby passageway. Injured general alarm. The tug nosed her nation in terms of its active seagoing maritime fleet. For those who in the inferno was Juan Rodriguez, straight again, with three' other care about the future of the martime industry and the national security this is a shocking fact. As the U.S. merchant fleet continues whose shoulder and arm were tugs joining in the effort. In port. Captain Walter Zyber," to decline, the Soviet Union continues to make massive strides in burned as he climbed out of the master of the Seatrain New York, terms of her maritime capacity. The Soviets are out-building us danger area. said damage would run Into "hun­ many times over with no signs of any slackening in what appears to Messman Antonio Acosta, who dreds of thousands of dollars." The be a determined effort to become the world's leading maritime nation. WASHINGTON — AFL-CIO was standing in the passageway ship will be towed to New York The consequences of this tremendous growth of the Soviet fleet is President George Meany has urged between the engine room and the for repairs, the company reported. a sobering factor to consider during the coming year. More and galley, had his eyebrows singed unions affiliated with the labor All concerned had high praise for more facts are piling up, all pointing to trouble in the future If the federation to give their full sup­ by the licking flames. the cool courage of the crew mem­ U.S. continues its past policies of neglect and disinterest of maritime. port to the Peace Corps which is A Second Fire bers. So many of them acted in A good new year's resolution for the entire nation would be a de­ conducting a vigorous campaign Crewmembers working with C02 such a professional SIU manner termination to spend more time, effort, and money if necessary in to recruit skilled and semi-skilled that it was hard to pick out heroes. the future, to revive U.S. maritime. worker volunteers for foreign serv­ fire extinguishers got the blaze under control after 30 minutes. ice. After that they checked over the The federation president has an­ ship and surveyed the damage. nounced the appointment of spe­ Later that afternoon, an attempt cial committee, headed by AFL- was made to restore power by CIO Vice President Joseph A. hooking in diesel oil from a tank Beirne, president of the Communi­ car on deck to an undamaged cation Workers, to coordinate the boiler. Another fire broke out, recruiting campaign with interna­ however, bringing the second gen­ tional unions, the Building and eral alarm of the day, and crew­ Construction Trades, and the Metal men fought the new blaze for two Trades Departments of the AFL- hours before it was put out. CIO. By nightfall, the galley gang was Asked Cooperation faced with the problem of provid­ Following a Peace Corps request ing hot food for the crew without to the AFL-CIO for assistance last the benefit of stoves or other appli­ August, the federation's Executive ances. They fashioned three make­ Council issued a statement calling shift wood-burning ovens in the on all affiliated unions "to co­ galley and set up a grill made from operate with the Peace Corps in a ship's steel plate on the fantail. its efforts to enlist the interest of Through their resourcefulness, the skilled and semi-skilled workers crew was given a good feeding. in service overseas." Crewmen gave a hearty vote of The special committee will co­ thanks to the steward department ordinate Peace Corps efforts to re­ —Ramon Aguiar, Frederick Pat­ cruit at industrial plants, local terson, Pedro Agtuca, Jose Rivera union halls and construction sites, and Antonio Acosta—for their out­ as well as helping in a nation-wide standing job. program designed to meet the A Coast Guard cutter kept track The SiU-manned Neva West (Bioomfield Steamship) has won the company Fleet Safety growing overseas demand for vol­ of the Seatrain New York while Award for the second consecutive year. Shown above at the presentation of plaque at the unteers with mechanical and man­ she waited for the tug to bring Port of New Orleans are (l-r) Seafarers D. G* Harrison and John W. Smith, messmen; third ual skills. her into San Juan. Ship's delegate mate H. J. McHargue; chief engineer J. C. Golman; Bioomfield operations manager W. Committee members will also Felipe Aponte and other crewmen B. Byrne; captain P. J. Gennusa (holding plaque); assistant SIU safety director Bill Moody; deal with the problem of protect­ spent the time sawing and chop­ and Seafarer J. H. Gleason, second electrician. Neva West crewmembers wore highly com­ ing workers' rights for those who ping wood for the stoves. Deck volunteer for the Peace Corps. engineer Luis Cepeda helped to mended for their efforts to make the vessel-a' safe ship. Meany Urges Peace Corps Recruiting Aid Sill-Manned Ship Wins Fleet Safety Award 7-' 7', i '-'.if Vv--r «.»• c? �Deeember 25, 1964 SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG AFL-CIO Gives Johnson Legislative 'Must' List At White House Parley WASHINGTON—The long-term problems of unemployment and automation, the repeal of anti-labor Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley law, the War on Poverty and medical care for the aged were some of the key issues on the agenda last week when AFLrCIO president/^ also a feeling that much more George Meany and a group President Johnson and his needs to be done. key aides in a two-hour White of labor's leaders met with House meeting. Prior to the meeting with the President, an AFL-CIO spokesman SIU Vote Ends On Dec. 31 New York balloting committee members carefully examine the credentials of Seafarer Walter Grosvenor to make sure he is eligible to vote in the election of SlU officers. The balloting committee members are (l-r) Curly Barnes, A! Perini and Rudy Leader. Grosvenor, who last sailed as chief steward on the Ezra Senslbor, voted in the final days of Union election which ends in all ports on Dec. 31, 1964. Navy Commends SlU Ship For At-Sea Oil Transfer WASHINGTON—^The SlU-manned Western Comet has won a commendation from the U.S. Navy for a "smooth and efficient" job of transferring cargo at sea to two MSTS oilers. The Western Comet was as--*" signed recently to transfer oil The Western Comet is only one to the U.S.S. Manatee and of a number of SIU ships which the U.S.S. Kennebec, both fleet oilers, while they were on ocean station. Nosing between the two ships, the Western Comet hooked up hose rigs and began pumping oil into the ships at a rate of 10,515 barrels an hour. V The operation went so smoothly that the Manatee reported it did not have to change a single rpm to maintain contact with the West­ ern Comet. Reported the Manatee: "Western Comet personnel demon­ strated a level of over-all knowl­ edge in handling the hose rigs and in accomplishment of the hook-ups and the breakaway. The entire operation went very smoothly. In a letter of commendation, the Commander of the Military Sea Transport Service said: "This fine performance of the SS West­ ern Comet provides information and experience which will assist us in Improving and developing the commercial tanker capability to deliver petroleum products to the fullest extent possible." have won praise in recent weeks for aiding America's defense ef­ forts. Ships under SlU-contract served with notable distinction in Naval exercises off the Spanish coast in October and as research vessels in the Navy's growing ocean exploration .program. NEW YORK—Balloting in the two-month SIU election for officers ends on December 31. All SIU members are m-ged to exercise their right to vote for the candi­ dates of their choosing before the deadline rolls around. Voting began in A&G ports on November 2 for the 64 fully quali­ fied candidates who are running for the 45 elective Union posts. Under provisions of the SIU Constitution covering voting, the ballot is being conducted on week­ days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon from November 2 to December 31. No balloting Is held on Sundays and legal holidays. This year's election began on November 2 in­ stead of November 1 because the latter date fell on a Sunday. • In addition to the candidates who nominated themselves and appear on the ballot, space is pro;vided for write-in votes. As an aid to voters, the LOG printed a spe­ cial election supplement in the October 16 issue. The supplement contains photographs and biogra­ phies submitted by all the candi­ dates. The AFL-CIO had again had warned a gathering of automa­ urged the President to move tion experts that the problem must for repeal of 14-B, which out­ not become "smothered by words laws union-shop agreements in many states. The 1964 Democratic Party platform favored repeal of that section of the law, and Presi­ dent Johnson indicated that he stood by the platform. Meany em­ phasized, however, that labor did not come to the meeting to "seek commitments" or to "reach agree­ ment," but only to talk about prob­ lems which concern labor and the nation. Labor is opposed to 14-B not only because it is anti-union but because in the states where it has been enacted—the so-called "rightto-work" laws — it has dragged down wages and labor standards generally. The states with such laws, surveys show, rank near the bottom in wages and working con­ ditions for their labor forces. Em­ ployers bent on escaping from areas where they must pay de­ cent wages have sought out these states as havens. Instead of raising standards by bringing their indus­ tries to the "right-to-work" states, they have pulled them down while denying their employees the right to free collective bargaining. On the subject of unemploy­ ment, Meany noted in a talk with newsmen after the White House meeting that while a rise In the gross national product had served to reduce joblessness somewhat, it still remains at a five percent level. On automation, there was Quarterly Finance Committee Work Session SEAFARERS LOG Dee. 25, 1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 26 PAUL HALL, Presiaent HEPBEBI BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, .. Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, Assistant Editors; ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE CARMEN, Staff Writers. Publlshad biwtikly at tha haadquartara of tha Soafarart Intarnatlonal Union, At lit lantle. Gulf, Lakat and Inland Watara piatrict, AFL-CIO, i7S Fourth Avonuo, Brooklyn, NY, 1IJ3Z. Tal. HYaclnth T-MOO. Sacond elaaa poataga paid at* tha Poat Offica in Brooklyn, NY, vndar tha Act of Aug. 24, 1*12. ~ 120 The SIU membership-elected Quarterly Finance Committee, which Includes one member from each of the major ports, is seen inspecting union financial reports at a work session in New York headquarters. Committee members are (l-r) H. Vincent, Baltimore; Tom Garrlty, New Orleans; Charies Moss, Philadelphia; M. B. Gorra, Detroit; J. Cohen, Houston, and Edgar Anderson, New York. The committee, which Is established by the Union constitution, will submit its report at future membership meetings in all ports. and statistics" to the neglect of "policy and action." If we fail to, solve the automation problem "soon and rapidly," the spokesman, Nathaniel Goldfinger, said, "the fabric of our free societies can be ripped apart. Displaced and dis­ connected men are not inanimate machines: they may not always re­ main passive and silent." The labor representatives at the meeting with President Johnson were AFL-CIO vice presidents Joseph D. Keenan, James A. Suffridge, George M. Harrison, A. J. Hayes; John J. Grogran; Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to President Meany, and Andrew J. Biemiller, AFL-CIO Legislative Di­ rector. Administration officials were Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz; Budget Bureau Director Kermit Gordon; Gardener Ackley, chair­ man of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and Presi­ dential Assistants Jack Valenti, Lawrence F. O'Brien and William Moyers. Hodges QuitsConnor Named Commerce Sec. WASHINGTON —Luther H. Hodges has submitted his resigna­ tion as Secretary of Commerce and will be replaced by drug com­ pany executive John T. Connor, the White House announced last week. Hodges, a former governor of North Carolina and businessman, was appointed to the cabinet post by the late President Kennedy. In addition to heading up the Com­ merce Department, Hodges served as chairman of the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The 14 member committee in­ cludes repi'esentatives of labor, industry, the public and the Secre­ taries of Commerce and Labor. By resigning his secretaryship, Hodges will automatically leave the MAC post, which was set up by the White House so that the Secretary of Commerce would be its chair­ man. SIU President Paul Hall is a member of the committee and has been active in its work to provide solutions for the nation's continu­ ing maritime problems. Connor, the new secretary, was president of Merck & Company until his appointment. Merck is one of the country's major drug manufacturers. The new secre­ tary supported "the JohnsonHumphrey ticket and has served in other government posts in the Navy Department and in the war­ time Office of Scientific Research and Development. �SEAFARERS Page Four SlU Boatmen Save Capsized Navy Men LOG Deeembw 28, IVM IBU Veterans Join Growing Pension Ranks PHILADELPHIA—The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union con­ By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Affantic tracted tugboat Eagle Point (Curtis Bay Towing) rescued two of five technicians whose experimental Navy craft cap­ Two members of the SIU Inland Narrows Bridge Lights Called Menace sized while undergoing sea-*The new Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which we mentioned In the tests in the Delaware River from the tug, IBU member Carey Boatmen's Union have been added column a few Issues back, has become a maritime as weli as automo­ here. One of the Navy tech­ discovered that his tie-pin had to the pension roster by approval bile traffic probiem in the weeks since it was built. Both deepsea nicians is still missing and pre­ been left aboard. As it appeared to have some sentimental value to sumed lost. The accident occurred Decem- Simmons, Carey took the next day off so that he could return it to him. The "captured air bubble boat' is familiar to local tugmen, who have watched It undergo tests since last May in the section of the Delaware River known as the "Horseshoe." The boat is 52 feet long, displaces about ten tons, and rides on a bubble of air forced under the hull by a large, jetJackson Hassel powered fan. ber 8 while the craft—called a "captured air bubble boat"—was practicing 40-knot turns in the waters off the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The mishap was witnessed by Captain James Hassel and Mate James Jackson of the Eagle Point, who notified the company dispatcher by radio before begin­ ning rescue operations. The dispatcher then notified the harbor police and Coast Guard while crewmembers of the Eagle Point rescued Walter Simmons, a Navy project engineer who was piloting the craft, and another technician. Simmons, who was in­ jured and suffering from shock, was wrapped in blankets and given first-aid" and hot coffee in the tug's galley by relief cook Ed Carey. The Injured Simmons was later transferred to Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia by police ambulance. After Simmons had been removed Summit Crew Reported Okay After Collision No injuries and some major damage was reported in a col­ lision between the SlU-contracted Summit (Sea Land) and the American Reporter which occured recently near Baltimore. Damage to the Summit was confined to the superstruc­ ture and self-loading crane, which according to the com­ pany may have to be replaced. The SlU-manned containership was outbound from Baltimore for Puerto Rico when the collision took place. She put in at Bethlehem Steel Company's Key Highway yard for repairs. of the Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plan. The two oldtimers of the IBU will each receive a monthly $150 pension benefit. The two new pensioners are Thomas D. Harry, 62, from the Scarborough Hqrry Gulf Coast, and Ernest Scarbor­ ough, 66, from the Atlantic Coast. Brother Harry sailed as cook in the steward department for the Crescent Towing and Salvage Co., Inc. of New Orleans before retir­ ing recently. A native of Alabama, he now makes his home in Algiers, La. He joined the SlU-IBU in New Orleans. Scarborough became a menober of the IBU in the Port of Philadel­ phia. He has been employed by the Taylor and Andrew Towing and Lighterage Co. for the last 18 years, sailing as mate and captain. A native of South Carolina, he has now retired to his home in Oederricktown, N.J., assured of his monthly SlU-IBU pension benefit. Talks To Open On New Panama Treaty U.S. Ready To Negotiate For New Sea-Level Canal WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to proceed with plans to construct a sea-level canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific across either Central America or Colom­ bia, President Johnson announced last week. One of the sites under consideration for the new sealevel route is the site of the present canal in Panama. Negotiations between the U.S. and Panama are expected to open early in January on the status of the present Panama Canal in order to rene­ gotiate the 1903 canal treaty and to discuss the possibility of digging a sea-level waterway through Panamanian territory. 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 con­ trolled by the U.S. alone or through an interna­ tional arrangement, or whether construction would be financed by the U.S. alone or through an inter­ national arrangement. Foiu* possible sites are under consideration for the new canal. One would involve conversion of the present lock-type canal through central Pan­ ama. This could be done by reworking the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as the Culebra Cut, and would involve closing the canal to ti-affic for only 12 days. Other sites under consideration 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 about four years, however, it was pointed out, because it will take that long to complete engineering surveys at the four sites so a technical 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 nations • involved. Tech-, nical, political and legal feasibility must be estab­ lished before a definite choice of site can be made. - Difficulties concerning U.S. ri^ts in the Panama • Canal Zone arose during 1963 and led to anti-U.S. rioting in Panama with a subsequent break in diplo­ matic relations between the two nations. Diplomatic relations were later resumed, but much bad feeUng has remained. In addition to the political difficulties over the old canal, it has been clear for some time that the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is becoming obso­ lete. It cannot-handle modem vessels such as the (Continued on page 14) sailors and harbor boatmen say that the bridge's lights constitute a hazard to navigation in foggy weather. The high-intensity lights become blinding on overcast nights, so blinding, many sailbiis say, that they cannot keep a proper lookout when close to the bridge. The Army Corps of Engineers is looking into the problem now. Shipping has been good in New York and is expected to get even better. Among the oldtimers renewing old friendships at the New York Hall are Rosario Presto, just off the Transglobe, and Tony Palino, off the Hurricane. Also on the scene around the hall are Antonio Schiavone, who sails as chief cook, Clarence White, who sails as steward and Juan Hopkins. IVilliam Janlsch reports he is now fit for duty again and ready and willing to ship. Boston Shipping was on the slow bell in Boston during the last period, with no sign-ons m: payoffs and just three ships serviced in transit. It is expected to brighten in the coming period, however, with a ship ex­ pected to take on replacements at Searsport, Maine. Joseph Garello, who last sailed-f — as chief steward on the Trans- to demand and get good working hudson, is making all the shipping conditions and other benefits for calls. He's been on the beach for its members. He says he is proud three months and is anxious to to be a part of it. get back to sea again. One of our Norfolk 25-year SIU men, Joseph PresShipping has been good in Nor­ hong, signed off the Achilles to folk and is expected to remain spend the holidays ashore with his good during the coming period. family. He spent six months on the Ship activity includes three pay­ ship, which he calls a "floating offs, three sign-ons and four ships hotel." in transit. John Chermesino, who . last Marion Parker, who sailed last sailed as an AB on the Trans- as an AB on the New Yorker, is hudson coastwise and on a run to back at his home in WilliamsIndia, is also glad to get home to burgh, Virginia, to do a little deer spend some time with the wife hunting before shipping again. and kids over the holidays. John Thomas Hill has fallen in love with Farrand, in dry dock for awhile, the "pineapple run." After spend­ just got his fit for duty slip and ing the holidays at home, he will will be ready to ship again after be looking for another Hawaiithe Christmas season. . bound ship. Philadelphia Alfred Sawyer paid off the Shipping has been good here Norina to spend the Christmas and is expected to remain that holidays at home. After the New way over the next period. In the Year he will be ready to sail as a last period, there were six pay­ bosun again. Frank O'Malley, last offs, three sign-ons and five ships on the Henry, has been in dry serviced in transit. dock for some time but is. now W. A. House, just off the north ready to ship again. He's looking Atlantic run on the Globe Carrier, for an oiler's berth. is looking to get back aboard the Puerto Rico "old reliable" Petrochem. He spent Shipping has been somewhat off five years on the ship, and it's a on the sunshine island. It is ex­ second home to him. Jack Pierce, pected to pick up very soon, how­ also just off the Globe Carrier, ever. Meanwhile, everyone here will spend the holidays home with is talking about the great job the family and ship out after the done by the Seatrain New York's New Year on a Calmar ship, if he crew in saving their ship after an can find one. explosion and fire. They kept their P. Navitsky joined the Globe -spirits high, even when drifting Progress on a coal run to Holland. powerless for three days, and are He's in dry dock now, but will be a credit to the SIU. looking for a west coast run as On the Puerto Rico labor front, soon as he gets his fit for duty a strike is in effect at all three slip. Andy Flattery, last aboard the Red Rooster Restaurants here. Inger, has been in dry dock for a About 130 employees have hit the long time. He says he will ship out bricks. The workers are represent­ just once more before retiring. ed by the SIU Puerto Rico Divi­ Baltimore sion, and the strike issue js wages. Shipping picked up considerably Among the oldtimers, Puerto in the last period, with three pay­ Rico's SIU men are together in offs, four sign-ons and 13 ships expressing their condolences to serviced in transit. And there Juan "Johnny Boy" Rios, whose were no ships laid up during the mother passed away while he was period. The outlook for the com­ serving aboard the Alcoa Runper. ing two weeks Is good also. Louis PInilla is back in town aifter John C. Ramsey, who sails in a run to west Africa on the the black gang, just paid off the Norberto Capay. He will be back Yaka and will take some time for at sea again after he gets a few a vacation and to visit his mother shoreside chores straightened out. In Pennsylvania. He reports that the crew and officers on board the Yaka were some of the best fellows he's sailed with, and he hopes to, find another ship as good. Francis J. Haigney, who sails on Headquarters again wishes to deck, paid off the Bangor about remind all Seafarers that pay­ five months ago and has been ments of funds, for whatever fixing up the island home he Union purpose, , be made- only bought in Maine. Now he'll take to authorized SIU representa­ a ship just about anywhere to -get tives and that an official Union ahead again. He says being an receipt be gotten at that time. SIU man is about the..b^t-thing If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by Immi. ithat ever happened to him. . Ed J. Hibbard. sailing .in the .•tejy . bringing the matter to the deck .department for the last. 25 attention, .of the President's years, has seen the SIU grow to office.. the powerful union it is today, able Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Possible routes for a new sea-ieYel .canal are shown in the above map. They are across Nicaragua and Costa Rica; along the route of the present Panama Canal; e route across eastern Panama,' of across the northern part of Colombia. �December 25. U«4 SEAFARERS PMK» Five LOG Five Veteran Seafarers Awarded Ufe Pensions By Cai Tanner, Executive Vice-President The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Pension Plan has approved five more Sea­ farers from the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU to receive a regular pension of $150 Steel Pike Proves Worth Of Ships a month for the rest of their lives. The new additions to roster bring the total for the year The vital role played by U.S.-fiag cargo ships in the recent Steel to 99. Pike military exercise on the Spanish coast clearly points out that The new pensioners, who in its early days in the port of "The SIU has made it possible to our armed forces would be in really bad shape if they could not may now relax and enjoy the New Orleans sailing as a cook in realize my dream," he says. "It's call on privately-owned American-flag shipping for overseas operations. fruits of their labors, are John F. Gersey, 63; Richard B. Carrillo, 79; Evangelos Koundourakis, 67; Henry A. Mooney, 66; and Luther Roberts, 59. Gersey. is an SIU old-timer who first joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia. Sailing in the steward depart­ ment his last ship was the Margaret Brown. A native of Penn­ sylvania, Gersey now makes his Gersey home in New Or­ leans. Carrillo is a native of California who migrated many years ago to the Gulf, where he made his home in Arabi, La. He joined the Union the steward department. He last sailed aboard the Del Norte. Koundourakis sailed aboard for­ eign-flag ships for many years be­ fore coming to this country and joining the SIU in the port of New York. An experienced deck hand, he joined the Union as an AB. He last sailed aboard the Al­ coa Ranger as deck maintenance man. A native of Greece, he now makes his home in Mobile, Ala. Mooney is a native of Albany, N.Y., who joined the SIU in the port of New York. A member of the engine department, he iast sailed aboard the dredge, Ezra Sensibar. Now that he is retiring from the sea, Mooney plans to make a dream come true. He owns a small amount of property in New Jersey, and plans to fulfill a lifetime wish to raise horses. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer SIU Clinic Facilities Expanding Of the many SIU benefits available to Seafarers and their families, one of the most important is the diagnostic and preventive medicine carried out by the constantly expanding system of SIU clinics in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. Some 83,960 medical examinations have been given to Seafarers and their families in ten clinics on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in Puerto Rico since the first one opened its doors in New York in April, 1957. The purpose of the clinics is to protect the health and earning power of Seafarers and their families by detecting illness or disease in their early stages, where they can be most readily diagnosed and treated. The centers do diagnostic work only. Those requiring treat­ ment are referred to their own physician, and the Welfare Plan pays the cost under the medical-hospital-surgical benefits prograni. SIU men have taken the greatest advantage of the clinics, account­ ing for 73,269 of the exams given. Women accounted for 6,356 exams, and the remaining 4,335 were performed on the children of Seafarer families. The SIU men usually undergo at least one complete physical examination a year under the program of preventive medicine set up by the Union. The Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic in New York, the first and busiest, performed a total of 36,695 examinations on Seafarers and their families. New Orleans, opened in December, 1957, was responsible for 19,435 examinations. Baltimore, opened in February, 1958, gave 11,352 exams. Houston, in operation since June 1959, had 6,956 exams. Mobile, opened at the same time as the New Orleans clinic, performed 6,902 examinations. The Puerto Rico Clinics, with offices in San Juan and Ponce, have given 1,933 exams. Philadelphia, where SIU men and their families use the International Ladies Garment Workers facility as ILG members use the Baltimore SIU Clinic, had 1,480 examinations. The three newest SIU Clinics, in Boston, Tampa and Jacksonville, were opened in August of this year. So far Boston has performed 109 exams, Tampa has given 42 and Jacksonville has given 27. The SIU medical examination program in Boston is being conducted at the clinic of Dr. Anthony S. Ripa, which is located at 108 Meridian Street, corner of London Street in East Boston. Dr. Ripa is an indus­ trial surgeon who also does physical examinations for airlines operating in the Boston area. His well-equipped office is conveniently located to the Union hall. The Union's medical program in Tampa is directed by Dr. Gilbert' M. Echeiman, at 505 South Boulevard, Tampa. The Tampa facility is located in a new-building which was specially built for a clinic. The clinic is located within a 10 minute ride from the Tampa hall and Is near the facilities of the Public Health Service Hospital and the Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Echeiman is an internal medicine specialist and has served on the staff of the Public Health Service. As in the other ports, visits to both clinics can be arranged by appointment made through the local Union hall. This procedure is followed to allow for orderly scheduling of examinations. Expansion of the SIU medical program services to Boston and Tampa is part of a long-standing objective of the Union's medical plan. The SIU's medical program operates its own clinics in New York, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. In Philadelphia Seafarers utilize the facilities of the Union Health Center of the AFL-CIO International Ladies Garment Workers Union. This service is rendered on a reciprocal basis to the arrangement in Baltimore where ILGWU members and their families take advantage of the Seafarers clinic in the SIU hall there. about the greatest thing that ever In view of this, it is difficult to understand why it is so hard to happened to me." convince the powers that be, in Washington, of the importance of Roberts first joined the SIU maintaining a strong and adequate U.S. maritime consistent with the in the port of Tampa. He retired needs of the nation. after many years of shipping as Two SlU-contracted vessels, the Del SoL and the Couere D'Alene chief cook. He last sailed aboard Victory, took part in Operation Steel Pike, among 10 privately-owned ships and seven MSTS vessels. In all, they hauled some 28,000 marines and 90,000 tons of cargo from five U.S. ports to Spain in a 10-day crossing. One vessel alone carried 225 vehicles with their spare parts. In the face of the Steel Pike operation, the penny-pinching policies the Government applies to maritime seem truly ridiculous and short­ sighted. More than that, they are dangerous. If U.S. maritime is allowed to dwindle and die the overseas military capability of the U.S. armed forces dies with it, leaving a fantastic gap in our national security. Steel Pike was an eye-opener in more ways than one. The cost Carrillo Koundourakis of transporting the great mass of men and heavy equipment from the U.S. to Spain by ship has been placed at about $5 million. For this price we were able to put a complete fighting force on a foreign shore. Everything arrived at once—men, machinery, material—ready to go ashore to deal with an emergency situation. By contrast. Operation Big Lift of last year saw only 15,000 soldiers transported by air from the U.S. to Germany with virtually no equip­ ment at a cost of about $20 million. Admittedly, Big Lift got troops overseas faster than Steel Pike—three days instead of ten. But they arrived with virtually no equipment, would never have been able to even land if modern landing strips were not available in friendly hands, and still had to depend on ships sent out weli in advance Mooney Roberts carrying most of their equipment. The idea that you can airlift troops to a foreign land in an the Florida State. A native of Kentucky, he now makes his home emergency is obviously a myth. Vital airstrips would be held by in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where the enemy. If not actually held by the enemy they are still highly he will be able to spend his gold­ vulnerable and could be easily put out of action. Assuming that the en years comfortably retired on troops can land, they would find themselves deep in enemy held territory with virtually no equipment with which to repel enemy his regular monthly pension. assaults. The vast proportion of their equipment would still have to arrive by sea, and how they would manage to break through to the coast to rendevous with their supplies is anybody's guess. And what would be the advantage of such a backward maneuver? Purely from a national security standpoint, the Government's attitude toward U.S. maritime is sheer lunacy—as the SIU has often pointed out. But even from a purely economic standpoint, the Gov­ ernment is practicing a false economy by trying to save money at the cost of the nation's maritime industry. Unlike many of the things on which the U.S. lavishes money with CLEVELAND—A canal to link open-handed generosity, every penny it spends on American shipping Lake Erie with the Ohio River 120 in the way of subsidies and other aid finds its way, in one manner miles to the southeast which would or another, back into the national economy. Money spent on U.S. throw Pittsburgh and the Ohio maritime not only strengthens the national security by seeing to it Valley open to small ship and that cargo vessels are available for emergency situations, but also barge traffic may be in the works. preserves the national security in other ways, such as by reducing The Army Corps of Engineers has our balance of payments deficit. just completed a preliminary The facts and figures of the importance of a strong U.S. maritime study on the project, which would have been available for a long time—the contrast between the Steel probably cost more than a billion Pike and Big Lift operations is merely another demonstration of dollars. the fact. If the canal is built, it would be one of the monumental engineer­ ing jobs of this country, rivaling, and costing more than the St. Lawrence Seaway. The canal would open up Pittsburgh and the WASHINGTON—Several new antipoverty projects have been | Ohio River Valley region to world announced here by President Johnson, involving a total expendl- j trade at lower freight rates. ture of $82.6 million. The new projects are nationwide, including s The proposed canal would have the New York-New Jersey areas, Appalachia, the South and the i a minimum depth of 18 to 20 feet, ! Far West. enough only for smaller ships and Over $20 million is scheduled for use in New York State and i tug and barge traffic. At least ten I surrounding areas. This expenditure will include: locks would be needed to run the • About $5 miiiion for a neighborhood Youth Corps program; canal through the Beaver-Mahon­ to provide part and full time jobs for New York youngsters both I ing River section and the Grand in and out of school. River section. Though the navigation season • Special antipoverty projects in Manhattan. on the Great Lakes runs from only • Over $1 million to establish a jprogram of adult education. April to November, traffic on the • Over $11 million to establish a job-training center at the canal -could be maintained on a I abandoned military base at Camp Kilmer. Similar bases will also year-round basis. Standing in the way of the pro­ i be established at San Marcos, Texas and 'Astoria, Oregon. Other allocations include: A $4 million attack on poverty in posed waterway are the facts that I Chicago; preschool training for Sioux Indian chiidren; job training many roads, railroads, homes and i in the Virgin Islands; retraining for residents of the small town businesses would have to be of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; reading instruction for deprived children moved to make way for it, and that in Kentucky—one of the nation's poorest areas. east coast shipping interests and About 100 Volunteers in Service to America, domestic counterrailroads would probably oppose it since it would cut into their ipart of the Peace Corps, will be sent to fight poverty in migrant I camps in California, city slums and in blighted villages and hollows business. I in Appalachia. Supplemented by local money, federal funds will be used to fight, i poverty in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury, Conn, i and in Trenton and Jersey City, N.J. Adult basic education courses will be established in the District I of Columbia and other cities. U.S. Studies Ohio-Lakes Wafer Li U.S. Spending $82.6 Miiiion In Nationwide Poverty War �Tw Stx SEAFARERS M, IfW LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) December 4 - December 18 The job situation continued the upswing which started in the previous period as tTie total number of Seafarers shipping climbed to 1,469 from the 1,265 during the pre­ vious period. The bulk of the increase in the job situation was a re­ mit of brisk paces set in both the Gulf and the West Coasts. Houston led the shipping gain, with New Orleans and Mobile also showing healthy increases. Shipping in Tampa was also better. On the West Coast, all three ports showed good improvement in the job situation. East Coast shipping, while lower in New York than the previous period, still maintained a brisk pace. The job situation improved considerably in Baltimore, while Boston, Philidelphia, Norfolk and Jacksonville shipping slipped only slightly. As the shipping picture continued to brighten, the number of jobs calls in the engine and steward depart­ ment improved. More Seafarers shipped in these two departments than in the prior period, while the number of deck department job calls returned to normal levels. Registration during the two week period maintained the same pace as shipping. Total registration climbed to 1,521 as compared to 1,381 in the previous two weeks. The number of men registered and on the beach, on the other hand, dropped to 3,569 from 3,855 in the pre­ vious reporting period. The seniority situation. changed during the last two weeks, after remaining at the same percentages for al­ most a month. The ratio of men shipping who held A books slipped 2 points to 52 percent, while B books ans­ wering job calls increased to 35 percent of the total, up from 33 percent in the prior period. G Cards comprised 13 percent of the total, the, same as in previous weeks. Shipping activity increased to previous levels during the reporting period. There were 55 payoffs, compared to 61 the period before, 38 sign-ons, contrasted to 39 dur­ ing the prior period. In transit visits totaled 136, up from 105 in the prior two weeks. Ship Activity Pay Offt Sign la Oni Tram. TOTAL Beitoa ...... 0 N*w York.... 14 0 7 .3 23 3 44 Pkiladelphia.. Bdltlfflore.... 4 3 3 4 7 13 U 20 Norfolk 4 JaektonvHIo.. 0 Tampa 0 Mobile 6 Now Orleaef.. 7 Hontoe 10 Wllmlngtoi ..0 San Francluo. 2 Soattle 3 I 0 0 2 13 3 0 2 3 3 10 7 5 19 30 4 4 4 8 10 7 13 39 43 4 10 10 TOTALS ... S5 38 134 229 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS 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 3 ALL 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 1 1 20 47 11 78 26 19 3 12 11 35 4 4 12 5 17 26 0 11 0 11 0 2 2 15 3 4 1 10 4 0 1 2 13 23 41 36 5 6 14 21 9 24 3 3 1 9 11 23 5 2 2 3 2 9 0 2 1 2 2 6 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2j 0 2 1 0 r 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 16 10 16 6 32 3 16 11 4 22 3 2 11 6 7 38 33 39 81 0 21 37 58 20 45 8 73 9 1 16 21 14 27 14 55 2 18 21 41 21 66 34 11 1 8 16 25 3 7 0 5 3 1 11 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 0 1 18 7; 9 17 5 2 5 9 3 12 3 1 4 2 311 2 0 11 0 4 6 4 14 1 13 5 5 6 9 18: 19 9 108 *J9 56 1 363 13 81 112 1 206 95 159 50'| 304 15 62 88 1 1651 TOTAL Shipped CLASS A B C ALL 0 3 2 1 77 35 26 16 15 3 19, 1 36 23 8 671 6 2 3 ll' 4 1 1 6, 1 1 4 32 16 3 51 73 38 7 118 66 25 16 1071 5 3 0 8 18 7 27 2 11 18 32 3 GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 11 ' 5 16 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 8 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 3 0 7 3 4 8 1 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 4 27 32 1 63 304 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS AI GROUP GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 23 4 16 3 6 0 2 4 97 134 24 255 11 44 77 132 25 3 19 3 1 8 5 14 40 49 15 104 3 11 28 42 15 13 1 29 1 8 11 20 5 17 7 9 3 2 18 9 4 12 1 17 0 3 7 4 29 30 64 3 5 4 18 25 67 74" 9 150 2 23 57 82 57 23 40 68 49 19 125 5 16 30 0 12 11 10 23 4 9 38 4 51 18 14 10 42 17 19 5 41 0 19 10 29 63 1 532 357 478 96 1 931 46 180 282 1 508 e; 165 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS "A Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle GROUP 2 1 1 2 12 40 6 5 20 6 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 13 15 41 42 12 7 2 2 12 1 8 TOTALS 61 198 Port CLASS B Registered Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS S Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 10 47 33 35 2 16 19 4 4 13 18 0 5 4 9 5 8 1 14 0 3 2 1 21 27 1 5 19 3 1 9 11 9 12 22 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 4, 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3i 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 14 , 4 0 8 6 7 12 , 1 15 1 5 9 41 10 2 23 16 33 10 53 47 3 32 12 50 12 36 52 9 16 25 4 3 29 19 51 6 0 2 1 8 0 2 4 5 1 3 2 8, 2 6 4 12 2 10 3 15 0 5 3 11 2 7 3 0 3 _0_ 1 1_ 7_ 3 lO' 201 > 34 1 293 18 96 101 1 215 52 156 29 1 237 12 105 84 1 3 ALL 1 4, 58 6 0 11 30 ; 4 5; 1 0 21 0 3, 19 ; 3 7 63 6 60 0 3, 6 20 1 0 9 TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 2 12 47 35 0 7 14 1 6 3 0 3 1 4 27 22 0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 0 •3 2 0 0 0 0 12 15 1 12 53 47 9 2 0 6 5 11 52 51 3 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 0 8 0 15 0 4 4 13 10 0 3 35 18 1 56 237 201 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 8 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 15 0 0 1 2 10 3 3 7 4 94 53 102 10 165 9 46 47 102 12 7 24 7 19 3 29 0 4 11 15 53 11 42 4 62 9 47 2 23 22 3 9 4 16 21 0 1 8 6 14 0 1 2 6 0 8 7 1 4 12 0 5 0 8 9 1 1 0 1 2 0 27 45 0 12 11 7 33 5 23 12 112 24 68 11 103 5 32 37 74 11 114 17 63 84 12 23 37 72 4 3 14 7 19 27 1 1 9 19 9 0 23, 9 40 S3 5 22 10 37 4 4 31 0 . 11 8 4 19 "I 4 23 56 1 494 148 449 55 1 652 36 200 207 1 448 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 3 5 0 3 1 26 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-8 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 22 14 33 74 2 5 20 27 15 47 2 12 4 14 10 19 1 7 2 2 13 2 6 1 9 0 6 7 0 2 0 6 1 4 7 4 10 24 2 2 12 16 1 3 16 7 1 13 2 11 23 2 1 3 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 19 0 9 1 10 11 0 17 0 16 4 2 3 9 1 26 7 32 68 4 1 34 39 3 16 41 1 37 4 30 53 3 14 46 6 10 17 9 18 33 5 24 13 2 19 8 19 45 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 4 4 3 1 1 6 0 6 3 8 20 0 5 0 5 0 7 0 7 7 0 4 4 15 0 2 5 8 1 0 7 8 2 7 0 9 12 2 2 13 3 90 48 123 1 287 18 22 117 1 157 18 7 129 1 150 70 35 97 1 220 14 Shipped CLASS C 1 GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1-8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 18 20 47 15 20 82 21 0 0 3 3 6 7 3 16! 6 0 0 4 4 23 16 43 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 8 8 9 17 34 8 8 0 0 8 8 53 41 8 102 20 1 0 17 87 13 18 45 24 18 6 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 15 22 15 3 0 0 34 9 9 13 12 9 3 0 70 1 73 220 150 73 1 443 111 n SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUF 123 ALL 108* 199 61 198 116 48 285 445 56 34 123 213 I 363 I 293 I 287 J 943, Registered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL Shipped SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAi SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 2 3 10 0 2 4 0 2 61 45 31 65 162 9 10 42 11 5 6 10 27 7 2 2 29 27 11 24 23 2 3 24 18 IS 7 4 21 2 10 1 8 0 6 2 6 1 1 1 13 0 2 2 4 1 7 0 19 41 1 1 17 16 6 11 76 3 5 68 29 17 71 137 7 28 41 86 6 26 18 29 16 0 10 23 6 4 10 3 15 70 0 1 14 11 10 34 54 3 9 22 8 14 32 7 184 115 278 1 688 39 46 262 1 347 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 4 27 32 | 63,304 165 63 | 532, 357 478 96 I 931 46 180 282 1_508 96 101 | 215 52 156 29 1 237 12 105 84 | 201; 3 35 18 | 56 237 201 56 [ 494 148 449 55 | 652 '36 200" 207"j 443 GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL GROUP 123 ALL 81 112 I 206 95 159 50 I 304 _15_62_88 I 165 13 18 18 22 117 | 157 88 35 97 | 220 14 7 129 | 150 3 49 199 330 1 578 235 350 176 1 761 41 174 301 | 516' 10 0 70 | 73220 150 73 [443 295 115 278 | 688 39 46 262J 347 62 120 j 192 761 516 192 11469,800 1042 429 |2271.121 426 75ril298 �ti, 1M4 SVAFARERS LOG 123rci Lifeboat Class Goes Into Books By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area Gulf Seafarers Celebrate Christmas Seafarers on the beach in Gulf Coast ports enjoyed Christmas din­ ners at the hails in Mobile, New Orleans and Houston with family, friends and old shipmates. Another big attraction in this season are the major football bowl games played in coast cities. Smiley Claussen and Bumell Butts were on hand for the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston. There they saw Tulsa Quarterback Jerry Bhome, a completely authentic wizard with a football if there ever was one, lead his team to an upset 14-7 victory over Ole Miss. As SIU guys in other ports were watching this one on television they also were looking ahead to being on band in person at such hometown affairs as Florida State and Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.; undefeated Alabama, Southeastern. Conference champs, against runner-up South­ western Conference titlist and once-defeated University of Texas in the Orange Bov/1 at Miami; LSU and Syracuse in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and undefeated Southwesit Conference kings Arkansas vs. Nebraska. To be sure, the latter game is played at a far inland site, but it will draw its quota of SIU spectators, in person and via video. A familiar figure around the Houston SIU hall and a friend of mai^r Seafarers there is Jeff Davis, a promising young heavyweight, who in about 15 bouts has only a close 10-4 round decision loss to Cleveland This Christinas was truly a red Williams to blemish his record. letter day for the Harrises. After And as everyone who knows any­ a couple of trips in an oiler's job thing about the fight game knows, on the Arizpa, Amado Diaz came Cleveland Williams is a most home to spend the holidays with capable fighter. While not training his wife. Harold P. Ducio'ux is for a fight, Davis keeps in shape home after about a year as chief by working an occasional tugboat steward on the York. He has been relief job. shipping out of the Gulf since Robert Broadus came over to 1940. Houston from Mobile to try to Claude Hayes got off the Alcoa ship out on a good trip before the Runner after about seven months holidays. He sails AB and Bosun as day man. He'll be looking for and last sailed as AB on the another spot on the bauxite run Mankato Victory. His wife and after New Year's Day. Donald young son, Jackie, live in Mobile; Chestnut also is home for a vaca­ Adelin Fruge is home to spend the tion after a year on the Alcoa holidays with his wife and two Mariner. O. E. Ferguson is spend­ children. He got off the Transhay, ing the holidays at his home in on which he was bosun for about Richmond, Miss., after getting off five months, in Mobile and says he the Ocean Ulla. New Orleans will be ready to take the first thing Curtis "Butch" Wheat made it moving after New Year's Day. Harry Houston left the chief home in time for Christmas. He steward's job on the Waiter Rice, is registered in Group 1, Deck one of the Reynolds Aluminum Dept. Chat Gait, same group, same ships that runs regularly between department, is still here; which Galveston, Corpus Chrlstl, the means he is staying alive at the West Coast and Honolulu to spend Fair Grounds. Some of the real Christmas with his wife and chil­ oldtimers who checked in . to dren in Houston. Harry's children register in the Steward Depart­ are well past the Santa Claus age, ment in the last few days include however. His sons are 19 and 22 Ernie Bucano, Arturo Vaiiente, John Hals, Frenchy Herbert and and his daughter is 20. Joe Powers. Mardi Gras falls on Mobile an early date in 1965, so Frenchy After sailing as night cook and and Joe will probably stick aroimd baker on the Transhndson on a until then. Others who plan to trip to India, Theodore Harris is enjoy life in the Crescent City home for the holidays with his until after Jan. 1 are Sal Candela, family for the first time in years. Louis Briant and Tinerman Lee. Crew Security Protected In New SIU Lakes Pact DETROIT—^The SIU Great Lakes District has reached an agreement with the Ann Arbor Railroad Company assur­ ing the security of imlicensed crewmen manning the MV Viking upon its return to 4 — service as a diesel-electric being given to the oldest em­ ployees for their option to receive powered carferry. The agreement provides that employees holding stipulated positions affected by the vessel's modernization, will be able to re­ ceive a lump sum severance allowance according to a regular schedule based on seniority and length of service. Under the agree­ ment, crewmembers with suf­ ficient time in service will receive up to a full year's pay as separa­ tion allowance. The agreement also provides that employees holding the af­ fected positions will have the option of exercising their seniority to other positions in the com­ pany's ferry service. Should they elect to do so, the remaining posi­ tions will be open to employees on a fleet basis with preference the separation allowance. The purpose of this arrange­ ment is to allow older employees to retire, if ihey choose to do so. This is the first time an allowance of this type has been provided to employees when Ann Arbor carferries have been repowered and modernized. The Viking is undergoing a $2.8 million modernization at a Superior, Wisconsin shipyard to turn her into the most up-to-date vessel of her kind on the Lakes. The Viking is the former Ann Arbor No. 7. The modernization includes repowering with four diesel-electric engines totaling 6,000 horsepower; a bow thruster and a "flume" antiroll system. Members of Lifeboat Class 123 pose proudly for their graduation picture after passing the Coast Guard test for their tickets. Newest SIU lifeboat ticketholders are (front, l-r) Donald Brer, Leonard Opremolla, Jose A. Torres, Pedro Pinott; (rear) Carlo J. Stefanado, Paul B. White, Ira Hainick, Ray Rios and instructor Dan Butts. Other graduates of the clasl^ot present for the picture-taking session were Charies McCue and Michael Feldstein. FMC Compromises To Get Dual Rate Data Agreement WASHINGTON—^As expected, the Federal Maritime Commission has "reached , a com­ promise agreement with 15 European countries and Japan in the year old battle to make foreign-flag operators open their books on rate making policies on freight moving in U.S. foreign trade. Even now, after a whole FMC had to make to get even tion, assuring that the documents year of bickering, the FMC is this tiny amount of cooperation and information submitted can­ actually getting very little in­ from the foreign shippers are: • A sort of "Fifth Amendment" formation very late in the game. And squeezing even this out of exemption from self-lncriminathe foreign operators required in­ tervention by the U.S. State De­ partment. The FMC requested the data in November, 1963 under pressure from the Joint Economic Com­ mittee of Congress, to investigate charges that the conferences were practicing rate discrimination against U.S. export items by charging higher freight rates for MEMPHIS — Proposed user goods leaving the U.S. than for taxes on towboats and other river goods coming Into the country. craft represent "a totally'new con­ This in turn has an adverse ef­ cept in federal taxation which al­ fect on our foreign trade and most certainly would have an ad­ balance of payments deficit. verse effect on the national Many Compromises economy. Representative Hale Under the' agreement finally Hoggs (D.-La.) told the annual reached, the shipowners will still meeting of the National Water­ not submit data to the FMC. In­ ways Conference. Plans to impose such user stead, the foreign governments in­ volved will offer us their "good charges on the rivers could wreck offices" to induce their shipown­ the competitive balance of various ers to submit the information to modes of transportation and ham­ the. Orgailization for Economic per economic development in Cooperation and Development In many parts of the country, espe­ Paris, which will pass it on to cially the South, Hoggs said. Secretary of the Treasury Doug­ the FMC. The compromises Involved In las Dillon has formally recom­ the. new agreement ^ are almost mended a waterway user charge endless, and all made by the FMC. in the form of a tax on fuel used The pact provides for production by shallow-draft vessels navigat­ of Information only for 1963 and ing U.S. waterways. The proposal only on tonnage, revenue and is expected to be placed before actual documents pertinent to the the next Congress. Industrial development in many trades of the conferences. The data will be submitted in "aggre­ areas is closely oriented to water gate," or totaled form, without transportation, Boggs pointed out. any details or the names of in­ "Toll-free waterways are a neces­ dividual steamship companies, sity if regional development is 'to continue at the present pace," he agents or shippers involved. Some of the concessions the said. User Tax Seen Hurting Inland Water Carriers not be used in assessing fines or penalties no matter how much wrongdoing might be discovered. • The FMC promised that it would undertake no proceedings without first consulting the coun­ try concerned. • Limited the production of documents and data to 1963 only. If further information or docu­ ments are needed, the whole nego­ tiation process might have to be started all over again. Had To "Explain" Although the FMC is granted the authority to order production of the information it requested under the Shipping Act of 1916, the commission still found it necessary to seek the aid of the State Department to get even such minimal compliance. In addi­ tion, FMC chairman John Harlee found it necessary to make several trips to Europe to "explain" the need for the data. The FMC's original call for in­ formation brought all sorts of out­ raged howls from foreign shippers, who make big money in the U.S. trade, including charges of "uni­ lateral regulation" of internation­ al shipping, "invasion of jurisdic­ tion," and "dictatorship." Britain even went so far as to pass legis­ lation (forbidding British shipown­ ers from complying with the orders. QJmvimiai �SEAFARERS toe Page Eigrht f"'. December 25, 19M Scab-Run Railway Threatens To 'Embargo' Cape Kennedy By Al Tanner, Vice President JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—In a move that makes Commodore Vanderbilt's "the public be damned" attitude sound like the prattle of a 2-year old baby, the strike-bound Florida East and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer. Great Lakes Coast Railway has threatened to put an embargo on all construction material headed for Cape Kennedy where it is-*Lakes Season Ends Officially desperately needed for the trict Court in which it was ordered officials will put their "embargo The navigation season on the Great Lakes officially came to an end United States missile devel­ to abide by its old union contract into effect, hoping to cripple the with the closing of the Soo Locks on December 15. The only vessels country's space program. still in operation are a few tankers, car feiries and the SlU-contracted, However, the railroad has al Ben W. Calvin (Roland & Cornelius) now on the winter run. ready run into trouble with the The St. Lawrence Seaway closed on December 7 and the Jean La Florida Public Utilities Commis Fitte, Waterman Steamship Company, had the distinction of being sion over its "embargo" plans. The the last ship to clear the St. Lambert Lock at Montreal. Four other PUC has told the road to cancel deep sea vessels were not so fortunate and for the first time in its its proposed embargo . on rock seven-year history, the Seaway closed and trapped these ships for the products and pulpwood. Company entire winter. Requests to re-open the Seaway, from lawyers, ship officials had claimed that in the agents and embassies of the countries involved could not change the light of the District Court decision minds of the Canadian Seaway authorities. Of the four vessels, one is to observe the pre-strike contract, tlie American-flag, Flying Independent. We recently received mail from several members concerning the it could not find enough qualified union men to carry the bulk prod­ mention of "ice booms" that appeared in this column during the year. We would like to take this opportunity to explain exactly what an "ice ucts. > Evidently realizing that it wasn boom" is foi" the benefit of those brothers that wrote. The booms are stretched across a river above dams to insure freezing dealing with a typically law-abid ing type of railroad management, of a river surface in a smooth sheet, below which the flow of water the commission backed up its de into the dams can continue unimpeded. This also prevents pile-ups cision by going into Florida Cir­ and clogging of ice in the spring, cuit Court in St. Augustine to ask which is one of the reasons the occasions to shoot the breeze and for a restraining order against Port of Buffalo recently installed always keeps in touch. the ice booms. It is believed these the "embargo." We are happy to report that the booms will allow the port to open The Florida East Coast line has its navigation season much earlier bowling team of the SlU's UIW Local 300, employees of Cinch forced the longest railroad strike next year. Manufacturing Company, have won in U.S. history. Eleven non-oper­ WASHINGTON—U.S.-flag shippers operating in the Great ating unions struck the road Jan. Practically all of our contracted their first two games in a NorthLakes are hopeful about their future prospects in the area, 23, 1963 over company cuts in the vessels are now laid up in their side Chicago league and it ap­ winter berths and with most of the pears they have a top bunch going according to testimony given by SlU-contracted Waterman work force, an end to the union crews gone home for the winter for the season. shop, and other issues. Steamship Company in a months, activity in the halls has The SlU-affiliated Transportation Maritime Administration ex­ trucks and other forms of trans­ The road has been able to main­ slackened some. Services and Allied Workers in amination of American - flag portation. These carriers, prin­ tain its operations by using scab Chicago Chicago continues to receive good service on the Great Lakes. The cipally rails, have continuously re­ labor and showing a consistent Chicago maintained good ship­ attendance at their classes on labor duced their export rates on longdisregard for court orders. The hearings, which are now recessed, are tentatively scheduled to re­ haul business for the Midwest and Federal District Court in Jackson­ ping right to the end of the sea­ education and it is expected that sume on Jan. 12, 1965 in New York have failed in most instances to ville has already held the com­ son. With Highway 16 and the during the Winter months attend­ when more ship operators will publish export rates to the Great pany in contempt because it re­ Tanker Detroit still running and ance will be doubled. Lakes, Waterman said. These land fused to follow a previous court expected to run through the win­ The DUOC. Local 777 Chicago testify. ter, the few remaining men reg­ The proceedings here are a full- carriers have historically carried order that reinstated pre-strike istered can also be assured of at Cabbies are expecting a good turn­ great volumes of the export traffic out this Saturday at the affair fea­ scale review of experimental trade to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts contract rules. least some relief jobs during that turing Dick Gregory and Sammie District Judge Bryan Simpson routes into and out of the Great and are resorting to cutting export time. Davis, Jr. who will entertain the Lakes, whether they should be rates in order to retain the busi­ has held that under the Railway Salvators Vetesse has recently cabbies and their families who Labor Act, the company must em­ made permanent, altered or ness, it was noted. ploy the same number of men it returned as cook aboard the High­ are behind the sponsoring of dropped, and whether there is Waterman has maintained serv­ did before the strike and at the way 16 after spending a couple of "Christmas for Mississippi." At already enough U.S.-flag shipping ice on the Great Lakes since the weeks home with the family. Fran­ the same time, they are all busy there to satisfy needs, or whether Seaway opened to Western Europe same rate of pay. Since this means cis Ferry, who underwent a bout preparing for the Cabbies Christ­ that the railroad will lose much steps should be undertaken to get and, more recently, to the Far with a bad hernia is up and around mas party that will be held Decem­ U.S. operators to service Lakes East. Government generated car­ of its advantage in employing and ready to go to work. Usually ber 23 at Cabbie headquarters at strikebreakers, prospects for a ports. goes, mostly foreign aid and Agri­ settlement look considerably Frank spends the winter working 205 West Wacker Drive. R.R. Rate-Cutting ashore as cook or chef at one of cultural Department shipments, brighter. The beef against Hannah Towing Among the major obstacles to have made up the bulk of its car­ After a futile attempt to settle the better class restaurants in this in the port of Chicago is going ex­ more U.S.-flag service on the goes, Waterman said. the strike early this year. Assistant area. He stops' by the hall on many tremely well and, as of this print­ lakes, Waterman pointed out stiff Among other disadvantages Secretary of Labor James F. Reyn­ ing, Hannah is moving exactly rate competition from railroads, faced by U.S.-flag operators in olds declared that a principle nothing. serving the area. Waterman point­ stumbling block to a contract was Buffalo ed to the difficulty and cost of the "petulant insistence" of com­ The following vessels have laid operating large ships in the limit­ pany management on a philosophy up for the winter; C. S. Robinson, ed depths and lock capacity of the that has "no place in this cen­ Phillip Minch, Henry Steinbrenner, Seaway. Harry Findlay, Niagara Mohawk, tury." Sullivan Brothers, Emory L. Ford, J. B. Ford. The J. Claire Miller will be the last vessel to come in here for lay-up and it is expected OTTAWA — The water leVel around the end of this month. DETROIT — Four ships which problem on the Great Lakes will The Erie Sand vessels, including tried to get in "just one more" be tackled by a newly created or­ the Day Peckinpaugh, MV Lakevoyage on the Great Lakes before ganization, the International Joint wood, MV Scobell and the MV Ni­ winter weather closed in on them Commission reported here. agara are all through for the sea­ have lost their race with the ele­ The IJC announced the creation son. The Peckinpaugh is in the ments and will spend the winter of an International Great Lakes shipyard at Port Weller, Ontario. laid up in Lakes ports waiting Levels Board that will begin tech­ The others are in the Erie Sand for the spring thaw. nical investigations and studies dock at Erie, Pennsylvania. The agents and owners of the Buffalo will be lining up the boys aimed at regulating the often ex­ four vessels fought a yaliant fight who remain in that port during the treme changes in the water —not with the elements, but with heights. winter for the shifting gangs the St, Lawrence Seaway Author­ shortly. Many of the Buffalo reg­ Low levels on the Lakes, es­ ity—to get out of the Lakes. The ulars have already departed for pecially in the last season, have Seaway Authority maintained its cost shippers an estimated 100 their homes and others are head­ insistence however, that reopening tons of cargo for each foot of draft ing out to the Coast for shipping. the waterway would involve a bat­ lost. The situation has gotten so We are-hoping for as good, if not tle with ice conditions which have serious that in some previously a better; season next year and look been described as "murderous," deep and passable channels in the for the return of all our Brothers "dreadful" and "terrible." Lakes there is now danger of in the Spring. Only one of the ships flies the ships running aground. Alpena U.S. flag. The other three are of The Commission said it would - The E. M, Ford and the S. .T. Greek, Danish and Nationalist hold no further meetings on the Crapo were the last Huron Port­ Chinese registry. The four ships problem in January and February, land Cement Company ships to layAfter failing in its attempt to complete that one "last trip' remained at anchorage in the St. so that state gover^jments in the up. This ended the shipping season before the winter freeze-up closed the St. Lawrence Sea­ Lawrence River about eight miles U.S. and Canadian provincial gov­ in Alpena. Alpena reports that way, the Formosan-flag freighter Vanfu is seen trapped in upstream from Iroquois Lock ernments could offer suggestions. shipping in 1964 has been one of ice at the Welland canal. Members of itrcrew survey their while there seemed sonM hope of Public hearings on those sections our best years ever. Since this is unfortunate situation from the ice-shrouded bow. The Vanfu getting the Authority to try open­ of the Lakes directly affecting the - last report to the LOG, the was one of four ships that lost their race with the ,winter ing the locks, but have now gone both sides of the boundary line Alpena office girl extends the best on to various Lakes ports for the elements, being forced to lay up in Lake ports to impatient­ will be held in .the spring, the to you and yours during the holi­ winter. ly await the spring thaw. commission reported. days. . opment program. The Florida East Coast line has managed to keep itself in business by recruiting scab operating per­ sonnel at wages significantly be­ low those in the pre-strike con­ tract. Its fight against a new contract, as well as the union shop itself, has been waged in the worst traditions of the legendary 19th century robber barons of In­ dustry. The railroad made its bla^mt threat against the country's na­ tional security after losing a case earlier this year in Federal Dis­ in effect 23 months ago when the strike by 11 non-operating unions began. The road has appealed this de­ cision to the Federal Appeals Court in New Orleans. While most parties to a lawsuit in this^ country are content to fight their battles with lawyers, the Florida East Coast Railway evidently be­ lieves that its threat against Cape Kennedy will blackjack the judges into rendering a favorable deci­ sion. If the court doesn't heed its threat and upholds the decision of the lower court, then the railroad Bright Shipping Future Seen At Lakes Hearing Ships Lose Race With Lakes ice iroup Formed To Study Lakes Level Problem �pMMAer U, 1M4 SEAFARERS • 'zf,. - , -ii PW« Nfna XO.<? .r.,'-« - ^ ••1'^ rjf 'I' The SEAFARERS' aCQD^Q <3/A\[?. '^he sailor has always been known by his cap •*• —^the Seafarer by his white cap. This distinc­ tive hit of headgear — sometimes called the *'Lundeherg Stetson** after Harry Lundeherg, the late Secretary of the Sailo^rs Union of the Pacific and first President of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America—^was horn in the great union organizing drive of the 1930*s. In the beefs and battles that gave life to the SIU, the white cap marked a friend and brother and set him apart from those who would destroy his union. On a ship or a picket line, hitting the bricks or riding the waves, the white cap became thesymbol of a union battling for the rights of sailing men and all laboring people. It was a symbol that graphically showed that the SIU would protect its own and offer a helping hand to other unionists who needed one. The scenes shown in the photos on this page cover more than a quarter-century of this nation*s labor history. They show Seafarers stand­ ing up for their rights when those rights were . still few and far between, and Seafarers march­ ing proudly in their white caps as part of a union that has broadened and strengthened those rights to what they are today. They show white-capped Seafarers offering a helping hand on the picket line to fellow workers, he they garment workers, clerks in Wall Street offices or telephone workers. Tha white cap is a symbol of solidarity and dignity* �Pafe Ten 4i < < SEAFARERS LOG Deeember 25, 19M Birch Smear Boosts UN Yule Card Sale Vice>Pres!denr, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. MONTEREY, Calif.—The John Birch Society, which has QUESTIONt What are the made a lunatic art of looking for communists under every most attractive features of sea bed, is now seeking them out under cradles. life? • The Birchers, undaunted by the defeat of their hero, there's an opportulnty to do a Albert Brown: I think the main Barry Goldwater, have sent hatchet job on the twentieth cen­ attraction for me in sea life is the fact that I can their smear squads into tury. make more mon­ Of the many letters to come into hb department durinr the last period, we have selected a wide range of shipboard beefs for use in this bsue. Three separate Questions dealing with gangway watches and cleaning holds are covered by the first letter, sent in by Seafarer C. Demers aboard the Midland. Question: "Are the Bosun and Deck Maintenance entitled to stand action against UNICEF — The jjangway watches on weekends?" United Nations Children's Emer­ Answer: Yes. Any member of the Deck Department b entitled to gency Fund. The Inept rightists stand gangway watch. In any event, all overtime is to be divided seem to be foundering in the mess equally as possible. of their own mud-slinging, how­ Reference: Article III, Standard Freightsliip Agreement, Section 10, ever. GANGWAY WATCHES, (a) In all ports when watches are broken a Incensed at the UN—along with gangway watch shall be maintained at all times. A sailor shall be as­ almost everything else in the signed to maintain this watch and 8 hours shall constitute a watch. twentieth century — the Birchers No overtime shall be paid for those watches on weekdays between launched their offensive on the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. On days of arrival sea watches for men UNCIEF only because it was a NEW ORLEANS — The Port of v/ho are to stand gangway watches shall be broken at midnight when part of the world organization. New Orleans is planning to invest s ay of vessel is to exceed 24 hours. UNICEF provides milk, food Question: "Is a Deck Maintenance required to stand a gangway watch and other emergency relief to the over $183 million in new facilities on weekdays." -f underpriviledged and orphaned and the modernization of its Answer: No, because his work­ Agreement, Article V, Section 7— children of the world. To help pay terminals during the next ten ing hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Working Due to Absent Members: the cost of its work, UNICEF vol­ years to assure its keeping abreast If he were required to stand a "When a vessel is in a continental unteers around the country sell of competition from other U.S. gangway watch after 5 p.m. and United States port and a member greeting cards put out by the or­ ports. New Orleans handled 79 million before 8 a.m., he would be entitled of the Steward Department is ganization. tons of commerce in 1963. Average missing, the men who do the miss­ to overtime. The cards are the work of some annual expenditures on moderniza­ ing man's work shall be paid over­ of the world's greatest artists — tion and new facilities will be in­ Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 11. time for actual time worked over Picasso, Chagall and Ben Shahn, creased from $13 million to $19 to name a few—and offer nothing DAY WORKERS, (b) The working their normal eight hours." Question: "When the ship leaves more "subversive" than seasons million a year for the next ten hours at sea and in port for all years. men classified as day workers shall one port in the U.S. and is to ar­ greetings. The Birchers find them Two phases are planned for this rive the following day in another be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and subversive," however, since they development program. The first U.S. port, what would apply?" 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through come from the UN—^that supreme­ will run from now to 1967. During Answer: If the vessel sails with­ ly "subversive" organization. Friday. Any work performed by that time expansion of the bulk day men outside of these hours out the messman, the men who In this part of central Califor­ terminal along the new Mississippi perform the missing messman's shall be paid for at their regular nia, the Birch Society has been River-Gulf outlet will take place, overtime rate, except for such work, are entitled to a division of trying to hound the housewives general terminal construction in work as defined in Article II, Sec­ wages of the missing man and the who sell the cards and those who the delta shipyard area will be overtime that the missing man buy them. They reached a small tion 18." pushed, old wharves will be razed Question: "When cleaning tanks, would normally have made on a degree of success when they pres­ and existing ship terminals will be Saturday, Sunday or Holiday. under the Freightship Rules, what Reference: Standard Freightship sured the local Bank of America rebuilt. is the overtime rate when it is all Cuts Distance Agreement, Article V, Section 7 branch to remove the cards from scale and no grain." display in the bank. The new Gulf Outlet is a 76-mile (b): "If a vessel sails without the Answer: If Butterworthing Ma­ That success backfired, however. waterway opened in July, 1963 at a chines are not used, the Hold full complement in the Steward The frightened action of the bank cost of $100 million, which cuts the Cleaning Rate (52c per hour) ap­ Department as required by this officials reached the press and ship distance from New Orleans to agreement, then the men who do plies. stirred the sale of the cards. Nor­ the sea by 40 miles. Reference: Standard Tanker the missing men's work will re­ mally, greeting card sales rank The second phase of the develop­ Agreement, Memorandum of Un­ ceive, in addition to a division of with cake sales and church socials ment program, which "Will take wages of the missing men, the derstanding, dated November 22, overtime that the missing men in civic importance. But this isn't place from 1967 to 1974, will see 1960: so in Monterey anymore. People the rebuilding of existing wharves, 4. Cleaning tanks where grain would normally have made on a are buying the cards not only be­ construction of a new wharf on the has been carried. When men are Saturday, Sunday or Holiday." The next Question comes in from cause of the publicity given them, Mississippi River, general terminal required to sweep up grain and but also to show their disgust for construction in the Delta shipyard, remove it from the tanks or wash Steve Krkovich aboard the Mount the Birchers. and new general cargo and other Washington and deals with servic­ the tanks down with a hand hose, Mrs. H. Paul Riee, wife of a re­ terminal facility construction along ing ship's evacuators. this shall be considered the same Question: "When cargo is being tired Navy Admiral and a national the new deep-water outlet to the as cleaning holds and the hold worked and ship's evacuators are board member of UNICEF, said: Gulf of Mexico. cleaning rate shall be paid as per Close to $44 million wiil be being used, whose job is it to serv­ 1 simply can't get enough cards the Freightship Agreement; how­ to fill the demand now that they've spent on facilities along the ice the machines?" ever, when butterworthing ma­ Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, $45 Answer: This Is considered part tried to pressure us." chines are used and the tanks are About 800 UNICEF calendars million for the Delta shipyard site, of the routine duties of the Pump­ cleaned and mucked, men perform­ have also been sold out, Mrs. $63 million for rebuilding wharves ing this work shall be paid at the man during his regular working Riebe reports. and sheds, and $23 million for a hours. tank cleaning rate. "The whole thing has simply public bulk terminal. Reference: Standard Tanker The following Questions were boomeranged on those poor peo­ Smaller amounts are earmarked sent in by C. E. Henby, ship's dele­ Agreement—Memorandum of Un­ ple," she said. As for the Birch­ for improvements in the public gate aboard the Alice Brown. The derstanding, 3 (a): "It has been ers? Having slipped In the red grain elevator, a refrigeration Questions deal with Messmen's agreed that when the ship's evac­ uators are in use that it will be the paint of their own smear, they facility for the public commodity overtime. warehouse and foreign trade zone, Question: "I would like a clari­ pumpman's duty to maintain these have slunk out of the nursery. and improvements along the Inner Chances are, however, that they machines, such as standing by fication on missing man overtime Harbor-Navigation Canal. (messman) when a vessel is in a when they are running, changing will show up again — whenever oil, greasing, refueling them and U.S. port on a weekend. Also I would like to know is there a divi­ doing general maintenance and re­ sion of wages. What would apply pair work as can be done aboard ship. On ships having electric on week days?" Answer: The agreement provides evacuators, it shall be the pump­ The new Soviet luxury cruise liner Ivan Franko is a classless that when a vessel is in a contin­ man's duty to plug in the electric ship, according to the Russians, except that some cabins have more connections and change plugs dur­ ental U.S. port and the messman is missing, the men who do his ing the regular working hours ^ class than others, cost more, are bigger and have private baths. "On board a Soviet ship," the skipper told visitors recently at work would receive overtime for without the payment of overtime." In submitting questions and I Tilbury, Englaifd, "every passenger will enjoy Russian hospitality the actual time worked in excess a warm reception from the hearts of the Russian people." The of their normal eight hours. The work situations for clarification, more well-heeled passengers will also enjoy their own bathrooms, agreement does not provide for a delegates and crews are reminded apparently. division of wages in this instance. once again to provide as much de­ The'19,860-100 Soviet liner is on her maiden voyage to the MediThe same would apply for week tail as possible setting forth the circumstances of any dispute. Be­ I terranean with 642 Soviet tourists. Air-conditioned throughout, the days also. Ivan Franko has a heated, glass-enclosed swimming pool, five bars, Reference: Standard Freightship sides those mentioned, some of the members who were sent clarifica­ i two cafes and miscellaneous lounges, a movie house and a music tions on various subjects during the salon with a juke box. The juke box has a big supply of decadent past few days included the follow­ I Western "twist" records. ing: John Hoggie, ship's delegate. The vessel will carry British passengers from London to LeninWestern Comet; Elbert Lawson; I grad next summer. First-class will cost $178.22 and tourist class i fare will be $90.62. The 25-day cruise the Ivan Franko is now In order to assure accurate Arno P. Calderari; Earl G. McNab, costing its Russian passengers something like $450. digests of shipboard meetings Lucille Bloomfleld; William S. Al­ As usual with Soviet citizens, the passengers and crew of the in the LOG, it is desirable that len, Producer; James J. Labenz, Ivan Franko spent most of their time in the British port on shop- j the reports of shipboard meet­ Alcoa Commander; James M. Eiings be typed if at all possible. well, deck delegate. Western i ping expeditions. Clipper. New Orleans Planning Port Modernization Classless Commie Cruise Ship Called No 'Common Carrier' Type Minutes When Possible it's good work. ey at sea than I can on the shore. There is some­ thing about work­ ing on the shore that is different. Besides, the sea­ man is well paid these days, and. $1 K. J. MoCullough: The most at­ tractive part of sea life to me is two-fold. In the times I'm not working, through reading and study, I can get a good education. The other feat u r e is seeing foreign ports, and foreign peo­ ple. I like to learn about customs that are dif­ ferent than mine. I learn quite a bit as a Seafarer. 4- 4" 4" Ramon Salas: I have been going to sea for over twenty years. In this time, I have learned my pro­ fession. I like that profession, and I feel a sense of pride in doing my job and doing it very well. That is the reason I sail and will keep on sailing. 4> it August Francois: That is a really difficult question, I think one of the better attrac­ tions is the fact I don't have to travel a long dis­ tance to get to work. I can get up an hour be­ fore I go to work, and there is no flighting traffic and people to get to where I do my work. t 4i a' Earl Pritchett: I like to travel. I am happy as long as I'm moving. If I tried to set­ tle I would prob­ ably go to pieces. So I keep on the move. I am nev­ er in the same place long enough to get tired of it, and when one ship gets boring, I off and catch another. 41 4" 4 Jack Summers: I like the free­ dom of a life at sea. You're never stuck in one spot for very long, al­ ways with a new port to look for­ ward to. I just can't spend any time in one city or town, doing the same job in the same place all the time. I can't live on shore. �Deecmber M, MM SEAFARERS Par* iitflTdr LOG "Knife in the Back n EVERY VOTE DOES COUNT—Summing up the November vote tallies, COPE, labor's political action arm, noted the closeiness of so many of the individual races for Congressional and state seats. These t'ght contests tended to go unnoticed in the shadow of President Johnson's sweeping victory. They serve as an important reminder, however, that every single vote—including yours—counts. Seven senate races ended up as squeakers. They were in Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Oalifomia. In any of these races a handful of votes could have changed the outcome. The same holds true in six governorship races and many Congressional races. As the New Year approaches, some states are still carefully counting and recounting votes to make sure who won. The lesson is, of course, to vote—^because it does count. TRYING TO PULL VICTORY FROM DEFEAT—The John Birchers and other fanatic rightists around the nation are taking comfort from Goldwater's tally of 26 million votes. Despite the polls and surveys, they see in it a reservoir of money and recruits for the exitremidt cause. Birchite organizing activities are on the upswing, they say, as are those of outfits like Billy James Hargis' Christian Crusade. The polls have shown that the bulk of Goldwater's votes came from hard-core Republicans who voted for him because he was the GOP candidate, just as they would have voted for the more liberal Rocke­ feller if he had been the standard bearer. The extreme rightists, the polls show, accounted for only about five to ten million of the Goldwater vote—still a dangerously large-sized bloc, but not representing a consensus of either GOP or national attitudes. RUBBER WORKERS SET FIGHT ON 14-B—The International Executive Board of the Rubber Workers Union has given top priority to a fight for the repeal of Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley Law, which allows states to enact union-busting, so-called "right-to-work" laws. The URW Board called upon the I^esident and Congress to take Immediate action in repealing the provision. "We believe every union and employer, regardless of what state, should be permitted to negotiate and sign a union shop contract If they mutually agree," URW president George Burdon declared. The law "offends the basic principles of federal-state relationships and should be repealed," he stated. •mi&m ^ V. A . ... •• . .^ ' ' The Electrical Workers Union (IBEW) has asked a Federal Court to stop the city of Jackson, Mississippi from enforcing an ordinance against the distribution of handbiils. IBEW organizers have been arrested for giving out handbills in connection with a unionization drive at the Zinsco Electrical Products plant. The union's court action is aimed at the mayor and other city officials of Jackson. The anti-hand-billlng law was originally enacted to help crush the continuing civil rights drive in ^Mississippi and is only one of such repressive measures enacted there. Two union organiz­ ers and two discharged Zinsco employees have already been ar­ rested under the law. i 4" 4" Drug and Hospital Employees Local 1199 has won wage increases and other benefits for 1,500 lowpaid workers at four North Jersey hospitals. Affected are service and maintenance workers at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark; St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston; Clara Maass Hospital, Livingstone and the Hospital Center of Orange. The wage hikes range between $13 and $17 weekly over a threeyear period. Benefits include shift differential pay, complete hos­ pitalization, medical and surgical coverage for workers and their families, eight paid holidays and $2,000 in free life insurance coverage. 4 4 4' Wage boosts of $2.10 to $5 a week will go to nearly 11,000 em­ ployees of the lUinois Bell Tele­ phone Company under a contract won by the Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council T-4. The increases are retroactive to Novem­ ber 22, and include a wage re-open­ er clause to come due next August The settlement was reached after three months of collective bar­ gaining that went down to the strike deadline and was approved by the membership in a refer­ endum vote. 4,4 4 4 4 A 24-honr strike by Carpenters at the Cape Kennedy Space Cen­ ter was called when one of the bnilding contractors at the Instal­ lation was found to be using non­ union labor. The union. Carpenters Local 1685, threw up picket lines around the Moonshot headquarters and at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. About 3,500 workers honored the lines. The strike was ended when negotiations were agreed to on the hiring of the non-union carpenters. 4 Two unions of shoe workers have won increases of 13.9 cents an hour In wages and other benefits gaining almost identical Improve­ ments for 21,600 employees at two leading St. Louis firms. New twoyear agreements were negotiated by the United Shoe Workers and the Boot and Shoe Workers in joint talks with the Brown Shoe Company and the International Shoe Company. 4 4 4 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has won a major decision on a state's right to issue injunctions in Federal Court in Des Moines, la. Federal Judge William C. Hanson heid that his court had jurisdiction in an injunction brought by the Iowa Power and Light Company against IBEW Local 499. The company wanted the case kept in a state court where it felt it had a better chance to obtain an injunction. The Norris-La Guardia Act, passed during the New Deal era, sharply limits the right of Federal courts to grant injunctions arising out of labor dispiiitefl. One of the goals American labor is de­ termined to achieve during the upcoming session of Congress is repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act. dare their real opinion at the polls. Among the states that have rejected union-busting "right-to-work" thus-far are California, Ohio, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Oklahoma. Kansas, a predominantly rural The AFL-CIO strongly opposes the unfair, farm state, was the only state where voters anti-labor provisions of the Landrum- actually upheld "right-to-work." , Griflfin law and the Taft-Hartley law, par­ ticularly Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley, "Right-to-work" is in fact a great fallacy, which authorizes so-called , "right-to-work" and the AFL-CIO has pointed it out as such. laws in the states. State "right-to-work" For the well-being of all concerned-both laws are part of the right-wing, big-business union-busting attack on the free labor move­ management and labor—Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley must go. Repeal of 14(b) is ment. one of the legislative goals of the AFL-CIO The union-busting, inherent in "right-to- for 1965 and will be pushed to the utmost. work" legislation is easily seen through. The With the new alignment of Congress result­ "National Right to Work Committee" for ing from the crushing defeat suffered by the instance, has been identified as a front for Republican candidates behind Barry Goldthe National Association of Manufacturers, water, many feel that there is now a good the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other chance for repeal of this anti-union clause employer groups. "Right-to-work" is a during the coming session of Congress. The ploy — a misnomer — which actually means SIU and all of organized labor will certainly the right to fire and hire. It gives the em­ do everything in its power to speed the death ployer the right to fire union members and of this repressive, anti-labor, anti-American legislation. hire scabs to take their place. The employer groups pushing "right-towork" legislation have tried in the past to give the impression that such laws are favored by the majority of American people, including the workers themselves. All such claims have been exposed as phony. Amer­ icans have voted against "right-to-work" laws in every single instance but one when­ ever they were given the opportunity to de- Reason'S (flreetingsf tLo mil �Pagre Twelre SEAFARERS By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representative De««m1>er ts, U04 LOG Woodworker Local Defies Anti-Labor Klan Violence LAUREL, Miss.—A grim, armed truce exists here in Mississippi between organized labor and the Ku Klux Klan. S. F. Port Council Supports Strikers It all started when masked, armed night riders of the KKK kidnaped and savagely The Maritime Port Council here threw its full support behind a beat Ottis Matthews, finan--^ strike by the Office and Professional Employees Union against the cial secretary of Local 5-443, creek. When Matthews stopped, a against the KKK, to obey their Bakke Steamship company. The office workers' pickets hit the International Woodworkers, man from the car behind ran up orders in the future and not to try bricks here to further their demands for security, wages and other because the union had complieu and held a gun at his head and to identify them to law officers. benefits. The office worker picketlines, many of them manned by fe­ with federal law to end job dis­ ordered him to- move from under After the beating, Matthews' male typists, stenographers, etc., are being honored by San Francisco crimination at the huge Masonite the wheel. hands were freed and he was longshoremen and halted unloading of frozen beef from the German Corporation plant here. Other masked men then got into warned to forget about the beat­ motor ship Cap Del.gado at Pier 50 here. the front and back seats of Mat­ ing and keep his mouth shut. All Two days later, 16 local union The Military Sea Transportation Union, affiliated with the Seafarers officers met and issued this warn­ thews' car, tied a^ blindfold over except one man then walked away.' his eyes, tied his hands with rope The, last man held a gun at Mat­ International Union, has signed a basic agreement negotiated between ing against the attackers: and drove him about a quarter thews' head and told him not to the Union and the MSTS Pacific Area Command on behalf of executive "We declare that this is the last stewards and unlicensed seamen of all three departments aboard MSTS indignity that is going to happen mile off the public road to a dump move for five minutes, then dis­ appeared into the darkness. vesseis The signing ceremony was held on December 18 on boaixi the to an official or to an employee area. Then they ripped off Matthews' Matthews found the men had USNS General Edwin Patrick at Oakland, California. It was attended of this union, whether it be verbal trousers and pushed him to the pulled several spark plug wires by officials of local unions throughout the bay area. or physical. We declare that the loose on his car, but he managed The SIUNA-affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers membership of this local is going ground. He was beaten with a heavy to get it started and drove to his and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, Local 1-561, have called to run the business of this union for a boycott against Standard Oil Company of California and its sub­ and not the Ku Klux Klan or any strap. During the beating, the" home, where he notifed the Jones masked men also poured a cor­ County sheriff's office of the at­ sidiaries. The unions have asked the public to send in their Standard other outside organization that rosive liquid on his body. tack. Oil gasoline credit cards and refuse to buy Standard Oil products until may exist, regardless of their aims Over and over during the as­ A deputy sheriff drove Mat­ or goals. the company reverses its present-f ^ sault, spokesmen for the group thews to a hospital, where he was policy and agrees to bargain in see the Yaka, which may possibly "We declare we will not be ordered Matthews to stop talking treated for the beating and shock. good faith with the unions. lay up north of here. coerced, intimidated or threatened Oldtimer Paul Kronberg is on without retribution. Nor will we Sta dsri Oil c'l CaliJcrnia and Its subsidiaries have refused to the beach after piling off the Steel allow the fear of verbal denounce­ Architect. He stopped in at the ment, physical assault or even accept agreements reached recent­ hall to say hello and we were death to deter us from following ly between the unions and all the sorry to hear he may have to spend a reasonable, practical, sound rest of the oil industry, designed some time in the hospital soon. course in promoting the welfare to provide new job opportunities Three other oldtimers shipped out of our union membership, the now and in the future. The com­ recently on the Orion Hunter. community, the county, the state pany has refused to bargain and Chief cook L. Lopez, messinan M. and our nation. NEW YORK—nearly unbelievable navigation device that has shown contempt for the Berlowitz and C. Bogucki, DM, This strong stand has the sup­ unions, their employees and the were looking for a nice long run port of President Claude Ramsay allows a captain to maintain the course of his ship without general public. The unions intend and signed on the Hunter. One of the Mississippi Labor Council, shooting the stars or relying on radio beams is being made to continue the struggle on all of the nicest bosuns shipping, Cal an outspoken opponent of the available to merchant ships. levels and have called for the Wilson, is still being plagued by Klan and other extremist organi­ The device, termed an "in^ information on it to 500 sugareconomic boycott to show the bad luck. Cal is back in the zations. cube-sized computer circuits. The Btrength of public opinion for fair USPHS hospital with a bum leg There are 3,500 IWA members ertial navigator," has been circuits make more than 4,000 so costly until recently that it collective bargaining. and we all wish him a change of here, about 30 per cent of them could only be used in Defense De­ computations a second, correlating Shipping has been fair during luck from bad to good for the new Negro. the starting place of the ship with Matthews, Business Agent J. D. partment vehicles—Polaris subma­ the information on movements it the past several weeks at San year. Jolly and other officers of Local rines, guided missies, high-per­ has received. Wilmington Francisco and from the look of 5-443 have been holding a series formance jet-aircr|ft. Shipping activity has been fair­ things should remain about the The figuring done, the navigator But the Sperry Rand Corpora­ came for some time to come. We ly good here for the last period, of union meetings with employees then gives the ship's exact position paid off the Orion Hunter and the and the outlook for the future is on all shifts at Masonite. They tion, manufacturers of the device, to its operator. Iberville during the last period, very good as we expect about eight reported that more than 90 per­ has come out with a model at half The device, which really looks and listed the Ocean Dinny in the ships in transit soon. During the cent of the workers have pledged the former cost. Company officials within itself then to measure out­ past two weeks we had the St. support to the union and the cause predict that the Universal Naviga­ side movement is expected to re­ Bign-on column. tor, as they call it, will be as revo­ "of law and order. Ships serviced in transit during Lawrence, Elizabethport, Penmar, Matthews was on his way home lutionary as was the gyrocompass place sextants and radio signals on the last period included the Marymar and Robin Hood in trans­ thousands of merchant ships. from the union hall after 7 p.m. at its introduction 50 years ago. Elizabethport, Steel Architect, it. Oldtimer Charles Kath came Inertial navigation consists of Monday, November 16, and was Penmar, Robin Hood, St. Lawrence by the hall a few days ago to vote and the Columbia. We expect to and register. While he was here driving on a country road when the measurement of every known Bee several ships in transit dur­ he enjoj'ed the chance to catch up he saw the headlights of a car movement of a ship from a known IFV^?1^/AR5 starting position. Devices held ing the next few weeks, including on news from some of his old behind blink several times. stable by two gyrocompasses sense Another car ahead then pulled the Steel Recorder, San Juan shipmates. Kath, whose last ship Choctaw, Young America, Over­ was the Mount Washington, says out and blocked a bridge over a the movement of the ship and feed IVlAM OhlB COPT seas Joyce. We should also get to (Continued on page 22) New Jet-Age Device Simplifies Navigation RFCEIN/INS MORB Frisco Labor Supports Office Workers \ ' ;• •••.•I'-"' The San Francisco Maritime Port Council is supporting a strike by the Office and Professional Employees Union against Bakke Steamship company. The office workers have put together one of the nicest picketlines seen in many moons. U.S. Farm Workers Sought By Labor Dept. Recruiters WASHINGTON—The U.S. Labor Department has announced a massive effort to seek out and sign up American workers for sea­ sonal farm work. The new drive is slated to be even bigger than tlie drives to. find workers to tend and harvest crops during World War II. The spur behind the farm labor search is the expiration soon of Public Law 78, under which Mexican laborers were formerly allowed to enter the U.S. to do farm work. For many years these seasonal farm workers have come across the border under the "bracero" program. American labor has long charged that the bracero program kept farm wages at sub­ standard levels, and this year. Congress refused to renew the program, although a move has been underway by U.S. growers to continue the practice under an "emergency" provision of the Im­ migration Act. The AFL-CIO has long contended that there is no shortage of doinestii farm workers which cannot be overcome by decent wages and workmg condtions. The easy availability of the foreign labor has kept wages and working conditions of seasonal farm labor at bare minimum levels however. The announcement of the Labor Department drive to recruit U.S. workers for these jobs has raised hopes that wage rates and working conditions for seasonal farm work will be set by the Justice Department at a relatively high level, since a massive re­ cruitment drive would be pointless if the wage floor remained so low that U.S. workers would not sign up. At this time there is no federal minimum wage law for farm work. At the outset of the drive, the Labor Department will have teams in California, Florida, Texas and Arizona to take job orders from growers. Later, these teams will move to states that traditionally supply domestic farm workers in an attempt to recruit them. OF THE SAME CLIP ALL MAII- IABEI3 SO 100 �; 1- ^ •-* •t',- Deeeulier tS, 19M SEAFARERS tagm Thlrtcea LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD This phofo shows an intersection in downtown Dakar. The city, known as the "Paris of Africa," is a leading port on the west coast of that continent, handling more than three million tons of cargo yearly from more than 4,000 ships. One of the many Dakar lobster trawlers which rove the Atlantic coastal waters in search of the popular delicacy. The flourishing seaport of Dakar, Senegal, lies on the tip of the Cape Verde peninsula, a spit of land which juts into the Atlantic from the hump of west Africa. Over 4000 oceangoing ships transit the port yearly to load cargoes of cocoa, coffee and other African commodities. The three million tons of cargo which move through Dakar each year represent not only the commerce of Senegal, but of the other nearby African nations which are landlocked or lack such extensive port facilities. Dakar is a regular stop for many American-flag ships. Among these are the SlU-contracted ships of Delta Lines, which include a Dakar stop on their West African runs. The Cape Verde peninsula was discovered in the 15th century by the Portugese navigator Dinis Diaz. The first European settlement of Dakar was made in the early part of the 17th century. Dakar was only a small fishing village then. Its real history as a colonial port began in 1857 when a French Navy captain claimed Senegal for his own country. The nation, with its population of 3.3 million and a land area the size of South Dakota, gained its independ­ ence from France in 1960, but remains a part of the French Community of nations. Because of the French colonial influence and the fact that it is the most cosmopolitan city in its part of the world, Dakar has been called the "Paris of Africa." The cargo piers lie at the north end of the city and the bunkering piers at the south end. Between them is the downtown area. The busiest thoroughfare in the city is at the Avenue de Barachois and the Avenue Albert-Sarraut. Dakar is a city with a heavy Moslem population and con­ tains many mosques. The largest is on Rue Blanchot. and the faithful may be seen here at prayer on Fridays. Close to the center of town is the Anse Bernard bathing beach. Swimming is popular almost year-round in this part of Africa. The beach is also very close to the cargo area in the southern part of the city. The Seaman's Home, which provides rooms, meals and other facilities, is opposite the Bassin Est (East Basin) dock area. It is the favorite stop for seamen awaiting repatria­ tion. The Home arranges tours of the city and the outlying countryside and gets up athletic events and other activities. This huge cathedral in the downtown area of Dakar serves a large Catholic population. The city also contains many impressive Moslem mosques. Dakar's population—African,"Arab and European—is well over 300,000. The bazaar in the African quarter of Dakar. Woodwork is a specialty of Dakar's arti­ sans, who have stalls in the bazaar. U.S.-flag ships make frequent stops at Dakar to pick up coffee and cocoa sent there from all over west Africa. SlU-contracted-Delta Lines ships, like the Del Mar (above), are regular visitors to Dakar. �Pacv Fonrteoi siEAFARERS ida Russians See 'Profit Motive' Behind Nuciear Sub Disaster After sending her Atlantic trawlers 'fishing' around the site of the Thresher disaster and collecting all available public information on the loss of the U.S. nuclear submarine, the Soviets have come up with their own ideas of why the tragedy occurred. They blame it all on the "capitalist profit mo--*1963. By normal, and abnormal, the Moscow trade union news­ tive." means, they set about to find out. paper Trud published the theories The Russians, who main­ Immediately after tne disaster, of a leading Russian shipbuilder, tain a war fleet of 400 sub­ Soviet trawlers appeared In the A. Narusbayev, and a naval engi­ marines were interested, as search area and were warned neer, G. Lisov. were other naval nations, in what happened to the super-modern Thresher, which went down with a loss of 129 lives off Cape Cod in to stay away by U.S. Naval units. Profit Motive Despite the warnings, the Russians The Russian conclusions on the continued to collect all the data disaster are not that far removed they could on the wreck. Recently, from those advanced by American experts. However, the Reds tend to see the "capitalist profit motive" behind the accident. The Russian theory runs like this: Because of a piping system or other external failure, the sea flooded into the stern section of the Thresher, killing all the crew­ By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director men in the aft section and short circuiting the electrical system (U.S. theories agree generally with As the holiday season approaches, we naturally think of gifts, the idea of a piping system defect). presents, religious activities, Santa Ciaus perhaps, and many of the Then, the Russians maintain, the traditions of Christmas and the New Year. These are usually all ship went out of control, pitching Navy personnel on the U.S.S. Fort Snelling observe a Russian very pleasant even though often times very expensive. over on its bow. The nuclear re­ fishing vessel at the site where the nuclear submarine But what about the "hangover"—not the financial one which Is actors turned off—as they were usually a sufficient headache, but the hangover from the excessive designed to in the event of Thresher sank in 1963. The Soviet trawler, ignoring signals consumption of alcohol during these celebrations. emergency — and the sub lost from the Navy requesting that it leave the area, was typical There has been much progress in the treatment and eradication power. of the Russian fishing craft that have appeared regularly of diseases which have plagued mankind during the centuries. How­ The water pressure through the to make their own investigations of the disaster. Russian ever, there has been little progress in the treatment of the hangover ruptured tail was so torrential that naval officials, using information collected by the trawlers, since man first discovered alcohol. It's like the weather—everybody the crew could no't cope with it. as well as data from public sources, have come up with knows and talks about the hangover, but no one seems to do much The Russians blame this on the their own theory of what caused the tragedy. about it. Although the hangover may not be classified as a disease, design of the vessel (disputed by nor does it kill, although one often wishes it would, the symptoms the U.S.), saying that some means'* of headache, dizziness, thirst, dry mouth and throat. Irritability and should have been included to pump the water out at a quick rate. the sense of self incrimination are well known. Robert Fenton writing in a recent copy of the Diners' Club Magazine Down, Down, Down describes all of this, and thinks that one of the reasons the hangover The submarine was then falling is misunderstood is because of the jokes made about it. As the late straight down through the sea, its John Barrymore said—"A hangover is when your stomach turns to propeller acting like a stabilizer on suede." However, the illness from-f an airplane bomb. This fall was the hangover is no joke. Benson Y. After this, he would think himself very fast, the Russians say, reach­ ST. PETERSBURG—The only good shark is a dead shark, Landis, a New York economist cured and go to the office. This ing speeds of 125 to 186 miles an many people feel, and no one feels so more strongly than the estimates that hangovers cost a worked for a while, but one mor­ hour. The crash at the bottom was billion dollars a year in the United ning during this treatment, he so hard that the sub buried herself, head of a Florida commercial fishing company who fears a States. dropped dead. but not before bits and pieces $4 million loss in this year's catch because of the ravages being used is to fasten a baited Doctors do not give much con­ Many other cures for the hang­ broke off at impact. steel hook on one end of a heavy sideration to hangovers, neither over were described by Mr. Fen­ In their conclusion, the Russian of marauding sharks. Schools of huge sharks, some up wire, the other end of which is do your friends, as they appar­ ton. These include the Turkish experts quote Admiral S. G. Gorently feel that it is self induced bath and exotic concoctions such shkov, chief of the Soviet Navy, as to 25 feet long, are threatening to attached to a large board floating and that you should pay the piper, as clam juice, bugle week, and maintaining that the Thresher ruin south Florida's commercial on the water. What happens here is and also, despite the old wives wild lettuce. While Tiberius, the tragedy was the result of the fishing industry. The shark popula­ that the shark takes the bait and tales, there is no sure cure for Roman Emperor preferred bitter Pentagon's "unbridled determina­ tion in waters off the keys and begins to swim away towing the the hangover. almonds, the Assyrian King Hozos tion at any price to increase the north along the Gulf of Mexico board, which thrashes around in What has happened to you when used a swallow's beak ground in number of nuclear submarines." coast as far as Naples is double the water and frightens the shark into swimming faster and faster what it was last year. you wake up with a hangover is myrrh. In China, a powder made until it is exhausted. Its blood in The sharks are huge, ferocious very definite. Your metabolism has from the Got Fer flower was and hungry. As an eyewitness re­ the water then attracts other been knocked off balance due to thought to be the best. Some resi­ ports: "I have seen a school of sharks which devour the injured excess consumption of alcohol. The dents of the western United States them attack a gill net 600 feet long and exhausted one. alcohol has been distributed use wahoo bark tea, while others The best way to get rid of Headquarters wishes to re­ and 35 feet deep as it was being throughout your entire body where use wild sage leaves for their cure sharks, it has been noted, is to pulled in by a boat crew. They mind Seafarers that men who 95% Is completely oxidized, mainly of the hangover. develop commercial uses for shark in the liver and insulin is required The "hair of the dog" is probably are choosy about working cer­ devoured 9,000 pounds of fish and livers, hides, fins and carcasses so for this oxidation, also thiamine one of the most universal cures tain overtime cannot expect an punched 400 holes in the net that fishing for them becomes and nicotinic acid. As a result of of the hangover. A friend of mine equal number of OT hours with before the terrified crew could do profitable. A few years ago anything about it." the rest of their department. In this rapid oxidation, the glucose thought this the best, but he had Since the nets cost about $3,000 California was faced by a shark insuline balance in the blood is to modify his method. He would some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT each, the economic loss to fisher­ menace similar to Florida's present disturbed with other end products take it straight, and if the first problem and managed to develop men can be terrific. jobs and then demanding to of metabolism which produce the few bounced, he was not too per­ markets for shark products. Shark Bait "or>-9 up with equal overtime toxic effects experienced the mor­ turbed because when he was able How do you get rid of sharks on when the easier jobs come Im j. ning after. to retain one, he had it made. a large scale? State and federal Although alcohol appears to Probably the most popular cure This practice is unfair to Sea- agencies have already begun a stimulate a person, it is as a matter for the hangover, and a fairly "arers who take OT jobr as they poisoning program in which of fact a depressant or inhibitor. recent vintage is the Bloody Mary, come. capsules of sodium perchlorate are The general objective is to What the average person assumes Screwdriver, or one of the many equalize OT as much as possible put inside large bait fish. 'When a to be stimulation is really the de­ combinations of Vodka, fruit juices but if a man refuses disagree­ shark eats one to these fish, the pressant effect on the inhibitory and bitters or Worcestershire able jobs there is no require­ capsule explodes on coming into brain control of behavior. Thus, sauce. ment that when an easier job contact with acid in the shark's there is an increase of the pulse There is the other school of comes along he can ma''- up the stomach. rate, a flushing of the face and an hangover fadist who believes an overtime he turned down before. Another anti-shark method abolition of inhibitions, with an ounce of prevention is worth a increase in activity both vocal and pound of cure; who load them­ otherwise, so that one exhausts selves with everything from oliv^ himself both physically and phy- oil to steaks and fruit juices. This chologically. Thus the tired and probably at least slows the absorp­ (Continued from page 4) exhausted feeling experienced the tion of the alcohol. giant supertankers and ore carriers, nor can it logical site would be along the route of the present An ice pack and the usual head­ handle modem warships like the latest aircraft canal. But if nuclear methods are decided upon, morning after. According to Mr. Fenton, there ache remedies are all good, but carriers. It ^as also been pointed out that the one of the other routes, through more desolate are at least 2,000 different drinks lets face it, it takes time and present lock-^type canal would be highly vulnerable areas, would be necessary. and equally as many cures for the fluids to repair the damages of the in time of war because bombing or sabotage by The cost of nuclear excavation of the new canal hangover, none of them very effi­ night before, and many good re­ the enemy could easily put it out of action. A sea has been estimated at as little as one-tenth that of cient He describes a young man solves are sworn to during the level canal would be much less vulnerable, and conventional construction methods. For nuclear construction however, a decision would have to be who had a sure cure. The young trying hours of the hangover, but could accommodate ships of any length. man would go Into the bathroom, I'm sure it will happen again. One of the factors which may effect the decision made on how the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty There may not be any pockets on the site of a new canal is whether or not nuclear would apply. The treaty prohibits nuclear blasts turn on the hot water, and as the steam would accumulate, he would in a shrbud, but if you have money explosives are used during construction. If con­ in the air, under water and in space, but makes no jump up and doVvn like a demon. to burn, you "can take it with you." ventional construction methods are' used, the most exception for the peaceful use of nuclear devices.' Holidays And Hangovers Sharks Threaten Florida Fishermen Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ U.S. Planning New Sea-Level Canal �DcMmler tt, 19M SEAFARERS Pu:« Fiffeea IPG V,.:/ MASTER NAVIGATOR HE "Brotherhood of the Green ocean to the same little strip of Brazil and is a major breeding Turtle" is worried about the beach on the same tiny pinpoint ground for the green turtle. T green turtle. The United 'States Navy Is amazed by the green turtle. Natives of Caribbean islands miss the green turtle. The green turtle apparently worries about nothing, is amazed by noth­ ing and never misses—and therein lies the story. When Christopher Columbus and other early navigators visited beaches in Mexico, Colombia, Florida and the Caribbean islands they found them teeming with huge green turtles weighing hundreds of pounds. The highprotein turtle-meat formed a large part of the diet of native inhabi­ tants near these beaches. In recent years, however, it be­ came increasingly clear that the species of giant turtle was being threatened with extinction. They had been completely wiped out on many Caribbean shores by hungry natives who caught and ate them faster than they could reproduce. The "Brotherhood of the Green Turtle" was formed to help save them. Later reorganized as the Carib­ bean Conservation Corporation, the Brotherhood got the Navy in­ terested in the green turtle. Since that time, the Navy has. been studying the green turtle and, sponsored by the Brotherhood, the Office of Naval Research and the University of Florida with finan­ cial support from the National Science Foundation, the Navy has been helping to save the species from extinction. Happy Wanderer What's so amazing about the green turtle? Simply the fact that he regularly migrates more than 1,000 miles from his birth­ place, hangs around there for two or three years maturing and grow­ ing in size, and then heads back— across 1,000 or more miles of deep of an Island on which he was born. And apparently he never misses. The Navy classifies the green turtle as a truly remarkable navigator. Ordinary directional sense—or compass sense—is not enough to keep the turtles on course over such great distances, the Navy says. The turtles, like some migrating birds, seem to have a two-coordinate system of position-finding the Navy has de­ cided. In many ways the green turtles are much better navigators than Columbus, who discovered them. Columbus was way off course when he came upon the Caribbean Islands, while the turtles knew exactly wheye they were. Learning more about how the green turtle does it, could help the Navy develop simplified and more accurate navigational equip­ ment. If a turtle can find its way around without a lot of expensive machinery, why can't a polaris submarine? Who knows? At any rate the Navy is wiring turtles for sound as part of their experi­ ments. Wetback Radio Miniature radio transmitters have been successfully mounted to the backs of many of these turtles. Equipped with a whip antenna which reaches two and a half feet above water when the turtle comes up to breathe, the device is intended to help track the course of the creatures across the ocean. Difficulties in main­ taining radio contact over long distances has hampered this ef­ fort so far, but the Navy intends to alter its technique. Instead of trying to track the long distance travels of the turtles. It will cap­ ture them as they arrive at Ascension Island, which lies in mid-ocean between Africa and With the radio transmitters at­ tached, the turtles will be trans­ ported a few hundred miles off­ shore and released. They should then be easily trackable with the aid of a tracking antenna atop "I'll find the water if it takes all day." The direction - finding ability of the giant green turtle hat amazed Navy scientists. 5,000 foot Green Mountain on the island and the Navy could gain in­ formation on how the turtles man­ age to "home in" on the Island. Similar efforts have been made to track whales. Until now the wanderings of the green turtle have been fol­ lowed by the simple method of tagging them at Ascension and then watching for the tagged turtles to turn up somewhere else in the world or return to the Island years later. Turtles tagged at As­ cension have turned up along the coast of Brazil and then three years later at the same beach on Ascension where they were origin­ ally tagged. This feat of swim­ ming over 1,000 miles across the In which they lay about 100 eggs open ocean and hitting a five before filling in the hole. The mile wide island after a three-year adults then return to the sea and absense is what got the Navy wander around for two or three interested in these hard-shelled years before returning to lay more eggs. navigators. The natives who make use of To reestablish the turtles on the turtle for food have devised' many beaches, the scientists are some novel ways of capturing the transplanting baby turtles from huge creatures. A scientist taking their true birthplaces to the longpart in the green turtle studies has abandoned beaches soon after described a turtle hunt in which they hatch, with Jiopes that this will fool them into thinking the he took part. The turtles are caught with the beach to, which they are brought aid of a sucking fish called a is their real home. If this succeeds remora. In place of a dorsal fin, they will continue to return to the remora has a suction device these beaches in the future to enabling it to hitch onto sharks, breed. "Columbus Say .. boats and other moving objects. Preparing for a turtle hunt the Earlier this month a Navy fly­ natives catch remora and tie ing-boat made four flights trans­ strong lines around their tails. porting 18,500 baby turtles from When a turtle is seen, a remora Costa Rica, which is the last re­ is taken from a tub carried in the maining breeding ground for the bottom of the native boats and species in the Caribbean, to a placed in the water. On their dozen beaches in Mexico, Colom­ "leashes" the remora swim in bia, Florida and the Caribbean wider and wider circles around the islands. Looking backward as well boat until they encounter the as forward, the scientists picked turtle and attach themselves to the these beaches by delving back into shell. More and more remora are the records and ships' logs of released until enough are attached ' Columbus and other early ex­ to the turtles' shell to allow the plorers to learn which beaches natives to drag the turtle ashore. were turtle-hangouts in the old Naval Fast Shuffle days. As part of its efforts to save The results of these transplant­ the green turtle from extinction, ing attempts won't be clear for the Navy Is trying to pull a fast some time because it takes five or one on the turtles in spite of their six years for the turtles to grow fantastic navigational and direc­ from four-ounce babies to 400tional ability. It is trying to re­ pound adults capable of repro­ establish the turtles on numerous ducing their kind. Among the Caribbean shores where hungry areas where the green turtle is natives have wiped them out. being transplanted is the Ever­ Once the turtles are killed off glades National Park at the south­ on a particular island it is a diffi­ ern tip of Florida, where they cult matter to get them back be­ were entirely exterminated about cause they always return to breed 100 years ago. They are being on the beach where they were established only in communities born. Once they are wiped out none where local officials have agreed are bom there so none ever re­ to protect the turtles if and when turn. The turtles reproduce by they someday return to lay their digging a two-foot hole in the sand eggs. liliiiiiiii . "Columbus? Columbus? Who's Columbus?" Christopher Columbus was looking for India when he discovered the giant green turtle in the Caribbean. A better navigator, the green turtle would never have gotten so far off course. "Just a minute fellas. I think I'm gonna be sick!" The giant green turtle has been a reluctant par­ ticipant in recent research by the Navy to de­ velop better navigational equipment for use aboard United States warships. "Hey Charlie—I can't find the men's room!" After several years absence, the giant green turtle's amazing directional sense allows it to travel unerringly over thousands of miles to the same beach on which it was born. �Pare Sizfeea SB'AF'XRBnS LOG Deeember U, MM Navy^s First Warship Gets Face-Lifting Caught with her spars showing during rebuilding, the U.S. Constellation, the first warship to be- commissioned by the U.S. Navy, is pictured undergoing repairs in the Boston Navy Yard (above). After refurbishing, the 149-year-old frigate was brought to Baltimore where she was dedicated as a national monument (right). The Constellatipn was launched in Baltimore in 1797 as one of six frigates authorized by Congress for the infant U.S. Navy. BALTIIMORE—Even witliout her towering mainmast, the frigate U.S.S. Constellation is a majestic ship. Her hull painted black with a line of white and buff trim running along her gun ports, she looks every bit as formidable as her ship's log reports she was. The first warship of the U.S. Navy, the Constellation was commissioned on September 7, 1797 in Baltimore, where she was also built. She made her reputation in the Atlantic and^ Horse," as she was called in her do the rebuilding work, $250,000 off the coast of North Africa, she carried the first ,Anierican tory. She has won that battle, too. active days and they made an was raised. The money came After lying for a century In a Marines to Tripoli to fight the doing battle with the war­ Barbary pirates who had been quiet part of Boston harbor the heroic effort to save her. through the sale of 250,000 copper ships of nations who did not ap­ prove of the American Revolution. She sank the La Vengeance and captured the L'Insurgente, and Delapidated - and uncared for, medallions made from the ship's Constellation was decommissioned by the Navy and faced the prospect the Constellation had to be re­ spikes. of being scrapped. But many peo­ furbished before She could pre­ When she was sufficiently re­ ple cared about the "Yankee Race sent a proud face to America. To worked to go on public display, she was towed down to her home port of Baltimore. Tied up at Pier 4, the ship was turned into a float­ ing museum of American history. Visitors were charged 50 cents each to rove through her innards and get a glimpse of how the sail­ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS ing men of old lived. Enough funds are expected to be $40 in 1956, and $50 in 1947-49. Unlike the appliance, furniture and auto industries, neither consumers nor farmers are getting full benefit raised in this way to complete the The public recently has been subjected to a nationwide bombard­ from automation on the farm, because of the increase in marketing and work on the OonstellaUon. That ment by TV and newspaper ads and store signs proclaiming that "food retailing costs. There are a number of reasons, including higher pack­ work includes the refitting of her is a bargain" and takes "only 19 cents" of the average family's dollar. aging and advertising costs, and the weed-like proliferation of brands. mainmast, which rises 93 feet Many supermarkets have been handing out coupons offering prizes For example, there are 3,400 different brands of salad dressings alone above the deck. The mast is now in st<H>age in a Baltimore ware­ on the market today. if figures adding up to 19 appear when you wet the card. house. 3 The claim that families spend "only 19 cents" of the take-home It's all right to wet the cards. But if you believe "food is a bargain" Historians Dispute Claims because the U.S. Agriculture Deparment, Grocery Manufacturers dollar for food itself will be a surprise to most moderate-income famAssociation and Supermarket Institute say so, you could do some Uies who spend 22 to 30 per cent, and sometimes more. While some historians have The so-called "average" family includes very small families, very serious overspending. Food at retail is not really a "bargain" in com­ parison to other commodity prices, nor as much of a bargain as it could rich families, farm families, etc. In contrast, the Bureau of Labor claimed that the Constellation is not the same ship which rolled off be in view of the low farm prices. You can, however, curb the cost Statistics figures that urban wage-earners and clerical workers spend the ways in 1797, the National His­ an average of 22 per cent of take-home pay for food; those witli more by knowledgeable shopping and preparation. torical Landmark commission is The Agriculture Department and food industry have been doing some than two children even more. Families with Income under $4,000 spend satisfied, after measuring the ship 26 to 28 per cent, BLS figures. Actually, the average expenditure for questionable selecting of statistics in their campaign. In almost every and comparing it to the original speech recently. Agriculture Secretary Freeman and Assistant Sec­ food per person is about $8 a week. For a wage-earner family of four, plans, that it is the real item. earning a typical take-home of about $99 a week, this average bill retary Mehren have emphasized that food has gone up less than other The unbelievers anaong the his­ items; that it now takes only 19 percent of income compared to 26 in would mean spending 32 per cent of income for food, not "only 19". torians have maintained that the That kind of expenditure is impossible if the family wants to keep the 1940's, 30-50 in European countries and almost 100 percent in the Constellation on display now was new African nations. (Canadian Minister of Agriculture Harry Hays up its housing and other living standards. Moderate-income families really built in 1853 and named need to aim for a food budget of $1 a day per person or less. similarly has been claiming that Canadians spend least of any country Despite concern by some families that this is difficult, other readers after the original. Researchers —21 percent. Apparently he failed to check with the U. S. Agricul­ tell have proved, however, that by the how they do it. ture Secretary). Mrs. William Roth (Lorain, Ohio) with two children under four, dimensions of the hull and fittings Here is the oher side of the story; writes that her food bill is running 87 cents a day per person, including found in it dated 1797, 1808 and 1 Food actually has gone up more than almost any other commodity soaps and paper products. Mrs. Roth has kept a record of all her 1812, that there can be little doubt you buy except used cars. When the Agriculture Department says spending since she was married and knows exactly where her money to the authenticity of the Con­ stellation, food has gone up less than-the cost of living in general, the department goes. is including services such as medical care, property taxes, and repair Her below decks compartment, But what about families with older children? Mrs. George Greer, services. But when you compare food with other commodities you (of Newberg, Oregon), has older ones; in fact, five children. Her food though enlarged to accommodate buy over the counter, the 1957-59 dollar's worth of furniture and bill comes to 60 cents a day per person. (Even this unusual achievement the visitors Who wander through household appliances, 99 cents; a dollar's worth of a new car, $1; a requires 30 per cent of her husband's $100 take-home pay.) her, still appear small and dollar's worth of fuel, $1.01. Both these women watch their meat spending especialiy. They cramped, making it hard to believe . Too, retail prices of food have gone up more than farm prices. The usually do have meat or fish every day but limit expensive cuts like she could have carried a crew of farmer now gets 99 cents for the 1957-59 dollar of farm products; the steak to once a week or even less often. In the case of a large family 309 officers and men. manufacturer is getting $1.02 and the retailer is charging you $1.07 like Mrs. Greer's, the occasional expensive cut is balanced by an oc­ She did, however, and by the .2 Despite claims by some food manufacturers that food now takes casional low-cost dish like beans. record they were valiant men Who "only 19 cents" of your dollar because of "better distribution and pro­ Furthermore: "I shop the specials every week," Mrs. Greer reports. served their nation well. It is only cessing", the fact is, food prices have been restrained from more "I avoid high-priced convenience foods and always buy the large fitting that the Constellation drastic rises only by smaller returns to the farmer. Of every $100 you economy size when possible. We eat well. It takes more planning should remain as a reminder of spend for food, the farmer now gets $37 compared to $39 in 1960, and perhaps more preparation but it can be done!" their bravery.' preying on American merchant clippers. Her greatest battle, how­ ever, was the one to remain intact as a reminder of our nation's his­ Methods Of Curbing Food Costs �\- SEAFARERS Dceanber 25, 1M4 LOG Pace SeTentecf Future Major Leaguers By Fred Stewart & Ed Moeney Heodquorters Representatives Many Heroic Acts By Seafarers Seafarers who sail the relatively calm oceans of the world today often fail to remember the terrible days of World War II when an SIU crew could never count on makinc port safely. It was the cou^ace and professional seamanship demonstrated by these crews that has endured to stand as a guiding example for generations of new SIU members. \7hile thousands of SIU members gave their lives for their country while serving in the Merchant Marine during those dangerous days, the heroic, but tragic story of a brave Seafarer illustrates the courage and skill which built this never-to-be-forgotten tradition. The story starts on May 22, 1944, in the yards of the New England Shipbuildiifg Corporation at Portland, Maine, where a crowd had gathered to watch the launching of a new merchant sihip. The on­ lookers cheered as the widow of an SIU hero broke the tradiitional bottle of champagne across the ship's bow, sending it down the laimdhing ramp with the words, "I christen thee Joseph Squires." The widow was Mrs. Joseph Squires of Brooklyn, N.Y. Inunediately before the launching, a representative of the Federal Maritime Com­ Members of the SIU of Puerto Rico, in the San Juan are sure there is plenty of future major mission had presented her. the MercMSht Marine Distinguished Service Medal which had been posthumously awarded to her husband league material on a ball team made up of local youngsters and sponsorea by the SlU-conOne of the Union officials at--f tracted Motorships of Puerto Rico. The team, which is called the "Motorships," is seen pos­ tending the presentation said, the blocks out In a hurry and ing above, with former major league player Cal Ermer, now manager of the professional San "This is the first ship named for pulled away before it could smash Juan Senators Ileft), Jose Martinez, company agent and team coach, and Captain Milton one of the men who sail these ves­ up. It was mighty good seaman­ Williams, general manager of the shipping company (kneeling, center). sels . . . This vessel will always ship. We wondered if we could do carry the tributes of the members as well. of the Seafarers International Detective Agency Seeking New 'Image* Union as well as the high praise , "Our number three boat was of all American seamen in the next, but it was evident that some­ one would have to stay on board Merchant Marine." and handle the lines if we were Thus, the S.S. Joseph Squires was launched as a new addition to get away. "Squires and Harold Whitney, to America's great merchant fleet NEW YORK—The famous and at the same time infamous Pinkerton's National De­ as a commemoration to the hero­ the deck engineer, volunteered. They lowered us away very care­ tective Agency, with a long-time reputation as willing suppliers of management-hired goons ism of an SIU seaman who died fully, timing it so we'd hit the so that his crew mates might live. for violent strikebreaking attempts against early union organizing drives, has decided it is The events that led to this post­ water at the right moment. No time for the company to have humous honor began when the old one seemed a bit nervous or ex­ will most likely continue to haunt ment to provide goons to battle Maideh Creek foundered on New cited. A wave broke over us, but a new image. it however. workers. After the bloody Home­ Starting January 1, 1965 the Year's Eve, 1942. Squires and we didn't swamp. Pinkerton's earned its reputation stead, Pa. steel strike of 1892 how­ "We had to fend the boat off to company has announced, it will be another seaman, Harold E. Whit­ for strikebreaking around the keep from being smashed against ever, even Pinkerton's had enough ney, volunteered to stay aboard known simply as Pinkerton's, Inc. turn-of-the-century when it was to tend the falls and make sure the hull. A few seconds later the The dark record of the old days called on frequently by manage- of management tactics and has the boats got away. In attempting sea earned us away from the side refused, it says, to accept any to save the lives of their fellow of the ship. When Squires and security work that might be in­ SIU crewmembers, the two brave Whitney slid down the falls, we terpreted as strikebreaking. Seafarers sealed their own fate, were too far away, and they had The company's present president since they gave up their own to drop into the water. Whitney refers to Pinkerton's turn-of-thedisappeared. chance for rescue. century capers as "a phase of our "Squires started swimming with The end of the Maiden Creek position that we're not particularly and the heroism of the two sea­ all his might, but he oould't reach proud of. We're delighted to be out us. The captain threw him a line men was recalled by Seafarer of it." Aaron McAlpin, a member of the and tried to maneuver the boat Name's the Same NEW YORK—Shipwrecks and disasters at sea are the last over to him, but the waves were vessel's steward department. Mc­ Name change or no, the 115 year Alpin was one of the 31 survivors too strong. After a few minutes things in the world you would expect a marine insurance old company is rolling up record company to enjoy talking about. of the disaster. He was one of we lost sight of him." In addition to paying tribute to profits. This year saw it doing a three steward department mem­ However one company the brave Seafarer and engineer record $50 million business. In­ bers whose lives were saved. sinking and capturing ships of the cluded in this was a $25 million The Maiden Creek was bound whose skill and sacrifice launched here has decided to get some Yankee whaling fleet. contract for policing the New York for New York with a load of ore the boat, McAlpin also lauded the return from events which With 25 ships already missing, when it ran into a severe Atlantic expert seamanship that kept them cost them money in the past and the owners went to the insurance World's Fair. But its present storm about 20 miles off Block afloat in the heavy seas. "We had has commissioned a series of company and asked if the missing operations actually bear little Island. After taking a tremendous some mighty good sailors on that paintings of famous shipwrecks vessels could still be insured. At resemblance to the mixture of beating from the ocean and los­ ship," he said. "They knew what and disasters at sea to use in its the time there was no notion that glamour and infamy of its past. Founded in Chicago in 1850, ing one of her boats and all of to do and worked like a team." the Shenandoah was operating off Pinkerton's began with a nine-man The men, some of them nearly magazine ads. her rafts, she sent out an urgent The paintings will mark notable New England, and the war, in any SOS on the afternoon of Decem­ frozen, were picked up after four events from the'company's Disas­ case, had been over for several staff. Today it employs over 15,000. days. The other boat was never In those early days, Pinkerton ber 31. By this time, McAlpin ter Book — the roll of all the weeks. Taking the risk, the in­ helped track down such famous remembers, the seas were breaking heard from again. This tale of World War 11 hero­ claims paid out over a century for surance company underwrote the American bad guys as Jesse over her decks and the ship was 25 ships. A few weeks later it was James, Sam Bass and the Younger ism illustrates the tradition that sunken, destroyed or lost ships. settling fast. found that they had been destroyed Brothers. One of the ads will tell the story we Seafarers continuously en­ Another vessel answered the dis­ even before the insurance was pro­ tress call in the late afternoon. deavor to live up to. Today, we of the Confederate cruiser Shenan­ vided. Still, the underwriter had Bad Guys and Scabs doah and the king-size bill it are proud that the SIU Maritime After hoving to, it signalled the to pay off. created for the insurance company From chasing bad guys, the Maiden Creek to abandon ship. Advancement programs are mak­ Another company ad has a story company went to beating up and However, the SIU ship's master ing greater such great strides and because its captain was unaware hoped to bring his vessel to port are qualifying our members to that the Civil War was over. In with a happy ending about the killing workers during its infamous and delayed giving the abandoning continue to be the best profes­ the final weeks of the conflict the clipper ship Neptune's Car. A strikebreaking phase. Intermediate Shenandoah roamed the Atlantic, month out of New York with a exploits included international order. After circling the Maiden sional sailors afloat. cargo bound for California, the hunts for jewel thieves, con men Creek several times, the "rescue" ship's master. Captain Joshua Pat­ and forgers. Right now, industrial ship departed. Later, ther officers ten, had to depose his mate for in­ security is the company's main­ of this ship reported that they subordination. Shortly after, he stay. It provides guards for in­ thought the Maiden Creek had As Seafarers know, copies of each issue ot the SEAFARERS and the two remaining officers dustrial plants in the U.S. and been torpedoed, and that they LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to fell ill with malaria. overseas, operates a school for didn't want to endanger their ves­ numerous clubs, bars and other overseas 'spots where Seafarers Mary Patten, the captain's bride, industrial security and makes elec­ sel by "hanging around." congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves then assumed command of the ves­ tronic alarm and safety devices. It McAlpin relates what happened calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their sel and sailed her safely around also provides guards for many next; "Just about dark, she started ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ Cape Horn and into San Francisco special uses, such as each Hallow­ to go down by the head, and the ator, four copies of the LOG, and minutes forms are then air­ Bay. Her seamanship—acquired as een, when it provides guards for skipper gave the order to abandon mailed to the iigent in the next port. she went along—^saved the ship bowling alleys and car dealers to ship. The waves were terrific, Simjjarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs and its cargo, worth $10 million at protect merchandise and windows thudding against the deck houses at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer today's prices. For her deed, the from over-exuberant trie k-orand giving the ship a terrible requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ insurance company gave her a treaters. pounding. Worst of all, it was gregate there. generous bonus. In spite of all this, the company freezing, and all of us were soaked As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU The painting for the ad series, is still in the private-eye business by the spray. ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that which will appear in business and in a big way, doing more detective "We used the starboard boats, the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of news magazines, were done by art­ work for American industry than lumber one got away first. It hit its mailing lists. any of its competitors. ist Gordon Johnson. a big sea, but the crew knocked Pinkerfon, Finks No More Ship Disasters To Star In Marine Insurance Ads Notify Union On LOG Mail �PMI« BlifcteM SEAF'ARKnS 10& IMMbcr Mi MM Wilmington Thanksglvng Convention Voting System OK'd gy Quiif Supreme Court Upholds Union Voting Procedure WASHINGTON—A unanimous Supreme Court gave a common sense interpretation to the Landrum-Griffin Act and upheld a convention voting system used by the Musicians and many other unions—and by the AFL-CIO itself. The court said it is "abun-fdantly clear" that Congress a vote of a delegate ... A majority an abuse of democratic rights. In never intended to outlaw a [vote so determined in favor of a fact, the court noted, consideration weighted voting system on dues dues increase is approval by ma­ was given to requiring some sys­ increases in which delegates voted jority vote of the delegates voting tem of proportional voting repre­ the membership of the locals they at a convention." sentation at conventions. represent. The court traced the legislative A union convention, the court Two lower courts had invali­ history of the Landrum-Griffin Act indicated, is properly a form of dated a dues increase voted by the and found that It is quite clear representative union government. 1963 convention of the Musicians. that Congress did not considra- the The law "does not require a town The $C-a-year increase had been common provision for weighted meeting for action by an inter­ approved by delegates represent­ voting at union conventions to be national or national luiion." ing a clear majority of the union's He praised the union's attorney, membership, but it would have Henry Kaiser of Washington, D.C., been defeated if each delegate who argued the case before the had only one vote. Supreme Court. Both a federal district judge and The AFM, Kenin said, carried the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals the case forward on appeal as a conceded that the weighted voting matter of principle. He pointed procedure was thoroughly demo­ out that the dues increase was cratic. But they held that it tech­ reapproved at the 1964 convention nically violated the Landrum-Grif­ Action In the marketplace offers fin Act requirement that a dues a method for trade unionists to as­ by a majority of both individual Enjoying fhe delicious Thanksgiving dinner served by the increase be approved by "a major­ sist each other in their campaign delegates and per capita votes. The Union at the Wilmington SUP hall are SlU-United Industrial ity vote of the delegates" to a for decent wages and better con­ decision, therefore, does not af­ fect the union's finances. union convention. Workers Pacific District member Sergio Monzon, his wife ditions. The Supreme Court's decision Both the AFL-CIO and U.S. So­ and daughter. Monzon is employed by the SlU-UIW-conSeafarers and their families are also backs the dissent of Judge licitor General Archibald Oox filed contracted Atlas Rigging Company. His son who also ate "friend of the court" briefs with urged to support a consumer boy­ Thurgood Marshall from the 2-1 his fill of holiday turkey, was on line waiting for another cott by trade unionists against decision of the 2nd Oircuit Court the Supreme Court vigorously portion and was not present when the photo was taken. challenging such a rigid interpre­ various companies whose products of Appeals. Marshall had voiced are produ'-'-d under non-union strong disagreement with his col­ tation. If the lower court decisions were conditions, or which are "unfair leagues' restrictive interpretation permitted to stand, the AFL-CIO to labor." (This listing carries the of the law. Congress, he said, said, it wouid "wreck havoc upon name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ merely intended to prevent arbi­ established union procedures with­ volved, and will be amended from trary dues action by persons "not answerable in any way to the out promoting any known congres­ time to time.) membership." sional purpose." "Lee" brand tires There was no congressional in­ (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Promotes Democracy WASHINGTON—Labor, management and government ex­ tent, he sfressed, to "dictate" to & Plastic Workers) AFL-CIO President George union a particular method of con­ perts from the principal industrialized nations are challenged 3) 4" ft Meany, in an affidavit submitted vention voting or to foreclose to find the answers to the human and economic problems of at an early stage of the case, Eastern Alt Lines unions from giving more weight stressed that the federation "has (FRght Engineers) to their large locals on dues automation, Labor Secretary been vitally interested in promot­ ft ft ft questions. 'W. Willard Wirtz stated here recently in a welcoming ing democracy in its constituent H. I. Slegel address to a North American con­ unions." The Musicians' rollcall "HIS" brand men's clothes ference on manpower implications procedure, he said, "clearly fur­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) U.S. Surveys Spending Patterns of automation. thers intra-undon democrary." ft ft ft The "really hard problem" in A convention of 14,000 delegates Sears, BoebucK Company charting technological progress, he would be needed if the Musicians Retail stores & products said, is "to see to it that none are were to achieve proportional rep­ (RetaU Clerks) left out." The future, Wirtz de­ resentation of members without a ft ft ft clared, must be "one of our build­ weighted voting system, the AFLStitzei-Welier Distilleries ing and not of the machines'." CIO noted. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" In a broader area, the AFL-CIO The three-day conference fo­ "Cabin StiU," "W. L. Weller" cused on technological develop­ said, the Supreme Court's decision WASHINGTON—^American city families in recent years Bourbon whiskeys would provide "guidance" to lower have spent more of their increas^ incomes for housing and ments and problems in the United (Distillery Workers) courts on whether the Landrumhousehold operations, medical care and education. At the States and Canada, the two host ft ft ft Griffin Act should be interpreted countries. But participants came same time, they have been-f J. R. Simplot Potato Co. in a "narrow and artificial" con­ also from most of the 19 able to increase their savings, Significantly, the higher average came Frozen potato products text or be given "a sensible and other member nations of the Or­ insurance holdings and their income in 1960-61 also made pos­ ganization for Economic Co-opera­ (Grain Millers) realistic reading." contributions to charity and com­ sible greater family savings and tion & Development (OECD). The ft ft ft " The Supreme Court said the law munity services, the Department almost an 85 percent increase in conference was sponsored by the Kingsport Press requires that those voting at a of Labor has reported. gifts, contributions and personal GEOD's Manpower' & Social Af­ "World Book," "Childcraft" convention be delegates, but "says The increased proportion of in­ insurance. (Printing Pressmen) nothing about the number of votes fairs Directorate. come spent for housing "was the (Typographers, Bookbinders) each delegate may east." The de­ The major expansion in per­ AFL-CIO Vice President A. J. most significant uptrend in family sonal insurance spending was in (Machinists, Stereotypers) cision, written by Associate Jus­ Hayes was one of the conference spending" during the decade of social security and other pension tice Byron R. White, added: ft ft ft chairmen. Vice President George the '50's, according to a Bureau of "Where the vote cast at a con­ Jamestown Sterling Corp. plans, which by 1960-61 accounted Labor Statistics article in the for more than half of the $324 M. Harrison headed a 25-member vention is weighted according to Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. November issue of the depart­ spent by the average family for all U.S. labO'r delegation which in­ the number of people the delegates Furniture and Bedding cluded presidents and research di­ ment's Monthly Labor Review. A personal insurance. represents, that vote, we think, is (United Furniture Workers) rector of international unions. second article, giving a break­ The Monthly Labor Review The opening paper presented to down on family spending patterns and variations by income levels article said the city family's aver­ the conference tackled the prob­ and location, is scheduled for pub­ age income in 1960-61 was $5,906 lem of worker displacement and of —an increase of 51 percent from the "silent firings" in industries lication in the December issue. The article, which covered the 1950 dollar figure of $3,910, which require fewer employes to family spending patterns in 1960- which after allowance for price in­ do the same or greater amount of 61 as contrasted with expenditures creases worked out to a 22 per­ work. • Seymour L. Wolfbein, director in 1950, pointed out that increased cent increase in real family in­ of the Labor Department's Office incomes had made possible in­ come. The average family at the same of Manpower, Automation & Train­ creased dollar expenditures in "each major category of goods and time was able to increase dollar ing, said there is hope that actual spending for consumer goods and layoffs resulting from technologi­ services." But there were declines in the services and to limit its expen­ cal change can be held to a mini­ percentage of spending for food, ditures for current living needs mum. He added: clothing, house furnishings and to "only 91 percent of its after­ 'But a great deal of 'silent fir­ equipment and recreation, where­ tax income, compared with 97 per­ ing'—mot filling vacancies created as expenditures for "shelter, fuel cent in 1950," the article con­ by attrition and not hiring addi­ tional workers as production ex­ and utilities, household operations, tinued. City families spent an average pands—appears inevitable in many medical and personal care, auto­ mobiles ... and education each of $1,600 for housing In 1960-61— plants installing automated or took a larger share" of total an increase of $550 from the 1950 other advanced equipment of a labor-saving nature." family spending, the analysis said. level, the BLS report said. Solve Automation Problems, Wirtz Challenges Conference Families Spending More For Housing �Mk IMl SEAFARERS LOC A Helping Hand William Koflowitch, ship's delegate aboard the Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation) re­ ports that the crew has found a real friend in Port Said. A merchant, by the name of Sayed Awad, who operates a little shop close to the docks was termed by Koflowitch "a true, brother to the seamen that come to his shop." Awad Carriers). According to meeting galley can't go on making ice in and his father, Abdou, op­ secretary Robert Ferranoliz, the coffee cans forever, Forsberg Arthur Nelson,a member of the SlU Great Lakes District, proudly displays a check for hospital benefits he received from the Union Welfare Plan to his wife, Marvel, outside the Duluth hall. PUERTO RICO (Molorshlps), Nov. IS—Chairman, Martin Fay; Sacratary, Gaorga Andarton. It waa requested that, all unauthorized persons not be allowed aboard ship In New York or Puerto Rico. AU shore gang men who are employed in port to be given a pass by the chief mate to show that they are allowed to have meals aboard while working In port. All extra men to be fed after crew finish their meal. Everything else> Is In order with no beefs. Vote of thanks extended by the crew for the good Thanksgiving dinner prepared by the steward department. Ship's delegate resigning this trip—new ship's dele­ gate to be elected next trip. Motion made and carried that all holidays, if they fall on a day in port, be celebrated on day prior to arrival in port. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. IS—Chairman, Bryan C. Slald; Secretary, C. J. Beck. Little disputed OT in engine department. One man hospitalized in Norfolk and two men ill on stiip to be sent to hospital. VENORE (Venore Transportation), Nov. 23—Chairman, H. F. Munzart; Sacratary, J. C. Read. Three men were hospitalized. Some disputed OT in engine and steward department. Washing machine to be fixed. DEL VALLE (Delta), Nov. 15 — Chairman, Jerome Hackar; Secratary, Ramon Irlzarry. Captain will see that the ship is fumigated for roaches. Ship's delegate and department dele­ gates were given a vole of thanks. Discussion on keeping recreation room clean, and each department to take turn in cleaning it. All foc'sles in deck, engine and steward depart­ ment need painting. POTOMAC (Empire Transport), Nov. 1—Secretary, Andy C. Noah. Brother Charles Craiford is serving as new ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest made for list of mattress re­ placements for next trip as they will have to be made up in advance. Steward pointed out the present and future effect that wiU benefit aU SIU seaman through the Steward's Up­ grading School. Request was made to help messman keep messroom clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Nov. $—Chairman, John H. Morris; Secretary,' L. R. Eckoff. Few hours disputed OT In engine department. Otherwise SD Is O.K. DEL SOL (Delta), Nov. 22—Chair­ man, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secretary, Ira C. Bridges. $44.05 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin Line), Nov. 14—Chairman, A. Vasquez; Sec­ retary, B. Warren. One man was hos­ pitalized in Beira and one man in Capetown. No beefs were reported by department delegates. DETROIT (Sea-Land), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, R. Matarangolo; Secretary, A. Sworizowskl. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good feeding and fine Thanksgiving dinner. NORINA (Marine Traders), Nov. 22 —Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, F. R. Farmer. Chief engineer will have an electrician come aboard to check and repair gaUey range. Broth­ er E. Wheeler was eleeted to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to send letter to headquarters for in­ formation about new contraet nego­ tiations. It was suggested that the crew check stores with the steward before accepting them for the voyage. It was suggested that a list of ciga­ rettes be ordered for slop chest. Crew requested to bring books back to library. MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways), Nov. 1—Chairman, Sam W. McDonald; Secretary, Leo E. Movall. Some of the repairs were not taken care of. New fans have not been instaUed and the ice-eube machine was not re­ paired. Motion was made to install new ice-cube machine in the crew messroom for the crew's use only. Brother Edwin Christian was elected ship's delegate. COLUMBIA (U.S. Stool), Oct. If— Chairman, Guy OlViaio; Secretary, Noll O'Rourke. SIO in ship's fund. Brother Ed Batcho was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Brother Mike Doherty as deck delegate. Brother Guy DiViaio as engine delegate and Brother Bill Brightwell as steward delegate. No beefs reported. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 15—Chairman, W. G. Hamilton; Secretary, R. Davis. One man failed to join ship at sailing time. $14.58 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. KYSKA (Waterman), Nov. 22 — Chairman, J. Smythe; Secretary, Charles L. Shirah. Few beefs will be taken up with boarding patrolman. Suggestion was made that something be done about the heating system in quarters aft. It was suggested that the heating be controUed from en­ gine room. One man was hospitalized in Southamipton. erate the "Oriental Art Galley" just up the main-street from the landing, Koflowitch says, and the two really make a Seafarer feel at home. "He guided us to the right money exchanges and in his shop gave us fair prices for the goods we pur­ chased," Koflow­ itch says. "Just Koflowitch like a member of his own family." $ $ After considerable discussion, the crew aboard the Bethtex (Beth­ lehem Steel) de­ cided that they needed a new antenna for the crew's television set, reports ship's delegate J. J. Perera. It was also decided that the best way to handle the mat­ Pererd ter was to have the ship's delegate price several antennas, buy the one he thought was best fit for the purpose, and then the crew would take up a col­ lection and repay him for the cost. J. i 4" 3^ The steward department has leen receiving a large amount of praise aboard the Hurricane. (Wa­ terman), reports Stanley Hutchin­ son, ship's dele­ gate. At a recent shipboard meet­ ing, the crew gave the galley gang a "tremen­ dous hand," for Hutchinson their service and feeding. "In the estimation of the crew," Hutchinson said, "the Hur­ ricane is the best feeding i^ip on the East or West Coast." 3^ t 3> 3> 3) 4 3» 3!' Another crew that is more than satisfied with the representation being afforded them by their elected ship's delegate is that aboard the Floridian (So. Atlantic & Caribbean). V. Bryant, the out­ going delegate was given a hearty vote of thanks by the crew "for doing such a fine job for the crew," says F. Alverez, the new ship's delegate. T. J. Forsberg ship's delegate, says that the crew has asked for a new ice machine to be installed on the Duval (Suwannee). There just isn't enough ice aboard, and the 4. Kudos were handed out to the galley gang aboard the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) recently, reports meeting chairman W. H. Harrel. During the good and welfare section of a rec e n t shipboard meeting, the crew voted the steward depart­ Harrel ment a vote of thanks, with sipecial mention going to chief cook D. C. Archia and cook and baker P. T. Flores. i crew had asked for means to heat water for tea at night. The steward was able to make the crew happy by reporting that the company had just supplied them with a new 15 cup percolator which would be set aside to keep water hot for the tea drinkers aboard. 3) 3) t Ship's delegate aboard the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain) has been receiving some high praise from his fellow crewmembers. Accord­ ing to R. Donnelly, meeting chair­ man at the last shipboard meeting, the crew voted a hearty thanks to H. DeLoS'Santos for the fine job he has been doing on the ship. t Tea and coffee preparation was the point of discussion during the recent shipboard meeting aboard the Longview Victory (Victory LOG-A-RHYTHM: Of Trembling Grass Henri Percikow When early humid breath Clings to the green husk Of our black earth And slowly wakens All seeds, all foliage. Then man yearns To walk upon the trembling grass. protests. 4 4 4 4 4 4 According to George Glennon, ship's delegate aboard the Del Aires, (Delta) a. recent report by the steward has sent some slight consemation rippling through the crew. The steward said there was no peanut butter aboard. "There's plenty of everything else, though,." the steward said. This calmed the crew, Glennon reports. Seafarers aboard the Bienville (Sea-Land) recently extended to the company a heartfelt thanks after receiving a new television set. According to the crew, it was a very fine gesture on the part of the company. 4 4 4 The crew aboard the Del Monte (Delta) recently handed out sev­ eral votes of thanks during the good and welfare section of their last shipboard meeting. One spe­ cial thanks went to ships delegate Howard Menz and the three de­ partment delegates for their fine work in representing the crew. Albert G. Espenada, meeting sec­ retary says. The other vote of thanks was to the 4-8 watch for their efforts in keeping the pantry and crew mess clean. 4 4 4 Charles Tallman, meeting sec­ retary aboard the Puerto Rieo (Motorships of P.R.) reports that during the good and welfare sec­ tion of a recent shipboard meet­ ing, the crew was fully behind a suggestion that a new water foun­ tain was needed for the crews quarters. A motion to that effect was passed by acclamation. They also decided to ask for a new grill in the galley, Tallman reports. 4 4 4 Things have been running very smoothly aboard the San Fran­ cisco (Sea-Land) reports meeting Secretary S. M. Simes. "This has been a very nice voyage, with good cooperation from all hands," he says. "The only fly in the oint­ ment is the fact that the television set is broken." The crew plans to have it fixed when the ship hits New York again. When golden spray Enamels -meadow, mountain And fawn leaps From rock to rock In bursts of life 4 4 4 Then man yearsn A motion was made recently To walk upon the trembling grass. aboard the Steel Worker (Isth­ mian) to buy a motion picture pro­ When arid earth jector and some movies. To do Lies eroded and bare. this according to meeting chair­ With only weeds, man Joe Kramer, each man will Man will plow have to pitch in some money to a Till he fingers ripened wheat— special fund set up for this pur­ Yearning pose. The crew is still discussing To walk upon the trembling grass. the proposal and will decide soon, Kramer said. When blood splashed flowers Droop upon molested earth. And death seeping into fields. Tells of a lost vintage, Then man yearns To walk upon the trembling grass. roWeWlS �Page Twentr SEAFARERS DeoMBlMr n, UM LOG Union's Views Hit By Goidwaterite To The Editor! As a long time admirer of tho SIU, may I advlso you that la my opinion the smears and tirades against Goldwater In recent SIU LOG issues are re­ volting and disgusting—^fc^ides being mainly untrue. Unfortunately the position of the SIU against Goldwater with all the smears against him, Is wholly In accord with tho cur­ rent Communist lino as delivered by Gus Hall In his Hospitalized Seafarers in the Galveston USPHS Hospital had a chorus of thanks for their Union after the SlU donated two television sets to help them wile away their tim^ in the hos}ital. Posing proudly with one of the newly acquired sets, SlU members in Ward I of the lospital are (l-r) Norman A. Longine, John J. Tobin, Willis O'Moncrief, Hugh 'Shorty' Grove, Louis Tlorico, Bill 'Flat Top' Koflowitch, Jacob N. Linscomb, George H. Atcherson, Estuordo Cuenca (seated) and Flora Regalado. All letters to the editor for publication In the SEAFARERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names xmll be withheld upon request. SlU Donafes TV Sets To USPHS Hospital Union Aids Laid Up Seafarers Drydocked Seafarers, like anyone else who must spend time laid up in the hospital, are always in need of something to get their minds off the dull hospital routine and give them some relief from that cooped-up feeling. SIU men laid up in the Gal-"*" up with the donation of a second director of the hospital wrote the vestdn USHP hospital how­ set. SIU, "Your continued concern for ever, discovered recently that Expressing his thanks for these the welfare of patients at this the television sets in two of the wards were in even worse shape than they were. Fuzzy, floppy, headache-producing pictures were adding eye troubles to their other ailments. The men in the two wards became increasingly dis­ gusted as they became aware that the only place the sets would ever be of any use was in an electronic junkyard somewhere. Help On Way It was at this point that the SIU welfare department stepped in to make sure that the men could get a break from the routine of pills and needles and forget some of their troubles in the nev­ er-never land of video. Word was spread around the Houston hall about the need for a new TV set or two, and before long the wheels were in motion and help, in the form of a brand new TV set, was on the way. The arrival of the set at the Inspital brought a great deal of praise for the quick action by 1 -.e Union—both from Union and :-.on-union patients. The accolades increased when the Union followed SUMMIT (Sea-Land), December 10— Chairman, Jette Marcel; Secretary, Stafford McCormick. No beef re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Stafford McCormick was elected to serve as ship's delegate. To contact patrolman regarding drink­ ing water which is rusty, and repairs that have not been taken care of. A big vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), No­ vember 29—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas; Secretary, Jon A. Maslow. Ship's dele­ gate reported that there were no beefs and everything O.K. Brother C. W. Palmer was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Chief electrician to check on air conditioner in San Francisco. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine Thanksgiving dinner. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), No­ vember 25 — Chairman, R. W. Simpkins; Secretary, C. Hurlburt. Brother Henry Crackness was elected to serve . as ship's delegate. Motion made to have a letter sent to negotiating com­ mittee about a raise in pay and over­ time. Discussion on crew's coopera­ tion in keeping outsiders out of crew's living quarters and in messrooms while in . India. Discussion on several small matters pertaining to gifts. Dr. Milo O. Blade, medical hospital is greatly appreciated." Seafarer's Last Wish Honored By SIU Crew Seafarers on the Norberto Capay (Liberty Navigation) were saddened recently by the death of Ernest Mosley. As is the custom on countless other SIU vessels where an SIU brother passes away, Mosley's-f ; former crewmembers put some money for school." their heads together to find Raises Fund some way to help the surviving members of hs family. The crew was fortunate enough to have been given some guidance in their efforts by a chance remark that Mosley him­ self had made the day before he passed away in Singapore, Ma­ laysia. According to ship's reporter Albert S. Coles, the departed Sea­ farer had said, "Al, I sure got to send my boy Coles the welfare of the crew. COLUMBIA (Oriental Exporters), November 22—Chairman, Mike Reedf Secretary, John Picou. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother William (Dick) Massey wai elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion regarding repairs. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), No­ vember 29—Chairman, Dooley; Secre­ tary, Lonphen. Brother Julio passed away and donations from crew sent to family. $4.89 in ship's fund. Dis­ puted OT in deck department. De­ layed sailing disputed in steward. Armed with the memory of this offhand remark. Coles helped or­ ganize the "Moe's Last Request Fund" among the Seafarers on the Norberto Capay. By the time the ship paid off in Vancouver, Sea­ farers and officers chipped In to the tune of $163 to honor Brother Mosley's last wish, writes Coles. When Mosley's son. Earnest, Jr., receives the check for this donation and the accompanying letter from the crew, he will know, as count­ less others have learned before him, that Seafarers never forget a brother of the sea. ST. LAWRENCE (Sea Tramp Corp.), December 5—Chairman, B. C. Brown­ ing; Secretary, Oustav V. Thobe. Brother Herman Whisnant was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother Frank Boyne for the way he handled payoff. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Lines), November 22 — Chairman, Thomas Markham; Secretary, N. Lambert. WHITEHALL (Whitehall Navigation Corp.), November 15—Chairman, Ma­ rion D. Green; Secretary, E. Kaznowsky. $14.80 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Dis­ cussion on repairs. It was suggested that hot breads be served at break­ fast time. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), No­ vember 30 — Chairman, E. M. Kills; Secretary, A. Ferrara. $22.50 was collected for ship's library. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's fund to be coUected by depart­ ment delegates and turned over to the ship's delegate. $30.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother J. Blanchard was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Steward re­ ported that holida, nuts and candies were stolen during the storing. He will attempt to obtain more in next port. Crew requested to turn in all soiled linen each week. pamphlet—^The Eleventh Hour —D e f e a t The New Fascist Threat, (copy enclosed). I wish you would take the time and notice how your organization, in this case, is doing exactly what Gus Hall advocates. I would also like to comment on an article "exposing" the John Birch Society. The latest Issue of the LOG (Nov. IS-Ed.)contains an article about the new Committee for Civic Responsibility which is designed to expose JBS. In the first place, why don't you in­ vestigate and find out that many of them have been (com­ mittee members) connected with Communist fronts. In the second place I highly doubt the authenticity of the school incident about a JBS member. In any event It in no way represents a typical JBS member because they are every bit as good a citizen as are SIU members. Frankly you ought to study JBS first hand. I am sure you will be convinced they are In no stretch of the imagination to be considered an enemy or hostile to the SIU or labor in general. They are merely the bulwark against a communist internal takeover that would JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), November 29 — Chairman, George Lothrop; Secretary, E. C. Caudill. S13.50 in ship's fund. Motion to have retirement for those with 20 years Union time. Discussion on the unequality of vacation pay—where a rated man makes no mora than a non-rated man. Crew have not. re­ ceived any LOGS since August and will contact patrolman regarding this. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department. Vote of thanks to the skipper for being fair, patient and tolerant. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Decem­ ber 9 — Chairman, W. Cronan; Secre­ tary, V. Syzmantkl. $20.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT was reported by each department. Motion that the membership be informed, prior to new agreements or contracts for new companies, of any proposed changes in current manning scales. This in­ formation should be made available to membership by way of the LOG or special communications. Crew was re­ quested to help keep messroom and panty clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department ' for a good job and an outstanding holiday menu. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), October U —Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Secre­ tary, W. Miles. $20.00 in ship's fund. plac* every SIU memiber und«r slavery. Fred E. Hontter EDITOR'S NOTE—The SIU, along witit the whole labor movement, it proud of the iNui k played in sending Goldwater down to defeat In November and upholding the advances our nation has made imder respon­ sible leadership. The labor movement opposed Goldwater because Goldwater opposed the labor movement—Its policies. Its goals, its very existence. During his years in Congress, Goldwater voted for every piece of anti-labor union-b u s11 n g legislation and against every positive piece of social legisla­ tion—minimum wage, medioare, civil rights, poverty bill and on and on. Moreover, from the SIU standpoint, Goldwater, by his opposition to trade expansion, threatened to further weaken the U.S. Merchant Marine, if not kill it altogether. The writer's attempt to the link the SIU and other oppo­ nents of Senator Goldwater and the John Birch Society Is so patently ridiculous that a de­ fense is obviously unnecessary. The record of the SIU and tho rest of the U.S. labor movement In fighting Communists on the waterfront and elsewhere speaks for Itself. The National Council of Civic Responsibility, mentioned in a L(JG story ("New Group Fights Rightist Agitation") in the November 13 issue and attacked by the writer as being a com­ munist front, offers a good illustration of the absurdity of his charges. The leaders of the Committee, whom the writer charges with connections with communist fronts, include: General J. Lawton Collins, for­ mer Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Marion B. Polsom, for­ mer Secretary of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare in the Eisen­ hower Cabinet; David Lillienthal, former chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commis­ sion; Robert B. Meyner, former Governor of New Jersey; George A. Killian, president of American President Lines; Arthur Lichtenberger, presid­ ing bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church; Al J. Hayes, president of the International Association of Machinists AFLCIO; Jacob Potofsky, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers AFL-CIO; Joseph Beirne, president Communica­ tion Workers of America AFL-CIO, and a host of other respected leaders of American labor, industry, religion and government. Surely their record of opposition to the Communist movement is a matter of record and needs no defense. No' beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Patrolman should speak to captain regarding passes at Port Suez, as this was the second consecutive trip crew had to wait 3 to 4 hours at gangway. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a good job. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sss-Land), De­ cember 13 — Chairman, H. Beeker; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Ship's dele­ gate thanked all delegates for their cooperation. He resigned and wished everyone happy holidays. $7.22 in ship's fund. One man hospitalized in San Juan. No beefs were reported. Will ask patrolman to see about mail situation as some mail is being re­ turned from company marked "Not on Board." Brother J. Cortes was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. FAIRLAND (SeS-Land), December II —Chairman, Joseph Moody; Secretary, Theodore DIansson, Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly with no beefs. Discussion on mail not being delivered, to ship right away. Ship's delegate to check with captain to find out the reason for the delay. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the well pre­ pared Thanksgiving dinner. �•.V\' DeecnAer it, 1*61 • .'-I- '/•»>•" 'fy •i.- % Vf if SEAFARERS Pace Twenfc-OM LOG Holiday Meah Make The Different Stewards Take Sun Seafarers Mark Holidays On Seven Seas Of World Tile Christmas-New Year holidays have many meanings for Seafarers who are accus­ tomed to celebrating them on any of the seven seas. Not only does the SIU member get the day off, but he can always count on a traditional holiday feast prepared in the finest tradition of the Union stew--*best meal he ever had was this memories of previous holiday ard department. year's Thanksgiving dinner on the meals. Seafarers who spend their Milton Trotman, who sails with holidays at sea often find that the Long Lines (Isthmian) where the best way to distinguish one year's efforts of Steward Dick Grant's celebration from another is the galley crew managed to eclipse all memory of the various Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving din­ ners they were served. This is evi­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: dent after listening to foiir Sea­ farers relate their holiday experi- a cook-baker rating, looks at holi­ days from a craftsman's stand­ point. As one of the SlU crewmembers who does his best to make holidays a memorable occa­ sion for Seafarers on board, Trot­ man really turns to, putting spe­ cial effort into fruitcakes, pies, bread, rolls and other pastries. Since holidays mean that Trot­ By L. B. Bryant, Jr., man is especially busy turning out I'll tucar the pants out his goodies, At our little house Trotman he doesn't get too And you're gonna like it much opportunity to miss the cele­ Little Miss Mouse brations back home. He recalls that in the last 10 years he has I'm gonna be spent only one Christmas-New The master, yes indeed Years season in the States. While For I'm in possession he's never had a beef against any Of plans to succeed of the holiday preparations on a ship he has sailed on, his vote of You won't have worries unsurpassed excellence goes to a From this and from that huge SIU steward from Texas I'll wear the pants nicknamed "Tiny." According to And I'll be the cat Trotman, there is no steward who You want, around home. can come near "Tiny" at Christ­ Someone to run the show mas time, especially after listening To perk you up to the raves of happy, well-fed SIU When you are low crewmembers on the Trustco (Commodity Transportation) sev­ To share your dreams eral seasons ago. All your troubles, too Another SIU member who finds As master at this home nothing unusual about marking You bet I'll do. the Christmas-New Years holidays at sea is Leroy Temple, who sails This and much more in the deck department. Temple For you Miss Mouse remembers that the holiday spread Since I'll be the master on the Alcoa Voyager (Alcoa) last At our little house year really helped to make Christ­ When I wear the pants mas and New Years a memorable Don't you forget , occasion. What I say or do Temple and his fellow shipmates 'Cause you can bet on the Voyager celebrated Christ­ mas a day out of Karachi, Paki­ It'll be for the best stan. He remarks that Seafarers And dear Miss Mouse grow accustomed to seeing holi­ Remember, only I wear days like Christmas almost totally The pants in this house ignored in the exotic ports of the non-Christian-nations of Asia and Of course, when I'm gone the Middle East. Not only did he You'll be in command and his fellow crewTnembers fail To run the show But when I return, understand to see any celebration of Christ­ mas in Karachi, but they also I'll wear the pants again found that the traditional New And run around the house Year's celebration was virtually And don't you ever forget it ignored when they hit India a few Little Miss Mouse, days later. ril Wear The Pants Relaxing in tKe sun in the port of Karachi, Pakistan are Maurice V. Lockier (left) and WIndei Sanders, both mem­ bers of the steward department on the Hastings (Water­ man). Richard Biomquist, ship's delegate who sent the photo in to the LOS, reports that Hastings crewmembers found old home week in progress at Karachi with at least seven SlU-manned ships calling there. Log Praised By Pensioner Family Lauds Welfare Help To The Editor; I would like to let every one know how much I look forward to receiving my copy of the LOG and how much I enjoy reading it. I am a pensioner and this is one of the ways I keep up with the union activi­ ties and doings. I like the sailing ship yarns very much as I myself sailed square riggers and schooners from 1908 until 1936. After that, I went, steamboating. I hope the LOG continues to To The Editor: My husband and I would like to send our thanks and deep gratitude to the SIU for the assistance it has given us with my husband's doctor bills in the last few months. My husband has been in the hospital for some time now, and 1 don't know what we would have done without your help. I will always be grateful to the SIU. Mrs. Deese Reeves All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. keep up the good work and I will look forward to each issue. Wishing everyone in the un­ ion a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Evald A. Qlsen iS* 4" 4" SIU Family Lauds Welfare To The Editor: I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and appre­ ciation to the SIU and the Wel­ fare Plaii. Recently, with the arrival of our fourth child, a girl, we re­ ceived not only considerable happiness, but a large medical bill. 1 was forced to enter the hospital .five times after her birth, and on the third time, a hospital employee said, "Your policy will not continue to pay," Well, it did, with efficiency and promptness. 1 would also like to thank the Seafarers for the $25 bond that was given to our new baby. I consider us very fortunate to be a Seafarers fatnily. , Mhs. J. Wayne Adair 4 4> 4 Thanks Union For Pension Plan To The Editor: 1 would like to express my appreciation and gratitude for the pension checks which I have been receiving regularly over the past two years. 1 am also very grateful for the Welfare Plan and the way in which it recently paid all my doctor and hospital bills. The plan is a great comfort to a pensioner. Samuel W. Crouch 4 4 4 Lauds Union Welfare Help To The Editor: 1 want to thank the union for the wonderfui help it has given me and my family during the past four years. We have had so much trouble that 1 don't know what we would have done without the Union's welfare plan. We lost our only son to polio and I have been sick so much of the time. I really can't think of what would have happened if it hadn't been for the SIU coming to the rescue and paying the bills. Mrs. Clyde L. Jamison 4 4-4 Walter Rice Crew Thanked To The Editor: 1 would like to extend to the crew of the Walter Rice my gratitude and heartfelt ap­ preciation for the beautiful floral wreath offering at the death of my brother. Charlie C. Brown and Family Hommen Harper ences which occurred in wide spread corners of the globe. The only exception to these peaceful memories is provided by Sven Hommen who sails as a mem­ ber of the engine department. Hommen picks the Christmas-New Years season of 1943 as definitely the worst one he ever experienced. He recalls that he spent Christmas Day of that year grimly enduring a torpedo attack of a Nazi U-boat pack on the oil tanker he was shipping on In the North Atlantic. Continuous Barrage The Christmas day attack wasn't a special Yule-tide gift from Hit­ ler's submarine wolf pack. Accord­ ing to Hommen, the Germans be­ gan working over the Convoy he was in when it was only one day out of Halifax. By the time the long line of ships carrying sup­ plies for the Allies had reached the coast of Ireland 14 days later, 18 of the convoy's 52 ships had fallen prey to the sinister, elusive enemy. Hommen said that the tankers in the convoy were relatively lucky, since most of the successful attacks were against cargo ships. There was little hope for the men whose ships sustained hits, since the convoy was under strict orders to keep on moving at full speed. Upon reaching the coast of Ire­ land, the U-boat attacks subsided, but the German Air Force ap­ peared on the scene to deliver a treacherous New Years greeting in the form of an air raid. After recalling these grim memories, Hommen is quick to nominate 1943 as the worst Christ­ mas he had spent at sea. On the other hand, he says that the best Christmas gift he ever got was his ship's landing in one piece at the end of the convoy. Hommen declares that he has had his fill of wartime Christmases at sea. "If we ever have another war," he says, "I'm going to do all my shipping on the Great Lakes." Memories of more typical, peace­ ful holidays were recalled by Caroll Harper who has become ac­ customed to celebrating Christmas and New Years at sea. The Christ­ mas of. 1962 really stands out in Harper's recollections since it marked the first time in 15 years that he was able to spend the Yule season on home soil. Harper, who sails in'the engine department, reminisced that he usually found himself eating his holiday turkey while sailing on a iFaf East riin. "He'decfares that the 'Sea Life" 'Unlimited drav/ this time townP ' by Jim Mates This is the ole man's home �SEAFARERS Pagre Twenty-Two December Z5j UM LOG ABXUVAXiS attd All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lisanne Rivera, born June 28, 18, 1964, to the Cecil B. Wiggins, 1964, to the Robert Riveras, Jersey Theodore, Alabama. City, New Jersey. 4 4 4 James Witherington, born No­ Gina Kennedy, born October 1, vember 7, 1964, to the James With­ 1964, to the Aubrey B. Kennedys, erington, Fairhope, Alabama. 4 4 4 Jr., Mobile, Alabama. Rebeca Perales, born November S* 3« . Janice Foster, born October 20, 17, 1964, to the Roberto G. Perales, 1964, to the Ernest F. Fosters, Bel- Brownsville, Texas. 4 4 4 haven, North Carolina. Joseph Fox, born November 1, 3i $1 4" 1964, to the Norman J. Foxes, Sondra Johnson, born November Whitehouse, Ohio. 15, 1964, to the Neres Johnsons, 4 4 4 Mobile, Alabama. Kathleen Durfee, born October 4 20, 1964, to the Arthur J. Durfees, Tamara Davis, born November Duluth, Minn. 16, 1964, to the Howard B. Davis, 4 4 4 Mobile, Alabama. Hulet Henson, born August 27, 1964, to the Hulet Hensons, Ray4 4 4 Rose Marie Daniels, born No­ ville, La. vember 16, 1964, to the Dixie W. 4 4 4 Mary Joan Mousseau, born Octo­ Daniels, Virginia Beach, Va. James Adaire, born November ber 27, 1964, to the Bernard L. 17, 1964, to the James R. Adaires, Mousseaus, Ossineke, Mich. New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Lawrence Smith, born October 4 4 4 Cecil Wiggins, born November 6, 1964, to the James M. Smiths, Kirkland, Washington. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 Francis Lyne Karoly, born Octo­ ber 28, 1964, to the Frank Karolys, Roseville, Mich. Kevin Chambers, born October 4, 1964, to the Martin J. Chambers, Lakewood, Ohio. Paul Kratas, born November 12, 1964, to the William Kratas, Pasa­ dena, Md. " Jennie Donald, born November 28, 1964, to the William J. Don­ alds, Norfolk, Va. 4 ' Raymond Farrell, November 4, 1964, to the Edward Farrells, Houston, Texas. held for the following members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Build­ ing, 450 Harrison' St., San Fran­ cisco, Calif.: Haik Alexandrian, Joseph Alves, Orla S. Bushoid, Winfred S, 4 4 4 Daniel, Eigll E. Hjelm, Williard R. Timothy McCarthy Layton, Pablo Ojera, Potenciabo Your sister, Mrs. Eileen White, Paculba, Wong M. Sing (3 checks), would like you to get in touch Harold Thomson, Grover Turner, with her at Box 142, R.F.D. 1, Ding Hal Woo. Reeds Ferry, New Hampshire, 4 4 4 03078. David Douglas 4 4 4 Robert L. Houck would like you Adrien Fecteau to contact him at the Florida State D. L. .Adams requests that you get in touch with him concerning Hospital, Chatahootches, Fla. 4 4 4 your P.O. Box at the New Orleans Post Office. He is retiring from John Lawrence Wright service in December, and would You are asked to get in touch like to know what to do with your with your sister, Mrs. Vivian A. box and mail. Taylor. Curt Decker Joseph Thomas would like you to contact him as soon as possible on a very important matter. Write c/o 122 Roosevelt Ave., Norwood, Mass. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carl Lawson John E. Bertie Donald Mann would like you to Get in touch with your wife im­ write him concerning the money mediately. 4 4 4 Carla Ann Jaks, born November he owes you. Write in care of S.S. 4 4 4 14, 1964, to the Edward J. Jaks, Mount Washington, c/o Victory Clarence Paul Stanley Jr., El Campo, Texas. Carriers, Inc., 655 Madison" Ave., Contact your wife as soon as New York, N.Y. 4 4 4 possible. Matt Moran, born October 17, 4 4 4 4 4 4. 1964, to the Patrick D. Morans, Charles D. Haymond Cleveland, Ohio. You are asked to communicate Lewis W. Roberts with Samuel Segal, Attorney, on a Your mother has asked that you The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare very urgent matter. get in touch with her immediately. Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of 4 4 4 4 4 4 beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Income Tax Refunds Checks Held Income Tax Refunds are being Waldo M. Oliver, 51: Heart dis­ Hubert George Goley, 44: Broth­ Herbert Henry Williams, 39: Checks are being held for the er Goley died July 9, 1964, at his ease was fatal to Brother Oliver Brother Williams died July 6, below listed seamen by Lynn D. on July 16, 1964. residence in New 1964, in Bronx, Blackburn of Pardo's Service Of­ A member of the Orleans, of acci­ N.Y,, of natural fice, 2420 First Ave., Seattle, Wash. Union since he The contract department is dental causes. A causes. A mem­ He requests that Seafarers listed joined in 1950, member of the holding checks for the Sea­ ber of the deck contact him so they may be de­ he sailed in the SIU since 1953, farers listed below. Members department, he livered promptly. engine depart­ are advised that their checks he sailed in the joined the Union Damian Alabakiff, Gordon K. ment. Surviving deck department. can be had by writing the in 1963. Burial Anderson, George J. Berg, Chas. F. is a friend, Mrs. Surviving is his contract department at Head­ was in the Long Boyle, Yoko Bradley, Robert A. Ethel Taft. Cre­ wife, Mrs. Jeanquarters. Island National Cage, Jose Canul, Mack D. Carmation was in ette Goley. His F. Carpenter, M. Chandler, Cemetery, Pineruthers, Leonard J. Cox, Rex Lee the Olivet Mem­ place of burial is B. Dunn, J. Gonzales, F. Gor­ lawn, N.Y. No Roger Crum, Edward R. Crehan, orial Park, San Francisco Calif. not known. don, L. Harvey, H. Kopperbeneficiary was designated for the Maxine Curtis, Harold Damon, smith, S. Puntlllo, J. Richard­ deceased Seafarer. 4 4• 4 John Deabreu, Wilbur Lee Everett, 4 4 4 son, C. Scott, H. Sikes, L. Anthony ForgionI, 61: Heart dis­ Marvin Firmin, Erick Hawkins, Le­ 4 4 4 Taylor, H. Treddin, E. ZebHilding L. Palmquist, 43: Broth­ ease proved fatal to Brother Foronard M. Higgins, John V. Howarth, rowski, Vance A. Reid, John James Campfield, Jr., 39: Broth­ gioni on July 18, er Palmquist died July 12, 1964, in Relf Huddleston, Vance Idzal. E. Ross, Roy Raymond Thom­ the hospital in E. er Campfield died July 10, 1964, 1964, in the St. Leslie Jonhston, John G. Katsos, as, Francis M. Greenwell, at his residence Agnes Hoin>ital, Patchogue, N.X., Will I. Kroll (2), Robert N. McAnRichard Heckman, Jose A. in New Orleans Philadelphia, Pa. of natural causes. drew, Lloyd C. Marsh, James Paz, John J. Wynne, James H. of natural causes. A member of the A member of the Mates, Manuel C. Noble, Edward Smith, Earl H. Reamer, Jose A member of the steward depart­ SIU since he N. Napaepae, Albert & Margaret M. Decosta, Michael C. Miller, steward depart­ joined in 1948, ment, he has Oromaner, Sherman Phillips, Walter Smith. ment, he became he sailed in the been a member Philip Rubis, Arthur Rummel, Checks are also being held a member of the of the SIU since deck department. Tommy G. Sawyers, Yuriko Smith, In the contract department SIU in 1964. 1957. Adminis­ He is survived Fredrick H. Taylor, Alexander for the following Seafarers Surviving is his by his wife, Mrs. tratrix of his es­ Thompson, Jr., Gervacio Vinluan, from the Robin Kirk. wife, Mrs. Eula tate is Sophia Fiscaro. Burial was Rita Palmquist. Charles J. Welborn, William West, Nell D. Matthey; Arthur L. Mae Campfield. in the Fernwood Cemetery, Fern- Buriql was in the Holy Sepulchre Charles White, Donald White. wood, Pa. Patterson. His place of burial is not known. Cemetery, Coram, N.Y. Money Due Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, 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 hy the membership. Ali Union records are available at SIU headquarterg 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 iund 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 hails. 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, •Ither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals 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 pro^r mahner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union oificial, 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 member. 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 ail constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. Hie Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry cut 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 suppiying 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 aU 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 ofi* 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 disabiUty-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 clearly set forth in the SIU constitution 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 origin. 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 beat 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 funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If af any time a Seafarar feals that any of the above 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 certified ,mall,..return receipt requested. Pacific Coast (Continued from page 12) he plans to spend the holidays with his family in Pasadena and definitely hang around there long enough to enjoy the Tournament of Roses Parade. Seattle Shipping has been pretty slow here in Seattle for the last few weeks, but if all the ships that are expected to come in do arrive It should pick up considerably during the next period. This last period we had the Robin Hood, Cathy, Anchorage and Alcoa Master in the payoff column. Due to come in soon for payoffs are the Wild Ranger, Choctaw, Yaka, Overseas Rose and Robin Kirk. Among the oldtimers on the beach right now are electrician John Thompson and night cook and baker Bud Williams. Both are off the Anchorage and both have had their fill of winter already, even though it has not yet officially arrived. The first ship heading for warmer climes may very well have these two aboard when it pulls out. �U, 1M4 SEAFARERS Pace Twealy-TfevM LOG EUminatlon Of Firemen Blamed Accident Rate Jump Charged By Railroad Union President WASHINGTON—The charge that railroad safety has been seriously undermined by the elimination of firemen from engine crews was made by President H, E. Gilbert of the Brotherhood of Locomotive-* Firemen and Enginemen on press for restoration of firemen to the AFL-CIO-produced radio all engine crews when the Board program, "Labor News Confer­ ence." Deaths and injuries from rail accidents during the first three months following the Presidential Emergency Board ruling, which cut many firemen from payrolls, jumped 696 over those during the same period one year ago, Gilbert declared. He said the rail unions had "predicted this would happen. You cannot cut down the number of people in a crew without in­ creasing the hazard rate, because every one of them has a function in connection with the safe and efficient operation of the train," he said. Gilbert said that the BLFE will ruling expires in 1966, unless a prior agreement is reached. "It will be the position of the Broth­ erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen that the 1950 Diesel Agreement will be restored by law and by the award itself, which will require firemen-helpers on all locomotives," he said. Gilbert said that in the mean­ time, his union will continue to press for additional rail safety re­ gulations through the Interstate Commerce Commission. Reporters questioning Gilbert on the weekly AFL-CIO-produced public service program were Neil Gilbrlde, labor reporter for the Associated Press, and William Eaton, Washington correspondent for United Press International. uireczorv oi UNION SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Willlama A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETTARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE ..1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON ; 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE. 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 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 HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglas 2-4401 Frank Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR -.1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Hep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GUIette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent ... .TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen , ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 [lUFFALO. NY 735 Washington TT. I.QO'iQ ICAGO b. Chicago, DL LEVELAND .....9383 Ewlng Ave. SAglnaw 1-0733 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULITTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndoIph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av._ River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ,,..1216 E. Baltimore St. .EAstern 7-4800 BOSTON ...278 State St .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel 529-7546 NORFOLK lis Third St. ^ Tel. 622-1892-8 -J I f. .r. .1 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St DEwey 6-3838 312 Harrison SL . Tel. 229-3783 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dradgs Workers Section ASSISTANT DmECTOR Harold F. Yon BOTFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur MiUer. Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU 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 JoUcoeur, Agent RAndoIph 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, Oiiers ft Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Bums ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. John Mero. Agent WOodman 4-8532 BUFFALO 18 PortUnd St. Tom Bums. 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, Mich. 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 Rutlisatz. Agent MAln 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ....2723 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller. Agent ..SHerman 4-6645 SAULT 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 RAiLWAY MARiNE REGiON HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGtnty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H, Avery BALTIMORE...,1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstem 7-4900 NORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4S00 BOSTON 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7546 NORFOLK US Third St Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA ..........2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA ......313 Harrison St. - ^ Phone'329-2788 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 NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA John G. Brady E. A. LeBlonc, Jr. Elmer P. Braquet Raymond Lewis, Jr. John A. Buttimer Phillip Mendozo Antolne Caraglorglo Hazel F. Morris Joseph G. Carr F. R. Mapstone VlrgU Clement Leon J. Penton C. E. Cummlngo V. P. Plzzltolo R. E. Cumberland Victor F. Placey Celestlne DeSauza Earl J. Price S. A. Detrlo Floro Regaldo Glenn E. Dickens W. R. Simpson Dominic DlGlovannl Otto Sylvester MarshaU Foster Frank S. Venezia Luis G. Franco S. L. Whlttlngton Chadbourne Gait Wright D. Allen Joseph Green George Armstrong Richard H. Hufford Homard A. Bergine Salres Kerajeorglan W. W. Blckford Antolne Landry USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICHIGAN LeRoy Axllne Clarence Lenhart William Gerka Delbert McGee Allen Datt Nell Stewart John Fedor Charles Stone Harlow Holmes Harold Thllhom John Jamleson Gerald Waz Anton Jenko Marshall Wheeler James Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA J. Davis G. E. Kitchens W. MuUlng O. M. Ames R. B. Pardo H. R. White USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON O. O. Ames P. M. Klauben R. E. Broome C. Martlnusson R. W. Brunner D. Ozlel J. DeAbren J. Ryan J. DaCosta USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VraGlNIA Vlto Comerlco Bennett Megglnson Joseph Curtis Dwlght Skelton Johnnie E. Hudglns Thomas W. Smith Gordon Marbury , USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTOI^ TEXAS G. H. Atcherson T. L. Laningham A. B. Churchill J- N. Llnscomb Estuardo Cuenca Donald R. Long T F Alien, Jr. George Mike L E. Fuller Willis O. Moncrlef Ludoinh Galles Fustavo Osnua Paul Gllstrap Hugh L. Price Hugh C. Grove Joe C. Selby Robert H. High Louis Talarico James L. Hodges Raymond Thomas U. E. LaBarrere Frank TosU USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Yahy Alzlndai Gordon Chambers C. Astyfidls Arthur Cunningham Emmett Avery Sal DlBella Wallace Beeman John Drewes Joseph Blake David Ferrari First Check Max Fingerhut Wm. Nunez Keith Forster Stanley Ostrom C. Foster Teotonlo Perelra Stanley Friedman Winford Powell Chester Gletek Angel Reyes Albino Gomes James Shlber John Gotself Jack Smithy Burt T. Hanback Henry Stanczak John Holmroos Jerome Stokes Asmund Jacobsen Julius Swykert Robert Kuczynski Burton Veno Wm. Logan G. N. Walter Thomas Lowe Richard Waters Wm. McCarthy Charles Watson Wm. McMahon Carl Wayne A. Mazzarlello Fred Wrafter N. Newsome USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Truman Patrlquin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Wm. M. Barnett Charles W. Lane Roy C. Bru John J. Miller Angelo ClfarelU Chan F. Neu Frank Delos Reyes Vlggo W. Sorenson Charles R. Gilbert USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Edward H. Bayne Robert S. Davis Edgar Benson Thomas FarreU Edmond L. Cain Joe Farrow SIU-AGLIWD Meetings 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 January 4 Detroit January 8 Philadelphia January 5 Houston January 11 Baltimore January 6 New Orleans .... January 12 Mobile January 13 t' t> West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, 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. Meet­ ings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle January 18 January 20 January 22 February 15 February 24 February 26 i 4" 3) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Seafarer Lionel Desplant (seated) receives best wishes as he accepts his first Union pension check from SIU rep. Joe DiGeorgio. Desplant, who was awarded a disability pension, sailed as a night cook and baker. ilse Only One Mali Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various opqrators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Frledof Fondila Joseph Pozzeroll Nolan Hurtt Roy R. Rayfield James A. Johnson Gerado Rivera CecU F. Kane Calvin J. Slvels Elmer Koch Samuel Tate William Lane John Thommen Charles Lovell John Thompson Basillo Madlonado Henry E. Vain Frank Nappl James J. Winters James D. Poston USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay Charles Young SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harrlman PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin V.A. HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberta U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL JACKSON. LOUISIANA Donald Sander GREAT LAKES TUG AND REGION DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU memlers are scheduled each month in'the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM, The next meetings will be: Defiroit Jan. 11 Milwaukee Jan. 11 Chicago Jan. 12 Buffalo Jan. 12 tSauIt Ste. Marie Jan. 13 Duluth Jan. 15 t i 3> Lorain Jan. 15 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union (For meeting place, contact Har­ Regular membership meetings old Ruthsatz, 118 East Parish. for IBU members are scheduled Sandusky, Ohio). Cleveland Jan. 15 eaoh month in various ports. The Toledo Jan. 15 next meetings will be: Ashtabula Jan. 15 Philadelphia Jan. 5—5 PM (For meeting place, contact John Baltimore (licensed and unMero, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ (iicensed ... Jan. 6—5 PM tabula, Ohio). Houston .'.... Jan. 11—5 PM Norfolk ...... Jan. 7—7 PM 3) 3« 4" N'Orlcans ... Jan. 12—5 PM Mobile Jan. 13—5 PM United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings 3) t 4 for UIW members are scheduled each month at 7 PM in various RAILWAY MARINE REGION ports. The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings New York January 4 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Baltimore January 6 members are scheduled each Philadelphia ... January 5 month in the various ports at 10 ^Houston January 11 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Mobile January 13 will be: New Orleans .. January 12 Jersey City Jan. 11 • Meetings held at Lanor Templa, New­ PhUadelphia Jan. 12 port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Baltimore Jan. 13 Ste. Marie, Mich. ^Norfolk . Jan. 14 t Matting held at Galveston wharves. Regular membership meetings on the Great l.akes 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. The next meetings wili be: Detroit Jan, 3—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, January 3—7 PM �SEAFARERS LOG DM. SI X»64 1 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SE/»FARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO KNOW^ YOUR * RIGHTS A N INFORMED membership means a strong union. And to keep his union strong, every Seafarer should keep informed by exercising a most important union right — THE RIGHT TO KNOW! The 'right to know* means that every Seafarer has the right to information about every phase of his union's operation. Thus, he is encouraged to use this right by raising questions at and participating in union meetings, questioning his union representatives about any matter of interest to him and keeping abreast of union activities and affairs through a thor­ ough reading of all union publications and documents which are distributed and posted for the purpose of keeping the membership informed. THE RIGHT TO KNOW: To ask for Information on all union matters at the membership meetings. THE RIGHT TO KNOW: To question your union representatives on all union matters. THE RIGHT TO KNOW: To receive information through the union's various publications. Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District .r/. A r-r* .•'.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 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. 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Title A name given to the resource December 25, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BLAST HITS SEATRAIN N.Y. – REPORT NO SERIOUS INJURIES JOHNSON HEARS U.S. LABOR LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR ‘65 AT-SEA OIL TRANSFER WINS NAVY KUDOS FOR SIU SHIP SIU ELECTION BALLOTING ENDS DECEMBER 31 IN ALL PORTS SEVEN SIU OLDTIMERS JOIN UNION PENSION RANKS DAKAR – EXOTIC PORT OF CALL FOR SIU-MANNED VESSELS FMC GETS DUAL RATE DATA IN COMPRIMOSE AGREEMENT EXPLOSION RIPS SEATRAIN N.Y. – ONE CREWMAN SLIGHTLY INJURED U.S. READY TO NEGOTIATE FOR NEW SEA-LEVEL CANAL FMC COMPROMISES TO GET DUAL RATE DATA AGREEMENT SCAB-RUN RAILWAY THREATENS TO ‘EMBARGO’ CAPE KENNEDY WOODWORKER LOCAL DEFIES ANTI-LABOR KLAN VIOLENCE RUSSIANS SEE ‘PROFIT MOTIVE’ BEHIND NUCLEAR SUB DISASTER 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 12/25/1964 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. XXVI, No. 26 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ea52141490da78e602a809c4194489aa.PDF 7cfbc46b106a1b5aa263e02bccaab58e PDF Text Text »ti^ V Offidal Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1947 Anti-commies Form New French Union PARIS—Charging that the re­ cent French strikes called by the General Federation of Labor (CGT) were "in complete con­ tempt of union principles, and often against the will of the majority of workers," a large sec­ tion of the CGT this week re­ signed from the parent body. This blow, coming ten days after the end of the commie-pro­ moted strikes in France, and on the heels of the defeat of the CPled strikes in Italy, proves once more that the communist party does not have the real support of the workers of Europe. The resolution adopted by the new body, which calls itself "Workers Force," also charged that strike actiorf had been taken "for reasons that had nothing to do with the union movement," and that the Executive Com­ mittee of the CGT "did not hesi­ tate to throw the working classes into an adventure that could not hel^ but break the unity of the labor movement." One of the key men in "Work­ ers Force" is Leon Jouhaux, vet­ eran anti-communist labor leader, and until his resignation cosecretary general of the CGT. For thirty-seven years, until 1946, Jouhaux had served as sole secre­ tary general but last year com­ munist pressure forced him to accept Benoit' Frachon as cosecretary general. SAILLANT STAYS Four' other members of the thirteen man executive commit{Continued on Page 14) The SlU Spirit Contributions for the Ralph Youizy-Robert Boutwell defense fund continue to come in from ship's crews with $54.00 being turned over this week by the men of the SS Colabee. Richard Geiling. Steward Delegate, reported these con­ tributors in his department: George Dunn. N-o r m a n Kramer. Richard Geiling, Herbert Carter. Juan Vasquez, Alfred Zalewski. Al­ fred Robertson and Joseph O'Malley. peck Department dona­ tions turned over. to Dele­ gate I. W. Margavy came from Brothers Jensen. John­ son, Neuiner, Margavy, Blanchard, Kornelius and Wal­ lace. No. 52 Seafarers Hits Plan To Transfer US Ships To Enrepean Countries That part of President Truman's speech to Congress last week, on the Marshall Plan, dealing with the transfer and sale of American ships to foreign powers to carry the food and machinery to European countries, brought immediate repercus­ sions from the Seafarers International Union and the American shipping industry. The State Depart­ ment, supplementing the President's speech, recom­ Resolution For 1948 In just a few more days the year 1947 will be over, and the big question now is "What is in store for 1948." During the past year we have seen the spectacle of certain union officials in other maritime unions, becoming the fair-haired boys of the shipowners. These "leaders" are called "reliable," or "good Americans," and the ope­ rators have really tried to butter them up. Stripped of all the high sounding phrases, what this means is that the shipowners are attempting to create bosses' stooges m the maritime labor movement. On the one hand they are trying to lull the seamen into a false sense of security, and on the other hand they are ready with ^threats of government interference if the seamen continue to fight for their rights. «• mended that 200 war-built ships*. , , , ~ T u„ „.,ij onn building schedules of the par­ be sold, and 300 more temporar­ ticipating countries." ily transferred to countries par The CIO Shipyard Workers ticipating in the plan. By so do­ pointed out that European ship­ ing the State Department expects yards are . humming with orders to save $1,220,000,000. enough to last five years, while To this the Union, through at the same time American ship­ Paul Hall, New York Port Ag­ yards are rapidly approaching ent, replied, "That is exactly the complete idleness. sort of deal we would expect Many of thousands of men who from the politicians. The sea­ produced America's wartime fleet men have been taking a beating are now out of work, and of from them for a long time. the men who sailed the ships, "What this will do is increase many of them are now on the the unemployment of American beach, out of work. seamen, and it won't save enough money to make it worth while." The National Federation of American Shipping, which rep­ Since the next regular resents about 100 major Amer­ membership meeting date ican shipping companies, analyz­ falls on New Year's Eve. and ed the provisions of the Mar­ many of the men on the shall Plan and asserted that the beach will want to be home jstimated__Gaving of $1,220,000,000 with their families or out would more likely turn out to celebrating, the meetings will be $300,000,000, and that the be held instead on Friday small financial advantage would evening. Jan. 2. 1948. be greatly outweighed by the In New York, the member­ permanent damage to the Aniership will meet in Roosevelt can Merchant Marine. Auditorium. 100 East 17th The President said that the Street, corner of 4th Avenue. 'temporary transfer of ships (to The time, as usual, is 7 European countries) should be P.M. linked with a reduction or de­ ferment of the projected ship- v. [Jim • J: • ''^"1 •'''iil •--i4 Next Meeting Congressman Asks That US Ships, In the past, some trade unions have gone along with Seamen Transport European Aid the changing pressures of national politics. The so-called "New Deal" gave a number of labor fakers excuses for relying on the government instead of on the economic strength of the labor movement. What they didn't realize was that that sort of de­ pendence weakens, j-ather than strengthens, a trade union. We in the Seafarers International Union: have always relied oft our economic power. We have never asked the government for a handout. By the use of economic action at the point of production, thi? Union has made gains wliich have since become standard for the entire industry. The New Deal didn't give us decent wages and con­ ditions, and the Wage Stabilization Board couldn't take (Continited on Page 2) American merchant seamen, in the greatest numbers possible, should man the vessels that will carry relief supplies to Europe, Representative Henry M. Jack­ son of Washington, declared last week. In a statement published in the Congressional Record, Jackson, who supported the legislation for interim relief, said it should be made clear that Congress intend­ ed that American vessels be used to transport the relief cargoes to Europe. The Congressman pointed out that the legislation just enacted contains provisions ''that the great majority of the relief sup­ plies furnished must be bought in the United States. "That provision protects Am­ erican industry and American jobs," he said. "But that same provision, strangely enough, is not express­ ly made applicable to the Ameri­ can Merchant Marine or to the jobs of American seamen." Jackson added that despite omission of specific reference to the American ships and seamen, the two are of "tremendous im­ portance" to the country's well being. "My view," he said, "is that wherever possible, American ships should be used to carry , these relief cargoes." m ••• -4 �Vf Page Two Friday, December 26, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG M 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 J. P. SHULER - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL 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 267 Resolution For 1948 .(Continued from Page 1) them away from us. We have fought for our rights, in the face of tough odds, and we intend to continue doing so. If this violates the law drawn up by Taft and Hartley, it's just too bad. The shipowners have indicated that if we are "good boys" they will keep the ships sailing so that we can have jobs. That is just so much malarkey. While profits are so enormous, the shipowner has no intention of going out of business. And while.he's in business, we'll get only the jobs, the wages, and the conditions we are big enough to take and hold on to. Before the SIU became strong enough to lead Ameri­ can m.erchant seamen out of the slime, there were seamen and union officials who were thought of by the companies as "respectable." Their rewards for being "respectable" were crimp halls, fink books, blue sheets, moldy food, and loss of jobs if they ever dared to speak up for their rights. We know that the shipowners, the government, and the communist party are the enemies of merchant sea­ men. We ought to know because we've had to battle all three elements in our unending struggle for decent wages and conditions. This Union has no intention of changing our policy of the use of economic action. In the year 1948, the ship­ owners and the government will probably join together in an effort to use the provisions of the Taft-Hartley law against trade unions. This will affect seamen particularly, since the keystone of the maritime unions is the Hiring IJ- Hall. Our pledge, made last summer, to lock up the in­ dustry if the shipowners and/or the government try to break up our Union, is just as valid now as it was the day we made it. There can be no other course of action. 1948 can be a year of peace on the waterfront. But •if the shipowners and the Washington bureaucrats want war, they will get it. Seafarers will be good seamen, but they won't be dogs. That is our resolution for the New Year. Commies Face New Look I There is one thing about the new year for which we can be grateful from the beginning, the weakening of communist influence in the labor movement. In America, the comrades suffered defeat after defeat "in 1947's closing months. In western Europe too, they lost a great deal of strength. A demonstration of this is the emergence of what iooks to be a strong anti-communist leadership in French unions. But the communists are not finished. Far from it. It behooves SIU members and members of all other unions which are devoted to democratic ideals to remain alert to communist infiltration. They'll be using their old tricks, and they may be using some new ones. But our members have taken care of them in the past and will keep on doing so. I 1 Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: 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.) J. B. GEISSLER TheA are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, E. E. DAVIS as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging E. M. LOOPER heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by E. G. WALKER J. DENNIS writing to them. L. GROVER STATEN ISLAND J. BARRON C. MASON P. CASALINUOVO J. E. MAGUIRE J. BURNS J. RIDDLE A. A. SAMPSON H. WATSON J. ANDERSON R. BUNCH G. J. MILLER E. DELLAMANO G. CARLSON XXX J. SMITH MOBILE HOSPITAL J. McNEELY F. O'CONNELL W. J. SULLIVAN . J. M. GARDNER J. LEE (SUP) - t:. L. MYERS G. RODRIGUEZ J. McKEEN (SUP) W. C. JEFFERIES O. A. HESS J. C. RAMBO J. DUBUQUE XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL W. C. CARDANA E. T. BROWN M. W. BUSBY 0. S. SHAHAN C. SCHULTZ R. V. GRANT W. K. WUNG N. B. EDRINGTON W. D. JOHNS J. J. O'NEILL W. VAUGHN C. W. BARNE G. CURL E. CARAVONA A. S. CONTI R. L. GRESHAM XXX GALVESTON MARINE HOS. C. T. WHITE XXX J. M. FLANNIGAN ' R. L. McGREW FORT STANTON HOSPITAL W. CANANAN (SUP) F. R. DE VASHER JOHN P. WILLL4.MSON , E. G. TARLTON (SUP) 1. F MATHERNE R. B. WRIGHT G. D. WINN (SUP) M. LIUZZA CLIFFORD MIDDLETON J. CARROLL G. A. WILLIAMS ARCHIE McGUIGAN H. TENA (SUP) G. HARDEMAN R S. LUFLIN L. A. HOLMES JULIUS SUPINSKI X .X X ' NORFOLK W. C. COLLEY M. D. PENRY FRITZ KRAUL ' J. E. SILKOWSKI XXX CECIL WILLIAMS R. E. TRULY BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. CHARLES LORD L. CLARKE J. LEWIS JACK WOOTON C. C. RAYFUSE R. LORD P. ALLGEIER J. E. PENCON C. CREVIER W. A. YAHL A. J. LE JEUNE H. STONE MARJORY »'LINDA" EVANS SAMUEL J. STEELE T. BOGUS : ...'3'• �-''fw:--'' Us : •• ^r,'. -.'i Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Delivers Goods On Membership's Beefs Russia Halts Old Overtime Makes Brother's Xmas Merry One Inflation — But Workers Lose In the Soviet Union, where the welfare of the workers is screamingly proclaimed to be of paramount interest, the citizen­ One man who was all smiles ry were apparently shaking their heads in bewilderment as the for Christmas was Robert Ben­ government announced a drastic jamin, Utility in the Stewards currency reform program which Departihent of the SS Hawser drained the workers dry of cash. Eye, Alcoa. The new currency program, which is intended to halt in­ By letting the Union square an creasing speculation and infla­ overtime beef for him, he headed tion in the Societ Union, was for Kokomo, Ind., the other day based on the old capitalistic con­ to spend the holidays with his ception of supply and demand. family nearly $90 richer than he With the abandonment of the would have been had he not had system of rationing, the Soviet ROBERT BENJAMIN feared purchasing power would the protection of an SIU con­ George Noble (1.) and Frank Richardson sweep store shelves clean of vir­ tract. tually all stock. When the Hawser Eye docked the beef has a book or only a To reduce the nation's pur­ in New York, Benjamin put in a permit. He is entitled to the chasing power the government full protection of the Union con­ claim for 105 hours overtime for tract and Union officials will see announced the issuance of new currency. All old currency is now making ice which the Company that he gets it. to be exchanged on a cash basis refused to honor. In fgot^ Alcoa at the rate of one new ruble for FIRST SIU SHIP When Brothers George Noble ardson headed for the Calmar held up the payoff three days ten old ones. and Frank Richardson had to get office and collected their money disputing the beef. In fact, Benjamin is a permit—$163.25 each for travel and six off the Yorkmar to be left be­ man, and the Hawser Eye was On money already on deposit in savings banks, the exchange days subsistence. They simply A PLEASURE his first SIU ship. He obtained a rate is one new ruble for one hind in a hospital in Portland, did it the Union way. When the ship finally paid off white card last summer after a old on the first 3,000 rubles, two Oregon, their shipmates told As Brother Richardson putit: November 28, the Stewards Pa­ year in the Army Transport Ser­ for three on the next 7,000 and"" them that they would have one tough time collecting transporta­ "If everybody did as we did in­ trolman told Benjamin not to vice, and spent four months on one new one for two of the old tion back to Baltimore where stead of blowing their tops, woi-ry, but to come around any the Hawser Eye which shuttled on all above 10,000 rubles. time after December 17. He WORKINGMAN SUFFERS they had signed on. Calmar was things would work more showed up at the New York Hall bauxite between Dutch Guiana smoothly. That's why we have Thus the worker who had only a tough company, the boys said. December 19—and there was a and Trinidad. a Union." his cash each payday was the voucher for $89.04 in take-home Benjamin came to the SIU, in Richardson and Noble figured biggest loser, while those with Noble, a Seafarer veteran, overtime after the deductions that the Union would know how the fii-st place, because he wanted bank savings suffered less se­ to handle the matter. When they added: "I've been in the SIU had been made. Collecting the to keep on going to sea, and verely. reached the east coast they since 1942, and I've found that money just before Christmas was knew that he would never get Further evidence of the illu-" headed for Headquarters in New the best way to do things is the a pleasure for Benjamin. anywhei'e in the Army Transport sion that the Soviet Union is a York where they let a—Union The incident demonstrates the Service without Union protection. workers' paradise was revealed official telephone the Calmar SIU way." readiness of SIU officials to come Both Brothers departed for the to'the aid of SIU men who have He passed up the NMU because in the government's new price office. list. Men's woolen suits are list­ Nothing to it. The official hung Baltimore Marine Hospital for legitimate beefs. It makes no he didn't want his unionism ed at 1,500 rubles, which is $285 difference whether the man with mixed up with communism. up his phone. Noble and Rich­ further treatment. in American money. Leather shoes can be had for the equiv­ alent of $54.72. A woman's wool dress goes for $106. A bar of laundry soap Under a law passed at the last United States. The continental Residence, for the purpose of the state, whether discharged or is 99 cents, iaut toilet soap is only 76 cents. A package of cig­ election, residents of New York limits of the United States are collecting the bonus, is as fol­ still in service. arettes, top grade, costs the Rusthe 48 states of the union and Application must be made to. . State who served in the Armed lows: the "District of Columbia. the Veterans Bureau at Albany Forces between December 7, To be eligible, the man or wo­ on official application forms I According to a dispatch from Members who served in the 1941, and September 2, 1945, are man filing must have been a res­ which may be obtained at Vetaverage Russian eligible for a bonus. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, erans Service Agencies, district ^ monthly income ident of the State of New York Payment will be at the rate Coast Guard and in the Public offices of the State Department • 1,260 rubles in 1946. The fathof $250.00 for service outside the Health Service or Coast and at the time of entrance into the of Taxation and Finance and at . family, a crew foreUnited States; $150.00 for serv­ Geodetic Survey while engaged service, and must have lived in county, city, town and village received 870 rubles a ice of 60 days or more within in active service with the Army, the state for six months prior clerks' offices. month, which at the official exthe continental limits of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast to that date. At the time of- In addition, fire houses in New ^^ange rate of 19 cents is $165.30 U.S.; and $50.00 for any service Guard are considered eligible for making application, the appli­ money. cant must be a legal resident of York City will have a supply less than 60 days within the the bonus. of the forms available. The ~ form, when sent in, must be ac­ companied by an actual size photostatic copy of discharge or separation with record of serv­ on ice, and must be notarized. All HONOLULU—The president of Recently the city of New Ydrk attention some figures on com- list. Here are the figures applications are to" be filed by the International Longshore­ apprehensively viewed the sight ! parative wage scales which were skilled workers: compiled by Ned Williams, Book per week mail, not in person.. men's and Warehousemen's Sug­ of 4,000 men standing in line 49930. Plasterers $95.00 The forms will be ready after ar Workers Union on the island for twenty-four hours to apply Iron Workers 95.00 the first of the ,year,J, and .u • will 1°^ Hawaii has announced that for 1,000 available jobs as la­ Brother Williams compares the Plumbers 83.00 pay of a stevedore or common be handled m order of their re- more than 4,000 workers from borers, .-paying approximately Metal Workers 83.00 painter with that of an AB, and xr, 1 XX P^^"^3tions have voted to $41.50 per week. In commenting Carpenters 80.00 finds that the hour rate for Under the law, payment to a bolt the CIO and organize an in about this, the LOG stated that Stevedores 76.00 deceased veteran will be made dependent imion the scene had "all the appear­ painters and stevedores is ^1.75 Painters 76.00 per hoiir, with overtime at to next of kin in the following Amos Ignacio," union president ances of the depression days'." Able Seamen 64.00 — xu. _ . ^ ""•» priority: widow or widower, $2.62 per hour, while ABs earn The Journal of Commerce, un­ $1.45 per hour with overtime at In addition, "Williams points children, mother, father, bro-ithe unjustified smearing of his der the heading ""What's the $1.06. out that shoreside workers are thers, or sisters. Remarriage of organization as communist' beSignificance," points out that Williams also points out ' that not confined to . their place of widow or widower does not in­ $41.50 per week works out to a seaman must have three years employment for months at a time validate the claim, and next of MUse of its affiliation with Harry slightly better than $180.00 per of experience before qualifying as seamen • are, separated from kin do not have to be residents Bridges' outfit in San Francisco. We have been smeared month, and then compares that for an AB's ticket, and must pass home and family for as long as of New York State. sum with the $191.99 which is a physical examination before the voyage lasts. Further information may be said. We want to take on a the current base pay for ABs. each voyage. The foregoing should prove obtained from veterans organiza­ new color. We have waited a There's a possibility that the conclusively that seamen are ac­ tions; district offices of the State long time for denial of Commu­ BOTTOM OF LIST editors • of -the Jpurnal of Com­ tually underpaid. If the editors Department of Taxation and Fi­ nist activities by some of our merce have come to the conclu­ As far as the weekly wage of of the Journal of Commerce need nance in New York, Brooklyn, biggest union bosses and we are sion' that seaftien are making skilled laborers is concerned. any more proof, all they have Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse^ sick of waiting." too much money, and before that Brother Williams proves that of to do is to interview any mer­ Utica, and Albany; and in New The new union wiU be known idea takes root too firmly, the eight classifications. Able Sea­ chant seaman. They'll get all the "York City at the "Veterans Serv­ as the Union of Hawaiian Work­ LOQ would like to bring to their men are at the bottom of the information they need. ice Center, 500 Park Avenue. ers and will be independent. .'••1 Getting Things Done SIU Style Really Pays Off, Brothers Find New YorkState Veterans To Get Bonus Next Year ShDreside Wages Higher Than In Maritime Hawaiian Sugar Men Quit Bridges' Union -vt > •-.r. 1* t �• f-i Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG WHAT tTtlllllC Friday, December 26, 1947 Baltimore Carries Own ShlpplngLoad By WM. (CURLEY) RENTZ QUESTION: The politicians want to give U. S. ships to foreign countries to compete with American ships and seamen. What are your views on this matter? BALTIMORE — With the holi­ day spirit in the air one would believe that this would be a good excuse for letting down the CHARLES VARN. Dieck Eng.; JACK SIMISON, AB: bars a little and cutting loose, I certainly don't think we We built these ships and the but in Baltimore this doesn't should turn the ships over. It laKpayers paid for them with seem to be the case. only means cutting American Spbd money. Why don't they let ships out of business and creat­ The men around the Hall are American seamen sail them ing a serious unemployment a sober bunch,^ and when they cafher than cut our own throats problem for all maritime work­ take a job off the board they by turning them .over to com­ ers. The whole stunt looks to me go straight to the ship without petitors who will carry relief like a follow up on the policy a short stop-(fff on the way. 900ds made and paid for by of allowing American ships to Americans. I think it is okay The gashound situation has im­ sail under foreign registry as a to build up foreign merchant proved one-hundred percent. We means of beating payment of a fleets but certainly not at the have to look a long time to find living wage scale and mainten­ expense of our own fleet and anyone carrying a load around ance of decent conditions. If the the men who sail them. What this place. ships are turned over the gov­ these politicians are proposing The load on the water-front is ernment will be guilty of sell­ counds like a hatchet job on the pretty good, but not good enough ing out American seamen in fa­ '.American merchant marine. 'No to warrant sending out a call for vor of substandard conditions 4seamen could go for it. aid. We have plenty of men on and pay. the beach waiting for the ships as they come in, so look to greener (or should I say whiter, NORMAN PETTERSEN. OS: BILL GRAY, Deck Eng.: now that winter is here) fields if a ship is on your mind. This new move on the part of It's not fair to American sea­ the politicians merely shows that men. It would knock the future EVEN STEPHEN history is repeating itself. I have We handled seven payoffs and of American shipping for a loop. been sailing since 1917 and once seven sign-one during the past If they get rid of all the ships before I saw how the short­ in the boneyard and turn them week. On all of the ships, except sighted -policy of our govern­ over to foreign competitors, thf Isthmians, we had no difficulty in ment ruined our merchant ma­ squaring away the beefs. possibility of new American rine after the last •war. We axe companies starting up, and the going through that process again. On Isthmian ships the squawk older ones increasing their fleets, We definitely cannot compete was on the disputed overtime. would be wiped out. They should with foreign shippers, whose We took care of the individual study this thing carefully before seamen are paid extremely low beefs and everyone went away they act to jeopardize the Am­ wages and who are forced to happy. erican merchant marine. Also in I've noticed a good thing on Work long hours. Rather than case of another war, we would the ships hitting port recently, turn over the ships, we should find ourselves without ships and and that is the great amount of keep them in the lay-up fleet our competitors all over the aid the oldtimers are giving the for an emergency or future use world well-stocked with them. permitmen and first trippers in in carrying ca-rgo. getting squared away. It's instruction such as this which makes a newcomer into a first rate seaman, and there is no one better qualified to, give the dope that the oldtimer in the NEW YORK CITY—The Swed­ 'enterprise system' needs to be forced by their poverty, they hands the power to stand against SIU. ish economy has afforded good defined and must be shown to said, to defend themselves advances which goes with the Since it's too late to wish health, good recreation, good contribute to economic stability against chaos hy properly ad­ ownership and control of monop­ everyone a Merry Christmas, I'll Hhousing, good education, security, or it has no charm for them. justing their economic system. oly industries. They have been get in my wishes for a Happy and equality of opportunity, not They use it where it works to "I asked them how it was that able to gain a sense of assur­ New Year to all. for the few but for the many. advantage, in the ateas where they were able to take such" for­ ance about the future by re­ This is the main theme ex free competition actually ob­ ward steps. They pointed out moving forces opposed to pi-othat they had not left in private gress." "pressed by Arnold S. Zander, tains. president of the AFL's State, "To them, communism is not County, and Municipal Employ- 'Red Fascism,' another catch GREETINGS SUNNY ITALY -ees Uiiion, in an article prepared phrase, but a system which de­ for the Workers Education Bu­ stroys personal liberty and free­ reau of America. , dom. The Swedes have a way of Portions of Mr. Zander's ar­ judging communism by its des­ truction of freedom and not by ticle follow: -The LOG'S holiday mail bag "The Swedes have a most ad­ the roll of the words. bulged this week with messages vanced social and economic or- "To them the 'American enter­ of greetings to members of the <ier because they have few rich prise system,' as ordinarily de­ Seafarers International Union people and no poor. They have scribed by business leaders, un­ throughout the world. From near achieved an amazing measure of disciplined, uncontrolled by con­ and far came season's greetings equality. sumer cooperative competition and best wishes for the com­ "They do not have the sump­ and public yardstick operations, ing year from Union members tuous dwellings of our well-to- would mean booms and busts and friends who asked that their do, but neither does one find and finally a depression so deep sentiments be conveyed to all slums. They have both less that there would be no recovery, hands through the LOG. splendor and less misery. It may but only mass unemployment, Among those from whom be said that enjoyment is less disillusionment, chaos, and dic­ greetings had been received at excessive but it must be added tatorship. the LOG office at press time that comfort is more general. were: George H. Seeberger, "Cut NO DEPRESSION "He who would defend full and Run Hank," the crew of the freedom for the mountain lion "When I asked why they had SS Algonquin ' Victory, Rose and the wolf would be uncom­ done some of the things Ihcy Eldridge, Russell Smith, Jack fortable' for a time in Sweden, have I was told tha^t they are a Parkej, Antonio C. Nina, Ludowhere the order of things is such poor people and could not afford vico' S. Agulto, Jim Drawdy, that domestic animals can make another, depression. They said, James Purcell, Wm. (Curly) their contribution without being 'If we were to have the kind of Rentz, "\yalter (Slug) Siekmann, constantly in danger of attack. depression you are going to have Tom McBride, Paul Hall, Henry Monopolies do not exist in Swe­ in your country it would mean When the SS John Swell got lo Torre Annunziata, Italy, Sorensen, Joe Algina, "Sir Char­ den except as public enterprises, ruination and the loss of our members of the Deck Gang remembered lo send a picture les" Oppenheimer, the crew of but competitive enterprises are rights and privileges. to the LOG. Standing. left to right,. AB Harry Garrigues,-AB the SS John Hathern, Eddie Jreer there. "We hope your great wealth Karl Ingerbrightsen. Bosun James Callis, and OS Bruno Parr J Leo Leopold} and the "Sweden is not a land of slo­ will carry you through. We don't Augustin. Kneeling, in the usual order, DM Guistaye Loeffen Brothers in Neponsit Marine gans and catch phrases. The have such wealth.' They were AB Rik Risluck. and AB Pete Ucci. Hospital. Sweden Prime Example Of Eeonomk Demoeracy, Brothers Send Xmas Greetings through Log �.._ Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEA.FA.HERS . Page Fin LOC Shipping Stays Good In New York, But Drop In January Is Possible By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK - Business and boys expect to have a lot better shipping have remained good trip with here with plenty of payoffs and guaranteed. sign-ons. situation heavy when over and past. to get the a new conditions There wasn't too much trouble, However, we look f.or the man­ power the however, aboard the Architect. little One thing we did have to fix up holidays are was a beef against the Skipper Just how heavy js impossible to say right now. So many of the boys took off for a visit home over Christmas San Juan Kept Busy During Xmas Season, But Agent Satl/y Foresees Coming Slump and New Year that shipping is By SAL COLLS bound to tighten up when they come back things will get in. a little tough However, shipping has urally, good for Tankermen, ons hold up pretty For will been have .some thi' ng, one it seems issued that could quite a few members have been and we expect that Tanker sign­ even after the holidays. there beefs as a result. been especially Roberto is doing fine o!l the Livingston for a first tripper.· Jn fact, he is doing so well th&t a.he crew is recommending thc; t he be been a pretty busy one and, nat- they be a lot tougher for non­ rated men. mas. SAN JUAN - This week has if Naturally, ured to be back he·e fer ChJ'ist­ forgetting well 24 The oil shortage up around here ought hours to give notice the to required This bad By EINAR NORDAAS 'hjs these days, 101 of a but as mfll . soon fellows get back on th e y ' ll stay on. Can't bla�e them, either. Nfeanwhile, shore-gang work is picking up a little by littl e . 'I'h;is week, we've had 50 or oO ::Tw.n working a few of our ships. North season over here. BATTER UP We a r e enjoying the baseb" c.µ1l · has · DOUBLE MENU · ,. t � Ur-,jon tanzas, both Los Angeles Tank- find $25. Apparently he didn't ers, after the ships were sold out get the idea .. He's got it now from under the boys in England. though. Moreover, he's got 99 The crews of both ships came vears in which to think it over. back to New York by plane, but >' The second man we let go with the Captain and Purser of the DULUTH-Another season the' Great Lakes has come to an they kept all the records for the end, and all records for the payoff in their possession. The Peacetime carrying of ore have Skipper from the Council Crest . . od cks. •·o r;em_. the as Christmas and New Year are over we expect shipp ing to slow down since a lot of meD go{ ojf for t.(1.e holidays. w:ien tho�e $25 fine and we hope it will be Ma tanzas d i' dn 't want to fl y the a a le'sson to him. The third and At1 antic m December, e1ectmg to come back bY sh.ip. fourth men haven't been up before a committee yet. on This was all right, except that wasn't reported at all. been broken. Approximately If boys Fke more Vlc are shipping during overcharging on a few slop- habit is causing a lot confusion The SS Steel Architect, Isth­ for We settled it in in this and other ports. chest items. mian, paid off under the interim the good old SIU way. The Old agreement and signed right on The first offender here was a Man had to shell out. again-under the new r.ontract. man named J. Solis. Thi.s was The most serious beef this It should be no surprise that the the second time he had pulled week concerned the crews of the was he time first The trick. Council Crest and the Fort Ma- this Ore Carrying Record Broken On Great Lakes permit. one, \Ve wouldn't have <cs nrnrh trouble i.vith newcomers c::s we sometimes do. department heads before piling off. to take care of that situation. a find Another aboard the beef SS we had K�}l].ryn, few days that quite a fevr gam�3 have had to be postpo11ed. �,,:''1: - , " have some night games, so we don,t h ave to worry too much MATILDE PELLOT Seafarers was helped Bull out who o� Hmvever, .it . so much the se past rained have been the . San Juan about getting sunburned. Also The Steward on h er w as seventy-eight The crews arrived in New Line. beach by Matilde will be glad anybody \�ho is busy in the day: . .�'!: � to learn th�t. two of h�r sons . time can get in a garce �n � e le 'f t th e Y � · 1 ll:.tw-9, p:i�n�..,i..nr�_g;:\r!l I ··�� t 'i\i · �o� : ;�··;,_�to �MliM": · ' io.::� an � , �. . .....·o•�uOgh P!= C !=eIT)_.1 rperd k l now sailing SIU'. '�""'�·� . r . .9 .. ., · · ., . "�•\i . ! ! Wlii f.' . ��Wt� . · · e • · . . . l . c ,. th t the head of the co ·· ief. a. t • . .· Lakes for the steel mills during home for Christmas - most of This 1 Stewatd •>· • had been in is on the SS Francis and Matilde We'll sign off until next year­ them were from the S·outh. But, trouble with the crew on the thinks he is on the way across with a \vish for a Merry Chnsi­ the 1947 season. In normal pre-war years about the ship bringing the Matanzas previous trip, but was given a to E urope. She expects him to mas and a Happy New Year for half of that total was all that Skipper wasn't due until the chance to redeem himself. After write soon for originally he fig- everybody. was necessary to keep the mills Saturday after Christmas, and that, everything was okay while rolling. What will happen on the the Crest's Captain was still un­ Lakes if we get these so-called heard of. the to country, see them, we but are we not likely must prepared for any eV€ntuality. The Company agent here is be giving the men an extra week's pay and Shi· pping Booms In Philadelphia, But Exiles From Hook Fill Hall The boys were high and dry on the New York beach. normal times back again? Unless another depression hits High, dry and sore. subsistence while No Ci.tow "{ODA.'/ - I. Go'rrA J..ISTEN TD �EFIGl-lT! By E. B. TILLEY they Now is the time for all Lekes hang around, but that doesn't get The strain of handling all tank.­ PHILADELPHIA - A sudden the ers and ships hitting ports as far· and shipping in seamen to prepare. for the pos- 1 them paid off and home for the sible lean times ahead. The rec- I holidays. So you can be sure we ent, has proven that we are the Skippers when ord of the only SIU, Union the Lakes they show that Something pretty pointed. can guarantee security, the best up. the Hall there. has made the would be since the addition ()r' . Port of Philadelphia a very busy the former Marcus Hook agent Blackie Cardullo and Patrolma.flt place. We also had a bit of trouble wages, and a shorter work week on for the necessity of covering the Marcus south as Wilmington, Delaware, Hook area, due to the .closing of has not been what we thought\ past and pres- will have something to tell those on seamen. the SS Helen, a Bull ship. We Some boys joined her in Boston Maritime last meeting Trades Port of the Council, Secretary Gibson reported on the possibility of the ore dock work· ers affiliating with the Council. Our next meeting will be· held in Duluth, and we will elect and install new officers at that time. dispatching men to Bob Pohle. the men are going out the ships which may arise in this are�.L in a steady stream and we have No complaints of being slighte!} called outports for rated men, have been made by any crew� crowded t0 overl the Ha11 is· st·11 falling under the jurisdiction of flowing. the Philly Branch and 'Ne are This is due to the men from sure none will come in ihe Marcus Hook converging on this futu-re. ' port. We are foremost concernNl We are now in the middle of with giving representation to the the Holiday season, \Vhen a good crews and in that we ']on't in­ percentsge of the men are home tend to fall down on the job. visiting relatives. In this situa- I the are ships with speed and rapidity not With them to aid us in this The tremendous job, we're quite sure seen since the boom days. funny part of it is that, while we'll be able to handle any bet'f3 Only two ships are wintering to bring her to New York. When in the Duluth-Superior area - she paid off, the Company balked the ship was in port, but as soon the SS Nettleton of the Great, a little at paying their transpor­ as she pulled out he started the Lakes SS Company and the SS· tation back to Boston. We took same thing all over. Crescent City of the Browning care . of things, however, and This time we told this Steward SS Company. Both are at the when they left they had everyto get off when the ship got to Knudsen Shipyards; Superior. thing that was coming to them New York. Anytime a Steward including first class transportaNEW PROJECT can't get along with a crew, he'd A seventy-seven million dol- tion. better get off. lar taconite plant is scheduled to Generally speaking, m?st of Due to the fact of one of those be built at 1;3eaver Bay, abc it 52 the recent payoffs h'ave been miles from Duluth. When 11nish- clean with Delegates right on the pile-offs noted above, we shipped ed, this plant will employ some ball. However, New York Patrol­ a fellow named Roberto Pellot on the SS E. Livingston. Roberto two thousand men, and will ship men have been kept very busy is the son of Matilde Pe:rlot, the about five million tons of ore with payoffs, sign-ons and visits, annually. a fact which leads me to pass on lady who at one time and an­ At I upturn tion we are hard pressed for other has kept a lot of beach­ rated men, but we have held off a small reminder to Delegates in combers going here. in issuing permits as much as this port. possible. If you're aboard a ship here SECOND MOTHER After the New Year, most of and have-a beef, and if they tell A lot of the oldtimers will re- the men will return for ships you on the phone that the Patrol­ when and we want to guard against Matilde Pellot men are busy and can 't make member If they overextending ourselves and then your ship which may be in th�y see her picture. Bayonne or Staten Island, if have been on the Puerto Rico being ove):'loaded with men. Guess that's all the news for possible have the Delegates come beach during the last seven years now, and the Duluth Branch of to the Hall with the beef. That they will think of her as a secthe SIU Great Lakes District way, the beef will be ironed out. ond mother. PROSPECTS GOOD The coming be good for we have arrival of we e k prnmises to payoffs been t,wo alre<.idy as informed ships and of the r.wre will probably hit in before the week is out. Now. that Santa has finisht:'-*'·1� lugging his load across the NEW YEAR CUSHION coun- try, I hope I'm not too late in ex- If we can coast along without tending everyone a Merry Chris�issuing permits, as we· have so mas and a Happy New Year ,g.�-· take this opportunity And you'll be doing us a favor. Matilde is tlie mother of six of wishing all SIU members and Remember, the Patrolmen can 't children, and two of her sons are far, shipping won't be too tough behalf of myself and the delphia staff of the SIU. friends a Very Happy New Year. be everywhere at once� good Union men. Her boy Tut i na after the holidays. wishes to I I Phil-'l- �THE Page Six CSU Seamen Are Sold Out Again, Despite Rank And File Militancy SEAFARERS LOG SYMBOL OF HOPE By MIKE QUIRKE Down below, the Donkeyman MONTREAL—The President of , the Canadian Seamen's Union, takes over and the Firemen and Comrade Davis, has issued a Oilers go on day work. WHAT GAINS? statement to the press proclaim­ The upshot is that there is ing a great victory he wants people to think he has won for just one man who derives -any benefit from the agreement, and Canadian sailors. In his statement, Davis waxed one man only. On Canadian ships enthusiastic about the $20 wage it has always been policy to increase and the gains in. holi­ knock the men off at noon on days he supposedly had wrung Saturday in port. Where now are the great gains that the com­ from the operators. However, he left out a lot of mie leaders have won for Can­ information he should have in­ adian seamen? After years of being pushed cluded, if he had any idea of giving a true picture of what around by their leaders, the rank-and-file of the CSU should happened. Davis did not mention^ the ^qt be surprised" by this latest original demands made by the mass sellout. But it is high time CSU. If he had, they would have the rank-and-file got wise to shown him up for what he is: their plight and dumped the the greatest down-the-river sales­ commies who take their orders man with whom the Canadian from Stalin "and disregard the Seamen ever have had the mis­ membership's wishes. In the past, I always have fortune to be burdened. Symbolizing the March of* Dimes drive for money to been^in sympathy with the Can­ Here's what really happened: combat the effects of polio will be spunky Terry TuIIos, 3-year All CSU contracts expired af adian seamen, but if they allow old polio victim who lost the use of his legs before he could midnight November 15. When their leaders to get away with even walk. Terry is expected to regain the full use of his the operators refused to come to this latest piece of chicanery, legs—thanks to the March of Dimes. Drive of the National terms, Davis and his commie ne­ they have only themselves to Foundation for Infantile Paralysis starts on January IS and ends on January 30. gotiating committee went for a blame. 10-day contract extension instead of letting the boys hit the bricks. The only thing that came out of the 10-day extension was a lot of phony strike talk and, on By RUSSELL SMITH One particular letter sent out letters from Cliffs seamen in the November 25, a further exten­ by Hanna and signed by S. W. SIU headquarters at Detroit. sion of three days. DETROIT — Various reports Sexsmith stated the following, We take the liberty of quoting have reached us recently that RANKS MILITANT "The SIU operates its own ship­ from this letter as follows: "As Manwhild; the rank-and-file in mail sent out by the SIU Great ping halls here and on the cbast, far as the LSU is concerned, the ports of Halifax, St. John Lakes District to unorganized and we are told uses a rotary there is no union. There is no and Quebec took matters into ships during the past season, «nd hiring ha^ system to assign it's settling of beefs. We have a their own hands and refused to going aboard these ships at both members to jobs. That system union official aboard ship, but a the Soo and Detroit, was inter­ works out something like this: seaman aboard this ship might fered with, intercepted, and in You get op the Union's shipping just as well not beef, because it some cases actually destroyed by HOW LONGr list and are assigned to whatever won't be settled anyway . . . ship's officers or company ship has a vacancy in your capa­ there is no overtime for duties fBRTHiSP stooges. city when you have worked up such as cleaning boiler pans or According to these reports, this to the top of the list. You could cleaning back heads of the fur­ v.'as done when these stooges be moved from ship to ship and nace. The only overtime is the aboard the_ unorganized Lakes fleet to fleet in this manner." regular Saturday and Sunday vessels suspected that the mail The letter continues, "Under overtime." was from the SIU, Investigation this system you might have to The letter concludes with the is now going on to determine ship next year on one of the following remarks, "As far as whether or not the U. S. mails passenger boats or one 'of the evading terms of the contract, to were tampered with in an effort Kelly Island sandsuckers and any our interpretation there are no to prevent Lakes seamen from Midland or Browning ship. The terms, that is specific terms. As receiving any SIU letters. sail the ships without a con­ • In direct contrast to the re­ Lake Sailors Union has no hiring Meyer... Cook was overheard to tract calling for a $30 pay raise, ported destruction of SIU mail, halls and leaves it to its mem­ say aboard this ship when asked about conditions, he said, 'For a 40-hour week in port and a letters bearing the name of the bers to select their own jobs." the wages we are getting, we SMOOTH PROPAGANDA 48-hour week at sea. Lake Sailors Union and its re­ should do anything they ask us Notice how smoothly the com­ ' In spite of this show of mili­ turn address were delivered to.'" pany attempts to put over the tancy, the CSU continued to aboard the ships in large quan­ That's unionism, LSU style as crew up ships in Montreal and tities. Mail sent out by various lie that SIU members are "as­ per the LSU sho reside attorney signed" to jobs. Everyone with allow them to sail. This was in unorganized companies was also and representative, Meyer Cook! any sense knows that under ihe the face of the fact that the delivered to the seamen sailing Men who sail on the ClevelandSIU system of rotary shipping membership was perfectly will­ on .these ships. Cliffs ships ijunder. the "protec­ that the members' register for ing to hit the bricks and stay If one iota of proof is found there until the demands were to substantiate these stories, then jobs, and choose the particular met. the SIU is going to see that those ship and job that they wish and The yellow-dog contract even­ responsible are prosecuted to the to which their place on the ship­ tually signed took away one of limit of the law. It is a serious ping list entitled them. This same quotation from the the greatest gains of Canadian federal offense for anyone to be Hanna letter shows that Hanna sailors. found guilty of tampering with Previously, a man was en­ pf otherwise interfering with the openly prefers to have the LSU titled to a day off for each month U. S. mail. on their ships. It is easy to un­ served aboard a vessel; Comrade derstand why Hanna prefers the Certainly, when open shop Davis saw fit to change that— Lakes operators and their paid Lake Sailors Union when one for the worse. stooges stoop to tactics such as considers the conditions existing Under the new set-up, a man these in their attempts to pre­ aboard the Cleveland-Cliffs ships, has to work a full six months vent unorganized seamen from which is the patron company of aboard one of these Canadian receiving SIU mail, it is up to us the so-called "independent" Lake rust-buckets to get his days off. to see that these individuals feel Sailors' Union. True, he gets six days then, but the full weight of any punish­ Many of the seamen sailing on if he works less than six straight ment due them. the Cleveland-Cliffs ships are tion" of an LSU contract are ex­ months he is entitled to just thoroughly disgusted with the pected to sacrifice those ,condi­ HANNA PROPAGANDA nothing. poor conditions, lack of repre­ tions which other seamen have During their last few trips of sentation, and lack of any form fought for years to maintain! One thing that sounds good in the new agreement is the 44- the season, Hanna ships were of security or job protection on This revealing letter is but a hour week in port. But is this bombarded with letters and lit­ these ships. In fact, during the sample of the many which we provision any good — however erature from both the company past summer many of these men have received from Clevelandgood it sounds? Get this: land the so-called "independent" have written into the SIU regard­ Cliffs seamen. Certainly, if the When a Canadian ship reaches Lake Sailors' .Union. In addition, ing their lousy conditions. men sailing the Cliffs ships, port, all watches are broken im­ j company stooges held meetings, One such letter was sent in which are contracted to the LSU, mediately. A port watchman is distributed Hanna and LSU lit­ from the. SS Frontenac, and want no part of this phony out­ then hired, and any chance of erature on the men's bunk, and signed by two Brothers whose fit, any other man who votes for overtime for the Deck gang is kept up a verbal barrage against names-^we are withholding.- This the LSU should have his head the SIU Great Lakes District. eliminated. letter is on file along with other examined. laAes Operators Ail-Out For Phony LSI! •DOWESTAWD I '*S.- i • ' Friday, December 26, 1947. West Coast Makes Progress In Guard Drive By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — If there ever was a port for ups and down in shipping, this is it. One week we are riding high with jobs aplenty, the next week we can't place a man. This was a down week. Ship­ ping slumped quite a bit for the men in the Engine and Stewards Departments due 'to our having but one payoff, the Fairland, Waterman. We had no trouble with this ship. She paid off in good shape with a fine crew and three good Delegates. Red Turner was Chief Bellyrobber aboard so, naturally, there were no "beefs in the chow department. We expecjt another Watei'man ship, the Andrew Jackson, in the latter part of the week. It'll have to go a long way to be as clean and shipshape as the Fairland. Isthmian provided us with quite a few ships this week. Most of them were intercoastal jobs and all had the usual beefs. One of them was the Yugoslavia Victory out of New York. • CLARIFY. PLEASE She had a beef in the Black Gang pertaining to the Oilers standing port donkey watches. I am going to ask Headquarters for clarification' on this due to the fact that on most Victory type ships the Engineers demand that the Oilers stand pprt donkey watches. On this I feel that when the Oilers are required to stand don­ key watches, the Oiler on from 5 P.M. to 8 A.M., when cargo is being worked, is entitled to over­ time. A sort spot which is developing on these intercoastal Isthmian ships is the practice of men pil­ ing off out here necessitating the signing on of new men. Isthmian is screaming bloody murder about having to pay transporta­ tion money when the ships- get back east and pay off. On this I can only suggest that if a man doesn't want an inter­ coastal job he should not take the ship, but leave it to another member who will complete the round trip. This will clear up all the con­ fusion coming out of these inter­ coastal runs, at least until such time as the SIU can straighten out this matter. PLUG FOR THE SIU Right now we are in the all out drive to bring the guards and watchmen into the SIU. So far we have made good progress. Men ©n ships hitting this port can do their part in this by put­ ting in a word or two to the guards and watchmen on their ships. Explain to them the make up of the .Seafarers Guards' and Watchmen's Union, an affiliate of the SIU, and steer them to 105 Market Street. Cities Service h-is taken over a new T-2 tanker, the Governor Camp. We managed to get six men aboard her, but the ship has not left yet due to a transporta­ tion dispute with the former crew. That's about it from the Gold Coast for ^he week-—no strikes, fine weather and the infectious holiday spirit abounding. �Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Shipping Dips Christmas Shipping Should Clear Once Again For Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair Mohile Beach Of Joh Seekers Port Boston By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN By JOHN MOGAN (Ed. Note: This is an open column for all Bosuns. We can't ask Bill Champlin to fill it every week. Some of the rest of you Bosuns have plenty of experiences, advice and ideas which other Bosuns and the rest of the membership want to hear about. Write them up and send them in.) «— The subject of up-grade "AB" means not just "Able schools for members of the SIU Bodied" but "Skilled Seaman" as has received a good deal of at­ well, then our jobs will be se­ tention from time to time, not cure. These principles apply equally only in the LOG but in the pro­ ceedings of several committees. to all departments. The following suggestion was It was suggested by the Com­ mittee on Slopchests that, since made by Joe DeCarlo, an Oiler profits could go only to good —and, being a Deck man myand welfare or education, a •sclf, I'm sorry a deck man didn't means of financing a system of tnpke it—in the "Here's What Union schools was opened up. I Think" section of the LOG, Moreover, the Bosuns Committee December 5, regarding the recof a couple of years ago in­ '•eation room on the third deck dulged in considerable discussion of the New York Hall:" "... Perhaps a good way of of the need for schools. Cer­ tainly responsible thinking old- killing those hours of waiting timers have often talked over would be to have rope around ways and means of teaching for the newcomers to practice young seamen. Usually what is knot-tying. The deckhands, I be­ taught is something of immed­ lieve, would make use of weav­ iate usefulness. I guess knots are ing materials supplied to make taught more than anything else. belts, wallets and other handi­ Each Bosun is a law unto him­ craft." How about suggestions from self in these matters, so no uni­ formity exists. all our Brothers about their ideas on up-grading in all de­ HIGH STANDARD NEEDED Until a really sound system of partments. How about including education comes into existence ideas on up-grading in all adein our profession, we never can partments. How about including expect to reach the high stand­ ideas on up-grading to licensed ard which it truly is necessary status. Wouldn't you rather sail that we have and maintain. Un­ under ex-SIU officers? And if less the' seafaring profession de­ all officers came from SIU pends upon skilled training, any foc'sles, wouldn't you give all number of shore-going bums can ambitious young Seafarers a bet­ be scabbed into our jobs. When ter chance in life? BOSTON—There is little to re­ port from Boston this week in the line of shipping, as it has been very slow. Were it not for the tankers pulling into New England ports, all of which call for several re­ placements, things would be- at a standstill, for we haven't had a payoff all week. However, scai-ce as jobs have been, members anxious to grab a job have been even scarcer— which can be attributed to the desire of most men to be with their families during the holiday season. " With income dropping off, and in line wjth the recommendations of the Quarterly Finance Com­ mittee, I have already laid off one of the staff, and it appears at this time that I will be able to let another go without injury to the membership touching the Port of Boston and its outports. UP-AND-DOWN This is, and has been, an upport as far as business is concern­ ed. But the prospects at this writ­ ing are not so hot, with only the Empire Wandle (Fall River Na­ vigation Co.) and the Dalles (Pa­ cific Tanker) scheduled to pay­ off in the next few days—the latter ship, incidentaily,' set up for a C h r i s t m a s Day payoff. (Throw away the whiskers and the red suit. Brother Sweeney, you won't be Santa Claus this year!) That the Christmas spirit is evident among the membership there can be no doubt. Nearly every ship's crew touching here By FRED FARNEN are taking up voluntary dona­ tions to be used for the purpose . DETROIT — One of the big of making the holidays for the clubs which operators on the boys in the hospital a little Great Lakes constantly hold over brighter. the heads of the unorganized The latest to be heard from Lakes seamen is the seasonal was the SS Yarmouth, the Deck bonus. Dept. of which collected and for­ Through the use of this vicious warded $33.10 to be distributed weapon unorganized Lakes sea­ among the patients at the Brigh­ men are practically forced to ton Hospital. And at our last reg­ ular meeting a tarpaulin muster work under the rottenest condi­ produced $75.00 for the same tions imaginable. purpose. That is why the SIU Great All in all, these donations, to­ Lakes District has fought so hard gether with the $10.00 per man to absorb the bonus through in­ voted by the membership to be creased basic wages, or make it donated from the Union treasury, payable og, a monthly instead of will insure our boys of a little a seasonal basis. joy for the holiday season. After any seaman has put in FINAL DISPATCH more than four months in an un­ On Thursday December 18, organized fieet, he begins figur­ -Brother Hans Schwarz, who died ing just how much bonus he will in the Brighton Marine Hospital, receive whenever he finishes laywas buried by the Union. ing-up the vessel. The hospital delegate and some The operators realize this, and of the members attended the fu­ that is why they are so cocky, neral, and the friends and ship­ about pushing the unorganized mates of Hans (who sailed out Lakes seamen around, especially of Norfolk) can be assured that during the fall and laying-qp he had a good send-off by the periods. Brothers of the Boston Branch. Conditions are so bad on the In closing, I would like to take lay-up of some Boland ships that ths opportunity in behalf of the there has been an extremely Boston Staff and myself, to thank large turnover in the after ends the hundreds of members and Brother officials for their Christ­ of these vessels. However, this mas Greetings, and to wish one fleet is no exception to the rule, and all a Happy and Prosperous and the same conditions exist in most of the qther unorganized New Year. I,CA fleets. The only men who will stick '—: and take the dirtiest jobs dished out by the Engineers are .those who have a substahtial bonus Check the slop chest be­ coming to them. Other seamen fore your boat sails. Make who do not have this coming to sure that the slop chest con­ them refuse to work uqder these tains an adequate «supply of conditions and quit. all the things you are liable Not so the seasonal seaman to need. If it doesn't,, call the He will stick and take tbe worst Union Hall immet^ately. just to get the two or three hun­ By CAL TANNER MOBILE—Shipping in the port of Mobile continues fairly strong with six sign-ons and six payoffs during the past week. It should become stronger when -the pre-Christmas rush be­ gins around the middle of the week. If it comes off as ex­ pected, we will be able to clear the beach of most men waiting jobs here. «» Several of the payoffs this week we^e very clean with not an hour of disputed overtime or jeefs pending. Among them were the Daniel Huger and Governor O'Neil, both Waterman; the Alexander Wolcott and Cape Romaine of Alcoa. Credit for the fine shape of the above ships goes to the excellent Delegates. The crews elected capable men to the post on all the ships and the men carried out their duties in SIU style. Brother William Morris, Deck Patrolman in this port, has been in the hospital for the past five or six days and at this writing he is doing fine. We hope it will not be too long before he is back out on the waterfi'ont again. CHRISTMAS PRESENT Patrolman Jordan wishes the crew of the Juliette Lowe to know that he succeeded in win­ ning for them a big part of the beef presented him when they hit Pensacola recently. The Port Committee here ruled against the shore leave in Ire­ land, but Jordan won his case on Gt. Lakes Operators Use Bonus As Weapon Check It - But Good dred dollars extra in bonus pay, Hanna, and signed by S. W. and Brothers, these guys really Sexsmith. This letter stresses the get the works! same point as the LSU letter, as follows: "At the present time we Although the SIU Great Lakes pay as much as any bulk District has the seasonal bonus freighter fieet, and in addition, in most of it's contracts, we are we are one of two fleets on the very definitely opposed to it in Great Lakes that give extra pay principle. However, with SIU for men who have been in our conditions, competent -union fleet for three years." representation and job protection, Doesn't this prove beyond a SIU contracted operators cannot abuse the bonus provisions like shadow of a doubt that both the the unorganized ship owners. open shop. Hanna company and We make damn sure that our the LSU contracted Clevelandcontracted operators live up to Cliffs company have parallel pro­ their contracts in both word and grams for further strangling the independence and rights of their deed. seamen? SIU CONTRAST We in the SIU Great Lakes District are not opposed to our In direct contrast to this, un­ members working continuously organized Lakes seamen who for one operator, provided that have no job protection and union said operator gives them the best representation are at the tender working conditions as outlined in mercies of the profit hungi-y open an SIU conti-act. shop operators. Of course, the But we are very definitely only solution to this is to make opposed to any weapon in the the entire Great Lakes SIU, and hands of tlie operators which will then the bonus will be done tend to make their employees too away with by absorbing it into dependent upon the good faith the basic wage structure. and good actions of their bosses. LCA opei'ators realize what a For that reason, we believe powerful weapon they have in that all Lakes seamen should the seasonal bonus, and are very unite behind the SIU Great reluctant to drop this device. In Lakes District program to abolish fact, some unorganized operators the seasonal and seniority bonus have carried the idea so far as set-ups. to develop a plan of seniority To replace them, and to restore bonuses for each additional year Lakes seamen to a condition of of service. fi-eedom of choice as far as jobs Recently, the Lake Sailors Un­ are concerned, the bonus should ion has openly bragged that be eliminated once and for all, they have a seniority bonus and be added to the basic clause in their agreement with monthly wages. the Cleveland-Cliffs company. Drop us a line and tell us This further proves our oft stated whether or not you support the opinion that the LSU is nothing SIU program to do away with more than a company dominated the seasonal bonus set-up. Ad­ outfit. dress your letters to me at the Somewhere around the san SIU Hall, 1038 Third Street, Jate, a letter was issued b Detroit 26, Michigan. the breaking of watches before the ship had cleared quarantine. The men involved can collect the money due them by writing -di­ rectly to the company. That just about winds up the week's activity in the busy Port of Mobile, but before closing on behalf of myself and the offi­ cials here in Mobile, I want to wish the membership of the SIU a very Merry Christmas and a Lai Happy and Prosperous New Year. 'tl Seafarers Give Aid To Brothers^ In Hospitals 'Seafarers never bother to wait until Christmas to come to the aid of their Union Brothers and their families, or of anyone else who can use a little help. How­ ever, it is especially heart-warmr ing in the Christmas season to record a number of the recent e.xamples of generosity on the part of SIU members. In Boston, 23 Brothers got to­ gether to donate $33.10 to SILT men in the Brighton Marine Hospital. In New Orleans, the Deck Department of the SS Del Mar chipped in $55 for the Brothers at the hospital in Fort Stanton, New Mexicg, and at the New Orleans Hospital. HELP STOWAWAY The crew of the SS Monroe Victory contributed $36 and three cartons of cigarettes to Brother Robert Mai'tin, laid up in the Marine Hospital in "'Baltimore with his legs broken. And from Portland, Maine, comes the news 'that the crev/ of the SS Choctaw Trail turned over a sum of $216 to Mrs. Maude Hersey for the account of Mrs. Maria Louise Hicks, a stowaway who was landed there. Of the total, $126 was contributed by the unlicensed personnel. The men in Boston who made the contribution to the Brighton Hospital patients were: R. Doucette; G. Merlesena; Fraser; Cabral; Oyhus; Carlson; McDonough; Vroom; Hawn; Paul­ son; D. Averill; R. Hardson; Bon­ ner; Pinkus; F. Donovan; F. Burns; S. Madden; Goodwin; J. Pens wick; Pawel; Doane; and O. Englesen. The Deck men of the Del Mar, whose donation went to their SIU brothers hospitalized at Fort Stanton and New Orleans were: G. Libby; B. Jensen; J. Tucker: K. Pettersson; D. H. Horn; A. Pederson; L. Taribio; F. Durham; L .Arena; E. Johnson; H. Howard. W. Mauterstock; L. Webb; G. Vila; J .Miskinis; F. Balkom; G. Fascoules; E. Aviard; W. Mercer; W. Glasgow; C. Slater; E. Starns; J. Bice; J. Hull; C. Seal. •''J. I ' I •-^1 •I •^1 �Page Eight TnE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 26, 1947 Steel Chemist Crew Sends Pix From Far East Members of the Deck Gang knock off the hard work to pose for a picture. Working in the hot Far Eastern sun really takes it out of a man. but these men look fit. 11®i :• The Steel Chemist loads stores for another part of the trip. There were no, notes accompanying the pictures, so it's impossible to tell where this shot was snapped. ^ liiii , . > * 1 ilPlllliiiiiiill Above is the Steel Chemist from stem to stern, tied up at dock, location unknown, in the Far East. At the right is a close-up of the vessel, just before casting off to resume the voyage. Next time we get pictures from this ship, she will look even better for she will be under the new Isthmian agreement. Getting the Isthmiein contract took two years of organ­ izing and negotiating. X X. X Fabulous India, land of beauty and mystery, is the scene of this shot on the left. When these pictures arrived at the LOG office, sent in by the crew of Isthmian's Steel Chem­ ist. there was no identification with the pictures. Rather than hold th®™ until the ship re­ turned to the United States, it was decided to run them with an explanation as to why there was not more to the captions. From now on. Bro­ thers, please send identification with pictures. X XXX As the Steel Chemist leaves the dock and heads' out into the stream, members of the crew gather along the rail to take a last look at a place they may never see again. Whether it's a port in India. Siam. Indonesia, the Malay Straits, or China, when the ves­ sel pulls out the men have a feeling that they may never return. Sometimes they are fooled, and a few years later finds them visiting the same spots. XXX 4.iJ'l-* •• X X • �:.v • " ' ' '• ' Friday. December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS RIDING THE SS RIDER VICTORY -^1 Cavalier Men Score Brass-bound Bucko (Ed. Note: Brother Schmolke is Bosun of the Cavalier. Kis article is endorsed by the .departmental Delegates: J. Whidden, Deck; Ceroid Riley, Engine; and Fred A. Oldson. Stewards. This ship should not be confused with the Alcoa Cavalier.) By PAUL SCHMOLKE Here is a log of the SS Cava­ to about four men have passed lier, Wilkinson, since leaving out t a the job down below. Two San Francisco for the French of them, are in bad shape. West Indies. The ship is a high-pressure After various- difficulties m job, and the engine room gets port, the real trouble started as red hot. After the men passed soon as we cleared the Gate. out, the Skipper just remarked First, the Chief Electrician "don't drink too much cold wa­ jumped ship an hour before sail­ ter." Pvloreover, the First As­ ing time, making the ship short- sistant almost had to drag the handed. The Deck Delegate and Old Man aft to see the sick 1 were ashore at the time and men! just missed him when we arrived The Black Gang is fed up with back. Had we been aboard wo this scow and ready to pile off would have put a .slop to this in Miami. The Engineers are cheap stunt. We will prefer ready to pile off too. The Chief charges against this guy as soon broke watches here in Panama' as we arrive in Miami^ Mean­ so he wouldn't have to pay over­ while, the Junior Engineer has time. taken over as Maintenance and At this point, I'd like to observe is handling the Electrician's job. that this ship had a CIO crew before we got her, and the Skip­ CRACKED DOWN per remarked that he got rid of After the above little inciden+, that gang and he would get rid the Old Man cracked down. He of this gang too! let all hands know that he was STEWARDS TOO .Pictured heve are some of the crew aboard the Isthmian ship when she called at Wil­ the Supreme Master, and started mington, Calif. Flanking the lifering from left to right are G. Godfrey, Messman; and C. Durby putting sailors to standing It's the same story in the wall. Wiper. Second row, seated: E. Saporiti, 3rd Mate; H. Kelly, Chief Mate; I. G. Lewis, watch on the bridge on tbeu Stewards Department. The li­ Purser; A. Raymond, Steward. Third row, Rodgers, AB; R. Roehe, Saloon Mess; L. Valanquiz, regular stand-by. brary is located in the saloon. Galley Utility; R. S. Coperthwaite, 2nd Electrician; W. Glesen, Fireman; L. Chevely, Wiper. Next, he ordered the Ordinary When the Old Man saw one "of In rear row. left to right: Bill Prince, 3rd Engineer; B. Herzog, Wiper; B. Barnes, Deck Seamen out of the wheelhouse- - the men com.e in to get a book, Maint.; L. Niemiera, Utility and C. Harlow, AB. Photo was submitted to LOG by Ship's Pho­ no steering for Ordinaries. And he told the Steward: "I don't tographers of San Pedro. so on, down the line. want any unlicensed men in this saloon." He dresses up like a Navy lieutenant, walks around the To top this off, the galley deck taking paint brushes out stove broke down and we have oi sailors' hands and showing had scrambled eggs for about-a From the minutes of a special In they came. chow not up to standard: 15 them how he is going to paint week. his yacht. On top of that, he is , meeting held aboard the SS Cor­ All in all. Brothers, we feel First witness: "Potatoes are votes. trying to reconvert the ship out that we have a real hot potato. nelia comes reason to believe not up to standard and no va­ In his defense the Steward was at sea, moving a lot of furniture And the potato I mean is this that there is something to the riety in the meals." then allowed to speak. He pro­ from here, there and in the en­ finky Skipper. We will bring this old saw "one man's food is an­ duced a copy of a letter he sent gine room to make an agent's of­ ship into Miami where we will Next witness: "Franks are other man's poison." Not exactly to the company from Germany fice in the room next to his. poison, of course, but certainly green and spuds are bad." bring this story up and get asking for repair of the ice box Steward: "The fi-anks are not so food could be stored correctSo far we have a lot of dis­ things straightened out. pointing up the fact that there puted overtime, as you can well is a big difference in the reac­ bad." lyimagine. But, of course, shining tion different people will have to The chairrhan ruled him out of Action taken by the crew: the fire hose nozzle after getting the same food. order and the procession con­ spuds will be transferred from the paint off is not overtime. In the case of the Cornelia tinued. passageway below decks to lock­ The ship has nothing to work men, they thought the food serv­ Third witness: "Eggs and spuds er on open'deck where potatoes with in the form of gear. I had ed them tasted pretty bad, but are no good." are supposed to be stored. to strip the booms with a pair whenever a cre'.vmember men­ Fourth witness: Spuds no Tranquility was restored to of pliers and a Kress Stone spe­ tioned it to the Steward he ex­ good." Renamed, the SS Friendship the Cornelia. cial wrench. I won't bother you pressed astonishment. To him the Presiding over the inquisition with the rest of the, little inci­ Train for the voyage the Water­ - Fifth witness: "Potatoes have food tasted wonderful. was A: P. Lazzaro; G. R. Red­ dents of this sort. There are man ship Alawai left this week musty taste and eggs are bad." for Italy with the last consign­ man put down the proceedings enough other things. With much head scratching On and on paraded the men ment of food raised in the cross­ for posterity. the men accepted the Steward's Some of the men wanted to country jaunt of the Friendship giving their complaints: "Spuds word and began thinking of see­ make out allotments. When we Train. cooked wrong; no taste to meals; ing their psychiatrists; but, ^s so arrived in Panama, a Delegate French fries are lousy; no sea­ The two previous shipments of often happens, the men began saw the Shipping Commissioner, the precious food for the starv­ soning in food; night lunch bad; discussing with each other the who said the Old Man would ed people of Italy have already steak like rubber; spuds and eggs state of the Cornelia's bill of Each man who makes a have to sign the allotment slips reached their destination in no good; spuds putrid, etc . . . " fare. , donation to the LOG should so that he could take care of Naples. From the long line of witness­ Gazooks and mashed potatoes! the matter right in Panama. receive a receipt in return. Carrying a full SIU crey^, the They found that mosf of them es the Steward found but two If the Union official to whom allies — two messmen felt the DIFFERENT VIEW Alawai was rededicated at cere­ were nursing the same complaint. a contribution is given does chow was okay. monies held at Bush Terminal, The Old Man had a different INDIGESTION QUESTION not make out a receipt for Brooklyn. The vessel's 2,500 tons view. When the Delegate came POMME DE TERRE, UGH! the money, call this to the of food will be discharged in Amid burps and yells a force back, the Old Man said to hell Genoa. attention of the SecretaryBy the time the last man had soon rallied around and called a with the Commissioner and log*' Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ special meeting. The Steward registered his complaint, it was ged the Delegate Two days pay mediately. was "found and the battle of the pretty much agreed that the for leaving the ship, for-an hour Send the^ame of the of­ spuds, franks and eggs were npt palates was on. on ship's business. I had given ficial and the name of the to the crew's taste—if anything, the Dele/ate the time off to go. Faced with the charge of pre­ port in which the occurence they felt the Steward's taste buds We are still working on this senting bum food and not know­ took place to the New York were out of kilter. beef at this writing. ing bum fdod when he tasted it, HalL 51 Beaver- Street,-New A rap of the gavel and the the Steward—backed by a few And how we come to the En­ York 4. N. Y. supporters—took his place and vote was taken. How is the food, gine Department's beef. men? Chow suitable: 4 votes; faced his accusers. So far, on the way from Fris- I II -M I ' ^1 •I Cornelia Crew Takes Stand On Chow Issue Alawai Leaves For Italy With Friendship Cargo Attention Memhers '•"Id"-. 5 �• Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG y- Friday, December 26. 1647 SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief ALGONQUIN VICTORY. Nov. 9 — Chairman Josoph Lupton; Secretary D. Casey Jones. Dele­ gates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion carried that blank keys be turned over to Captain and keys made for all foc'sles. Motion carried that each delegate make repair list from beginning of trip. Motion carried that membership of ship go on record to instruct the SecretaryTreasurer to reopen negotiations re: increasing the manning scale in all three departments and en­ deavor to obtain the return of the 10 percent c^l bonus. 4 4 4 QUEENS VICTORY. Oct. 15— Chairman Anthony J. Tanski; Secretary Ed. Carlson. New Bus­ iness: Elections for delegates: Ed. Carlson. Deck; Benny Murillo. Engine, and Simplicio Delmo. Stewards. List of slopchest prices to be posted on bulletin board. Education: Short talk on the 4 4 4 SIU and what it stands for. Good VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY. and Welfare: Suggestions for Oct. 12—Chairman A. Campbell; keeping the messhalls cleaner. Secretary G. Maslaroy. Delegates 4 4 4 reported on number of books, pro-books and permits in their departments. New Business: A list of fines for various misde­ meanors aboard ship made up and approved. Education: Dis­ RIDER VICTORY. Dec. 8 — cussion of contract jobs Explain­ Chairman John Burke; Secretary ed as not being in line with C. Rodgers. Ship's Delegate re­ Union principles. Union agree­ ported that repairs could not be ment does not sanction contract, made until ship returns to East work, therefore, department Coast. Beef on soap powder heads are not to follow this and hand soap squared away. practice. Motion by Engine Delegate that each department post list of its personnel and their standing in the Union, approved. 4 4 4 RIDER VICTORY. Nov. 27— Chairman Burke; Secretary Prince. Gerald Godfrey elected Ship's Delegate. Beef on PC mess straightened out. Discussion on cereals for breakfast and clean­ ing ship's laundry agreed to post 4 4 4 YAMHILL. Aug. 24—Chairman cleaning schedule of laundry. Hart; Secretary Walkowicz. Min­ Ship's Delegate gave short talk utes of last meeting read and ac- , on performers. He stated they cepted. Motions carried: To keep would not be tolerated aboard confidential all business transacted this ship, whether permitmen or at shipboard meetings; that none bookmen. D. A. MOLONEY (Overlakes Freight Corp.) Oct'. 25— Election of ships delegates, Discussion fol­ lowed on no rugs in deckhand room, lockers for six men, two short. No washing machine or plungers for washing clothes. In­ adequate amount of towels. No drains in fireuold. No rugs in fireman's room. Books checked and found in fair shape. M/S/C meeting be adjourned. 4. i. 4 BENJAMIN LUNDY. Oct. 6— Chairman N. Bigney; Secretary Walter Pupchek. New Business: CORAL SEA. Oct. 5—Chair­ Motion by Chumley to put dish­ man Fidel G. Lukban; Secretary washer on probation for rest of Bob Mansfield. New Business: trip and if he does not improve Recommendation that all men his work he is to be brought work together for the conserva­ up on charges. Good and Wel- tion of wat4r. Good and Welfare: f.are: Dore asked to wash Qlothes Discussion on illness of dishwash­ and not leave them in laundry er. Man explained his case and for a- week. Steward reportd membership accepted. Motion by shower gratings have been in­ A1 Driver that all men keep stalled. quiet while others are sleeping. 4 4 4 BIENVILLE. Nov. 9 —Chair­ man R. Kennedy; Secretary L. Perciballi. Old Business: It was brought out that messmen were not serving meals as was agreed at last meeting. Good and Wel­ fare: Motion carried that pres­ ent supply of meat be removed at first U.S. port. Suggestion that standbys of each watch aid in keeping messhall clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 YAMHILL. Sept. 17—Chairman DeWitt; Secretary Bailey. Mo­ tions carried: By Brother Carr that each department start pre­ paring repair list, seconded by Ensor; by Allen to have Steward check stores and reject goods he is dissatisfied with; by Brother Ensor that Steward take care of slopchest. Log Available In Bound Volumes Seafarers who wish to keep a chronological record of Union activities can do so very easily. There are avail­ able. a number of bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG at no^hinal cost. They are to be disposed of on a first-come, first-serve basis. Prices, which cover costs to the Union, are $2J}0 for the January-April 1948 edi­ tion; $2.50 for the May-De­ cember 1946 volume and $2.50 for the January-June 1947 edition. Bindings are of sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. All those who want to set up a permanent file with a minimum of effort should act promptly. Orders for any of all of the available edi­ tions should be sent to the Seafcurers Log. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. Checks or money orders for amount of 'order should be made out to the Seafarers International Union. Enclose address to which volumes are to be sent and they will be mailed pre-paid immediately. These bound editions may also be purchased directly at the 4th floor, baggage room, of the New York Hall. Make sure you get your copies by acting now. sign for any slops unless actual­ ly purchased by individual; that no one enter crew's mess unless properly attired. One minute's silence in memory of Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 GQVERNQR MILLER. Nov. 15 —Chairman Auburt;' Secretary (not named). Motion by Thomas Green that bookmen sign peti­ tion asking Union to give John Aquinaldo permission to ship as 3rd Cook as he has proved his compentency for the job, car­ ried. Joe Wread's motion that duplicate copy of petition be kept was carried. Brother Garcia's motion that anyone found using steam to wash gear after midnight be fined five dollars, was passed. Also that money col­ lected for fines be turned over to Patrolman at payoff for dona­ tion to Fort Stanton Hospital. 4 4 4 JOSEPH H. HOLLISTER. Nov. 23—Chairman S. Heinfling; Sec­ retary B. A. Music. Crew un­ animously approved letter to be -.sent to LOG. Moved by Zovia. seconded by Duggan that it be mailed at first port. All hands urged to be careful not to leave food in recreation room for san­ itary reasons. Consideration to be shown brothers sleeping by keep­ ing noise at a minimum. Notice of next meeting to be posted 24 hours in advance of convening. 4 4 4 PONCE. Nov. 18 — Chairman Karalunas; Secretary Douglas. Deck. Department delegate asked for check-up on one man; En­ gine delegate asked that clari­ fication be made as to electrician and utility man's duties. Good and Welfare: Agreement that last man on stand-by on each watch clean messroom. On pay­ off day every delegate is to check rooms for cleanliness. All men urged to vote before mak­ ing another trip. Agreement that patrolmen is to check slopchest and free medical aid. TMBY CAN'T KNOW UNLESS Youreu-'EM! THE HlSTDf^ Or THE-SEAFARERS' /VJ INTTBSRAL PART OF SHIPBOARD MEETINjeS. MAKE SURE THAT THE. A/EWCOMERS K/^OIA/ WHY THE SIU WAS STARTED/HOW IT GREW TO BE THE STROMGEST UWIO/U IK/ MARITIME , AMD WHAT IT GAlMED feR, SEAMEM EVERYWHERE — AMD THEV WlLU BE BETTER MEMBERS! CUT and RUN By HANK Ashore or afloat, in hospitals or home with the family, we wish all Seafarers a Merry -Christmas and a Happy New Year too... Brother George Meaney, who came out of the Marine hospital in Brighton, Mass., with a successful operation, a loss of twenty-four pounds in weight and wondetful praise of the doctors there, now has to anchor here in New York for some time to recuperate while the cost of living takes $1.50 a day just for lodging ... 4 4 4 Here's a postcard from Steve Girolomo from his ship in Italy: "Having a good time. I went to Palermo to see my folks. Had a swell time. I'm on the John Swett. We have a pretty good crew. Mike Hook is Deck Engineer. Jimmy Calis is Bosun. Give my regards to the boys. See you soon"... Attention Brothers: Whenever you hit that foreign port and hit a place which gets the LOGS don't take all of the LOGS back to the ship. Leave some for the next SIU ship that comes in... Brother Harry "Popeye" Cronin was in last week. Happy New Year. Harry, and a good voyage to you... 4 4 4 Here are some oldtimers who may still be in town for Christ­ mas and the birth of the New Year: M. Bantco, W. R. Dixon, W. Wolf, I. Nazario, R. Garofalo, G. F. McAlpin, B. C. Bautista, L. Lopez, H. P. Knowles, H. Higham, T. H. Gordon, N. A. Huff, K. Staalsen, J. Burgos, J. Santiago, G. W. Gallatin... News Item: The Arnold Bernstein Steamship Company will start passenger service after January 1st, 1948 with one chartered vessel, the former Panama Line vessel, Ancon. Also, the SS Tidewater, of 10,000 tons, purchased from "foreign interests, will soon offer round trip service when she begins her runs between New York and Ant­ werp, Rotterdam and Plymouth ... 4 4 4 News Item: The Moran Towing and Transporfaiion Com­ pany has purchased seven deep sea fugs from the Maritime Commission, bringing its total ocean-going fleet to 25 vessels ... Last week jve bumped into one of our shipmates. Brother Paul Cassidy. who was with us on the SS Pennmar. may she rest in peace down in the North Atlantic with the other ships. Brother Cassidy remembered one of our shipmates. Bosun Frank Brown, who he met as Chief Mate in France in 1945. Anyway. Brother Cassidy mentioned something about hospi­ talization and we naturally wish him the best of luck... 4 '4 4 There's Brother Bob Hillman—doing the best he can—shaking hands with Brother Aussie Shrimpton, the Steward... A Happy New Year to: Percy Boyer, Joe Pilutis, Mike Gottschalk, Blackie Gardner and Peg Leg Andy Anderson ... NEWS ITEM: The Mari­ time Commission has been notified that 80 ships of the 1,331 vessels it is now chartering to private operators will be returned in the near future... Brothers, this mSans shipping will get tougher yet. Whatever you Brothers do, prepare yourselves for long weeks on the beach. 4 4 4 News Item; The President's Advisory Committee on the Merchant Marine recommended the construction of 48 passen­ ger vessels, eight of them to be started next year plus an unspecified number of freighters and tankers. The cost will be about $150,000,000 a year for four years... Well, while the future looks rosy, although it's only on paper, with such a big shipbuilding program, it doesn't look so good in reality right now and in the near future. The steamship companies are still turning back their chartered ships to be laid up while the merchant seamen have to sweat it out for weeks and even longer trying to get jobs. Who knows how happy the New Year will be? �Friday, December 26, 1947 • THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Neptunua Rex Log-A -Rhythms To the Editor: 'Dutchman' Off The Bow By NORMAN MAFFIE Wo matter how or when you sailed — trooper, frigate, freighter mail ^ In the old days under one-eyed Nelson, Jones; with carronade . and sail Signed the "Unlimited Articles" and stowed the useless gear board ship Some cold night, some of us know it. we have made the Final Trip! And they're strange, the things. that happen, both to windward and to lee To the sweating gunners, to the males, ordinaries, and AB In the choking smoke of battle, lashing wind, and swelling sea— Hear now about the strange tale and the Fate that fell to me: Cecil Morash. who just paid 1 was on a windy bow one night and a sound came o'er the wave off Alcoa's Hawser Eye after Like the melodies of happy seamen singing in some foreign bar; a trip which he described as And I thought I saw ,a vision, like the passing of the brave— "one of the , best" he's made Those called down by the Mother Sea through the centuries near yet, as he appeared during and far. "shellback" ceremonies dur­ A thin, warm fog came near us and I tried to peer within. ing a previous voyage on the Shuddered as I saw a misty hull come clipping by abeam; SS Archer. Heard the roaring seas crash 'tween us—saw her shape close in; The Hawser Eye. Which Saw her sails all wet and bulging, set by wet spray all agleam. docked in New York after the Knew I hadn't sailed too long, though I'd heard the stories tell. bauxite run. had a first-rate Knew by her depthless dimensions, by her rigging ghostly gjpay. crew. Morash said. Py the singing creeping from her, 'twas the "Flying Dutchman," all too well; But my feet were rooted to the deck, I was scared and had to stay. Then I saw her lanterns gleaming, heard her crew below all gay. Heard the roaring chanteys sung to the accompaniment of tin; And the courage swelled within me as the dark hull swung to stay As I jumped from stepl to wood—in a second I was "in." Down the deck from 'neath the longboat, a quick glance aft I did steal. To the Editor: Saw her steer a steady course, though no man was at the wheel; I wish to advise you that M. Saw a dark and stalwart figure on the poop, had a feeling in my bones. D. Penry, our former Delegate Knew I'd seen him on a bottle—'twas old ghostly John Paul Jones. here at Fort Stanton, has been discharged with an arrested case Past her well-kept gear and cannon. I crept forward to her peak. and that I have b^en elected as Saw a foc'sle hatchway open and crawled down upon a beam. Saw a sight down there below me, of which I'm still afraid io the new Delegate. speak. Speaking for the other mem­ Then I peered into thai reveling crowd and saw old history's bers out Irere as well as for my­ salty gleam. self, we wish to take this op­ There were ranged nothing but portunity to express our thanks sailors—all the brave and all for the past donations from all the true different ships and our good From the old ships, men'o'war. Brothers. merchantmen from all the SUGGESTION nations; Saw the fancy clothed old gun­ In order that things may be ners. those fresh from the handled as smoothly as before, I Clarksdale's crew. would appreciate it very much Those lost at the frozen davHs. if you would have any further those lost at the battle sta­ donations in the form of money tions. orders or checks made out to Here I saw all hates and differ­ Sill Delegate John P. Williamson. ence. here the common un­ Last but not least, as you derstanding know, chasing the cure is a Of. all those who had fought together against the bounding main; pretty tough grind on some- of Singing here aboard the "Dutchman," crewed into the "Final us, especially the bed patients, Banding" and I can assure you that a All the old lost souls of sailors, sheltered from the wind and rain. letter or card from some of our Saw the French and English singing while old Drake's crew started old shipmates would be greatly jigging. appreciated. While prim old Nelson was a'dancing with the Frog who'd shot Wishing ypu and all the him dead. Brothers a very Merry Christmas And the iron-muscled Yankees from the Ironsides old rigging As they drank old salty limeys 'neath the benches, head by head. and a properous New Year. John P. Williamson Heard tjie Greeks and 'talians singing while some Dane a bell kept ringing. (Ed. Note: The Marine Hos­ While some salty old Dutch bosun complimented his sweet tone. pital at Fort Stanton special­ And some bearded chorus sang in the sweetest brand of singing. izes in tuberculosis^. We ' are And a Rebel from the Alabama bellowed forth with Home Sweet glad to learn that Brother Home. Penry's case has been ar­ Here and there an eyebrow seigged as the song bfought forth a tear rested.) And old lips smiled as oldtimers gripped their buddiy's hand; A thousand tales floated round about adventures far and near As young lads drank and listened to the older ancient band. In various tongues they argued about the days they'd sailed along. Done the deeds and fought the battles, remembered now only in song; New Delegate Assumes Duties In Ft. Stanton {Continued on Page 13) Crews Hit Nitrate Danger; Union Presses Penalty Pay will be helpful toward securing a bonus for this type cargo. Almost the entire crew of this Macan Welch ship, the George M. Bibb, is un­ G. R. Schartel Lloyd E. Warden der the impression that our Un­ ion officials have taken steps to obtain a bonus for carrying am­ To the Editor: Please have answer in the Beef monium nitrate. Box if ammonium nitrate is Whether this is correct or just penalty cargo.. hearsay we are not positive. Seymour Heinfligg, We are carrying a full load of SS Joseph Hollister nitrate from Mobile to the Far (Ed. Note: The Union negoti­ East. In the event this particular ating committee has already practice has not come to your served notice on the operators attentiSh the following we feel asking penalty payment for would be a very strong argu­ the carrying of ammonium ni­ ment for obtmning "a substantial trate cargoes. Discussions are bonus: expected to begin soon. We arrived at the Canal Zone The points mentioned by the at 2 P. M. one afternoon. We Bibb crew make solid addi­ were next in line to go through tions io the committee's argu- . but were held back until 7 ments for a bonus.) A. M. the following day. When we were finally allowed entry we had to fly the danger flag. It 'was said the reason for the hold up was that nitrate cargo was too dangerous to take through during the night. This To the Editor: instance coupled with having to Well brothers, we had a load at ammunition docks is pretty good trip on the old surely strong evidence for nitrate Daniel Huger. The crew and of­ being labeled dangerous cargo. ficers have cooperated with each Another item: If this cargo other 100 percent and, so far, isn't dangerous, then we cannot anything that has been taken understand why the stevedores up at our meetings for the good were paid 100 per cent bonus to and welfare of the crew has not load the ship. been refused us. We hope the Canal information I only hope that in the fu­ ture all of my trips to sea will be as good as this one has been. Most of the crew comes from Jacksonville with the v?::ception To insure payment, all of a couple of oldtimers from claims for overtime must be around Savannah. The crew con­ turned in to the heads of de­ sists of a bunch of swell guys partments no later than 72 and I hope that I will have the hours following the comple­ pleasure of sailing with them tion of the overtime work. again sometime. As soon as the penalty By the way, R. Gordon says work is done, a record should to say hello to any of the boys be given to the Department around the Halls who happen to head, and one copy held by be from around Charleston way. the man doing the job. If Tony Biles happens to see this In addition the depart­ I hope he will contact me at mental delegates should 2145 Post St., Jacksonville. check on all overtime sheets Here's wishing you all a 72 hours before the ship Merry Christmas and a Happy makes port. New Year. Michael P. Masek MASEK LAUDS CREW OF DANIEL HUGER, HOPES FOR ENCORE On Overtime REAL SIU SHIP The Alcoa Partner, above, was rated by organizer Mike Quirke to be the cleanest ship that ever came into Montreal. The Partner is on the bauxite run, so keeping it clean and ship-shfipe is quite a chore. �- Twelre THE Brother Tells New Members: Keep Abreast Of SIU Ideals r To the Editor: The sum of progress in the SIU through the years has been the result of establishing our thoughts as reality by one and all concerned. Our officials on the home front are doing a magnificent job all the way down the line. Organizational work is in full progress on all water­ fronts. Yet we of the rank-andfile also have a job to do and we can't leave it to others to carry the whole load. So I make a personal appeal^ for help, an appeal directed to every man who sails an SIU ship. There are lots of nice fellows who sail SIU tugs and ships who have little knowledge of what Unionism really means. They are not anti-labor, they just fol­ low the other fellow or whoever talks the loudest and let it go at that. ALL MUST HELP Unionism in the words of our officials. Explain from your per­ sonal experience the benefits you have derived from membership in the SIU. Put your oath of non-discrimi­ nation regardless of nationality, race or creed into effect in your daily routine of living. Do your duty to the best of your ability no matter in what department you may be. If in doubt, ask questions. Show you are quali­ fied to accept any responsibilities. An organization is judged not so much by speeches and writ­ ings as by the actual good work each Vnember has dohe. Tell the new men—tell them what should be our aim. Please help me—if you please. "Sir Charles" (Ed. Note: The writer of the foregoing letter is familiarly known by the pseudonym "Sir Charles.") SEAFARERS LOG * HIS FINAL VOYAGE On his last trip aboard the Bret Harte before his death Seafarer Ray Simmons is shown swinging in the Bosun's chair. Brother Simmons, a full bookmember, was killed in an auto accident in Houston dur­ ing September. Friday, December 26, 1947 Log Finds Cover-To-Cover Readers In Bumham, Pa. To the Editor: I am now working in the Try Angle Service Station here at home. But, on Monday, I will be on my way to New York for a ship. I get the LOG every week. And I always have it here at the gas station. Just yesterday, there were a few fellows here. One of them picked up the LOG and started to read it. He read it from the front to the back. After he was done, he told me it was a hell of a good paper. He said it was better reading than the home paper. It didn't take long for the rest of the fel­ lows to get at it. They all liked the LOG. So, will you please have it sent to the address I will give you as I know that if they like one LOG they will like all the rest of them. Some of the fellows were ask­ ing how they could get into an outfit as good as the SIU. So will you^please give them all the information they may need, as they said, they would like to get in. I told them that there is no other outfit as good as the SIU. They say the Union must be strong. What else could it be but strong? Ira W. Myers. Oiler Try Angle Service Station Burnham, Pa. (Ed. Note: We are grateful for Brother Myers' kind words and the LOG is being sent as he directs. We are sorry thai he has to tell his friends who like the LOG that the present time is not a good one in whidi lo contemplate going to sea without previous experi­ ence. There is an abundance of men for the available jobs.) US Shipbuilding Program Would Aid SIU, Brother Feels K-- i It's up to each bookman to familiarize new members with what the SIU stands for. Per­ To the Editor: ators, but title to them was re­ Now here's the real joker. In yards the country over, await­ sonally, I do my best, but I'm tained by the War Shipping Ad­ the Ships Sales Act of 1946, it ing disposal or rusting away. At present, scores of articles ministration. Some new compan­ is stated that American citizens only one man and neither my My argument is that, so far as are being written for the na­ ies were created, mainly through shall have first call on these ships Seafarers are concerned, if a ship tion's press with the noisy back­ the machinations of the oper­ at a fixed price, which in most is unprofitable to operate it will ing of top-blowing politicians, ators who had direct liaison with cases is one-quarter of what the LET'S ALL PULL be laid up if it isn't sold abroad. asking "Why are we selling or the WSA through shipowners on vessels cost the government to Therefore, the jobs on it are TOSETHc«, SCff'S! giving away our war-built mer­ the main directing body of the build. gone anyway. chant marine to foreign coun­ WSA. Actually the American own­ In the same connection, it's tries, and not using the ships Over and above everything, ers aren't squawking so much a lead-pipe cinch that the Mari­ ourselves?" including all operating expenses, about sales to foreign govern­ The trouble with most of the same operators were paid ments as they are about the stat­ time Commission will sell the laid-up vessels to any foreign na­ these articles is that they bare­ eight per cent of what each car­ utory prices. tion—Honduras, Panama or Si­ ly scratch the surface. They do go would have cost at the time By holding back, they figure beria—which wants them. not relate properly the pre-war the U.S. entered the war. that plenty of ships will be left You can't blame the foreign condition of the American mer­ So you can see the shipowners over, and that in the end they chant marine, the position of netted themselves a tidy sum may well be paid to- take them nations for grabbing the warbuilt .ships while the gravy is the Maritime Commission, the since at the time we entered the off the government's hands. around. W[ost of us know that 90 interest of foreign governments war water-borne cargoes 4:o many At any rate, American oper­ voice nor what I write to the in U.S. ships and the reason parts of the woidd cost-'$45 to ators seem fairly well supplied percent of Europe's shipyards were almost completely wrecked. LOG can reach all. I'm not that American operators'are slow to $60 a ton. for the present. big. buy ships—not to mention how Our best bet for /the present The operators were to have Which bring? us back to the My plan is simple enough. It the entire situation affects the first call on all the ships after shipbuilders — largely the Steel is to back up the shipbuiding doesn't require any set time or employment of American sea­ the war. Once the war was over, Trust, which is now demanding program, because any ship built place, or any preparation. It men. one form of propaganda gave a subsidy to keep its nearly dead now will wind up under the only needs the devotion of a BEFORE THE WAR way to another—to the now fa­ yards from folding up altogeth­ house flag of one of the Ameri­ little time to our SIU ideals and Before August 30, 1939, when miliar question: "Why are we er. It contends that if the gov­ can operators, and will create a willingness to bear witness to the war began in Europe, the giving our ships away abroad?" ernment doesn't take action soon, jobs for American seamen. those ideals. The plan is merely U.S. merchant marine consisted Opposing the foreign sales will In the first place, most of the all the highly-trained shipbuild­ this: largely of vessels constructed in C-ls, -2s, -3s and -4s, the 10,000- ing personnel will have drifted get us nowhere. For one thing, American yards, plus a sprink­ horsepower T-2 tankers and other away. the U.S. Attorney-General re­ TALK TO THEM ling of vessels built abroad on fast, economical ships have been cently ruled that such sales are GOOD IDEA Talk to a tripcarder or new order from the U.S. Shipping grabbed by the American oper­ Now for my money, it's a perfectly legal. member for he's new in our Board. In addition, let's not rest on ators who, for the most part, had damned good idea to keep build­ ranks. Explain to him what the These vessels were wholly in­ ihem from the t.me they were ing ships, with or without gov­ our laurels, but let's continue' to SIU has done, is doing and will adequate for a maritime nation launched. ernment subsidy. That will keep organize all unorganized com­ do. Explain to hini what you as large as the U.S. To carry the Those they don't like—Liber­ our shipyard-worker brothers em­ panies under the banner of the know and believe. Explain about nation's cargoes of industrial and ties for the most part—the own­ ployed for one thing. Brotherhood of the Sea, and agricultural products all over the ers have turned back to the But I wager it never will hap­ let's be in the forefront demand­ world required bigger and fast­ Commission for foreign sale or pen so long as we have in the ing that relief cargoes be ship­ The "Tiger" and Pal er vessels. vicinity of 1,000 vessels in bone- ped in American .bottoms. the boneyard. As a consequence, foreign bot­ Abe Rapaport toms carried 75 percent of that part of our production which WAITING THE LONG VOYAGE HOME LONGJOHNS OUT; was exported. The Merchant Marine Act of SHORT SEAFARER , 1936 changed this condition ASkS SELECTION ; somewhat. It authorized the building of modern merchant To the Editor: ships in the interest of the na­ I haven't been sailing long^ but tional defense — in American on the ships I have been aboard yards with American labor and I constantly ran into the same materials— to be manned by beef pertaining to the slopchest. American personnel. I am a small person, one of The period from 1936 to 1940 the man small men sailing to­ saw ships built primarily in day, yet never have i found • a four yards owned by U.S. Steel slopchest having dungaree or and Bethlehem Steel (the "Steel underwear ih my size. If I were Trust"), at a snail's pace com­ the only small person in the pared to the construction rates merchant marine I could under­ to come during the war. Those stand the shortage, but we make built were C-ls, C-2s and C-3s, up quite a good size minority.plus a few tankers. I was just wondering if sbme"Tiger" Thompson, crewThis retarded construction rate thing can't be done about this member of the SS Andrew continued until the U.S. finally Two SIU brothers demonstrate one way to knock ofi the situation. I wear size 28 waiist, Jackson, dons the fez of a entered the war. Then ship­ long hours of waiting fox tfamsportation home after delivering which isn't too small, so let's passerby lo give Ted Filipow, building was greatly accelerated their ship to ah English buyer. A. Nix, left, seems to be see if we can have clothing put fellow crewman, a subject for under the emergency pressure. bored over the Whole matter while J. R. Talbot appears aboard to fit the smaller seamen. '• his camera. Shot was taken in During the war, all ships built not 4he least disturbed over the prospects of a long wait. Penang, Malayan Straits. were turned over to the oper­ Scene is a London bar. Harry D. French .-.w/ ..... �>' n. • ,y- THE SEAPARBHS Friday. Deeembar 26, 1947 LOG Finds It's True: DeSoto Crew Is Good Page Thizleett Know Your Contract Before You Squawk, Brother Says To the Editor: To the Editor: or evade the agreement in any way whatsoever. For quite a while I had been Before you squawk, be sure hearing that the SS De Soto had CAN'T DO IT you know your agreement. been maintaining a good repu­ For instance: Article V, Sec­ We cannot set aside any of tion 13, of the 1946 general the various clauses, saying that tation for having a good crew, agreement with Alcoa, Bull, since certain circumstances have unlicensed and licensed. Now South Atlantic and other lines arisen, such as the Deck Depart­ that she is here in Bremerhav^ states rather pointedly as fol­ ment's having too much work to for a short visit, before going lows: do outside, there is justification on to Hamburg, I had an oppor­ "Members of the Stewards De- for letting the Stewards Departtunity to visit her and see with partment shall not be required ment do the inside painting. my own eyes that all the ruto chip, scale or paint.' Regardless of what the ship moi's in her favor are definitely Moreover, as anyone who can looks like from the outside, we true. read can clearly see, there is Hve inside the housing. MainFrom the Stewards Depart­ nothing that says Stewards can taining the inside is of first imment I learned that she is a "chip, scale or paint" at all, Portance, for an SIU ship is a good fedder and that all mem­ clean ship. But don't let. Capeven on overtime. bers of the department work to­ I Still, after this agreement has Mates or Stewards turn the Stewards Department to on gether as a unit. been in effect for over a year, As for the Engine Department I have had the misfortune to be this work—it's a violation of the I can say that everything looks accused by members of the Stew- agreement and' if you crewmuch better than I expected. ards Department on this ship, ^ them do it, you're The good relations existing was the SS Stephen Leacock, South ""t®You can be damned sure that shown by the fact that the First Atlantic, and on several others and Second Engineers posed will­ during the past 12 months, of any ship I am on will be run ingly for a picture with four "hogging" the overtime of the ^ according to the agreement. Lots De Soto Engine Department men pictured here are, left Siy boys from the unlicensed Deck Department. of my acquaintances may call to right, standing: Finnegan, Oiler; Scanlon, FWT; the Sec­ crew. On this scow, one of the Stew"agreement stiff," but for ond Engineer, and J. Nimmo, First Engineer. The two Sea­ I didn't learn much about the farers kneeling are unidentified. Luis Ramirez shot the picture. ards Department members went the sake of having an agreeso far as to say: ment like ours they can call me score in the Deck Department anything they please. I will still because of my limited time to "On my last ship, we painted try my best to see that the go places, but I did find out all our messrooms, pantries, agreement is lived up to. from a couple of oldtimers that decks and so on, but if you want J. M. (Windy) Walsh they had no beefs up to the to be an 'overtime hog' we can present time. do without it." The DeSoto will be back in To Ihe Editor: I was Steward, so when the ship This is the old familiar case SEAFARER FEELS the States just in time to do hit Vancouver I told the com­ of the "good old last ship" where BALTIMORE STAFF After reading the article in the sorjie coastwise work and then pany, "No stores, no sailing.' everything was so much better park in New York fSr Christ­ Oct. 17 LOG by Brother Lloyd and so much cleaner, and where DOES GOOD JOB I waited two day and nothing mas. At least, that's what I Short, who questioned the set­ happened. The ship's delegate the crew was really good—and To Ihe Editor: tling of the Marymar food beef heard. so on "ad infinitum." on the East Coast, I find I agree gave the captain twenty-fbur The inception of the SIU a Luis A. Ramirez hours' notice, and I warned the BINDING CONTRACT with him in every respect. decade ago brought into exist­ company to expect a tie-up. When I joined the Marymar in This remark by one of our ence a new era for the maritime At the same time I called the Philly, I immediately saw that Union Brothers brings out my industry. It also brought fearless Portland office and informed sooner or later that same beef point: The agreement was made men who had, and still have. was going to rear its ugly head them of what was about to hap­ to be lived up to. An agreement the courage of their convictions. The SEAFARERS LOG is again for we did not have suffi­ pen. The jerk on the other end is not an Men with one thought: to pensive stick to be the membership's paper; it of the wire actually threatened cient stores for the round trip. further conditions for their shipusad a'gain the employer at is a medium for the expres­ to have me pulled off the ship if every available ^opportunity. In- mates, themselves and advance I contacted Calmar's Port Stew­ sion and airing of your_ideas, 1 tied her up. deed, it's not. It is a contract, our union. ard who told me I would get suggestions, beefs, etc. The Guess what happened? She as binding on our members as One of the outstanding of stores on the West Coast. Inas­ LOG urges all Brothers to was tied up solid and then things it is on the companies. these men is William (Curly) much as the ship was not going submit material for publica­ foreign, and we were destined opped fast. The Calmar boys We are damned careful that, Rentz, Port Agent in Baltimore. tion. for an American port, it was rought the Union Agent and a when a Mate or Engineer makes He, along with his capable staff Occasionally, however, we Patrolman down to the ship for a slight variation from the let­ has taken all hurdles in, his okay with me. receive a complaint saying a pow-wow. We showed them ter of the agreement, we are stride. No beef too small; no Well, we hit the West Coast the telegram we had received Johnny-on-the-spot with an over­ beef too large to settle with that a beef we have printed and I got stores in Long Beach, from the Union in New York and, time claim. On the other hand, tolerance and understanding. is a personal one and with­ Fi-isco and Seattle, but it was not thanks to the New York telegram, we, as individuals and as a They always endeavor to satisfy out basis in fact. enough to take us back to the the result was our receiving what crew, have no authority to alter the rank and file To avoid recurrence of who have East Coast. I was told that when we desired. such situations in the LOG placed him and his staff in we got to San Pedro stores would After several hours at the dock whenever possible, criticisms come out with the oil barge. I BROTHER BEMOANS charge of their trials and tribu­ we loaded supplies and pulled of individuals should be sign­ lations. knew that was strictly for the ed by the ship's delegates birds because the last fellow in out on our merry way. I can say HIS ACHING BACK, HOLD THE LINE and/or as many of the crewmy job got the same malarkey with pride that the boys are not WANTS GOOD SACK We have come a long way members as are interested. with the result that the crew going to go hungry. We'll have To ihe Editor: since 1938 and at present with enough to take us to Boston and, went hungry for four or five This would eliminate any for some strange reason, I am our nation's political picture, as days before she hit New York. possibility of the beefs be­ Have any of you seamen toss­ I decided that would not hap­ still on the ship at this writing. ed and turned all night in your it is, we need men like we have ing regarded as personal. I believe that from this day on in Baltimore as well as other pen on the Marymar as long as sack while the ship was riding any brothers who ship on these SIU ports to aid us in holding in a calm sea? Have you, felt ships operated by Calmar must what we have attained. as though you were lying on a see that there are sufficient More officials and more direc­ rock pile? No wonder—^look at stores on either coast or they will tion is needed—^such as we have your mgttress. go hungry. in Baltimore. The shipowner in his wonder­ If you have a good steward, The tremendous number of (Continued from Page 11) ful false economy has bought back him up. That saves the ofmen dispatched through BaltiSwung "line to line" and traded fire, strained the lifeboat o'er the cheapest mattresses he could , . x j- „ cials a big job. You can settle the _ , , ... V , , , 'more makes it outstanding on all swell. find, but if he thinks he s saving i . i:, j • • • this yourselves and it will be ap­ ' , , ® coasts. Expediency is their Brought the land lubber safe .to shore, sailed the schooner back money he s crazy. preciated by all, I'm sure. watchword. .... from hell. An officer type mattress can Right now. Thanksgiving is We look for bigger and better Kept the battered ship agoing, kept the owners' minds all clear. only four days away, but the be bought by the shipowner for things this coming year, fel­ Saw the seams crack open and saw the load line slowly drown boys on this ship are definitely about $25 and it will last for lows. We are 100 percent behind As the sweeping seas washed o'er the deck, taking comrades dear. going to have turkey. No one a couple of years. The cheap our union. Through the storms and falling bombs,, got the cargo safe to town. will go hungry — no thanks to mattress costs about $S and is O. L. "Red" Hangen Never thought they'd meet again, not upon this old Dark Clipper, Calmar. Our hats are off to an no good after a couple of months. SS Pennmar Once a year like this together, old lost pals beneath the dipper. organization worthy of the name You show me where he saves In the "biggest foc'sle ever," destined for that port Nowhere, money. Seafarers International Union. Skipping, before a stern wind with their songs renting the air. I'd like to' suggest that this Let you who do not quite grasp Suddenly I looked around me as I felt the ale-soaked breath. matter be brought up, and it the idea of what it means to be Saw a bearded one-eyed sailor vdth his hand upon my shoulder lie made part of the agreement united take a long look through Beckon me to come and join them, though I felt a fear like death. the LOG and the constitution of that inner spring mattresses of MARITIME... But their smiles were assuring and their welcome made me bolder. the SIU. If you don't understand the officer type be supplied to So % argued and protested, saw their sly grins and I wondered: something, ask your officials, the crews. The agreement should Thought of how the seas had pounded as I'd stood upon the bow; they will be glad to help. This also call for mattress covers so Remembered as the "mist" had neared me how that one wet sea way we'll always have a Union the crew will not have to make had thundered; a beef out of it every trip. second to none. Felt my wet and SPHV clothing—^knew thnt 1 was dead somShow. George H. Seeberger.^ P. A. Carlson (SUP) 'v2 I Marymar Steward Points Up Gains Of Crew{ Solidarity SUGGESTION W Log - A - Rhythms lee/m - -:j., �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 26, 1947 lit |fe-'' V- • t 1'^ • ]J;- Unclaimed Wages Smith & Johnson SS Corp. 60 BEAVER STREET BOSTON .C, B. J. L. Osborn, $2.00; L. Campbell, E. $3.00; M. Folan, $1.00; SS Cervais, C. crew. $20.00; A. Carlson, $1.00. M. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. M. Cross. $1.00; L. M. Oty, $3.00; Lee Sing Wah, $10.00; M. A. Viera, $2.00; H. Nettelbladt, $3.00; Justo Lulupan. $5.25; B. C. Cunado, $2.00; L. Bouchard, $2.00; O. Nelson. $2.00; D. Cortez. $1.00; V. Michel. $3.00; V. Formisano. $3.00; M. F. Lyndall. $3.00; A. Ferrer. $4.00; A. GiFoster. $3.00; P. Willis. $3.00. V. SS C. NORDHOFF A. Wasstrom. $1.00; D. W. Bishop, $2.00; C. A. Kreiss. $1.00; F. Sarmento, $2.00; M. F. Dedes. $1.00; W. H. Soule. $5.00; R. E. Tallaksen. $1.00; J. Beye, Jr.. $2.00; C. M. Kelley. $2.00; E. C. House. $2.00. SS MORROW Louis Lucas. $2.00; H. R. Fitte. $1.00; J. E. Seltzer. $3.00; J. G. Lewis. $2.00. SS CITY OF ALMA G. Andreasseni $1.00; M. Hall. $2.00; R. G. Hauptfleisch. $2.00; A. Arvanites. $2.00; E. Belpre. $2.00; F. J. Roth. $3.00; J. A. K. Tobin. $2.00; M. F. Reyes. $2.00; L. J. Curran. $3.00; C. T. ""Fernandez. $2.00; S. Macyczko. $2.00; Anti-commies Form New French Union {Continued from Page I) tee resigned with Jouhaux, while .-.the eight remaining members numbered six communists and two fellow travellers. .Louis Saillant, secretary general of the World Federation of Trade Un­ ions, which has been blasted as commie-dominated, stayed on the committee. The CGT claimed 6,000,000 members, but the resignation of this large body has taken close to 2,000,000 workers out of the hands of the communists. As a result of the action of "Workers Force," the communists who were ousted from the gov­ ernment, must now fight to keep ' it-.. from being swept out of control of France's largest organized ;|t' , labor group. The issue now before the work­ ing people of France, and of Italy, is clear cut. They face the choice between continuance of free trade union movements, gained through long ;years of hardships, and totalitarianism, represented by the agents of Moscow, From the way the "Workers Force" has answered the com­ munist challenge, it appears cis though the Eimopean workers want freedom. _ Torres. $1.00; K. Staalsen. $2.00; Elliott. $2.00; K. A. Kruitson. $2.00 A. Rudzinski, $2.00; R. ryant. $2.00 Tufaro. $2.00; A. Mueller. $2.00; A. Alsobrook. $5.00; S. J. DeZee, $5.00 $2.00; M. J. Matonte, $1.00; J. D. Lewis. $1.00; E. F. Howell, $1.00; W. A. Kemmrer. $2.00; H. B. Cook. $2.00; J. F. Rogers. $1.00; F. J. Hicks. $5.00; L. S. Blankenship. $3.00. NEW YORK, N. Y. SS. EDW. G. JANEWAV Cam-oil, Fred W $ .56 Marcoux, Joseph P 1.71 Martin, Arthur H 13.06 Melle, Erling 16.86 Michaelis, WiUiam J 12.72 Quimby, Harold 13.06 Reyes, Francisco M 5.30 Sandstrom, T 2.12 Schop, Lloyd G 57 Stewart, William M "... 13.88 Waldrop, F. W 7.25 Yeakel, Jack 2.64 Ziembka, Ladislaws 6.19 Fiore, R Harris, Thomas Hitchcock, Martin Hopewell, William J Johnson, Earl D Marcoux, Joseph P Sartin, Oscar L .29 .... 7.12 83 .... 5.12 6.36 .... 31.27 .SS. JAMES M. GILLIS Bergeria, John 2.97 DeArmona, Ary J 110.15 Martins, John 44.14 Richards, Eugene JD 191.77 Stevens, Greer C .'. 3.20 Wroton, Norman E 1.60 SS E. JANEWAV SS KATRINA LUCKENBACK R. Carlozzi, $3.00; M. Kopenhagen E. M. McGee. $1.00; C. Storey. $1.00; M. P. Perez. $1.00; G. Dejesus $5.00. .$1.00; G. Mower. $1.00; A. Collett MV MONTAUK POINT $1.00; A. Jensen. $2.00; M. Gross, O. Burks. $5.00; G. S. Nielsen. $5.00 $1.00; A. Sarg. $2.00; A. Anavitarte, Edward Rydon. $5.00; N. L. Mark $1.00; M. J. Noulis.'' $1.00; H. Hornreich $5.00; A. Diamond, $2.00; W. W. Bunk SS. JAMES M. GILLIS $2.00; F. Soriano. $1.00; W. Montalvo, er. $2.00; C. Masek. $2.00; C. G. Spar SS. JOHN A. DONALD $1.00; A. Sanchez. $1.00; J. Pedro row. $2.00; J. W. Bradshaw. $2.00; E Briiun, Frederick E 2.33 9.60 $1.00; B. Hoffman. $1.00; A. Lazzaro M. Lewis, $5.00; W. Blanton. $3.00; DUlard, Billy B 1.90 Meehan, William J $2.00; A. Medina. $1.00; R. Hungling. C. B. Lancaster. $5.00; L. B. Bryant. Cannon, John J 4.57 Dominquez, Jose N 13.31 $2.00. $5.00; J. A. Kramer, $5.00; D. W. Costanzo, Carl F 2.53 Froom, Paul N 12.30 SS WARRIOR McLendon. $5.00; Jesse Holland. $5.00. Geiling, Richard V.... 10.16 Gellathy, Steven 5.51 R. Recketls. Sr.. $1.00; A. Martin. SS CAPE ELIZABETH Graf, Robert H 85 Greer, Sam 17.54 $2.00; J. A. A. Acquarone. $1.00; Foivo A. J. Papa .$5.00; Joseph LaRosa. Kumor, Joseph 8.48 Kiiski $.2.00; Herman Baden. $1.00; J. $5.00; Felizardo T. Motus. $5.00; R. Gunn, Zeland T 11.74 11.47 H. Elliott. $1.00; T. Hurnal. $1.00; B. Enrile. $5.00; Paul V. Allen. $5.00; Gurganus, Jay M 16.28 Mikaljunas, J Herman Maden, $2.00; J. T. Bennett. Wm. P. Murphy. $5.00. Hunt, Joseph 12.30 SS. THOMAS J. LYONS $2.00; J. Connors. $2.00; F. Vodis. Jr.. SS GLUCKSMAN Kelleher, Daniel F 13.31 $2.00. W. F. Wurzler. $1.00; John W. Bond, E. V 31.33 Kneiss, John E .-. 6.43 SS TONTO Hays. $10.00; J. A. Eagleeye. $2.00; J. Thompson, Ivan D 15.57 J. Martin, $2.00; T. E. Dyson. $1.00; D. Ramos, $10.00; C. W. Scott. $1.00; Leighton, Joseph P 13.12 J. N. Lapointe. $1.00; W. C. Routh. W. L. O'Donnell. $6.00; P. Patrick. Lutz, Dennis L 16.95 $1.00; W. L. Yeager. $1.00. $2.00; I. Herland. $10.00; R. H. Wat Rote, Henry J »7.54 SS FAIRISL^, kins, $10.00; J. A. Tablas. $10.00; R. 11.72 B. Undertilo. $1.00; Stracban. H. Bunce. -Jr.. $10.00; L. N. Sanjuan. Stevens, Greer C .84 $1.00; R. E. Wilson. $1.00; J. Travag- $10.00; W. Chuen. $10.00; R. C. Downs. Thomas, Cecil M. C. WELLS lini. $1.00; D. P. Tacub. $1.00; W. $10.00; R. Seelnacht, $3.00; C. Watkins, Robert H 3.31 R. Pietrucki. $1.00; L. Chrapzynski. $1.00; S i m a . $10.00; F. B. Fredericksen. Williams, Arthur J Get in touch with your mother 13.12 S. S. Olesheski. $1.00; P. C. McBride. $10.00. at 4423 W. 163rd Street, Lawn$1.00; A. Meshetski. $4.00; R. L. Teeter. SS. JOHN A. DONALD SS JEAN dale, Calif. $2.00; V. Y. Remolar. $1.00; J. B. H. R. Otten. $2.00; J. Postaski, $2.00; Chance, Woodi-ow W 3.18 Schweinefus. $1.00. J. Klemetti. $2.00; G. W. Enmsen. % % X SS STEEL ARCHITECT Coleccki, Steve 28 $2.00; W. H. Williams. $2.00. J. J. CARRIG T. Rodriguez. $2.00; L. J. Labit, Edwards, Lawrence R 16.20 SS EDITH $10.00; R. C. Laya. $10.00; E. R. Long, Get in touch with your home. Hammargren, Vincent F 24.69 J. L. Smith, $1.00. $10.00; E. Borgh. $10.00; W. D. Barton. Your daughter is in the hospital Meehal, William J 17.05 $2.00; S. J. Weiss, $10.00; J. W, Beck­ as the result of an accident. ham. $3.00; C. R. Whiton. $10.00; B. Sepulveda, Edmundo G 3.65 ISTHMIAN HONOR ROLL Cebuano. $10.00; F. Cristancho. $10.00; X % % Steward, Jack P 28 J. Gonzales. $5.00; D. C. Rich. $5.00; M. H. Cruz. $10.00; D. B. Bonet. $10.00; HERMAN HENRY KNIES Svalland, Gunnar K 4.35 F. P. Megue. $10.00; A. S. Bravo. P. Peddicord. $10.00; John M. Mills. Contact Jean Burtless, 2770 , 4.35 $10.00; G. L. Dowell. $2.00; J. S. $10.00; R. E. Miller. $10.00; B. M. Zouvelos, SteVe Wynglen Lane, Los Angeles 23, $10.00; G. R. Armstrong. Bain. $2.00; J .J. Cleary. $10.00; P. R. Thomas, SS. JOHN GALLUP Esquerre. $10.00; P. A. Ramirez. $10.00; $10.00; V. F. Isaac. $10.00; P. E. Smith. Calif. M. P. Phillips. $10.00; C. Joly. $10.00; $20.00; D .D. Coddingtdfh, $3.00; M. A. Gonzales, Paul :.... 1.97 XXX Smeragliz .$4.00; E. S. Grabowski. J. Aydlette. $2.00; A. T. Cruz. $10.00. Graf, Robert H 6.81 GEORGE VAGO $10.00. SEATRAIN NEW YORK Hale, Walter D 15.68 Get in touch with your at­ G. Gingovez. $10.00; C, E. RittenN. Muse. $2.00; A. Thomas. $2.00; W. 15.97 torney, before January 21. This burg. $5.00; Edward Morin,, $6.00; R. Humphries, Reed E T. Kaftan. $1.00. Bua. $2.00; J. J. Stachowicz. $2.00; McGroder, Joseph H 1.96 is in connection with your case. SS COLABEE F. Douglas. $1.00; K. Korneliusen. Justo C. Vega. $6.00; J. DiSalvo. $6.00; Megill, Josiah 17.32 B. Crowley. $6.00; E. E. Ziel. $10.00; $2.00; A. J. Nautnes. $1.00; N. BelXXX Shack, Steph 15.68 Paul Cassidy, $6.00; H. J. Romero. marce. $1.00; J. Nagels. $1.00. WALTER JOSEPH BAKER ^ 11.53 $5.00; A.,Romero. $5.00; R. L. Weisen- Shiber, James J.... SS ROBIN LOCKSLEY Your sister, Mrs. Mary L. Stenmo, Otto J. 12.35 H. D. Linder. $1.00; F. Pinkowski, burger. $6.00; R. H. Hemingson. $6.00; A. Fitzgerald. $10.00; F. C. Kor- Veider, Kail A $1.00; J. M. Bang. $2.00; J. J. Brown. 14.12 Haack, asks that you get in $2.00; N. E. Jeanson. $1.00; E. Rubio. honen. $20.00; B. Gjertsen. $5.00; R. touch with her. Her address: $1.00; R. J. Grant. $2.00; J. W. Riebel. WW. Himelick. $10.00. SS. THOMAS J. LYONS 614 Dubuque St., Webster City, PERSONALS 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 time off unless you are authorized by the department head. 6. Study your contracts ard shipping rules, and know Your Union's constitution and by-laws. Aboline, Alexander Austin, James R Aviso, Frank M Clifton, Douglas W Dominquez, Vincent M Ellsworth, Morse Fall, Robert E Graham, James J Hutchins, Herbert R Kaiser, Roy A Lord, William J Lowry, George W Morrison, John ...! Paxson, Orville H Sierra, Bileran O Thlu, Goon P.... Thompson, Ivan D Vaughn, William P John J. Yurick 15.23 11.45 6.38 88 12.15 2.79 12.15 4.66 70 4.33 2.13 84 3.43 -5,83 5.47 6.38 3.26 2.80 8.75 Iowa. XXX VELTA J. E. HOLMES Get in touch with your mother at Route 1, Wyme Wood, Okla­ homa. Your lost brother has come home. XXX LeROY J. JACKSON Get in touch with your moth­ er, Mrs. R. E. Jackson, 140 Church St., Poughkeepsie, N, Y. XXX SS ELIZABETH CREWMEMBERS Men who paid off Voyage No. 4-A in New York on Dec. 5, ai^ asked tg^ get in touch with SS. EDWARD G. JANEWAY George Freshwater, 159 Oak St., Carroll, Fred W 5.09 Yonkers, N. Y. He says he . has Conley, Joe — 56.02 important information fc you. �Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Unclaimed Wages Goxtshall, Robert M 7.42 Gainey, Sam. G 28.95 Gould, James M 21.00 Gaitor, Ivan 10 Goulden, Bernard 117.50 Galaza, Jose G. 62.19 Gourdain, L 16.32 Galiano, "Aubin Jr 23.32 Gduen, Louis 2.47 • ^ Galiffa, J. J 46 Grabasik, Marion 63 Gallagher, Leo 20 Grabbe, Maurice R 8.91 Gallant, Joseph E 14.46 Grabowski, Richard A 2.74 Gallefos, Adolph 22.42 Grace, James 1.24 Gallegher, Manus 59 . 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Grace, Robert B., Jr 26.33 « Gallery, Robert D 28.00 Gralay, James Allen 8.65 Galligan, William T 70 Grady, James H. Jr., 3.12 Gallorpy, J. H 2.72 .Grady, Jurray 9.19 Galloway, Lloyd C 10.74 Graff, Lawrence H 16.06 Galster, Clarence 3.59 Graff, Louis H 28.45 Gait, Chadbourne N 94 Graham, Austin P., Jr 5.94 Gambertoglio, Francesco.. .79 Graham, James F 4.90 Gambino, A. J 17.76 Graham, James J 1.48 Gamble, Joseph 39.54 Graham, James J 2.82 Gambuco, A 4.42 Graham, Leo L. Gant, Warren F 15.40 .80 Graham, T Garasich, Vincent A 23.45 3.46 Richard H 2.84'Gomes, Anthony 2.62 2.36 Gilford, Garner, R Garber, Clarence F 4.00 .98 4.70 Gomes, R. J 3.00 Graham, Walter 27.41 Gilbert, Coy H Garner, William T Grajalis, Eladia Garbett, J. K 3.87 .59 Davis W 5.40'Gomez, Alfredo 21.00 Gilbert, 2.34 Gamier, Paul R Garbo, Rolf F. C 6.79 Grenade, L. H 52.65 2.97,Gomez," A 73.39 Forrest E Gilbert, Edgar Lewis 4.32 Garrett, 2.16 Garcia, Alfred 2.97 28.00 Gomez, Florencio R 4.43 Grand, Joseph A.« 13.77 Gilbert, Frank O Garrett, Harry J Grande, J. D 4.26 Garcia, F. A 12.57 .46 Gomez, Joe 16.64 2.67 Gilbert, Homer Wilfred Garrett, Ralph Garcia, G : 7.52 10.91 4.661 Gomez, Rafael :... 21.39 Graner, William T 9.86 Gilbert, Robert C. S. .. Garrett, Wayne M Garcia, Louis 23.35 Grani, Oliver P 12.37 13.85 64.72 Gomez,' Remigio 3.96 Giles, William E Garrett, William v...-. Garcia, Pedro J 6.83 21.46 46 Granquist, Paul E .>. 18.17 Gonder, Martin (Garris, Robt. L 1.56 Gill, Charles Garcia, Rafael 240.40 Grans, J. W 2.34 Gondzor, Stanley P 19.59 69 14.47 Gill, John R Charles W., Jr. Garcia, S. P 2.34! Grant, Donald L. B 3.96 Gonsovlin, Francis D 10.52 .85 3.84 Gill, Louis L I Garrison, Eugene Garcia, Teofilo A. 5.93 10.53 10.52 Grant, Foster W 11.98 Gonzales, Althonso 9.99 Gill, Robert C . Garrison, Howard G Gard, Edward 1.79 Grant, John 3.62 George 2.82 W. Gillanders, Kenneth 6.43, Gonzales, 8.26 Garrison, Norman G. ..... Gard, James 7.73 Grant, John Ignatius 1.44 .45 13.06, Gonzales, R .71 Gillanza, Charles I Garrison, Roy ...; Gardanse, M 2.97 30.34 5.80 Grant, Joseph Walter 99, Gonzales, Roy ... 2.00 Gillboy, Wm ' Garrity, F Garden, Lloyd D. 1.48 Gary, Allen L., Jr Grant, Max S 45.23 3.33 18.56, Gonzales, S 2.06 Gillespie, O Gardiner, Edward F 20.28 Gary, Grady R 1.44 2.23 Grant, Richard J 12.88, Gonzales, Wm. ... 13.45 Gilligus, Churchill E Gardiner, H. H. !... 11.32 Garza, Rofujio Grantham, Carl E 69 3.03 Antonio 43.95 ^ Gonzales, '. 8.42 Gilliland, Victor Lee Gardiner, James .. 8.32 Gasic, Paul Thomas Alan M O. R 20.12 Grauer, 89 1.84, Gonzalez, 14.05 Gillis, Leo Garner, Arthur C. . 1.66 Gaskill, Thomas G .40' Graves, Frederick J. .... 6.02 2.00 Goodall, Thomas 42.22 Gillis, W. H Jardner, Carroll P. . 2.31 { Gaskin, Lee Roy, Jr John T Goodie, William :... 10.74 Graves, 35 Gioe, Anthony Paul 17.86 Uardner, Clarence F. 4.90' Gaspard, George .94 \ Gravitt, John Amos 25.46 Goodman, Kenneth H Giordano, Guiseppe 98.75 89 fjardner, C. J. .33' Gasper, Clarence F 53 71 Gravon, Helvin L 5.15 Goodner, L. P 10.74 Gioretti, Louis A. [Gardner, Edward 18.77 Grawe, Lawrence W 4.67 13.36 7.64 Goodrich, Matthew J Gasperini, Eugene .59 Girnuis, M. ... iGardner, Frank E ' .01 ' 1.24 58.72 Gray, Edward C 24.73 Goodwill, Francis G Gassaway, Henry 6.40 Gioux, John J. 1 Gardner, James W 4.20 Gray, Fletcher H., Jr 4.18 Goodwin, Esker M. Jr. A.. 115.59 216.67 Gassman, Franz J 5.19 Gish, Jesse L. Gardner, Roy M 8.86 Gray, Gladstone J 1.98 Goodwin, L. J 33.15 7.44 Gates, Cecil L 3.27 Gison, Michael ^.Gardner, S JC... 2.47 12.37 4.19 Gray, Gordon H 28.001 Goodwin, Thomas Edward I Gates, John Joseph 20.64 Gisy, Avery W Jardner, Stanley 16.84 Gray, Goodwin, Homer W ! 9.90 W. P " 3.76 17.26 ^ Gatewood, A. W 8.50 Givens, Allen K Jare, George N 16.80 Gray, Jackson D 65.23 Charles 12.66 Givens, Johnny 1.49 Goodwyn. Gatti, George J ' 1.46 Jargan, John :....... 20.62 33.47 11.20, Goodwyne, Melford '. 18.85 Gray, John V iGattorife, Vincent 5.35 Gizzi, Wm. Phillip fGargiulo, Frank J 23.83 1.46 46 Gray, Lawrence l.lljGordan, John L iGatwood, James Lee 50.17 Gjedstad, Harry 'Garner, Chas. R. 10.67 24.79 Gray, Leo Eugene 1.42 Gordon, Brownly C ^^iGaupp, Otto A ;. 14.93 Gjerpen, Knau A ' Garner, Clyde 8.54 2.36 Gray, Leo J .'. 29.54 8.26,Gordon, Judert, C Gaut, Delmar 4.18 Gladin, James F Garner, Herman 0 2.82 25.87 Gray, Leon 2.12 5.92 Gordon, John Wesley Gauthreaux, Claude J. ...... 2.01 Gladstone, John E 13.99Gray, Phillip 2.68 34.07, Gordon, Lawrence Gavigan, Robert 6.35 Gladstone, Sanford M 10.74 45.84 Gray, Raymond 14.85 Gordon, Leon J Gavillo, Peter 83 Glass, J. A Nathan Gray, Robert I 2.84 9.90! Gordon, .47 Gavin, Joseph P 3.27 Glass, John K Robert F. Gray, T .' 1.19 13.68 Gleason, Edward J 32.50 i Gordon, Ganron, Henry 30.81 BALTIMORE 14 North Guy St. 30 74 Gordon, Robert J. . 7.94 Grayden, Harlan Gaylor, Enoch J 25.06 Gleason, John J CaFvert 4539 Gordon, s. B....; 1.75 Grayson, Alvin J 11.75 Gleason, Kenneth L 10.74 4.60 BOSTON 276 State St. Gaylord, Reggie S 57 .28 Grebe, William R 9.61 Gordon, Wallace . 36.44 Gleghorn, James Thomas ^ Bowdoin 4455 Geanuses, Peter G 18.03 Green, Alexander 1.63 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Gearhart, Dale B 10.26 Gordon, Wm. F. 17.84 Glen, James E 2.23 Green, Cass E 63 85.84 Gorgai, John John : 5.55 Glenn, Jack A « 9.81 i Gorgas, Irvin J 4.52 Green, Charles M., Jr 60.00 Glenn, V/illiam R. Jr. 6.00 Superior 5175 '-'^aunses, F'. 7.09 Green, Chester H 1.60 46.43 |Glidden, Stanley N 4.00 Gorham, Arthur J. ., CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Gehbauer, Arnold Goriup, E 36.42 Green, David 7.72 19.26 2.06 Gliddon, Stanley Main 0147 Geib, Leroy Gorman, James J A 4.70 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Geihel, George Green, H 5.49 25.21 .80, Gliesche, Julius Cadillac 6857 15.73 Green, Issac 13.99 Glinski, Florian 11.48 Gormley, James J Geiss, William J 3.87 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Gorton, James .8'3 Green, James E 4.20 Glosch, E 94 3.89 Melrose 4110 Gentry, Eddie L Gorwood, George 1.40 Green, Joseph 84 Glover, Frank H 41.27 50 GALVESTON 308Va—23rd St. Gentry, Elmer L Goslow, Earl Ugene 7.94 Green, Joseph 1.54 Glover, Phone 2-8448 Gentry, Luther Jack R 2.16 48 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Gentry, Norman H 1.65 Green, Oscar 1.53 "... 53.86 Gosswlin, L 6.69 Glover, Joseph R Phone 58777 Gothman, John 34.02 Green, Roy J 1.98 Gluck, Murry B 41 Willie F. 34.32 Gentry, JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Gobroski, Lawrence V 12 Georgevifch, G. 5.94 Phone 5-5919 7.94 MARCUS HOOK 811 Market St. Gerardi, John Joseph 18.19 Goceliak, Anthony J Chester 5-3110 Gericevich, Vadimir 50.21 5.46 'Goddard, Robt. P .MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 13.72 Gerland, Willie 5.94 'Goden, Harold The SEAFARERS LOG BS the official publication of the Sea­ Philhe 2-1754 Godfrey, George W .46 Gerling, Vernon F 17.83 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish 59 9.33 Godin, Robert MIAMI 10 NW 11th St. Germon, Judson Wl to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Gerretsen, J. P .? 3.56 2.82 Godsey, Joseph their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Magnolia 6112-6113 Gerrio, E 3.23 56 Godwin, Edw. B. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 3.29 Getty, Erwin 5.56 Godwin, James A ^ gg SIU branch for this purpose. 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Title A name given to the resource December 26, 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. X, No. 52 Description An account of the resource Headlines ANTI-COMMIES FORM NEW FRENCH UNION SEAFARERS HITS PLAN TO TRANSFER US SHIPS TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CONGRESSMAN ASK THAT US SHIPS,SEAMEN TRANSPORT EUROPEAN AID OLD OVERTIME MAKES BROTHER'XMAS MERRY ONE GETTING THINGS DONE SIU STYLE REALLY PAYS OFF,BROTHERS FIND RUSSIANHALTS INFLATION-BUT WORKERS LOSE NEW YORK STATE VERTERANS TO GET BONUS NEXT YEAR SHORESIDE WAGES HIGHER THAN IN MARITIME BALTIMORE CARRIES OWN SHIPPING LOAD SWEDEN PRIME EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY BROTHERS SEND XMAS GREETING THROUGH LOG SHIPPING STAYS GOOD IN NEW YORK, BUT DROP IN JANUARY IS POSSIBLE SAN JUAN KEPT BUSY DURING XMAS SEASON,BUT AGENT SADLY FORESEES COMING SLUMP SHIPPING BOOMS IN PHILADEPHIA BUT EXILES FROM HOOK FILL HALL CSU SEAMEN ARE SOLD OUT AGAIN'DESPITE RANK AND FILE MILITANCY WEST COAST MAKES PROGRESS IN GUARD DRIVE LAKES OPERATORS ALL-OUT FOR PHONY LSU SHIPPING DIPS ONCE AGAIN FOR PORT BOSTON CHRISTMAS SHIPPING SHOULD CLEAR MOBILE BEACH OF JOB SEEKERS SEAFARES GIVE AID TO THE BROTHERS IN HOSPITALS GT,LLAKES OPERATORS USE BONUS AS WEAPON CALALIER MEN SCORE BRASS-BOUND BUCKO CORNELIA CREW TAKES STAND ON CHOW ISSUE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/26/1947 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/6563bdae66d49296cf09bc3dbccf3635.pdf 5501653b95569e897d1d4f67c288b80b PDF Text Text SEAFAREatS  LOG  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  •   MEMBERS VOTE OK  TO FREIGHT PACT  ­Story On  Page 3  New  Alien  Law  Now  In Effect  ­Story On Page 2  ­• T.  ^4.  '%  MAUT  CAAC  FA  WArL  Taking  the  deck  at  the  Mobile  branch  membership  meeting  (inset),  Seafarer  Jack  Parker,  bosun,  flvewr flTuCl  woes  to WWUrK.*  n^oves  for  approval  of  the  new  standard  SIU  freight  agreement.  His  motion  was  adopted  unani­ mously,  as  were  similar  motions  at  A&G  meetings  on  all  coasts.  Later,  at the sign­on in  New  York  this week, the  Robin  Kirk became one of  the  &:st SlU­manned  vessels to sign  on  under  the  pace­setting contract, which  provides pay  rises and  OT. boosts for  all ratings.  (Story  on  Page 3.)  �SE AFARERS  lae  m  rN  i^BMenlber* IS6i  Variety of IJiiion Gains Mark 1932  When  Seafarers look  back  on  1952  it  will  long  be  remem­ bered  as  a  year  of  new  directions.  Not  only  did  the  Union  unions.  The  membership  voted  month for.ihe  Union,  with  activity  That  same  month,  the  Union  set  the  pace  on  economic  gains,  but  it  also  expanded  into  $1,250  contributions  to striking  in­ going  on  in  all  directions.  The  announced  the  First  Annual  Sea­ surance  agents  who finally  won  Union  negotiated  a  $30  increase  farers  Art  Contest,  with  prizes  of­ many  new fields,  all  of  them  themselves  a  new  contract  and  for  daymen  under  the  contract  fered to Seafarers in four different  providing  services  to  Sea­ could  man  all  the  ships  without  lauded  the  SIU  clause  which  permits' the  SIU  to  categories.  Work  also  went  ahead  for  its  aid.  farers  that  never  existed  be­ having  to  turn  to  Government­ open  negotiations  on  wages  and  on  sorting  and  classifying  crew­ Vacation  Pay  Begun  fore.  This  was  particularly  true  operated  training schools.  conditions  at  any  time.  The  Sea  members'  suggestions  for  a  new  On  February  11  the  Union  put  with  regard  to  welfare  benefits  as  January  was  the  month  too,  that  its  Vacation  Plan  into  effect  pay­ Chest,  meeting  with  a  warm  re­ contract.  well  as  a  wide  variety  of  other  the  Flying  Enterprise  went  down  ing  Seafarers  cash  for  every  day  sponse  from  the  membership,  ex­ At  the  end  of  the  month,  SItJ  in  an  Atlantic storm,  and  the crew  of  seatime.  In  the first five  weeks  tended its services to  ships in  port,  representatlvCT  • ervices.  met  with  those  of  The  opening  of  the  new  head­ of  the  SlU­manned  Southland  alone,  $300,000  was  paid  out.  with  Sea  Chest  representative  other  maritime  in  Chicago  quarters  building,  just  before  the  played  a  major  role  in  rescuing  Meanwhile,  the  NMU  was  des­ going  aboard  with  sample  cases  and  revised  and unions  strengthened  the  end  of  1951  contributed  consider­ the  survivors,  perately  trying  to catch  up  to  SIU  and  order  blanks.  Maritime  Trades  Department,  pre­ ably  to tliese  new g^s.  The head­ Pay  Increases  Approved  standards.  It  complained  bitterly  paring  the  groundwork  for  future  SIU Art  Contest  quarters gave  the  Union  the facili­ Towards  the  end  of  the  month  about  "inequities"  in  its  contract,  Also in  March,  the SEAFARERS  activities on  a national scale.  ties  and  administrative  space  the  WSB  came  through  with  its  which  meant  that  the  SIU  was  far  Port O' Call  Opens  needed  to  embark  on  the  many  long­awaited  decision  on  the  SIU  out'in  front  on  working  rules  and  LOG,  in  a  copyrighted  story,  charged  that  this  country's  securi­ Back  home  in  headquarters,  the  new  ventures  it  undertook  during  contract, okaying  a  new  wage scale  conditions.  ty  was  being  endangered  by  un­ Union's  Port  C  Call  bar  opened  the  year.  calling  for  a  6.2  percent  increase,  Sea  Chest  Opens  screened  seamen  on  foreign­Hag  with  a  full fledged  entertainment  AB School Opened  a  40­hour  week  and  the  SIU's  No  sooner  had  the  Union  got  its  ships,  particularly  Panaipanian  program  and  the  best  of  food  and  When the  year opened, the coun­ revolutionary  Vacation  Plan, • f  irst  Vacation  Plan  working,  than  it in­ ships,  who  had  access  vital  drinks at  moderate prices in  pleas­ try  was  in  the  midst  of  a  huge  of  its  kind  in  the  industry.  No  stituted  another  service  for  the  waterfront  facilities.  The to  charges  shipping  boom  created  by coal  and  sooner  had  this  approval  come  membership. It  opened  the  Union­ attracted  wide  national  interest,  ant surroundings.  grain  shortages  overseas.  The  through  than  the  Union  started  operated  Sea  Chest  in  headquar­ and  subsequently  became  the  sub­ April  opened  with  the  Seafarers  Union  took  fast  action  to meet  the  polling  crewmembers  on  the  ships  ters  with  a  full  line  of  sea  gear<  .iect  of  a  lead­off  article  i"  the  Welfare  Plan  putting  another  need  for  trained  seamen  by  open­ on  their  ideas  and  suggestions  for  and  shore  wear  for  the  member­ Saturday  Evening  Post.  Since  $2.50.000  in  interest­bearing  Gov­ ernment  bonds.  The  total  bond­ ing  an  AB  training  school  in  its  the  next  contract.  ship  at  prices  below  the  prevail­ then,  new  Immigration  laws  have  holdings  of  the  Plan  were  now  a  new  headquarters. SIU  representa­ Meanwhile  the  Union  was  con­ ing  retail  levels.  provided  for  screening  of  seamen  million  dollars,  and  the  revenue  tives  let  the  Govemroent  know  it  tinuing its  program  of  aiding other  March  was  an* equally  busy  on  foreign­flag  vessels.  (Continued  on  page 17)  New  Immigration  Law in Operation;  Rules Still Hazy  Father  Neptune Takes 'Em All  New  regulations  affecting  alien  seamen  under  the  McCar­ ran  Immigration  Act  went  into  effect  this  week.  The  regu­ lations  which  became  effective  December  24  call  for  every  alien  seaman,  whether  resi­­*'~"  dent  or  non­resident, to  carry  considering  official  protests on  the  a  new  form,  known  as  1­95.  procedure.  The  form  will  be  issued  by  the  In  many  instances,  the  foreign  master  of.  the  ship  and  will  have  sources  critical  of  the  law  point  Water  pours into  the  Norwegian freighter  Femstream  as  it  slowly  sinks  In  San  Francisco  Bay,  after  to  be  checked  by  Immigration  in  out  that  American  seamen  have  being  rammed  by  the Matson  freighter Hawaiian Rancher,  which  is  standing  by.  Part  of  the  Fern­ the first  US  port  the ship touches.  free  run  of  their  ports  without  stream's  wrecked  superstructure  lies  scattered  over the  after  deck.  No Uves  were lost  in the  mishap.  Meanwhile,  the  provisions of  the  cross­examination  by  government  law  calling for  examination  of  sea­ inspectors.  men  on  foreign  ships touching  US  New  Procedures  As  far  as  alien  seamen  on  US  ports  has  roused  considerable  re­ sentment  in  some  countries.  In  ships  are  concerned  the  Act  sets  order  to  conduct  these  examina­ up  several  new  procedures  which  tions, especially on  passenger ships  have  to  be  followed  by  both  the  where  there  are  large  numbers  of  men  and  the  shipping  companies.  men  and  a  quick  turnaround,  the  The  resident  alien  has to  carry the  inspectors have  to ride the  foreigc  1­95,  but  he  keeps  the  form  for  a  ships.  Danish;  Norwegian,  British  full  year  from  the  date  of  issue.  and  French­ seamen  have  protested  The  form  will  permit  him  to  land  the  proposed  examinations,  and  in  the  US  whenever  he  returns  several  governments  are  reported  from  a  voyage.  When  the  year  is  up,  he  will  surrender  the 1­95  and  get  another  one.  A  non­resident  alien  who  is  homesteading  a  ship  on  a  regular  Dec.  26,  1952  Vol.  XIV.  No.  26  run  from  the  same  US  port  to  a  As  I  See  It  Page' 13  foreign  port, can  also keep  the 1­95  Burly  Page  16  for  a  year  provided  he  has  been  Crossword  Puzzle  Page  12  okayed  by  the  Immigration  officer  The US  ship Grommet  Reefer, lies op the rocks in  two parts after breaking up off  Leghorn, Italy.  The  Seafarers  In  Action  Page  18  as  admissible  for  temporary  land­ sea  kept­pounding  the  two sections  while 37  seamen were left on the stern.  The seamen were  finally  Editorial  Page  13  ing  in  the  United  States.  taken  off  the  vessel  in  breeches  buoy,  after  the  line' was parted  a  number of  times J)y the  gale force  Did  You  Know  .Page  19  Where  the  alien  pays  off  one  winds.  The  refrigerated  ship 'carried  Christmas  dinners  for  GIs.  Galley  Gleanings  Page  20  ship and  signs on  another, the  pro­ Inquiring Seafarer  Page  12  cedure  is  somewhat  different.  In  In  The  Wake...  ...Page 12  that  case,  a  new" form 1­95  is  pre­ .  Labor  Round­Up  ..Page  16  pared  for  the alien  on  each  arrival  Letters ...,  Pages 21,  22  and  is  given  to  the  crewman  by  Maritime  ...Page  16  the  captain  of  the  ship.  Meet  The  Seafarer  Page  12  Non­Resident  Leave  On  The Job  Page  16  When  the  non­resident  alien  ar­ Personals  Page  24  rives  in  the  US  and  presents  his  Quiz  .Page  19  1­95  to  the inspector,  the inspector  Ship's  Minutes...... Pages  24,  25  may  grant  the  alien  the  standard  SIU  History  Cartoon  Page  8  29­day  shore  leave  if  he  is  satis­ Sports  Line  Page  20  fied that  the  alien  will  sign  on  an­ Ten  Years  Ago  Page  12  other.  ship.  However,  there  is  Top  Of  The  News...... . .Page  6  nothing  in  the  regulations  which  Union  Talk  Page  8  says  the  inspector  will  extend  the  Wash.  News  Letter  Page  5  leave  beyond  29  days  as  has  been  Welfare  Benefits  Pages  26,  27  done in  the past.  On the contrary,  Your  Dollar's  Worth....  Page  7  the  regulation'  specifically  says  Published  biweekly  at  the headquarters  that  the  leave is "not  to exceed  29  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  At­ days  from  the  date  of  the  crew­ lantic  A  Gulf  District,  AFL,  *75  FouHh  A Coast  Guard  cutter  plays water  on  the fishing schooner  Evzone  after  she  was  ripped  by  an  explo­ . Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  Tel.  STerlliu  man's  arrival  in  the  United  • ­4S71.  Entered  as  second  class  matter  States."  V  will  happen  to  sion off  Portland, Maine.  She finally  sank despite  the efforts  to save her by  the Coast  Guard  and  her  at  the  Post  Office  In  Brooklyn,  NY,  wnder  the  Act  of  August  2%  ^  «!P./1TO #,the,fishipft.xessel  were all taken;/iff,byJhe, .cuitar.  \:  .  SEAFARERS LOG  ,1  1  i;  �/  Deeenber C9,  UM  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare TbrM  All Ports R atlfy  New  Freight Pact  OT  Line Settled  NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers in  recreation room  of  SIU hall huddle  over  new  freight  agreement.  They  are:  (left  to  right),  Lee  de  Parlier,  steward;  Cosby  Linson,  waiter;  Johnny  Medvesky,  FOW;  Bill Storey,  AB; Bill  Gillespie, MM.  Union Vote  Ending, May  Set Record  SIU  members in  meetings in all  ports on  December 17 gave their unanimous  approval to the new  standard freight  agreement calling for five to 15 percent wage  increases for all hands.  The new contract, which has been signed by the operators,  is considered  the best document of  its kind  in maritime.  In adifition, settlement  has  been  reached  on  the  sole  remaining  item  in  the  contract dealing  with  the dividing line  on  overtime  rates.^  All  ratings  receiving  $298.49  per month or  more will  receive the higher overtime rate of $1.87 per hour.  ' Men  receiving  less  than  that figure  will  get  $1.48  an  hour.  The  new  overtime  dividing  line  means  that  such  ratings as  AB, oiler, FWT  iMst issue Erred  and  cook  will  now  receive  On Daymen Rise  the  higher  overtime figure  In  the  negotiating  commit­ along  with  the  bosun,  tee's report  in the last issue  of  carpenter, electrician, stew­ the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  an  er­ ror was  made  in  reporting  on  ard and others who got  the  • t­S 1  :  Balloting  for  A&G  District  of­ Bcials  is  fast  drawing  to  a  close,  the wage  increases in  the deck  top  rate  in  the  previous  con­ Vith  only  three  more  voting  days  department.  The  bosun's  in­ left  until  the  polls  in  branches  all  tract.  Since  the  old  overtime  bver^  the  country close  down.  crease was $14.27  a month, not  rates  were  $1.29  an.hour  for  :  So?j^r,  ballotti  hast  in  this  elec­ $44.27  as  reported.  all  but  the  top  ratings,  who  got  tion  have  been  running  ahead  of  As  a  result^  the  listing  of  $1.63,  the  increase  in  overtime  for  those in any  previous election, and,  the old  wage scales in  the last  by  tl^. ­ time  the final  count  is  issue  of  the  LOG  was  incor­ the  AB  and  others  in  his  wage  inade.' the  total  number  of  votes  rect  for  daymen.  A  compari­ range  will  be  58  cents  hourly.  piay  weli  set  a  new  record  for  the  son  of  old  and  new  wage  WSB  Action  Awaited  Unioni  •  •  scales,  with  the  dollars  and  MOBILE—^Attentive  Seafarers  at  Mobile  membership  meeting  of  cents increase for  each  rating,  The  polls,  which  are  located  in  The  money  provisions  of  the  is  carried  in  this  issue  of  the  agreement  are  not  yet  in  effect  every  SIU  branch  on  all  coasts,  December 17 foiiow  reading of  new contract before  voting approval  of  the agreement.  LOG  on  page  17.  will  close  next  Wednesday,  De­ because  they  have  to  be  approved  cember  31.  The  60­day secret  vote  by  the Wage  Stabilization  Board in  began  on  November  1.  Washington.  This  may  take  some  time  because  the  WSB  has a  back­ On  the same  day  the  polls close,  log  of  several  thousand  cases  to  next  Wednesday,  Seafarers  at  reg­ dispose  of.  In  any  event,  money  ular  SIU  membership  meetings  in  terms "of  the  contract  will  be  re­ each  branch  will  elect  a  rank­and­ troactive to  November 18,  and Sea­ file  tallying  committee  from  the  farers  will  coHect  retroactive  pay  floor.  accordingly.  It  will  be  the  responsibility  of  Working  rules  of  the  agreement  these  tallying  committees  to  accu­ rately  count  the  ballots  that  were  On  the  heels  of  a  vastly­improved  freight  contract, SIU  negotiators  have  completed  the  go  into  effect  when  ships  sign  on  cast in their port, and then forward  working  rules  of  a  brand  new  standard  agreement  for  all  tanker  companies.  The  old  from  now  on,  or  three  days  after  their  reports  and  the  ballots  to  contract  has  been  rewritten  and  the  new  general  rules  and  working  rules  that  were  put  copies  of  the  agreement  are  re­ ceived  by  the  ship's  captain.  In  headquarters.  in the freight agreement  have  any  case,  the  working  rules  are  Hq  Tally, Too  been  incorporated  in  the  new  for  lifeboat  drills  on  weekends,  man  reports  aboard  with  gear,  to  be  effective  not  later  than  ,  At  headquarters,  another  rank­ tanker contract.  provision  for  full  crevv  comple­ ready  to  work.  January  1,  1953.  and­file  tallying  committee,  which  Still  remaining  to  be  negotiated  ment while  cargo  is  being  worked,  Bosun's Overtime  will  be  elected  by  Seafarers  from  are  wages  and  overtime  rates  for  and  other  provisions.  Departmental working rules con­ The  new  and  old  freight  the floor  at  the  regular  headquar­ tankermen. Except  for  money  mat­ It  also  contains  a  new  "com­ tain  additional  important  changes.  wage scale appears on  page 17.  ters  membership  meeting,  will  ters, the  new contract  is complete.  mencement of  employment" clause,  A  new  clause  calls  for  the  bosun  again  count  all  the  votes,  check  It  has  been  accepted  by  the  nego­ providing  that  pay  starts  when  a  (Continued  on  page  25)  the  reports  of  the  outport  tallying  tiators  for  the  tanker  operators,  Upon  approval  by  the  WSB,  the  committees, and  then  make a final  although  there  will  be  no  signings  new  agreement  will  provide  wage  i'4  report  to  the  membership.  until  the  money  matters  are  de­ increases  ranging  from  $11.32  up  f  Seafarers  have  75  candidates  on  cided.  '  to  $42.63  a  month.  the  ballot  in  this  election.  They  With  very  few  exceptions,  the  New  Working  Rules  will pick men  to fill 49 official posts  text  of  the  tanker  agreement  fol­ As  previously  reported,  the  new  in the  District.  Of  course, in  addi­ lows  that  of  the  new  dry  cargo  agreement  was  completely  rewrit­ tion to the 75 names that appear on  contract.  Some  additional  clauses  ten  and  contains  a  large  number  the  ballot,  all  ballots  have  spaces  dealing  with  tanker  work  have  Moving  as  rapidly  as  circumstances  permit,  the  Union­ of  changes  in  general  rules  and  next  to  each  post  to  be filled  in  been  added  and  the  section  oh  operated  Sea  Chest  has  now  supplied  slopchests  to  ships  working  rules  all  of  which  will  which  write­in  votes  may  be  en­ tank cleaning  has been  revised and  belonging  to  a  dozen  different  SlU­contracted  companies.  provide  more  overtime  for  crew­ tered;  clarified.  members.  The  changes  should  also  Waterman,  Robin  Line,  Vic­­*^  The  number  of  posts to  be filled  Repatriation  Clause  eliminate  any  disagreements  and  by  this election  is an  all­time  high  Included  among;  the  ­general  tory  Carrier  and  Bull  Line  dealers,  and  generally  lower  in  disputes  caused  by  the  wording  of  for  the  Union.  It  was  explained  rules  are  the  clauses  on  repatria­ ships  have  been  equipped  price.  the  agreement.  Standardization  of  that  the  additional  posts  were  put  tion,  upkeep  and  transportation  along  with  those  of  other  SIU  One  company.  Seres  Shipping,^  the  agreement  for  all  dry­cargo  on  the  ballot  in  order  to  get  the  providing  protection for  crewmem­ operators.  In  all,  22  ships  have  which  operates the  Trojan Seaman  companies  means  that  terms  and  necessary  manpower  to  handle  the  bers  left  in  foreign  ports  because  been  supplied  to  date.  and  Trojan  Trader,  wrote:  conditions  under  which  Seafarers  '  greatly  increased  functions  of  the  of  illness  or  injury.  This  clause  As  the  Sea  Chest  extends  its  "We wish  to take  this opportuni­ will  work  will  be  the same  no  mat­ Union.  insures  immediate  payment  of  service,  favorable  reaction  has  ty to commend  Seafarers Sea Chest  ter  what  company's  ship  they  hap­ The number of  candidates on the  wages due  or payment  of  $8 a  day  been  received  not;.jDnly  from  the  Corporation for  the low  prices and  pen  to  be  on.  ballot is also  a  new  recorjd  for the  in  lieu  of  wages,  as­well  as  the  Seafarers  but  from  the  shipping  high  quality  of  slop  chest  items  The  agreement  contains  the  company  representatives  them­ furnished  the  above  two  vessels.  standard  SIU  reopening  clause,  Union.  $8  daily  maintenafice  and cure.  ;  At stake in the  two­year electiqn  The  Contract  carries  the  other  selves.  Letters  have  been  written  "For  your  guidance  we  have  permitting  the  Union  to  reopen  are the  posts, of  secretary­treasurer  freight­agreement  clauses  on  non­ tpiJli^dquarters  by  the  operators,  made  a  comparison  of  slopchest  the contract  at  any  time for  nego­ for  the  A&G  District,  six  assistant  discrimination  in  iiring,  money  prating  both  the  price  and  the  items  furnished  by  Seafarers  as  tiations  on  monetary  matters.  secretary­treasurers,  nine  port  draws  in  US  currency,  full  state­ quality of  the products supplied  by  against  those supplied  by  competi­ Copies  of  the new  contract  have  agents for the various outports, and  ment  of  earnings  and­  deductions  the SIU Sea  Chest,  tor firms  and  as  a  result  are  been  mailed  to  all  ships  at  sea  as  33  patrolmen  covering  all  ship's  with  payoffs,  adequate  launch  They  stressed  the  fact  that  the  pleased  to  make  the  above  state­ a  supplement  to  the  December  12  departments  as  well  as  a  number  service, $300  to $500  compensation  Sea  Chest  goods  were  often  of  ment."  issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  of  joint  patrolmen­ in headquarters  for damages  or loss  of  gear due  to  better quality  than  those  previous­ This  sentiment  was  echoed  by  Additional  copies  are  available  in  M  and  the  outports.  accident  or  loss  of  ship,  overtime  ly  supplied  by  private  slopchest  all  ports.  .  ­ (Continued  on  page  25)  New SIU Tanker Rules Completed,  Closely Follow Freightship Pact  Co's  Echo SIU  Men  —Praise  Slopchests  �nice Few  $EA  Seafarer  Deflates  Russian  Apologist  Eks^"kdc  ;''jdeiSiimii''ik.  1952  ';  SEA9  C ASH BENEFITS  ­ SEAFARERS  WELFARE,  VACATION  PLANS  k'  REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID  From  •   '"?!• • •   r­ I­:  Si  H:.­i  U; iS  P­  n  IJ  ij'if  S:y  js'r­i''":'  Si'­:.­ §1%  WELPARE,  VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD  Seafarer  Ed  Larkin,  who  is  attending  Coleg  Harlech  in  North  Wales  under  a  Raskin  Scholarship,  one of  a  group  of  scholarships  offered  every  year  in  the  US  to  persons  in  the  trade  union  movement,  has^  reported  that  he  has  finished  As  soon  as  Evans  had  finished  his first  term  there  with  top  his speech, Larkin  hit the  deck and  told  Evans  and  the  large  audience  grades.  Right now,  he is on  a  three­week  about  the  SIU's  Welfare  Plan.  He  vacation  before starting  the second  debunked  what  Evans  had  said,, by  term.  He  plans  to  visit  London,  explaining that the SIU administers  Paris  and  perhaps  Switzerland,  its  own  plan,  without  any  outside  insurance  companies  or  anything  before  returning  to school.  The  course  that  he  is  taking  is  of  that  sort.  ef  a  general  nature,  but  has  an  Explained  SIU  Plan  emphasis on  the trade  union  move­ He  told  how  the  Seafarers  Wel­ ment,  and  related  fields.  He  said  fare  Plan  distributes  cash  benefits  in  his  report  to  the  LOG  that  his  for  hospital,  maternity,  disability  favorite  courses,  so  far,  include  and death  to the members, and also  economics,  political  science  and  explained  the  other  parts  of  the  the  theory  of  politics.  plan, such as the  number of  college  Busy  With  Studies  scholarships  that  are  offered  to  Most  of  his  time,  he  said,  is  Seafarers  and  Seafarers'  children  spent  keeping  up  on  his  studies,  every  year.  Larkin  also  explained  the  fact  but  he  has  had  a  number  of  in­ teresting  experi­ that  personal contact  and  personal  ences while going  service  are  the  two, big  factors  in  to  school  there.  the  Seafarei­s'  Welfare  Plan,  and  One  of  the  pointed  out  that  Union  patrolman  most  recent came  are  also  present  at  payoffs  and  when  he  crossed  sign­ons,  and  also  straighten  out  swords  with  Da­ beefs on  SIU  ships  that  make  port  vid  Daniel Evans,  in­transit.  ^  Another  aspect  of  attending  the  assistant  sec­ retary  to  the  college  there,  Larkin  said,  is  that  \  South  Wales  he  has  made  a  number  of  friends  Larkin  Miners  Federa­ among  the officials  of  many  of  the  tion  of  the  National  Miners  Union  unions  in  the  area.  He  has  also  made  a  number  of  friends  among  there.  Evans,  Larkin  said,  had  just  re­ the  students  themselves  and  the  turned  from  a  visit  to  Russia  and  numbers  of  the  unions  in  the  made  a  speech  at  the  college  on  vicinity.  He  says  that  food  rationing  is  the trade  union setup  in  the Soviet  Union.  One  of  the  things  that  still  very  tough  in  England,  but  Evans  stressed,  Larkin  said,  was  that  his  stay  at  the  college  has  that  the  Russian  unions  were  the  been  extremely  pleasant  and  in­ only  ones  in  the  world  which  dis­ teresting  so  far.  The  scholarship  tributed  cash  welfare  and  death  that  he  has  will  end  this  coming  summer.  benefits  to  the  members.  ill  1  1  Hospital  Benefits  Death Benefits  Disabilitv Benefits  Maternity Benefits  Vacation Benefits  Total  ocJ  O oil  oof  S  i t> a  o o|  •  jd  1  J  J  . o  §i,l  L'A  >  w\  I  Average  Benefits Paid  Each Seafarer  Total  Benefits Paid  this Period  Seafarer  Ed  Larkin's  camera  catches  a  group  of  representatives  from  various  English  labor  unions  with  Castle  Harlech,  built  in  1260,  as  a  background.  Larkin  is  attending  Coleg  Harlech  at  present  on  a  labor  scholarship.  *  WELFARE,  VACATION  BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY  '  ...  Hospital Benefits Paid Since  Tulv 1.  1950 *  oo|  Death Benefits  Paid Since  Tulv  1.  1950 •   f2'A  Disability Benefits Paid Since May  L  1952 *  1  B'IIO  o o|  Maternity Benefits Paid Since  April  1.  1952 •   ^7 ^oo  o  yd  Vacation  Benefits Paid Since  Feb.  11.  1952 *  Total  r  f  ­•   *  Date  Benefits Becao  1  WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS  Cash on  Hand  Vacation  JCSClluftCCa  Accounts  llCCCiVftDlC  Vacation  US Government  Boifds  (Welfare)  Real  Estate (Welfare)  Other  Assets ­ Training Ship  (Welfare)  TOTAL  ASSETS  U/nL  SSfCtJ  A/o ooo  a <31  • I/O.  ooc  o o|  /  ^Lc  fA  /oS ooc  o bfl  COMMENTS;  The  past two  week period  has  seen many meji  filing for their vacation benefits as  welT as  their  maternity benefits  The  highest mark  reached in  quite  some time  in Vacation Benefits paid out in  one  day. was  reached  this  past  week when $9,123.77  was  paid out  in  one  day.  A  large number of applications  have  been  filed .»>  ;• tyS  .:y  • p;i ;• ;,.  if  relative  to scholarship benefits  on  which first  examination SSfi  date is  January 20th,  Any  information  relative  to  this  '.• ­ Vf  • '  • If:  P  fea  benefit can be secured through the office  of  the ad­ ministrator at 11 Broadway,  New  York  4­,  New  York,  A1  Kerr,  Assis,  if­'  if:­ nistrator  • .  • and, remember this. •   •    ^­''2. ' • ­ A  tut fame  of  Rufby,  the  Eni^lsh  Terston  of  football,  la  seen  as.  tke  team  from  Coleg  Harlech  takes on  the  team from  the  nearby  Forestry  CoUef e  in North  Wale««  where Barledi  Is located.  All these are yours  without contributing a single nickel on  your  part—Collecting SIU  bene­ fits is easy, whether it's  for hospital,  birth, disability  or  death—You  get first  rate  personal  service isaiBediately through  your Union's representatives.  ­'• .wv �•   •—   SIU  NEWSLETTER  from WASHINGTON  $KArAR€ns  lac  Par* wm  Christmas Cheer For Seafarers  Ki  •• •^l  Lookinr  ahead  in  1953,  Government  maritime  officials  say  that  in­ creased  competition  from foreign­flag  operators may  be  expected.  The  introduction  into  service  of  many  new  foreign­flag  dry­cargo  ships  and  a  probable  decline  in  cargo  offerings  will  present  the  American  merchant  marine  with  its  most  severe  test.  The  increase of  foreign­flag  competition  in  the  passenger  field  may  be expected  to be  even more  substantial, in  view of  the  many passenger  vessels  now  being  constructed  for  foreign  operators.  t  Pan­Atlantic  SS  Co.,  a  subsidiary  of  Waterman  SS  Cofporation,  has  just  won  a  Court  decision,  as  a  result  of  which  it  will  be  allowed  to  expand  its  US  Atlantic­Gulf  service  so  as  to  operate  to  the  ports  of  Houston  and  Galveston,  Texas.  Two  competing  lines,  the  Newtex  SS  Corp.,  and  Seatrain  Lines,  had  opposed  the  Pan­Atlantic  extension  right  up  until  the  final  decision  by  the  US  Supreme  Court.  However,  the  High  Court  overruled  these  protests  and  confirmed  the  judgment  of  a  district  court  of  three  jufiges.  it  4"  J"  On  December  1,  1952,  the  US  merchant  fleet  (ships  of  1,000  gross  tons  and  over)  totaled  1271" vessels  of  15,243,452  deadweight  tons.  ,  This  total  was  divided  into  823  dry­cargo  and  passenger  vessels  of  8,498,417  tons and  448  tankers of  6,745,035  deadweight  tons.  .  4>  i  4«  ^  Some  months  ago,  the  Defense  Production  Administration  and  the  Maritime Administration  set a goal for  construction of  100 new tankers,  as  a  target  for  meeting  emergency  requirements.  However,  only  36  tankers  have  been  delivered  or  contracted  for  the  year,  all  for  opera­ tion  under  the  American  flag.  The  100­goal  tanker  construction  program  was  necessitated  by  the  continuing  world­wide  increase  in  oil  consumption.  t  1"  if  It  is  well  recognized  how  the  American  merchant  marine  was  aided  by  the  large  quantities  of  cargoes  that  moved  under  the  ECA/MSA  programs.  However,  Secretary  of  Commerce  Charles  Sawyer,  after  an  extended  visit  abroad,  reports  that  the  theme  "Trade,  not  aid" has  struck  a  popular note  among  European  nations.  He  says that  interest­ ingly enough,  the  matter  of  continued  economic  aid  from  America  was  not  heavily  stressed.  •l  l  m  Tom  Gould  (left)  and  Walter  Siekmann  (right)  distribute  the  $25  Christmas  bonus  plus  regular  $15  weekly  henefit  checks  fs  some  of  the  200  Seafarers in US hospitals who got  the extra Christmas money  from  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan.  Getting  the  money at  Staten Island  hospital are,  left to  right: Kurt  Magel,  Ludwig  Kristiansen,' Vic  Arevalo,  John  Murdock  and  Alfred  Mueller.  SIU To Poll Calmar Crews  To Check Food Standards  Steps  to  assure  top  feeding  practices on  the Calmar  Line  ships  have  now  gotten  under­ way,  with  the  Union  planning a  poll  of  all Calmar  crewmembers  on  the food  question.  In  the  near  future Seafarers  on  these ships  will  be  interviewed  by  Union  representatives  to  IS  determine  if  the  company  is*  tit  living up to its pledge to stock  The  world's  first  merchant  ship  to  be  propelled  by  a  gas  turbine,  the  12,000­ton  tanker  Auris,  has  completed  her  first  year's  successful  its  ships  with  an  adequate  •  operation,  according  to  British  publications.  Operating  with  three  Jliesel  engines,  the  turbine continuously  bore  more  than  its  full  share  of  the. propulsion  of  the  ship,  British  authorities  report  that  the  basic  marine  requirements  of  reliability  and  low  maintenance  costs  will  be  met  by  gas  turbines  of  this  type.  t •  4"  4»  If  things go  right  on  the  international  front,  late  next  year may  see  the  wind­up of  the  National  Shipping  Authority as  a  Government  unit.  NSA  was the  agency  that  controlled the  operation  of  hundreds of  Gov­ ernment­owned  ships  during  the  height  of  the  Korean  campaign,  and  its  aftermath.  The  new  Republican  administration  coming  into  power  in  January  will  be  looking  around  to  see  what  Government  expenditures  may  be  eliminated,  and  it  is  quite  likely  they  will  seize  upon  NSA,  among  ethers,  to drop  the  axe.  t  4>  The  prograiQ  callng  for  screening  of  alien  seamen  before  entering  the  US  will  be  undertaken  in  such  a  way  as  not  to  delay  the  turn­ around  of  vessels,  the  US  State  Department  has  promised  certain  for­ eign  nations who  made  direct  protests  over the  program.  The  screen­ ing  process,  called  for  under  the  Walter­McCarran  Act,  was  protested  .vigorously recently by a  member of  European and  Scandinavian nations.  The  State  Department  says  that  if  is  envisaged  that  alien  seamen  will  obtain  visas  from  American  Consulates  soon  which  will  relieve  them  of  the  screening  process.  4"  4'  4'  4"  4"  4­  The  Hoi^e  Merchant  Marine  and  Fisheries  Committee,  which  is the  group  within  the  House  of  Representatives  that  considers  most  of  the  maritime  legislation, may  be  hard  hit  by  large­scale  resignations  early  in  the  new  session  to  begin  in  January.  The  reason  is  that  many  members  of  the  Committee,  including,  peculiarly.  Republicans,  find  it  difficult  to  get  along  with  the  hard­ hitting  new  Chairman,  Representative  Weichel  (Rep.)  of .Ohio.  In  any  event,  it's  a  safe  bet  that  up  to  five  or  six  Committee  members  will  ask  to  be relieved  of  their chores so  that  they might  become associated  with  other  committees  of  the  House.  ^  If  the  US  Government  intends  to  collect  an  additional  $10,000,000  from the  United States  Lines Co.,  as an added  amount for  the construc­ tion  of  the  superliner  United  States,  it  will  have  to  take  the  matter  to court.  The ship cost about  $75,000,000 to build,  and the  United States  Lines  Co.  says  it  will  not  pay  more  than  $30,000,000  of  this  amount,  the  balance  representing  subsidy  paid  by  the  US  Government,  The  Comptroller  General  of  the  US  claims  that  the  contract,  under  jyhich  the  vessel  was  built,  contains  numerous  errors  and  miscalcula­ tions  to  the  financial  detriment  of  the  Government.  If  the  case  goes  to  Court  and  the  Court  should  decide  in favor  of  the Government,  the  US  Lines  Company  is  expected  to  turn  the  ship  back  to  the  Govern­ ment.  »  4^  4>  4"  Under  new  policy,  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service  is  re­ turning  to  the  National  Shipping  Authority  two  Government­owned  Victorys for each Mariner­type vessel  assigned to  MSTS.  As of  Novem­ ber  30,  1952,  MSTS  had  a  total  of  84  Government­owned  Victorys  under  agency  operation  (along  with  24  vessels of  other  types).  Of  the  35 vessels  in the Mariner  shipbuilding program,  14 have  been launched,  but  only  6  have  been  delivered.  • 1..  .p.­.,.:  .  .  New Pact Makes Jobless  Pay (kiHection Easier  supply  of  stores,  as  well  as  with  the  large  vai"iety  of  foods  that  is  customarily  carried  on  SIU­ manned  ships.  The  polling  of  the  crews  is  part  Seafarers  filing  for  unemployment  insurance  benefits  in  of  an  agreement  that  was  reached  'Alabama,  and  Louisiana,  as  well  as  other  states,  will  have  with  the  company  when  it  signed  an  easier  time  proving  their  right  to  collect  as  a  result  of  a  the  standard  freight  contract  on  clause  in  the new  SJU  freight  December  2.  At  that  time  the  com­ contract.  This is  the  provision  New  York  as  well  just  two  years  pany  promised  to  take  the  neces­ which ends  the practice of  the  ago.  In'both  states,  the  Seafarer  can­ sary  steps  to  bring  feeding  back  company's  automatically  stamping  not  collect  benefits  after  paying  "quit"  on  slips  Indicating  a  Sea­ up  to  SIU  standards,  and  put  an  off  a  ship  at  the  end  of  a  voyage,  end  to  the  policy  it  had  instituted  farer's  reason  for  leaving  employ­ if  the­ship signs  on  again.  Nor can  ment.  of  understocking  the  ships  and  he  collect  in  any  state  for  service  Alabama  and  Louisiana  are  the  on  a  Government­owned  ship  that  limiting  the  variety  of  food  that  home  states for  three  of  the  larger  is  under  charter  to  a  private  com­ was  available  to  the  crew.  SlU­contracted  companies:  Alcoa  pany.  He  can  only  collect  if  a  pri­ January  31  Deadline  and  Waterman  in Mobile,  and  Mis­ vately­owned  ship  is  laid  up  or  if  As  part  of  this agreement,  it  was  sissippi  in  New  Orleans.  Conse­ arranged  that  Calmar  ships  should  quently,  Seafarers  sailing  these  he  was compelled  to leave  the  ship  be  checked  by  the  31st  of  January,  companies'  ships,  no  matter  what  for  good  reason  that  did  not  in­ by  which  time  all  eight  ships  will  the  port  of  sign­on or  payoff,  must  volve  misconduct  on  the  job.  have  replenished  their  stores.  On  apply  for  unemployment  benefits  In  Alabama,  weekly  benefits  vary  from  a  low  of  $6  to a  high  of  that  date,  a  joint  Union­manage­ through  those  states.  $22.  Twenty  weeks  is  the  most  a  ment  committee  that  has  been  set  Can Demand  Slip  man  can  collect  for,  and  it  could  up  to keep  watch over  the  feeding,  will report  on  steps that  have  been  In  both  states,  as  in  others,  a  be less  if  he has not  earned enough  Seafarer  (or  shoreside  worker  for  during  his  "base  period."  This  pe­ taken  to  improve  storing.  Should  the  Union  find  through  that  matter)  can't  collect  unem­ riod  takes  in  a  year  preceding  the  its  checkup  of  the  crewmembers  ployment  insurance  if  he  left  his  three  month  period  before  the  one  that  proper'improvements have not  job  without  good  cause.  In  order  in  which  he  filed.  In  other  words,  been  instituted,  it  has  the  right  to  to  show  that  he  left  his  job  for  a  Seafarer  filing  in  December  of  cancel  the  agreement as  of  the end  good  cause,  such  as  the  ship  being  this  year  would  collect  benefits  of  January.  The  Union  would  then  laid  up,  or  some  other  satisfactory  based  on  his  earnings  for  the  four  be  free* to  take  appropriate  action  reason,  the  Seafarer  can  now  de­ quarters  that  began  in  July,  1951,  mand  a  slip  from  the  employer  and ended  in June,  1952.  The three  on  the  problem.  showing  the  specific  reason  for  month  period,  July  to  September,  1952,  would  not  be  counted  in  the  which  he  is  paying  off.  The  reason  that  the  companies  base  period,  nor  would  the  Sep­ had  been  stamping  "quit"  on  the  tember  to  December,  1952,  period  slips  up  until  now  lies  in  "experi­ be  counted.  Strikers  Not  Eligible  ence~ rating"  clauses  of  the  two  The  next  regular  member­ states'  unemployment  insurance  No  benefits  can  be  collected  in  ship  meeting  of  the  SIU  A&G  regulations.  In  both  states,  an  em­ Alabama  if  the  company  is  being  District  will  be  held  in  all  ployer  pays  less  taxes  into  the  struck.  Nor  can  they  be  collected  branches  next  Wednesday,  De­ fund  if  a  smaller  number  of  his  in the  first week  of  unemployment.  cember  31,  at 7  PM.  •   Alabama  has  arrangements  with  employees  collects  benefits.  If  attending  this  meeting  In other  words, it  is to  the finan­ other maritime states to  pool claims  will  work  an  undue  hardship  cial  interest  of  a company  in  those  so  that  men  sailing for  several  dif­ on  any  Seafarer,  he  may  send  states  to see  to it  that as  few of  its  ferent  companies  have  an  oppoiv  a  telegram  to  the  dispatcher  eniiployees  collect  benefits  as  pos­ tunity  to  collect.  asking to  be excused.  All  such  sible.  The  difference  in  the  em­ Regulations  in  Louisiana  differ  communications,  however,  ployer's  tax  rate  is  considerable.  only  slightly  from  the  Alabama  mue;  include  the  registration  In  Alabama, the  tax varies  from  Vjj  law.  The  base  year  is  the  same,  number  shown  on  the  man's  of  one  percent­up  to  a  high  of  2.7  and  the  benefits  are  figured  the  shipping  card.  If  the  registra­ j)ercent:  in  Louisiana  from  .9  pei>  same ^yay,  on the  basis of  earnings  tion  number  is  not  included,  cent  to  2.7  percent.  (It  will  go  in  the  highest  quarter.  Weekly  i^ie  telegram  cannot  be  hon­ down  .3  percent  next  year.)  This  benefits  in  Louisiana  range  from  ored.  is  a  feature  that  is  widespread  in  a  low of  $5  to  a  high  of  $25  with  state  laws,  having  been  adopted  in  the  20  week  maximun  "^plying.  Next  Meeting  New Year's Eve  TfTT  '­i t>,  .*i.  •  «: 3'  �sEiif^RWiis 'Udm  Wif­ Gov't Ships  On Charter  Drop To 168  l>M«lii«r:­M.'im'.^r(!.­ German Union Re|i Sees HO Hail  EISENHOWER  CONFERS  ON  KOREA—After  making  a  three­day  trip  to  the  battlefront  in  Korea,  President­elect  Eisenhower  has  been  holding  a  set  of  conferences  with  members  of  his  cabinet  and  others.  He  also  had  a  meeting  with  General  Douglas  MacArthur  who,  in  a  public  speech  before  the  National  Association  of  Manufacturers,  claimed  that  he  had  a  "plan"  for  ending  the  war  on  Korea.  This  brought  an  angry  outburst  from  President  Truman  who  denounced  MacArthur  for  not  submitting  his  plan  to  the  Defense  Department,  and  Eisenhower for,  as  he  put  it, "demagoguery"  in  making  his  Korea  trip.  The  US  Department  of  Com­ merce, in an end  of  the year report,  Jias  announced  that  there  was  a  total  Of  168  Government­owned  4«  t  4»  ,  ships  still  operating  under  Gen­ LATTIMORE  INDICTED  ON  PERJURY  CHARGE—A  grand  jury  in  eral  Agency  Agreements  or  bare­ Washington  has  indicted  Professor  Owen  Lattimore  on  charges  of  boat  charters.  perjury arising out  of  his testimony  before  the Senate  Internal Security  At  the  height" of  the  shipping  subcommittee.  Lattimore  has  been accused'of  lying  under oath  before  boom,  at  the  beginning  of  1952,  that  committee  on  several  counts,  including  statements  that  he  did  there  was  a  total  of  642  vessels  not  know  that  certain  individuals  were  Communists.  operating  under  General  Agency  4"  4"  i  Agreements and  bareboat  charters.  BUSINESS  GROUP  AS|(S  MORE  FOREIGN  TRADE—A  group  of  Impressed  by  the  SIU's  rotary  shipping  system  was  Karl  Geins,  The  department  said  that  15  business  men  who  have  toured  Europe  in  company  with  Secretary  of  Mainz,  Germany,  regional  treasurer  of  the  German  Trade  Union  GAA  ships  had  been  recalled  dur­ Commerce  Charles  Sawyer  have  submitted  a  report  asking  for  more  Federation,  who  was conducted  on  a  tour of  the  New  Orleans hall  ing  November,  leaving  a  total  of  US  buying  abroad  as  well  as  reduced  restrictions  on  imports.  They;  by  Lindsey  J. Williams  (left),  SIU  port  agent.  Geins came  to New  108  vessels  still  operating  under  recommended  extension of  the  Reciprocal  Trades Act  to reduce  Ameri­ Orleans  on  a  study  torn­  of  American  trade  unions  sponsored  GAA.  No more of  these ships  were  can  tariffs, declaring  that  foreign  trade should  replace  American finan­ by  the  US  Department  of  Labor.  scheduled  for  recall  during  De­ cial  aid  to  European  countries.  cember,  the  Government  said.  Sharp  Contrast  4,  4.  '  4;  SOUTHERN  DEMS  WILL  GET  JOBS—Republicans  in  Washington  This  total  of  108  ships operating  are  preparing  to  cement  their  alliance  with  those  southern  Democrats  under  GAA  is  in  sharp  contrast  who  supported  the  Republican  ticket,  among  them  Governor  Byrnes  with  the  total  of  530  ships  that  of  South  Carolina,  Shivers  of  Texas  and  Kennon  of  Louisiana.  The­ were in operation during  the height  plan  calls for  distribution  of  patronage  through  the  Democrats  as  well  of  the  shipping  boom  at  the  be­ as  the  Republicans  in  the  South.  In  Congress,  the  Republicans  may'  ginning  of  1952.  Since  last  March,  set  up  special  vice­chairmanships  on  House  and  Senate  committees  when  the  recalls  began,  a  total  of  for  the  Democratic  Eisenhower  backers.  422  GAA  ships  have  been  laid  up  Joe  Curran,  head  of  the  National  Matitime  Union,  CIO,  according  to  these figures.  Most  of  4  4*4  the  laid­up  ships  ha  been  used  called  in  the  press  last  week  and  cried  on  the  shoulders  of  AIR  FORCE  CRASH  KILLS  86—The  worst  death  toU  in  aviation  to carry  coai  to  Europe  during  last  the  reporters  because  the  companies  have  been  hard­timing  histoi­y  was  recorded  when  a  huge  Air  Force  transport  Globemaster'  him.  He  even  went  so  far>  winters  shortage.  crashed  near  Larson  Air  Force  Base  in  Washington.  Of  the  total  of  Thtu'e  were  two  vessels  under  as  to  say  that  the  NMU  time gains  for its members  by stag­ 116  men  aboard,  86  were  killed  with  many  of  the  survivors  in  critical  bareboat  charters  that  were  re­ was  thinking  about  "getting  ing  a  63­day  strike.  Then,  Curran  condition.  Most  of  the  men  aboard  were  servicemen  hitching  a  ride*  called  during  November,  leaving  tough"  and  actually enforcing their  said,  the  operators  were "so  mean  homewai­d  for  Christmas.  The  plane  crashed  on  take­off  when;  it  59  still  in  operation.  However,  conti­act  if  the  companies  weren't  that  the  NMU  Was  forced  to  go  to  failed  to  gain  enough  engine  speed  for  altitude.  arbitration to  get  any increases.  He  under  a  recent  Government  order.  kinder.  4  4  4  13  moi*e  of  these  59  ships  will  be  One  of  Curran's  biggest  beefs,  also  complained  that  the  SIU  had  RIOTS  FLARE  IN  MOROCCO  —  A  large  number  of  French and  recalled  in  the  very  near  future.  he told reporters, was tliat  the com­ won  wage  and  overtime  and  work­ native residents  of  Casablanca  were killed  and hundreds  areested  when  This will  leave 46 vessels  operating  panies  did  not  want  to  give  the  ing  condition  increases  in  its  new  street  riots  broke  out  in  Morocco  as  an  aftermath  of  unrest  in  Tunis.  under  bareboat  charters.  NMU  the  same  things that  the  SIU  conU­act,  but  that  the  operators  The  riots  followed  upon  the  unsolved  murder  of  a  Tunis  leader  who  At  tlie  beginning  of  the  year,  and  the  SUP  bad  won  by fighting  were  so  mean  they  wouldn't  give  was  one  of  the  heads  of  the  independent  movement  in  that  countix  the NMU  the same  gains, and  were  Pi'oposals  that  the  United  Nations take  up tlie  Tunis question  were  put  there  were  112 Government­owned  for  them.  ships  operating  under  bareboat  Curran pointed  out  that the  SUP  'even  going  to  court  to  cut  down  off, and  the  French  compelled the  Bey  (ruler)  of  Tunis  to sign  decrees  had  recently  won  wage  and  over­ the  overtime  gains  they  had  given  putting  ce«dain  French­directed  reforms  into  effect.  charters.  the  NMU  before.  •   .4  4  4  This  business  of  being  treated  SUPREME  COURT  THROWS  OUT  STATE  LOYALTY  OATH—The  so  badly  by  the  companies,  said  Curran,  really  has  the  NMU  mad.  Supreme  Court  has  ruled  that  an  Oklahoma  law  requiiung  teachers  to  The  "New  York  Times"  reported  take  a  loyalty  pledge  is  unconstitutional.  The  oath  had  been  chal­ that  Curren,  "said  that  in  the  in­ lenged  by  teachers  at  Oklahoma  A&M  College  who  were  fii­ed  for  re­ terest of  peaceful relations,  his un­ fusing to  take  it.  The court  decision pointed  out that  the oath  included  ion  has  overlooked  many  problems  a  declaimer  of  past  membership  in  subversive  organizations.  It  ruled  on  ships,  but  now  it  was  going  to  that  it  was  improper  to  punish  people  for  past. associations  that  they  insist  that  its  contract  be  careied  might  since  have  broken  off.  Also,  it  noted  that  the  law  made  mem­ Seafarers  and  the  children  of  Seafarers  have  filed  a  total  out..."  bership  automatic  grounds  for  dishsissal  without  taking  into  account  of  18  applications  so  far  for  the  first  group  of  scholarships  Curran  also  complained  to  tlie  the  conditions  under  which  the  individual  joined.  being  offered  by  the  new  Seafarers  Scholarship  Fund,  and  press  that  the  companies  were  4  4  4  the  number  of  applications  is  merely  sending  "messengers"  to  MANY  KILLED  IN  KOREAN  PRISON  OUTBREAKS  —  A  mass  growing every  day.  cover  room  and,  board,  books  and  "negotiate"  with  him.  He  tola  the  breakout  attempt  by  Chinese  and  North  Korean  prisoners  in  a  camp  The applicants  will  be  com­ tuition  and  other  fees.  In  most  press  that  if  the  companies  would  on  Pongam  Island  led  to  87  deaths  and  120  injuries.  The  prisoners  peting  for  a  total  of  four  $6.U00  cases,  tliere  will  even  be  money  not give  the  NMU  the things  which  on Pongam  were those  who had  been moved  from  Koje after  the prison  college  scholarships.  The  winners  left  over  for  ineidental  expenses.  the SIU  and  the SUP  have  won  for  riots  there  last  siunmer.  The  break­out  attempt  began  with  prisoners  The  piembers  of  the  SIU  their  members,  the  NMU  would  linking  arras  and  marching  down  the  steps  leading  out  of'the  camp.  will  get  $1,500  a  year  during  tlic  four  years  of  college.  Under  the  Scholarship  Advisory  Committee,  start  to  get  tough.  Rifle  and  machine  gun  fire  was  ordered,  putting an  end  to  the  demon­ Curran,  however,  was  not  so  stration.  The  Army  said  that  the  location  of  the  prison  camp  barracks  plan,  four  of  these  scholai'ships  which  will  advise  the  winners  of  will  be  offered  every  year  to  Sca­ the  scholarships,  were  named  in  mad  that  he  didn't  leave  the  back  on  terraces above the  surrounding area  made use  of  tear gas  ineffective.  fai*ers  and  the  children  of  Sea­ the  last issue of  the LOG.  The  five  door open—just  in case.  He*hinted  4  4  4  committee  members  were  chosen  that  if  the  companies  Would  only  farers.  FRENCH  PRIME  MINISTER  RESIGNS—The  seventeenth  post­war  The  applications  are  coming  from  recommendations  made  by  be  a  little  bit  kinder  and  "cooper­ French  cabinet  headed  by  Prime  Minister  Antoine  Pinay  resigned  last  the  Educational  Testing  Service,  ate"  on  the  "major  beefs,"  the  from  all  over  the  countrj',  with  week  when  it  became  apparent  that  the  cabinet  wouldn't  get  a  vote  applications  so  far received  from  and  all  have  high  standing  in  the  NMU  would  continue  to  "cooper­ of  confidence  from  the  Assembly.  The  resignation  came  on  a  very  Manchester,  Md.;  Spring  Hill. Ala.,  field  of  education  and  are  familiar  ate" with  the companies  and "over­ minor legislative  issue,  but  Premier Pinay  claimed he  couldn't continue  Hoboken,  NJ;  Dalton,  Ga.;  Puerto  with  the  College  Entrance  Exami­ look"  the  beefs  that  the  members  in  office  without  solid  backing.  The  real  causes  of  the  government's  have.  Rico, and a  number of  other  places.  nation  Board  procedure.  collapse are  the  troubles  the  French are  having  in  Tunis,  Morocco  and  5  Seafarers  Apply  Indo  China.  The  Pinay  cabinet  has  been  in  office  for  nine  months,  which  is  the  third  longest  term  in  postwar  France.  Of  the  total  number  of  applica­ tions  filed  so  far,  five  of  the  ap­ 4  4  4  plications  have  come  from  Sea­ SEE  PRIVATE  USE  OF  ATOM  ENERGY—The  National  Security  farers  themselves,  while  the rest  Blood  donations  by  volunteers from  the SIU  headquarters  Resources  Board  has  recommended  changes  in  the  Atomic  Energy  Act  are  made  up  of  applications  from  hall  saved  the  life  of  Mrs.  Angus  Perrier,  wife  of  a  BME  to  permit  private,  coipmercial  operations  using  atomic  power.  At"  the  cliildren  of  Seafarei­s.  present  the  law  prohibits  ownership  of  facilities  that  can  produce  fis­ The  office  stressed  that  appli­ engineer.  Mrs. Perrier is now  recuperating at her  home after  sionable  materials  in  sizable  quantity.  The  bpard  has  in  mind  de­ ^  *  cants who  want to  take  the College  two serious operations.  velopment  of  atomic  sources  for  electric  power  to  supplement  use  of  Thirteen  Seafarers  contrib­ ing  aid  rendered  by  Seafarers,  coal,  oil  and  water  power.  Entrance  tests  on  January  10,  had  to  have  their  qualifications  in  by  uted  blood  for  Mrs.  Perrier's  Perrier  asked  permission  to  ad­ 4  4  4  Decembc/  20.  A  second  series  of  ­use, assuring  her mo.c than enough  dress  the  headquarters  member­ College  Entrance  tests  will  be  for  her  needs.  All  in  all.  she  re­ ship  meeting  on  November  19.  HOUSE GROUP  URGES  ACTION ON  MASSACRE—A  special House  given  March  14.  The  winners  of  ceived  half­a­dozen  transfusions  "On  behalf  of  my  two  daughters,  committee  that has  been  investigating the  mass murder of  14,000 Polish  the  four  schokirehips  will  then  be  during  her  illness.  my  wife  and  myself,"  he  said,  "I  Army  officers and  soldiers in  Katyn forest  sometime in  1942 has  placed  selected,  with  the  scholarships  be­ Since  the  BME  is  an  SIU  affili­ want  to  thank  the  men  of  the SIU  the  blame  on  the  Soviet  government.  The  committee '• ailed for  action  ginning  with  the  start  of  the  Fall  ate  whose  offices  ai­e  located  in  for  their  quick  response  when  my  to  be  taken  against  Russia  by  the  International  Court  of  Justice,  to  be  term  in  1953.  SIU  headquarters  the  appeal  went ^  wife  needed  blood  donors.  We are  initiated  in  the  United  Nations  General  Assembly.  Previously,  the  Under  the  plan,  the  winners  of  out  in  the shipping  hall  for donors.  very  grateful  to  them,  because  Soviet government  had  accused  the  Nazis of  responsibility  for  the mass  the scholarships  may go  to the  col­ More  than  enough  men responded  without  their  help  there  was  some  deaths.  Nothing  much  was  expected  to  come of  the  move  because  the  lege  of  their  choice.  The  $1,500  to  meet  Mrs.  Perrier's  needs.  doubt  that  she  could  have  pulled  Soviet  Union  could  not  be  brought  before  the  court  unless  it  agreed  annual  payment  will  be  enough  to  In  appreciation  for  the  lifesav­ through."  to  become  a  defendant  Curran Moans: Xo's  Aren't Being Nice'  First Group Readies  For  Schoiarship Test  Blood  Saves  BME  Wife  �Thtt  Of The Line  Union Gives Labor Board Evidence  Of  Atlantic Unfair Labor Practices  (  Last SIU  picket, J. R. Johnson, takes his  turn in  front of­  Liberian  ship  Riviera,  before  picketing  was  barred  by  court  injunction.  Ship,  whose  crew  sought  aid  on  their  many  beefs,  is still  idle  In  Portland,  Oregon.  Documentation  of  an  additional  20  unfair  labor  practice  charges  against  the  Atlantia  Refining  Company  is  already  underway,  following the  filing of  NLRB charges  by  the SIU  behalf  " last  week  '  on  b€  '  of  29  At  antic  tankermen.  In  seven  separate  counts,  the  company  is  charged  with  "financial  and"­ other  assistance"  to  the  AMEU.  After  appearing  personally  to  file  the  charges  at  the  regional  office  of  the labor  board  in  Phila­ delphia,  SIU  Organizing  Director  Keith  Terpe  said  the  board  has  promised  an  immediate  investiga­ tion into all phases of  the campaign  to  determine  where  Federal  labor  law  had  been  violated.  The  issues  at  stat :.  are  charges  of  discrimi­ natory  hiring and firing  as jvell  as  discriminatory  practices  against  SIU  supporters  on  the  ships.  Union  Means Business  "This  is  our  way  of  showing  Atlantic  and  the  AMEU  that  we  mean  business,"  Terpe  asserted,  "despite  their constant  yammering  in past  weeks that  the SIU  Tanker  Organizing Committee would  never  take a  definite step toward  backing  One  of  the  Atlantic  tanker  crews sure  to  be  pleased  by  the  filing  up  its  supporters  in  the  ranks  of  the fleet.  We  expect  it  will  drive  of  charges is the gaug on  the Atlantic Traveler, who  make no  bones  home the point  that if  the company  about  their  SIU  feelings.  Pictured  (kneeling, L­R)  are: E.  Barrito,  and  the  'union'  want  to,continue  2nd  cook;  F. Callante,  MM; G. Bassler,  OS; W. Lee,  MM;  M. Sem­  •   their  present  tactics,  they're  going  lissio,  MM;  (standing),  H.  Coenig,  DM;  R.  Ingram,  OS;  J. Takacs,  DM; ship's delegate L. Diering, AB; K. McCulIougb, FWT; E. Good­ to find it a  mighty expensive  prop­ osition the same way  Cities Service  win,  AB;  M.  Ohstrom,  bosun;  C.  Ramos,  MM;  C.  Downs,  chief  pumpman;  K. "Swanson,  OS;  C.  Bonner,  DM.  The  photog  was  did not  too long ago."  R.  Bohn,  oiler.  The  unfair  labor  practices  ini­ tiated  by  the  company  during  the  anyw&y.  In  addition,  the  scar*  extended  Cities  Service  campaign  treatment accorded SIU supporters,  tactic  became  the  basis  for  •   the  company  and  the  AMEU  are  wound  up costing CS over $200,000  working  jointly  on  a  specific  charge  against  the  com­ in  back  wages,  besides  the  need  apparently  gimmick  aimed  at  getting  pany  in  the  batch filed  last  week.  to offer  reinstatement to  dozens  of  new  pledged  men  to  withdraw  their  More  Chartres  Coming:  its  former  seamen  who  were fired  support  to  the  SIU  by  means  of  Forecasting  that  another  group  unfairly.  petitions circulated  on  at  least  two  of  20  or  more  charges  would  be  The* feeling  of  many  Atlantic  ships so  far.  filed  by  the  SIU  as  soon  as  the  tankermen  when  they  were appris­ proper  processing  is  completed.  In  one  case,  nine  of  the 13  men  ed of  this latest development in the  drive was  that the filing of  charges  on  a  ship  who  signed  one  of  these  The  SIU  Tanker  Organizing  Com­ was  "one  of  the  best  Christmas  petitions  were  from  the  engine  mittee pointed out  that many  tank­ presents we  can get.  The  best  way  department.  Pressure  and  harass­ ermen  have  grown  weary  of  the  to  stop  the  fear  campaign  being  ment  by  ship's  engineers,  who  are  false  job  security  that's  been  started  on  some  of  the  ships«is  to  supervisory  employees of  the com­ drummed  into  them  and  have  show  these  people  they  can't  get  pany,  succeeded  temporarily  when  learned  to  recognize  the  puny  away  with  discriminating  against  direct  threats  against  the  men's  AMEU  benefits  for  what  they  are.  a  seaman  simply  because  he  sup­ future livelihoods were  made. Most  "The  intimidation  and fear  cam­*  ports  the  Union  he  wants  as  his  of  them subsequently signed pledge  paign  is  doing  the  AMEU  more  cards  all  over  again  just  to  show  harm  than  good,"  the  Committee  bargaining  representative."  In addition to  the discriminatory  that  they  meant  it  the first  time  noted.  YOUR  DOLLAR'S  SEAFARERS  GUIDE  TO  BETTER  BUYING  Savins On Car Expanses  A  car  is  a  costly  possession  these  days.  Price  tags  on  cars themselves have gone  up more than most other goods.  Cars  cost  114  per  cent  more  than  in 1941—^meaning  that  a "moderate­price" model that cost  $1,000  then, now  com­ mands  $2,140.  Gas,  tires,  batteries  and  other  necessities  all have sizable  price  tags.  So  it  pays extra  these days  to  take care of  your car  and shop  smartly for  the things  you  need  for  it.  Here  are  tips  to  help  you  keep  down  the  high  costs  of  operating  a  car:  Engine:  To  preserve  your  engine,  avoid  racing  it  dur­ ing the  warm­up.  Shift into  high gradually.  After a  long  run, let  the  engine  idle  a  minute  before  switching  it  off.  When  you  notice  the  clutch  slipping,  have  it  relined  to  prevent  engine  wear.  If  the  body  of  your  car  is  still  good,  but  the  engine  isn't, consider  a replacement.  Generally  a  new  motor, in­ cluding  installation,  will  cost  about  one­sixth  to one­fifth  the  price  of  a  new  car  of  the same  make. This  is  what  is  known  as  a  "short­block  assembly,"  using  the  old  crank­ case  and  other  stationary  parts.  You  may  find  some  mechanics  prefer  to  install  an  entire  new  engine  rather  than  the  less  costly  short­block  assembly,  so  it's  smart  to  check  at  least  three  stations  to  get  their  version  of  which  yonc. car  needs,  and  the  cost.  However,  before  you  start  shopping  for  a  new. engine,  find  out  if  a  major  tune­up will  pep  up  your  present  one.  The  tuneup  includes  overhaul_of  carburetor  and  distribu­ tor,  new  plugs  and i:eplacement  of  valves.  your  engine  eats  a  lot  of  oil,  with  no  leaks  to  ex­ plain  it,  that's  your  cue  to  have" its  compression  tested.  Une ven  compression  indicates  bad  cylinders  or  valves,  and  there's no  cheap remedy  for that.  If  the rest  of  your  car  is  sound  you  might  consider,  in  order  of  ascending  cost:  '  .• •     1.  Having  your  own  motor  rebuilt—possible  if  not  too  many  components are  shot.  Chief  factor  that  will decide  whether  the  engine  is  worth  rebuilding  is  whether  the  cylinder  walls  must  be  rebored.  So  before  you  order  the  job,  compete  the  estimate  for  the overhaul  with  the cost  of  replacing  the  motor  altogether.  Sometimes  a  ring­ and­rebore  job,  or  replacing  a  cracked  block,  is  as  ex­ pensive  as  replacing  the  engine.  2.  Another  alternative  is  trading  in  your  engine  for  a  factory­rebuilt  generally  about  two­thirds  the ,cost  of  a  brand­new  engine.  Use  the  Sears  Roebuck  catalog  for  comparing  local  estimates.  Sears  gives  the  cost  of  re­ buiUs  without  labor  charges—but  remember  to  consider  the  freight  as  well  as  the  catalog  price.  3.  Third alternative is a  new engine, as  described above.  Rest  Should  Be  OK  But  there's  not  much  use  undertaking  a  major  engine  renovation  unless  the  rest  of  the  car  is  sound, especially  the clutch,  transmission, differential,  front  end  and  steer­ ing  assembly.  Before  you  spend  a  lot  of  money  on  the  engine, it  would  be  wise to  get  an estimate  of  what other  repairs  might  cost  within  six  months.  If  you  replace  the  engine,  make  sure  you  get  credit  for your old one  if  it's suitable fpr rebuilding.  Your  written  guarantee  for  a  rebuilt  engine  or  major  overhaul  ought  to­cover  at  least  30  days.  On  a  factory  replacement  engine,  you're  entitled  to  a  new­car  guaran­ tee  of  the  engine.  Tires;.It  pays  to  retread  tires  if  the  body  is  sound.  About  75  per  cent  of  your  investment  is  in  the  body.  Cose  of  retreading  is  generally  about  half  that  of  a  new  tirg.  In  new  tires,  best  buys  are  the  private  brands  of  the  large  mail­order  houses  and  auto­accessory  and  service­ station  chains.  These  cost  15­20  per  cent  less  than  the  nationally­advertised  brands  but  are  made  by  the  same  Written  exclusively  for  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG.  by  Sidney  Margolius,  Leading Expert on Buying  manufacturers  with  the  chief  difference  usually  on  the  design  of  the  tread.  Keep  tires  properly  inflated.  Under­inflation  alone  robs  the  average  owner.of  20  per  cent  of  his  tire  life.  Also:  be  sure  wheels  are  balanced  and  aligned  (toeing  in  or  out  wears  treads  rapidly);  check  brakes  regularly  be­ cause  they cause  uneven tread  if  out of  adjustment: rotate  your  tires  every 5,000  miles,  including  your  spare,  so  all  your  tires  share  the  heavy  rear­wheel  work.  Speed  and  heat  are  enemies  of  tires.  Making  tires  squeal  on  turns,  jamming on  brakes for stops, etc.,  scuff  and  burn  the rub­ ber  and  strain  the tire  fabric.  Batteries: Your battery  needs a full charge  in the  winte.r  '  especially.  Because  lubricants  congeal  in  cold  weather,  it takes  200­250  per cent  more  power  to crank  the engine,  but  the  battery  itself  will  deliver  only  40  per  cent  of  its  normal  power  in  winter  weather.  If  you've  already  had  th'e  battery  tested  for  a  full  charge  but  find  you'i­e  sfill  using  more  current  than  the  generator  restores,  examine  the cables and  terminals.  If  necessary, clean the  tei­minals  with  a  soda  solution,  remove  corrosion,  tighten  the cables  and  replace any  that are  worn.  If  you  do  need  a new  battery, you'll  generally find  best  values  in  the  private  brands  of  the  mail­order  houses  and  auto­accessory  chains.  To  select  the  type  of  battery  best suited  for your  needs, compare  the  number of  plates,  ampere­hour  capacity  and  length  of  guarantee.  You  may  find  the more expensive  batteries  with  longer  guarantee  are  not  only  more  powerful  but  less  costly  in  the long run.  For example,  a 12­month  battery at $9  costs  60  cents  a  month  if  you  turn  it  in  for  a  proportionate  refund  but a  24­month one  at $12 would  cost only  50 cents  a  month.  In  any  case,  the  shorter­life  batteries  are  ad­ visable only  for mild  climates.  Certainly  the more  acces­ sories  you  have  drawing  juice  (radio,  heater,  etc.)  the  more  desirable  are  long­life  batteries  with  their  extra  plates.  I  M  �SEAFARERS  Quartette Crocks Up On  Reef;  Yorkmar Refloated; Crews Safe  •|.  UNION  TALK  By  KEITH  TERPE  There  are  some  folks  ai'ound  Atlantic—especially  the  company  stalwarts—who  might  say  it  was  a  little  "unkind"  of  the  SIU  to  drop  30­odd  unfair  labor  ptactice  charges  in  the  lap  of  the  Atlantic  Refining  Company  at  this  season  of  the  year.  After all,  it  could  be  argued  that  we  were  somewhat out  of  line to  make our  bid  now  and  thereby drop the  bottom  out  from  the  feeling  of  universal  brotherhood  which  is  supposed  to  prevail  around  this  time.  But  if  we  carry  this  reasoning  to  its  natural  conclusion  (and  this  is  no  apology  for  our  action  incidentally),  it  could  be  argued  even  more  peiouasively  that  the  action  of  the  Union  In  filing  its  first  batch  of  charges  in  this campaign  before  the  NLRB  is  more  in  line  with  the  spirit  of  the  season  than  anything  else.  Best  Possible  Time  Considering  the  absence  of  good  feeling  between  Atlantic  tanker­ men  and  the  company  right  now—a  direct  result  of  the  discriminatory  policies  directed  exclusively  at  SIU  supporters—^we  believe  this  the  opportune  time  to  make  it  clear  that  such  attitudes  will  have  to  go.  In  the  event  they  don't,  it  will  turn  out  to  be  mighty  expensive  to  pursue  them,  as  was  shown  conclusively  in  the  back  pay  awards  for  unfair  labor  practices  in the  Cities  Service  drive.  Management  cannot  detract  from its  offenses  by  sermonizing  12  months  a  year  about "free­ The tac Salvaee Chief  (lower left) kicks up a heavr  wake as she pulls  the SIC freli^ter Yorkmar off  the  dom  of  choice"  and  "pleasant  working  conditions"  in  Atlantic.  '  beach hear  Aberdeen,  Wash.  The  tug refloated  the  Yoikmar after trying  to pull  the freighter  off  for a  total of  eight days.  Heavy seas and strong gales made ttie  work  tough.  We might  point out  too that  the rumors carefully  circulated  through­ out the  Atlantic fleet  that  we  would  never take  a definite step  towards '  One SlU­manned freighter  was breaking  up  on a' rocky reef  in the Pacific this week, while  fiilng  charges  died  down  considerably  about  two  weelrs  ago  when  it  another  SlU­manned  freighter  was  freed  from  a  Washington  beach  where  she  had  been  was announced  we  would do  just that  within ten  days or less.  Further­ more, even  ih  the  event  we  did file  before  the labor  board,  there  were  aground  for  10  days.  In  both  cases, all  tlie  crewmembers  were safe.  plenty  of  veiled  assurances  issued  from  the  Fleet  Council  meetings  All  37  crewmembers  of  the"^  in  Philadelphia  that  someone  who  knew  his  way  around  in  the  right  freighter  Quartette  (Carras)  ran  aground  this past  Monday  said  stayed  aboard  the  patrol  boat  and  places  would  get  the  charges  squelched  without  too  much  effort.  were safely  taken off  the ship  sea  swells  had  been  pouring  into  stood by  the  wreck, waiting  for the  We  put no  faith  in  either  of  these  equally  fantastic  notions;  they're  after  she  ran  up  on  Pearl  and  the  ship's  ripped  hull,  and  had  arrival  of  a  salvage  tug,  to  see  if  just  so  much  "whistling  in  the  dark  ..."  But  they  do  show  the.  Hermes Reef,  90 miles  east  of  Mid­ prevented  the  men  from  lowering  there  was any  chance of  saving the  contempt  the  "independent  union's"  bigwigs  have  for  the  men  they  the  boats.  On  Tuesday,  however,  ship  or  its  cargo.  way  Island.  allegedly represent,  in  their hope  to fog  the actual  issues  and  perhaps  Slie  had  been  headed  from  Gal­ word  was  flashed  that  the  Ameri­ The  SlU­manned  Yorkmar  (Cal­ buoy  up  their  own  confused  supporters.  veston, Tex.,  to  Pusan,  Korea,  with  can  freighter  Frontenac  Victory  mar)  was  finally  freed  from  a  More  Charges  Coming  a cargo  of  grain  when .she rammed  and  a  Navy  patrol  boat  had  gotten  beach  near  Aberdeen,  Wash.,  by  a  ActuaUy  we  are  already  going  to  work  on  another  stack  of  unfair  the rocks. The  No.  1  hold  w;as  com­ all  the  men  off.  The  crewmembers  salvage tug  after 10  days.  The  ves­ pletely  flooded,  the  bow  crushed  were  all aboard  the Frontenac  Vic­ sel was reported  in good shape,  but  practice  charges,  because  judging  from  the  pile  of  sworn  affidavits  and the double  bottom in  danger of  tory  and  were  taken  to  Midway  was  taken  ­  to  a  shipyard'  for  a  on  file  at  headquarters,  conditions  in  Atlantic  are  going  from  bad  to  worse.  The  piddling  "gains"  realized  by  the  AMEU  in  its  recent  Island.  cracking.  complete  inspection.  negotiations,  in  which  it  finally  secured  improvements  cemented  into  A report  from  tlie ship  whm she  The  captain  and  other  officers  The  Yorkmar,  driven  by  gale­ SIU  agreements  of  long  standing,  plus  the  unwholesome  atmosphere  force  winds  had  run  agroimd  on  of  intimidation  plaguing  Atlantic tankermen, have  swung  some  of  its  the  beach  on  December  8.  The  more  ardent  boosters  away  from  the  fold.  As  we've  said  many  times  force  of  the  wind  and  the  surf  before,  you  cannot  insure yourself  thoeallegiance  of  others  who  expect  finally  drove  her  so  far  up  on  the  you to  lead  them  in a  forward  direction  by  standing stiil,  or  worse  yet,  beach  that  the  crew  was  able  to  switching  into  reverse.  Local  333,  United  Marine  Division  of  the  International  waHt  completely  aroiuid  the  ship  'Give 'Em Enough  Rope ...!  without  ev.ir  getting  in  water  Longshoremen's  Association,  AFL,  which  represents  some  above  their  waist.  We  admit  we  are  counting  on  that  factor,  because  we're  great  be­ 3,500  tugboat  workers  in  New  York  Harbor,  has  presented  C!oast Guard vessels had  stood by  lievers In  the'old adage  about  giving  a  person  enough rope  with  which  its  new  contract  demands  to  at  first,  but  when  it  was  evident  to  hang  himselL  There  is  just  such  a  situation  in  Atlantic,  because  double  time  for  all  overtime.  In­ that  the  crew  and  the  ship  was  in  it's almost  as if  the manipulators  there  were  trying  to  sell  themselves  the  companies.  The  union, which is a mem­ stead  of  the  time  and  a  half  rate  no real  danger,  they  left  the  York­ down  the  river  by  their  own  doing.  They've  become  so  infatuated  ber  of  the  AFL  Maritime  Trades  now  used.  mar  to  the  salvage  tug  Salvage  with  the  script  laid  down  by  the  prime  movers  in  the  notorious  Cities  Department, has  scheduled negotia­ 'No  Comment'  Chief.  Service  drive  that  they  haven't  laid  the  book  down  once  since  they  tions to start next  week. Its present  None  of  the  employers  have  Finally,  9  days  after  the  York­ started  reading.  The  pattern  of  anti­union  activity  follows  the  same .  contract  expires  on  January  31.  officially commented on the union's  mar  had  gone  aground,  the  Sal­ line identically  in many  respects and  this is  perhaps  one  of  our  biggest  The  union  is  demanding  wage  demands,  so  far.  vage  Chief  managed  to  move  her  assets  in  the  drive.  Increases  of  from  70  to  75  cents  Captain  William  V.  Bradley,  enough  to  break  the  bottom  loose  These  people  are  so  overcome  with  their  anticipation  of  the  tricks  an hour, which represents increases  president of  Local  333,  is chairman  from  the  sand.  The  next  day,  they  can  still  pull  a  la  Cities  Service,  that  they  haven't  read  the  final  ranging  from 30 to  50 percent.  The  of  the  union's  negotiating  com­ December 18, the tug got  the York­ lines  of  the  play.  It's  a  terrific  finish.  They'll  probably  gag  when  demands  also  include  payment  at  mittee.  mar  off  the  beach  and afloat.  they  come  to  it!  Tugmen Seek Pay Boost  Cartoon  History  Of  The  SIU  SI17'«  PoHitvar  Program  Xo, 27  !  9^ ­ 99.  i\.  • i;­'­ • '  Ivi!'  \  i:i  While the  NMU was  busy with its "reading,  writing  and no  striking" program,  and promoting  "bundles  for  Russia,"  the  SIU  was  preparing  for  the  end  of  the  war.  Under the  slogan,  "The  SIU  For Post­ war  Jobs,  Wages  and  Conditions,"  ah  educational  program  was  l­^unched  in  all  ports.  With  postwar objectives established, it was  decided  to  purchase  Union  halls  and  equip  them  wherever  possible,  and  to  streamline  Union  operations  so  no  "retrenchment"  or  delay  would  be  needed  in  meeting  jmstwar  problems,  and  so  the  SIU  could  operate  with  little or  no outside  bolp.  S  The  Union's  ofAces  were  organized  to maintain  a  maximum  of  personal  contact  with  members.  It  was  set  up  as  a  large  organizational  machine,  for  the SIU  realized  that,  with  th^ end  cf  the  war, the  SIU  could  Ax  its  sights  on  the  unorganized  Aeld,  and  extend  its  beneAts  to  more  seamen.  �••    frjr75'3',i»»s:.­^T­"'"f'  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Shipping has been  very  good for  excessive  duties  on  items  they  Shipping for  the  past  two  weeks  move. He  was busy figuring up  just  In  the last two­week  period  ship­ «11  ratings  during  the  past  two  bring  into  the  country.  It  was  has  really  been  on  the  boom,  dur­ how  many  possum  hides  he  could  ping has  been fine  and  is expected  weeks,  with  future  prospects  just  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  ing  which  period  we  shipped  out  buy  with  the  increase  in  wages  to  hold  along  those  lines  at  least  as  hopeful.  We  had  two  payoffs  membership  to  study  the  sheets  92  men.  It also  lo'oks  good  for  the  just  gained,  and,  according  to  his  until  the  end  of  the  y^r.  and  two  ships  signing  on  again,  that  headquarters  has  put  out  re­ coming  two  weeks,  with  quite  a  calculations,  he  wLU  now  be  able  We  paid  off  the  Topa  Topa  We  paid  off  the  Northwestern  garding  this  situation,  and  not  to  few  boys  drifting in  all set  for  the  to  go  back  to  Mississippi  and  buy  (Waterman);  Seanan  (Orion);  and  Victory  (Victory  Carriers),  and  buy expensive  things in  the Orient,  coastwise  runs.  In  a  few  days  we  himself  three  extra  pairs  of  shoes.  the  Gadsden  and  Alaska  Spruce  • 'Isthmian's Steel  Director,  signing  as it  will cost  them  dearly  to clear  are  liable  to  be  calling  on  the  Passing  through  here  or  on  the  of  Ocean  Tow, with  the same  ships  the ships on again after the  pay^oif.  customs.  nearby  ports  for  help  when  it  beach  at  the  moment  are  E.  E.  signing  on  again.  In­trahsits  were  In­transits  were  the  Del  Mundo,  We  held our first  meeting in  the  comes  to  rated  men.  We  have  Casey,  Ed  Parsons,  "Tex"  Alex­ the  Schuyler  Otis  Bland  and  the  and  North  Platte  Victory  (Missis­ new hall, and  with a  wide, comfort­ plenty  of  hands  on  the  non­rated  ander,  Lonzie  Albritton,  George  Yaka  (Waterman);  John  B.  Kulu­ sippi);  Seatrain  ­  Louisiana,  New  able  auditorium, it  was  a  pleasure  side,  although  we  have  only  four  Schneider,  C.  Vincent,  J.  Burk,  kundis  (Mar­Trade);  and  the  Port­ Jersey, and Texas  to  nm.  Membership  approval  of  ABs,  four  FWTs,  two  oilers,  and  Johnny  Mitchell,  J.  C.  Whatley,  mar and  Yorkmar  (Calmar).  (Seatrain);  Arch­ the new contract was instantaneous,  three  pumpmen  available.  Not  a  and  Gardner,  a  steward  well­ The  Yorkmar  is on  the  beach  in  ers  Hope  (Cities  and  widely commended, with many  cook  in  sight  of  the  hall.  Gray's  Harbor.  There  isn't  any  known  to  the  Seatrain  boys.  Service);  Trinity  parts  of  the  agreement,  such  as  Ships  paying  off  and  signing  on  We  leave  you  with  this  message.  news  that  isn't  hitting  the  papers,  (Carras);  Petro­ affecting  West  Coast  Trancporta­ again  were  the  Council  Grove,  To  all  the  membership  of  the  SIU  but  by  the  looks  of  things  we  will  lite,  Choctaw,  tion,  hitting  the  spot.  Bents  Fort,  French  Creek,  Arch­ and  its  affiliates,  a  Merry  Christ­ have  this  ship  around  here  for  P a 01 i,  Michael;  ers  Hope,  Winter  Hill,  Paoli,  and  mas  and  a  Prosperous  New  Year.  awhile.  One  of  the  brothers  died  Sam  Cohen  and  the  Royal  on  the  Yaka  while  the  vessel  was  Wilmington Port Agent  Cantigny  (Cities  Service);  Strath­ Leroy  Clarke  Oak.  Portland.  He  was fireman  W.  bay  (Strathmore);  Wanda  (Epiph­ Lake  Charles  Port  Agent  in  i  A  typical  SIU  O.  Johnson.  Another  brother,  J.  any);  Trinity  (Carras);  The  Cabins  man is Charles E.  Norfolk:  Margues,  was  lost  overboard  on  i  4  5.  (Mathiasen);  Sweetwater  (Metro);  Collins  Collins  who  join­ the  Bluestar.  and two SUP  tankers. All the ships  Philadelphia:  ad  the Union  in 1941.  He  ships as  During  the  past  two  weeks  we  took some  men, with  the  Paoli tak­ a  bosun  and  AB  out  of  Galveston.  placed  a  picketline  around  the  Ri­ ing  the  largest  order.  Collins  had  his book  in retirement  viera  because  of  the  unfairness  of  Butchers Strike  until  recently,  but  since  hearing  conditions  on  board  this  ship  in  about  all  the  benefits  gained  by  Shipping  has  increased  a  little  On  the  labor front,  we  have  the  comparison  to  American  stand­ Butchers  Union  here  on  strike  the SIU he has reactivated his  book  This  vessel  was  one  of  the  in  the  past  two  weeks,  but  from  against  several  of  the  meat  mar­ Shipping  has  been  moving  along  ards.  and is  shipping  once  again.  Libertys  turned  over  to  the  South  Only  news  on  the  labor  front  the looks  of  things it  will continue  kets  and  the  stores  which  have  at  an  even  keel  in  this  port.  With  African  government  and  ­then  that  we  have  is  that  we  are  being  to get  better from now  on  as there  markets.  According  to  the  strike  the  holidays  coming  up,  we  have  showed  up  in  the  grain  charter  kept  busy  with  the  Atlantic  Fleet  is some general  cargo being  moved  committe, all is  going  well and  the  trade  from  the  United  States  to  morale  is  high.  We  told  them  we  been  left  at  a  loss  for  rated  men,  India.  An  injunction  was  issued  in  Harbor  Island.  out  of  this  port.  were ready  to aid  in  any  way  pos­ so  that  any  man  with  a  rating who  barring us from  picketing the ship.  Keith  Alsop  Galveston  Port  Agent  We  are  going  to  crew  up  the  sible, and were  assured of  their ap­ wants  to  ship  has  had  no  trouble  At  the  same  time,  another  injunc­ Eugenie  which  has  been  in  idle  preciation  of  the offer to  call on  us  doing so.  t­  t­  i­ tion  was  issued  against  the  ILA  when  and  If  needed.  All  labor  status  for  tbree  months,  so  that  Foremen  in  their  dispute.  Wilmington:  will  just  about  clean  out  the  book­ groups here are behind  them. 'They  We  had  four  payoffs  and  sign­ Oldtimers  here  on  the  beach in­ men  in  the  port  as  there  are  only  are asking  for  recognition  and  for  ons and  a  heavy load  of  in­transits,  clude S. Heiducki,  E.  Harriman, F.  the  owners  to  sit  down  and  talk  with  20  ships  visiting  the  port  in  England,  P. Hansen  and  Zubovich.  29  bookmen  on  the  beach  here.  things  over.  To  date  there  is  a  the  last  two  week  period.  We  paid  Only one  ship  paid  off  since  the  stalemate.  Men  in  the  Marine  Hospital  who  off  the  McKettrick  Hills  (Western  would  like  to  hear  some  holiday  last  meeting,  the  Logans  Fort  The  new  Tankers);  Evelyn  (Bull);  Council  cheer from  their  buddies and  ship­ Shipping has  been  so hot  diming  (Cities  Service).  All  beefs  were  freight  ship  con­ Grove  (Cities  Service)  and  Trojan  mates  are  W.  Meehan,  H.  J.  the  past  two  weeks  that  we  are  squared away  at the  pay­off. There  tracts  arrived  were three  sign­ons. They  Included  Trader  (Trojan  SS).  All  four  of  Tucker, and  H.  Alexandis.  beginning  to  run  out  of  ratings.  and  everyone  these  ships  sig'ied  on  again.  Ships haVe been coming in for pay­ the  La  Salle  (Waterman);  South­ Jeff  Morrison  around  the  hall  offs,  and  the  beach  Is  beginning  em  Coimties  (Southern  Trading);  Our  in­transits  included  a  stack  Seattle  Port  Agent  has  been  discuss­ to be strained  clear.  For those men  and  the  Logans  Fort.  In­transits  of  Waterman  ships,  the  Afoundria,  ing  it.  All  hands  t  t  4  wishing  to  ship,  we  have  the  were*  the  Alcoa  Puritan  and  are  pleased  with  LaSalle,  Raphael  Semmes,  Iber­ Boston:  famous  Rose  Bowl  game  and  the  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  Steel  Recorder  the fine  gains  ville,  Azalea  City,  Fairland,  Clai­ Tournament  of  Roses,  with  those  (Isthmian);  Winter  Hill  (Cities  made  by  our  borne  and  Antinous;  Hilton  and  beautiful  gals  riding  on floats.  It  Service);  and  the  Maiden  Creek  committee.  The  Inez  (Bull);  Robin  Wentley  (Seas);  Farthing  is  worthwhile  coming  out  here for  (Waterman).  men  on  ships  aj>  Steel  Recorder  and  Steel  Voyager  No coal  is moving  in the port  on  riving here are  just as well  a look.  pleased  (Isthmian);  French  Creek,  Winter  We  paid  off  the  Ames  Victory  American  ships  because  of  the  with  it.  Everyone  is  waiting  for  Hill  and  Logans  Fort  (Cities Serv­ and the Mankato Victory  of  Victory  freight  rate at  the  present  time  on  the  new  tanker  contract  to  come  ice);  Republic  (Trafalger);  South­ Shipping  is  still  good  here  for  rated  men,  with  four  ships  paying  •   Carriers, and  Mar­Trade's  John  B.  coal.  American  companies  just  out,  ern  Cities  (Southern  Trading);  off  and  signing  on  again  and five  for  judging  by  the  other  one,  Kulukundis,  with  the  latter  vessel  can't  afford  it,  although  a  large  tanker  agreement  will  also  be  Marven  (IntT  Nav.);  and  Purple­ vessels  in­transit  to  the  Port  of  signing  on  again.  In­transits  were  amount  of  coal  is  being  loaded  in  the  star  (Triton).  Boston.  the  Fairport,  John  B.  Waterman,  this  port  on  foreign  bottoms.  the  tops  In  the  industry.  Those  men  who  were  still  left  and Hastings  (Waterman); Tainaron  There  is  an  increased  activity  in  We  tried  our level  best  on  Wed­ on  the  beach  here  when  Christmas  Payoffs and sign­ons were  aboard  and  Steel  Artisan  (Isthmian);  the  movement  of  other  cargoes,  nesday to round  up seven  bookmen  Day came  were entertained  in style  the W.  K  Downing (State);  Amber­ star  (Traders);  Olympic  Games  Amersea  (Amerocean);  Alamar,  however, in this port  and in others.  in  order  to  hold  a  meeting,  but  it  a  big  Christmas  dinner.  This  (Western  Tankers);  and  the  Fed­ Pennmar,  and  Portmar  (Calmar);  Proof  of  this  is  the  Ore  company  just  could  not  be  done.  We  fell  with  way,  none  of  the  men  who  might  eral  (Trafalgar).  In­.transits  were  Heywood  Broun  (Victory  Carriers);  taking  two  ships  out  of  Norfolk  short* by  tjiree  members.  not  Have  been  able  to  get  4iome  the  Steel  Recorder  (Isthmian);  and the  Ocean Ulla  (Ocean Trans.).  and  Baltimore  to  carry  general  For  the  past  few  days  everyone  had  to  go  to  outside  outfits  to  get  Robin  Tuxford  (Robin);  Archers  who  owned  or  could  borrow  an  cargo  to  the  Islands  and  sugar  on  The John B. Kulukundis came in  a  real  Christmas  feed.  Hope  (Cities Service), and  the An­ overcoat  was using  it. The  weather  sweet  with  no  beefs  except  the  the return  trip.  tinous  and  Chickasaw  (Waterman).  Ben  Rees  Steve  Cardullo  down  here  hit  a  frigid  26.  mistaken  belief  that  the  company  Norfolk  Port  Agent  Philadelphia  Port  Agent  ThePatrolman  and  I  made  the  We  nominate  Frederick  F.  Far­ could  not  hire  both  foreign  winch  Amberstar,  which  was  badly  in  drivers and  sailors.  We straighten­ need  of  repairs  in  the  galley,  ed  out  this  beef  to  the satisfaction  among  other  beefs.  The  deck  in  of  all  hands.  The  Ames  Victory  the  galley  was  full  of  fuel  oil  was  just  the opposite  with  nothing  where  the  stdve  was  leaking.  The  but  beefs  and  all  of  them  against  firebox was broken.  I told  the com­^  the  chief  engineer,  mate  and  pany it had  to be fixed in  this port.  skipper.  Some  of  the  work  prom­ Ray  White.  Agent  .  Phone  3­1323  FORT  WILLIAM....liaVi  Syndicate  Ave.  The  mattresses  were  very  bad  so  SIU,  A&6  District  WmMlNGTOI^ CaUf  505  Marine  Ave.  Ontario.  Phone: 3­3231  ised was not done, and  we took this  Sam  Cohen.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  PORT  COLBORNE  103  Durham  St.  we  ordered  others  for  the  crews'  BALTIMORE  14  North  Gay  St.  up  with  the  port  captain  who  will  Earl  Sheppard,  Agent  Ontario  Phone:  5591  Mulberry  4S40  HEADQUARTERS....675  4th  Ave.,  Bklyn.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  TORONTO.  Ontario  86  Colbome  St.  bunks.  We went back  the next  day  276 State  St.  square  it  away.  The  Mankato  Vic­ BOSTON  Paul  HaU  Elffln  5719  Sheehan,  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  tory  came  in  with  minor  beefs  James Dispatcher  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  VICTORIA,  BO  617^  Cormorant  St.  to  see  if  the  repairs  were  done,  Richmond  2­0141  Lloyd  Gardner  Empire  4531  which  they  were.  The  mattresses  30814  23rd  St.  which  were  completely  squared  GALVESTON  Robert  Matthews  Claude  Simmons  • VANCOUVER. BC  565  HamUton  St.  Keith  Alsop.  Agent  Phone  2­8448  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATIVE  away.  Pacific 7824  came  just  before  the  ship  sailed.  LAKE  CHARLES,  La  1419  Ryan  St.  Joe  Alglha  SYDNEY.  NS  304  Charlotte  St.  All  beefs  were  settled  at  the  Phone  6­5744  In  line  with  the  new  agreement  Leroy  Clarke.  Agent  1  South  Lawrence  St.  BAGOTVILLE.  jluebee  20  Elgin  St.  payoff.  SUP  with Calmar,  the company took  500  MOBILE  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  Phone  2­1754  Phone:  545  16  MerchanLSL  THOROLD.  OnUrio  We  signed  on  the  Waterman's  ORLEANS  523  Bienvl'le  St.  HONOLULU  pounds of  Grade A steak and prime  NEW  37  Ormont  St.  Phone  5^777  Lindsey  WiUiamt.  Agent  Phone;  3­3202  Clairbome  which  had  beefs on  the  533  N.  W.  Everett  St.  QUEBEC.  ribs.  I  guess  the  company  has  Maanoua  6112­6113  PORTLAND  113 Cote  De La  Montague  BcACon  4336  675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  Quebec  '  Phone:  3­7070  ice  box  and  vents which  were  not  finally  come  to  realize  that  we  NEW  VOBK  357 5th  St.  SAINT  _  STerling  8­4671  RICHMOND.  CALIF  JOHN  177  Prince  WiUiam  St.  working" properly.  These  were,  Phone  3509  127­129  Bank  St.  mean  busings  and  is  going  along  NORFOLK  NB  Phone:  33049  450  Harrison  St.  Ben Rees,  Agent  Phone 4­1083  SAN  FRANCISCO  taken  care  of  with  the  master  of  with  our  demands.  «  Douglas  3B363  PHILADELPEA  337  Market  St.  Great Lakes  District  SEATTLE  2700  1st  Ave.  S.  Cardullo.  Agent  the vessel.  The Clairbome is  going  Market  7­1635  ALPENA  133  W.  Fletcher  Men  Missing  Ships  Main  0290  PORT  AR"  __  Austin  _  St.  ITHXm  411  to  Germany  and  the  Netherlands  505  Marine  Ave.  Don  Hilton. Rro.  Phone 4­2341  WILJONGTON  It  may  be  the  Christmas  season,  SAN  BUFFALO.  NY  .^IIM  Ma^^  Terminal  4­3131  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  this  trip.  but men  missing ships are increas­ S; ."l­  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  NEW  YORK:....  678  4th  Ave..  Broo  «LE™LAND  STerling  6  That's  about  all  except  for  a  SAN  JUAN,  PR  253  Ponce  de  Leon  Phone: Main  1­0147  ing.  Perhaps today with  jobs fairly  Sal  CoUs.  Agent  DETROIT..  1038  3rd  St.  Merry Christmas and  a Happy New  SAVANNAH  ............ 3  Abercom  St.  Canadian  District  easy  and  money rolling in, the  $50  JL B. TUley.  Agent  ,  Headquarters  Phone:  Woodward  1­6857  Phone  3­1738  MONTREAL  463  McGiU  St.  DULUTH  ...531  W.  Michigan  St.  Year  to  all.  fine  is  not  enough.  The  time  is  SEATTM.  3700  1st  Ave.  . _  MArquette  5909  Phone:  Melrose  2­4110  James  Sheehan  Jeff  Blorrtson. Agent  Seneca  4570  HAUFAX,  N.fc  ..128V4  HoUls  St  SOUTtf CHICAGO...j... .3261  E.  03nd  St.  rapi^^^i approaching .when  we  will  TAMPAi..™  ...1809­1511  N.  Ptanklln  Pbonei  3­8911  Galveston:  1  £•   i  ;e.  f  I*;­,  I  Expect Tanker .Pact  Te Equal Garge Gains  All Ratings Finding  Shipping Pienlifui  Port Without Bookmon  As Idio Ship Grows Up  i  I  't'  r:  iif •   If:  '• • • ?«' IB  M (r  m  f.  fer  •   n%  <i  •  Skip Picketeil For  Unfair Gondilions  Rated Men Gleaned Out  As Skipping Helds Finn  Calmar Food Supply  Finally Makes Grade  All Beefs Seftled  Akeard Amkersiar  SIU  BAtU  DIRECTORY  Phone:  Essex  8­3410  �Paee Elevea ^^" ,  SEAFARERS  LOG  ....PORT REPORTS  about 1,600  votes  having  been  cast  Mobile:  New York:  in  this  port.  We  would  still  like  to  urge  all  of  those  members,  who  haven't  voted  as  yet;  to  cast  their  ballots  before  December  31  dead­ line and  help to  make this  i record  Shipping and  business have  been  vote for  the SIU.  In  the  last  two  week  stretch,.  Shipping  was  excellent  for  the  on  the  upgrade  for  the  past  two  Claude  Simmons.  shipping  was  excelleirt,  with  the  past  two  week  period,  with  pros­ weeks  in  the  port  of  New  York.  Asst.  Sec.  Treas.  coming  two  weeks offering  a some­ Shipping  in  all  departments  has  pects of  it continuing to  the end  of  what  slo"w­down  pace  with  two  off­ i  i  4.  been  very  good,  with  engine  and  shore and  four coastwise  ships due  the  year  and  beyond.  steward  department  jobs  remain­ Baltimore:  for  payoff  and  replacements.  We  had  nine  payoffs,  six  ships  ing on  the board  for two  days, with  Ships  paying  off  were  the  Pil­ signing  on,  and  18  in­transits.  We  no  takers.  grim,  Cavalier,  Pointer,  Polaris,  paid  off  the  Del  Mar,  Del  Mundo,  Clipper,  and  Roamer  (Alcoa);  We  had  two  ships  come  ^jut  of  Morning  Light,  Lafayette,  ­  and  lay­up in  the past  week,  the Albion  Del  Rid,  and  Del  Aires  (Mississip­ 'Monarch  of  the  Seas  (Waterman).  of  Dry  Trans,  and  the  Ann  Marie  pi);  Choctaw,  De  Soto,  and  Iber­ Shipping  during  the  past  two  All  but  the  Cavalier,  Morning  of  Bull.  These,  along  with  all  of  ville (Waterman); Genevieve  Peter­ the  bo,ys  getting  off  for  the  holi­ weeks  has  been  very  good  for  all  Light  and  Monarch  of  the  Seas  kin  (Bloomfield);  and  National  days,  contributed  to  the  shipping  ratings  with  one  or  two  possible  signed  on  again.  In­transits  were:  Navigation's  Catahoula.  Sign­ons  boom.  We  paid  off  a  total  of  29  exceptions.  We  expect  this  to  the  Neva  West  (Bloomfield);  and  ships in  the past  two weeks,  signed  continue during  the  next  two  week  Chickasaw,  Beauregard,  De  Soto,  were  the  Del  Alba,  Del  Mar,  Del  11  on  foreign  articles,  and  had  14  period  and  possibly  for  some  time  and  Choctaw  (Waterman).  Mundo,  Choctaw,  Catahoula,  and  afterward.  There  are  three  or  Activities  of  the  SlU­affiliated  in­transit  ships.  Pan  Oceanic's  George  A.  Lawsdn.  four  ships  at  the  docks  now  in  The,  following  were  the  ships  temporary  status  which  should  be  Marine  Workers  are  in  the  spot­ Ships  in­transit  were:  Corsair,  in  the  Port  of  Mobile  at  paid  off: the  Frances,  Puerto  Rico,  crewing  in  the  very  future,  which  light  present.  Pilgrim,  Cavalier,  Polarus,  and  Kathryn,  Jean,  Suzanne,  Bingham­ will  be  of  considerable  help.  Negotiating  Contract  Pegasus  (Alcpa);  Steel  Scientist,  ton  Victory,  and  Beatrice  (Bull);  We  had  12  pay­offs,  16  ships  An  MAW  negotiating  committee  Chiwawa,  Royal  Oak,  Lone  Jack,  signing  on,  and  nine  vessels  in­ Steel  Director,  and  Steel  Rover  is  now  working on  negotiations for  and  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Service)";  (Isthmian); Del Alba  and Del  Mun­ transit.  There  have  been  no  beefs  a  new  ccntracfcovering shoregang  Steel  Ranger  twice.  Steel  Voyager  to  speak  of,  and  all  payoffs  were  do;  Seatrain  Savannah  and  New  (Isthmian);  Azalea  City,  Claiborne,  handled  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  work  in  this  port.  Existing  con­ York  (seatrain);  Citrus  Packer,  Wild  Ranger,  Fairland, and  Afoun­ crews  involved.  On  two  of  the  tracts  with  Waterman  and  Alcoa  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  and  Lafay­ dria  (Waterman);  Michael  (Carras);  ships  taking  full  crews  there  were  expire  Jan. 15.  A  list  of  demands  ette  (Waterman); Seacomet  (Colon­ Coe  Victory,  Jefferson  City  Vic­ extensive  repair  beefs,  the  Fred­ covering  wages,  hours  and  condi­ ial);  Marie  Hamill  (Bloomfield);  tory, and  Louis Emery, Jr. (Victory  eric C.  Collins,  and  the Purplestar.  tions  submitted  by  the  member­ and  the  Edith  (Bull).  Carriers);  Robin  Hood  and  Robin  However,  we  were  successful  in  ship  is  being  considered  by  the  Tuxford  (Robin);  Lawrence  Victory  getting  the  repairs started  and  the  committee  preparatory  to  the first  A  big  attendance  is  expected  at  a gala  Christmas Party and  Dinner  (Mississippi);  Republic  (Trafalgar);  ships  were  able  to sail  without  be­ meetings  with  management.  Another  commPtee  is  preparing  Sweetwater  (Martrade);  and  Jules­ ing  delayed.  at  the  hall.  Rlggest  attraction  at  for  contract  negotiations  with  the  the affair is the  dinner menu  made  burg (Mathiasen).  t  i  We  paid  off  the  Marore,  Venore,  up by  stewards department  Patrol­ Savannah:  Sign­ons  were" on  the  Keystone  Santore,  Bethore,  Cubore,  and  Mobile  Towing  and  Wrecking  Co.  man  Herman  Troxclair  and  an­ Mariner  (Waterman);  Trojan  Sea­ Steelore  (Ore); Government  Camp  This  MAW  tugboat  agreement  nounced  at the  last  meeting.  man  (Troy);  Ann  Marie  (Bull);  Al­ (Cities  Service);  Mae,  Inez  expires  Jan. 31.  One  of  the first  requests  made  On  the  beach  bion  (Transfuel);  Jefferson  Ciity  (Bull);  Calmar  (Calmar);  Wa­ here  for  the  Victorj',  Coe  Victory,  Binghamton  costa  (Waterman);  and  Seagate  by  veteran  Seafarer  John  Little,  meeting,  but  out  Victory,  Steel  Voyager,  Republic,  (Seatraders).  Sign­ons  were  electrician,  when  again too early  to  For  the  past  two  weeks shipping  and  the  Robin  Hood  and  Robin  aboard  the  Marore,  Venore,  San­ he  hit  the  beach  be  able  to  spend  Wentley  (Robin).  Ships  in­transit  tore,  Bethore,  Cubore  and  Steel­ here  was  for'  a  the  holidays  at  has  been  holding  its own,  with  the  were:  Edith  (Bull);  Steel  Recorder  ore; Irenestar  and  Purplestar  (Tri­ copy  of  the  new  home,  was  vet­ future  ver;7  bright  for  the  holiday  (Isthmian);  Seatrain  New  York,  ton);  Mother  ML  (Eagle);  Mae  dry  cargo  agree­ eran  Seafarer  season.  Jobs  should  be  plentiful  Texas,  Georgia,  Savannah,  and  and  Inez;  Steel  Recorder  (Isth­ ment.  After  studying it. Little  Henry  Gerdes.  during  the  holiday  season.  Louisiana  (Seatrain); Alcoa  Puritan  mian);  F.  C.  Collins,  and  Holystar  Gerdes,  "Hungry  We  paid  off  the Bradford  Island  and  Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa);  An­ (Dry  Trans.);  Calmar  and  Wa­ gave  it  his whole­ hearted  Ci­dorse­ Gerdes  Henry"  to  his  (Cities  Service),  and  the  Seatrad­ tinous,  and  LaSalle  (Waterman);  costa.  shipmates,  came  ers' Seawind, signing  both ships  on  Robin  Wentley  (Robin);  Trinity  In­transits  were:  Alcoa  Runner  ment.  He  was  particularly  im­ Little  off  the Del Monte  and signed  on as  (Carras); and  the Longview  Victory  and  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  Evelyn  pressed  by  its  steward  aboard  the  Del  Mundo.  again  soon  thereafter.  Ships  in­ (Victory  Carriers).  (Ball);  Albion  (Dry  Trans.);  transit  were;  the  Steel  Director  clarity.  The  Del Mundo  sailed  on  her  reg­ (Isthmian); Dorothy  All  of  the  ships  paid  off  were  Azalea  City,  Fairland,  De  Soto,  "The  new  agreement  is  easy  to  (Bull); Michael  ular  South  American  run  Dec.  19.  (Carras);  Southern  Counties  doni&  so  with  a  minimum  of  beefs,  Iberville,  and  Antinous  (Water­ understand  and  the  new  working  He  has  been  packing  an SIU  book  (Southern  Trading);  Southstar  with  the exception  of  the Steel  Re­ man ).  for  about  10  years,  and  was  here  (South  Atlantic);  Royal  Oak  (Cities  corder.  On  this  scow,  there  were  There  is  not  too  much  to  report  rules  are  so  clearly  written  that  long  enough  to  enjoy  a  few  days  Service);  Seatrain  Savannah  and  400  hours  of  disputed  overtime  in  on  the  new  building at  the  present  there  is  no  room  for  misinterpre­ of  his  favorite  sport  at  the  Fair  New  York  (Seatrain);  and  the  De  the  steward's  department,  which  time.  As  yet,  no  contractor  has  tation  by  the  company  officials,"  he  said."  "With  just  a  little  help  Grounds.  was  brought  into  the  hall  for  set­ been  accepted  to  do  this  job.  At  from  a  duly­elected  ship's  dele­ Soto  (Waterman).  Additional cargo  was cleared  for  I  had  the  pleasure  of  paying  off  tlement.  This has  now been  settled  a  special  meeting  last  week,  a  gate. there  should  be  no  misunder­ handling in this port  when the  New  the  Seawind  and  it  was  really  a  in  the  crew's  favor,  and  the  men  building  committee  was  elected  to  standing  or  confusion.  The  mem­ Orleans Commission  Council  lifted  smooth  pay­off  with  only  one  hour  involved  can  collect  the  money  at  open  the  bids  from  contracting  bership should  be  proud  of  its offi­ a  ban  against  discharging  calcium  of  disputed  overtime,  which  I  was  the  Isthmian  office.  companies  who  submitted  bids  for  cials  for  drawing  up  the  best  con­ ammonium  nitrate  and  ammonium  able  to  collect  for  the  men  in­ The  prospects  for  shipping,  in  renovating  work  on  our  building.  tract  ever  written  for  seamen."  sulphate nitrate  at docks  here. The  volved.  Considering  the  fact  that  the next  two weeks, look  very good,  However,  these  bids  were  sub­ Other oldtimcrs on  the beach  for  ban  was  imposed  after  the  Texas  this was a foreign  ship (not a  South  with  three  more  Liberty ships  due  mitted  to  headquarters  for  action  the  holidays  include  W.  A.  Young,  City  disaster,  but  the Coast  Guard  Atlantic)  as  far  as  Savannah  is  to  come  out  of  lay­up,  and  the  and it  was recommended  that head­ George  Dean.  L.  Welch,  S.  M.  now  has  declassified  both  com­ concerned, it  was  really  a  pleasure  Cornhusker  Mariner  due  to  crew  quarters  be  given  the  preroga­ Stokke.  J.  Prescott.  and  George  pounds  as  explosives  with  the  re­ to  pay  it off.  .  tive  of  selecting  a  contractor.  up on  December 30.  Chandler.  sult  that  the  Commission  Council  Earl Sheppard  The  voting  on  officials  for  the  E.  B.  Tilley  Cal  Tanner  will  permit  such  cargoes  to  be  de­ Baltimore  Port  Agent  Savannah  Port  Agent  coming  term  is  very  brisk  with  Mobile  Port  Agent  posited  here  in  the  future.  This  4.  i  decision  should provide  some addi­ tional  shipping  in  this  port.  The  Tampa:  first  ship  to  deposit  a  load  of  'ni­ trate was the Dutch freighter Dren­ te,  which  called:^ from  Indonesia  with  a  6,000­ton  cargo.  Judging from the remarks of  Isi­ Pretty good  is tiie  word  for ship­ Shipping from December  3  to December  17  dore Newman  II, the new president  ping  for  the  past  two  weeks.  The  of  the Chamber of  Commerce, civic  REG. REG. REG. TOTAL  SHIP.  SHIP.  SHIP.  TOTAL coming  fortnight  should  be  just  as  interest  in  building  greater  mari­ DECK  ENG.  STEW, SHIPPED good  with  some  of  the  men  taking  PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG.  time  trade  in  the  Port of  New  Or­ 18 62 advantage  of  the  liolidays  to  stay  14 30  leans  will  not  be  allowed  to  wane.  Boston  78  29  22  27  home  and  othei­s  shipping  out.  Newman is an enthusiastic support­ 589 257  '  164 168 566  New  York  .................  232  176  158  Payoffs  were  below  par  for  the  er of  the proposed $80 million tide­ 138 35 45 58  132  Philadelphia  60  32  40  port,  but  the  in­transits  include  water  clianhel  from  New  Qrleahs  two  Waterman  sliips,  the  De  Soto  426 135 107 184  392  BMtimore  179  123  90  to the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  and  the  Azalea  City.  41 12 14 15  57  Construction  of  the  netv  seaway  Norfoik  27  17  13  The  affairs  of  the  branch  are  in  vrill  mean  "fulfiliment  of  the  des­ 64 good  shape,  with  no  beefs  pend­ 18 23 23  50  Savannah  15  ID  '  tiny  of  the  city  of  New  Orleans,"  13 ing.  The  coastwise  runs  and  the  2 7 4  28  Tampa  "^l^  •  ^  he'says. He  recommends  that  busi­ Florida  are  the  only  ships  hitting  167 46 68­ 53 190  Mobile  ,73  69  48  ness  and  shipping interests  should  here  at  present.  ascertain at once if  the new admin­ 97 281 94  90 .  277  New  Crleaps  ......i........  ^  No  news on  the labor  front, with  istration  will  build  the  seaway.  If  169 42 67  60 the  Union  not  assisting  at  present  175  Galveston  60  ^8  /not,'  he  believes  local  interests  218 in  any  beef  or organizational  work.  '  63 84  71 254  should  get  busyjn  order  to "build­'  West  Coast  ..,.. i........ i.  loi  ?  Ray  White  _  it  ourselves."  The  seaway •  would  .  '  Tampa  Port  • A   gent  2,1«»  884:  . N. .:fi66  .' 818  2,169  V  meatt'  ^hbrt^'Cdfr tdiithe  Gulf.  It  GoasI Guard Lifts Ban  On NO Nitrate Cargoes  would  provide  a  more  direct  70­ mile  route to  the  sea  as compared  to  the  present,  winding,  110­mile  Mississippi  River  route.  The  30­odd  men  in  the  Marine  Hospital  gave  an  enthusiastic  re­ ception to the announcement of  the  $25 Christmas bonus  voted to them  this  year  from  the  Welfare  Fund.  This little  windfall was  a  real help  to  them,  with  expenses  piling  up  at  this  time  of  the  year.  New  TV  Set  The  Union­donated television  set  was  enthusiastically  welcomed  by  the  men  in  the  tuberculosis  ward  at  the  New  Orleans  USPHS hospi­ tal. The  entertainment  provided  by  the  set  is appreciated  by  these  pa­ tients  in  particular  because  their  movements  are  restricted  and  the  regular entertainment facilities are  not  available  to  them.  The  recent  rate  of  discharge  of  ailing  Seafarers  from  the  hospital  has  been  high.  Among  those  seen  back at  the hall are Sam  Anderson,  Tex Liles,  Jimmy Jackson,  and Ar­ thur  McAvoy.  Bill  Evitt  is  also  around  after  undergoing  surgery  and  soon  will  be  ready  to  resume  sailing.  Harold  Restucher  recently  re­ ported  the arrival of  a baby daugh­ ter and has received  a bond  for the  baby and  a maternity  benefit check  from  the  Welfare  Plan.  Lindsey J. Williams  New  Orleans Port  Agent  .1  NLRB Dscision Favors  Crewmen Of Pilot Boat  Seafarers Slay Home  For Holiday Season  Balto Building Plans  Move Ahead One Step  I  Work For All During  End Of  Yrar Holidays  ^1  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace  Twelve  f%  IN THE  WAKE  |"®'­f'J  i:  1$  hi.­.  '^4  lf­ M  • KK;  %s  %. t  ;f?­ • I    Wl  'm  ':  • "• ti|;  ),'  '  '  'If • • ­•   '4  •  iM;'  ;  ^  'B  II I;  ^  W''­ ;• !:>•.' .    Itf:  ­,t  J^il'  l.,­M  W  V.­|iu  .  ^AVj' 5 y  V;>  ..f  '"'1.Ji  fnt  m'  December  26.  19S2  MEET  THE  SEAFARER  ERNEST  TOCCO:  Messman  The  Bosporus  Strait,  which  di­ westward from Europe is especially  vides  the  European  and  Asian  noticeable  in  US  place­names  A  wanderlust  that  broke  out  "lucky."  He  hasn't  been  aboard  parts of  Tiurkey, got  its name  from  when, for  example,  where England  after  working  ashore for  the  early  any  ship  that  has  broken  down  at  the  Greek  mythological  figure,  lo,  had  one  Manchester,  the  US  has  part  of  his  life,  plus  the  stories  sea,  or  been  wrecked,  or  had  any  Questios:  Someone  once  said,  26.  There are  also  no less  than  37  who  was  transformed  into  a  heifer  heard from some Seafarers  real  trouble  at  all.  The  way  he  and  was  the first  one  reportedly  Berlins,  21  Homes,  19  Vieiinas, 16  "To  be happy,  don't marry  a  beau­ that he  who  were  friends  of  his,  are  re­ figures  it,  he  gets  enough  excite­ tiful  woman."  Do  you  agree?  Moscows and 16  cities named  Paris  to  swim  the  18­mile  channel.  Bos­ sponsible  for  the  fact  that  Ernest  ment  just  travelling  around  the  porus was  derived from  the  Greek  .  , . France  and  England  are  mak­ •   Tocco  has  been  going  to  sea  for  world  and  visiting  new  and  dif­ ox­ford.  The  latest  swim  across  Ihg plans  to complete  a  hole, in the  Arthur  Harris,  electrican:  No  I  the  last  six  years,  and  happy  do­ ferent  places.  this  swift  and  treacherous  current  ground  begun  in  1808  and  aban­ don't  agree  at all.  The  way  I look  ing  it.  In  fact,  that's  the  reasoin  he  was  made  in  September  by  US  doned  during  the  reign  of  Napole­ at  it,  you  should  "I  would  never  want  to  go  back  sticks  to  freighters  all  the  time.  Ambassador  McGhee  and  Senator  on. They are blueprinting a  30­mile  not  only  marry  a  to working ashore," the 29­year­old  "I  like  the  fact  that  on  a  freight­ Long  of  Louisiana.  tunne'l  under  the  Strait  of  Dover  beautiful  woman,  Seafarer  said,  "I  like  getting  er,"  saM  he,  "you  get  a  few  days  $1  $•   which  would  carry  two  railroad  you  should  mar­ around  and  seeing  different  places  in  port and  have some  time ashore  Though  celebrated  for  his  skill  tracks  and  a  two­lane  highway.  ry  a  rich  one  to  and  different  people  too  much  to  to  look  the  place  over  a  little  bit.  as  a  navigator  and  especially  for  the  bargain.  I'm  5i  4  3.  stay  working  in  one  spot  for  very  The  trouble  with  tankers,  is  that  making  the first  sea  voyage  round  not  married , my­ long."  you  don't  get  enough  port  timie.  the  world,  Ferdinand  Magellan  One of  the strangest things about  self,  and  that  Ernest  had  spent  some  time  If  it  wasn't  for  that,  I'd  probably  never completed  the trip  he  began  New  Zealand  is  that  originally  it  would  be  my  working  in  various  factories,  and  be  sailing  on  tankers  too,  but  the  in  Spain  in  1519.  He  was  killed  had  no  land  mammals,  no  snakes,  idea  of  making  a  no fruit trees, and  no cereal grains  in  some  shipyards  around  his  way  it  is,  I  think  I'il  stick  to  halfway  around  in  the  Philippines  really  happy  Yonkers,  New  York,  home  before  freighters, and  get  my  time  ashore  when  he  sided  with  one  group  or grasses of  the kinds that animals  marriage.  he  decided  to  go  to  sea.  All  the  when  I  get  into  port."  of  natives over another in an  island  eat.  There  was  one  poisonous  in­ i>  4  3!'  while,  however,  he  kept  thinking  So  far,  he's  liked  all  the  ports  uprising. Only one of  the five ships  sect,  a  little  spider  that  lives  on  he started out with eventually  com­ some  of  the  beaches.  When  the  Rex  Coote,  bosun:  That  state­ about  what  the  rest  of  the  world  that  he  has  visited.  "They're  all  pleted  the  trip  in  just  two  weeks  Maoris  came  to  the  islands,  they  ment  is  right.  Nine  women  out  of  was  like,  and  the  urge  to  see  the  different," he  said.  "None of  them  ten that  are  good  world  kept  getting stronger  all  the  are  the  same,  and  there'^ always  shy  of  a  full  three  years.  How­ brought  some  dogs  and  a  kind  of  looking  know  all  time.  ever,  it  was  Magellan's  skill  and  black rat with  them in their canoes.  something  new  to  do  in  each  one  about  it.  When  Decided  To  Sail  determination  which  took  the  ves­ Eventually, when  the white settlers  of  them."  ihey  know  they  Finally, staying  in  one  place  got  He  admits,  though,  that  even  sels  over  the  greatest  unknown  came,  they  had  to  bring  into  the  are  nice  looking  to  be  just  too  much.  At  the  time,  with  six  years  sailing  behind  him,  portion  of  the sea,  a  journey from  country all  of  the cattle, sheep and  they  will  demand  Ernest  had some friends  who  were  he  still  hasn't seen  all of  the  ports  the  strait  which  bears  his  name  other  domesticated  animals,  plus  a .lot  from  a  man  sailing with  the SIU, and they  kept  in  the  world.  He's  visited  almost  to  the  Marianas,  during  which  no  clover  and  other  pasture  grasses  and  give  him  a  telling  him  stories  of  life  at  sea,  all  the  major  ones,  but  there  are  land  was  sighted  for  two  months  for  the  animals  to  eat.  Then  they  tough  time.  A  and  the  various  places  they  had  still  a  lot  of  others  that  he's  still  and  no  provisions  obtained  in  had  to import  bees  to pollinize  the  clover.  Today, New  Zealand is one  beautiful  woman  seen  since  they  had  started  sail­ looking  forward  to  seeing.  three.  of  the  greatest  sheep  and  cattle  can  mean  a lot of  ing.  it  it  That's  one  of  the  things  that  he  Certain  kinds  of  seaweed  are  countries  in  the  world,  and  has  trouble.  The  pictures  they  painted,  were  said  he  likes  about  the  rotary  hir­ many fruit  trees.  t  3!".  3^  used  for food  in  the  Orient  and  in  all the Ernest  needed, and  in  1946  ing  system.  "That  way,"  said  he,  Hawaii.  The  Japanese  have  found  3^  3^  Robert  Nelson,  AB:  As  far  as  I  he  broke  the  shoreside  ties  and  "I  can  pick  the  run  that  I want  to  these plants so important that  they  The  literary  expression  between  can  see it  doesn't  make  the slight­ found  himself  out  on  the  blue  sea  take,  and  have  an  idea  of  where  have  developed  huge  seaweed  Scylla and Charybdis,  used  by some  est  bit  of  differ­ aboard  an  SIU  ship  bound  for  I'm  going."  „,  ,  farms.  From kelp, a large  seaweed,  to  mean  double  trouble, alludes  to  ence.  If  you're  Europe.  Another  of  the  things  that  Erii­ they  manufacture  a  food  called  a dangerous water passage  between  happy  marrying  "I  made  my first  trip  in  the  est  liked  was  the  Union's  building  Kombu;  and  they  also  cultivate" a  Italy and  Sicily.  Scylla  is a  notori­ abeautiful  stewards  department,"  he  said,  program.  When  he first  joined  the  red  seaweed  which  they call  Ama­ ous  rock  or  promontory  200  feet  woman,  go  ahead  "and  I've stuck  to that  department  SIU,  the  Union's  headquarters  nori.  'Agar,  a  seaweed  found  in  high  on  the  Italian  side  of  the  and  marry  her.  ever  since.  I  like  the  work,  and  were  in  Beaver  Street.  "This  new  Japanese  and  Pacific  waters,  is  Strait  of  Messina  which  projects  If  you  don't  like  the  men  are  always  good  ship­ hall  that  we  have  in  New  York,"  used  to  make  gelatine,  candy,  pas­ into  the  sea.  Almost  opposite  the  them,  marry  one  mates."  he  said,  "and  the  one  that  we're  try and  ice cream;  in  canning fish,  port of  Messina on  the Sicilian side  who  isn't  pretty.  going  to  build  in  Baltimore  ai'e  a  Ernest  has  stuck  to  freighters  sizing  cloth,  cloth  and  clarifying  is Charybdis, a famous and  danger­ The  important  since  that  time, too,  but  has  made  big  difference  from  what  we  used  wines;  in  the  manufacture  of  pa­ ous  whirlpool.  Both  points  figure  thing is  to  marry  trips  all  over  the  world.  "I  don't  to  have."  per;  and  as  a  dressing  for  some  largely  in  Greek  mythology  and  whoever you're  happy  with.  care  too  much,"  he  said,  "whether  "The  same  thing  goes  for  the  navigation  through  the  channel  kinds of  wounds.  the  ship  is  going  to  Europe,  the  Welfare  Plan,"  he  said.  "When  I  i>  if  it  they  made  was  considered  very  i>  i>  i  John  Fitzgerald,  FWT:  I  dis­ Mediterranean, or  to  the  Far  East,  first  started  to  sail  with  the  SIU,  Travelers  who  migrated  across  dangerous  by  the  ancients.  Al­ the  Atlantic  to  America  and  the  though  the  whirlpool  is  still  re­ a^ee  with  that.  I  would  like^to  or even  if  its a  coastwise  or  inter­ there  was  no  such  thing,  but  now  marry  a  beauti­ coastal  trip.  As  long  as  the  ship  the  benefits  we  get  are  wonder  New  World  brought  more  than  garded  as  a  danger  to  navigation,  ful  woman,  be­ sounds  good  to  me,  I'll  take  it."  ful,  and  they  keep  getting  better  their  Old  World  customs  and  lan­ there is  no  more  danger  in  round­ cause  I  would'  He  says  that,  so  far,  he^  been  all  the  time."  guage with  them.  The immigration  ing Scylla  than  any  other  cape.  want  to  have  a  wife  that  I could,  look  at  every  morning  without  being  frightened.  Marrying  a  good  The  US  began  a  series of  heavy  by  a  20­year­old  member  of  a  ACROSS  DOWN  Seaweed  Jazz  band  instrument  looking  woman  air  raids  on  Habaul,  and  reported  French  patriotic  organization...  1.  What  a  good  1.  A  way  to  House:  Ger­ 35.  A  creed  skipper  sel­ travel  man  makes  a  man  that  a  number  of  Japanese  vessels  General  Henri  Honore  Giraud,  38.  Resin  from  dom  hears  2.  Member  of  21.  Island  be­ feel  better,  and  that  makes  him  in  the  harbor  were  damaged  or  military  leader  of  the  French  tropical  tree  s.  Abaft  B.P.O.E.  tween  Corsica  39.  Price­fixing  sunk.. .The US  announced  that all  troops  before  Tunis  and  Bizerte,  happy.  and  Italy  8.  Job  for  the  3.  What  Ike  won  agency  former  disputes  between  the  Brit­ was  chosen  by  the  Allies  as  Dar­ cook  23.  Italian  god­ 41.  The  Crimson  4.  F.D.R.'s  dog  '  it  it  it  dess  Tide  ish  and  the  Vichy  French  officials  lan's  successor.. .The  SUP,  which  12.  Ocean  29.  One  of  the  (Ocean,  Trans.)  9.  SmeU  42.  Hebrew  Richard  Panerali,  wiper:  No,  in  Dakar  had  Ijeen  ironed  out...  was fighting  a  move  by  the .NMU  6.  Tricked  measure  sights  in  India  13.  Drive  naU  tliat's  not  so.  You  have  to  marry  The  SIU  announced  it  would fight  and  the  War Shipping  Administra­ 27.  Member  of  s'antingly  43.  ­blanca.  7.  Four  bells  the  SlU  a  beautiful  wom­ Morocco  8.  L.A.'s  man­ 14.  Of  aircraft  a  proposal to  "freeze" all merchant  tion  to  "move  in"  on  West  Coast  15.  Minimum  crew  made  harbor  28.  Actual  being:  45.  What  Paul  an.  When  you  Lat.  seamen  in  the  industry  and  have  shipping,  got a  pledge  of  full  sup­ Revere  took  9.  Quick  look  17.  How  foc'sle  Aleutian  Is­ come  home  from  47.  Free  should  be  10.  Russian  mouur  the  US  Employment  Service  oper­ .­lort  from  the  SIU...The  British  land  48.  Man's  name  tain  range  18.  Noted  street  a  long  trip  it's  31.  Tuesday:  ate  as  a  sort  of  super  hiring  hall  anniiunced  that  their  troops  were  49.  Thieves'  hide­ in  New  Or­ 11.  Be  over­fond  good  to  have  Abbr.  out  leans  16.  Land's  ,  ...The  Air  Corps  announced  that  "advancing  slowly"  in  the  Burma  England  18.  It's  polished  (Puzzle  Answers  on  Page  25)  someone  nice  it was continuing its bombing raids  area,  by  some  waiting  for  you.  SO.  Agitated:  on  Italy  proper.  l"  9  i  i  it  10  II  Slang  You  don't  want  In the  Buna area  in New Guinea,  22.  Deepen  a  pa­ to come  to a  wife  Cairo  said  that  US  and  British  the  US  announced  that  its  troops  channel  Afire  24.  who  will  scare  forces  and  aircraft  had  reached  were  advancing  steadily,  and  had  26.  Lowest  point  is  you  back  on  the  Wadi  Matratin  in  North  Africa,  already  gained  complete control of  in  world  "  30.  German  subs  ship  again  when  you  see  her.  cutting  Marshal  Rommel's  retreat­ the  main  airfield  in  the  area...  in  WW  I  ing  columns  in  half...US  planes  Japanese  planes  raided  Calcutta  33.  Take  into  it  it  it  custody  ZO  21  23  struck  hard  at  the  Munda  area  in  34.  Port  in  Puerto  Karl  G.  Karlsson,  FWT:  That's  New  Georgia.. .Balloting  for  the  for  three  days  in  a  row...Berlin  Rico  that  its  U­boats  trailed  zr  25  126  27  28  29  right,  I  agree, because  a  beautiful  SIU's  officers ended  in  all  branch­ announced  36.  Tobacco  oven  an  Allied  convoy  for  two  days,  at­ 37.  Where  Tam­ woman  always  es... British  and  US  planes,  oper­ tacking  repeatedly  and  sinking  15  pico  is  30  32  wants  to  stay  ating  in  relays,  stepped  up  their  ships  totalling  85,000  tons,  as  well  40.  Fire:  French  del  Toro.  41.  beautiful,  but  raids over France and the low coun­ as  a  destroyer  and  a  corvette.  34  35  Panama  she  can't  im­ tries to  include  both  day and  night  Some  15  ships,  said  Berlin,  total­ 44.  Dried  coconut  meat  IST  38  39  prove  with  age.  attacks.. .Berlin  claimed  its  U­ ling  79,000  tons  were  sunk  by  U­ 46.  Nurse,  in  The less beautiful  India  boats  sank  a  12,000­ton  transport  boats  ia  other  areas... The  SIU  41  42  43  |44  45  47.  Fixed  damage  girl  can do  some­ and  torpedoed  a  "large  liner"  off  reviewed  the  happenings  of  the  90.  Flat  tableland  thing  about  im­ Gran.  ­ 91.  Girl's  name  46  48  49  past  year,  and  vowed  to  keep  on  52.  JTake  out  proving  herself,  •  3^  it  •  i  fighting  for  better  conditions  for  53.  Russian  in­ 50  152  and  in  most  Admiral  Jean  Francois  Darlan,  seameii  during  the coming  year  of  land  sea  • 4.  Sud  cases  she  will  61,  self­appointed  High  Commis­ 1943... The  Allies reaffirmed  their  (Mississippi)  53  ISS  keep  trying  hard  to  improve  andi sioner  in  French  North  and  West  determination  to  "overthrow  the  05.  Where  Cobb  to.'Please  v  »  Africa  was shot  to death in  Algiers  barbarou»iHltler4e tyrpnn>)!.'i i  fes.  r r  �December  t9,  IKt  Tbirteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Good  Shipmate'  SEAFARERS 0 LOG  December  2«, 1952  Vol.  XIV  Ne.  2«  Published  biweekly  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union.  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  AFL,  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  Tel.  STerling  8­4671.  PAxn, HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  EdUoi.  UEBRERT  BEAMD;  Miinaging  Editor,  RAT  OENISON;  Art  Editor,  BERKAEB  KAMAN;  Photo  Editor,  DANIEL  NILVA;  Staff  Writeri,  HERMAN  AJIIRCB.  IRWIN  SPIVACK.  ABX  PEBFALLJ  JERBT  RBifKB;  Guli  Area  Reporter.  BILL  MOODY.  110  Progress In  '52  With Christmas just past aniTNew Yeafs Day, 1953, coming  up fast, it's a good time to take stock and look  bapk on what's  happened  to  the  Union  in  the  past 12  months.  A  review  of  Suggests Radio  the year's  activities shows  a tremendous amount  of  progress  Program For SiU  in  different  directions:  New  welfare  benefits  like naaternity,  To  the Editor:  disabOity  and  scholarships;  the  successful  operation  of  the  Since  the  SIU  is  known  for  ac­ the  SIU Vacation Plan; the opening of new headquarters facilities  complishing the unprecedented,  thought  of  a  Union  radio  program  like  the  Port  O'  Call  and  Sea  Chest;  a  new  constitution;  a  occurred  to me  as a  workable idea.  good  start  on  the  construction  of  new  halls in  the outports,  A  radio  show  such  as  I  propose  and to cap off the year, a brand new freight contract far better  would  be modest  and impress  upon  than  anything  before  it.  the  listening  public  the  fact  that  is  merely  for  information  and  As can  be seen  from this brief  report "something  new  has  it  amusement,  telling  about  life  at  been  added."  It adds  up  to  a  pretty  impressive  record  in  a  sea.  The  whole  idea  would  be  to  pretty  busy  year, and  is further  proof  that  the SIU  is never  bring  the flavor  of  the  sea,  and  content  Jo  stand  still,  but  looks  forward  to  the coming  year  the  Union,  too,  though  not  too  ob­ as  a  new  opportvmity  to  provide  greater  benefits  for  the  viously,  to  the  public  without  try­ membership.  ing  to  sell them  anything.  4.  t  4.  The show  could  be  a  medium  to  make  public, over  a  greater  range,  any  important  ideas  culled  from  the  highlights  of  columns  in  the  A  rash  of  ship  accidents  and  disasters  in  widely­scattered  LOG.  Big  businessmen  and  public  areas  has  once  again  pointed  up  the  dangers  of  seafaring.  officials  might  possibly  be  invited  the  discussions  on  subjects  im­ The latest  series of  accidents  began  with  the  break­up  of  a  to  portant  to  people  and  Seafarers.  freighter  in the harbor of  Leghorn, Italy.  In swift succession  In  these  talks,  members  from  the  the SlU­manned Yorkmar  was driven aground off  Aberdeen,  rank­and­file could  contribute their  ITH  THE  END  OF  THE  munity  suffers,  because  the  city  as old  timers who could  Washington;  the Trench  passenger  liner  Champollion  went  views, such  year coming  up, it's the  cus­ or  town  where  the  seaman  makes  tell  how  they  fared  before  unions.  aground  in  the  harbor  of  Beirut,  Lebanon,  with  heavy  loss  This  would  afford  an  opportunity  tomary  thing to  take stock  of  what  his home  will  have  to  pitch  in  and  help  his  family  get  by.  pf . life; and  the SlU­manned  Quartette struck  a  reef  in  the  to  allow  them  to  tell  about  then­ has  happened  in  the  Union  in  the  That's  why  the  Union  is  doing  adventures  in  cases  of  shipwreck,  past  12  months.  Looking  back  at  Pacific  and  had  to be abandoned  by  her  crew.  all  the  things  it  has  done  in  the  being  torpedoed  in  wartime,  and  These  serious  accidents  happen  despite  every  precaution  world  travel,  making  for  interest­ what the  Union has done shows how  past  year  like  providing  bars  and  far  the  SIU  has  gone  beyond  just  other recreational facilities in  halls  in  ship  construction  and  all  the  modern  aids  to  navigation.  ing listening.  if  has  builf  or  will  build.  Or  They emphasize  the fact  that men  who go  to sea always face  The  entertainment  should  be  getting porkchops  for its  members.  li.ke  providing  maternity  benefits  jthe  risk  of  injury  and  death  far  from  the  ever­present  aid  about  the  sea,  for  the  mosf  part,  The  SIU  has  made  great  strides  to  help  out  with  those  heavy  bills  and  medical  treatment  that  is  usually  available shoreside.  with  comedy  kept  at  a  minimum.  toward  protecting the seaman from  that  come  along  with  new  babies,  I believe  the public  would  approve  4'  L  t  or  disability  benefits  for  the  man  of good music,  sensible  discussions,  people  who  would  cheat  him  out  who  can't  work  anymore.  Or  like  of  his dough,  giving him  a  helping  and  dramatic  adventure  tales,  so  seeing  to  it  that  the  Seafarer  is  comedy  would  not  benefit  such  a  hand when he is in trouble  through  assured  of  what  is  due  him  under  our  Welfare  Services,  and  extend­ As  was  expected,  the new  freight  agreement  won  speedy  program. Of  course, it is  necessary  ing  Union  benefits  to  his family.  law when  illness or injury  hits him.  to  keep  the  program  on  a  light,  approval in membership meetings in all ports last week.  The  airy  plane,  but  this  can  be  done  There  are  some  who  may  still  And  when  special  individual  problems  arise  that  the  Seafarer  membership's  favorable  reaction  is  further  proof  that  this  more  through  rapport  than  low  wonder  why  the  SIU  is  taking  on  can't  handle  himself,  we  have  our  these  additional  responsibilities.  neAV  contract is tops, and contains many improvements which  comedy.  Sound  effects  connected  We  could  limit  ourselves  lo  the  Welfare  Services  Department  to  with  the  sea  are  plentiful  and  never  existed  in  maritime  before.  could  offer  intriguing  background  bread  and  butter  issues  and  still  take  care  of  them.  It  might  be  a  thing  like  writing  a  letter  to  Any  doubts  about  the  superiority  of  the  new  agreement  to  the  main  program  theme,  be  it  be filling  oUr  job  as  a  Union.  But  little  his wife when  a  man is  hurt letting  there's a  very good  reason  why  the  should  be  swept  away  by  the  anguished  howls  that  have  drama,  discussion  or  music.  her  know  he's  okay,  because  he  Union  feels  it's  important  to  go  Talk  About  Halls  arisen  from  West  17th  Street,  the  home  of  the  NMU.  The  can't  write  it  himself­ at  the  mo­ NMU, as happens each year, is again complaining about "in­ Talks  could  be  presented  about  beyond  that.  ment.  It  might  be  something  like  In  the  old  days,  when  going  to  equities;"  in  other  words,  about  the  superiority  of  the SIU  the  headquarters  hall,  what  other  sea  was  a  real  tough  way  of  not  helping  a  man  get  his  citizenship.  halls in  other  ports are  doing,  and  Either way  it adds  up to  protection  agreement  as compared  to  theirs.  highlights from  the "Port Reports"  making  a  living,  the  seaman  gen­ for  the  whole  family,  not  just  the  The  SIU  has  always  been  proud  of  the  fact  that  sailing  pages  of  the  LOG.  This  attack  erally  was  responsible  to  himself  a? a Seafarer meant sailing as the  best in  maritime.  The new  would  offer  an  honest  picture  of  and nobody else.  He had  no family  man  himself.  Your  Union  feels  that  taking  on  agreement  fully  upholds  that  tradition.  the  SIU  without  making  it  overly  obligations.  Sometimes  he  had  no  these tasks  is a  proper  function  of  obvious  as  to  the  intention  of  the  permanent  home.  If  he got  robbed  a  responsible  labor  organization.  i"  ­  t  t  program.  Through  this  means,  the  of  his  payoff  in  some  waterfront  In  its  own  way  they  are  just  as  public might  tend  to visit  the halls  dive,  if  he  got  sick­and  had  to  important  as  the  porkchops.  After  and  leam  more  about seamen,  un­ spend a few months in the hospital,  all,  the  Union  is  part  of  the  com­ if  he  got  hurt  and  was  cheated  of  The  latest  SIU  operation,  supplying  of  slopchests  to  the  ions,  and  SIU  life  in  general.  due—he  was  usually  the  only  munity  just  like  the  Seafarer  and  ships from the Union's own Sea  Chest, is progressing rapidly  In  the  discussion  or  informal  his  one who suffered.  Nobody else  was  wants  to  live  up  to  its  community  chosen,  they  could  obligations.  tu the full satisfaction of  all.  As had been expected. Seafarers  conversations  be  made  to  sound  different,  away  affected  but  himself.  t  4.  4.  •   welcomed the opportunity to get  the work  gear they  need on  from  the commonplace,  if  a  narra­ But  when  the  Union  got  going  T'S  PRETTY  WELL  AGREED  and  began  to  deliver  good  condi­ board  at  prices well  below  what  they  had  been  accustomed  tor  was  used.  Somebody  with  a  tions  and  good  wages  for  the  sea­ by  all  hands  that  the  past  year  like  George  Raft's,  for  ex­ to paying, for thfe same, or even inferior, quality merchandise.  voice  ample,  would  soiuid  unique,  mat­ man, things  started  to change.  The  has been  a good  one for our  Union,  What was more surprising was the equally favorable reaction  ter­of­fact, and  down­to­earth  with  Seafarer  wanted  to  have  all  the  The  Union  has  been  able  to  ac­ benefits of  good  living he  had  been  from shipping  companies.  Letters have  been  written  to the  no two­dollar  words,  not even  two­ denied before.  That meant a  home,  complish  what  it  has done  because  Union expressing their satisfaction with the Union's handling  bit  words.  The  narrator  could  in­ a wife  and kids, a car, an education  all  Seafarers  have  stood  together  troduce  and  describe  a  scene  or  of  the supply  problem.  in  carrying  out  the  program  of  for  his  chiidren  and  all  the  other  subject,  then  a  second  party  could  The  only  people  who  are imhappy  about  the whole thing  follow  up  with  his  talk  until  a  things  that  go  with  family  life.  their  Union.  There  may  be  some  are the private slqpchest dealers, some of  whom have waxed  break  in  the  sequence  which  the  Family  Hurt  problems coming  uiAn the next few  fat  throirgh  the years  at  the expense  of  the Seafarer.  They  narrator  could  exploit  as  a  pro­ Now if  the seaman  is mistreated,  months  that  could  make  for  dif­ have set  up an organization  which  is trying with  might and  gram  highlight  before  switching  a  lot  of  other  people  are  hurt  ficulties.  but  your  Union  is  con­ besides  him.  If  he  is  cheated  or  main  to upset  the Union's  operation, but so far  they  haven't  back  to  the  other  party.  A  public,  relations  committee  robbed of  his payoff, it means more  fident  that  it  can  handle  them  in  made any  progress.  could  provide  material,  make  up  than  just  one  man  having  to  go  fine  style,  being  that  it  has  the  The  only  big­ problem  remaining  for  the  Sea  Chest  is  to  scripts,  schedule  rehe^sals,  pre­ .on tiie  bum  until  he  can  catch  a  solid kind of  support tliat Seafarers  obtain  the  necessary  facilities  to  extend  thie  service  to  all  pare  texts  for  discussion,  and  ship.  The  wife  and  kids  will  go  have  been  giving  it.  ships.  For  the  time  being,  the  Union  is  concentrating  its  choose  the  music  and  guest  par­ hungry, payments on the house will  At  this  time  we  would  like  to  ?^orts on ships put .of  North­ Atlantic ports.  The Union  will  ticipants.  if  any.  fall  due and  he is  in for  a  mess of  wish  every  Seafarer  the  best  ia  the  coming  year­—^g<^  shipping,  imake every  ^ort to­extend  the service in  the coming  year  This  wqpld  another SIU first.  •   trouble.'  WlUiun  Calefatol  ; In.­lhe. loof  run.^^e .whole. C<HO­ good  ships and  a  good  payo^  The Sea Misbehaves  W jBest—As  Always  'till  Slopehests Welcome  I I:;­­ • ;  w  i  I  �­• n.  :­4  .3  '• "• s  '2  ;  jj  '  I  • tr.  m  M  • # I  V  ­\  —  �';r  Pare  Sixteen  siAFARERS  LOd  THE  RSBBBl  LABOR  ROUND­UP  &r­ u­ •  !  f­'P\  'i'.y.  Ills'' • '"  T;  DMember  26.  1951^  •O   n the Job •   The  Lloyds Shipping  Register has  issued a  statement  asking lor any  Put 'Em In The Deep Freeze  information  concerning  three  motorships  which  have  disappeared  Frozen foods  may  be a  post­war  development for the  general  public,  without a  trace during  the past  three months.  The  437­ton Fiji  Islander  but it's  nothing new  as far  as ships  are concerned.  The industry found  Awahou  was  enroute  from  Sydney,  Australia,  to  Lord  Howe  Island.  iong  ago  that  foods  kept  in  a  deep freeze  will  stay  usable  far  longer  The  Italian  538­ton  Patriota  was  going  from  Savonna,  Italy,  to  Port  than if  they  are merely refrigerated  at above  zero temperatures.  How­ Torees,  Sardinia,  and  the  123­ton  French  Villervill  was  enroute  from  ever, it  was not  until the  last  couple of  years  that  progress  in freezing  MarseiUes  to  Ajaccio,  Corsica.  They  all  disappeared  with  absolutely  food has reached the  point where it was regarded as good as fresh  food.  no  trace  or  indication  aboul  what  had  happened  to  them.  Some  106  former  employees  of  This  is particularly  true  of  fruits,  vegetables and  fish and to some  ex­ ^  ^  the  Winchester  Jtepeating  Arms  tent of  meats as  well.  For a  while after  World  War  II  when the  frozen  Hong  Kong  marine  police  were  carefully  watching  an  unidentified  Co,  have collected a  total of  $350,­ food  boom  started,  many  people  were  disappointed  because  the  flavor  Panamanian  freighter  which  raised  steam  in  Hong  Kong  Harbor  witb­ 000  in  back  pay  for  being  fired  'and quality of  frozen foods simply didn't stack  up.  Now better methods  out  the  permission  of  the  company.  About  a  week  before,  the  Pana­ while  trying  to  organize  the  com­ of  freezing  and  packaging  have  been  developed  to  preserve  flavor.  manian  freighter  Rostro,  owned  by  the  Norwegian  company,  Wallam  pany for the  CIO United  ElectricdP  Contract  Recognition  A Co.,  slipped out of  the harbor  without permission  from  the company.  Workers.  Some  of  the  firings went  She  has  since  bCk^­n  reported  in  Communist  waters.  There  is  a  heavy  back to  1942,  when the UEW  began  This  development  has  been  recognized  in  the  new  SIU  contract,  demand  in  the  Communist­dominated  areas  for  ships,  and  so  police  its organizing drive  and three  were  which  considers  frozen  food, the  equivalent  of  fresh  supplies  for  ship­ are  now  carefully  watching  all  vessels  in  the  harbor  to  make  sure  no  fired. Some  103 were  fired Tor tak­ board  use.  In  many  ways,  frozen  food  is  superior  for  that  purpose  if  more  slip  out  without  the  owners  knowing  about  it.  ing  part  in ­a  15­minute  work stop­ properly  packaged  and  cared  for as  it  will  stay  tasty  and  usable  long  page and  submitting a  list of  griev­ after the  fresh food  has wound  up in the  garbage can.  For the steward  tr  .  ances.  Some  individual  payments  department,  pre­packaged frozen  foods eliminate a considerable amount  New  York  has  replaced  New  Orleans  as  the  top  banana  importing  of  work  and  preparation  in  cleaning,  butchering,  and  cutting  of  the  port in  the coimtry,  according to a  recent announcement  by the  Depart­ went  well  over $8,000.  food.  A  simple  item  like  spinach,  for  example,  when  frozen,  merely  ment  of  Commerce  .  .  .  The  Canadian  National  Steamship  Line  has  4  4  4  announced  that  it  plans  to replace  the  Prince  Rupert  in Pacific  service  Wage  increases of  between 1  and  has  to  be  popped  into  the  pot  and  cooked.  When  fresh,  it  Has  to  be  with  a  new  vessel  not  yet  on  order  .  .  .  The  new  Dutch  refrigerated  46  cents  an  hour  were  won  by  washed  many  times  over  and  often  the  had  leaves  have  to  be  picked  vessel  Markab  N.,  498  gross  tons,  arrived  in  New  York  on her  maiden  some  3,000  workers  in  the  Detroit  off  before  it  can  be  used.  Frozen  fruits  and  vegetables  always  come  packaged  and  have  to'be  voyage.  Tank  Arsenal  after  they  waged  a  rushed  into  the  coldest  box  on  the  ship as  soon as  they  arrive  at  the  it  successful  fight  to  be  included  dock.  To  keep  them  Bassa  Tankers,  Ltd.,  of  Liberia  has  just  placed  an  order  for  a  total  under  the  national  Chrysler  con­ in  gesd  condition  of  four  38,000  deadweight­ton  supertankers  with  the  Newport  News  tract  under  terms  providing  for  a  for a  long time they  Shipbuilding  and  Dryduck  Company.  The  vessels  will  have  a  capacity  higher  wage  structure.  The  Gov­ be kept  at a  of  336,000  barrels  each  as compared  with  the  T­2's capacity  of  129,000  ernment  recently  turned  the  oper­ have to  temperature  of  zero  barrels. Each of  the new supertankers  will be  longer than the Independ­ ation  of  the. tank  plant  over  to  the  degrees  or  lower.  ence  or  Constitution  . . . The  new  troop  transport  Upshur  has  under­ Chrysler  Corp.  Before  using, frozen  gone  her  sea  trials.  She's  a  sister  ship  of  the  luxury  troop  transports  4  4  4  fruit  and  vegetables  Barrett  and  Geiger  recently  completed  as  the first  transports  with  Members  of  the  Louisiana  Fruit  must  defrosted  complete  air  conditioning  as  well  as  cabin  class  accommodations  for  and  Vegetable  Producers  Union,  in  the be  chill  box  for  dependents.  '  ­ Local­  312,  of  the  National  Agri­ 24  hours.  They  do  4"  t  cultural  Workers,  who  are,  all  not  have  to  be  Some  700  passengers  were  transferred  to  other  liners  at  Dar  £s  small  farmers,  gained  a  total  of  thawed  before  use.  Salaam, Tanganyika,  after the  14,500­ton British  liner Uganda  damaged  $39,000  when  the  union  marketed  Frozen  meats  her  propeller  while  entering the  harbor  and  had  to  be  drydocked  r. .  tlieir  strawberry  crop  through  a  come  in  two forms;  Britain  and  Iceland  are  in  t^e  midst  of  a  dispute  over fishing rights.  central  agency and  gained a rebate  whole  sides,  quar­ Iceland,  as a  conservation measure,  closed all  waters  within four miles  of  7  cents per  crate.  ters  and  ei^ths  of  of  her  coasts  to  trawlers  of  all  nations,  forcing  British  trawlers  to  go  4  4  4  a  carcass  can  be  far  afield.  In  answer,  British  merchants  have  refused  to  purchase  any  The  NLRB  has  ruled  that  the  frozen,  wrapped  in  catches  from  Icelandic  trawlers.  rent charged to employees living in  a cloth  imd  hung on  TAKES UP  4"  4  4  company­owned  houses are  subject  hooks  in  the  box.  LESS SPACE­ Chile  has  just  passed  a  law  which  requires  that  50  percent  of  all  to  union  negotiations  and  can  be  However,  this  sys­ exports  from  Chile  must  be  carried  on  Chilean  bottoms  .  .  .  The  considered  part  of  "wages."  The  tem  has  little  ad­ KEEPS  operators  of  American  Flag  tramp  tonnage  met  with  the  US'Military  ruling  was  brought  on  when  the  vantage  because  the  BETTEft  Sea  Transport  Service to  try  to  iron  out  the  grievances  they  had.  The  AFL  United  Cement,  Lime  6c  cook  has  to  thaw  an  entire  chimk  in  order  to  cut  off  the  steaks  and  tramp  operators  claim  that  USMSTS  is  in  competition  with  them  by  Gypsum  Workers  accused  the  Le­ chops he  wants.  The  rest  of  the  piece  then has  to be  refrozen.  Aside  chartering tonnage  when there  is privately­owned  tramp tonnage avail­ high  Portland  Cement  Co.  with  from  the  fact  that  this  involves  all  the  woilc  of  butchering  meat,  the  able  for  charter  .  . The first of  four  new  Diesel  tugs ordered  by the  refusing to  bargain  when  the  com­ frequent thawing  of  carcasses  lessens the  life of  the meat  considerably.  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  was  launched  in  Camden,  NJ.  pany  jacked  up  the  rents  on  its  Pre­Packaged  Foods  Better  houses and  refused to even  discuss  .444  While the  practice of storing meat in carcass form  is istill  widespread,  The  Navy  Department  approved  plans for  a  third  high  speed  60,000­ the  matter  with  the  union.  the use  of  pre­cut and  pre­packaged meats  is far superior.  Most meats  ton  super aircraft  carrier large  enough to  handle  jet bombers.  She will  4  4  4  can  be obtained  in this  form.  They keep  better, take  less space  in the  be  similar  to  the  carrier  Forrestal  now  under  construction.  The  President  Truman  overruled  the  freezer,  are  easier  to  store  and  handle,  more  sanitary  and  far  less  Forrestal  is  estimated  to  cost­  about  $218  million  .  .  ,  The  trading  Wage  Stabilization  Board  and  trouble  tc prepare  for cooking.  schooner  Maggie  Blackwood  of  St. John's,  Newfoundland, ran  aground,  granted ..the  full  $1.9fi­a­day  wage  other frozen  foods, frozen meats  should  be kept  at zero  degrees  and  sank  as  soon  as  she  was  refloated  .  .  .  Venezuela  has  announced  hike negotiated by the United Mine  or Like  below.  these  temperatures,  they will  be  good  as  long as  a  year.  that  it  is  seriously  thinking  of  establishing a  large  government­owned  Workers  and  the  soft  coal  indus­ When  the  At  temperature  goes  up  to  ten  degrees,  the  meat  may  feel  tanker fleet  so that  "we can  carry a  fair share  of  our own  oil exports."  try.  The  WSB  had  cut "the  coal  frozen  hard,  but  soft  spots  will  develop  which  can  lead  to  spoilage.  4  4  4  settlement  to  $1.50  per  day,  and  At  ten  degrees,  pork  will  start  going  bad  in  as  little  as  two  months,  The  Holland­American  Line  has  announced  that  the  liner  New  had  said  that  any  higher  increase  while  beef  will  start  to  go rancid  in four  or five  months.  Amsterdam  will  sail  from  Boston  to  Ireland  on  a  pilgrimage  headed  would  threaten  the  whole  stabili­ 'Test  of  the  Nose'  by  the  Most  Rev.  Richard  J.  Cushing,.  Archbishop  of  the  Roman  zation  pattern.  The  President  said  A slighf degree of  rancidity is not harmful  and the  meat can  be used,  Catholic  Archdiocese  of  Boston  .  .  .  The  new ­Pier  57,  North  River,  he  granted  the  full  raise  to  the  but  where meat  is very  rancid,  it  is unfit  for eating.  The  "tpst of  the  which  incorporates  the  new  idea  of  concrete  pontoons,  is  about five  375,000  coal  workers  to  keep  the  nose" will  quickly  show  that  Jie meat  is bad,  as it  will  smell offensive  mouthy  behind  schedule.  New  York  City  reported,  but  will  begin  to  new  administration  from  being  when  thawed  out.  look  like  a  pier  by  the  end  of  this  year  .  .  Israel  instituted  a  wide  faced  with  a  crisis.  Some  meats  like  smoked  pork  will  get  moldy  on' the  outside.  The  search  for  a  small  naval  craft  which  disappeared  off  "  .rast  during  4  4  4  mold  can  be cut  off  with a  knife  leaving  the rest  of  the  piece of  meat  a  storm  with  seven  men  aboard.  A  bus  strike  that  would  tie  up  in  good  condition.  The  important  thing  to  remember  s  to  keep  the  4  4  4  ^  New  York  City's  bus  trasportation  meats  properly  packaged  for  as  long  as possible,  as  well  as at  proper  A  New  York  City  Board  of  Estimate  member has  suggested  that  the  was scheduled  to sUrt  at midnight  temperature.  Once  the  meat  gets  exposed  to  air  it  can  turn  rancid  city's Marine  and  Aviation  Department  be  abolished,  and  the manage­ on  New  Year's  Eve,  when  the con­ and dirt  and mold  will collect  on them.  It's okay  if  certain meats  like  ment  of  the  city­owned  piers  and  waterfront  facilities  be  turned  over  tract  of  the  Transport  Workers  sausages,  cold  cuts  and  ham  are  stowed  on  shelves  in  the  meatbox,  to  the  New  York Port  Authority  .  .  .  The  18,000­ton  liner  LaGuardia,  Union,  CIO,  expires.  The  union  provided that  the cook  hasn't opened too many  packages, keeping these  w hich was  launched in  1944 as  the troop  transport General  Richardson,  asked  to  be  present  at  a  special  meats  for  a  long  time  exposed  to the  air.  was towed  to her  anchorage  in the  James  River,  Va., reserve  fleet ,  ,  .  meeting  of  the  city's  Board  of  Another  way  to  cause  spoilage  is  by  tucking  hams  and  cold  cuts  ThevEsso  Bpngor,  newest  Esso  supertanker,  was  launched  in  Newport  Estimate to discuss means of  avert­ in  empty  comers  and  above  rails  where  they  can  be  forgotten  until  News.  The 26,800­ton  tanker  is  628  feet  long.  ing  the  coming  strike.  somebody  notices  the  smell  of  meat  that's  gone  bad,  '  v  Burly  ... And  A Bappif  New Year  Hy  Bernmrd  Seumnm  �Decemlxr  %t,  195;t  S  EAFA RE RS  ^LOG  Keeping Warm in New  Orieans  Pare  Seventeep  1952­ lllstorieal For SIU  (Continued  from  page  2)  The  International  Labor  Presf  The  Union  announced  a  maternity  from  the  bonds  went  a  long  way  benefit  of  $200  plus  a. $25  bond  for  Association  awarded  top  honors  t.o  toward  paying  the  expenses  of  op­ each  new­born  child  of  a  Seafarer,  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  for  editor­ eration  of  the  Plan.  In  Washing­ plus  disability  benefits  of  $15  a  ial  excellence, as  well  as  two other  ton,  the  House  Merchant  Marine  week  for  seamen  who  no  longer  awards  in  its  annual  contest.  With  the  Port  O'Call  being  im­ Committee  opened  hearings on  the  were able  to work.  Like other  wel­ long­range  shipping  bill.  The  SIU  fare  benefits,  these were  at  no  cost  mensely  popular  with  the  member­ was  in  the  forefront  of  the fight  to  the  members.  The  Union  also  ship,  the  Union  expanded  facilities  for  legislation  to establish  a  strong  announced  plans  to  build  a  hotel  by  opening  a  full­fledged  night  club in  the  adjoining  headquarters  for members  on  the  beach.  merchant  marine.  In  May  the  March  of  Dimes  an­ By  July  3,  the  Welfare  Plan  had  cafeteria.  A  great  many  AFL  con­ nounced  that  Seafarers  had  con­ paid  out  $10,000  in  maternity  ben­ vention  delegates  attended  the  tributed  over  $6,9()0  to  the  1952  efits,  while  vacation  payments  opening,  and  the  new  club  won  March  of  Dimes,  a  record  sum.  On  passed  the  million  dollar  mark.  wide  attention  in  the  press.  the  15th  of  the  month.  Seafarers  The  LOG  revealed  that  the  De­ New  Baltimore  Hall  started  voting  in  a  secret  ballot  fense  Department  was  trying  to  At  the  beginning  of  October  the  referendum  on  whether  to  build  put  over  a  plan  to  give  50  Liber­ Union  bought  a  four  story  building  new  halls  in  the  outports.  The  lies to  Japanese  shipping  interests  in  Baltimore  and  went  ahead  with  referendum  carried  by  91  percent.  Congress  passed  a  modified  long­,  plans  for  a  new  branch  hall  that  On  May  27,  the Sailors  Union  of  range  shipping  bill  with  many  of  would  be  as fine,  or finer,  than  its  the  Pacific  went  on  strike  on  the  its  important  features  deleted.  headquarters  in  New  York.  West  Coast  and  the  SIU  pledged  Welfare  Service  Dep't  SlU­contracted  companies agreed  full  support.  The  tanker  Michael    the  end  of  the  month,  the  to a  ten cent  increase  in  daily  wel­ Seafarers  find  the  new  television  room  in  the  New  Orleans  hall  collided  with  an  oil  barge  in  the  • it  SIU  set  up  a  new  Department  of  fare  contributions  and  a  15  cent  warm  and  comfortable,  as  one  of  the  local  newspapers  (lower  Delaware  River and  burned  for six  Welfare  Services  to  give  better  increase  in  vacation  payments,  right)  headlines,  "Season's  First  Freeze  Expected  Here  Tonight."  hours  while  Seafarers  aboard  her  personal  services  to  men  in  hos­ fought  the flames.  Crewmembers  pitals,  as  well  as to  Seafarers  gen­ paving  the  way  for  additional  ben­ of  the  Southland  were  awarded  erally  in connection  with  their  per­ efits  for  Seafarers.  Results  of  the  medals  in  a  public  ceremony  by  sonal  problems  of  various  kinds.  constitution  referendum  were  an­ the  city  of  Savannah  for  their  A  resolution  calling  for  revision  nounced, with  the membership  vot­ heroic  rescue  of  the  Flying  Enter­ of  the  constitution  to  better  safe­ ing  95  percent  in  favor.  Scholarship  Plan  prise  crew.  A  Seafarer  who  was  guard  membership  rights  was  sub­ Later  in  the  month,  the  Union  badly  burned  on  a  Cities  Service  mitted  by  port  agents  and  head­ tanker  received  an  $85,000  settle­ quarters  representatives.  It  subse­ announced  additional  welfare  ben­ ment  of  his  suit  against  the  com­ quently  received  three  readings  at  efits.  A  college  scholarship  plan  pany.  three  successive  membership  was  instituted  to  provide  $1,500  year  period  before  he files  a  pe­ (Continued  from  page  2)  Private  Eye  Exposed  meetings  and  was  reported  on  by  annual  scholarships  to  Seafarers  aliens  who  may  not  be  able  to  get  tition  for  naturalization.  On  May  30  the  SEAFARERS  a  rank  and file  constitution  com­ and  their  children.  Disability  ben­ a  ship  within  the  29­day  period  is  In  addition,  seamen  who  have  LOG  exposed  the  plot  of  a  private  mittee.  The  committee  approved  efits  to disabled  Seafarers  were  in­ uncertain at  present.  completed five  years'  service  on  eye  against  Philip  Pron,  who  had  the  proposed  changes  and  recom­ creased  to  $20  a  week.  The  Wel­ When  such  permission  to  land  American  ships  before  September  become blind  aboard ship.  The man  mended  a  30­day  referepdum  on  fare  and  Vacation  Plan  offices  an­ has  been  granted,  the  immigration  30,  1950,  can  apply  for  naturaliza­ in  question  had  been  part  of  the  them  to  begin  August  18.  nounced  that  the  two  funds  had  officer  will  endorse  the  form  1­95  tion  even  if  they  haven't  been  ad­ anti­labor  apparatus  that  was  used  The  Brotherhood  of  Marine  En­ paid  out  over  $2  million  since  the  accordingly.  He  may,  if  he  wants  mitted  for  permanent  residence.  against  the  SIU  during  the  Cities  gineers,  an  autonomous  SIU  Dis­ plans  started  functioning.  to,  limit  the  alien  to  less  than  29  This  revives  the  old five  year  law  Service  drive.  He  was  now  trying  trict,  set  up  a  plan  whereby  Sea­ Seafarers crewed  the first  of  the  days  ashore.  that  was  discontinued  in  1950.  to  discredit  Pron's  lawsuit  against  farers  who  wanted  to  get  engi­ brand  new  Mariner  class  ships,  Can  Refuse  Payoff  Seamen  in  this  category  will  have  the  company.  neers'  licenses  could  do  so.  The  the  Keystone  Mariner,  for  Water­ Should  the  immigration  inspec­ to  make  application  before  Decem­ The  panel  of  judges for  the Sea­ BME  provided  study  material  and  man  SS  Co.  The  rank  and file  tor  feel  that  he  cannot  safely  per­ ber  23,  1953.  farers  Art  Contest,  including  Ham  arranged  for schooling.  Many  men  credentials committee found 75 can­ mit  the  alien  to  land  and  ship  on  A  third  clause  of  the  act  affect­ Fisher,  creator  of  "Joe  Palooka,"  who  got  licenses  were  then  placed  didates  qual'fied  for  the  49  A&G  another  ship,  he  can  refuse  to  al­ ing  seatime  permits  a  man  to  and  Walt  Kelly, creator  of  "Pogo, "  on  BME  ships.  posts  at  stake  in  the  Union  elec­ low  the  crewman  to  pay  off  or  get  count  time  served  on  shipboard  picked  the  winners of  the first  SIU  In  August,  the  Union  set  up  a  tions.  Voting  got  underway  on  No­ a  discharge.  In  this  case,  the  before  September  23,1950, towards  art  contest.  The  Seafarers'  work  new  SIU  Tanker  Organizing  Com­ vember  1 in  all  ports.  alien  seaman  can  get  shore  leave  his five  year  residence requirement  was  on  exhibit  for  two  weeks  fol­ In  November,  the  SIU  tanker  mittee  and  reactivated  the  post  of  provided  he  agrees  to  leave  the"  if  he  is  admitted  for  permanent  lowing  the  contest  closing.  committee  announced  that  more  Director of  Organization.  The SUP  US on  the same  ship and  from  the  residence  subsequently.  This  al­ Maternity  Benefits  won  its* 63­day  strike  against  West  than. 80  percent  of  the 1.000  Atlan­ same  port  as  he  arrived  on.  lowance  will  expire  September  23,  The  month  of  June  brought  with  Coast  shipowners,  with  a five  per­ tic  Refining  tankermen  had  signed  This  procedure  is  designed  for  1955.  it  brand  new SIU  Welfare  benefits.  cent  increase  and  other  benefits  SIU  pledge  cards  and  predicted  crewmembers  of  foreign  flag  ships  Steward  department  member.^  ultimate  success  in  the  drive.  who would  ordinarily leave  port on  on  the  tanker  Wanda  received  $2,­ Meanwhile  the  unionized  tanker  the  same  ship  on  which  they  ar­ 100  in  disputed  overtime  as  the  comnanies  had  agreed  to  revisions  rived.  But  it  can  be  applied  to  SIU got  after the  company  for fail­ of  general  rules  and  working  rules  aliens  on  American  flag  ships.  If  Rating  New  Scale  Increase  ure  to  pay  port  time overtime.  An­ )f  the  contract.  1 Scale  the  company  wants  to  pay  off  an  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Shoregang  Pacts  other  SIU  ship,  the  Steel  Naviga­ alien  affected  by  this regulation,  it  $14.27  tor,  donated  21  pints  of  blood  to  The  Union  signed  shoregang  $378.00  $363.73  has to. get  consent from  the  Immi­ 24.35  the  Singapore  blood  bank  in  re­ agreements  providing  jobs for  men  353.85  329.50  gration  officer  in  charge  by  mak­ Carpenter  with  own  tools.  oo­ 50  36.85  turn  for  aid  that  had  been  given  on  the  beach  in  Mobile  and  New  373.85  ing  a  request  in  writing.  Here  AB  Maintenance  330.75  24.55  a  sick  Seafarer  in  that  port.  Orleans.  It  also  started  supplying  306.20  again, nobody  knows  yet how  many  gear  for sea­going slop  chests from  39.43  302.32  262.89  Tanker  Drive  aliens  on  American  ships  will  be  the  SIU  Sea  Chest,  passing  the.  39.43  302.32  262.89  The  Union  subsequently  an­ affected  by  this  regulation,  and  13.15  nounced  the  start  of  a  drive  on  savings  on  to  the  Seafarers.  239.40  226.25  how  long  it  will  take  to  get  them  Final  settlement  was  reached  on  the  tankers  of  the  Atlantic  Refin­ paid  off.  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  a  new  general  freight  agreement  ing  Company,  so  as  to  bring  SIU  A  crewmember  so  affected  can  22.27  470.99  448.72  in  December,  providing five  to  15  also  request  transfer  to  another  34.74  benefits  to  these  tankermen.  By  percent  wage  increases,  boosts  in  438.76  404.02  September  5,  50  percent  of  the  ship  to  leave  the  country  on.  18.16  men  in  the fleet  380.97  362.81  had  signed  overtime  rates and  a  large  number  Otherwise  he  has  to  leave  on  the  of  improvements  in  working  con­ 41.24  pledges.  340.74  299.50  same ship  that  he  arrived  on.  ditions  and  general  rules.  18.83  390.96  372.13  Meanwhile  Union  and  operator  .  Five  Year  Time  All  in  all  it  was  a  crowded  year  ­ 29.82  representatives  got  started  on  the  359.32  329.50  Another  provision  of  the  Mc­ 16.46  big  job  of  rewriting  the  SIU  con­ of  accomplishment  for  the  Union.  345.96  329.50  With  1953  coming  up.  the  Union  Carran  Act  involves  residence  re­ 41.94  tract  from  top  to  bottom.  321.46  279.52  could  look  forward  to further  gains  quirements  for  citizenship.  This  An  air­conditioning  system  was  39.43  302.32  262.89  for  the  Seafarers.  provides  that  a  resident  alien  can  40.60  installed in  the New Orleans branch  327.13  286.53  count  time  served  on  board  a  US­ hall  as  part  of  the  Union's  pro­ 302.32  39.43  gram  of  improving  shoreside  fa­ 262.89  flag  vessel  towards  his  residence  39.43  cilities.  302.32  requirement  for  citizenship.  Such  262.89  time  will  have  to  be  within  a five  286.99  37.43  249.56  On  August  20,  the  SlU­manned  13.98  Western  Farmer  was  hit  by  a  Nor­ 2S8.53  274.55  Applications  for  the  mater­ 438.76  23.34  wegian  tanker  in  the  English  chan­ Reefer  Engineer  (When  1 carried)..  415.42  nity  benefit  must  be supported  nel.  The  ship  then  split  in  half  Reefer  Engineer  (when  3 carried)—  by  the  following  documents:  404.69  19.27  and  sank.  Crewmembers  were  res­ 385.42'  Cfiief  cued  by  Dover  and  Ramsgate  life­ • Y   our  marriage  certificate.  359.94  17.14  342.80  First  Assistant  ...  Seafarers  who  lose  baggage    birth  certificate  dat­ 16.89  boatmen.  When  the crew  got  back  • Baby's  333.37  Second  Assistant  ..  317.48  home  it  chipped  in  to  buy  plaques  ing  birth  after  April  1,  1952.  checks for gear checked  at any  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  for  the  lifeboat  crews,  expressing  SIU  baggage  room  should  • The discharge    from  the  last  368.16  42.53  its  thanks  for  the  rescues.  325.63  notify  that  particular  hall  ship  you  sailed  jn  before  the  Nominations Start  340.74  41.24  299.50  right  away  so  that  no  one  can'  baby  was  born.  In  September,  Seafarers  started  Improperly  claim  the  baggage  340.74  41.24  299.50  Processing  of  all  applica­ nominating themselves  for 49  A&G  with that  check.  Headquarters  312.76  40.89  272.87  tions  can  be  speeded  up  by  at  elective  offices  that  were  to, be  on  officials  advise  you  to. do  this  298.49  38.94  259.55  the  ballot  in  the  Union's  elections.  least  three, days  if  photostatic  immediately  to  avoid  loss  of  237.57  ­  11.32  The  Maritime  Trades  Department  copies  of  the  three  documents  your  gear  and/or  trouble  237.57  11.32  had  a  two  day  convention  in  New  226.25  are  sent  ,in.  Applications  claiming  it  later  on.  Make  should  be  made  to  Union  Wel­ Sure you  notify  the hall  where  The  overtime rates for  unlicensed  personnel  are $1.48  and $1.87  per  York  just  before  the  AFL  conven­ fare  Trustees,  c/o  SIU  head­ ,  4he  baggage  was  checked  as  hour. ­ All  those  receiving  less  than  $298.49  per  month  will  be  paid  tion,  In  Baltimore,  the  branch  quarters,  675  Fourth  Avenue.  membership'  elected  a  building  Jsobn  as  you find  out  you'ye  overtime  at  the  $1.48  rate.­. All  those  receiving  $298.49  per  month  or  ^  B'klyn  32,  NY.  more  will  be  paid  overtime  at  Uie"$1.8'f  rate.  All  wages, and  overtime  committee  to  look  over^  potential  check.  • *    • ''  *  raffed#­ate  retroactive  to  '  ^Sites' for' a riiewhall.­'  New  Immigration  Law  in Effect, Rules  Hazy  • '1  "'M  New  Freight  Scale  Hotv to Applg  For Birth Pag  Report  Lost  Baggage Cheek  .1  .­• 1  fA  �PafeElrhieoi • A­  '•   DecMnber  28.  l9St H  Sl^  AFARERS  LOG  Something tHd^  Something  New  Seafarers In Aetion  Hope springs eternal within the breast of  man, a  poet  wrote  in  days  long  past,  and  so  it  is today.  In these modern  times of  reckless haste  and  rapid  romance,­  if  love  and  hope  do  not. spring eternal, they are, at the very least, given a vigorous push.  The  crew  of  the  Azalea  City  A  helping  hand,  attaching.^  (Waterman)  has  its  own  prlv&te  itself  to  Cupid's  ever­taut'  movie  house  going  when  Seafarer  Jjowstring,  was  applied  last  David  Sacher sets  up  his  projector  month down  in  the nation's Capitol  • s\  : '.  to  further  the  chances  of  romance  for  one  of  the  SIU  Seafarers.  The  plot  of  this  multiple  love  drama  begins  In  the  summer  of  1952.  Paul  D.  Lewis,  Jr.,  brother  of  Seafarer Leonard  W. Lewis,  met  Susanne  Balmer,  a'very  attractive  "  lady  from  the  beautiful  mountain  regions of  Gstaad, Switzerland.  He  dated  her  In  American  fashion,  showing her  the sights of  Washing­ ton  from  the front  seat  of  a flashy  convertible.  In  September,  how­ ever,  the  plot  thickened,  but  not  in  the  accustomed  manner.  It  was  then  that  Leonard  and  Newlyweds  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  W.  Lewis  being  serenaded  in  Charles  E.  Rawllngs  came  upon  true  nuptial­day  fashion.  the  scene  and  love  bloomed  along  with  the cherry­blossoms.  As  ship­ mates  will  sometimes  do,  the  sea­ faring  buddies  headed  for  the  Roma  Restaurant  In  the  heart  of  the  city  for  some  liquid  refresh­ n\ent.  It  was  there  that  Leonard  met  Susanne,  a  waitress,  through  the  offices  of  brother  Paul,  .and  love's  young  song  was  sung.  Another  Love  Blooms  On  the  day  that  Leonard  and  Susanne  tied  the  nuptial  knot  (for  It  was done  that  quickly), act  three  of  the  little lov§,  tale  began  to  un­ fold.  There  It  was  that  Charles,  Leonard's  best  man, saw  the lovely  Mary  Bostic  for  the first  time.  Mary  was  the  maid  of  honor  and  Charles the  best  man.  What  better  arrangement  for  love's first  tete­ Maid  of  Honor  Mary  Bostic  and  Best  Man  Charles  Rawllngs meet  a­tete!  Struck  speechless  by  her  before  ceremony.  Cnpid  swung  his  arrow  their  way.  entrancing  beauty,  Charles fell  un­ der  her  spell  and  longed  that  the  marriage  ceremony  had  been  for  them  as  well  as  for  the  others.  At  last  report,  Charles  was  still  t­ speechless,  and  the  romance  had  not  as yet  bom  fruit.  The  new  ro­ James  King,  52­year­old  Seafarer  who  joined  the  SIU  10  mance,  born  and  blessed  under  the  ye?rs ago, died last October 29 while in the performance of  his  shadow  of  the  old,  was  awaiting  duties aboard the Alcoa Roamer, a cargo freighter bound upon  the  approval  of  Mary  before  any  its commercial way.  ^  additional  steps  could  be  taken.  It  Immediately the master, of­ bereavement  less  arduous  with  Is  hoped.  In  several  quarters,  that  further  action  will  not  be  long  In  ficers and crew of  the Roamer  notes  of  sympathy  along  with  a  coming.  pitched in to make the family's  healthy  contribution  from  all  on  board.  A  radiogram,  expressing  the  thoughts  of  those  who  knew  him,  was  sent  ship  to  shore  to  the dead  man's  family.  It  read,  simply:  "Please  notify  Mrs,  James  King  This will be the last  time  thfs year  I let  the air  out  of  my  that  the  master,  officers  and  crew  the  Alcoa  Roamer  deeply  sym­ head.  Since it  is  the  festive  season,  I'm  trying  to  be  joyful  of  pathize  with  her  In  the  loss  of  a  toward  all mankind,  but  I can't  help  passing  on  a few  tasty  shipmate  and friend  we  had  grown  tid­bits  about  "Mr.  Water­­*—  to  admire  and  respect  as  a  leader  man."  pretend  you're  standing  under  a  of  men  and  whose  tireless  devo­ Butch  Wright,  left,  and  Charles  Collins,  second  from  left,  ship­ tion  to  his  calling  Is  reflected  In  Recently  on  one  ship  the  cold  shower.  mates aboard  the Jeff  Davis, meet  with  Willie Reynolds  and Picket  the  condition  of  not  only  this  ves­ crew complained  they had  no  place  Prices  Rise  Lusk,  right,  from  the  Neva  West  In  Bremen,  Germany.  Lusk  and  to  hang  their  work  gear.  The  next  A?  for  performers,  you  didn'J  sel,  but  In  other  ships In  which  he  Wright,  who  sent  In  the  photo  of  the  group,  were  classmates  in  day  the  port  captain  sent  down  a  find  any  In  this  crew,  but  If  you  has  sailed.  Many  of  us  will  write  Aberdeen,  Miss.,  back  in  their  younger  days.  dozen  nails.  They  also  had  a  beef  didn't stagger  back to  the ship  you  to  her  personally  to  express  our  about  green  spots  on  the  chickens.  were  considered  lame.  As  It  Is  deep  feelings,  fully  realizing  that  The  port  steward  claimed  they  everywhere  else,  prices  are  going  nothing  we  can  say  will  ease  the  were chlorophyll­fed. This same  of­ up around  San Juan. Danny  Alvlno  shock of  losing such  a  husband  and  ficial has authored  an article titled,  swears  that  if  the  price  for  liquor  shipmate  as  Jimmy  King.  Signed.  "90  Ways  To  Torture  An  Ox­Tail."  goes  any  higher,  he'll  have  to  give  Master,  officers  and  crew,  Alcoa  Roamer."  Now  I  know  what  hajppened  to  the  up smoking.  More  Aid  Coming  "vanishing  buffalo."  I  hated, to  say  adlos,  but  before  A  New  York  hotel  is  lamenting  I  left  I  promised  to  send  500  kids  There  was  still  more  to  come.  The Seafarers  are stUI  in  there doing  more  than  their  bit  that  Max  Hart­lson,  formerly  with  a  pair  of  ice skates  the first  day  It  An  excerpt  from  the  letter  of  Gal  for  Uncle Sam.  our  Welfare  Plan,  hqs  gone  back  snowed  in  San  Juan.  Well,  I guess  Tanner,  Mobile  agent  of  the  SIU,  Although  innumerable  members of  the  Union  served  their  to Mobile.  His hotel  got stuck  with  the  Christmas  spirit  has caught  on  to  the  Union  hall  In  New  Orleans,  country  admirably  and  weliy  four  tons of  grits.  My  only  hope  Is  everywhere.  The  .big  problem  King's  home  town,  added  the fin­ Recognizing  gallantry  "above  that  the  coming  year  won't  neces­ seems  to  be  what  to  give  the  girl  ishing touches  to the episode.  Tan­ during  the  late,  unlamented' and  beyond  the  call  of  duty"  in  skirmish of  World War II, the  the  performance  of  his  duties.  sitate  my  taking  a  job  with  the  who doesn't smoke. Above all,  don't  ner's letter  read. In  part:  "Enclosed  you  will find  a  check  Korean  struggle  continues  to  tax  Gen.  James  Van  Fleet,  Command­ "Big  W."  They've  just  about  com­ forget  the  little  woman.  Remem­ pleted  cutting overtime  and stores.  ber  her, all year  long  working over  for  the  amount  of  $400.00  which  the  manpower  of  the  nation,  de­ er  of  the  Eighth  Army,  personally  They  may  resort  next  time  to  a  hot  stove—get  her  a  cold  stove.  represents a  donation  to Mrs.  Rhea  manding  sacrifices  anew  from  the  presented  the  Purple  Heart  to,  v. King, 118  East  View  Drive,  New  people  and  the  members  of  the  K^hedy  as  he  lay  In  a  Base  Hos­ throats.  As for  Junior, I suppose one  of  the  Orleans,  Louisiana,  from  the  Mas­ SIU,.  pital  bed  In  Korea  last  Thanksglv­ However, as  I started to  say, this  new  head  shrinking  outfits  would  ter,  Officers  and  Crewmembers  of  Former. Seafarer Donald  H. Ken­ ing  Day.  is the  festive season  so let  us deter  be  just  the  thing.  Paddy  McCann  the  Alcoa  Roamer,  the  vessel  on  froni "Mr.  Glooni."  Outside  of  the  must  be  sending  out  some  rather  which  Brother  James  King  was  nedy. A .22­year­old  private  in  the,'  Young  Kennedy  had  sailed  with  usual runTpf­the­mlU, beefs  my  stay  large  gifts.  He's  been  keeping  all  working  at  the  time  of  his  d6ath.  Eighth  Army  who  makes  his home  the  SIU  for  four  years  before  be­ has  been  fairly  ^ood  on  the  the  Brooklyn  funeral  parlors  busy  V/ou!d  you  please  deliver  this  in  Lynn, Mass.,  recently gave  more  ing Inducted  Into the  Army in  Feb.  than  he  was  iasked  to  give  In  Ko­ 1952.*  He  was  shipped  to  Korea  Frances.  Each  trip  we  carried  fine  looking for empty  boxes.  check  to  Mrs.  King  and  express  rea.  Serving  In  the  front  lines  of  last  October.  His  brother, Dan,  has  looking passengers—^very  well  bred  All  the  brothers  are  welcome  to  the  thoughts  of  the  Union  upon  />  battle,  Kennedy  was  seriously  retired  "his  SIU  book,  going  into  —and  not  badly  buttered  either.  see  me  for  their  present  at  any  her  loss."  wounded  last  Nov.  26  when  »• l and  business  for  himself.  Leo  J. Kien­ D­iwn  among  the  sheltering  palms  time.  This , year  I!m  giving  away  And  so  the  sea.  In­ fact,  had  mine  blew  his  right  leg  off  below  nedy,  father of  the  boys, sails  as a  the newest  dance craze Is  the Mam­ advice.  .  claimed  another  son,  but  he  was  the  knee.  He  received  multiple  chief, steward  with  the  SlU,  mak­ bc'ero.  It's  very  easy  ttoJ do.­i.­Just  Campbell  f  forgotten' by  bia shiphiatea.  •  wounds oil  his thighs as  well.  a^6omp9ett­'Urilbd  fanflbr.''''­ Shipmates Ease Pain Of  Loss  For Bereaved Wife Of Bosnn  W'  of  his  way  to  whip  up extra  cakes,  pies  and  other  delicacies  that  really  topped  off  the  meals In  fine  style.  The  extra  work  was  appre­ and  lets  her  roll.  Sacher  has  been  ciated  by  all  hands.  Frank  is  a.  showing  films  Hosier  through  and  through,  hav­ regularly  aboard  ing  been  bom  In  Indiana  28  years  the  ship,  includ­ ago  last  July.  He  still  makes  his  ing  the  Battle  of  home  there.  In  the  town  of  Vin­ Wall  Street,  one  cennes.  He  joined  the  SIU  In  of  the films made  Norfolk  in  1944  and  has  been  sail­ by  the  SIU.  ing  with  the  Seafarers  ever  since,  Sacher halls  orig­ t  4.  inally  from  the  Those  long  offshore  tanker  runs  nutmeg  state  of  can  prove  a  little  mgged  on  the  Connecticut,  and  ship's  steward.  He  has  to  try  to  Sacher  celebrated  h 1 s  vary  the  dally  menu  enough  to  25th  birthday  just  a  few  days  ago.  keep  the men  from getting  tired  of  He's  been  an  SIU  member  since  the  food,  and  he  also  has  to  re­ January  12,  1945,  when  he  joined  plenish  stores  abroad  where  It's  sometimes  difficult  to get  the  best  up  In  the  port  of  New  York.  quality­on  perishables.  4"  4"  4"  It's  particularly  tough  when  the  One  of  the  Union's  real  old­ department loses  a  man and  has to  timers,  Charles  O.  Lee,  was  re­ sail  shorthanded,  throwing  a  lot  of  cently  elected  ship's  delegate  by  extra  work  on  the  rest  of  the  gal­ acclamation  on  the  Petrollte,  a  ley  crew.  Steward  Walter  Marcus  Mathiasen tanker. The crew  aboard  faced  this  kind  of  a  situation  on  should  be  assured  of  top  notch  the  Fort  Bridger  (US  Petroleum  representation  because  Lee's  been  Carriers) which  Is now  on the  Near  with  the  Union  ever  since  Decem­ East  shuttle,  ber, 1938,  and knows  the  score. He  when  the  chief  joined  the  SIU  In  Jacksonville,  cook left  the ship  Florida,  on  December  27,  just  14  in  Naples.  The  years ago tomorrow.  Before that  he  crew  evidently  was a  Union  man  with the  old  AFL  felt  that  Marcus  Seamen's Union.  Lee  Is a  native of  has  been  doing  a  Florida, having  been  bom  there In  fine  job  under  1912,  and  still  makes  his  home  In  the  circum­ Sanford,  Fla.  He  sails  with  the  stances,  because  deck  gang.  they  gave  him  a  Marcus  vote  of  thanks  3^  i  i  One  man  who  really  must  enjoy  for  the  good  food  the  department  his  work  Is  Frank  Judah,  who  is  Is  turning out.  They  also  point  out  the  ship's  baker  aboard  the  Mae  that  Marcus  refused  to  accept  in­ (Bull  Line).  Frank  received  a  vote  ferior meat  at Port Said,  returning  of  thanks  from  crewmembers  re­ It  to  the  supply  agent  there,  and  cently  because  he  was  going  out  insisting  on  l)etter  quality  stuff.  Shipmates And  Schoolmates  iied^s Joyful A t \uletide  Fo]*mer Seafarer Beceives  IM edal From Gen. Van Fleet  :i:l  �December  t9,  196t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare  Ninetcea  Sanlurce Is Puerto Rican Jewel  It isn't  every  day  that  a  Seafarer'is  lucky  enough  to  spend  Thanksgiving  Day  on  this  island  wonderland  of  Puerto  Rico.  This  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  places  in  the  world  That  any  Seafarer  on  the  ship­ answer  for  many  ratings  at  any  with  all  the  grandeur  and  comfort  of  a  near­perfect climate,  good enough  to go swimming  ping  list  who  goes  to  the  hospital  SIU  hall?  Men  interested  In  ob­ the  year  'round,  and  with+^—^  lo­ less than  30  days  does  not  lose  taining an engineer's license should  fresh, breezy nights, especially  Fort  and  a  couple  of  very  old  characters  who  may  be  seated  his  original  shipping  date  on  the  contact representatives  of  the SIU­ around  this  time  of  the  year  churches, all  of  which are  of  Span­ nearby  with  an  eye  on  all  of  your  rr.lary  shipping  list?  If  he  stays  affiliated  Brotherhood  of  Marine  when  Christmas is  near.  ish architecture,  as is  almost  every  movements  relating  to  money  or  for  more  than  30  days,  he  can  get  Engineers.  Many  seamen figure,  erronedtis­ building  in  San  Juan.  When  it  anything  else  of  value:  a  new  shipping  card  dnted  30  days  4  41  41  ly, that San Juan,  comes  to  the  bars,  a  good  number  In  short,  it  pays  to  dress  up  in  prior  to  the  day  he  reported  back  That  the  dollar  sign  used  in  the  the  Puerto  Rican  of  them  are  situated  on  the  water­ something  better  than  dungarees  to  the  hall.  He  must,  however,  re­ US  stems  from  the  symbol  for  the  capital, is nothing  front with very  little discrimination  and  head  for  the  modern  part  of  port  to  the  hall  within  48  hours.  old  Spanish  piece  of  eight?  This  more  than  what  as to  the kind, of  customers  who go  the city  if  you  don't  care  for  those  sign showed the  figure eight  (which  4  4  4"  they  can  see  in, whether  they are beachcombers,  still  more  comfortable,  but  not  That  snow  melts  faster  in  the  strongly  resembles  the  letter  S),  when  coming  in  racketeers, pickpockets  or anything  much  better  beach  resorts,  like  city  than  in  the  country?  This  is  crossed  by  two  lines  representing  and  when  pacing  else.  those  in  Isla  Verde  (Green  Island).  because  various  surfaces  differ  in  the  Pillars  of  Hercules,  the  gate­ the  decks  aboard  Customers  Not  Questioned  In Santurce,  like in  almost every  their  ability  to  absorb  the  sun's  way  between  the  Mediterranean  the  ships in  port.  The  women  who  patronize  these  place  with  cabaret  facilities  in  the  radiant  heat.  Thus,  clean  snow,  and  the  Atlantic  at  the  southern­ These  men  just  places,  as  well  as  the  men,  are  vicinity,  you  will  notice  a  tremen­ which  is  more  often  found  out  in  most  tip  of  Spain.  h e a d  for  the  never  asked  about  their  social  or  dous difference. The  prices you pay  Ramirez  the  country  than  in  the  city,  does  nearest  joint  that  physical  status,  whether  they  are  for drinks  are  not  very much  more  4  4  4  not  absorb  it  very  well,  but  re­ That  the  three  gold  balls  out­ can  offer  hot  music,  women,  and  troublemakers or  whether they  are  than  the  San  Juan  waterfront  bars  flects  it.  Snow  also  melts  faster  side  a  pawnshop  were  originally  liquor,  without  knowing  that  the  about ready for a  hospital or  police  get,  and  when  you  see  the  girls  In  the  city  because  the  darker  a  on  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  Medici  real city,  Santurce, lies a  couple  of  investigation.  That  sounds  bad  for  who  go  to  these  places,  like,  say,  substance  is,  the  better  it  absorbs  family,  who  were  bankers  and  miles  away.  a  city  like  San  Juan,  but  it's worse  the  "China  Doll,"  owned  by  Jack  'radiant  heat.  moneylenders  in  the  Middle  Ages?  Let  me  tell  everyone  who  has  to  know  that  most  of  these  joints  Navarro,  you  will  say  tp  yourself,  Eventually  merchants  put  symbols  visited  Puerto  Rico  that  what  they  charge  only  a  few  pennies  less for  "That  is flour  from  a  different  4"  4"  4  That  a  ball  of  steel  will  bounce  instead  of  printed  signs  over  their  really  see  from  the  ship  is part  of  drinks  than  the  more  decent  and  sack."  A  dancing  hall  with  all  the  higher  than  one  made  of  rubber?  doors, and  it  was quite  natural that  the  old  Spanish  city.  In  a  modern  fashionable places  that are situated  facilities of  a cabaret,  it is one  that  What  makes  a  substance  bounce  lesser  moneylenders  should  adopt  way,  it  has  little  to  offer,  since  it  in  Santurce  and  vicinity.  is not  too cheap,  not  too expensive.  is  its  elastic,  or  springy,  quality­ the  gold  three  balls  associated ­ in  is  made  up  mostly  of  traditional  Moreover, the  visitor is practical­ There,  like  in  all  of  the  places  of  how  much  it  can  be  stretched  or  people's  minds  with  banking  and  old  buildings  and  narrow  streets  ly forced to  pay for  drinks for peo­ its  kind,  it's  hard  to find  some  of  compressed  and  still  return  to  its  money  lending.  full of  antique shops;  the Fortaleza  ple  he  has  never  seen  before,  and  the  troublemakers  I  mentioned  original  size.  Steel  is  one  of  the  (the  Governor's  residence),  which  to  pass  a  dollar  or  two  to  anyone  before.  4  4  4  most  perfectly  elastic  solids.  Rub­ Wholesome  Atmosphere  That  the  expression  "pass  the  was the  home  of  the first  Governor  who  claims  that  he  may  be  a  for­ ber can be  stretched or  compressed  buck"  probably  comes  from  the  of  the Island,  Juan Ponce  de  Leon;  mer seamen  down on  his luck.  Not  The  clean  atmosphere  and  repu­ easily,  but  does  not  return  accu­ game of  poker, from the time  when  the  Morro  Fort  and  San  Cristobal  to  mention  some  other  sinister  tation are so different that  you may  rately  to  its  original  size.  think  it  will  cost  a  fortune  to  pa­ a  special  chip  called  "the  buck"  tronize them.  That isn't  so, because  used  to  be  passed  from  dealer  to  4"  4"  4"  That Seafarers  seeking refresher  dealer,  to  remind  the  new  man  to  even  when  you  may find  yourself  courses  for  upgrading  can  obtain  ante.  When  you  checked  the  deal,  paying  a  little  more,  you  do  not  booklets  of  sample  questions  and  you  passed  the  buck.  have to  pay for  a  drink  for anyone  you  haven't  invited  to  your  table.  I don't  know  who  the clever  artist is  who does  the cartoon  Moreover,  there  is  no  one  to  ask  strip "Atlantic Alibis" in the Atlantic Fleet News,  but I think  you  for financial  aid,  unless  some­ LOG­A­RHYTHM:  he's  darned  good.  He  has  the  happy  faculty  of  hitting  the  one  who really  knows  you  happens  to  be  around.  nail right  on  the head.  Which  ^  is what caused  me to recall, ati  pletely  barefoot,  and  that  the  old  Speaking  about  the  city  again—  this  moment,  my first  trip  man  had  no  shoes  for  me  in  the  the  more  modern  part  of  it,  San­ By  M.  Dwyer  about 25  years  ago on  the  old  Mar­ slopchest,  didn't  cut  any  ice.  I  turce—the  nice  and  beautiful  sec­ ore  and  two  of  thei  many  annoy­ still  put  in  my  eight  hours  a  day  tions,  with  Ponce  de  Leon  Avenue  as  the  main  shopping  district,  ances  which  a  seaman  had  to  put  in­the  tanks.  .  modern shops  and stores  are found  Through  the  fog  there' comes  a­crying  up  with  in  those  days.  I  am  not  Clothes Fall  Apart  which  do  not  have  to  bow  down  O'er  the  ocean's  mighty  swell.  at  all  sure  that  matters  have  im­ My  clothes,  too,  fell  apart.  At  As  a  soul  long  lost  in torment.  proved  to  any  great  degree  since  least  the  slopchest  yielded  a  pair  to  those  of  any  city  of  its  size  on  Crying  from  the  depths  of  hell.  the  mainland.  Ponce  de  Leon  that  time.  of  carpenter's  overalls,  in  lieu  of  Avenue,  from  stops  No.  18  to  22,  Well,  to  get  on  Lo, the  sailor  doubts  his  hearing,  proper  dungarees.  Now  in  those  is  comparable  to  Times  Square  in  with  the  story  of  'Tis the  wind  and  nothing  more,  days,  I  still  had  a  27­inch  waist,  New  York  City.  my first  trip  to  But this heart  of  his knows  better,  but  the  overalls were  size  42.  Com­ Once  you  get  to  know  Santurce  sea,  or,  at  least,  'Tis  no  mortal  from the  shore.  ing  back  through  the  Canal,  the  and  all  the  resorts  that  will  wel­ the  parts  which  Old  Man  got  me  some  foot  gear  come  you  in  the  vicinity,  you  will  Could  be  that  a  stranded  vessel  bear  directly  on  from ashore.  Believe it  or not,  this  never  care  much  about  hanging  Lost  its  way  and  cannot  see,  these  cartoons.  provident soul  came up  with a  pair  around  the  old  part  of  San  Juan,  But  his  ears  do  not  deceive  him  The  great  bulk  of  Romeos,  for  which  he  charged  which,  by  and  large,  is  a  place  of  As  the  sound  comes  from  the  sea.  carriers  of  the  .'V..  me  $5,  one­eighth  of  a  month's  attraction  only  for  antique  and  Marore­type were  And  the  tale  has  oft  been  spoken  wages!  I'll never  forget  that outfit.  history  lovers  who  eventually  may  operated  by  Ore  That  the  loved  ones  gone  below,  Cbamplin  I  had  to  go  ashore  in  New  York  call  that  part  of  the city  the  Span­ (Bethlehem Steel).  Rise  on  such  a  night  to  whisper  with  it,  minus  a  shirt,  although  I  ish  quarter.  Seafarers  and  others  As soon as  we sailed  on that first  did  have  a  borrowed  overcoat.  Of  the  deeds  of  long  ago.  will find  that  in  the  end  it  is  voyage  of  mine,  I  discovered  the  What  we  need  from  this  Seafar­ cheaper  and  healthier  to  patronize  As  he  stands  his  watch in earnest,  momentous  fact  that  I  was  sailing  • er's  point  of  view  is  addftional  Lifts the  collar  of  his  coat,"  for  a  wonderful  company.  Every  pointed,  barbed  and  satirical  at­ almost  any  place  but  San  Juan  He  cannot  but  doubt  a  little:  week  they  gave  me  a  can  of  con­ tacks  like  the "Atlantic  Alibis"  on  when  it  comes  to  having  a  good  Foggy  fingers  grip  his  throat!.  densed  milk  and  a  can  of  evapor­ those men  and  companies who seek  time.  ated milk,  all for my  own use.  The  to  exploit  the  seamen.  It  is  only  Now, have  a  good time.  Brothers,  other  companies  issued  only  .the  a  matter  of  time  before  the  world  wherever  you may  be  at Christmas  time  and  everyday.  Merry  Christ­ condensed  milk.  will  get  the  point.  mas  to  all.  Interesting  Trip  Luis  Ramirez  G.  W.  Champlin  Well,  everything  was  interesting  and  wonderful,  as  it  always  is  on  one's maiden trip.  We left  the cold  weather  of  New  York  behind,  and  made  our  great  speed  of  14  knots  down  through  the  Crooked  Island  and Windward  Passages, across  the  (1)  If  the  hour  and  minute  hands  on  a  clock  were  reversed  when  Caribbean,  and  through  the  Pan­ the  time was  a  quarter of  ten  what time  would  the clock  then  show?  ama  Canal.  About  the  time  we  hit  (2)  What  does  gypsum  become  when  it  is  heated  and  reduced  to  a  the  Humbolt  Current,  as  we  came  powder?  around  the bulge  of  Peru,  we  were  (3)  What  word does  not belong  in the  following group:  whale, shark,  right  under  the  sun.  Then  we  deer,  dog?  started  tank  cleaning.  (4)  What  natural  boundary  in  tbe  US  causes  the  waters  east  of  it  I  can't  remember  any  test  lamp  to  flow  into  the  Atlantic  and  those  west  of  it  to flow  into  the  Pacific?  ever having  been  lowered,  nor  was  (5)  Is  leather  niade  from  the  top  layer  of  a  pelt,  the  bottom  layer  anything  ever  done  to  blow  out  or  both?  gases.  There  were  no  life­lines.  (6)  What  number  is  missing  from  the  following  series;  16,  18,  21,  We  just  went  down.  It  had  been  30?  a  long  time  since  these  tanks  had  (7)  "There  is my  nephew. Bill," said  Betty  to her sister  Ann.  "He'a  been cleaned.  They  must have  car­ not  my  nephew,"  Ann  said.  What  is  the  relationship  betwen  Ann  and  ried crude.  On theft  bottoms there  Bill?  was. about  two  and  a  half  feet  of  (8)  According  to  the  song,  whp  Jack  goes  "Sailing,  sailing  over  muck  of  the  consistency  of  rotten  the  bounding  main"  what  kind  of  weather  will  he  have  before  he  Mike  Ballestero,  right, shotvs  Sonny Simmons,  assistant  secretary­ liver.  This  was.  well  interlaced  gets  home?  treasurer  of  the  SIU,  A&G­  District,  a  glass­enclosed  memorial  with  heavy  rust  scales.  (9)  Who  was  the  first  President  of  all  the  48 states?  Was  it  (Jack­ About  the  time  that  my  shoes  son),  (WUson),  (Taft),  or  (Lincoln)?  to  the  Qorregidor  fighting  in  World  War  II.  A  lighthouse  inside  fell  apart—from  their  copious  and  (10)  If  your  job  was  a  sinecure  would  you  (be  bored  to  death  with  the  bulb  shines  on  a  ship  when  the  unltMs  plugged  into  an  elec­ unaccustomed,  lubrication — those  it),, (be paid  well for  little  work),  (be  overworked)?  trical  outlet.  Ballestero, holding  a  third  mate's  license,  was  one  of  scales  gained  a  real  meaning  for  (Quiz  Answers  on  Page  25),  me.  fact  that l^iow was! com­ ^Atlantic AUhis' Recall Old  Beefs To Veteran Mariner  f  I  • ^i|  J  •J:  I  "X  1  Lost  At Sea  Unique. Corregidor  Memorial  .JF. I  Jj  m  31  Quiz Cornef  . i  .7.'.5#  �neeemnw  Xi. icsx  SCAFAKERS  LOG  Face  Twenty  Lead A *Dog^s Lite * On The 3§ae  Everyday,  everywhere,  the  cycle  of  life  and death Js begim and ended.  So it was aboard  the  Waterman  steamship  Mae  recently  with  events  following  one  another  with  startling  rapidity.  Crewmembers  of  the  Mae  were  amused,  if  not  amazed  when,  on  Columbus  Day,  the  By  Spikt  Martin  There  are few  sports that  are  as  because  he  has  a  gash  in  his head  fast  or  rough  as  ice  hockey.  Un­ the  size  of  his  thumb.  The  doctor  fortunately,  there  aren't  enough  is handy  to stitch  it up  after which  sizeable  indoor  arenas  with  the  the player is supposed  to dash back  proper  facilities  to  support  a  on  the  ice,  full  of  fire  and  aching  hockey  team.  Otherwise  there  for  vengeance.  In  a  way  other  sports  would  do  would  be  a  lot more  hockey enthu­ well  to  borrow  some  of  hockey's  siasts  than  there  are  now.  One  reason  for  hockey's  popu­ rules.  In  hockey  if  a  player  mis­ larity  is  that  there  are  no  aggra­ behaves he  is exiled  to  the  penalty  vating delays  in the  play. The  puck  box  for  various  periods,  and  tho  is kept moving  from start  to finish.  team  plays  short­handed  without  The  only  interruptions  are  equally  him.  It  would  be  nice  if  the  same  as  exciting  as  play  itself.  They  thing  were  applied  to  the  cute  usually take  place  when one  player  little  sluggers  in  football  who  like  annoys  another  by  creasing  his  to  trample  on  a  ball  carrier's  face  skull  with  the  end  of  a  hockey  when  he's  down,  or  else  jump  on  him  and  break  his  collarbone.  stick.  Exile  the  Shortstop '  Bare  Knuckle  Gents  It  could  be  applied  even  more  The  victim  usually  feels  out­ raged  and  responds  by  pulling  off  juicily  in  baseball.  The  next  time  his gloves and  throwing a few  good  one  of  those  tiresome  squawkers  punches that are  retaliated in  kind.  started  bending  an  umpire's  ear  Hockey  players  always­pull  off  life would be  pleasanter if  the ump  their  gloves  when  they  get  in  a  could  eule him  to  the  penalty  box  fight.  They're  no  sissies.  for  an  inning,  leaving  his  position  Fortunately,  flurries  like  these,  vacant.  That  would  put  a  quick  while  tremendously  exciting  are  stop  to  all  the  heavy  grandstand­ seldom  damaging.  It's  awfully  ing.  that  delays  the  game.  If  it  tough to  throw a  good  punch  while  were  the  manager,  you  could  al­ you're  sliding  around  the  ice  on  ways  bounce  the  shortstop  in  his  two  narrow  metal  blades.  In  fact  stead..  By the way  we forgot  to mention,  most  of  the  damage  is done  before  there's  just  one  little  shortcoming  the  punch  is  thrown,  not  after.  about hockey  that spoils the  works.  'Stitch  Tm  Up,  Doc'  Half  the  time  the  hockey  game  • Hockey players are  the only  true  ends  in a  tie.  Nobody  wins,  except  Spartans left in  sports. It's not  con­ the  box  office  treasurer.  It  leaves  sidered  proper  etiquette  for  a  most  spectators  feeling  like  some­ player  to  quit  for the  night  merely  body  let  the  air  out  of  their  tires.  tV\ ­ 0.  normal  complement  of  crew  and  three  female  dogs  was  increased  by  the  addition  of  four  pups  who  came to  join the hands. The  depart­ ment  head  shipping  them  out  and  signing  them  on  was  a  four­year­ old  fox  terrier  named  Gertie.  Gertie,  of  course,  was  the  boss  of  the  job  and  mother of  the  quartet.  Father not  aboard  according to  the  latest  entry  in  the  ship's  log.  Several  days  after  the  multiple  blessed  event,  Snach  Block,  the  second  of  three  bitches  aboard,  not  to  be  outdone  in  any  sense  of  the  word,  presented  the  overflow  complement  with  eight  more  four­ legged  seamen,  or  seagirls,  as  the  case  may  have 'been.  Father  and  sex  of  the  puppies  unknown,  but  the  obstetric  report  showed  moth­ er  and  offspring  doing  nicely.  Susie,  the  oniy  one  of  three  un­ fortunate  four­legged  females  aboard  as  the  ship's  mascots,  in­ jected a  sad  note  into  the proceed­ ings.  She  went  to  meet  her  just  reward,  wherever  it  is  that  little  Five  crewmembers aboard  the  Mae  beam happily  at the  new  addi­ dogs  go  to  meet  it,  after  crossing  tions  on  shipboard  after  the  pups  got  out  of  the  incubator  stage.  the  bar  in  a  shoreside  hospital  Left  to  right,  the  Seafarers  are  J.  W.  Cox,  steward;  Tony  and  With  mourning  done  with  the  Morris,  messboys;  and  Bona  and  Kirby,  ABs.  The  pups  are  en­ passage  of  time  and  12  new  pups  circled  by a  life  preserver  in the  center  of  the  picture.  Gertie,  at  nipping  at  their  heels,  the Seafar­ the  right,  is  looking  proudly  at  her  progeny,  as  mothers  will  ilo  ers  of  the  Mae  prepared  to  settle  at  times.  down  to  normal  shipboard  routine.  That  was  not  the  case,  however,  with  Gertie moving  into the  breach  as things  grew  dull.  Using  ship­to­shore  telephone.  There was irrefutable evidence of  a prowler in  the night on  Dr.  E.  Irvin  Meserke,  a  Baltimore  veterinarian,  prescribed  treatment  board  the  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Service).  Missing  doors  for  poor  Gertie  who  lay  ill  in  her  mysteriously found  their  way  to the bridge; radiators  disap­ Master,  officers,  and  crew  of  the  John  B.  Waterman  last  bunk  from  milk  fever,  a  postbirth  peared  from  bulkheads in  the­*'  disease  characterized  by  lack  of  month  Erased  all  barriers  of  rank  and  crossed  any  line  of  inkling  of  what  was  going  on  calcium.  Gertie  was  given  calcium  officers'  messroom;  rooms  aboard  his  ship.  lactate,  at  the  veterinarian's  or­ were  painted  by  a  mystery  Ghosts  or  gremlins,  termites  or  demarcation  which  might  separate  the  licensed'^ and  unli­ censed  personnel aboard when­*"  ders,  by  the  crew,  who treated  the  in  in  the  small  hours  of  the  what  have  you  new  mother  with  the  care  and  so­ morning  and  strange  tapping  one  thing is  sure:  they dug deep down into their  tributed  $5.25,  wiper  Thomas  Har­ licitude  usually  reserved  for  that  sound  echoed  through  the  midship  rell threw  in  $7.50, and  the  master  The  captain  was  jeans for  a  worthy  cause.  high  station  in  life.  of  the vessel,  F. T.  Coleman, added  in  league  with  With  38  men  from  all  depart­ the  $34.15  necessary  to  complete  Some  200  miles  off  the  South  section  as  unseen  hands  beat  out  whoever or  what­ ments kicking  in contributions,  the  Carolina  coast,  work  aboard  the  a lively  tattoo on the newly erected  ever  was  doing  officers and  crew  of  the  Waterman  the  total.  Air the  other  contribu­ bulkheads.  Mae  slowed  to  a  standstill  and  the  mystery  donated  $200  to  the  Mobile  County  tions came  in  dollar denominations  watches  were  hushed  sfe  all  hands  All  these  things  went  on,  osten­ and  multiples  thereof.  work. But accord­ Community  Chest  Fund.  waited  for  the  word  on  Gertie.  sibly,  without  the  captain's  knowl­ Reading  betweea the lines of  the  ing  to  the  cap­ The  last  word  received  from  edge.  I  say  ostensibly  because  it  The  individual  contributions  financial  tabulation  turned  into  tain,  any  work  the  ship  said  that  Gertie,  Snach  is  hard  to  believe  that  such  total  done  by  other  ranged  from  $1  to  $34.15,  with  the  LOG,  it  would  seem  that  the  Boyne  Block,  and  the  12  pups  were  quite  disorganization  could  go  imheeded  than  the  unli­ every  penny  welcomed by  the fund  master  anted  up  the  odd  figure  happy  with  the  dog's  life  they  led.  without  the  captain  having  some  censed personnel  was done  without  for  aid  in  the  community,  drive  that  he  did  in  order  to  reach  the  his  sanction  or  knowledge.  "And  campaign.  For  some  strange  rea­ wonderful  $200  amount  turned"  anyway,  if  no one  saw  who did  the  son  known  only  to  himself,  mess­ over  to  the  Community  Chest.  In  man Thomatra  Scott anted up  $1.10  any  event,  every  man  aboard  the  work,  it  ain't  OT,"  claimed  Cap­ to  sweeten  the  growing  pot.  There  Waterman  who  contributed  to  the  tain  Ryman.  were  23  donations  of  $5,  the  pre­ cause  deserves  a  vote  of  thanks,  Radiators  Missing  dominant  figure  in  the  fund­rais­ fi­om  the  Community  Chest  and  The  captain  also  denied  any  ing  show.  from  all  charitable  men  for  a  Job.  knowledge  of  radiators  being  re­ Chief  cook  Pasquale  Miani  con­ well  done.  moved  from  saloon  mess,  though  the  bulkheads behind  the  radiators  had, been  primed,  red­leaded  and  painted,  and  stood  out  like  a  sore  thumb,  so  that  they  could  hardly  be  missed.  "No  one  saw  who  did  it—no  one  collects  OT,"  the  cap­ >(LU  AABHSAILIHG  The  LOG  opens  this  column  as  an  exchange  for  stewards,  cooks,  tain  contended  once  more.  ^lU'CohrrRAcrBP  bakers  and  others  who'd  like  to  share  favored  food  recipes,  little'  A  slopchest  and  laundry  were  GHlPSA^BLiGieiE  built  during  the  night;  two  coats  known  cooking  and  baking  hints,  dishes  with  a  national  flavor  ami  of  paint  were  put  on  the  bulk­ the  like,  suitable  for  shipboard  and/or  home  use.  Here's  Eddie  pofi  SBNepirs  heads.  The same  monotonous, "No  Caudill's  recipe  for  several  different  kinds  of  French  pastry.  BYTHB UNION:  see,  no  pay."  VACATION  Last  trip  here  we  had  the  same  In  case  you're  in  a  big  rush  and  enjoyable.  beefs  on  a  smaller  scale.  Anyone  have  little  time,  one  of  Eddie  Caudill's  recipe  can  produce  HOSPITAL.  can misinterpret  an agreement  and  paddy  shells.  Napoleon  slices  and  MAT^/SNITY  pay  the  resulting,  penalty,  which  Caudill's*  favorite  recipes  for  palm  leaves.  To .serve  a  hundred  usually  acts  as  a  deterrent  to  fu­ French  pastry  may fill  the  bill.  people,  all  you  need  are  four  ture  misinterpretations.  Not  so  Moreover,  it  will  take  little  work.  pounds  of  bread flour,  one  poiind  PLUSAVFATH  Captain  Ryman. He  thrives on  past  Having  been  In  the  baking  trade  of  puff  paste  shortening,  one  BFNeflTft)fZYOUR  mistakes.  It  worked  once  when  for the  past 20  years. Eddie  is con­ ounce  of  salt,  egg  color  and  four  B£NBFlCfAPY.  the  men  forgot  the  72­hour  clause  sidered  an  ex­ eggs.  in  the  agreement,  and  so  he  was  pert  in  the field.  To  start  off,  just  mix  up  all  of  on  safe  ground.  This  time,  noth­ Right  now,  he  is  the  ingredients  and .add  a  quart  ing  was left  to chance,  and  so Cap­ the  chief,  baker  of  water.  Then  put  in  three  more  tain  Ryman  cost  Cities  Service  a  on  the  Bull  pound  of  puff  paste.  Now roll  the"  few  extra  bucks'  penalty,  time  Line's  Puerto  CANGNB YOUTHS  entire  mixture  four  times.  After  which he  could have  gotten around  Rico.  He  has  three  turns  on  each  roll,  put  it  in  ON HON TO  .  had  he  read  the  agreement.  been  sailing  on  the  icebox  for  one  hour.  When  We  don't  expect  him  to  learn  SIU  ships  since  you  complete  this  operation,  put  anything  from  this  lesson.  We  1943.  He  knows  the  mixture  in  a  hot  oven  at  400  expect  to  collect  more  ghost  over­ what  it  takes  to  degrees  Fahrenheit,  for" an  hour.  Caudill  time  next  time  his  ship  pulls  into  cap  off  a  good  Afterwards,  you  are ready  to  make  port.  ^  hearty iheal,  and his cakes and pas­ up  the  pastry  in  whatever  form  Frank  Bexne  tries are not  only  delicious but also I  you  wish.  ^Gbost' Makes Real OT  s  rj|  m  ihimttmmmumm >  / DISABILITY  w  i  ANY SIU OFFICIAL  ^.li  H  COUSCTP  Ifv.  Officers And Crew A id Fund  �'• >•  If  (V,'T­.'­ .ii  DaoMBbw  M.  lass  Pluns To Visit  NV Headquarters  To the Editor:  Will  you  kindly  mail  the  LOG  to  my  home  regularly.  I  am  plan­ ping  to  bring  my  wife  and  friends  to see  the  new  Union  headquarters  soon.  I've  been  shipping  out  of  Norfoik  for" the  past  year  or  two.  On  November  4  I  paid  off  the  Amersea  in Mobile,  Ala.; I paid  the  $20  building  fund,  which  seems  to  me  very^ little  to  pay  for  so  much.  Keep  up  the  good  work,  as  it  is  a  godsend  to  seamen  today.  Thank  you.  John  Lundstrom  (Ed.  note:  We  have  added  your  name  to  the  LOG's  mailing  list.)  AFjtRERS  LOG  '  Todag^s Seaman  Needs More Space  L  E  T  T  E  R  S  •   To  the  Editor:  Often  aboard  ships  a  conversa­ my  status from  single to  just  mar­ bled  in  that  time from  $7.50  to the  tion  arises concerning  a' grievance  ried;  I'll  be  much  obliged  if  you  which  seems  to  be  of  considerable  present  $15;  maternity,  disability,  would  continue  to  forward  a  copy  importance  to all  hands,  yet  there  and  other  benefits  now  common  to  of  the  LOG  to  me  at  my  new  ad­ the  Union  were  no  more  than  To  the  Editor:  seems  to  be  little  or  no  action  dress.  dreams among  the officials  and  the  taken  beyond  merely  a  discussion.  Here  are  a  few  lines  from  the  rank­and­file  membership.  My  wife,  Frances,  is  fascinated  1 believe  that  it  is  about  time  for  The  La  Salie  was  a  good  ship  crewmembers  of  the  clean  and  by  ali  the  new  things  she  is find­ this  topic  to  be  brought  to  the  at­ with  a good  crew.  The skipper  and  proud  ship  Neva  West  (Bloom­ ing  out,  through  the  medium  of  tention of  every member,  and  hope  mate  were  tops.  Everything  is  bet­ field).  Our  last  voyage  took  us  to  the  LOG,  about  her  spouse's  pro­ it  will  open  the  way  to  active  dis­ ter  than evei*.  It's great to  be  back.'  Cherbourg,  Bremeu,  Norden  and  fession.  In addition,  being a  coim­ cussion.  Neal  Cairns  Antwerp.  Well,  as  she  is  making  try  girl  from  Garwood,  Tex.,  she  Years  ago,  when  a  man  shipped  the  same  trip,  it's  no  wonder  that  ii;  more  used  to  riding  horses,  4"  4!"  4"  most  of  us signed  on  again  for  an­ which  is  probably  one  of  the  rea­ out  he  needed  little  more  than  a  few  work  clothes  other  trip.  sons  why  she  wonders  so  much  and  some  khakis  Food  Is  Tops  how  it  feels  to  ride  one  of  those  for  going  ashore,  We  had  a  good  big  ships.  To  the  Editor:  because  at  that  4.  4.  crew  and  a fine  Right  now  I'm steering  this Miss  time  his  social  As  I read  each  issue of  the LOG,  gang  topside.  Alawai  towards Japan,  where  most  activities  did  not  1 see  that  1 am  not  the  only  Sea­ The  food  was  likely we  will spend our  Christmas.  extend  far  be­ farer  who  appreciates  the  new  "wonderful  —  Bill  Happy  coming  Christmas  and  lots  yond  the  water­ scholarship  plan  of  the  SlU.  It  is  To  the  Editor:  Greene  as  chief  of  luck.  front.  Today  the  a  great,  forward  step  in  Union  Just  a  line  from  the  front.  We  cook  and  Frank  entire  picture  is  Stanislaw  Kwaitkowski  jon  the  City  of  Alma  are  getting  progress. All hands  to whom  I have  Perry  our  baker.  changed.  The  (Ed.  note:  Congratulations  on  Miller  the  usual  runaround  from  the  spoken  in  recent  weeks  think  it  is  Need  more  be  your  change  of  status;  our  mail­ seaman's  .activi­ a  good  deal.  Army  brass  on  our  mail—12  let­ said?  Bloomfield  department  has  noted  your  change  ties  carry  him  to  the  remotest  Many  times  in  the  past  1  have  ters  have  been  delivered  to  the  sure  puts  out  the  of  address.)  Weems  parts  of  many  countries  and  his  ship  since  we  left  Yokohama  a  heard  Seafarers  remark  that  they  chow,  thanks  to  profession  is now  accepted  as hon­ would  like  such  a  schooling  plan  t  4>  41  month  ago,  on  November  14.  The  Mr. Webster,  the purchasing  agent.  orable.  Today  a  seaman  needs  a  for  their children,  and  even, some­ skipper,  who  is  a  good  Joe,  has  Steaks  to order  three times a vreek,  wardrobe.  In  fact,  the  average  raised  plenty  of  hell,  but  to  no  times,  for  themselves.  Not  only  honey,  mushrooms,  stuffed  olives  seaman  is  well  dressed.  Besides  does  it  give •  the  men  and  their  avail.  C.  F. Sharpe  has  the  repu­ and  frozen  turnip  greens,  whole  the  clothes  he  must  carry  he  may  tation  of  being  a  lousy  steamship  children  a  chance  to rank  with  any  hominy,  frozen  com,  succotash,  To the  Editor:  also  have  a  radio,  phonograph,  college  student,  but  we  can  hold  agent,  and  is  living  up  to  it.  heads  high  in  any  group  of  broccoli,  brussel  sprouts,  mixed  One  of  the  best  planned  moves  wire  recorder or  other contraption  Everything  Is  running  along  our  vegetables,  spinach,  string  beans,  the  SIU  has  contemplated  for  a  among  his  belongings  to  eiiminate  men.  pretty  smooth,  but  we  sure  miss  caulifiower, green  peas and  squash.  long  time,  in  addition  to  the  won­ the  monotony  of  routine  life  out  I  can  think  of  little  to.  match  it  your regular  mail  Nothing  but  spring  chicken  (fry­ derful  contracts continually  put  in  on  the  lonely  sea.  issue of  the LOG.  in  any  union  organization.  More­ ers).  Yes,  siree, our  vote of  thanks  force  with  shipowners,  is  the  deci­ over,  it  is  a  most  liberal  plan,  al­ No Room  for Gear  The  last  one  we  lotting  $1,500  a  year  for  all  fees  to a  good  stewards department and  sion  to  put  SlU­backed  slopchests  The  big  question  is,  where  is  he  received  was  in  for  a  good  ship all  around, with  plenty  aboard  the ships  we sail.  the  successful  applicant.  I  Wilmington,  Gal  of  O.T.  It's  a  pleasure  to  ship  on  For  years  the  ship's  chandlers  going  to  put  all  this  gear?  We  think  it  is  a  good  thing,  too,  that  have  the  same  locker  and  room  in  October.  But  post­graduate  work  is  included  in  a  vessel  like  this  one.  and  slopchest  owners  and  oper­ that  is  the  mail­ the  scholarship.  The  only  thing  At present  we are in Mobile,  Ala.,  ators  have  swindled  us  eight  ways  space  that  seamen  had  years  ago,.  man's  fault,  so  the  Union  asks  of  its  scholars  is  waiting  for  the  rest  of  our  cargo,  from  the  spade,  incurring  ill  feel­ and  many  of  our  present  ships  were  built  according  to  wartime  we  are  not  blam­ good  marks  for  continued  subsist­ wnich  is  grain.  I  guess  we  will  be  ing  in  the  men  who  sail  the  mer­ specifications.  As  a  result,  we  ing  you.  at sea  for  both  Christmas and  New  chant  ships. I,  for one,  and  I know  must  hang  our  clothes  out  in  the  ence.  A  fair  return.  We  will  be  Year's.  Give  us ­  a  thought,  you  many  of  my  shipmates  will  put  in  open,  exiwsed  to  the  elements.  Huston  You  have  to  go  a  long  way  to  stuck  here  for  at  beat  this plan.  lucky fellows  who are  on the beach  with  me,  will  be  more  than  glad  There  is  not  nearly  enough  room  least  another  ten  days,  and  that  Harry  Reeves  over  the  holidays.  Well,  we  are  to see  the end  of  these  crooks.  aboard  most  ships  for  comfortable  means probably through  Christmas.  glad  to  know  that  we  have  a  new  In  the  last  issue  of  the  LOG,  I  living.  The  rooms  are  cramped  t  4.  4  Of  course  the  over­30­days  bonus  agreement.  Long live  the good  old  read  where  they  are  crying  collec­ and  there  isn't  adequate  ventila­ we  will  receive  is  balm  to  the  no­ SlU.  So  long  until  the  next  time.  tively  about  cleaning  up  the entire  tion.  mall  situation.  The  Navy,  or  the  mess.  Now,  they  agree, "something  Robert  L.  Wagner  For  instance,  on  a  C­3,  one  of  worst  section  of  it,  MSTS,  keeps  George  F.  Stropicki  should  be  done" about  the  dishon­ our most  modem  vessels, there  are  our  whereabouts  secret  even  from  To  the  Editor:  est  members  of  the  industry.  I  Angelo  P.  Ferra  seamen  crammed  in  one  themselves, so  we  don't even  know  We  wish  to express  our  heartiest  think  it's  too  late. I  think  we  have  three  ,  Theodore Weems  room  with  little  more  than  800  cu­ where  we  will  end  up.  We  were  thanks and  gratitude to  Captain  M.  them  on  the  run  now  that  the  i t  4  disappointed  that  Ike  didn't  drop  G.  Fleming  for  his  kindness  and  Union  plans  to  put  slopchests  bic  feet  of  air  space  and  a  IfiVi­ in  while  he  was  nearby.  Then  consideration  in  expediting  the  aboard  all  the  contracted  ships.  inch  porthole.  Each  man  has  one  we  could  have made  our  mail  beef  funeral  arrangements  for  the  son  They  are  inmning  so  fast,  in  so  locker,  with  a  12­inch  space  al­ to the  number one  boy  himself.  many  different  directions  at  the  lowed  for  hanging  all  his  clothes.  ojE^one  of  our  brother  members,  J.  To  the  Editor:  Moscow  Calling  same  time  trying  to  collect  their  Bear  in  mind  that  a  seaman  must  Robert  Mucins.  Through  the  tire­ First  of  all,  I  want  to thank  you  We  get  Radio  Moscow  better  less,  but  successful  efforts  of  the  and  your  staff  for  the  splendid  wits,  they  do  not  have  the  time  to  cariT  clothes  enough  for  all  cli­ than  any  other  broadcast  on  the  captoin to contact  Walter Siekmann  work  you  are  doing,  for  today's  stop  and  read  the  handwriting  on  mates,  for  work  and  dress,  in  ad­ dition  to  his  sea  boots,  oilskins,  air  over  here.  What  is  the  mat­ by  marine  telephone,  the  machin­ LOG  can  challenge  any fii­st­class  the  bulkhead.  ,  ter  with  our  propaganda  stations?  ery of  the Welfare Department  was  newspaper  when  it  comes  to  the  As  a  ship's  delegate  many  times  etc.  How  long  must  we  go  on  living  We  have  several  oldtimers  put  into  full  operation,  fulfilling  variety  of  information  it  covers  over, 1 say  it  is  a  good  deal.  Now  in  such  cramped  quarters?  Let  us  the  men  will  be  able  to  get  the  aboard — Mike  Towsend,  Bobby  the  solemn  responsibility  that  and  its interesting  layout. No  won­ concentrate  on  trying  to  improve  Murphy,  Blacky  Gosse,  Andrew  Brother Mucins  was  unable to  per­ der  the SEAFARERS  LOG  is  win­ proper  clothing  at  a  fair  price.  conditions  aboard  ship  where  we  Formerly, we  had  to take  poor sub­ Howard,  Ed  Coulton,  Harry  Hast­ form  because  of  being at  sea.  ning  prizes  in  journalism  contests.  must  spend  most  of  our  time.  ings,  Oscar  Winfree,  Ray  Flynn,  Thoughtfulness  and  sentiment  Congratulations  and  lots  of  luck  stitutes  for  proper  gear  at  exorbi­ Fred  T.  Miller.  tant  prices.  It  is certainly  time  for  Paul  Tassin  and  Long John  Sauer­ are synonymous with the  actions of  in  your  efforts  to  improve  one  of  4  4  4  a  change.  heber.  Captain  Fleming  in  this  instance  the  best  papers  in  today's  labor  Here is one cargo  of  thanks from  That  is  the  roundup for  now,  so  of  stress  and  personal  hardship  press.  an  appreciative  seaman.  I  am  sure  have  some  good  news  for  us  in  placed  on  one of  our brother  mem­ New  Status,  Address  there  are  many  more  who  feel  the  Yokohama  in  the  year  1953.  We  bers.  Now  I'm  going to  disclose to  you  same  way.  will  enjoy  the  pile  of  LOGs  wait­ SS  Frances  Crew  the  happy  fact  that  I've  changed  Bob  Parry.  To  the  Editor:  ing  for  us  there.  Merry  Christ­ 1 want  to  take  this  opportunity,  4"  4  4»  mas and  a  prosperous  New Year  to  through  the  medium  of  the  LOG,  the  best  Union  in  the  United  to  thank  my  Brother  Seafarers  for  States.  the  blood  which  they  so  generous­ Harry  Huston  ly  donated  for  my  sister  and  my  4>  4<  4>  To  the  Editor:  wife,  both  of  whom  have  passed  I  am  enclosing  a  certificate  of  on.  my son  Michael Wayne  Allen, born  In  my  hour  of  sorrow  it  is  a  Sept.  24,  1952,  at  home  in  Smith­ great comfort  to  be associated  with  field,  NC.  He  weighed  in  at  eight  as fine  a  group  of  men  as  my  To  the  Editor:  pounds  and  one  ounce.  SrU  progress  is  a  wonder  to  be­ Brothers  in  the  SlU.  Their  ef­ 1 am proud  to  belong to  a  Union  forts  on  behalf  of  my  family  will  hold.  In  the  18  months  I  spent  in  which  the  members  and  leaders  the Array,  the  Union  has gained  so  have  fought  to  establish  and  give  forever  be  appreciated.  many  benefits  for  the  Seafarers  to  the  rank  and  fiie  membership.  This  recent  misfortune  makes  it  that  I gaze  at myself  in  the miri'or  1  have  been  with  the  Seafarers  impossible  for  me  to  ship  until  I  when  coming  off  a  run  and  fail  to  since  1945,  and  have  helped  in  its  can find  a  home  for  my  children.  recognize  the  same  man.  organizing  programs  and  building.  Therefore,  I  am  retiring  my  book  I  was  discharged  last  February  There  couldn't  be  a  finer  union  temporarily  until  circumstances  after  being  drafted  in  September  which  has as close a  relationship to  permit  my  going  to  sea  again,  of  1950.  After  spending  all  that  its members  as  does  the  SlU.  The  which  1 hope  will  be  soon.  time  In  the  States,  and  receiving  I  know  I'll  miss  the  true  spirit  brothers,  themselves,  are  frater­ my discharge,  I shipped  out  on  the  of  brotherhod  which  truly  exists  nally  close  in  all  matters.  La  Salle  (W«terman)  from  which  I  These  benefits,  such  as  the  within  the  SlU  and  hope  1 .will  have  recently  been  paid  off,  fa­ maternity  benefit  which  came  in  be  able  to  reactivate  my  book  and  eluding  vacation  pay  for  $98  for  handy  in  time  of  need,  are  won­ renew  my  association  \vith  my  eight , and  one­half  months  aboard.  derful  as  far  as  the  men  are  con­ Brother  Seafarers  in  the  near  How  long  has  this  been  going  on?  cerned.  I am  proud  that  we fought  future.  When  I  left  the  SlU  ranks  two  Shown  with  a  10­foot,  eight­inch  shark which  tbey  helped  to land  for  them  when  we  did.  Now  they  Thanks  again.  Brothers,  and  so  off  Mena­al­Ahmadi,  Kuwait,  recently,  aboard  the  Azalea  City  years  ago,  the  death  benefit  was  long  for  «  while.  (Waterman) are,  left  to  right; Harry  Utratil, Fred  Musiani, Joseph  are  aiding  us  in  our  fight.  $500  and  now  has  been  increased  Joe  Piisament  Fletcher  L.  Allen  McDemott,  Joseph  Pettee,  Qharles  Cantwell,  and  Higrry  Lunden.  to $2,500;  the  hospital  benefit  dou­ ,i  • ri. C­*'\  • rmi  • • J  Neva West Crew  Signs On Again  Scholarship Plan  Tops To Seafarer  Korean Mail  Beet  Still Unsettled  Lihes StU'Owned  Slopchest idea  Crew Of  Frances  Thanhs Captain  Considers LOG  One Of  The Best  Thanhs Brothers  For Helping Him  Killer  Of  The  Sea  And  Executioners  Union Benefits  Come in Handg  Ex'GI  Likes New  Union Benefits  .­I­;:  si­'  �1%'  Gripe At Hatti  Not Afterward  m'  m  r:^  r i\  '•   '"­U  • K­­r '  tr^  I  SE^tARtki  ^>fC,  ji'  '  T  T  M  R  S  DeeldAer  M; vl9St' *1  Thanhs Union For.  Helping Family ^  To  the  Editor:  To  the Editor:  It  is  amazing  when  one  reflects  friends are  hoping that  things  will  SUP Cafeteria  Seattle Spirit for  two days  and  got  These  are  four  of  my  children  upon  the  psychology  of  the  human  change.  Some  of  them  tMnk  that  on  the  Robin  Locksley  the  same  who  want  to  wish  the  Union  a  day  he  boarded  her.  being  and  'finds  so  many  actors  with  the  new  President,  there  will  Food  Is Sweil  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Happy  and  hypocrites among  us. You find  be  more  cargo  going  to  South  To the  Editor:  My  old  book  number  was  4502.  New  Year.  They  are  the  children  the  character  that  considers  him­ Africa.  I  laugh  at  them  and  say,  I  have  registered  to  ship  out  of  Right  now I am in the Marine  Hos­ of.the late  Seafarer John  P. Mika­ self  the infallible  type. I  mean  the  "Time  wiU  teU."  San  Francisco  after  paying  off  the  pital  in  Brighton,  Mass.  1 would  guy  that  thinks  he  is  a  supermah  Now  that  we'll  be  paying  off  in  Steel  King  on  November  3.  Right  appreciate hearing from  Tommy or  You  know the  kind  I refer  to—the  • a few  days  I  hope  there's  a  slow  now  I'm  taking  a  vacation  and  any of  my other  old  shipmates and"  fellow  that has all the  answers, yet  Far Ea'st  job on  the board,  because  resting  for  a  few  weeks,  visiting  brothers  who  care  to lend  a  bit  of  hasn't the guts to commit himself  at  Old  Man  Winter  and  I  just  don't  friends  and  hav­ cheer  In  this  holiday  season.  any  useful  function  to  stand  up  get  along.  ing a fine  time,  I  Ralph  E.  Davis  before  his  fellow  men  in  the  pub­ was  happy  and  F.  Paskowskl  (Ed.  note:  Last  week  Tommy  lic  eye  and  submit  his  thoughts,  proud  to  take  had. a  letter  in  this  space  asking  i.  if  right  or  wrong,  for  clarification.  part  in  a  most  to  hear  from  all  his  old  shipmates  He  sits  with  awe  at  a  Union  meet­ Wants Shots Of  orderly  West  on  the  Seattle  Spirit,  which  was  ing  and  hasn't  the  courage  of  his  Coast  meeting  in  torpedoed  and  sunk  approximately  convictions  to  say  what's  on  his  South Africans  the beautiful new  10  years  ago  on  a  run  to  Mur­ To  the  Editor:  hall.  Meeting  a  mansk.  Davis is the  first  one to re­ mind.  I am  writing  to  the  LOG  and  to  few  friends  and  new  old  acquaintances.)  Complains  to  Friends  if  if  if  oldtimers  made  When  the  meeting  terminates,  my  former  shipmates  and  friends  Schapiro  me  feel  at  home.  Lihes Sunny  Italy  he  slinks  away  and  at  the first  in hope  that I may get  some reply.  opportunity  looks  for  his  own  ilk,  Please  send  me  any  snapshots  of  I  was  received  with fine  hospi­ The  Mikalajunas  children,  top  in  order  to  air  his stupid  head.  In  the  natives  of  South  Africa  which  tality  In  the  SUP's  spotless,  clean  At Christmastime  to  bottom:  Carole,  8,  Mike,  7,  doing .so  he  criticizes  and  usually  you  might  have  and  not  be  using.  cafeteria, which is well­managed  by  To  the  Editor:  John  Jr.,  5,  and  Tony  3.  villifies  his  shipmates  because  he  Just  to give  you  an  idea of  what  I  a fine  gentleman.  The  galley  is  Well here  it is  almost  Christmas  is  venomous  and  jealous  of  the  am  after,  I  would  like  some  pic­ spotlessly  clean  and  they  have  a  and  think  of  all  the  brothers  on  lajunas  who  passed  away  on  Dee.  other  fellow.  On  the  outside,  he  tures  of  the  natives  in  their  cos­ fine cook.  They are  really cooking  that  cold,  old  beach  with  nothing  13,  1951.  ­ has  it  all  to  say,  but  at  a  ship's  tumes,  one  native  or  many.  I  am  tempting,  tasty  food,  and  the  except  American  girls,  beer,  and  Please  put  this  in  the^LOG.  I  waitresses  who  prepare  the  sand­ food  to  look  forward  to.  And  all  want  to  thank  those  '."/ho  helped  meeting,  whether  it  be  in  the  hall  not  particular.  Hoping  to  hear  from  lots  of^the  wiches  and salads serve  everybody  of  us  happy  winter  cruisers  out  me  when  I  needed  help  the  most.  or  aboard,  he  is  mute.  It  certainly  would  be  too  bad  if  hoys. Please  do  not send  negatives,  with  a smile.  You  get  hungry  just  here  with  all. those  glamorous  Ital­ And  above  all—^the  Union.  just  prints.  My  address  is  c/o  looking  at  the  well­prepared  food  ian  gals,  vino  and  meat  balls.  Two  Anna  Mikalajunas  we  had  many  of  Harold  Wilson,  85  Downing  St.,  and  the fine  assortment.  days and  nights every  month.  And  that  type  among  4"  4"  , it  Brooklyn,  NY.  Morris  M.  Shapiro  the  rest  of  the  time  all  this  nice  us.  Only  recently  John  Clamp  Birthday Cahe Is  if  .  'if  sunshine.  I ran  into a  para­ site like  the one I  i.  i.  i.  •  All  the  gang  are  getting  along  Bevonred By All  Peaceful Crew  have  mentioned,  swell,  and  there  is  a  swell  bunch  Thanhs Officials  Breaks Record  but,  rather  than  on here.  I have been  making a  few  To the Editor:  permit  myself  to  To  the Editor:  snapshots  but  am  not  sure  I  will  Season's  greetings  to  all  the  For Past Worh  get angry,  merely  We  are  completing  a  six­month  get  them  all  developed  this  trip.  brothers  everywhere  in  the  world.  To  the  Editor:  gave  him  the  trip  on  the  Seanan,  going  to  the  If  not,  I  will  send  you  some  next  I  hope  that  Christmas  will  be  The  progress  and  success  of  the  Far  East  witj;:  three  shuttle  runs  time  in.  Merry and  New Year's  will  be Hap­ brushoff  in  the  Farrell  SIU,  past  and  present,  was  not  from  Japan to Korea;  we have  had  py  for  all  of  them,  wherever  they  earnest  hope  that  Hoping  all  the  cold,  cold  broth­ some  day  in  the  future,  and  when  brought  about  by  a  miracle  or  no trouble  that we  could not settle  ers have  a  very  merry  Christmas.  may  be.  And  that  the  new  year  to them  whatever  they  wish  he has sailed  as long  as yoim  hum­ politics,  but  by  unity  of  piu­pose  among  ourselves.  This  is  some  A.  Saint  Claude  offers  in  the  way  of  happiness.  Nothing  ble servant,  his attitude  toward his  by our  staunch  membership, by  us­ sort  of  a  record,  we  think.  it  4"  is  too  good  for  the  men  of  the  shipmates  shall  be  cleansed  of  its  ing their right  and yearly privilege  The  only  thing  that  leaves  a  —nominations  and  the  secret  bal­ bad  taste  in  our  mouths  is  the  Former GI  Plans  SIU.  unwholesome  aspects.  This  parasite  probably  does  not  lot  for  prospective  candidates  to  way  the  Army  treats  the  seamen  What  prompts  me  to  write  this  know  that  there  were days  that  we  take  office.  This  goes  for  the  sec­ in  Korea.  After  all,  without  us  Visit To NY  Hall  letter  to  the  LOG  is  the  occasion  had  no  ice  boxes and  that some  of  retary­treasurer  on  down,  those  they  would  not  stay  in  Korea  very  To the  Editor:  of  an  anniversary  for  the  Seatrain  Just  dropping  you  a  line  to  say  Louisiana  (Seatrain).  It is the first­ us oldtimers carried our  bunks and  who  have  and  will advise, lead,  or­ long.  covering plus  a supply  of  soap, etc.  ganize, draw up workable contracts,  Thomas  M.  Collins  that  I  am  discharged  from  the  year  anniversary  of  the  vessel  Army,  and  you  can  stop  sending  since  it  hit  the  waves,  and  it  was  There  was  no  such  thing  as  linen,  contact  our  ships, settle  our  beefs,  t  J"  4"  the  LOG  to  my  Army  address.  celebrated  in fine  fashion.  and finally,  we  ate  off  the deck  in  control  Union  finance,  buildings,  welfare,  vacation  payments  and  a  Old Union Seaman  I  still  get  the  LOG  at  home,  our  foc'sle.  In  addition  to  the  party  on  Nevertheless,  we  were  union  host  of  other  things,  large  and  Sailed On Spirit  and  really  enjoy  reading  it.  I  board,  at  which  a  good  time  was  men,  always  fighting^  for  better  small,  necessary  and  vital  to  our  To  the  Editor:  ntend  to  go  to  school,  so  I  will  had  by  all,  some  more  so  than  conditions,  realizing  that  the  sea  membership as  a  whole.  stay  on  the  retired  list  until  I  others,  a  delicious,  giant­size  cake,  I  am  one  of  the  old­time  union  was  our  country.  Our  efforts  to  Our  fine  paper,  the  LOG,  is  an  men who  helped move  from  White­ complete  my  education.  in  the  form  of  the  good  ship  it­ make  the  ship  our  home  and  the  example of  efficient  editing, strict­ hall Street to  No. 2 Stone  Street in  The  story  on  scholarships  has  self,  was  baked  by  the steward  de­ ly Union  matter, from cover to cov­ brotherhood  of  the  sea  was  our  New  York  City.  I stopped  in 1943  really  caught  my  eye,  and  I  in­ partment.  That is,  by Paul  Ulrich,  .  er.  Read  by  many  all  over  the  because  eternal  motto.  of  illness.  My  last  ship  tend  to  look  into  it  when  I  get  night  cook  and  baker,  who  de­ world,  it  is  informative,  helpful  was  the Robin  Be Thankful  Locksley.  to  NY  next  month.  I  can't  wait  serves. a  commendation  from  all  So  brother,  be  thankful  you  are  and  instructive.  That  we  members  I  would  like  to  have  you  put  in  ;o  see  the  new  hall, as  It  has  been  the  crewmembers  and  officers  for  of  the  SIU  have  been  wise  in  our  a  member  of  the  SIU  and  getting  the  LOG  that  Tommy  Scoper  and  two  years  since  I've  been  to  New  the fine  spectacle  it  presented  be­ all the good  things it offers. I don't  choice at  the ballot  box in  the past  I were room­mates  in  New Orleans  York.  fore  it was  devoured  by  all  hands.  have  to  teU  you  because  you  should  leave  no  doubts  in  our  in  1940.  I  was  with  him  on  the  Lewis  Paul  TalarrinI  Some <»f  the ­boys  even  seemed  to  minds as  to the gains  and  benefits  should  know.  relish  the  job  of  destroying  the  to  each  and  every  one  of  us.  Lastly,  if  you  cannot  be  a  good  ship  in  little  gulps,  but  otherwise,  brother, then  please  be as  good  as  There is an old saying: The proof  Birdie Watchers On The Binghamton  smiles  lit  up  all  th'e  faces  in  the  of  the  pudding  is  in  the  eating.  you  can.  true  holiday  spirit.  This  time  of  the  year  recalls  This applies here, as brothers today  Regards  to  everyone  at  head­ some  of  the  sad  times  I  spent  in  we  are  eating.  What of  tomorrow?  quarters, on  the LOG,  and  all over  the  USPHS  hospitals.  As  a  matter  Time  marches  on.  As  we  have  the face  of  the  earth,  in  this  time  of  fact, two  of  the past  three years.  progressed  so  have  new  members  when  men  of  good  will  wish  each  Therefore,  brothers,  you  have  oined  our  ranks, ewoying our  way  other  well.  my  sincere  thoughts  for  a  happy  of  life  and  taking  part  along  with  Ben  Stewart  Christmas.  I  wish  the  same  to  the  us  in  any  Union  action  deemed  Seafarers  on  the  high  seas  and  in  necessary  to  our  well­being  and  safety.  As  we face the  future  here  foreign  ports.  Wants Mail From  Faddy  Farrell  on  many  important  discussions,  some  great  ones  will  have  to  be  if  t>  if'  Old Shipmates  and  some  of  you  new  mem­ Favors Far East  made  To the  Editor:  bers  will  be  called  upon  to  take  I  have  been  getting  the  LOQ  fit Wintertime  office, a  responsibility that is great.  forwarded  to  me  from  about  four  But  you  have seen  what your  older  To  the  Editor:  different  Army  camps  now,  so  I  Now  that  another  trip is  coming  brothers  have  done  in  the  past  in  hope  my  new  address  will  insure  to  an  end  for ­the  Robin  Wentley,  office and  the resultant success at­ its  getting  here  a  little  quicker.  some  of  the  boys  are  starting  to  tained  by  them  with  the  backing  pack their  gear to  be home  for the  of  the  membership.  I still  have  a  year  to do  in  this  man's  Army,  and  will  have  to  do'  holidays,  because  the ship  is going  Work  For  Union  most  of  that  over  here  In  Korea,  to  South  Africa  again.  But  it  will  If  this honor should come  to you,  I'm  looking  forward  pretty  anx­ take  more  than  the holidays  to get  conduct  SIU  business  always  with  iously  to  my  next  ship—^the..one  some  of  these five  and  six­year  the  thought  and  determination  to  that  takes  me  back  home  to  New  homesteaders, off.  work  persistently  for  the  welfare  York.  These  ships  are  getting  to  be  of  your fellow Seafarers, going for­ like  subways!  We  get  in  port  in  ward,  never  backward.  I  would  like  to  get  my  address  the  morning  and  leave  the  same  Our  SIU  has  an  enviable  record  printed  in^ the  LOG^  Maybe  this  dajs  Running up the five­port coast  in  the  maritime  world,  respected  will  get some  of  my  old  shipmates  and  down  again,  we're  lucky  to  and  honored  by seafarers  of  many  to  drop  me  a  line.  spend  a  night  in  one,  sometimes.  nations.  Let's keep  it  that  way.  Congratulations on  those  awards  Myself,  I  don't  care,  because  I  Well,  OK,  brothers;  get  in  the"  to  the  LOG.  think  this  is  my  last  trip  down  swim  and  use  your  vote.  It's  your  A trio  of  Seafarers aboard' the Blnghampton  Victory  on  the ship's  Pvt. Gene  R. Sinclair  here;  I'm  going  back  to  the  Far  privilege.  And to you  all, greetings  last  run  to  Greenland  are  caught  In  an  expressive  mood  by  the  C Btry  773rd  AAA  Gun  En.  East.  The fellows who are married  of  the  season.  roving  camera  eye  of  a  shipmate. Shown,  left  to  right, are;  New­ APO 301 C/o  Postmaster  ,  and  the  ones  who  have steady  girl  John  J. JeUette  man,  Wilklf,  and  the  third cook.  ;San  Francisco,  Cat,  •  • ,   i  �SEAr^AiREMS  LOG  p«c«  T< • '  m  I  I  On  Friday  morning,  September  7,  the  fast­growing  port'  I city  of  Galveston  optimistically  faced  a  glittering  future.  Forty­eight hours later, that same city was completely wreck­ ed,  with  6,000  of  her  37,000  residents  dead  from  a  tropical  hurricane that  roared  out  of  {he Gulf  of  Mexico at 140  miles  an  hour.  The  big  Galveston  blow  The  rest  of  the  world  was  going  [ came  not  without  warning. A  about  its  business  that  September  severe; storm  had  struck  in  1872,  7,  not  paying  any  attention  to  the  wiping out  the east  end  of  the city.  storm.  The  United  Mine  Workers  That  incident  showed  that  the  city  executive  board  was  meeting  that  on  its flat  island  was  vulnerable  to  day,  preparing  for  a  serious  coal  the  ocean,  but  nothing  had  been  strike  in  the  Pennsylvania  anthra­ done  in  the following  years to  pro­ cite fieids.  President McKinley  was  tect  the  town.  The  optimistic  citi­ getting  ready  to  attend  his  niece's  zens,  many  of  whom  built  their  wedding,  whiie  Governor Theodore  houses  on  stilts  to  avoid  high  wa^­ Roosevelt  was  stumping  the  coun­ er,  paid  the  penalty  for  this  neg­ try  as  GOP  vice­presidential  can­ lect  on  September 8,  1900,  and  the  didate in  the elections of  that year.  The  Brooklyn  Dodgers  increased  days  following.  !  Exposed  To  Sea  their  National  League  lead  to  21^  Located  on  a  long, narrow  island  games,  and  a  New  York  depart­ I  that could  be  described  as  nothing  ment \tore had a  big sale  going on  more  than  a  huge, overgrown  sand  men's shirts  at  39  cents  each.  bar,  the  streets  of  Galveston  are  Meanwhile  in  Galveston, the  day  just  a  bare  half­dozen  feet  above  was  sunny  and  waterfront  workers  sea  level.  The  island  is  27  miles  were  busy  loading  and  unloading  long  in  an  east, to  west  direction,  eight  ocean­going  steamships  in  and  seven  miles  in  its  greatest  the  harbor.  In  the  afternoon,  they  width.  At  tile  eastern  end  of  the  noticed  a  peculiar  phenomenon  island,  where  the city  is located,  it  Although  the  breeze  was  offshore,  is  only  a  mile  and  half  wide.  With  heavy  swells  started  coming  from  the  Gulf  on  one  side  and  the  Bay  the  southwest,  and  the  thunder  of  to  the  north  and  west,  Galveston  the  surf  boomed  on  the  beaches.  Hurricane  winds carried  this schoolhouse  600  feet  from its foundations.  To the  rear are endless blocks  lay  helpless in  the path  of  any sea­ In  the  early  dawn  hours  of  Satur­ that  were  swept  completely  clear  of  all  homes.  Destruction  extended,  Hiroshima­like,  all  the  way  to  day, the  8th, abnormally  high tides  the  horizon.  born storm.  At  the time  the hurricane struck,  flooded  cellars  and  warehouses  on  The  British  steamer  Red  Cross,  makeshift  rafts in the streets where  in  the  Bay.  Coffins  from  the  city  Galveston  was  the  second  city  in  the  waterfront.  The  storm  proper  struck  shortly  driven  by  the  wind,  collided  with  they  could  be  crushed  or  drowned,  cemetery  were  washed  out  on  the  Texas,  with  a  population  of  37,789  Its  thriving  waterfront  was  serv­ after  daylight.  At first  the  huge  her,  staving  in  her  bow.  But  the  or  staying  in  houses  that  were  col­ ground.  The  wreckage  and  debris  from  Galveston  littered  the  Texas  iced  regularly  by  24  domestic  and  circle  of  the  hurricane  came  in  at  Alamo  was  one  casualty  of  the  lapsing  on  top  of  them.  foreign  shipping  companies,  who  the  city  from  an  east­north­easter­ storm  that  survived,  thanks  to  the  Several  hundred  took  refuge  in  City  waterfront  and  both  that  city  some  of  the  stm'dier  public  build­ and  Sabine  Pass  were  severely  carried  the  grain,  cotton  and  lum­ ly  direction  so  that  the  hurricane  foresight  of  her  captain.  ber  of  the  Middle  West  and  Texas  winds,  blowing  counterclockwise  The  unfortunate  weather  man  ings  like  the  orphan  asylum  and  damaged.  out  of  Galveston  to  the  rest  of  the  as  always,  blew  in  from  the  north,  was  not  so  lucky.  He  lived  to  see  the  hospital.  But  these  buildings  However,  help  was swift  in  com­ world.  Huge  grain  elevators  and  or  bay  side.  They  brought  with  the  roof  blown  off  his  house  and  were  unable  to  resist  the  storm.  ing.  As  the  news  of  the  disaster  cotton  mills  dotted  the  business  them  torrents  of  rain,  piling  up  the  building  collapse,  burying  his  Their  roofs  and  walls  went,  bury­ spread,  funds  were contributed  for  Galveston  in  hundreds  of  cities  section  on  the  bayside.  The  Gulf  water  from  the  bay  side  in  the  wife,  children  and  neighbors  in­ ing  the  victims  in  the  rubble.  The  storm  continued  unabated  across  the  nation.  The  Army  took  side  of  the  City  contained  many  streets  fx­onting  the  bay.  As  the  side;  and  water kept  i­ising in  the streets  over  on  Tuesday,  declaring  martial  fine  homes  of  well­to­do  citizens  eye  of  tiie  storm  came  closer  to  Wind  Gauge  Demolished  until  1:45  AM,  Sunday  morning.  law  to  prevent  pilferage  and  van­ who  had  prospered  in­  trade  and  the  city,  the  winds  became  more  In  the  early  afternoon,  the  in­ When  daylight  came to the wrecked  dalism.  A  ferrying  service  was  easterly.  With  each  shift  of,  the  manufacture.  There  was  little  in  the  weather  winds  to  the  east  the  intensity  of  creasing force  of  the  winds  topped  city,  the  winds  veered  off  and  the  set  up  to  bring  tents  and  emer­ 80  miles  an  hour.  At  84  mph  the  waters  retreated.  gency  supplies  for  the sui­vivors.  news  that  Friday,  September  7,  to  the  storm  grew.  wind  gauge  blew  away.  But  the  But  tiie  ordeal  of  the  city  was  By  Wednesday,  2.300  bodies  had  Visit  To  Weatherman  indicate  that  Galveston  was  in  One  of  the  ships  in  port  on  that  worst  was  yet  to  come.  By  mid­ far from  over.  When  the sun'ivors  been  found  in  the  wreckage.  Him­ mortal  peril.  True,  there  were  re­ ports  of  a  severe  storm  causing  fateful  day  was  the  Alamo,  a  Mal­ afternoon,  the  eye  of  the  storm  emerged  on  Sunday,  tiiey  found  dreds  of  corpses  were  hastily  piled  wide  destruction  at  Kingston,  Ja­ lory Line steamer. Her  skipper was  passed  over  the  city  and  the  cir­ the  city  compieteiy  wrecked.  Over  into  barges,  weighted  with  rocks  maica.  The  captain  of  the  Mallory  alarmed  by  the  sharp  fall  of  the  cling  winds  that  had  hit  the  city  3,600  houses  were  destroyed  and  and  dumped into the Gulf.  Many of  steamer,  Comal,  arriving  in  Key  glass  early  Saturday,  which  indi­ from  the  north,  now  started  blow­ countless  others  suffered  damage.  them  washed  ashore  again  in  the  West  40  hours  late,  reported  that  cated  more  than  just  another  ing  even  stronger  from  the­  south  The water  supply  was knocked  out.  days  that  followed.  Troops  Take  Charge  four ships  were  wrecked  by  heavy  ocean  gale.  He  went  into  town  to  side.  The  city  had  been  staggered  Telegraph  wires  were  all  down  gales  off  the  lower  east  Florida  see  what  the  local  weather  man  by  a  left  hook.  It  was  now  being  and  the  lighting  system  was out  of  By  Tiiursday,  enough  ti'oops  had  order.  Ail  contact  with  the  main­ aiTived in  the city  to restore  order.  coast.  But Jamaica  was 1,400 miles  had  to  say  about  the  outlook.  He  finished  off  by  a  right  cross.  away  and  Key  West  a  good  900;  was  assured  that  the  wind  and  Sometime  after  3  PM  on  Satur­ land  had  been  cut off.  It was  three  Thousands  of  able­bodied  men  days  before  the  outside  world  were  put  to  work  clearing  away  far enough  away, so  it seemed,  not  rain  was  just  an  "offspur  of  the  day,  driven  by  the  wind  from  the  Gulf, the  water  from  the Gulf  met  learned  the  full  extent  of  the  debris  and  restoring  ser\ices  like  to  concern  the  citizens  of  Galves­ main  storm."  "Well  young  man,"  the  captain  the  water  from  the  Bay,  submerg­ storm.  ton.  water  and  electricity.  While  the  Water  Lack  Disastrous  was  quoted  as  saying,  "It's  the  ing  the  entire  city  six  to  12  feet  stench  of  decay  hung  over  large  What happened  is explained sim­ ply  enough.  The  tropical  disturb­ damndest  offspur  you  ever  saw.  deep. The fury  of  the wind  reached  Witli  not  enough  drinking  water  sections  of  the  town,  hundreds  of  ance  originated  several  days  be­ and  I'm  going  back  and  make  my  a force  estimated at  57  pounds  per  to  go  around,  thirst finished  off  volunteers  worked  "around  the  fore  in  the  doldrums,  east  of  the  ship  fast."  He  returned  and  se­ square  foot.  Buildings  started  to  many  of  the  suiwivoi­s  who  had  clock  burying  and  burning  the  Cape  Verde  Islands.  It  swept  cured  the  Alamo  for  the  blow  as  collapse  left  and  right  undermined  nearly  drowned  from  torrents  of  corpses.  News  photographers  fx­om  across  the  Atlantic,  building  up  best  he  could.  But  the  swelling  by  the  swirling  tides  at  their  feet  water  before.. Corpses  were strewn  many  of  the  country's  dailies  who  power  as  it  traveled,  and  causing  tides soon  submerged  the pier. The  and  the  battering  power  of  hurri­ everywhei­e  and  hundreds  of  car­ had  rushed  to  the  scene  had  their  wide  damage  in  the  West  Indies.  Alamo  ground  l#ie  pier  to'  pieces,  cane  winds.  The  inhabitants  had  casses  of  mules,  horses  and  cattle  cameras  smashed,  and  wex­e  put  to  Normally,  when  such  hurricanes  finally  coming to  rest  on  the  piles.  the choice  of  risking  their  lives  on  cluttered  the  streets  and floated  work  with  pick  and  shovel  to  bury  the dead.  Meanwhile, $3  million  in  arrive  in  the  Gulf  south  of  Flor­ funds  poured  into  the  city  for  x­e­ ida,  they  tend  to  veer  up  the Gulf  lief  wox­k.  One  week  after  the  Coast  and  cross  the  Florida  pen­ storm,  on  the  15th,  men  wei­e  stiii  insula  eastward,  somewhere  along  digging  in  the  x'uins  of  homes  for  its  length.  Then  they  wreak  theif  the  dead,  and  the  toil  had  reached  vengeance  on  the  Atlantic  Coast,  4,000.  usually doing  their worst  along the  It  was  September  21  before  the  Virginia  and  Carolina  capes.  city  was  on  its  way  back  to  nor­ Storm  Forced  Westward  mal.  Max'tial  law  was  lifted,  and  This storm  was different.  A high  the  once­booming  watex'fi'ont  stax't­ pressure  area  in  the Gulf  off  Flor­ ed  coming  back  to  life.  Regular  ida  kept  it  from  going  north.  In­ train  service with tiie outside  world  stead  it  blew  west  across  the Gulf,  was  restox'ed for  the first  time over  gathering  up more and  more water  one  of  the four  bridges  connecting  vapor,  and  greater  power,  as  it  the  city  with  the  mainland.  traveled.  By  the  time  It  had  Galveston  was  rebuilt  again  on  reached  a  point  south  of  the  Mis­ the  same  site.  But  to  prevent  rep­ sissippi  delta,  it  had  built  up  into  etition  of  the 1900  disaster, a  huge  a  real  monster of  a  hurricane.  The  sea  wall  has  been  built  to  px­otect  circle  of  the storm  was  300  to  600  the  city.  It  is  now  seven  miles  miles  across  with  winds  up  to 140  long  and  17  feet  high.  Huiiicanes  miles  an  hour.  During  its  tour  have  hit  the  city  again  since  then,  across  the  open  ocean  and  the  (one  in  1914  took  275  lives)  but  tjUlf,  it  sucked  up  untold  billions  the sea  wall  is  assurance  that  Gal­ of  tons  of  water  vapor and  poured  veston  will  never  again  be  sub­ A oloac­up  allot of  a realdential  street shows  the complete  wreckage  of  private  homes  that  resulted  them  down  in  the  form  of  torren­ merged  by  the  ocean.  from  the  winds and  water.  Untoid  hundreds  of  victims were trapped when  their houses  collapsed.  tial  rain  at  an  inch  per  hour.  ^1  1  • M  I  I  ..,V5  j  ­a  'ST­ '.V­.l  1  4  v.M  m  m  • .1  ••• "­s'.X  1  �::­'r®»'?¥i"y'­V'­­.­'i,:  "  lf>  Pa0*  .Twentyrfoor  S E  jjrFARRKS.  ­LOG  TA6ALAM  (Seatrade),  November  33—  Chairman,  Charles  Murphy;  Secretary,  John  L.  Kearney.  Motion  was  passed  to  donate  the  ship's  fund  to  a  hospital.  Faulty  deck  department  head  and  dairy  box  drain  have  stUl  not  been  repaired.  New  York  patrolman  should  check  the  repair  list  and  back  up  the  steward  in  ordering  suppUes,  and  make  sure  the  food. Ust  is  not  cut  down.  Overtime  will  be  settled  before  the  payoff.  Iron  pur­ chased  from  the  ship's  fund  will  be  turned  into  the  Boston  hall  and  returned  when  the  ship  leaves  the  shipyard.  Del­ egates  wUl  confer  on  the  repair  Ust  and  make  sure  it  is  complete.  ALCOA  PARTNER  (Alcoa),  November  15—Chairman,  John  Malcalm;  Secretary,  O.  McCann.  Trouble  between  two  broth­ ers  in  Bermuda  has  been  straightened  out.  Delegate  will  see  the  captain  about  new  parts  for  the  washing  machine,  new  hasp  for  the  baker's  closet  in  the  gaUey.  Deck  department  will  live  up  to  the  agreement  and  be  back  in  sober  condi­ tion  to  secure  the  ship  on  saUing  day.  Brothers  should  be  quiet  when  the  rest  of  the  men  are  sleeping;  JEAN  LAFITTE  (Waterman),  Walter  J.  Brown;  Secretary,  Endel  Knudisslm.  One  man  deserted  the  Ship  in  Yokohama,  another  in  San  Francisco.  W.  B.  Jones  was elected  ship's delegate.  Steward  wUl  order new  chairs for  the recreation  r()om.  More  lockers,  paint,  showers  and  toilets  are  needed  for  all  three  departments.  Slojichest  should  be  checked  more  thor­ ­ou^y;  its  present  state  is  very  poor.  No  one  should  sign  on  until  all  items  on  the  repair  list  have  been  taken  care  of.  II  EDITH  (Bull),  November  14—Chairman,  Dave  Lynch;  Secretary,  Louis  Rliio.  Last  repair  list  was  taken  care  of.  Messhall  chairs  wiU  be  checked.  Deck  in the  laun­ dry  needs  painting.  Laundry  drains  are  stopped  up.  Steward  was  granted  per­ mission  from  the  crew  to  bring  his  dog  on  board.  WILLIAM  H.  CARRUTH  (Transfuel),  no  date—Chairman,  Vincent  Oenco;  Secre­ tary,  Thomas  Moller.  There  is  $20.30  in  the  ship's  fund.  Last  trip's  ship's  dele­ gate  was  reelected  by  acclamation.  Crew  messman  asked  for  more  cooperation  in  keeping  the  messhall  clean.  Laundry  will  be  cleaned  alternately  by  the  deck  and  engine  departments; recreation  room  will  be" cleaned  by  the  pantryman.  Patrol­ man  will  be  asked  if  the first  assistant  is  supposed  to  repair  the  wasning  machine.  Vote  of  thanks  went  to  the  stewards  de­ partment  for  the  good  chow  and  service  so  far  this  trip.  I:  ^ xiA­ \­imr  ''  jl:  m  iilC­>  PMCi^r^lH.  last  DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ...  Novambcr  33—Chairman,  Senklns;  Sac­ ratary,  Charlia  Rawllngt.  Captain  and  mates  are  doing  unlicensed  personnel's  work.  Record  will  be  turned  over  to  patrolman  upon  arrival.  There  is  $50.50  in  the  ship's  fund.  Crew  radio  repairs  and  purchase  of  reading  material  were  not  attended  to,  as  the  ship  reached  port  on  Sunday  noon  and  sailed  Monday  morn­ ing.  Will  be  attended  to in  the  next  port.  Patrolman  should  see  the  captain  about  putting  out  draws  more  promptly  (he  makes the  crew  wait  three  to four  hours,  and  if  a  man  is  a  Utile  late,  he  isvre­ fused).  Chief  cook  reports  the  ship  is  overstored  with  meat  which  has  been  iced  and  thawed  out  so  many  times  that  It  smeUs  very  strongly.  'V ;>•   t «  *  quaUty  of  the  food  cooked  aboard.  Mess­ man  was  reminded  to  feed  the  watch  first.  Cook's  foc'sle  lockers  will  be  re­ paired.  Night  lunch  counter  should  be  kept  cleaner.  SUZANNE  (Bull),  November  34—Chair­ man,  Jimmy  Jones;  Secretary,  I..  B.  Cooch.  One  of  ship's  delegates  should  secure  Union  Uterature  for  the  crew.  SEATRAIN  SAVANNAH  (SeatraIn),  No­ vember  26—Chairman,  not  listed;  Secre­ tary,  Doug.  Acker,  Sr.  $110  was  spent  on  the  purchase  of  a  combination  record  player,  records  and  radio.  There  is $8.50  remaining  in  the  ship's­  fund.  Man fired  in  Savannah  will  stay  on  board  so  the  beef  can  be  settled  in  New  York.  Doug  Acker  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  Men  off  watch  are  asked  not  to  eat  at  the  watch  table.  Steward  was  asked  to  im­ prove  the  night  lunch.  Remainder  of  the  ship's  fund  wiU  be  spent  on  records.  Get New Boohe  Through Agents  Seafarers  who  applied  for  new  membership  books  in  New  York  but  are  now  sailing  from  outports  don't  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.  MAE  (Bull),  November  16—Chairman,  E.  Hogge;  Secretary,  Bill  Sears.  Ship's  delegate  reported  a  balance  of  $53.35  in  the  ship's  fund.  Motion  was  passed  to  repair  the  deck  in  the  4­8  foc'sle,  the  stove  in  the  galley  and  to  replace  the  sink  near  the  ice  box.  Ship's  delegate  on  arrival  in  the  States, as  the  last  treas  will  make  out  a  report  on  the  stabbing  urer  did  not  make  a  proper  accounting  Auditing  committee  wiU  report  on  this  of  one  member  by  another.  fund.  Suggestion  was  made  to  try  to  ALAWAI  (Waterman),  November  33—  give  the  shore  gang  in  MobUe  a  little  Chairman,  E.  A.  Anderson;  Secretary  more  work  whUe  the  ship  is  in  port.  Agriplno  DIpasupil.  Chief  m,ate  was asked  Vote  of  thanks  went  to  the  stewards  de  for  keys  for  the  crew's  rooms  and  said  partment  for  the fine  Thanksgiving  (Un  that  keys  would  be  provided  before  the  ner.  Chief  electrician  got  a  vote  of  ship  left  for  the  Far  East.  Chief  cook  thanks  for  repairing  the  crew  movie  ma­ asked  to  have  his  chopping  block  below  chine.  moved  to  a  more  convenient  place.  Un­ CANTIGNY  (Cities  Service),  December  necessary  noise  should  be  avoided.  Cots  outside  the  hatches  should  be  put  in  2—Chairman,  E.  K.  McChesney;  Secre­ rooms  or  lockers  before  the  ship  arrives  tery,  W.  Craig.  One  man  missed  ship  in  at  Wilmington,  to  keep  them  from  being  Lake  Charles.  Frank  Reese  was  elected  damaged  during  cargo  loading  and  un­ ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  Radio  loading.  W.  F.  Walker  was  elected  ship's  operator  should  check  the  television  set  for  repairs.  Chief  mate  will  post  station  delegate.  bills.  Ship's  delegate  will  contact  the  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman),  Novem  captain  about  the  condition  of  the  hos­ pital.  Crew  was  cautioned  about  over­ ber  16—Chairman,  H.  A.  Orlando;  Secre­ tary,  Otto  Robert  Hoepner.  There  is  loading  the  washing  machine.  Rungs  on  $15.75  in  the  ship's  fund.  Messroom  and  the  fore  and  main  mast  ­  are  unsafe;  pantry  should  be  kept  clean  at  all  times  they  should  be  repaired.  by  the  watch  standby.  Security  hooks  should  be  put  on  the  dairy  box  below.  Crew's  washing  machine  should  be moved  to  mid­shiphouse  beloW.  ABIQUA  (Cities  Service),  November  f  —Chairman,  Al  Richards;  Secretary,  R.  M.  Lafferty.  Two  men  missed  ship  in  Scotland  and  three  men  were  added  to  the  department.  Crew  was  reprimanded  for  the  performing  in  Kuwait.  Passage­ ways  should  be  kept  well  lit.  Better  care  should  be'taken  of  the  cots.  Almost  all  food  has  icquired  an  "ice­box"  taste  after  a  year  in  cold  storage.  Vote  of  thanks  went  to the  crew messman  for  the  fine  job  being  done.  Sanitary  work  needs  improving.  Refuse  should  not  be  thrown  out  of  messroom  portholes.  Christmas  tree  and  trimmings  will  be  purchased  at  the  next  port.  SEA  GALE  (Sea  Trades),  November  f—  Chairman,  E.  Goulding;  Secretary,  J.  Mil­ ler.  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  too  much  coffee  is  being  used;  steward  claimed  there  is  enough  on  hand.  There  should  be  more  consideration  of  sleeping  crewmembers.  System  should  be  estab­ lished  for  the  cleaning  of  the  recreation  room  and  the  laundry.­ will fill  in  for  missing  members  in  dif­ ferent  departments.  November . 33—Chairman,  I.  Terra;  Sec­ retary,  J­  Anderson.  Men  who  missed  ship  will  be  turned  over  to  the  patrol  man.  Repair  list  was  turned  over  to  the  chief  mate.  Vote  of  thanks  went  to  the  stewards  department,  especially  the  chief  cook,  for  really  putting  oirt ­tasty  meals  and  going  out  of  his  way  to  please  Thanks  also  went  to  Jerry  Proce  for  the  way  he  stepped  out  of  the  messinan's  job  and  into  the  night  cook  and  baker'i  job for  the first  time  and  did  a  good  job  of  it.  was  held  on  last  trip's  repair  list.  Dis­ cussion  was  held  on  painting  the  crew's  messroom;  ship's  delegate  will  see  the  captain  on  this.  Performers  should  he  straightened  out  before  the  ship  reaches  port.  Discussion  was  held on  longshore­ men  coming  into  the  crew  messhall  and  eating  the  night  lunch.  Cups  and  glasses  should  be  returned  to  the  pantry.  November  23—Chairmen,  Frank  Hughes;  Secretary,  Joe  Samborskl.  Patrolman  should  be  contacted  about  the  painting,  which  is  on  the  repair  list,  as  well  as  the rest  of  the list.  There is  a  beef  about  the  meat  put  on  the  ships  in  Trinidad.  ALEXANDRA  (Carras),  Novambar  33—  Chairman,  Al  Van  Dyka;  Sacratary,  Thur­ ston  J.  Lawls.  Letter  was  sent  to  Phila  delphia  about  member  who  paid  off  in  Rotterdam.  Three  men  were  logged  and  another  will  be.  "fhere  is  $17.15  in  the  ship's  fund.  Vegetables  have  been  good  BARBARA  FRITCHIE  (LIbmty  Navl­ gallon),  September  31—Chairman,  John  J.  Jellette;  Secretary,  J.  Melvyn  Lundy.  Fancutt  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  Washing  machine  should  be  turned  oS  after  use.  November  33—Chairman,  Eugene  N.  Dora;  Secretary,  J.  Melvyn  Lundy.  Draws  of  Los  Angeles  and  East  Coast  were  dis­ cussed.  Rooms  should  be  painted;  chief  engineer  will  be  asked  about  this.  Pa­ trolman  wUl  be asked  about  the  ice  water  sitnation.  RAPHAEL  SEMMES  (Waterman),  No­ vambar  13—Chairman,  Laon  R.  Curry;  Secretary,  Guy  Walter.  Tablas  was  elect­ ed  ship's  delegate.  Motion  was  passed  to  get  a  new  washing  machine  and  have  the  ship  fumigated.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  noise  back  aft.  repair  list,  un­ STEEL  RECORDER  (Isthmian),  July  *—  cleanliness  of  a  member.  Chairman,  Crider;  Secretary,  Gregson.  Union  should  see  the  company  about  get­ WACOSTA  (Waterman),  December  1—  ting  innersprlng  mattresses  for  the  crew.  Chairman,  F.  E.  Starkay;  Secretary,  Ed­ There  is  $21.02  in  the  ship's  fund.  Cots  gar  R.  Hausa.  Black  gang  quarters  are  should  be  returned  to  the  steward  before  unclean.  Morris  J.  Danzey  was  elected  the  end  of  the  voyage.  ship's  delegate.  Wipers  promised  coop  October  38—Chairman,  Robert  Schlag­ eration  in  improving  sanitary  conditions.  lor;  Secretary,  Tommie  Lewis.  There  is  All  hands  were  asked  to  cooperate  in  a  shortage  of  soap  powder.  Question  was  keeping  heads,  showers  and  washrooms  raised  about  overtime  for  feeding  pa­ neater.  Steward  and  all  members  of  his  tients  unable  to  attend  messroom.  Pa­ department  got  a  unanimous  vote  of  tients  will  be  moved  to  the  hospital.  thanks, not  only for  the  excellent Thanks­ giving  dinner  but  meals  in  general  and  the  manner  in  which  they  are  served.  STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian),  Novsmbor  17—Chairman,  VIggo  Sorenson;  Secretary,  (not  given).  There  is  $30.15  in  the  ship's  fund.  Two  engine  department  foc'sles were  not  painted.  Ship's  delegate  will  see  about  getting  a  new  washing  machine.  Ship  and  engine  delegates  will  see  the first  assistant  about  sougeeing  and  painting 'the  two  foc'sles.  November  IS—Chairman,  Roman  Lln­ kowskl; Sscretary,  M.  Culp.  Special  meet­ ing  was  held  on  ship  and  engine  dele­ gates'  report  about  their  meeting  with  the first  assistant  about  the  sougeeing  and  painting.  First  assistant  said  he  had  too  much  work  in  the  engine  room  for  the  wipers  and  would  not  turn  them  to  to  sougee  the  rooms.  a  AFOUNDRIA  (Waterman),  Dccamber  1  —Chairman,  La  William;  Seeretary,  Or­ lando'  Lopez.  Bosun  had  an  accident  in  Tampa  and  was  hospitalized.  Doors  for  the  head  and  showers  are  needed.  Crew  was  warned  not  to  touch  the  ventUation  system  main  valve  aft.  Coffee  urn  and  ice  box  need  special  repair  attention.  KEYSTONE  MARINER  (Waterman),  Oc  tober  26—Chairman,  C.  Wilson;  Secre­ tary,  William  Frank.  Stewards  depart­ ment  was  thanked  for  the  good  food  and  service.  Patrolman  will  be  contacted  about  getting  another  stewards  depart­ ment  man.  Patrolman  wUl  be  Informed  about  the  man  who  missed  ship  in  Bremerhaven.  Draws,  ship's  laundry  and  night  lunches  were  discussed.  November  .  18—Chairman,  C.  Wilson;  Secretary,  W.  Frank.  Black  gang  is  very  good  and  the  stewards department  is A­1.  First  aid  kit  wUl  be  instaUed  in  the  en­ gine  room.  Patrolman  will  be  contacted  about  a  member.  Engineers  should  get  on  the  ball  and  tqke  care  of  repair  lists.  Captain  asked  that  shelves  not  be  built  in  rooms.  List  specifications,  and  he  wUl  have  them  installed  in  the  shipyard.  Laundry  should  be  sougeed  and  cleaned.  Band  should  be  made  to  hold  the  per­ colator.  SOUTHERN  CITIES  (Southern  Trading),  Novambar  1—Chairman,  B.  R.  Boiling;  Sacratary,  J.  P.  Balderston.  Steward made  a  short  report  on  the  stores taken aboard.  Each  watch  during  the  night  should  see  that  the  messhall  is  left  clean  and  or­ derly.  Keys  should  be  issued  for  all  foc'sles  so  they  can  be  locked  in  foreign  ports.  Novsmbor  33—Chairman,  B.  R.  Boiling;  Sacrstary,  J.  P.  Balderston.  Repair  list  was  read  and  additions  were  asked  for.  Chief  mate's  attitude  towards  the  deck  department  overtime  will  be  straightened  out  in  New  Orleans.  Deck  delegate  will  see  about  the  washing  machine  repairs  in  New  Orleans.  Captain  said  there  were  not  enough  cigarettes  to  go  aroimd;  this  will  be  taken  up  with  the  New  Orleans  agent.  December  6—Chairman,  H.  M.  Smith;  Secretary,  J.  P.  Balderston.  New  Orleans  agent  said  he  would  contact  the  New  York  agent'  about  ueefs;  Philadelphia  agent  will have  the  answers waiting  when  the  ship  reaches­Gibbstown,  NJ,  Wash­ ing  machine  will  be  repaired  in  Gibbs­ town.  Action  should  be  taken  on  the  brother  who  missed  two  watches  in  Gal­ veston  and  then  walked  off  the  ship.  Brother  Buster  was  elected  ship's  del­ egate.  Necessary  repairs  were  listed  and  discussed.  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Service),  October  11—Chairman,  H.  Bukner;  Secre­ tary,  T.  Mangus.  Captain  said  a  washing  machine  has  been  ordered.  H.  Bukner  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  Repair  list  will  be  made  up  and  turned  over  to  the  patrolman.  Radio  will  be  taken  ashore  SEACARDEN  (Orion),  November  10—  and  repaired.  $15­worth  of  reading  ma­ Chairman,  James  Staebler;  Secretary,  terial  for  the  ship  will  be  purchased  out  Kenneth  Collins.  One fireman  paid  off;  of  the  ship's  fund.  one  AB missed  ship.  All  fresh stores  have  KATHRYN  (Bull),  December  «—Chair­ been  put  on  board,  including  fresh  milk  men,  Anselmo  Melendez;  Secretary,  O.  and  ice  cream.  Burke.  New  ship's  delegate  was  elected.  ALCOA  RUNNER  (Alcoa),  November  *  —Chal,rman,  J.  R.  Prcstwood;­Secretary,  FRANCE.S  (BuH),  December  3—Chair­ H.  Starling.  Magazines  were  brought  man,  O'Rourke;  Secretary,  D'Oowd.  More  aboard  by  ASFS,' but  when  the  ship  left  cooperation  over  the  night  lunch  is  need­ port  they  disappeared.  Captain  will  ask  ed.  Collection  wUl  be  made  of  $1  from  the  officers  to  return  them,  if  they  took  STEEL  RECORDER  (Isthmian),  Novem­ each  member  to  buy fiowers  for  the  fun­ ELIZABETH  (Bull),  October  9—Chair­ them.  Sanitation  was  discussed.  Men  ber  IS—Chairman,  Nick  Dimalo;  Secre­ eral  of  Brother  Mucin's  son.  Captain .was  man,  G.  Borofast;  Secretary,  Robert  Ri­ Uving  on  the  port  side  o^the ship  should  tary,  W.  E.  Pautaret.  Delegate  reported  thanked  for  his  concern  over  Brother  vera.  Gary  Vlcha  was  elected  engine  del­ be  quieter.  captain  scratched  out  OT  for  stewards  Mucin's  grief.  Washing  machine  is  to  be  egate.  Doors  will  be  kept  locked  in  port,  department  and  put  down  what  he  repaired.  Night  lunch  should  be  added  but  at  least  one  should  be kept  open  and  YOUNG  AMERICA  (Waterman),  No­ thought  correct.  Martin  was  elected  to  if  there  is  not  enough  only  by  order  all  shouldsbe  open  at  sea.  Foc'sle  decks  vember  9—Chairman,  S.  P.  Teleck;  Sec­ ship's  delegate.  of  the  chief  mate  or  captain.  should  be  painted.  Messhall  should  be  retary,  Vyrel  G.  Suth.  Fresh  milk  was  kept  closed  in  New  York  as  well  as  in  purchased  in  Japan.  Those  leaving  the  SOUTHERN  DISTRICT  (Southern  Trad­ Puerto  Rico.  Camacho  was  elected  ship's  FRENCH  CREEK  (Cities  Service),  No­ ship  should  turn  in  their  linen  and  leave  ing),  November  21—Chairman,  Anderson;  vember  27—Chairman,  Milton  J.  Karlo­ delegate.  the  rooms  in  a  clean  condition.  Secretary,  H.  W.  Schoor.  Motion  was  vec;  Secretary,  Louis  P.  Hagmann.  Cap­ November  11—Chairman,  Paul  Martin;  passed  to  donate  SI  to  the  ship's  fund.  told  ship's  delegate  that  repair  list  Secretary,  George  Quirones.  Repair  list  KYSKA  (Waterman),  November  1—  Letter  was  sent  to  New  York  about  the  tain  was  sent  in.  Rivera  was  named  ship's  was  sent  to  the  main  office,  and  he  could  Chairman,  S.  Woodruff;  Secretary,  H.  company's  attitude  to  deck  and  stewards  get  no  action  from  them.  One  man  is  delegate.  Patrolman  will  see  the  purser  Carmlchael.  Jack  Wooten  was  elected  department.  getting  off.  Patrolman  wiU  be  contacted  with  the  ship's  delegate  with  regard  to  ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  Books  draws.  action  on  galley  equipment—  and  magazines  should  be  returned  to  the  ROBIN  GOODFELLOW  (Seas  Shipping),  on  getting  exhaust  blower,  mixing  machine.  library.  CMef  engineer  wUl  be  asked  November  24—Chairman,  Gerald  Erlln­ stove,  COEUR  D'ALENB  VICTORY  (Victory),  Cooks  had  to  mix  all  cake  and  pie  bat­ about  putting hooks  on  the ice  box  doors.  ger; Secretary,  John  Stefanlk.  Letter  was  ters  by  hand  for  the  Thanksgiving  din­ November  23—Chairman,  V.  D.  Meehan;  Ship's  delegate  should  contact  the  cap­ written  to  the  collector  of  internal  reve­ ner.  Cups  should  Secretary,  J.  E.  Chew.  Beef  regarding  be  returned  to  the  tain  about fixing  lockers  and  other  re­ nue  about  the  pay  deductions.  Ship's  Washing  machine  needs  repairs.  third  mate  trying  to  be  a  little  dictator.  pairs.  Cups  and  dishes  should  be  put  in  delegate  will  contact  the  chief  engineer­ pantry.  Motor  will  be  purchased  out  of  the  ship's  He  has  had  two  men  framed  and  logged  the  sink after  use.  on  the  plumbing.  Steward  will  serve  fund.  New  coffee  pot  is  needed.  No  one  for  something  which  never  took  place.  fruit  juice  for  breakfast  every  day.  Ko­ is  to  put  his  feet  on  the  tables  an­i  He  was  warned  in  Baltimore,  but  has  be­ AMERSEA  (Blackchoster),  November  33  rean  soldiers  should be  permitted  to have  benches.  No  one  is  to  put  food  for  the  come  worse,  not  better.  .There  are  no  —Chairman,  C.  W.  Doggett;  Secretary,  coffee  aboard.  No  unauthorized  person­ beefs  about  any  other  licensed  officer.  James  S.  Brown.  Washing  machine  and  nel  should  be  admitted  to  the  passage­ cat  on  benches.  Stewards  department  got  Washing  machine  was  not  repaired  in  vote  of  thanks  for  the  swell  Thanks­ laundry  should  be  kept  clean.  Steward  ways.  Captain  cautioned  the  ship's  del­ a  Europe.  There  is $13  in  the  ship's  fund.  giving  Day  dinner.  has  made  out  requisition  to  be  mailed  egate  about  performers.  Repair  list  was  drawn  up.  from  Canal  Zone  to  patrolman  in  Cali­ HASTINGS  (Waterman),  Dacambar  3—  fornia:  supplies  will  be  picked  up  then.  ALCOA  RUNNER  (Alcoa),  November  SWIIBTWATBR  (Mar­trade),  November  30—Chairman,  J.  R.  Prastwood;  Secre­ Chairman,  Red  Cornell;  Sacratary,  H.  33—Chairman,  W.  B.  Nellson;  Secretary,  STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian),  November  tary,  J.  G.  Lltsey.  One  man  was  left  in  Rode.  Life  preservers  should  be  cleaned  Jim  Grant.  Two  men  will  be  turned  over  17—Chairman,  VIggo  Sorenson;  Secre­ Ponce,  Puerto  Rico,  on  account  of  an  or  replaced.  Price  was  elected  ship's  to  the  boarding  patrolmai)  for  not  turn­ tary,  Charles  A.  Terry.  There  is  still  accident  on  deck.  Cafftain  refused  to  delegate.  Steward  was  asked  to  snap  up  ing  to  in  port.  Repair  list  wiU  be  made  $30.15  in  the  ship's  fund.  Engine  depart­ lift  the  three  logs,  and  the  patrolman  the  messman, as  service  is not  up  to par.  up  and  turned  over  to  patrolman.  All  ment  has  two  foc'sles  still  unpainted.  WiU  be  contacted.  Delegates  of  each  de­ Crew  was. asked  to  curtail  performing.  cups  should  be  returned  to  the  pantry.  Overtime  beefs  will  be  referred  to  the  partment  WiU  make  up  repair  lists.  Mo­ patrolman.  Ship's  delegate  will  try  to  tion  was  passed  to send  a  contribution  to  ROBIN  MOWBRAY  (Robin),  November  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (Alcoa),  October  1$  obtain  a hew  washing  machine.  First  as­ the  ASFS  as  soon  as  the  ship's  fund  is  33—Chairman, ­Raymond  E.  Whita;  Nick  —Chairman,  W.  H.  Bute;  Secretary,  P.  located  through  the  LOG.  sistant  will  be  contacted  about  sougeeing  Mutln.  Ship's  fund  will  be  collected  only  Hughes.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  and  painting  the  two  eflgine  department  when  needed.  remainder  of  the  repair  list  referred' to  foc'sles.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa),  no  data­ the  NY  patrolman.  Ship's  delegate  was  Chairman,  Major  T.  Costalla;  Sacratary,  BLUESTAR  (Seatraders),  October  19—  unanimously  elected  with  a  vote  of  ROYAL  OAK  (CItIss  Sorvies),  Novsm­ Jamas  M.  Nalsan.  Ship's  treasurer  will  Chairman,  I.  Terra;  Sacratary,  J.  Gal­ thanks  for  a  job  well  done.  Laundry  b«r  35—Chairman, C.  J.  Burns; Sacratary,  put  the  ship's  fund  in  the  purser's  safe,  lagher.  New  messman  signed  on  in  Yo­ should  be  kept  eleaner.  P,  N.  Vincant.  Patrolman  will  be  con­  and  only  his  and  the  ship's  _  delegate's  kohama.  Disputed overtime ­will  be turned  November  3 —Chairman,  Wldegreen;  tacted  about  the  milk  attuation  ahd  the J  signatures  will  authorize  its  withdrawal  over  to  the  patrolman.  Crewmembers  Secretary,  Joseph  Samborskl.  Discussion  STEEL  SCIENTIST  (Isthmian),  Septem­ ber  14—Chairman,  John  Leskin;  Secre­ tary,  Sam  Jonas.  Ship's  delegate  reported  on  the  messmaa's  actions,  the  noise  at  night  and  the  ice  machine  repairs.  Stew­ ard  will  take  care  of  the  ship's  fund.  Everyone  should  help  keep  the  laundry  clean.  Steward  will  order  linen  in  Singa­ pore  and  fresh  vegetables.  Bosun  who  missed  ship  in  New  Orleans  was  cleared.  STEEL  ARTISAN  (Isthmian),  Novomber  27—Chairman,  Richard  Grant;  Secretary,  Leon  mito.  There  U  $42  in  the  ship's  fund.  Electric  iron  and  ironing  board  will  be  purchased  from  the  ship's  fund.  Stewards  department  got  a  vote of thanks  for  what  the  crew  considered  the finest  Thanksgiving  dinner  ever  served  aboard  any  ship.  Membership  should  be  quiet  when  near  the  12­4  foc'sle.  Men  should  keep  showers  and  messhalls  a  little  cleaner.  JOHN  B.  WATERMAN  (Waterman),  No­ vember  29—Chairman,  Walter  Sibley;  Secretary,  Thomas  A.  Jackson.  Oiler  who  missed  the  ship  will  be  reported  in  the  next  port.  Windlass  is  not  safe,  and  will  be  reported  to  the  master  and  chief  en­ gineer  for  repairing  at  the  next  port.  Cots  should  be  put  away  after  use;  men  who  destroy  them  will  have  to  pay  for  them.  Stewards  department  got  a  vote  of  thanks  for  their  good  job.  Crew  sent  $200  donation  to  the  Mobile  Commu­ nity  Chest.  AZALEA  CITY  (Waterman),  December  7—Chairman,  Harold  Tuttle;  Secretary,  David  B.  Sacher.  Chief  mate  wants  to  fire  the  bosun  without  provocation.  David  B.  Sacher  was  elected  ship's  treasurer.  There  are  many  beefs  against  the  chief  mate.  Crew  messroom  deck  needs  paint­ ing. as  well as  the messroom  itself. Some­ thing  should  be  done  about  the  chief  mate.  CLAIBORNE  (Waterman),  November  3$  —Chairman.  George  Clark:  Secretary,  G.  R.  Kosch.  New  mattresses  should  be  put  in  each  department.  Repair  list  will  be  made  up.  Votie  of' thanks  went  to  the  cooks  for  a  very  wonderful  Thanksgiving  dinner,  as  well  as  the  overall  food.  All  inside  ventilators  should  be  put  in  work­ ing  order.  CARRABULLE  (National  Navigation),  Novambar  23—Chairman,  B.  Friedman;  Secretary,  R.  Llauger.  Ship's  fund  has  a  balance  of  $51.05.  B.  Friedman  was  unanimously  elected  ship's  delegate.  Ship's  delegate,  as  treasurer  will  take  care  of  the  ship's  fund.  Union  will  be  asked  to  see  about  port  discharge  for  time  spent  in  New  York  before  signing  on  for  this  trip.  Steward  wiU  try  to  get  orange  juice  squeezer  in  the  next  port.  ^PUERTO  RICO  (Bull),  December  7—  Chairman,  Ed  Caudlll;  Secretary,  Jim  Murphy.  One  man jhad  to fly  home,  due  to  sickness  in  the  family.  $79  was  do­ nated  to  the  ship's  fund.  Seven  men  are  getting  off.  Motions  were  made  to  in­ stall  a  loud  speaker  for  Union  meetings,  that  ship's  fund  money  be  used  fnr ship­ board  purposes  only  and  that  in  case  of  lay­up  money  wUl  be  kept  for  the  crew.  No  one  has  volunteered  to  do  work  for  the  Puerto  Rico  "Advocate."  All  hands  were  asked  to  keep  the  messhaU  clean  and  not  to  throw  beer  cans  and  cups  about  the  place.  «  ""yi® ­5­  COLLINS  (Trans­Fusi),  October  12—Chairman,  L.  H.  Montgom­ • ry; Sscretary,  T.  $,  Sosa.  Department  heads  wIU  be  contacted  about finishing  all  work  before  the last  week  of  the trip.  Stewards  department  was  commended  for  food  and  service.  OBL  ALBA  (Mississippi),  Novambar  1$  —Chairman,  Al  Brindley;  Sacratary,  Frad  Shaia.  Disputed  overtime  will  be  turned  over  to  the  patrolman.  BALTORB  (Ore),.  Novambar  9—Chair­ man,  Harold  Bi'  Thomas;  Sacratary;  (Continued' on  page 25)  �.  tOG  ... DIGEST of SHIPS' JIEETINGS ...  (Continued from  page 24)  Caergt  Prota.  Anconib  P.  Gonzalez  was  unanimously  elected  ship's  delegate.  Air  vents  are  all  clogged  up.  Delegates  will  turn  over  repair  lists  to  department  heads on  the  southern  voyage.  List  of  un­ ttashcd  repairs  will  be  turned  over  to  the  patrolman  on  returning.  Beef  about  ­the lack  of  fresh  food  in  the  night  lunch.  Steward  has  no  say­so  whatsoever  about  the  quantity  or  quality  of  supplies  taken  aboard  at  Sparrows  Point.  This  is  left  up  to  the  port  steward.  Laundry  should  be  cleaned  up­after  use.  .  the  list  of  stores  ordered  by  the  steward.  Company  sent  a  list  of  four  months'  worth  of  stores.  Stores  will  be  picked  up  in  Halifax.  Slopchest  .list.,.will  be  checked  with  the  patrolman.'  Ship  will  be  fumigated.  ROBIN  SHERVfGOD  (Robin),  Octobar  5  —Chairman,  W.  M.  Wallace;  Secretary,  Robert  Musseiwhite.  Fresh  vegetables  and  fruit  should  be  obtained  before  go­ ing  from  •  South  Africa  to  Madagascar.  There  is  too  much  garlic  in  the  food,  according  to  a  member.  Steward  will  check  the  messroom  each  meal.  Screen  HASTINGS  (Waterman),  September  M  doors  will  be  instaUed  before  leaving  —Chairman,  Ray  Brown;  Secretary,  W  Capetown.  Warmack.  $16  was  donated  to  the  ASFS.  Jack  Johns  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  WINTER  HILL  (Cities  Service),  Decem­ Cups  should  be  retqrned  to  the  pantry.  ber  3—Chairman,  T.  Scoper;  Secretary,  Linen  should  be  returned.  New  life  Harry  J.  Paine.  Pumpman  who  missed  jackets,  chairs  and  shelves  are  needed.  the  ship  in  Philadelphia  was  taken  care  Delegate  will  see  the  mate  about  this  of  by  She  patrolman.  All  rejpirs  were  matter.  not  done.  Harry  Clover  was  elected  November  3—Chairman,  J.  Johns;  Sec­ ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  Money  or  retary,  W.  Warmack.  Motion  wgs  passed  present  will  be  given  to  the  messman  in  to  paint  all  foc'sles  and  all  unlicensed  the  hospital.  Messhall  should  be  kept  quarters.  Chairs  and  tables  need  repair­ cleaner  and  cream  should  not  be­  re­ ing.  Linen  should  oe  returned  to  the  moved  from  the  top  of  the  milk  before  steward.  New  linen  and  dishes  were  re­ breakfast.  There  is  $25.32  in  the  ship's  quested.  Steward  will  order  these.  Crew  fund;  $45  was  spent  to  repair  the  teje­ wants  more  juices  for  breakfast.  Fruit  vision  set.  shouid  be  chilled.  $185  was  collected  in  tarpaulin  muster  for  fare  for  the  wiper  STEEL  INVENTOR  (Isthmian),  October  whose  wife  was  seriously  ill.  33—Chairman,  Charlie  Starling;  Secre­ November  16—Chairman,  J.  Johns;  See­ tary,  H.  D.  McRoriv.  Washing  machine  ratary,  not  listed.  One­ member  has  been  be  moved  to  new  location.  Stew­ giving  another  a  hard  time  since  they  should  ard  asked  for  cooperation  on  the  linen  caught  the  ship.  He  was  told  to  stop  situation.  annoying  the  member.  November  16—Chairman,  Charlie  Star­ ling;  Secretary,  Henry  D.  McRorle.  Ship's  delegate  should  arrange  to  have  recrea­ tion  rooms  kept  clean,  since  the  captain  has  threatened  to  close  them  up.  SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK  (Seatrain),  No­ vember  30—Chairman,  R.  W.  Sweeney;  Secretary,  E.  Jones.  There  is  $6.05  in  the  ship's  fund.  Ship's  delegate  will  get  the  beef  about  time  off  straightened  out  with  the  patrolman  at  the  payoff.  Ship's  delegate.  wiU  see  the  mate  about  having  the  laundry  room  sougeed  and  painted,  as  well  as  the  galley.  MASSMAR  (Caimar),  September  19—  Chairman,  J.  B.  Barnet;  Secretary,  G.  M.  Wright.  V.  Walrath  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  Departments  will  rotate  the  cleaning  of  the  recreation  room  and  laundry  each  week.  Can  will  be  pro­ cured  for  razor  blades.  Cups  should  be  CHICKASAW  (Watorman),  November  returned  after  use.  30—Chairman,  A.  Johnes;  Secretary,  Car­ los  Labiosa.  Washing  machine  pump  ALCOA  CLIPPER  (Aicoa),  November  33  —Chairman,  Robert.  N.  White;  Secretary,  doesn't  work.  Bosun  wiU  send  someone  to check  on  this.  Brother  David  O.  White  Lennie  Hargeshelmer.  Brother  was  sent  was  elected  to  take  care  of  the  library.  back  to  the  States  from • C   uidad  Trujillo  There  is $24.46  in  the  ship's  fund.  There  due  to  a  heart  ailment.  A  collection  of  have  been  complaints  about  tlzg.lS  was  takep  up  for  him.  Ship's  the  sanitary continuous  work.  Crew  will  help  in  the  delegate  yill  see  the  Mobile  patrolman  future.  Laundry  is  dirty,  Crew  will  to  get  the  mattress  situation  cleared  up.  help on  this.  Steward  will too.  put  out  a  new  Menus  should  be  clearly  printed  on  the  coffee  pot.  since  the  last  one  burned  up..  blackboard.  Members  were  asked  to  look  presentable  when  going  to  the  bar  pan­ SEAVICTOR  (Bournemouth),  November  try.  33—Chairman,  Otto  Skulstad;  Secretary,  Paul  Vianl.  Two  new  good  men  were  ALASKA  SPRUCE  (Ocean  Tow),  No­ signed  on.  in  Yokohama.  One  is  SlU.  vember  3S—Chairman,  S.  F.  Cullison;  Sec­ Stewards  department  got  a  unanimous  retary,  J.  B.  Waterbury.  Motion  was  vote  of  thanks  carrying  on  for  over  passed  to  secure  the  galley  on  Thanks­ a  month  despite for  shortage  of  two  men.  giving  Day  for  the  relief  of  the  stewards  with  a  minimum a of disrupted  service.  department.  Washing  machine  needs  parts:  ship's  delegate  will  see  the  cap­ OREMAR  (Ore),.  December  3—Chair­ tain  on  this.  man,  Thomas;  Secretary,  A.  Reasko.  There  is  $15  in  tiie  ship's  fund  which  EVELYN  (Boll),~~November  31—Chair­ man,  Fred  Brugger;  Secretary,  E.  C.  will  be  given  to  the  patrolman  at  the  Oacey.  Playing  cards  will  be  purchased  payoff  for  the  March  of  Dimes.  Stewards  from  the  ship's  fund.  Men  voted  to  have  department's  work  got  a  vote  of  thanks.  Thanksgiving  dinner  the first  Sunday  at  sea.  Steward  asked  the  crew  to  return  cups  to  the  pantry.  Repair  list  will  be  turned  in  to  the  ship's  delegate  before  arrival  in  Baltimore.  ^Caii'Shakers^  Have iVo OH  The  membership  is  again  cautioned  to  beware of  persons  soliciting funds  on ships in  be­ half  of  memorials or any  other  so­called  "worthy  causes."  No  "can­shakers"  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  pay­off.  Receipts are issued on the spot.  cgates  were  held:  W.  Cain,  ship's  dele­ gate:  J.  Kennedy,  deck  delegate:  F.  Jen  kins,  engine  delegate.  Crew  will  keep  the  pantry  cleaner.  Several  repairs  are  needed.  Stewai^ds  department  was  com­ mended  for  preparation  and  serving  of  food.  Beefs  about  too  much  noise  on  deck.  De­ Three  departments  will  rotate  the  clean­ partment  sanitary  man  should  clean  rec­ ing  of  the  recreation  room  on  a  weekly  reation  room  and  laundry  every  day;  de­ basis.  Washing  machine,  which  wag  partments  will  rotate  this  every  week.  bought  by  former  crews,  needs repairing.  Saloon  toaster  needs  a  new  spring.  Stew­ SEANAN  (Orion),  December  7—Chair­ ard  explained  the  Unen  situation.  Coffee  man,  A.  Shaw;  Secretary,  Thomas  M.  cups  should  be  replaced  in  the  sink.  Coiiint.  Disputed  overtime  will  be  taken  Stewards  department  got  a  vote of thanks  up  by  the  patrolman.  Next  crew  should  on  the  food  thus  far  on  the  voyage.  $heck  the  slopchest,  as  our  long  trip  has  SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK  (Seatrain),  De­ cleaned  it  out.  Washing  machine  is  worn  cember  7—Chairman,  R.  W.  Sweeney;  out.  '  Secretary,  E.  Jones.  Chief  cook  was  elect­ JEFF  DAVIS  (Waterman),  November  16  ed  ship's  delegate:  R.  W.  Sweeney  was  —Chairman,  E.  C.  Craddock;  Secretary,  elected  treasurer.  Repair  list  will  be  H,  H.  Pierce.  When  a  wiper  hurt  his  made  out  and  turned  in  as  the  ship  is  arm  the  captain  stopped  his  pay  and  put  going  to  the  shipyard  this  trip  north.  a  workaway  in  his  place  on  the  articles.  Crewmembers  gave  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Beef  wiU  be  referred  to  port  agent.  the  steward  for  giving  good  service.  Ship's  delegate  will  see  the first  assistant  ROBIN  TUFFORD  (Seas  Shipping),  De­ about  the  broken  washing  machine.  Dis­ cussion  was  held  on  articles  missing  dur­ cember .  6—Chairman,  Edward  T.  Afel;  Secretary,  R.  H.  Hanrahan.  Laundry  use  ing  the  trip.  Keep  feet  out  of  chairs  situation  was  adjusted  to  everybody's  and  drinking  fountain  ciean.  November  37—Chairman,  Harry  Pierce;  satisfaction.  Repair  list  was  compiled  Secretary,  Fred  Spruiil,  Jr.  Repair  list  and  submitted.  Motion  was  passed  not  will  be  made  up  and  turned  over  to  the  to  pay  off  untU  disputed  overtime  is  set­ ship's  delegate.  Disputed  overtime  will  tled.  Each  crewmember  should  have  a  ^  be  given  to  the  patroiman.  New  fans  key  to  his  foe'sle.  There  are  90  days'  should  be  ordered.  Messman's  room,  stores  aboard  ship.  Discussion  was  held  which  was  not  painted  wiU  be  referred  on  a  performer.  Vote  was  passed  to  prefer  charges.  to  patrolman.  MAE  (Bull),'  December  7—Chairman,  Benny  Wilton;  Secretary,  James  Bond.  There  is  $45.35  in  the  ship's  fund.  WU­ liam  Morris  was  elected  ship's  delegate;  Benny  Wilson  deck  delegate;  Frank  Meecher,  engine  delegate.  Boarding  pa­ trolman  will  be  contacted  on  deck  re­ pairs  in  4­8  room,  steam  line  in  galley  stack  and  a  sink  for  the  butcher's  block  below.  Cards  will  be  bought  from  the  ship's  fund.  Vote  of  thanks  was  given  to  Frank  Judah  for  being  a  good  baker  and  going  to  a  lot  of  trouble fixing  extra  stuff.  ARCHERS  HOPE  (Cities  Service),  No­ vember  39—Chairman,  C.  V.  Ma|ettc; Sec­ retary,  William  J.  Casten.  One  member  left  the  ship  in  Lake  Charles  just  be­ fore  sailing  time.  Agent  has  been  noti­ fied.  Ship's  fund  stands  at  $16.83.  Stew­ ard  will  be  a.sked  to  get  more  milk  and  'fruit  Juices.  Stewards  department  got  a  DE  SOTO  (Waterman),  November  I—  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  for  a  job  weU  Chairman,  J.  R.  Rodriguez;  Secretary,  done.  Philip  Reyes.  $17  was  collected  for  the  ship's  fund.  Several  repairs  were  made.  STEEL  MAKER  (Isthmian),  November  Matter  of  deposit  for  keys  will  be  taken  Chairman,  G.  R.  Suit;  Secretary,  T.  up  with  the  Union.  Repair  list  will  be  D.  Kuhn.  Henry  Hayes  was elected  ship s  made  out  before  ship  reaches port.  Wash­ delegate  unanimously.  Several  sugges­ ing  machine  should  be  cleaned  after  use.  tions  were  made  for  improving  conditions  Steward  was  thanked  for  showing  two  on  board:  they  were  agreed  to.  SIU  union  movies.  There  should  be  no  December  7—Chairman,  John  Tranta­ noise  in  the  passages.  costa;  Secretary,  Philip  Rubis.  J.  Shipley  was  elected ship's  delegate:  George  Ham­ COMPASS  (Compass),  no  date—Chair­ mond. deck  delegate: A.  J.  Lavoie.  engine  man,  J.  L.  Mahoncy;  Secretary,  Castron­ delegate.  Delegate  wiU  act  upon  the  over.  J.  L.  Mahoney  w.is  elected  ship's  clogged­up  heads  in  the  stewards  depart­ delegate by acclamation.  Magazines should  ment.  Considerable  resentment  has arisen  be  returned  to  the  recreation  room.  against  the  chief  mate,  who  thinks  he  is  a  deck  liand  and  does  deck  department  work.  This  was  taken  up  with  the  Bal­ timore  patrolman,  who  told  the  deck  de­ partment  to  put  in  OT  for  aU  this  work.  One  man  faUed  to  return  to  the  ship  in  New  Orleans:  mate  will  try  to  get  a  bosun  in  Honolulu  through  the  haU.  ROBl'T  GOODFELLOW  (Scas  Shipping),  no  data—Chairman,  King;  Secretary,­ not  listed.  Better  night  lunches  shouid  be  put  out.  Captain  is dissatisfied  with  work  on  deck.  SEAVIGIL  (Orion),  November  9—Chair­ man,  G.  Thobe;  Secretary,  Y.  E.  Wilton.  John  Oudshoom  was  unanimously  elected  ship's  delegate.  Ship's  delegate  will  con­ tact  the  chief  mate  about  having  stew­ ards  department  foc'sles  painted  soon.  a  Go's Praise  Slopchests  From  Union  Tanker Text  Completed;  Wages Next  (Continued  from  page  3)  to  stand  by  the  windlass  when  no  carpenter  is  carried.  The  bosun  will also  be allowed  to be high  man  on  overtime  and  will  get  same  overtime  as  the  man  on  watch  on  weekends  and  holidays.  Overtime will  be  paid  to men  on  watch  for  handling  mooring  lines  on  weekends  or  after  5  PM,  for  removing  soot  from  smokestacks,  for  handling  carbon  tetrachloride  and  for  entering  casings  on  mo­ tor  vessels.  The section  on  tank  cleaning  has  been  rewritten  and  thoroughly  clarified,  and  a  new  clause  added  calling  for  the  tank  (ileaning  rate  to  be  paid  for  cleaning  up  'tween  deck  oil  spills  on  Libefty­type  tankers.  Stewards  Manning  Men  in  the  stewards  depart­ ment  will  benefit  from  a  general  upgrading in  manning scales. From  now  on,  the  tankers  will  carry  a  cook  and  baker instead  of  a second  cook,  and  the  new  rating  will  re­ ceive  the  same  pay  as  the  chief  cook.  They  will  also  carry  a  third  cook  instead  of  a  galleyman,  at  a  higher  rate  of  pay.  The  overtime  for butchering  beef  carcasses, mak­ ing  ice,  and  division  of  pay  and  overtime  of  absent  members  is  in­ cluded  in  the  contract.  As  soon  as  final  agreement  is  reached  on  wage  clauses,  the  en­ tire  contract  will  be  submitted  to  the  membership  for  approval.  Money  matters,  as  in  the  freight  agreement, will  be  subject  to  WSB  action.  (Continued  from  page  3)  Waterman  SS  Company  which  wrote  that slopchest  items were  of  first  quality  and  generally  under  EDITH  (Bull),  November  30—Chairman,  D­­  Lupton;  Secretary,  Louis  Rlizo.  Laun­ the  price  of  the  same  items  sup­ dry  tub  was  under  discussion  again.  Con­ FELTORE  (Ore),  November  34—Chair­ plied  by  the  dealer  whty  had  dition  of  the  messhall  in  the  early  morn­ man,  Brightwell;  Secretary,  Ed  For­ Othia  F. Crutchfield  ing  was  discussed.  Laundry  and  lounge  cstal.  Bill  previousiy  supplied  the  ship.  Sanitary  work  beefs  will  be  re­ schedule  will  be  followed  as  is.  Anybody  knowing  his  where­ ferred  to  the  patrolman.  Machinist  who  Cover  Northeast  Ports  ship  at  Sparrows  Point  was  re­ abouts,  please  contact  Sterling  and  The  supplying  of  slopchests  to  STEEL  RANGER  (Isthmian),  November  missed  33—Chairman,  J.  J.  Kelly;  Secretary,  P.  ferred  to  the  patrolman.  Schwartz,  42  Broadway,  NYC.  SlU­manned  vessels  from  the  Sea  Sinclair.  List  of  vegeiables  picked  up  in  VENORE  (Ore),  November  33—Chair­ i  $1  4»  Chest  got  underway  early  this  Persian  Gulf  and  Alexandria  turned  ipi  man,  Charles  Hostetter;  Secretary,  R.  Fulden  J.  Folse  ta .the  ship's  delegate.  Captain  cut  down  Brown.  $21.50  was  collected for  the  ship's  month.  Within  the  next  couple  of  Hustuas D. Duun  fund.  Chief  mate  will  arrange  to  paint  months  the  Sea  Chest  plans  to  foe'sle  deck.  Galley  faucet  needs  repair­ James  Rodder  extend  the  service  to  all  vessels  ^uix  Answers  ing.  Repair  list  will  be  made  up  at  the  Please  contact  F.  N.  Gazan,  1  sailing  out  of  Northeast  ports.  end  of  the  trip.  Crew  wants  a  toaster  in  (1)  8:50.  the'  pantry.  Crew  was  warned  to  stay  Broadway,  NY  or  Paul  Combs,  Ho­ Before  this can  be  extended  to  all  aboard  until  the  ship  is  clear.  (2)  Plaster  of  Paris.  tel New  Adelphi, NY, about Combs'  SIU ships,  present  slopchests  must  (3)  Shark.  All  the  others  are  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  November  30  accident  on  the  Wm.  H.  Carruth.  be  used  up, and  distribution  facili­ —Chairman,  W.  E.  Morse;  Secretary,  M.  mammals.  t  4)  4"  Deo­Tiika.  New  mattresses  should  be  put  ties including warehouses will  have  Robert  L.  Hall  aboard  in  Baltimore.  Washing  machine  (4)  The  Rocky  Mountains.  to be  set up tliroughout  the district.  should  be fixed  before  leaving  San  Fran­ Contact  Sterling  and  Schwartz,  Membership  reaction  to  the  (5)  From  the  bottom  layer.  cisco.  Crew  called  for  an  investigation  of  two  crewmembers  who  were  charged  42  B'way,  NYC.  Union supplied  slopchests has  been  (6)  25.  with  taking  the  ship's fund.  Trouble  with  4  4^  4;  uniformly  favorable.  Prices  of  (7)  Bill  is  Ann's  son.  the first  assistant  and  the  engineer  will  Herman  Alreod  nationally­branded,  standard  work  (8)  "Many  a  stormy  wind  shall  be  taken  up  with  the  patrolman.  Please  write  Roy  E.  Stern,  PO  gear  were  found  to  be  well  below  blow  ..."  ALASKA  CEDAR  (Ocean  Tow),  Dccem­ Box  2066,  25  South  Street,  NYC.  tier  1—Chairman,  C.  E.  Foster;  Secretery,  those  previously  supplied  the ship.  (9)  William  Howard  Taft  in  C.  Charles J.  Barone  J.  Quinnt.  Strainer  is  needed  for  the  4>  4'  4  Dealers  Fight  Move  1912,  Arizona and  New  Mexico, the  washing  machine.  Delegate  will  see  the  Wilson  McAvoy  Tony  Pizzica  on  this.  Oiler  complained  about  The best testimony  to the success  last states to  enter the  Union, were  agent  Please  contact  mother  at  once.  Contact  Ben  Rees,  Norfolk  port  the  springs of  his  bunk.  8­4  watch  should  of  the  new  program  was  the  reac­ agent,  by  telephone  at  once.  Im­ admitted  that  year.  be  changed  to  another  room  so  he  will  4  4j  4^  not  be  disturbed  when calling  watch.  tion  of  the  private  slopchest  deal­ portant.  (10)  Paid  well for little  work.  Raymond  Hassan  STEEL  WORKER  (Isthmian),  October  19  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  ers.  These  men  have  banded  4  4  4  together  to fight  the  Union­oper­ —Chairman,  Carl  Gibbs;  Secretary,  Tony  Ex­Steel  Scientist  Crew  Casper.  Motion  was  passed  to  have  the  wife.  Pussle  Answer  ated  enterprise,  and  are  seeking  patrolman  stop  the  captain  from  violat­ 4  4  4  Following  men  can  pick  up  shot  subscriptions  of  $100  from  slop­ ing  the  contract  on  painting  by  the  stew­ Frank  Rodvzeila  cards  in  headquarters  mailroom:  ards  department.  Stewards  department  AlFlTl  chest  operators  all  over  the  coun­ Please  contact  your  mother  at  got a  vote  of  thanks for  food  and  service.  Laurence  E.  Taylor,  Mucesio  try  to finance  such  a fight.  There  was  a  long  discussion  on  the  lack  earliest  possible  date.  Rivera,  Dennis  J.  McCarthy,  Ver­ .of  launch  service  and  gangway  watches.  At  the  same  time,  they  were  SQEIIIS  4  4  4  non  Stiebeg,  S.  Jones,  John  S.  trying  to  cut  off  sources  of  supply  Fred  Goldsborough  SEACLIFF  (Orion),  November  3—Chair­ man,  James  Lee;  Secretary,  Karl  Krls­ by  appealing  to  manufacturers  not  French,  Demetrios  Spicioris,  Peter  Your  father  would  like  to  hear  dSQ  B]  tian.  Motion  was  passed  not  to  sign  on  to  sell  to  the  Sea  Chest.  This  P.  Green,  Anthony  E.  M.  Latore,  until  all  repairs  and  stores  are  in  order,  from  you  as  soon  as  possible.  as. repairs  have­  been  promised  and  the  appeal  has  had  no  effect  thus far.  Connor  M.  Allan,  Walter Schubert,  4  4  4  ship,  on  arrival  in  New  York  has  two  or  Aside  from supplying  work  gear  Niels  Petersen,  Benjamin  Siegel,  Joseph  Bramley  three­months'  worth  of  food  from  the  trip  before  which  is  going  bad.  and  was  An  important  letter  is  waiting  for  the  sea  going  siopchest,  Sea  J.  Ackerman,  Olcioli  Hughes,  ordered  dumped  by  the  captain.  Steward  for  you  at  the  headquarters  mail­ Chest  representatives will continue  Chris  S.  Cipriano,  Donato  Orelli,  was asked  to  order  an  iron  for  the  crew.  to  meet  ships  in  the  New  York  Edward  T.  Glazder,  James  Mon­ Patrolman  i^ould  check  slopchest  stores  room.  ^  and  medicine  chest  supplies.  :  area  with  samples  of  dress  wear,  tana,  Cleveland  Manning,  Howard  < f  ,44 ­4  radios,  watches  and  ­other  items  J.  Reiby,  Oskar  Wusman,  Louis  Herbert  Calvin  Chattom  MARORE  (Qrt),  November  IS—Chair­ man,  H.  Zurnj  Secretery,  W.  Cain.  All  Please  contact  Sterling  and  that  crewmen  can order  if  they  so  Holliday,  Wm.  H.,  Sommerville,  re.oairs  were,made  In  the  shipyard  and  Andre  Fabzon,  Michael  Crowley.  desire.  chMked  by  patrolman.  Sloctlon  of  del­ Schwartz,  42  B'way,  NYC.  liRiiiNiMi  ­^1  NOTICii  maiiH  mmmm  asu  ass]  • ana  ISIDSQaiS  aaasi  aasHH^^  !Z][iaQ  aB]0  aaaa  ana  mmnm  •  ,1­1  •   1  '  ­• • '5 • .  JH  '4  m  �l^cc  Twenty­dsf  m  I  0M!6mMrS6.1952  SEAFARERS^  tOg  New  Additions To SlU Baby Ranks  'Tpi'p!  m'­ in tHe HOSPITALS  0f[­'  Wf'  The  following  list  contains  the  names  of  hospitalized  Seafarers  who  are  being  taken  care'of  by  cash  benefits  from  the  SW  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  for  visitors.  If  you're  ashore  arid  you  see  a  friend's  name  on  the  list,  drop  in  for  a  visit.  It  will  be  most  welcome.  I  IS­ :t:i:  .  ;­ • ;  1.  '  'U:  ­y^  Proud  father  Alfred  Lord  shows  off  Ricky,  just  o he  month  old,  while  big  brother  Allen,  3Vi,  looks  on.  At  right  is  Mrs.  Margot  Todd  with  baby  Mark. Dad,  William  Todd,  is  pumpman  on  the  Winter  HHl,  one  of  the  Cities  Service  tanker fleet.  1.  piyv­ • y:  'I  I  i  Michael  Wayne  Allen,  born  Sep­ North  Roman  Street,  New  Orleans,  born  October  18,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Julio  G.  Napoleonis,  tember  24, 1952.  Parents, Mr.  and  La.  164  Maujer  Street,  Brooklyn,  NY.  Mrs.  Fletcher  L.  Allen,  Route  No.  4  4  4  2,  Smithfield,  NC.  Tyrone  Anthony  Hills,  born  No­ 4  4  vember  22, 1952.  Parents, Mr. and  4­  4"  t  Pamela  Gayle  Proctor,  born  No­ Mrs.  Frank  Hills,  1935  A  Geary  vember  8,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Riekie  Beavers.  November  14,  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Mrs.  Johnnie  M.  Proctor,  5108  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wendell  Street,  Staley  Heights,  4  4  4  Emory  A.  Beavers,  1209  Linden  Savannah,  Ga.  Avenue,  Baltimore  17,  Md.  Margaret  Ann  Restucher,  born  November  26,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  4  4  4  and  Mrs.  Harold  E.  Restucher,  James  E. Williams,  born  Novem­ Omar  Joel  Ames,  born  Novem­ 1233  St.  Mary  Street,  New  Or­ ber 6,  1952.  Parents, Mr. and  Mrs.  ber  23,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  leans,  La.  James  E.  Williams,  Sr.,  2804  Jose­ Mrs.  Omar  L.  Ames,  200^  King  4  '4  4  phine  Street,  Crichton  Station,  Street,  Bridgeport,  Conn.  Evelyn  Celestine  Hammond,  Mobile,  Ala.  born  April  21,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  4  4»  4­ 4  4  4  and  Mrs. Harry  D.  Hammond, 1129  Regina  Anne  Lewis,  born  No­ Elmira Street,  New  Orleans 14, La.  Miriam  Olivia  Eddins,  born  Sep­ vember  11,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  tember 19,  1952.  Parents, Mr.  and  4  4  4  and  Mrs.  Kenny  Lewis,  206  South  Mrs.  John  T.  Eddins,  36  Lakeside  Emily  Lasso,  born  November  27,  Avenue,  Granite  Falls,  NC.  Cedar  Street,  Mobile,  Ala.  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rob­ 4­  4  4"  ert  Lasso, 309  Nunez  Prieto Street,  4  4  4  Melody  Lee  Pereira,  bo^­i  No­ Villa  Palmeras,  Puerto  Rico.  ­  Lyle Bren  Granter, born  Decem­ vember  26, 1952.  Parents, Mr.  and  ber 1, 1952.  Parents, Mr. and  Mrs.  4  4  4  Mrs.  Richard  J.  Pereira,  550  Wal­ Diane  Elizabeth  Lesko,  born  No­ Harry  Granger, Box  2042,  Sulphur,  nut  Street,  Camden  3,  NJ.  vember 13, 1952.  Parents, Mr. and  La.  Mrs.  Michael  Lesko,  1446  East  51  4  4  4  4  4  4  Myra Joan  Manuel, bom  May 14,  Rugero  Jose  Barrios,  Jr.,  born  Street, Brooklyn  34,  NY.  1952.  Parents,  Mr. and  Mrs.  Mur­ 4  4  4  November  11,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rugero  J.  Barrios,  4323  Julio  Guiiiermo  Napoleonis,  phy  Manuel,  Basile,  La.  4  Injured  Man  Finds  SW  Welfare  Johnny­On­Spot  I'  m­ 4  4  Shirley  Darlene  Milne,  bom  De­ cember  8,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  D.  Milne,  406  St.  Emanuel  Street,  Mobile,  Ala.  4  4  4  Diane  Celio  Sequeira,  born  No­ vember 26,  1952.  Parents, Mr. and  Mrs.  Frank  Sequeira,  37  Prescott  Street,  East  Boston,  Mass.  When a man  is flat on his back in a hospital with a serious  injury there  is little or  nothing he can  do to take care  of  his  personal affairs—especially  if  his family and friends are hun­ dreds  of  miles  away.  That's  4  4  4  where  SIU  Welfare  Services  other  than  the  dirty  work  gear  he  Geotglna Kathleen Pulvano, bom  comes  in  to  take  care  of  all  was  wearing  at  the time  of  the  ac­ December  3,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  matters  that  the  patient  can't  han­ cident, so  the Union  representative  and  Mrs.  Alfred  Pulvano,  1748  dle  himself.  went to  the Sea  Chest with  a list of  Fillmore  Street,  Camden  4,  NJ.  Such  a  situation  arose  recently  his clothing  sizes and  bought  him a  4  4  4  when  Seafarer  Warren  Smith  was  full  set  of  gear.  Meanwhile,  ar­ taken off  the Calmar  (Calmar Line)  rangements  were  made  with  the  Joan  Brown,  born  December  3,  after  he  had  injured  himself  on  company  to  forward  Smith's  gear  1952. Parents,  Mr, and  Mrs. Roose­ velt  Brown,  656  Montgomery  board.  He  was  put  in  a  St.  James  that  was  left  on  the  ship.  Street,  Mobile,i« Ala.  hospital  in  Newark,  but  in  all  the  Notified Sister  excitement,  his  gear  was  left  on  4  4  4  Last but  not least, the Union  rep­ board  and  went  on  to  Baltimore  Daniel  Lee  Crews,  born  Septem­ resentatives sent a letter to Smith's  with  the ship.  ber 1, 1952.  Parents, Mr. and  Mrs.  sister  in  Corpus  Christi,  Texas,  Took  Care  Of  Payoff  Yulee  H.  Crews,  109  South  Poplar  As  soon  as Smith  had  recovered  notifying  her  of  what  had  hap­ Street,  Winston  Salem,  NC.  sufficiently,  he  managed  to contact  pened  and  assuring  her that  Smith  4  4  4  the Union.  A  Welfare Services  rep­ was  on  the  mend.  ' Smith  is now  recuperating in  the  Shirley  Kathleen  Hutchins,  born  resentative  went  out  to  Newark^  and left  him some  cigarette money.  hospital  among  his  friends  and  November  15,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  Then  he got in  touch with  the com­ shipmates.  He  is  looking  forward  and  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Hutchins, 1412  pany  and  made  arrangements  for  to  the  day  when  he  can  ship  out  Washington  Avenue,  Bronx,  NY.  again.  Smith  to  be  paid  off.  4  4  4  Smith  wanted  .Jo  get  out  of  the  "I don't  know  what I  would have  Opal  Ljmn  Campbell,  born  Sep­ Newark  hospital  as  soon  as  pos­ done," he said, "if  the Union  didn't  tember 17,  1952.  Parents, Mr.  and  sible  because  he  didn't  know  any­ have  a  Department  of  Welfare  Mrs.  James  M,.  Campbell,  Fort  body  there.  When  he  was  off  the  Services  to  help  me  out.  If  it  Screven,  Ga.  critical  list  and  in  condition  to  be  weren't  for  that  I  would  probably  4  4  4  moved,  the  Union  had  him  trans­ still  be  out  in  the  Newark  hospital  Carlos Labiosa,  Jr.^ born  Decem­ ferred  to  the­USPHS  hospital  in  and all  the things they  took care  of  ber 8, 1952.  Parents, Mr. and  Mrs.  wduld  be still  waiting  for someone  Carlos  Labiosa,  573  West  183  Staten  Island.  .Smith  had  no. clothes  to  wear  to  do  them.  Street,  New  York,  NY.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Earl  A.  Bink  Clarence  G.  Murray  Dagoberto  Borgeg  M.  J.  Murray  Edmund  Cabanskl  J.  Oehlenslager  Henry  K.  Callan  F.  Ostergaard  R.  W.  CAteUow  Joseph  Perreira  Thomas  Downie  Keith  E.  Potter  Horace  B.  GaskiU  W.  H.  Puchinlsky  Gorman  T.  Glaze  A.  B.  Seeberger  Benedict  Klakowltz  L.  G.  Sheehan  Anthony  Klavins  Abdon  Sylvera  James  McFarlln  R.  R.  Trageser  Stephen  Mehrlnger  W.  VanderVllst  WUUam  MeUon  A.  A.  Voyevotski  Harold  R.  Mllbum  J.  C.  Whittlngton  Olman  Morales;  Robert  R.  Wlngert  Henry  W.  Muches  Joseph  Zesohitz  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.  R.  P.  Bowman  W.  Girardeau  John  A.  Duffy  John  M.  Plnkus  John  P.  Fifer  Charles  J.  Spohn  John  J.  Flaherty  Donald  S.  White  A.  J.  Gallagher  UNIVERSITY  OF  TEXAS­ MEDICAL  BUANCH  GALVESTON.  TEX.  W.  H.  PoweU  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEX.  R.  E.  Allen  A.  R.  King  Warren  W.  Currier  M.  E.  Newman  Patrick  J.  Green  H.  G.  Shartzer  WUllam  G.  Hay  Hoyt  L.  Tanner  CITY  HOSPITAL  MOBILE,  ALA.  Enoch  Collins  USPHS  HOSPITAL  PONCE,  PUERTO  RICO  Gregorlo  Troche  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA."  S.  J.  Anderson  Floyd  F.  Llles  James  Andrews  Arthur  J.  McAvoy  T.  L.  Ankerson  W.  L.  McLellan  P.  Blackwell  George  E.  McNeese  Robert  Brown  J.  W.  Mixon  N.  R.  Cartwrlght  H.  J.  Moran  Oliver  Celestine  J.  H.  Murray  RogeUo  Cruz  C.  Nicholson  William  E.  Evltt  John  H.  Parsons  B.  D.  Foster  George  Pease  O.' C.  Chapman  Edward  Poe  voseph  Fusilier  .  Karl  Raana  M.  W.  Gardiner  Wilbur  H.  Scott  K.  Gunderson  William  J.  Smith  J.  Jackson  W.  R.  WaUier  W.  LaNasa  J.  E.  Ward  Leo  H.  Lang  Earl  K.  Whatley  VETERANS  ADMINISTRATION  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Joseph  Cusimano  Ray  L.  EUlson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK,  VA.  Garland  A.  Haga  S.  E.  Roundtree  Marlnus  Hansen  William  A.  Rowe  Leslie  M.  Jackson  Joseph  O.  Roy  Luis  Lopez  Thomas  R.  Stanley  C.  L.  Massey  H.  W.  Vivatson  Arthur  Ronning  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL.  George  W.  Crosby  Andrew  Franklin  George  Peteusky  H.  S.  Greenwald  Peter  Smith  Robert  Hennekeiu  D.  K.  T.  Sorensen  C.  J.  Neumaler  G.  A.  Stravarides  Lloyd  D.  Olson­ USPrfS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  Warner  W.  Allred  Comas  Knight  G.  M.  Bennett  J.  T.  Moore  James  E.  Garrett  Jack  D.  Morrison  J.  M.  Hall  Robert  L.  Grant  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE,  WASH.  Halk  Alexanderin  Fred  W.  Henderson  Thomas  D.  Dalley  Marcel  J.  Jette  Anafrlo  DeFllipple  J.  B.  Malnella  USPHS  HOSPITAL  CHICAGO,  ILL.  James  R.  Anderson  John  R.  Ballay  USPHS  HOSPITAL  PHILADELPHIA,  PA.  George  L.  Wise  USPHS  HOSPITAL  DETROIT,  MICH.  .  ^  Peter  Gvozdlch  ROGER  WILLAM  HOSPITAL  PROVIDENCE,  RI  Lawrence  DuBeau  USPHS  HOSPITAL  '  c %  FORT  STANTON,  lua  ' V  i  F.  J.  Frennette  VETERANS  ADMINISTRATION  :­ ^  HOSPITAL  ­  ^  BRONX,  NY  Salvator  Legayada  ST.  AGNES  HOSPITAL  PHILADELPHIA,  PA.  Roy  Thompson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH,  BROOKLYN,  NY  Emlllo  Dclgado  Lloyd  MUler  TAMPA  MUNICIPAL  HOSPITAL  TAMPA,  FLA.  Jose  Glgante  BELLEVUE  HOSPITAL  NEW  YORK,  NY  Lloyd  MCGee  ­  .  ST.  VINCENTS  HOSPITAL  NEW  YORK,  NY  Joseph  A.  Pllutls  ST.  JAMES  HOSPITAL  NEWARK,  NJ  Warren  Smith  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Victor  Arevalo  James  J.  Lawlor  W.  T.  Atchason  James  R.  Lewis  G.  Athanasourells  I.  McCormlck  Joseph  Beary  Erllng  Melle  Wlllard  Blumen  Ramon  Morales  Maurice  Burnstine  Alfred  Mueller  George  Canning  Herbert  Muncie  Wayne  Collard  John  R.  Murdoch  Donald  Dickson  Kurt  A.  Nagel  John  Dicovltsky  Max  Olson  WUllam  L.  Ecker  Francis  J.  O'Neill  Ua  Ekeland  WllUam  E.  Pepper  Lawrence  Franklin  Robert  E.  Quinn  .\llen  J.  Friend  Q.  H.  Remand  John  Galvln  Oliver  W.  Richard  F.  Goldborough  Andres  P.  Sanches  Domingo  Guyal  Virgil  Sandberg  Howard  L.  HaUey  August  Stelnman  Ogul  C.  Harris  Frank  J.  Taggart  WllUam  Herman  James  H.  West  L.  Krlstlansen  Lawrence  L.  Wyatt  Florlan  Kublckl  Charles  Wysockl  Thomas  J.  Kustas  Benno  ZleUnskl  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  '  Joseph  Kpslusky  Waiting For His Dad  This  appealing  youngster  is  Boyd  Crews,  son  of  Seafarer  John'  Nelson  Crews.  Boyd  altdrtd^  recent  Mobile  membership  meeting  and  posed  for  LOG  photographer  in  Union  hall  there.  �December  ttr 19S9  SEEIN*  THE  SEAFARERS  SIBAFA'RERS  LOG  Pare­  Twenty­Severn  Welfare Serv/ce  Assists  Aliens  One of  the many functions of  SIU Welfare Services is  to  assist  members  in  their  dealings  with  US  Qovemment  agencies.  Included  among such cases  are alien seamen  who  need ad­ vice  and  assistance  on  how  to  go  about  getting  their  visas  and  make  application  for  their  citizenship  papers.  Recently two Seafarers who  With  WALTER  SIEKMANN  were  confronted  with  this  problem got  in touch  with the  Wel­ (News  about  men  in the  hospitals  and  Seafarers  receiving  SITJ  Wei  fare  Benefits  will  be  carried  in  this  column.  It  is  written Vy  Seafarer  fare Services Department.  As a  re­ Walter  Siekmann  based  on items  of  interest  turned  up while  he  makes  sult,  one  man  who  had  been  try­ his  rounds  in  his  post  as  Director  of  Welfare  Services.)  ing  since  1947  to  get  a  visa.has  •   The  hospitals  look  sort  of  barren  about  this  time  of  year.  Most  of  now  obtained  it,  an(^ another  Sea­ the guys  manage  tn get  themselves  discharged  before  Christmas if  it's  farer  expects  his  shortly.  at  all  possible,  and  a  lot  of  the  guys  still  in  the  hospital  manage  to  Five  Years'  Attempts  get  passes  so  that  they can  be  home  with  their families  over  the  holi­ days.  Of  course,  a  lot  of  the  emptiness  is  taken  out  by  the  number  Seafarer  John  Vellinga,  who  of  families  that  come  up  to  visit  the  fellows  who  are  still  left  in  the  sails  as  FWT,  and  is  a  citizen  of  the  Netherlands,  was  the  man  who  hospital.  And,  speaking  of  Christmas,  that  $25  Christmas  bonus  that  all  the  got  his  visa  after five  years  of  un­ hospitalized  Seafarers got  sure  was  welcome.  Some  of  them  said  that  successful  application.  He  had  ap­ they  planned  on  using  the  extra  money  for  fare  home,  while  a  lot  plied  unsuccessfully,  in  Durban,  of  the  others  will  at  least  have  some  extra  money  to  buy  little  gifts  for  their  families,  or else  be  able  to  get  a  few  extra  things for  them­ South  Africa,  Lisbon, Portugal, and  selves  so  that  the  holidays  will  be  a  little  more  enjoyable  for  them.  other ports,  before  he got  in  touch  They all gave  a vote  of  thanks that  the SIU adminis­ with  the  SIU  Welfare  Services,  ters  its  own  Welfare  Plan,  because  no  outside  in­ while  a  crewmember  on  the  Bea­ surance  company  or  anything  like  that  would  ever  trice.  declare  an  extra  $25  bonus for  every  Seafarer  who  Welfare  Services  advised  him  was  in  the  hospital  over  a  day  at  Christmas.  what  papers  he  needed  to  have  A1  "Thomson  over  at  Manhattan­ Beach  Hospital  and  also  wrote  a  letter  to  the  Long­songht­for  visa  is displayed  by  Seafarer  John  Vellinga  (left)  is  doing real  well.  Some  of  the  boys  might  remem­ American Consulate in  Ciudad Tru­ to  Casey  Kralinger.  Vellinga  got  the  visa  after five  years  of  un­ ber  that  A1  married  another  one  of  the  patients  jUlo, where  the Beatrice was sched­ Buccessfni  attempts,  through  aid  of  SIU  Welfare  Services.  whom he  met when  he went  to the  hospital. Both he  uled  to stop  on  November  2.  Vel­ and  his  wife  expect  to  be  discharged  in  the  near  linga  made  application  for  his visa  letter,  which  gave  assurance  that  would  have  a  lot  of  difficulty  get­ future,  and  they've  already  got  a  place  over  on  on  that  date.  Subsequently,  when  Vellinga  was  regularly  employed,  ting  entry  visa."  Morales  Staten  Island  where  they  plan  to  live.  But  first,  he  got  back  to  that  city  on  the  was  emphasized  by  the  Consul  as  Vellinga  was  very  grateful  foL  A1  says,  they  plan  to  take  a  trip  down  to  Tangipahoa  Parish  in  Frances,  he  found  his  long­sought  the  most  significant  factor  in  the  the Union's assistance.  "I have  my  Louisiana,  where  A1  has  a  farm  right  in  the  strawberry  region.  His  visa  waiting  for  him.  success  of  his  application.  "With­ family in  New  York," he  said, "and  folks live  right around there too.  The  importance  of  the  Union's  out  this,"  the  Consul  said,  yo  ,  I  was  worried  that  if  I  didn't  get  Tiny  Mease  and  Roderick  Smith  got  all  dressed  up like Santa  Claus  my  visa,  I  would  be  sent  back  to  at  headquarters  fnr  the  holidays.  They  did  a  fine  job,  but  at  first,  Holland.  Now  I can  make  applica­ they  were  a  little  doubtful  about  getting  in  on  the  deal.  They  were  tion  for  my  citizenship  papers  afraid some  of  the kids  would  be  a  little too  rough  on  dear  old  Santa  after  all  these  years."  if  they  hadn't  gotten  what  they  wanted  last  year  or  something  like  Similar  Instance  that  A  similar  case  in  which  Welfare  John  Murdoch  is  doing  pretty  well  over  in  Staten  Island  Hospital  Services  was  called  into  play  in­ now.  About  15 Seafarers  went* over  and  donated  blood  for  John  and  for  Bill  Atcheson  after  a  call  went  out  in  headquarters.  Blood  calls  The  personal  services  offered  by  the  SIU  welfare  set­up  volves  Casey  Kralinger,  engine  over  and  beyond  payment  of  money  benefits were  illustrated  maintenance,  who  is  also  a  Neth­ in  New  York  have  been  running  pretty  high  lately,  by  the tragedy  that  befell Seafarer  Jan  R. Mucins.  The  vet­ erlands  subject.  He  has  been  try­ but  the  Seafarers  have  been  coming  through  fine  ing  to  get  a  visa  for  two  years  whenever one  of  their Union  brothers was  in a  spot.  eran SIU man, known to many  We'd  just  like  to  remind  the  men  that,  if  they  in  the  Union  as  "Bob",  was  of  all  developments.  The  Welfare  without  success.  get  turned  down  for  a  Job  by  the  company  doctor,  aboard  the  Bull  Line  ship  Services Department  also arranged  In  his case,  after he  got  in  touch  they  still  have  a  chance.  Under  the  contract,  they  Frances,  en  route  from  Puerto  for  a  photographer  to  be  present  with  the  Union,  a  letter  was  writ­ can  go to  a  USPHS doctor, and  he has the  final say.  Plaza  to  New  York  when  he  re­ at  the  ceremonies  so  that  pictures  ten  by  Welfare  Services  to  the  Any  man  who  gets  turned  down  by  the  company  ceived the news  via radiogram that  of  the  funeral  could  be  sent  to  American  Consul  in  Rotterdam,  doctor should call the  ^spatcher right  away, though.  his  19­year­old  son,  Robert,  had  the  boy's  mother  in  Holland.  The  and  other  necessary  papers  were  If  he  waits  too long,  the company  will  have  already  Department  also  wrote the  mother  sent  along.  Kralinger's  family  in  been  stricken ill and  died.  Rotterdam  has  notified  him  that  called  for  another  man,  and  the  job  won't  be  left.  Thomson  Since  Mucins  and  his  son  lived  notifying  her  of  what  had  hap­ the  letter  and  the  papers  have  ar­ If  he  calls  right  away,  he  will  probably  still  have  pened,  as  Mucins  himself  found  it  alone  in  Hoboken,  where  the  boy  a  chance  to  go  to  USPHS  and  get  another  examination.  It's  just  an­ was attending  Stevens Institute,  he  difficult ­to  sit  down  and  write  a  rived at the  Consulate.  He  intends  other case of  contacting the Union first  whenever anything goes wrong.  didn't  know  where  to  turn first.  letter  of  this  kind  himself  under  to  catch  a  ship  that is  stopping  in  Rotterdam  and  make  the  necessary  Warren  Smith  is  doing  real  well  at  Staten  Island  now.  ,  He  was  In  He  was  at  sea,  several  hundred  the  circumstances.  personal  application  for  his  visa.  a private  hospital for a while,  but  then got  transferred to Staten  Island.  miles  from  home,  not  knowing  "If  the  Union  had  no  Welfare  He  is  hopeful  as  a  result  of  He says that he's  much happier now,  because he's  with his  own  people,  what  was  going  on.  There  was  no  Service,"  Mucins  said,  "I  don't  the  aid  he  has  that  received  from  Wel­ other seamen, and he  has somebody to talk,to and to  pass the time  with.  one,  as  far  as  he  knew,  to  take  know  what  I  would  have  done.  1  fare  Services  that  a  visa  will  be  Ramon  Morales  is  in Staten  Island  Hospital, and  coming along  fine.  care  of  all  the  arrangements  that  remember  attending  the  meeting  forthcoming  this time.  when  the  membership  approved  He  had  to  get  off  the  Steel  Voyager  to  go  into  the  hospital,  but  it  had  to  be  made.  setting up this department.  I never  Other men  who may  ne trying  to  looks  as if  he  might  be  out  and  ready  to  ship  again  pretty soon.  It  was  here  that  the  SIU  Wel­ get  visas  for  full  residence  here  realized  at the time  how  important  fare  Services  Department  stepped  may find  it  helpful  to  contact  Wel­ in.  In cooperation  with many  other  it  would  be  to  me.  fare  Services  on  their  problems.  el  want  to  thank  all  those  who  people  and  Mucins'  shipmates,  all  Residence visas are  particularly de­ necessary arrangements were cared  were  responsible  for  setting  up  sirable  now  under  the  McCarran  these  services,  as well  as my  ship­ for  and  Mucins  was  kept  informed  mates on  the Frances,  and  Captain  Act.  The  deaths  of  the  following  joined  the  Union  over  ten  years  of  what  was  being  done.  Fleming for  his help."  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  ago  in  New  Orleans, as a  bosun  in  Captain  Contacted  Uirion  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  and  the  deck  department.  Surviving  is  $2,500  death  benefits  are  being  his  wife,  Rhea  Virgets  King,  118  The  crew,  when  informed  of  the  paid  to  beneficiaries.  East  View  Drive,  New  Orleans, La.  tragedy,  quickly  took  a  tarpaulin  muster  to  help  Mucins  out  and  to  i  William H.  Foley, 34:  On  August  purchase  a  large floral  wreath.  26  Brother  Foley  died  of  cerebral  Genieusz Baranski,  23: When the  Meanwhile,  the ship's master. Cap­ edema  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  boat  which  was  carrying  him  from  tain  M.  G.  Fleming,  succeeded  in  joined  the SIU  in  Boston,  and  had  the Malabar  Hotel in Cochin,  India,  contacting  Walter  jSiekmann,  SIU  been  sailing  as  a  wiper  in  the  en­ to  his  ship,  capsized.  Brother  Welfare Services  director, by  radio  gine  department  for  over  a  year.  Baranski  was  drowned.  A  member  telephone.  The  Union  was  given  Burial  took  place  in  Manson,  la.  of  the  Union  since  the  early  part  authority  to  okay  an  autopsy  and  His  estate  is  administered  by  of  1951,  he  sailed  as  a  wiper  in  to  proceed  with  funeral  arrange­ the  engine,  department,  Surviving  ments.  William  C.  Foley.  is  his  mother,  Mrs.  Josephine  4  Baranski  of  67  North  8  Street,  In  turn  the  Union  contacted  the  William  O.  White,  42:  A  hem­ Brooklyn,  NY.  school,  and  Mucins'  landlady,  Mrs.  Drees,  giving  them  the  go­ahead  orrhage from a gastric ulcer caused  4"  Jj­  it  the  death  of  Brother  White  on  signal  on  the  autopsy;  also  notify­ December  2.  He  had  been  an  AB  Pedro  Luiz  De  Franca,  47:  A  ing them  when  the ship  would  get  in  the  deck  department since  join­ victim  of  azotemia.  Brother  De  in  port  and  when  the  funeral  ing the SIU  early  this year  in  NY.  Franca  died  in  the  Veterans'  Ad­ should  be  held.  Mucin's  shoreside  Brother White  was buried  in Lake­ ministratlcm  Hospital  I  at  Coral  friends were notified  of  the funeral  wobd,  NJ.  He  leaves  his  mother,  Gables,  Fla.,  on  July  27.  He  had  and  the school  cooperated  fully  by  joined  the  SIU  in  Norfolk  in  the  dismissing  yoimg  Mucins'  class  so  Jdlia  White,  of  Bamegat,  NJ,  beginningL of  1944. as  >  FOW  in  that they  could attend the services.  Letter  to  Mother  James  King,  52:  After  a  fall  the engine  department. Brother  De  aboard  the  Alcoa  Roamer,  Brother  Franca  was  born  in  Brazil  and  Consequently  by  the  time  Mu­ Pallbearers earty the coffin of  the late Robert R. Mucins out of  the  King suffered a  fatal cerebral hem­ was. buried in  the  Miamji  Memorial  cins  got  la  with  the  ship,  every­ orrhage  on  October  29  at  the  US  Cemetery.  Tomas  Lope|s  Lopes  is  thing  had  been  properly  attended  funeral  home,  while  Mucins'  classmates  at  Stevens  Institute,  Naval  Statiau, .J riiUdad* »WL..«e.  adigioistratot­ JPf ..;the .eStjite...  to and  he  had  been  kept , informed  Hoboken,  NJ.  Ipok  on.  i  ii  Father Finds Union Big Help  After Sudden Death Of Son  • .'Iv­ •  ­A  " I  m I  �I  SEAFARERS  LOG  ::k  Doe. 26  19S2  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  I  N T E R N AT I O N A L  ,U N t O N  »  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  *  AFL  • <• 1  r rTr­;y.­i.;  I  •  IK­ • <  iv  •   i/':  :.i,­• • C'J  V  f  /'V  ,;  •  ­  '• .:!%• .KV  •   /  i  • • 'ill  ;  • ,.'. ­  v  r. ^  •   • :"A;­''!­  •   ­t.  y  ,,: • • '"v;,­­. 'XI.. ;  •  y­­  a  ^  y;­­  ­'• "1  • • • .  "•  yxj .  .  'V'  T.­.i!  .• •   V;;;:  „/  '1  ...  '  A  ME&gY  CBSISTMAS  m  'I  • i'siS­ '1.%,  I f  ­i  f­ 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Title A name given to the resource December 26, 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. 26 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VARIETY OF UNION GAINS MARK 1952 NEW IMMIGRATION LAW IN OPERATION, RULES STILL HAZY FATHER NEPTUNE TAKES 'EM ALL ALL PORTS RATIFY NEW FREIGHT PACT - OT LINE SETTLED UNION VOTE ENDING, MAY SET RECORD NEW SIU TANKER RULES COMPLETED, CLOSELY FOLLOW FREIGHTSHIP PACT CO'S ECHO SIU MEN - PRAISE SLOPCHESTS SEAFARER DEFLATES RUSSIAN APOLOGIST SIU TO POLL CALMAR CREWS TO CHECK FOOD STANRDS NEW PACT MAKES JOBLESS PAY COLLECTION EASIER GOV'T SHIPS ON CHARTER DROP TO 168 CURRAN MOANS: CO'S AREN'T BEING NICE FIRST GROUP READIES FOR SCHOLARSHIP TEST BLOOD SAVES BME WIFE UNION GIVES LABOR BOARD EVIDENCE OF ATLANTIC UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES QUARTETTE CRACKS UP ON REEF; YORKMAR REFLOATED; CREWS SAFE TUGMEN SEEK PAY BOOST PROGRESS IN '52 THE SEA MISBEHAVES BEST - AS ALWAYS SLOPCHESTS WELCOME SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW SHIPMATES EASE PAIN OF LOSS FOR BEREAVED WIFE OF BOSUN RED'S JOYFUL AT YULETIDE FORMER SEAFARER RECEIVES MEDAL FROM GEN. VAN FLEET SANTURCE IS PUERTO RICAN JEWEL 'ATLANTIC ALIBIS' RECALL OLD BEEFS TO VETERA MARINER LOST AT SEA LEAD A DOG'S LIFE ON THE MAE 'GHOST' MAKES REAL OT OFFICERS AND CREW AID FUND THE BIG BLOW THAT DROWNED GALVESTON INJURED MAN FINDS SIU WELFARE JOHNNY-ON-SPOT WELFARE SERVICE ASSISTS ALIENS FATHER FINDS UNION BIG HELP AFTER SUDDEN DEATH OF SON Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/26/1952 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/06a46e2d3aeed2bd59ae9d0bb15a6fbd.PDF e50ef05ac80fd20582a41abc791501ec PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1946 VOL VIII. SUPPORT FOR THE TUGBOATMEN No. 52 N.Y. Maritime Council Piedges Fuii Support To AFL Tugboatmon NEW YORK—The solidarity of the Greater New AFL Maritime Port Council, already a proven factor in bringing about quick settlements of disputes between waterfront unions and employers, is once more in evidence. The Tugboatment ,members of Local 33 3, ILA, Marine Division, who are now in the middle of negotiations with the companies, were pledged the support of this powerful body on Monday, Dec. 23. "* Paul Hall. SIU New York Port Agent, reads the resolution pledging SIU support to the Tugboatment in their tight for higher wages and better working conditions. Following this, the resolution was unanimously adopted by all present at the special meeting. Curran Resigns As Co-Cliairman Of CMU; Charges It With Disunity And Raiding NEW YORK — A showdown fight in the National Maritime Union, initiated a few months ago when Joseph Curran, Presi­ dent of the NMU, attacked some of tlie officials of that union as beirrg communists and working against the best interests of the membership, again flared into the open Tuesday when Curran resigned as co-Chairman of the communist - dominated Commit­ tee for Maritime Unity. Charging that the activities of the CMU had been to "promote warfare on the waterfront with the AFL and independent unions," and that the strategy of the CMU had prolonged strikes which were later settled without any gains being made by the CMU membership, Curran pub­ licly withdi'cw from the CIO Maritime group, and announced that he was prepared to defend his views to the membership of the NMU. Although no place in his 4000 wofd prepared blast against the CMU did he mentioned the other Co-Chairman, Harry Bridges, President of the International Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ men's Union, CIO, or Joseph Stack, red-tinged NMU VicePresident, nevertheless he made reference to them when he stated that "the CMU, as it now stands, is designed as an instrument to build up certain people as a means of giving them control over our union and carrying on warfare with the American Fed­ and to carry out raids against the eration of Labor sea unions." AFL Maritime Unions. Curran admits that certain tac­ ANOTHER BLOW tics of the CMU have lead to Curran's resignation from the jurisdictional disputes such as the CMU does not necessarily mean one which caused the AFL that the NMU will follow the Waterfront Unions to freeze Coos lead. When questioned on this Bay until the CMU was forced score, Curran said that he would to allow the SUP to crew ships recommend such action, but that with which they had a contract. it would be up to the member­ COMMIES ANGRY ship to vote such a move. No official action has yet been Following as it does on the heels of the decision taken by taken against Curran's remarks, the members of the Marine Fire­ but communist officials in the men, Oilers, Watertenders, and NMU are already openly talking Wipers, an independent union, about bringing him up on charges not to affiliate with the CMU, and ousting him from his $7,800 Curran's blast strikes another a year post. blow at this group of watei-front In a press interview following unions whose only apparent pm-- announcement of his resignation, pose has been to spread disunity Curran expressed doubt that his statement would be published in the Pilpt, the official organ of the NMU. "I'm going to try to get the Pilot to tell our membership why I resigned," he declared. "If The regular bi-weekly they don't print it, I'll get my Wednesday night member­ version to the rank-and-file even ship meeting of the New if I have to print 100,000 pamph­ York Branch, originally lets and pay for them myself." scheduled for Jan. 1 will be held the following night be­ The complete text oi Curran's cause of the New Year's holi­ reasons for resigning as co-Chairday. man of the CMU starts on Page 3. All members in the Port of A general membership meeting New York are urged to at­ of the NMU will be held in Man­ tend the meeting. Remember: hattan Center on Monday eve­ ning, December 30, at which, time The time—^Thursday. Jan. it is expected that the Curran 2 at 7 pjn. statement will be debated. The The place — Webster HalL National Council of the NMU has 119 East 11th Street, New also been called upon to meet on York City. January 6 to consider the same question. N.Y. MEETtNG SIU Demands Snug Harbor Investigation This action came on the heels of a pledge of support from the SIU and the SUP, and was em­ bodied in the resolution passed at a joint special membership; meeting of the two Unions. Here is the resolution, as it was proposed by Paul Hall, SIU New York Port Agent and Chairman of the Council: NEW YORK, December 27— WHEREAS: The Marine Division j Having sent two unproductive letof Ihe ILA (Tugboalmen of ters to Snug Harbor officials reGreater New York Harbor) garding sub-standard conditions have supported the SIU-SUP in reported by various inmates, the every one of their many beefs SIU today took further steps and strikes and leading to personal investigation VyfHEHEAS: Through this support of actual Snug Harbor conditions of the Tugboatmen, it has aided by two Seafarers representatives. the SIU-SUP membership In the latest SIU letter to Snug greatly in bettering conditions Harbor Governor Howard A. and wages for our membership, Flynn, Special Services Represen­ tative Joseph H. Volpian de­ and WHEREAS: At the present time, manded such an investigation to these same Tugboatmen are substantiate or refute SIU charges now fighting for a raise in and Snug Harbor denials. Two completely unsatisfactory wages and reduction in hours against their employers in the letters liave been received by the SIU in reply to letters sent on Port of New York, and WHEREAS: It is possible that December 4 to Snug Harbor Gov­ these men will need our assis­ ernor Flynn, and on December 16 tance in many ways if they are to the Snug Harbor Trustees. to successfully carry out this Dated December 18, the first let­ ter is from Governor Flynn. As­ fight, SO, THEREFORE, BE IT RE­ serting that SIU information re­ SOLVED: That we, the SIU- garding Snug Harbor conditions SUP membership, gathered at "is undoubtedly from the same this joint special meeting go on unreliable sources as like propa­ record as notifyng Capt. W. ganda that is brought to oiu- at­ Bradley, President of the Ma­ tention from time to time," Mr. rine Division of the ILA. that Flynn's complete letter read: we stand behind his Organiza­ December 18, 1946 tion solidly 100 percent and Mr. Joseph H. Volpian will assist them in any manner Special Services Representative possible or necessary to guaran­ Seafarers Int'l Union of N.A. tee that they win their de­ 51 Beaver Street mands. and New York 4. N.Y. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That we notify also the AFL Dear Sir; This will acknowledge receipt Maritime Port Council of Great­ er New York of our action and of your letter of December fourth. The information which inspir­ request that Body to take simi­ lar action so that all AFL Mari­ ed your communication is un­ time Unions will be solidly doubtedly from the same unreli­ back of the ILA Tugboatmen in able source as like propaganda that is brought to our attention their beef. Morris Weisberger, SUP from time to time. You may rest assui'ed that in Paul Hall. SIU PASSED UNANIMOUSLY the future as in the past the Following the unanimous adop­ Trustees of the Sailor's Snug Har­ tion of the above resolution, the bor and the Administration will other affiliate-: of the Council continue to make every possible (Continued on Page 6) {Continued on Page IJ) •'31 I'31 • ''M • .TI .'51 �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG FridaT' l>*e»nibM 27, 1946 SEAFARERS Piihlished 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 X XXX 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 The Best To Come The year 1946 shapes up as having been the best year in the history of the Seafarers International Union. Dur­ ing this past year the Union withstood raiding attempts by the commie-dominated Committee for Maritime Unity, and has decisively licked the Wage Stabilization Board, and >iyon the highest wages and best conditions in the history of xnaritime. And with all this activity, our organization of unorganized seamen has not been neglected. It would be fine if we could announce at this time that the Isthmian election was over, and that the SIU had been ^declared the bargaining agent for the Isthmian seamen. Al­ though we have gained the overwhelming majority of the votes, NMU disruptionist tactics are stalling the certifica­ tion of the SIU, and Isthmian seamen are being deprived of the representation they want. Hospital Patients The coming year should see even more gains on the part of the SIU. Our organization is tighter than it has ever been, and our organizing campaign in the tanker field is gaining new recruits every day. Building on the already firm foundation of the Union, we will go on to better con­ tracts and more and more members in our Union. 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 The AFL Maritime Trades Department can also look pital delegate at the Staten forward to 1947 as a year of growth and strength. The Island Hospital at the follow­ great strides made by this grouping during the first six ing times: months of its existence show that the organization has be­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. come the most powerful combination of waterfront unions as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging (on 5th and 6th floors) ~-^n the United States. Using its terrific power for good pur­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) poses, the resultant solidarity will be a decisive factor in ing to them. Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. dealing with employers. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. L. MOODY Men Now In The Marine Hospitals 1946 was good, but 1947 looks like it will be even better. It should be because all the members of the SIU .will be working damn hard to make it so. Thieves Fall Out The many articles written in the Log which have pointed out the basic weaknesses of the Committee for Maritime Unity were substantiated recently by one who should know what he is talking about. When Joe Curran blasts his bed partners and says that they are not really working for maritime unity, but actually to dominate the maritime industry, it is well to pause and take note of his •^ords. H. G. DARNELL THOMAS BAIER K. PETTERSSON W. F. LEWIS F. BERGLAND SCOTTY ATKINS W. QUARLES CENTRAL MASON R. M. NOLAN MEL CONTANT JACINTO NAVARRO LIONEL ROTHERHAM J. W. DENNIS W. BROCE JR. ,H. GRAY R. E. FRINK MAX SEIDEL EDWARD CUSTER JOHN HANES S. BROTHERS Joe is the President of the National Maritime Union, land was until his recent resignation, the co-Chairman of xhe CMU. His frank statement, in which he accuses the XXX tCMU of raiding the AFL seamen's unions, and of spreading disruption along the waterfront, are printed on other pages STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL p{ this edition of the Log But Joe, while his words go quite a bit to break off bis relations with the communists in the NMU, still does not tell the complete truth. He makes certain statements Sabout the power-mad leaders of the CMU and the unions that are part of the CMU, but he does not take the final (Continued on Page i) M. TROCHA C. OLIVER T. WADSWORTH C. KUPLICKI G. A. LUETH E. F. SPEAR R. G. MOSSELLER W. G. H. BAUSE W. B. MUIR H. C. L. E. C. C. E. BELCHER RASMUSSEN A. CORNWALL N. DuPONT KOLSTE R. POTTER J. BONNER XXX BALTIMORE HOSPITAL PETER LOPEZ EMILLIO DI PIETRO LEO RHODES FRANCIS O'BRIEN HARRY WALSH OLIVER HEADDLEY JOHN AMENTA MICHAEL LUCAS JAMES DAVIS MANUEL ROMERO XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL LONGKEMPT PAURGASON—SUP ALDERHOLDS KING MITCHELL DOWELL DEETRECH SWENSOI^ CASTAGNERE—B.C. MULKE (on 1st and 2nd floors.) NEPONSif HOSPITAL LINDER CLARK J. FIGUEROA L. L. LEWIS H. SELBY H. BURKE J. S. COMPBELL B. BRYDER B. LUFLIN G. F. McCOMB E. FERRF.R R. BLAKE J. R. HENCHEY XXX BRIGHTON HOSPITAL H. SWIM E. JOHNSTON E. DUNPHY G. RONDI E. MAY E. DELLAMANO R: BAASNER G. VICKERY X X X ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J. KOSLUSKY �:•••• v-- VJ?/: ^ .^• Friday. December 27, 1946 T H E S E AP ARERS LOG Page Three Full Text Of Curran's Statement On His Resignation From CMU Joe Curran's fears that his statement blasting the CMU, and resigning from the coChairmanship of that organi­ zation would not reach the rank-and-file due to opposition^ from his own officials, are grouhdless. It is extremely possible that the pro-communist members of the NMU Executive Board may be able to prevent publication of the statement in the Pilot, or they may be able to only'quote certain sections which would spoil the effect Mr. Curran wanted to create, but if that is done, seamen and waterfront workers are not going to be de­ prived of the report which lays bare the inner workings of the Committee for Maritime Unity. For the first time, from an of­ ficial who helped to form the CMU, the true story of how the CMU helped to spread disrup­ tion on the waterfront is set down in black and white. This is of prime importance to the members of the NMU, and to all other waterfront workers, whether they are af­ filiated to the CMU or to the AFL Maritime Unions. F or the record, here is the complete text of Joe Curran's statement: Statement of JOSEPH CURRAN, President NATIONAL MARITIME UNION in connection with resignation as Co-Chairman of CMU. total membership of les^ than one-third of our membership, are able to dictate the policies of our Union, and we have no alterna­ tive, or even veto, but must fol­ low this type of "majority" rule. ILWU DICTATORSHIP The net result of this has been that these four craft Unions, lo­ cated .3000 miles away, together with the fifth Union, a shoreside organization, the ILWU, have been dictating all policies of CMU, and have made our great industrial Union virtually a stooge for their shot-gun "unity," so to speak. Under this setup, the NMU leadership, elected by the rank and file, cannot decide our Union's policies, or fulfill its constitutional duties and respon­ sibilities to our membership. 2. Decisions are made by what is termed the "West Coast Sec­ tion" of the CMU, and in many cases, after these decisions are in effect, we are asked to approve them, without the benefit of prop­ er information or discussion. This has resulted in our Union being made responsible for many de­ cisions in which we were not or should not have been involved, such as being made a party to the jurisdictional dispute between the MCS and MFOWW craft unions and the SIU-AFL over who was to man ships of a west coast company. Another decision, made by the West Coast Section of CMU in the recent strike was to issue an ultimatum to the Masters, Mates & Pilots, one of the unions on strike, to remove their picket lines within twenty-four hours or have them, smashed by CMU. The MMP required 48 hours in which to vote on their agreements, and this ultimatum was looked upon as open strike-breaking. Neither our Union, nor I as its President, would have wanted to be a party to crashing legitimate picket lines of any Union, but without our agreement, we were made a part of this. STRIKEBREAKING This type of decision, and the manner in v/hich they are made, are certainly not in the interests of our Union and creating mari­ time unity. Under this setup, the good name of our Union can be dragged in the mud; without our consent, our Union can be used for strike-breaking. 3. Financially, our Union has contributed $30,000 to CMU, in advance, while, aside from the ILWU, the four other Unions, (Continued on Page 14) Eyewitness Answers SovietCharge Of American, British Cowardice December 24, 1946 Members of the National The following letter by Wil­ Executive Committee, CMU liam H. Harrison, a member in and good standing of the MM&P. Members and Officers of all Book number 3158. is in an­ CMU affiliated Unions: swer to Captain Andreyev's I have submitted my resigna­ article in the New York Times tion as Co-Chairman of CMU, ef­ December 14, when he accused fective at once, by wire to Union American seamen of showing leaders on the National Execu­ cowardice and abandoning tive Committee of CMU. their ships during an attack by I have taken this action in or­ German Torpedo planes off the der to bring sharply to the atten­ Norwegian coast. tion of our membership the in­ Captain Andreyev of the So­ tolerable situation that now viet Navy made his charges in exists in CMU. the newspaper Red Fleet, Oct­ As President of the National ober 12 and 15. and was re­ Maritime Union, I am constitu­ printed in the New York Times. tionally bound to inform our Harrison, a crewmember of the membership any time I am aware convoy, gives his eyewitness of any dangers to our Union, and account of what actually took I am required to take all neces­ place during the attack: sary measures to safeguard our HARRISON'S REPLY Union, the interests of our mem­ In his "Lessons of One Convoy" bership and the maritime work­ the subject of which is the fate ers generally. of the 37 merchant vessels and NMU MISLED their escort that left Reykjavik, It is for these reasons that I Iceland, for the northern ports of have submitted this resignation: the Soviet Union on June 27, first, because I believe the pre.s- 1942, Captain Andreyev of the ent situation in CMU endangers Soviet Navy charges in the news­ pur Union; and second, because paper Red Fleet October 12 and the seamen, particularly the 15: membership of our Union, are .. the crew of the Allied trans­ being misled into believing that ports did not fight stubbornly for the unity which gained much for the lives of their ships. Nothing seamen in the June 15th nego­ else could explain the fact that tiations is still the same strong the transports Navaiino, William unity, and that the CMU is cre­ Hooper and others that remained ating unity among all seamen, afloat were deserted by their while the truth is that this is not crews and sunk by the fire of the so, and has not been so since the escort." conclusion of our victories in On the afternoon of July 4, June. 1942, when the British vessel NaNow as to the dangers to our varino, the American freighter Union that I see: William Hooper and the Russian 1. We are a Union of approxim­ tanker Donbass were torpedoed, ately 90,000 members. The four the writer was a seaman aboard other CMU seamen's Unions have the American freighter Peter a combined membership of not Kerr, one of the vessels of the more than 25,000. Under the vot­ convoy. ing arrangement on the CMU FOUR GUNS Executive Committee, all Unions As the gunners of the Peter have one vote each. Thus four Kerr could bring only their four of tke six CMU Unions, with a machineguns into play in this at­ tack, my assistance was not need­ ed; also I was off watch, and so with a group of shipmates was able to witness the entii-e action from the ship's stern. • As I was unschooled as yet in Captain Andreyev's "lessons," the firepower of the convoy, in united action, appeared to my untutored eyes as devastating. As the enemy aircraft slowly circled the convoj', the escorts and ack-ack vessels firing inter­ mittently made them keep their distance. We counted 34 planes; there (Continued on Page H) What A Difference 50 Years Have Made In Lives Of Seamen From Mobile, dated December 18, 1896, a clipping has been sent to the Log showing; the differ­ ence in the lives of seamen then and now. At that time some half a hundred seamen were on strike for higher wages, but their de­ mands were certainly moderate. They demanded wages of $20.00 per month, as opposed to the go­ ing wage of $14.00 monthly. But then, as now, the business­ men of the town, and especially the owners of rooming houses near the waterfront, lined up with the shipowners. They claim­ ed that most of the men on strike Were not seamen at all, but were actually hoboes, and that the real seafaring men were not on strike. The clipping does not give the results ,of the action, so if there are any oldtimers around who know what happened, how about writing to the,Log so that the in­ formation can be given to the membership. We just wonder whether or not they ever got their ^20.00. By PAUL HALL The New York Branch in a special meeting held jointly with the* SUP this last Monday unanimously voted all-out support to the AFL Tugboatmen, who are now taking a vote on whether to strike or submit their demands to arbitration." Whatever their decision these Tugboatmen, members of Local 333 of the ILA, now know that the entire apparatus of the New York Branch of the Seafarers is behind them in their beef. This action of the membership is not surprising if for no other reason than that the Tugboatmen were squarely behind us in all our beefs, and the Seafarers does not forget who its friends are. But more than that, it is the normal action for one AFL maritime union to take whenever another of its Maritime Trades Council affiliates takes economic action. And it should be noted here that the SIU was notalone in its decision. A meeting of the Greater New York AFL Maritime Council placed the moral, physical and eco­ nomic resources of the combined organizations at the disposal of the Tugboatmen. Here To Stay By this time the operators should know that whdn they tangle with one of the AFL waterfront unions they are also tangling with every other AFL union that is connected with the maritime indus­ try, and that the old days when they could isolate the weakest union and attempt to srnasii it is gone. The AFL Maritime Council, which started going at the time of of the SIU-SUP successful strike against the bureaucrats of the Wage Stabilization Board, is no longer an experimental outfit. By this time it has reached its full growth, knows its way around, and knows how to use all of its potential strength—, and. Brother, it has plenty of that—just ask the WSB, the shipowners and the finky union-raiding CMU of Harry Bridges. The Four Watch System One of the demands of the Tugboatmen is for a 40-hour week. That this should be fought so bitterly by the operators is just one more example of their placing profits above everything else. In prac­ tically every other major industry, the 40-hour week is common­ place; in some the 37- and 35-hour week has been established. The American Federation of Labor is about to start a campaign for the 30-hour week which, according to the economists, can be absoi'bed by industry without decreasing wages or raising prices. Only in maritime, the last great industry to escape from economic slavery, are skilled workers to be found putting in such long hours. From time to time the Seafarers has put forth the demand for a four watch system. Unfortunately, the time was not yet ripe, but the goal has not been forgotten. So the Seafarers looks with just more than plain curiosity at the Tugboatmen's demand for the 40hour week. The time will come, and it won't be long, when the four watch system will be a reality; and when it does it wiR be because the Seafai-ers seized the right time to throw its entire strength into the beef. Still On The March Although the active part of the Isthmian campaign was over with the end of the voting—what remains now is the consolidation of our strength in the fleet to protect ourselves during future con­ tract negotiations—it is not to be thought that the Seafarers has finished wih its organizing drive. The Seafarers is not standing still; we have many irons in the fire in the general dry cargo and tanker fields. It is true that Isthmian was the largest "unorganized line, but there are many smaller outfits that are getting our at­ tention. You'll hear more about these later. Watch the Log. In connection with this, the Agents Conference next year, which will meet directly after the new officials are installed, will have as one of its major jobs the question of further tightening the or­ ganization. Much progress was made during, the past two years, organizationally, and the streamlined Seafarers is running much more efficiently. However, the beefs we were in the past year have shown a few defects that must be straightened out before we can get the maximum efficiency. Nobody can deny that we did okay —our records speaks for itself—but we can do better than that. And we will! Thieves Fall Out (Continued from Page 2) step to show that they are all working under certain orders, and for purposes far removed from the labor movement. Joe Curran knows that the CMU was set up on orders of the communist party. "He knows that the CP dictates every move, and he has business to tell what he knows, so that the American labor movement can rid itself of the Moscow-directed traitors, and save itself from dictator­ ship by the red fascists. �mSE 9 EAmABEES hO^a Four WHAT Friday;» .D*oMnbec 27,- 18461 Qffi Silica On Isthmian Further proof that the NMU's charges of collusion between the SIU and the Isthmian Steamship Qompany rest on a shaky foun­ dation was brought out this week by a statement in the Pilot, of­ ficial organ of the NMU, that fur­ ther evidence would be withheld until a more opportune time. QUESTION — In what port would you like to spend New Years Eve? ROGER SWANSON. Wiper: I'm a New Yorker and Tm used lo the way people carry on in this town. If I had my way I'd spend this New Years Eve in Rio. That's one of the prettiest places in the whole world, and just as clean as it can be. The celebration there is colorful, and a fellow can have a fine time. I've been forced to spend many New Years Eve cele­ brations in slow ports, but Rio is a fine, fast moving port, and that's the one for me. Not this year of course, but next year I hope to make it. WILLIAM ABERCROMBIE, OS: I'd just as soon pass the time at sea as any other place. I usually take it easy on New Years Eve. As far as I'm concerned it's just like any other night, and I don't see any sense in blowing a bank­ roll in a night club. If things go okay with me, I'll get a ship and ^end New Years Eve at sea the way I like to. People have the -idea that all seamen like to drink and raise hell. Well, -that's not true. I know plenty of guys who feel the way I do about New Years Eve. After starting out the series on so-called collusive practices with a loud fanfare, the stories have now fizzled out without proving anything more than that the SIU was able to do a much better or­ ganizing job among Isthmian sea­ men than the NMU. The Pilot's stories were re­ ceived apathetically by practic­ ally all seamen and waterfront workers. No evidence was pre­ sented that bore out in the slight­ est detail the wild charges made When it became apparent that the NMU was suffering a decisive licking in the Isthmian election. JOHN ECOCK. Wiper: I know it's impossible this year, but my ambition is to spend one New Years Eve in Rio De Janiero. I've never been there, and I guess I might even be disap­ pointed, but still and all I want to be there for the celebration. Friends have told me of what goes on. down there, but I want to see for myself. A real.hot time is^a good way to start off the New. Year. Since I can't spend New Years Eve in Rio, I'll have to have my hot time in some New York bar. Well, that should be fun. ii iliil ilultillth Machine Makes Copy Fly, As Seafarers Are Kept Informed When the Union purchased a multililh offset printing machine in June 1946, it made one of the smartest investments an organi­ zation could make. Since that day, six months ago, the mach­ ine has paid for itself over again several times, and proved itself indispensable during beefs when leaflets and literature are needed in a hurry. When the machine was deliv­ ered bright and shiny last June and installed on the 5th floor of the New York Hall, only one thing kept the machine from go­ ing into immediate action; there Was no one who knew how to operate it. OPERATOR FOUND Immediately the call went out for a multilith operator, and just as. someone once said, "You can find any trade you want around a. Seafarers' hall," someone was found in the person of Hugh Eatherton. Hugh, 9 Seafarer since 1944 when he received his baptism of fire at Normandy, proved im­ mediately that he and a multilith machine were not strangers when he took over the operation and .started things humming. , Hugh, hailing from St. Louis, Mo., had started operating the same type machine ten years ago when he worked for a steel com­ pany in St. Louis. After working with the machine for a number of years with, various companies he developed, his skill. Expert operators of this type machine ALPHONSO PARKER, UtiUty; I'm going to spend this New Years Eve in New York, andihaf's the way. I' like it. My family lives here and so does my girl friend. The best wuy to start off the New Year is with people you like, so I'll spend the evening with my girl and my friends in some night cluh and the next day we'll go to a show. I spent one New Years Eve in New Orleans and I was very unhappy. Of course, that was during the war, but I still prefer to be home with my loved ones. LEAFLETS FOR THE SlU are difficult to find and the Un­ ion was fortunate to find one in its midst. ULTRA-MODERN The machine itself is one of the most modern means of printing clean, clear material at a mini­ mum of cost and has the greatest adaptability of any machine of its kind. The machine with all attachments cost approximately .$2500 and is used to print interbi-anch material such as bulletins, pamphlets, leaflets, pledge cards, "social register" feards, and over­ time sheets. Of the last mention­ ed over 100,000 copies have been run off. The machine has a run-off speed of 600a copies per hour and among its features are: automatic suction feed; thermo-dryer, which casts infra-red rays on the print as it comes off the rollers; a jog­ ger, which stacks the printed copies in neat piles; automatic counter; self-cleaning mats; auto­ matic roller cleaner; and auto­ matic inking. Although' everything on the machine sounds automatic it still needs someone to set the auto­ matic processes up for every job and that is where Hugh comes in. GREAT FLEXIBILITY The machine has a great deal of flexibility fpr it will handle all types of paper from tissue to 3 ply card stock. In addition, the machine will reproduce anything typewritten, or sketched with either pencil or ink in designs of, REPORT READY Now, with the findings of the National Labor Relations Board Field Examiner about ready for presentation to Mr. Howard LeBarron, Regional Director of the NLRB, the NMU and the Pilot have started to back water. : They know that the flimsy charges which they have made in an attempt to cover up their own inability to appeal to unor­ ganized Isthmian seamen cannot possibly do them any good in a fair investigation by an impartial board. The end is just about in sight, and soon Isthmian seamen will be represented by the Seafarers international Union—a Union not under the influence of the com­ munist party, and a Union in which the elected leaders are not fighting for personal power. Seafarers Grew To The Rescue Hugh Eatherton, SIU member and expert multilith op­ erator, holds a sample of the leaflets prepared by the machine. Hugh is in charge of the multilith, and is experienced in turn­ ing out the material which has played a large part in keeping the SIU membership quickly informed on all actions of the Union. any kind. The maehine can also reproduce photofi(raphs of any type. During the 1946 General Strike when literature of all kinds was necessary in a hurry, the machine really earned its spurs, when it operated day and night turning out literature for all ports at top speed. During the strike alone the machine paid for itself through low cost, of printing, "(approxi­ mately, ,1/2 to .l/3„ the regular cost) and the speed with which material was made available for distribution. During; the General Strike, ahdi the Masters, Mates, and Pilots strike, over one-half million copies of material were turned out. There is no way of detei'mining the value of having a well in­ formed membership during a critical period such as the Gen­ eral Strike, but the multilith machine did all that was possible to keep the membership up to date on the beef and that was the important thing. At present, the SIU's machine is still running along its merry way saving money for the union and- getting the necessary^ forms and leaflets out when necessary. MONT JOLI, Que., Dec. 27— The Seafarer crew of the SS Colabee was reported battling its way through the ice floes of the St. Lawrence River today on a. life-or-death rescue mission. The men are searching for two, and possibly, three, survivors of the Quebec Airways plane which was forced down on the river early this week. The victims are believed to be drifting seaward on floes. Four of the plane's seven oc­ cupants have already been brought to shore. The fourth man was rescued Wednesday night af­ ter he climbed into a dinghy dropped from a plane. He said the two men with him were too weak to get into the dinghy, and that he believed that the third man unaccounted for may have drowned. TANKERMEN If you are on coastwise ar­ ticles. give the head of your Department 24 hours notice before, arriving in port if you wish to payoff. This will,pre­ vent any trouble when, the ship, renohes port. �Friday.'Daeember'27, 1948 ON THE BAUXITE RUN Galmar's Gominamdnmiita For Making Seamen Scabs By JAMES PURCELL We went aboard the SS Wil­ liam Pepperell of the Calmer Line for a sign-on and found the crew in an uproar. While trying to get our bear­ ings we went into the saloon to see what was wrong. In there we found a company representa­ tive trying to high-pressure the men into signing the Articles with a phony set of rules at­ tached. • These rules are without doubt the finkiest and the most ob­ noxious set of rules that we have ever laid our eyes on. Why, even the Holy Rollers would never at­ tempt to saddle their member­ ship with so many silly and dan­ gerous "Thou Shalt Not's." Here are the regulations that caused all the to-do: It is understood that the wages payable under these ar­ ticles shall be adjusted at the lime of paying off in-order to give effect to the following: 1. Crew to work until 5 p. m. on day of arrival at final port of discharge. 2. Crew to work cargo and/or ballast if requested by Mas­ ter. 3. Crew to kep their respec­ tive quarters clean and sani­ tary under penalty of a fine. 4. No liberty granted other than by permission of the Master. 5. Any member of crew fail­ ing to report for duty at 7 a. m. on sailing day in a so­ ber condition shall be dis­ charged and substitute ship­ ped in his stead. 6. Seamen to keep galley sup­ plied with coal. 7. No smoking allowed on deck except at time and place designated by Master. 8. No overtime to be paid ex­ cept it is agreed to by Master. 9. You also agree that upon failure to return articles of bedding, issued to you on joining ship and life saving equipment and arctic cloth­ ing when issued to you, to reimburse the company and have cost of same deducted from your wage account. Page Five TRE SEAFARERS LOG and RAY GANZALES to read just like any other stand­ ard rider aproved by the Union for intercoastal runs. By this time he loked a .sorry mess, and he pleaded with us to get his ship out. He told us that he ain't a bad guy at heart, and that we should play ball with him. Oh, Bellevue, where is thy wagon! We called the Company this time and told them that in order to sail that ship they would have to reduce the time of the Articles from 12 months to six months; scrape the Nine Commandments; and insert the regular transpor­ tation rider. They hemmed and hawed, but they finally came through. Now Brothers, let this be a warning to all hands not to signon unless a Patrolman is present to examine the Articles. This will protect you, and will prevent the company from trying to saddle you with phony "Thou Shall", or "Thou Shalt Not." M A lot of the credit for making the Seaton the smooth sailing ship she is must go to the Deck > Gang. No names were submitted with this picture, which was sent in by the New Orleans •" Branch, so we just present the Deck Department, and if one of you Seaton hands will send the names to the Log, we will publish them in a subsequent edition. (Editor's Note: This should Show that names are important. Unless you send the names, of people in pictures to the Log, the Log cannot print those names with the pictures. Okay, New Orleans, better luck next time.) Members Must Be Self-Appointed Organizers To Keep SlU Growing By LOUIS GOFFIN With shipping on the upswing, our main thoughts now must be concerned with job security. Job security is the most important thing in any union, and the way we can maintain it is by going out and organizing all unorgani­ zed lines. That will mean more jobs, and higher standards in the industry. It is therefore the personal duty of all of us to constitute ourselves as volunteer organizers. We must all feel that we alone can do the job, and if we work out like that, than all of us will talk and reason unorganized men. We have the facts, and we can prove to any non-union seaman that sailing on union ships has many advantages. We have a good record to sell, and since our Union has been in the fore­ front of the fight for all seamen, That one about smoking is a we shouldn't have any trouble in rule that they don't even try to selling SIU to all unorganized enforce in prisons, and here free seamen. men are asked to live up to ^uch STRENGTH IN UNION a phony command. And that one More and more seamen are about the "crew to work cargo starting to realize that the only and/or ballast if required to by protection they can be sure of is Master." union protection. If they rely on Shades of Chowderhead Cohen! the shipowner or the Government, Even that finkmaster would not they usually wind up well behind ask that of his professional finks. the eight-ball," but when they Imagine the SHI agreeing to fink put their faith in the Union, and on longshoremen in case they put their strength behind the have labor trouble in some port. Union, they come out on top. Calmar and Company must Union contracts are the best have underestimated the intel­ guarantee of wages and work­ ligence of this crew, or else .they ing conditions. Plenty of bosses thought the signing on was being will say that they are willing to held in the loony ward of the give good conditions and high Bellevue Hospital. wages without "union interfer­ After much discussion with the ence." Well, if that is true, why company representative, the big- didn't they do it before the unions hearted guy, agreed to scratch off became strong enough to force six of the Acts of Calmar. We them to do so? refused to budge a single inch, Sailing in peacetime is a lot so off he went to make a tele­ different from sailing in wartime. phone call. During the war we were heroes He came back soon, and the in dungarees, but when the shoot­ gall to say that Mr. Squiers hq^ ing stopped, the people went called the Union Hall, and had right back to thinking of us as ben told that the crew should wanderers and vagabonds. sign-on without delay. FIGHT eONTINUES . Needless to say, we told him We must think of ourselves as what to do with that line of talk, and that we weren't going to tradesmen, trying to make a liv­ move until the rider was changed ing in our chosen profession. We want to sell our services for the highest possible price, and our contracts assure us that no oper­ ator will force us to accept less money or poorer conditions to get a job. The food aboard the William Seaion is iop order. Ask the man who eats if, and the men on this ship were very willing to talk about Ihe excellent meals prepared and served by the Stewards Department. In the usual order, Ed Steeley, Chief Cook; Albert Brickhouse, Night Cook; Thomas Foster, Steward; and Fred Knox, 3rd Cook. Remember that a short while ago, within the past few years, we hit the bricks many times just to gain the conditions and wages that are now part of our contracts. Now we have the job of bet­ tering our conditions and wages, and the only way that can be done is by organizing all seamen, so that the ohperators cannot break our solid ranks. Within our Union we must continue the same cooperation that has made us strong. All De­ partments must work together, and that makes for a clean ship, a well run ship, and a happy ship. Let's make 1947 a good organ­ izing year for our own benefit and for the benefit of all SIU Brothers. We believe in our Union, and we are proud of being the best maritime union in the world. New Orleans played host to the SS William Seaton, Alcoa, after she came in from one of the bauxite runs. Most of the crew decided to stay aboard her for another run, although a few men left to spend the holidays where snow is not thought of as a miracle. Pictured here is the Black Gang. Left to right, Albert Williams, George, Charles, and Louis Daniels, David Moore, and Don De Souza. MINES STILL THimATEN SEAMEM ^ W' •# The war in Europe ended over a year and a half ago, l^t to Sea­ farers danger still beckons ships that ply the continental Euro­ pean coast, for according to the master of an Army transport that recently returned to the United States, the English Channel and North Sea still contain many mines laid during the war years. The war is over for the men who fought in Europe, but to the seamen who sail these waters, the aftermath of that struggle still re­ mains below the water's surface to harass him. �•~r THB SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Rum And Fights Are No Help When Trying To Organize Committee Aids Anti-Fascists In Europe NEW YORK—The Internation­ al Solidarity Committee, 303 Fourth Avenue, New York, today announced tiie gift of $1,000 from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL, to be used for relief packages for Spanish exiles in France. The ISC is a non-communist, non-profit organization set up solely to aid in the rehabilitation of European anti-fascists and trade unionists who felt the brunt of the fascist heel. This is ac­ complished through the dispatch­ ing of packages of food and medicine abroad to them. The work of this Committee has been a great factor in keep­ ing the spirit of democratic trade unionism alive in the devastated sections of Europe. The packages sent abroad, the Committee points out, bring not only bodily nourishment, but also moral encouragement. The sur­ vivors of the Gestapo and con­ centration camps are anxious to rebuild the unions and demo­ cratic organizations which were destroyed by the fascists. These food packages are their only means of regaining enough strength to carry on this work. FAMILIES ADOPTED Another important function of the International Solidarity Committee is to transmit the names of the many anti-fascists who need help to people who will provide the needed assis­ tance. The Committee has on hand the names and addresses of many families of all nationalities in need of help. Hundreds of fami­ lies have already been adopted, but there are many more who would be helped to a new life by being adopted by an individual or a family. Names and addresses can be obtained by writing to the com­ mittee at their New York ad­ dress. 1 At the present time the com­ mittee is conducting a campaign to send more packages of food to anti-fascists in Europe. The standard package used is the army surplus ten-in-one which contains many of the things un­ obtainable in Europe today. This package can be purchased for shipment for $10.00. The daily press was fascinated by a report that picketing of a San Pedro, Calif., bakery had gone into its sixth year. This was quickly forgotten, Jiowever, when it discovered a 93-y'ear-old coal mine strike at Nanaimo, British Columbia. It seems that Indian miners went on strike for higher pay in 1853 and never went back to work. The Indians are demanding re­ troactive wages for 93 years with pprtal-to-portal pay, and the miner owner—reasonable as all mine owners are—says he's quite willing to meet their terms if he cap pay them off in -wampum. Friday, D^ember 27. 1946 By J. M. WALSH Bill Thompson (Editors Note; — This letter liability, and a number of other was sent in to the LOG by such' items to point out to the "Looking back on 27 years of "Windy" Walsh, Organizer for younger men, they can influence sailing," says Bill Thompson, the SIU in Port Arthur. His their actions to such an extent Deck Engineer, "I still think that ideas are strictly his own, but that they are lost as far as be­ it's the only life for a man." since they seem to represent a coming Union men. Bill ought to know because he problem, we are printing the SERIOUS MATTER tried other jobs, but only at­ letter as a signed article, in the I am citing this one incident tained happiness when he startec hope that this entire situation in order to bring this deplorable sailing. He came to the life of a can be discussed and settled state of affairs to the attention of merchant seaman almost by ac­ before it becomes more serious. our membership. It is serious. cident, but has never regrettec There is no reason "to believe Brothers, as we are actually en­ his choice. that this has happened on more gaged in an all out struggle for than this one ship, but even so our right to existence in the Thompson was raised in an or­ it bears discussing. The great Tanker field. phanage, but at an early age he success of the SIU Organizing slipped away in the night and has Many more such incidents as Drive has been made possible this one, and I wouldn't give a been on his own ever since. He solely because of the whole­ plugged dime for our chances in bummed around the country, try­ hearted cooperation of all mem­ this outfit. ing any sort of job he could get, bers; this cooperation will not and when the first World War Sometimes a shipside or shorebe reduced by an outspoken side organizer has to spend hours started, he was among the first beef by one of the officials of or even days in convincing some to enlist. unorganized sailor that unionism He sailed to France with the he made arrangements to ship the Union.) is the only way to security. famed 30th Division, and al­ out. I recently made a Cities Serv­ It takes more than just talk, though he was under fire for His first trips were made in the ice ship in Lake Charles, talking many months, he never was Steward's Department. He start­ with pi'actically every member of too. It takes good example, and touched. ed as a Second Cook, but after a ;he crew—SIU, NMU and non­ personal likeability to convince quite a lot of these men riding year and a half, he shifted to the union alike. "I must bear a charmed life," Engine Department, where he has he says. "In this war I came pret­ I had to wait for seven hours these ships since the only contact stayed ever since. ty close also, and this time I for the ship to arrive, and was most of them have ever had with Unions, is the very same shipside Most of the trips were routine wasn't touched, either." gratified to find that, the ship was voyages to the Far East and to in excellent shape with three organizers. SEA STUFF They look at our men riding Africa, and as Bill puts it, "One NMU men aboard ajid three unde­ these unorganized ships as repComing home after the Armis­ trip is very much like another cided and bewildered characters. resentaive of our whole mem­ tice, Bill got to talking with some when you have been sailing for I left her at ten o'clock, and at bership. That they are. And if of the merchant seamen on the 27 years." that time only one of our boys they choose to conduct them- • Thompson, deciding to make boat. Although they worked un­ was paying off. The crew as a selves in a sloppy manner, or in der poor conditions, and although the sea his life, also decided to whole assured me that they were an abusive manner, or with utter the pay was bad. Bill was im­ do something about making his going to make the ship SIU 100 disregard for the rights of their pressed with the stories they told life as pleasant as possible. First percent by the arrival time in shipmates, they are doing some­ him. So once back in the States, off, he joined the old ISU, and Boston. They were going to stay thing that cannot be undone. when the SIU was formed, he with her until such time. That A first impression goes a long came along. He holds Gulf book was the story at ten o'clock at way, if backed up with subse­ number 18 in the SIU. night. quent proof. The way to prove MORE WAR The next morning I got a rude that unionism does work is to be In the second World War, Bill shock to find seven of our good the best man in your Depart­ had his share of excitement. He Brothers in the hall. They had ment: do a little more than you was on a regular run in the North had an argument with one of the would on one of our ships. Atlantic, and while he never was Engineers, and one of them had Always maintain smooth rela­ forced to abandon ship, still there had a run in with the Mate and tions with the Licensed Officers, (Continued from Page 1) were many moments when the air was fired. It was all the result as they can, if they will, do us were notified, and they immed­ seemed full of bombs and the sea of too much drink and too much a lot of good, and they will do us iately went on record to back the seemed full of torpedoes. gin-mill palavering. a lot of harm if antagnoized-. Tugboatmen. 'Casablanca and Antwerp were Also, don't make any untrue POOR PICTURE statement that can be used The New York Council in­ the two places that wil stand out That ship could by this action cludes the following Unions: The in my memory for a long time," of our own brothers be lost to us. against you later on in rebuttal says Brother Thompson. "Those of your arguments. Seafarers International Union; There are on every type of un­ Sailors' Union of - the Pacific; buzz bombs in Antwerp were organized ships, new seamen who SOFT SOAPERS Masters, Mates and Pilots; Inter­ really something. They came actually do not know what un­ The commies have some very national Longshoremen's Asso­ from nowhere, and it was sure ionism and union men are. They plausible and smooth cookies ciation; Radio Officers' Union; hell on earth to have to stand must get a very pretty picture functioning aboard these tankers American Merchant Marine Staff there and take it without a chance from such actions. as organizers. If you have to Officers Association; and various to fight back." drink, don't do it on board a These men having Union books On 'ships, and on the picketwaterfront locals of the Team­ ship; if you get plastered ashore are supposed to know how to conline, Bill is a militant fighter. He sters. and return to the ship, hit the .duct themselves. It is well and was on the picketline in Savan­ sack—don't disturb everyone in "The entire support of the AFL nah during the 1936 Strike, and good to try to organize the un­ Maritime Trades Council of helped to close the docks in Tam­ licensed personnel, but we must your room or foc'sle, they too Greater New York is behind the pa during the 1946 General not lose sight of the fact that want to sleep . Don't get involved in anj'^ Tugboatmen," said Paul Hall, in Strike. we do not liave union conditions brawls, and don't smear the op­ announcing the pledge. "If they on board these ships, and until ALWAYS MILITANT position. Name-calling is an ever, should strike, no member of an such time as we do, we must As well as marching on picket- make every effort to get along present weapon of the opposite affiliate of the Council will cross side, and if we should start it lines, Brother Bill does not shirk with the Licensed personnel. their picketlines. his duty, aboard ship. He is aboard these ships, the prospec­ They can make it tough for the "In addition, the entire facili­ usually elected Ships Delegate— individual crewmember, as he has tive member may get bewildered ties of the member unions will "can't get out of it." no machinery for redress except and say, "The hell with both un­ be at the disposal of the Tugboat­ "I believe in unionism 100 per­ appeal to the Master, and you ions, I'll stay as I am." men, and that includes soup kit­ Remember it is the shipside or­ chens,''money and physical sup­ cent," he says, "and I think the know that in 99 percent of all ganizer that does 90 percent of SIU is always in the fight for cases he will not, intervene. port." all the organizing. The shoreside seamen. I talk Union to all my These Mates and Engineers can The worth of the Maritime shipmates, and that helps make organizer merely coordinates the do us harm by talking against us. Council, formed in June of this us all better Union men." functions of the shipside organi­ If they have concrete facts such year, has already been proven. Right now Bill is in port for a as drunkenness, fighting, unre- zer and maintains constant touch It actively aided the SIU and the short time—his ship just paid with the shipside units. SUP to win their General Strike off—but he will soon be off again Don't depend on us too much, against Government bureaucracy, on a trip. And wherever he goes, be self reliant, and if the spirit and played a major role in the on whatever ship he may find a of pooperation is maintained be­ recent strike of the Masters, berth, you can be sure that the tween you an us, there is no doubt If you don't find linen Mates and Pilots. that we can and will lick them militant spirit of the SIU will go, when you go aboard your The AFL Maritime Trades De­ too. all in the organizing of these ship, notify the Hall at once. partment will meet in Miami in tankers. That's what makes this Union A telegram from Le Havre or January, 1947, for the purpose of the best and strongest waterfront So, Brothers, I say: Keep your Singapore won't do you any drafting a Constitution, and to union in the world. Bill, and noses clean, and we will have good. It's your bed and you elect permanent officers. The men like Bill, have done the job everything which is unoi-ganized have to lie in it. SIU and the SUP will both be of carrying the word of the SIU at present, in the fold in the not represented at that, convention. too distant future. to all seamen. 0 AFL Port Council Votes Support To ILA Tugmen ATTENTION! a-A':, �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 27,. 1946 Galveston Sick * Still Waiting For Improvements Mobile Has Jobs For Men Broke Playing Santa By CHARLES KIMBALL By TED CUMMINGS MOBILE—Not only has ship­ ping and business picked up con­ siderably in the past few weeks in this port, but prospects for the future look very bright. After a dead period here, we look for­ ward eagerly to activity. From now on, Mobile will be a port with many jobs on the board, and with men shipping regularly and quickly. Well, any­ way, we hope so. Waterman Steamship Com­ pany has notified me that they are prepared to start operating about 23 more ships within the next week or so. They are bring­ ing the ships out of the boneyard, and the group will consist of 11 Liberties and 12 various other type vessels. The Liberties are going to tramp, but the others will be put on regular runs. In any case, these ships represent quite a num­ ber of jobs, and that ain't hay, Brothers. MEN WANTED The Tanker Companies have also been bringing out tankers during the past couple of weeks. This has just about exhausted our supply of men, mainly ABs, Cooks, Electricians, Oilers, and FWTs. So, after all you Brothers have spent Chirstmas and New Years at home, and after you have all gone broke playing Santa Clans, come down to Mobile where you can ship out in a hurry. To all the SlU Brothers, wher­ ever you may be, on the high seas or in some foreign port, 1 and the Brothers in Mobile wish you all a very merry Christmas. Seafarers' Hall In Port Arthur HO NEWS?? Is Due For A Good Face Lifting By LEON JOHNSON PORT ARTHUR — During the past few weeks this port has had not one payoff of any descrip­ tion. Business has fallen so low that you would have to get down on your knees to see it. On the other hand shipping and settling minor beefs has been in full swing. Since the last article 1 wrote we have had the following ships in this area: Brandy wine. Fort Matanzas, Capitol Reef, Klamath Falls, Fort Christina, William Schirmer, David Burnett, Wil­ liam Ogden, Verendrye, Brazil Victory and Zane Gray. We have been engaged in hav­ ing the Hall here remodeled a bit so that we would have something that looks presentable. We have coffee on practically all of the time, provide plenty of cards, etc., for the amusement of the small membership that we have on the beach here. Shipping for rated men is on the whole better at the present time than it was in the past. We are having two payoffs over the weekend, one a tanker going to France and the other an UNRRA rice load for Manila. Since it is so close to Christmas, we should have a little hard time in getting full crews for these scows. PICTURES COMING We will have pictures made of the Hall as soon as the front of the building is completely fin­ ished, with fancy blinds over the windows. We have with us at the pres­ ent time. Windy Walsh, Organ­ izer, with who we are cooperating to the best of our ability. It is a local rumor that this Casanova lOOK. PKETTr' To Hospitalized Seafarers Gives In keeping wih its annual cus­ tom of bringing a measure of cheer to its less fortunate mem­ bers who are confined to hos­ pitals during the holiday season, the Seafarers International Un­ ion last week distributed Christjuas checks to all hospitalized Seafarers in the Atlantic and Gulf District. The decision to remember the men whom illness prevented from fully enjoying the Yuletide season was made at recent meet­ ings by vote of the membership. Accompanying the checks was a message from the Union. The message follows: "The membership of the Sea­ farers International Union went on record to send a Christmas gift in the amount of $10.00 to' every member in the hospital. "With the gift goes our best wishes for a very Merry Christ­ mas and a speedy recovery in the New York." Page Seven, — HOtD ITI is getting himself spliced. We'll believe that when we see it. Voting in this port has been negligible as we have a hard time getting three full book men together at any one time, although we do have a fine crop of young­ er members who appear to be good prospects for good rankand-file members in the near fu­ ture. They take a great deal of interest in all phases of the Un­ ions activities. CROOKED WORK The Hall had a little run of bad luck recently when some character lifted our radio. He also left his mark on quite a few of the local boys on the beach. At present he has the dubious honor of being a full time member of the 99-year club. It is also a very good possibility that if he runs into any one of a number of re­ sentful persons here, he will be given some unwanted attention. The following books are on hand and can be picked up at any time by the interested parties: Edison H. Dobbs, 37069; Charles A. Pelt, 45339; and Charles O. Greenwood, 46501. We have received quite a num­ ber of Christmas and New Years greetings from the various branches and individual mem­ bers, and 1 wish to take this op­ portunity to thank each and every one. Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: CHARLESTON HOUSTON NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE TAMPA The deadline for port re­ ports. monies due, etc.. is the Monday preceeding publica­ tion. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material received after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. So play safe—send your copy in on time. CMU Pulls New Phony Strike; SlU-SUP Ready For Anything By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — The old Gold Coast is slowly coming back to life after too long a time. Things are moving along pretty good at this writing. However, am having a bad time with the Calmar Steamship Company. The ACA Radio Operators, CIO, has had a picketline around all Cal­ mar ships on this coast for the past thi-ee weeks. Calmar has had ROU, AFL, Operators on their ships since the war, and now, due to that fact, the ROU has called and filed for an election on the ships of this Company. The ACA saw that their only chance of making Cal­ mar sign with them was to act on this coast. They are sure to get the commie CMU backing, as Harry Bridges controls the Longshoremen. The CMU ordered the MEBA Local No. 38 to pull the En­ gineers off the SS J. Willard Gibbs, a Calmar ship, docked in Seattle. Now, the MEBA does not hold a contract with Calmar, or so far as that goes, 1 know of no closed shop agreement they have with any company. PHONY PICKETLINE When this thing first broke, the SUP, SIU, and MM&P went on record not to recognize this phony ACA picketline, due to the fact they did not have a legitimate right to put a picketline around thie Calmar ships. They do not have an existing agreement with the Company. However, these are the facts they are basing their claim to an agreement with Calmar on. Be­ fore the war Calmar did have ACA Radio Operators, but during the war all ships that they con­ trolled were sunk by enemy ac­ tion. As you know, during this time our Government started a vast ship building program and own­ ed and operated these ships. The WSA is still operating these ves­ sels and' does not recognize any agreement with the ACA Radio Operators. Therefore, under these conditions, we cannot recog­ nize this as a bona-fide picketine and we do not on the West Coast. GALVESTON —Wc have been having quite a few beefs on the treatment given at the Marine Hospital in Galveston. One in particular came up the other day. Brother Miller, who paid off in Galveston a few weeks ago, was suffering from the effecte of an operation he had under­ gone in the New York MarineHospital .several months ago. Acting on the advice of the Public Health doctor in Port Arthur he went to the Marino Hospital here. Here is Brother Miller's state­ ment: "Upon entering the hospit­ al I was asked nothing; they said nothing and told me nothing—• nor did they examine me. They merely put me in a car, and next I knew I was in the John Sealy Hospital. NO EXAMINATION "After five days they discharg­ ed me without a physical and I still have the nervous trouble. "1 went to the Union Hall where they called Dr. Lewis, who is in charge at the Marine Hos­ pital, concerning my case and he At present these ships are all idle and 1 can not say as this time how long the situation will con­ tinue. The MM&P and SIU men are still aboard these vessels and are going to stay there. Just in case the WSA tries to do any re­ allocating, 1 will see that Calmar Steamship lives up to their agree­ ment with the Union. SORRY MATE About ten days ago, the Joshua Bartlett, Eastern SS Company, arrived in this port. She had a referred me back to the doctor at full SIU crew from the East John Sealy HoBpital. Coast. This was as fine a crew "He in turn referred me back as I've bumped into for a long to Dr. Lewis for the following time. Brother Gardner brought day, with the understanding that her in in the old SIU style. He I was to be confined for one is a man who knows his Union, week's convalescence at the Mar­ and how to carry out his duties ine Hospital. as a Ship's Delegate. "Upon arriving there. Dr. Lewis When Brother Gardner gave changed my discharge from 'fit me the story on the Chief Mate, for duty' to read 'one week's cona Mr. Momfourquette, 1 knew valscent leave' and issued me a that it was correct. This Mr. box of vitamin B tablets and Momfourquette was anti-union. nembutal for sleeping. He remai-ked about his outfit out "It was understood I was sup­ on strike, saying they were all posed to have stayed in the Mar­ a bunch of dam fools for striking; ine Hospital for one week. Butthat no agent could fool with him; and he chiseled overtime and cus­ as this hospital is run, you go in sed the men. He was charged and out as you please and, if with about everything in the you wish, to a bar across the street if your crutches can carry book. you. Listening to all the capers this NOT FOR LIVING bully pulled on this voyage, there was nothing left to do but have "To this day they have not ex­ him removed from the ship. He amined me. 1 left the remainder will never sail as Mate or on any of the nembutal capsules in my other SIU ship again. room and went back and was is­ 1 had the Master, Mates and sued more. These capsules are Pilots Patrolman with me the day issued upon doctor's prescription 1 boarded the ship. He listened only, but 1 walked in twice and in on the meeting and was pres­ got them without even an exam­ ent when 1 called on the Mate. ination. The outcome is that this Mate "My trouble is from an opera­ was posted in all MM&P Branch­ tion which they don't even knovr es as NG. So goes it, fellows, he 1 had. But let them answer this has learned his lesson but a little article and they will be doing too late. something. These Mates and Captains will "My advice, fellow shipmates some day wake up and realize and members, is. to die first — that they just can't push an SIU then let them take you to the man around. 'Dem days are gone Galveston Marine Hospital and forever. For the benefit of those maybe the doctors will know men who had to endure this what is the matter with you Mate's doings on previous voy­ then." ages, they can rest assured they Outside of this everything is will never need tolerate him any going along nicely down here. more. He has gone the way of Shipping is good and everyone all bad Mates. is happy. I'll drop anchor here. �r— THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday. December 27. 1946 'a I mil , ' Big Business Makes Resolution For New Year; Smash Trade Unions By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—The president of ord for beefs settled right on the CJeneral Motors Corporation, board ship. That's the way we Alfred Sloan, recently issued an operate—pressure at the point of eight point program designed to ^ production. keep labor in its place. He is the i We had a young fellow come last man to talk about such' into the Hall this week off the things because he is one guy who SS American Press. This ship would be dead set against any had just been taken over from rules that would limit bosses. the NMU, and the ship was in as To say that his ideas are all bad condition as any vessel could wet is very mild. They go even be in and still float. By the time further than that, and if put into the trip to Brownsville and back effect would wreck everything to New York was over, the ship we have done so far. It is not to had been cleaned up and was be expected tliat big business habitable. would play fair with labor, but The rest of the necessary re­ this time they want all the mar­ pairs have been listed, and the bles and the umpires, and then crew has resolved not to sign on they will be willing to start the game. One of his proposed rules would ban labor from contribut­ ing money to the campaign funds of any candidate for public of­ fice. Of course, he says nothing about big business contributions to the same campaign funds, con­ tributions so large that many of­ fice holders are owned body and soul by big business. LABOR'S RIGHT Labor has the right to expand as much as it possibly can. No matter what Sloan and guys like him can do, labor is in the poMtical picture to stay. Work­ ers have just as much right to go into politics as business has. Shipping and business in the port of New York are steady but not ^ectacular. There are ships paying off and signing on daily, and there are prospects of even more activity after the first of the year. The Patrolmen are being kept busy, and during the last few weeks have piled up quite a rec­ for another trip until everything has been completed. What interests me is how the NMU men can stand to sail on dirty ships, and why their Pa­ trolmen allow such goings-on. Even if the SlU members didn't complain, and they do, our Pa­ trolmen would never allow a crew to sign on a beat up, dirty ship. Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year from everyone in the New York Hall. But remember we all have to work together to make 1947 a really happy year. Bad Smell In Marcus Hook Hall Turns Out To Be CMU Propaganda By BLACKIE CARDULLO MARCUS HOOK—On opening better each week. It's like a the Hall this morning we noticed inowball that picks up speed as a very peculiar odor. At first we it travels down hill. Each man thought that the smell might come from a cat or dog that had been left in overnight, but on closer investigation tve found that it was caused by card sent by the NMU, a card all about Maritime Unity. Right off the bat we apologized to the cats and dogs whom we might have hurt. Then we start­ ed to think about the "maritime unity" that those hoys were preaching. The kind that left the MFOWW walking the picketlines, holding the bag while the NMU settled its beef. we talk to seems to me feels it his WHERE WAS NMU business to go out and talk to an­ .We'd also like to know where other new man. the NMU was when the SlU was SIU HONESTY PAYS OFF battling for seamen during the war. Every time the SIU went to The SIU really has something bat for seamen, Curran, Stack, to sell, and we are going our way, and Company did their well without outside influence from known double-cross. any politicians or political par­ For Joe Stalin's sake they de­ ties. Honest trade unionism al­ liberately sold the U. S. seamen ways pays off. down the river. As far as we We e-^yect to pay off the SS here in Marcus Hook are conCapital Reef this week. Shipping calmed, we want no part of the is good and getting better. Any­ phony Committee for Maritime body looking for a ship could do Unity, and before the NMU tries worse than come to this port. to- preach unity, they ought to first practice it. I^o knows, Shipping is fine and the wom­ I they might like it. en are beautiful. A nice room Oiir organizing campaign down can be had cheap. What more : heie is going along better and could a sailor want? A PROBLEM, BUD? The life of the present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is at the mercy of unscrupulous companies, government agen­ cies, brass hats and human sharks of various descrip­ tions, everyone trying to take advantage of him. If he hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is sneeringly refer­ red to as a Sea Lawyer. A Special Services Dept. of the Union has been set up to consult with you on all your problems involving the Coast Guard, Shipping Commission­ ers, Unemployment Insur­ ance, personal injury claims, your statutory rights when you become ill aboard ship. Immigration Laws, and your dear, beloved Draft Board. If you happen to be in New York, contact us personally, or if you are out of town, write and you will receive a prompt reply. Address all mail to SPE­ CIAL SERVICES, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Your Union is your shoreside contact. USE IT'S FACILI­ TIES. Baltimore Seafarers Are More Than Just Casual Union Brothers By WILLIAM RENT2 BALTIMORE — The best we from friends of the man whose can say about shipping in this life was saved by the transfu­ port is that it is just about fair. sion. Here is the letter: 1 am confident that it will all "I am writing this letter to pickup soon, but until then we be read to your membership are being patient and doing the publicly, to show our gratitude day to day job. to the seamen who so kindly From all indications, we will donated their blood for a dying have to wait until after the first man. By their great generosity, of the year before anything big he was able to go through the will take place. By that time needed operation, and is getting we hope that more ships will be along wonderfully. He will go coming into Baltimore for cargo, home soon, thanks to you swell and that-means payoffs and sigh- fellows. ons. Wo can use both. "Without your blood it would Here in this port, our members have been impossible to save have gotten reputations as being johnny-on-the-spot to volunteer as blood donors. Hardly a meet­ ing goes by that we don't have a request to give blood so that some poor guy can be given a transfusion. Our boys do this without pay; in fact, they fight among themselves for the honor. SEAMEN'S BLOOD Last meeting the .same thing happened, and on December 19 we received a letter of thanks Christmas Spirit is Very Much In Evidence In Boston Branch By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ ping has continued on the up­ grade for the past week, with every indication that conditions will remain pretty fair for this port in the coming weeks. Already we're beginning to feel the pinch when it comes to ob­ taining rated men in a hurry, and have had to send to New York for men. However, this fact does not mean necessarily that all our members have been shipped; rather, it means that a good per­ centage of them have decided to enjoy the Christmas holidays at home. Only two ships paid off in this area during tbe week, but both were good payoffs. The Muncie Victory paid off in good style, with all beefs settled on thp spot. The New Echota (Pacific tanker) paid off in Providence after a six-month voyage. This also was a clean payoff, after it was point­ ed out to the SIU men aboard that the tanker agreements are somewhat different from the SIU agreements. COOPERATION There was quite a job getting the overtime clauses straightened out; but the gang was one of the best and cooperated 100-plus per­ cent. In addition, they showed a truly brotherly spirit by con­ tributing $80.00 toward making Christmas for the boys in the Brighton Marine Hospital a little brighter. I made my regular Christmas visit to the Marine Hospital lasst week. We have only eight mem­ bers in there right now, all of them in good spirits, if not all in good health. Thanks to the gen­ erosity of the members, we were able to give each a sizable cash present, and on Christmas Eve we will be able to go back with more. SIU SPIRIT Many letters have been re­ ceived here from the members in the hospital, expressing apprecia­ tion to all the brothers for their generosity and thoughtfulness. It is not necessary or fitting that these letters should be re­ printed in this column, but any brother who ever donated to these hospitalized brothers .should know how much his gift is ap­ preciated. It might be added here, also, that SIU consideration for its members in the hospital has not passed without notice from hos­ pital attaches and all other pa­ tients. There isn't a great deal more to be said this week, except to thank all the officials and mem­ bers for their Christmas greet­ ings which are pouring in daily. At this time of the year, almostforgotten friendships are renew­ ed and strengthened by a Christ­ mas remembrance, each card turning back pages of memory to forgotten incidents and to friends long since moved' on to, other ports. To one and all, then, I say thanks for the remembrance, and may Christmas and the New Year be the best ever for all hands. his life. He wished to have me send you fellows his deepest gratitude and mllions of thanks for coming to his aid. He will never forget what you men did for us, and may God bles you, one and all. "Thanks a million times again, for all you did. We thank you from the depths of our hearts, and someday in some way hope to repay you somehow." Mr. and Mrs. Jack Watson 721 E. Chase Street, Baltimore. Maryland. That letter makes us all feel that what we are doing is worth­ while. Any time we have a chance to help out in any way like this, we are glad to do so. Blood banks are good things; we have all heard how transfu­ sions saved so many lives in the armed serWces and merchant marine during this past war. We Gay Street people are happy to help out. I'm sorry that I was unable to wish you all a Merry Christmas before the happy day, but I mean it from my heart. From all of us in this port, we send greetings for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all members of the SILT, wherever they may be. Seafarers Representation Gets Logs Dropped, Medical Bills Paid Effective Union representation enabled four Seafarers, who had been logged on the recent trip of the SS Walter Christensen, to breathe a little easier when SIU Patrolman successfully intervened in their behalf at the payoff. The logs entered against the men during the four-month trip to South America, were dropped by the Skipper after the Patrol­ man presented a convincing argu­ ment. With the logs out of the way, the Patrolmen attacked the Cap­ tain's policy of making the men pay their own bills for visits to medical doctors in Santos and various other ports.' They ap­ pealed the matter to Shipping Commissioner McGrath, who rul­ ed that the expenses incurred were the company's. The crewmembers who had paid bills out of their own pockets were to be reimbursed. The Patrolmen, Ray Ganzales and Salavador Colls, reported the payoff as being very clean, which they attributed to crew's cooper­ ation. Every man had his soiled linen in a pillow case ready for the. Steward before leaving the vessel. It was pointed out that "the ship was so clean, you cQuld eat off the decks." Three of the crew, Paul Miller, Ralph Garrett and Mike Hook, took up, a collection, proceeds of which were to be used for aiding; needy SIU seamen., �•• 7,r^il<P'-VJav:-', THE SEAFARERS LOG rriday, December 27, 1946 The Song Of The Strikehreakers Box-can-ed an' .stockaded; Bayonet-paraded— "Harnessed-buUs" behind us an' squad on either side. Awake, it's bricks an' curses; Asleep, we dream o' hearses— That's us! They call us Rough Necks, an' we're picked be­ cause we're tried! That's us! We're shy o' morals, an' flat in purse an' pride! Wet All Over By JOSEPH VOLPIAN In last week's column, we dis­ cussed the procedure of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board in conducting an election, and this is a continuation of the same sub­ ject. The Field Examiner submits his report of his investigation as to the election, including his findings on challenged votes, to the Regional Director who then in turn makes his report to the Board in Washington. In this re­ port, he gives the result of the election. The union which was won is then certified. If no union received a clear majority and there are chal­ lenged ballots then he recom­ mends to the Board which bal­ lots should be counted and which should be rejected. A copy of his report is also sent to the interested parties who then have the right to make their objections as to the recommenda­ tions of the Regional Director. • These objections are submitted to the Board in Washington and the contestants are then permit­ ted to file briefs in support of their contentions. Branded vags by the hand o' God, from the strength o' eai'th On rare occasions, the Board we're barred— will permit, in addition to the An' in shame we're doin' our findings of the brief, an oral ar­ brother's work, backed by gument before' it. the Enoch Guard! Grind the wheels with a better RIGAMAROLE wail, as the soaped tracks If the Board finds there is merit jolt an' throb: to the argument of any contes­ tants, the case is then sent back to the local NLRB office for fur­ ther hearing. At these hearings all the charges are actually investigated and a formal trial is held where witnesses are examined and crossexamined by the opposing side. After the hearings are con­ cluded, the person conducting such hearings renders his report to the Regional Director, who in turn submits it to the Washington Am I my brother's keeper, too, Board and at that time a final de­ along with my brother's job? cision is rendered. Sometimes this procedui-e is Out o' the ground his blood it calls. Oh, the weight o' our rather a long drawn out affair and the losing union will assume a load is hai'd When we're tryin' to do our broth­ dog-in-the-manger attitude such er's,^ work, but minus his Union Card! The only Union you'll find today that's runnin' an Open Shop Is the one our friend Starvation keeps, an' it works you until you drop. For God is sore on the sons o' J Cain an' the work that we try to do— An' a curse growls out o' the mouth o' earth as our broth­ er's blood seeps thi'ough! "Scab! Scab! Scab! Oh you lousy labor scab!" But it's dollars a day to hear : 'em say— "Sca-a-ab!" Jeered, but feared—an' hated; Cemetery slated; Battered skulls an' shattered hulls; should we be satisfied? Awake, it's bricks an' curses; Asleep, we dream o' hearses— That's us! They call us Rough - Necks, an' we're flat in purse an' pride; That's us! There used to be some more, but several of us diedl t-.'. ' W'.y. • Page Nine The Patrolmen Say,,, By DAMON RUNYON To the present generation the late Damon Runyon is best known for his human tales of Broadway characters, "dolls" and "guys." His fame rest largely on his characterizations of New York's "Roarin* For­ ties," which he knew so well. Most of his eulogists, however, omit mention of his literary ac­ complishments of another era, written against an even more turbulent and historical back­ ground. In his early twenties, Runyon worked as a reporter on news­ papers in Colorado, scene of many a bloody labor strife. There he was an eye-witness to the brutal machinations of the powerful mine operators who were dedicated to the exter­ mination of labor. It was there, at the age of 25. that Runyon penned the fol­ lowing classic characterization of the strikebreaker: :vy- .<-, •c-^l'*^.:yV_ SlU Crews Give To Boston III Christmas was brightened somewhat for the Seafarers in the Brighton Marine Hos­ pital thanks to the thoughtfulness of Union Brothers in the Port of Boston. Holiday contributions for the hospi­ talized totalled $103.85. it was reported by Port Agent John Mogan. Each of the Seafarers in the Brighton hospital was to share equally in the proceeds, of which $79.85 was donated by the crew of the SS New Echota. The SS Cardinal Gibbons men gave $15.00. and the SS Muncie Victory added $4.00* to the gift pool. Seafarer Ernest Belkner con­ tributed $5.00 to bring the to­ tal up to $103.85. as the NMU did in the Esso Tank­ er Fleet case. SAD CASE NEW YORK —In a few instances lately it has been an un­ fortunate experience for me, and the crows of the ships I boarded for the payoff, to find one or more of the delegates all gassed up and unable to present the crew's beefs to the Patrolman. Fortunately for the crews, these occurences are in the great minority, but in the few instances chat they have arisen they have caused a great deal of inconven­ ience and trouble for everyone concerned. In this particular case the com­ pany union was certified as be­ ing the bargaining agent in the unlicensed personnel. The NMU BLACK EYE filed its objections and the case Everytime that something un­ was set down for a hearing by fortunate like this arises it is a the Washington Board. The hearings were so confused black eye for the Union, as these and took such a great length of men are regarded as representa­ time that when it was concluded tives of the union. The companies, always anxious and sent back to the Washington Board for a final decision, the ' to get something on the SIU, will Board threw the entire case out seize upon such cases to say that on the ground that ^ the original , the crew delegates are in no poselection was so old that the bar­ I ition to represent the crew and gaining agent which was selected ! the beefs they present cannot be might not be representative of relied upon, as the man is under the personnel now employed the influence of alchohol. aboard the ships. This makes it a hell of a tough This prolonged fight left the job for the Patrolman to gain an company union in power, and if adjustment of beefs, and some­ more time and effort had been times things like this mean the made to organize the men than loss of legitimate overtime and bickering with hearings then the money for the crew just because NMU might have represented the the delegate couldn't wait a few men instead of allowing the com­ hours until payoff was out of the way to tie up with 'John Barley­ pany union to do so. corn. From the present indications, it is our opinion that the NMU CONFUSION GALORE is pm-suing the same tactics in The result of the conduct by the Isthmian case. However, it is our opinion that they will not these brothers, who have taken be as successful in frustrating the responsibility of the problems the wishes of the Isthmian sea­ of their shipmates, leads to noth­ men as they were in the case of ing but confusion and a waste of time trying to iron out the beefs. the Esso Fleet. I don't wish to be misconstrued as a "dry", but it is the duty of all delegates aboard ship to be sober and present their beefs in an orderly manner so as to pro­ tect the interests of the member­ ship and maintain the good name of the SIU. James Purcell By JOHNNIE JOHNSTON There are many old terms, which when applied to a real sea­ man, must be said with a smile, otherwise a bang-up brawl us­ ually will result. One of the terms is "marine.' ' This is used for a man who is ignorant of seamanship and i.s slow to catch on or just doesn't care to learn. In the days of the clipper ships, the Mate or Bosun made such a man march fore and aft during his watch with a marlin spike on his shoulder, like a sentry walking his post. Within a short period of time, this treatment could be relied on to bring a quick change in the man. Another term is "sojer," or "soldier." This is the worst re­ proach that can be leveled at a seaman because it signifies a shirker, or someone who tries to goldbrick when there is work to be done. Even lazy men don't like to be called "sojers." These old sayings are rapidly fading from the sea, but there are still plenty of oldtimers sail­ ing on the bridge or in the foc'sle who use them. They remember telling these yarns while sitting around "splicing the main brace." lifeboats and shift for themselves the best way they could. UNHAPPY FOUR The ship, after nine days out of Charleston finally reached Broklyn where she unloaded four half-frozen Seafarers with empty bellies and curses of being shang­ haied. They're thawed out now and are heading back for the warmth of Charle.ston with the knowledge that never again will they go aboard a ship unless they have down in black and white exactly where it is going and the proper gear is aboard. Their experience is cautionenough for any man who is sent out on a similar job to see that he has the full dope before tak­ ing the ship out of the harbor. Jim Drawdy XXX Sweet Ship The SS Gervais, Pacific Tank­ ers, paid off this week, and she was one of the sweetest ships to pay off here in quite some time. The credit for this should go to the three Delegates, who did a swell job in bringing in a clean ship with no beefs. The Deck Gang averaged 500 hours overtime each for a threemonth trip, and not one penny of any overtime Was disputed. The other Departments did equally as well. James Purcell Howard Guinier Tillamook Crew Resents Pound Tax On Butts Anyone who has the idea that the days of piracy on the high seas are a thing of the past, had better take heed of a cablegram recently received by SecretaryTreasurer John Hawk. This mes­ sage, from the crew of the SS XXX Tillamook, protests the fact that Hungry, Thirsty, Cold cartons of cigarettes from the slopchest are subject to a tax of NEW YORK—When the Wa­ terman Steamship Company took one Pound which is approximateover the Henry W. Longfellow in Ij' $4.20 in good old U. S. coin. The Tillamook has been Charleston recently they called the SIU for four men to handle aground off Swansea for the past a short towing job to Wilming­ four weeks, and during this per­ ton. At least they said it would iod the slopche.st cigarettes have be short, so the HaU dispatched been taxed by the British Cus­ William Padget, H. D. Mace, of toms. Adding about $4.20 to the the SIU and L. Maltry, and M. normal cost of a carton of ci­ J. Armon, of the SUP down to garettes makes smoking an ex­ pensive pleasure, indeed. the ship. It is almost like watching your With rations for three days, the ship taken in tow by a Mo- money go up in smoke when you ran tug started for Wilmington, light up a cigarette off Swansea and the men settled back for a these days. Here is the cablegram which short and uneventful jaunt. The was received from the crew: ship soon reached Wilmington, but instead of tying up and pay­ We the crew of SS Tillamook ing off she merely changed tugs aground at Swansea for the past and pulled out in the sti-eam four weeks enter protest against again. the charge of one Pound tax The ci'ew was getting a little on slopchest cigarettes. Cap­ disturbed now for they were prac­ tain also protesting to Merchant tically out of food and they had Marine Association. Please en­ no gear for cold weather; but on ter in Seafarers Log. Deck Dele­ and on the ship went and soon gate Richard R. Weikas; Engine the fellows were standing on the Ray Lusko; Steward Marcus bow with binoculars looking for Robinson. an inlet where they hoped the There isn't to much that can be tug would swing the ship. done in such a situation since It was no use, however, for on British taxes are high, and this they went, past Norfolk the ship tax on cigaretes is no exception. was towed, and without rations, One word of advice, though: water and gear the crew was car­ Take a lesson from the Tillamook ried fui'ther north. crew and keep plenty of smokes' Soon they had no fresh food on hand if you are in any danger aboard and had to scurry around of going aground in British ter­ and pull the rations out of the ritorial waters. I �PM» T*a Friday, December 27. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG smps'MINimS AMD NEWS MV COASTAL DEFENDER BRISTLES WITH ACTIVITY » » $ The lads aboard the Smith and Johnson vessel gingerly perform their tasks in the brisk Canadian atmosphere of Baf­ fin Island. Photo at left shows members of Deck Gang straightening out dunnage: stooping is Bosun Wiliams. in center is Fin Malland, AB; while "Ski" the Deck Maintenance stands in rear. Crew Slings Seme Changes On Goliath "There's got to be some changes made around here," isn't the title of one of the top tunes on radio's Hit Parade, although it certainly may sound like it. It is the tune, however, of the minutes of a recent meeting held aboard the SS Goliath, an East= ern Transportation Company tug. The crewmembers are downright disgusted with some of the pres­ ent goings-on, and at the meet­ ing they went on record to call a halt to things. LINEN CHANGE Rating top attention in the pro­ posed changes was the procedure whereby the Mates handle and distribute the linen aboard the vessel. The men are not getting "a proper amount" of linen this way, they charge. They passed a motion calling for the transfer of. the linen custodianship from the Mates to the Steward. Equally as bad was the situa­ tion in regard to matches and bath soap. Supplies of each are "supposed" to be given out to the men weekly but in practice it has been working out different­ ly. The. supplies are not forth­ coming regularly with the result that crewmembers have been \ At right, some of the men ready oil drums for unloading at Frobisher Bay. % % % Counter Offensive Planned Against Insects On Evelyn Two of the sturdy crew, Finn Malland (left) and Robert Brown, pose at the rail. Those are snow-capped peaks in the background. Brr-rr. MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETIN8S IIGESTED FOR ERSIER READING buying their own. To surmount this somewhat dark and dirty trick, it was unanimously recom­ mended that soap and matches, along with the linen supply, be turned over to the Steward for disposition. WILL SING NEW TUNE The conduct of the Skipper was discussed also with the object to get him to change his tune. His singing has a definitely unsavory slant. A motion, passed unani­ mously, stated that the "Agent (Patrolman) see Capt. Dan Hayman about his union-baiting, and his attempts to cause dissension among the crew. To also have him stop making slanderous re­ marks against the Union, and to stop trying to cause disruptions and hard feelings." Final of the changes recom­ mended at the Goliath meeting was one designed to wipe up a wet condition in the crew's quar­ ters. Pipe in the overhead have been sweating in the cold weath­ er, and the water has been drip­ ping into the men's bunks, and it's got to stop, the men said. If there's a Seafarer named Da­ vid aboard the Goliath maybe history will repeat itself. to' JOHN GALLUP, Oct. 28 — Chairman J. Coy; Secretary E. Youngblood. Motions carried; that Steward Department be permitted to paint their own quarters; that reprirs submit­ ted by Steward in regard to living quarters be carried out; that fines be donated to Hospi­ tal fund and that Delegates collect fines; to have new lock­ ers installed; that messrooms, ports, W.T. doors and locks be repaired; that all fans be re­ paired, linen be replaced, soap dishes be placed in all showers and washrooms; and that leak be repaired in Deck Depart­ ment head. 4 * COASTAL LIBERATOR. Sept. 27 — Chairman C. E. Chandler; Secretary K. G. Freyschlog. John Malcolm, Black Gang Delegate, reported that small boiler was not op­ erating properly. In order for it to supply adequate hot water during winter. months, he ad­ vised that it be repaired or re­ placed. Also reported that per­ colators are needed in Engine room and in messhril. Steward Delegate Robert Marion said that his department- had. left With the horde of insects aboard the SS Evelyn being "augmented daily by swarming reinforce­ ments, crew members planned strategy at recent shipboard meetings to combat the winged menace. The situation had reach­ ed such proportions that immed­ iate action was imperative in face of what appeared might be a disastrous rout by the rapidly multiplying bug brigades. The Steward reported that the charge of artillery operations on the. ground and in the air: The crew instructed him to order up additional buzz-bombs and to launch an immediate offensive. "Wipe them out," were the terse orders received. FIRE-POWER MISSING hTe Steward reported that the inescts had been able to establish a beachhead because his repeated galley in cleEm condition prior to strike, and returned after strike to find everything dirty. Security watch sent by Union had been denied access to stores. Several men were recommend­ ed for membership. t 4. 4. JEFFERSON CITY. Oct. 30— Chairman T. M. Jones; Secre­ tary T. A. Williams. Delegates gave their reports—everything in pretty good shape. Motions carried: that repair list be pre­ pared in duplicate—one to be turned in to the hedl, the other to be given oncoming crew; that repair list be posted in arrival. It was suggested that Delegates pick up books Emd turn them to agent or patrolman with amount each man wishes to pay, also that Delegates advise Captain to dump overboard food infested with weavels. DIAMOND HITCH, Sept. 27 Chairman Les -Goldinger; Sec­ retary J. DuBose. Deck—Com­ plaint made agEunst Chief Mate. Engine — Complaint was made against the First Assist­ ant concerning the logging of Paul Kent. The Second Assist­ ant degrades all crewmembers pleas for fire power were ignored or cut down. He said that al­ though he had put in an order for a considerable number of the bombs for a complete wipingout job, the company had refus­ ed to send him more than three at a time. This report of laxity in the rear stirred the crew meeting in­ to action. They formulated an ultimatum to the 'effect that if the company did not send up sufficient equipment with which the crew could combat the insect by defamation of their charact­ er. All beefs to be settled in New York. No one to pay off until Edl beefs axe settled. All three departments totally dis­ satisfied with the Chief Stew­ ard as <1 union man. They claim (Continued on Page 11) ravages, the Evelyn would be held alongside the dock. She would not be moved until such time as the company itself saw fit to take over and exterminate the invaders. This was the de­ cision reached at the Nov. 23 meeting held at sea. " SWIFT ACTION At the Dec. 1 meeting also held at sea, the situation was such that the members swiftly passed a motion saying "that extermina­ tors niust be bought aboard the vessel when she arrives in Balti­ more, and that all the insects on board must be exterminated be­ fore the ship will be allowed to leave the dock in Baltimore." All action, however, at this Evelyn meeting was not combat­ ive in nature. Brother Tilley motioned that a vote of thanks be given the Stewards deparfcment for the fine work they did in preparing such a splendid Thanksgiving dinner, and for their efforts on the whole." The question arose as to wheth­ er or not a holiday at sea for men on watch constituted overtime. It was agreed that the question would be resolved when the Ves­ sel pulled into port. It was con­ firmed, however, that crew mem­ bers of the ship "are entitled to the same holidays as longshore­ men in whatever port the vessel happens to be in." Also unanimously passed was a motion in regard to the water coolers in the Engine room, and on the main deck in the crew's quarters. "The two water cool­ ers must be prepared and put on suitable working condition be­ fore the ship sails from Balti­ more," the motion stated. The Thanksgiving dinner menu, which the crew recommended be sent to the Seafarers Log, follows: Table Celery Olives Consomme Roast Turkey Dressing and Giblei Gravy Baked Virginia Ham Pineapple Sauce Candied Yams Mashed Potatoes Cranberry Sauce Mixed Nuts Mince and Pumpkin Pies Plum Pudding and Hard Sauce Hot Rolls Apples Oranges Coffee Cocoa Fresh Milk �Friday, December 27, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings I SEAFARER SAM SAYS (Continued from Page 10) him to be a company stiff. The Steward boasts that he is an officer and must be respected aboard and ashore. Chief En­ gineer refuses to recognize Paul Kent as Deck Delegate. Sug­ gested that Purser's records concerning the rate of ex­ change of foreign money (BWI, Dutch Guiana) be investigated. Meeting was called by the crewmembers and not by the delegates. No one refused to turn to at anytime. J. t i ALCQA PILGRIM. Sept. IBChairman Nils Gronberg; Sec­ retary L. W. Highsmith. Dele­ gates reported no beefs and that overtime was okay. Crow pantry icebox had been re­ paired. Motions carried: that crew leave glasses in pantry for use during meals; to have some fruit juice left in box at night; to have notice of launch serv­ ice to and from ship posted on bulletin board. Genercil dis­ cussion on drinking glasses, spoons, knives, forks and win­ ter gear. %> i X WOLF CREEK, Nov. 17— Chairman LeRoy Nichols; Sec­ retary Gerald Laura. Reports from three department dele­ gates. Deck: everything okay; Engine: all okay; Steward: over 1.000 hours overtime and no disputes. Motions carried: to have Delegates make list of re­ pairs for their departments, to be turned in to Agent at Cor­ pus Christi; that delegates see that quarters are clean before payoff. Discussion on transpor­ tation rider. Vote of thanks tendered Steward department for "wonderful chow and ex­ cellent service and for carry­ ing on under very trying con­ ditions in Mobile, Ala." X X SAM JOHNSTON, Nov. 10— Chairman E. A. Lane; Secre­ tary G. Gallant. Lockers and fans in foc'sles to be checked and repaired, foc'sles to be painted. Chairs in messhall to be repaired. Men to leave quar­ ters clean when signing off ship. New coffee urn needed in crew's mess. Motions carried to have patrolmen to see that sufficient stores be stocked for next crew, and enough provi­ sions be alloted to care of pas­ sengers if taken aboard. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX ALCOA MASTER, Nov. 10— Chairman George A. Allen; Secrefary Lynn A. Poole. Deck Delegate reported disputed overtime believed to be col­ lected; Steward Delegate asked men to aid in keeping messhall cleaiu Delegates reports ac­ cepted. Steward said vegetable aboard are not enough for round trip and urged his men to go easy on them; vegetables in Aruba are "unfit for human consumption." Crew advised to read up and fully understand the new agreement. Motion cariried to elect one man from each department to study new agreement. LUTTIER HURD. Sept. 19— Chairman F. Nohlicki; Secre­ tary E. Powell. Reports of three delegates accepted. Motion passed that ship not be sailed until action was taken on ship's repairs. Suggested that crew 'members keep out of messman's way when he is setting up the meals; also that messman check the supply of milk. etc.. in mess­ hall each night. In memory of departed brothers one minute of silence observed prior to ad­ journment. Ailerix(Chiri6tAtas and Ro > X t X ETHIOPIA VICTORY, Aug. 6—Chairman W. A. Driver; Sec­ retary T. J. Roach. Beef made that chow is not being pre­ pared in right manner. Two men late for watch because they 1 3. t were not served immediately. ARGONAUT. Dec. 8—Chair­ Suggestioni that coffee urn be man George Meaney; Secretary cleaned out daily. Motions car­ J. Egga. Motions carried: to fine ried calling for fumigation of anyone abusing toaster, and entire ship in first port, and for those who put feet on chairs new mattresses and pillows to ' and cushions; dirty cups not be put aboard. Drinking glass­ to be left on tables, and cigar­ es to be kept cleaner. Motion ettes not to be thrown around made and passed that men keep deck. Ch. Steward nominated feet on deck and not on chairs. and elected to collect fines and XXX turn money over to Fort Stan­ STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian). ton Tubercular hospital; com­ Nov. 28—Chairman Tannehill; mittee for same also elected. (Secretary not noted) Possibility Moved that one member of the of opening PO messhall dis­ crew designated to obtain books cussed. One messroom lacks for crew's libreiry. and a mo­ By HANK sufficient capacity for eating tion carried to have washboards entire crew. Steward asked to built on bulwards so crew can After recovering from our Christmas spirits we're right on the order mirrors for Jr. Engineer's wash clothes. Everyone voiced snow-ball with our weekly collection of bi'otherly news. . . Saj% if room. Crew assured by Bosim satisfaction with meeting. One those government bureaus and dreaming politicians don't knowthat deck head and showers minute of silence for seamen about this sky-high cost of living, then Brother Ralston "Curly" would be kept clean. Deck 12lost £it sea. Stuart can tell them. He's shipping out because he can't keep on 4 asked that fans be supplied XXX paying $11.29 weekly for his two-by four room in the YMCA any­ for laundry. Cook stated that HELEN. Nov. 26—Chairman more. . . Harry "Popeye"' Cronin just sailed into town from a thiity galley scupper was still plug­ Leroy Jackson; Secretary Red day trip to Greece. . . Little Paddy McCann shipped on the Waltged up although First Assistant Morgan. List of needed repairs ham "Victory. Let's hear from you, Paddy? ... Is smiling Mike was notified of this on last drawn up. Requested a speaker Rossi still turning to every day as a taxi-driver? How's tips treating trip. Motions carried: that Dele­ to be put in crew's mess and you. Senior Mike? . . . Brother K. Kain anchored into the hall. gates check slopchest and stores connected with radio in radio What's new and how was the trip, Brother Kain? . . . Boy, shipping and to get approximate size of room. Discussed need of an­ picked up so good in the last week that it made Leslie Brilhart say: clothes and shoes that are to other room for the freezers as "It's sure good to see those smiles on the guys when they get their be ordered. they have been carried in the jobs and leave the hall" . . . The best shipping however is down in hospital in the past. Commit­ Marcus Hook, brothers. . . tee of three men appointed to look over ship for a suitable place for another room. Agreed to have a book rack built in Last week we talked to Jimmy Mulligan, a swell guy, a messhall. and secure a library Boston Irishman, who lives in New York with the wife and kids. when ships gets in. One min­ Jimmy rather laughed when he remembered how the MM&P ute of silence observed for strike hit his ship down in Texas. You see, the only strike chow brothers lost at sea during war. they were lucky enough to get was some wild animals running XXX ^ i 1 around every day. Well, when you have to — you have to. Ypa MAE, Dec. 10—Chairman R, WILLIAM JOHNSON. Dec. can't wail for any strangers to feed you in a strike, indeed . . . Sechinger; Secretary A. Baker. 15—Chirman . Roy Thompson; Little Charlie Stevens, oldtimer bellyrobber, is anchored here in M Motions carried: that crew's Secretary John Bluitt. Officers our town and smoking up his beachy days with cigars. . . Stew­ quarters be heated while in are to be kept out of crew mess­ ard Eddie Kasnowski who lost his gear on some ship, is waiting port of Baltimore or notify hall. and crew is to kep out of to ship out. Write to the company, Eddie, and ask them for a crew's in advance so they can saloon. Food situation is get­ new cook-book and a new special pot for gravy overtime. If they find rooms ashore; have Stew­ ting bad. There is no Steward don't throw the Shipping Commissioner at them. . . ard order electric coffee pot and or Chief Cook; second cook and glasses for crew mess; that one pantry man are feeding the best of the small urns not in use be they can do. Special commit­ moved to crew mess. Repairs tee is to see the old man about Before Brother Harold Lawlor left for Korea recently in an needed in Oiler's foc'sle, pins this. Motion carried to keep Army suit, he retii-ed his book and then gave Patrolman Jimmy* needed for shower curtains, messhall and recreation room grattings for shower, keys for clean at all times and radio is Purcell a happy beef by chewing the Seafaring fat about old timesr Bosun's room, and fumigation and shipmates. . . Sal Volpi shipped Bosun on the SS Orbis with to be shut off at 10 p. m. necessary. Big Mike and Nick the Pollock. The ship is chartered to France so XXX she might shuttle. . . Isidore Levy is geting married in March, 194*^; '•M NOONDAY, Oct. 27—Chair­ man Clough; (Secretary not Does your girl want you to donate your sea blood to the Red Cros^-: ^1 noted). Motions carried: thai Bx-other Levy? . . . Bosqn Bera Smyley, aboard the SS Cape Rac% ;S'| sanitary work in laundry be will be saying hello to to Ray Sweeney when the ship hits Texas . '41 XXX done on regular sanitary hours GEORGE WASHINGTON (no and be alternated weekly be­ date)—Chairman Murphy; Sec­ tween deck and Black gang retary Hunt. Reports niade by and that room alloted for li­ Joe Barringer, who just finished a short trip to Canada, is the department delegates. Mo­ brary and writing room be hoping for a miraculous trip to Shanghai, China. The best tions carried: to put oil cloths taken care of by Steward de­ Chinese laundryman couldn't shanvjhai you for that trip for all on any and all mess room tables partment; thai before next the dirty shirts in New York, Joe. Joe asked Harvy Hill why that need them; to put door regular meeting, to be held be­ he didn't grab a ship. Harvey answered: "Now don't give me any • stops on messroom doors to pre­ fore arrival in England, each ideas, Joe. My wife has enough of them. Anyway, I'm wonder­ vent slaipming,' to put soap department meet and draw up ing where my paL Rodney Johnson is right now?". . . Probably trays in crejv's rooms; to elect list of repairs and/or recom­ in Shanghai. Harvey, wishing Ke was here in New York, getting, delegates for each and every mendations to be submited be­ into the Merry Christmas spirits. •. . Louis Galvani, who sails as department before leaving the fore joint meeting—those getting Deck Engineer, is in town now, charged with desertion, after dock. Discussion on cleanli­ final approval to be typed and missing his ship down in St. Thomas. . . Steward Vic Milazzo ness of engine department. One given to Master, Ch. Mate, Ch. just went up to Boston to get operated on his neck. Don't stick minute of silence for brothers Engineer and Steward and a your neck out too far, Vic. Kidding aside, Vic. good luck! . . lost at sea. copy sent to Union via airmail. •I cm and RUN • �Fiiday, 'December v27,4946 ** TB E SEAFARERS LO G Fa0« THE MEMBEBSmP aPCAKS FOUR MEN IN A BOAT Hill Spends His Christmas Night-Clubbing In New York Dear Editor: i Sealed across Ihe beam of a boal in Calculia, from left to right, are Seafarers E. Tassin, Carpenter; B. Marshall, OS; F. Hughe. Maintenance, and W. Wyman, Bosun, crewmembers of the SS Twin Falls Victory. Brother Wyman, who has been on several Isthmian ships, is now an organizer in New Orleans. Buck Stephens, acting New Orleans Agent submitted the photo to the Log. ^CHIPS' STEFANIK WRITES OF A HECTIC TRIP Dear Editor: I thought I'd drop you a few lines to let you know where we are. This American Steamship Company vessel went from Hol­ land to Poland, and we'll be in England tomorrow, for two days. From there we go to Venezuela, and Lord knows where from there. In- Rotterdam we went into drydock and had 5,000 rivets put in this scow, but she still leaks. When we left Cuba, the old man got 650 cartons of Ameri­ can cigarettes—and they were cheap. Just $2.89 a carton. At Rotterdam we got 500 cartons at $1.32 each. In Gdynia, Poland, no draw was allowed. The boys had to sell their personal clothing for spend­ ing money, and with things be­ ing so dear, it didn't last long. The old man says his name is Captain Bligh. He also called up one of the lads for a routine log, told him he was a "rummy," and asked why he couldn't stay sober when in port. (The pot call­ ing the'kettle black.) We've also had some good co­ operation from the Chief Stew­ ard,- the old man's wipe rag, whom we'd like to recommend to the NMU. Kay is Bosun aboard this scow, and Ed Hibbard of Cuba is 3rd Mate. We would like for you to have a few words with Curly Rentz for us,^ and have him write us a few lines in Venezuela sending as inuch information as possible, as yre haven't had but one letter from anyone. And we may be cut for a long time. Milan "Chips" Siefanik BROTHER TAKES STEP TOWARD U. S. CITIZENSHIP Dear Editor: I have what I think might be some very good news for alien seamen who are interested in getting United States citizenship papers. This week I made a start in that direction, and since there Well, here I am anchored in good old bc-wintered New York, waiting to ship out sometime af­ ter New Year's Day blows its brand new top. My wife, Louise, and of course, and my own good old self, kinda enjoyed spending (and I don't mean spending a lot of loose green-bills, either) a landlubbing Christmas together— which is always a good thing but always an expensive partnership! Now don't get me wrong, broth­ ers. I don't act like one of these 85 day wonderful sailors swaying over the-Christmas tree and drop­ might be some men interested, 1 thought I'd pass on the procedure. First off, you have to have your birth certificate, or a copy of it. Then you get an affidavit from the local police or municipal au­ thorities from the town in which you lived on the other side, at­ testing to the fact that you have a clean record. With these two documents, you go to your country's consul in whatever American city you hap­ pen to be in, and he will translate these papers into English, mak­ ing three copies. Finally, you get two photo­ static copies of your birth cer­ tificate and the affidavit. This is as far as 1 have gotten. My next step is to see one of the American consuls in a foreign city and apply for a permanent entry into the United States. Actually there is much yet to be done before 1 get citizenship, but 1 feel I've made a darned important start. ping his inherited sentimental tears on the colored bulbs and the drooping candles. You see, here's how we spread out our Christ­ mas feelings—and you know how those feelings spread out after a little encouragement. Well, after taking unhesitating care of a tur­ key—(which couldn't make the dead-line on Thanksgiving due to ihe fact that it was out in the late hours celebrating his last day of life on earth)—we went out for some dancing and club­ bing one or two night-clubs with our few cabbage leaves. MERRY XMAS Now although I'm kinda late in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, 1 sure hope every­ Edmund Erikson body had a good time, without getting paid off in the morning with those traditional hang-over beefs. Now, as for me, with or with­ out Santa Claus, I'm getting along swell on the (temporary) wagon—which won't be used un­ til the little kid called 1947 starts running around wishing every­ body a whale year of less income tax—if the Republicans can count numbers right and give me the right change. WILL SHIP OUT Well, until 1 ship out sometime in January, Til probably still be coughing up the coffee-nickels to keep the dryness out of the plumbing works in a few guys— and those good old laughs in the ordinary kind of chewing-thefat which goes on through the Dispatching Hall floor. Before 1 knock off with this fancy and perhaps humor-sugar­ ed letter-writing—with which 1 ain't recently familiar enough with to keep on without getting off course, naturally—I'm going to go window-looking in some antique shop or wax museum and buy a long yellow-colored arm with a open hand so I can bring to the ne.xt union meeting so 1 can be recognized by the Chairman and have my shortworded say-so about anything popping on the floor. Harvey Hill By WAYNE McALLISTER Oh. to be a carefree sailor. Tying knots and splicing wires. With a marlinspike to help me. And a back that never tires; Let me climb up in the riggin' And gat nearer to the sky. While I watch some distant island As our ship goes sailing by. Off to some strange foreign country. Let me sail a course that's true. On a ship low-in with cargo. Let me be one of the crew; Just' to watch the playful porpoise. As it jumps up into view. Or to see the flying fishes. As they glide across the blue. Oh. to be on watch at midnight. On a night that's cool and clear. "Simper Apparatus" By Clyde B. Ward (Cuzzin Cisco) The height of ambition Of the Maritime Commission, With the aid of the Hooligan, Is to improve its position. No more Department of Com­ merce. Or Steamboat Inspectors. Just Hooligan brass-hat Injectors and rejectors. To survive an examination Without Coast Guard injection. Is sillier than a blood-poison Minus the infection. But with Hooligan's blessings. And a cute monkey-suit. They'll give you your ticket. And some ratings to boot. Almighty Admiral on high: We hail you. shoreside Captain Bligh, Lord of all seamen, the high and low. Though only the lowly know the weight of your blow. It's "have a drink. Captain, tsk, tsk and tut. tut. Bad Leg Keeps 'Tis the radical element—noth­ Brother In Bed ing else but, Dear Editor: I'll pull all their papers, on the Please send me the Seafarers beach they'll stay. Log as I'm laid up with a bad leg While you ship our brave lads and 1 don't know when I'll be from Sheepshead Bay." able to ship out again. 1 would like to keep up with You can knock the L out of Kelly, But Kely he still will be. the news of the Union and the Seafarers. So why not knock the gold braid St. Louis. Mo. Glen Junge Out of the peacetime industry. Oh, It's The Seaman's Life For Me A seamen's life is what I fancy. Out upon the open sea. To sail across God's oceans Where a man is really free; Just to see the sunset's glory On the crest of rolling waves. While the wind is blowing gently O'ei; the masthead and the stays. Log -A' Rhythms v- While the wind and tossing ocean. Brings soft, sweet music "to my ear; You can have your moonlit gardens. They're all quite pretty I'll allow. Biit I'd rather see the moon dancing In the foam around -the bow. If I had but a single wish. To chose what I would be, I would chose to be a sailor. On a ship far out at sea. Yes, it's a seaman's life I fancy. Out upon the open sea. To sail across God's oceans. Where a man is really free. 1 We have a brasshat Commiss­ ioner of Mining. A broken-down Admiral is King of the Sea. The Coast Guard is lord of all shipping— An Independent would be a wonder to see. Let's return the mines to the owners and miners. May the Hooligan just Coast Guardsmen be. Let ships return unto Commerce, And men who can handle them, by G". Dear Editor: Enclosed find a few of my Donkey Watch Dirges. Although 1 try to keep my scribbling straight in the English Channel, it gets off course occasionally. Anti-hoolinganly yours, Clyde (Cuzzin Cisco) Ward SS Nelson W. Aldrich Bound for Hither and Yon Speculation By I. H. Pepper What love is this rieam'to know. How is it nourished. And why does it grow? �TB.B SB AFARERS I a C: BrLday.. December 171.194fi Paa»: TbSrleto Himk J^hs, At Critic Of Seamen, Says Employers Prolong Strikes Dear Editor: Working my slow and' common brain through the daily paper I came across a shockingly chUdish editorial, headlined: "Futility of Strikes," and this definite deci­ sion was based and blamed on the maritime strike. Naturally my common sense immediately twisted and boiled when I fully realized what this land-lubbing, desk genius of an editorial writer gave birth to from his stagnant but happy sinecure environment of' office dust, coffee cups, ciga­ rette-overflowed ash-trays, empty cooa-cola bottles and racing noisy typewriters. Well, regardless of the fact that this mysteriously educated moron qualified enough to write impor­ tant editorials but didn't know any of the honestly basic details in the strike (especially the de­ tails from the working seamen's position), he still definitely stated that all strikes are worthless and futile (especially the maritime strike) because it really was set­ tled eventually through a peace­ ful conference. Now, brothers, wouldn't this moron be a rich, back-broken, happy company stiff if he acidentally but unfor­ tunately was ever a seaman? lars or two cents more to their workers. JUST A LITERARY STIFF But to get back to this overaged kid who wrote such an experl-like editorial. There were just two details this literary stiff knew from his big, overcrowded desk: (1—there was a strike; (2— it was settled eventually through a conference. And with these atomic facts, this satisfied lemon of an educated man cuts his fin­ gers and ruins his sixty dollar suit, climbing madly up the Mountain of Definite Truth and screaming to the eager, common people: "STRIKES ARE FU­ TILE!" Now, who ever heai-d of a com­ mon worker bravely going up to his boss, asking him for a raise and even telling him he wants 15 dollars more a week—because he can't live on his present salary ..So —THAT'S WMY i WANT /A RAISE. ! NEVER FUTILE Of course the strikers are futile—for the government and for the rich, greedy, cut-throat bosses. But strikes are never worthless for the workers and their families — in these days where a dollar is worth about 50 or 60 cents. • Why indeed shouldn't seamen strike for more decent wages and conditions, for the kind of lives they live when they have two strikes against them? (1) The higher cost of living, and (2) the fact that the rich bosses just don't feel like giving any more money because it means so much less of their precious profits rushing into their bank deposits. Seamen, like all workers, don't want more money because they want to buy mansions and yachts, or over­ load their wives with jewels and furs—and their children with slick clothes. due to the higher costs of food, clothes, etc? Why, the boss would be shocked. He would laugh. He would roar and scream and sob with genuine tears flow­ ing—and then he would say: "Well, that's too bad, my good man. I'm sorry, and you're fired." Would this be fair—would it be American democracy of man helping man in his job and sin­ cerely wishing everyone health and happiness. Merry Christmases and Happy New Years? Or would it be plain insane slav­ ery and dictatorship. PICTURE Picture it; The dirty, hard work­ ing, tired worker kneeling humb­ ly on his bony knees before the throne where sits the happy, fat rich American boss who tells him And the tragic thing about the. that if he can't live on his present rich bosses who are shedding j salary he can get another job crocodile tears because they are and the same thing will happen being so mistreated is that they again and again to the worker still raise the prices of their pro­ begging for just a little more ducts, etc., regardless of whether money for himself and his family. they were forced to give two dol­ In other words, a worker has to keep his little mouth shut, starve or steal, and just keep holding on to his lousy job—and let the boss make all the profits in the world—while the worker and his family keep on needing so much milk, meat and vegetables all through the week and new shoes and clothes now and then, in ad­ dition to paying the rent bill, the coal bill, the electric bill, the inaui'ance man, the medical treat­ ments now and then. HEAR THIS Let me quote .some of this writer's poisonous stupidity: "Obviously the maritime strike was wholly unnecesary and fla­ grantly unwise. There was never any lack of opportunity for col­ lective bargaining and the pro­ cess of bargaining continued throughout the strike and even­ tually produced agreement . . . It was a costly and stupid strike from all standpoints and it was a particularly costly and stupid strike from the standpoint of -la­ bor . . . Strikes . . . deprive workers of wagfcs and inflict severe privations and acute hard­ ships upon their families . . . im­ pair the organizations and facili­ ties of employers . . . and cause great annoyance and inconven­ ience to the general public." WHERE ARE THEIR BRAINS? Well, now, if the employers were ever aware of all that and sincerely wanted to prevent those severe hardships to their factories, their profits, their pres­ tige . . . and severe hardships on the workers and their families . . . and the annoyance and in­ convenience to the public—why didn't they use their quick-trig­ ger minds with figures and offer to accept a major portion of what the unions asked for—which seems to be what happened any­ way after several weeks of a strike? If the employers settled so much later after the strike, why didn't they use the same system weeks before the threat of a strike and avoid all those severe hard­ ships on public workers, govern­ ment and their own profits and continued operation of factories and services? But these greedy scheming employers deliberately avoided any day to day con­ ferences held in good faith weeks before the strike. In other words, the employers, with childishly stubborn but clever minds, con­ tinued the strike for the workers. "Cut and Run" Hank ABOARD THE SS MEREDITH VICTORY AT SEA Some of the crewmembers pose, for Seafarer Gilbert Parker, the Meredith's; ace cameraman. The picture, was te.>:en while the vessel — which the crew termed,'a fit. home, at-sea'— was re­ turning to its home port, of Norfolk.. Brother In Army Requests Info Regarding Future Status Prior to joining the army in September 1945, I was a member of the SIU, in good standing. My last vessel was a Waterman Victory, which I left in New Orleans sometime in August, a month before I entered the army. I had been sailing 26 months, and I liked going to sea. At present I have 26 months to go before being discharged from the army. Meanwhile, I would like to know if there is any way in which I can right myself with the Union, so that I majy be eligible to sail upon termination of my army service. I still have my papers and Union book. Please let me know what can be done in regard to restoring my status in the SIU. Jerry Rouse, Pfc. Troop A, 1st Cqnstab. Sq'n 15th Constab. Regiment APO 209, c/o Postmaster, N.Y. ^ Answer; — We have checked with the bookkeeping depart­ ment and they recommend that you mail your book to that de­ partment at the New York Hall, where it will be placed in the Armed Forces file. When you are discharged from the army, come to the New York Hall with your discharge papers. The book will be returned to you at that time, and you will have established yourself in good standing. 'Have A Heart' Begs Ski After Tearing It In Pieces Dear Editor: let would have gone right through your heart and killed Here's a couple of short ones— you." I'd like to pass along: To which the first OS replied: Two ordinary seamen were "Not me it didn't. I was so reminiscing on deck one day scared when he fired, my heart about their war experiences. was in my mouth." Said one: Then there were the Purser, "I'll never forget the time I the Pharmacist's Mate and the was torpoedoed. I was swim­ radio operator, who were shoot­ ming around when the sub ing the breeze about books and surfaced and came toward me. authors. "It got closer and closer. "Have you read Bacon?" Suddenly, I saw one of the asked one. enemy standing on the deck "No, but I've eaten it," came of the sub with a gun pointed the answer. right at my chest. Then he "I'm talking about Bacon the pulled the trigger. . . ." writer." "Hey, wait a minute," piped "Oh, him — sure, I knew him the other OS. "If he was that very well," said the second close to you and fired, the bulsmart guy. Why we used to. ." "Hey, Bacon's been dead 200 years." BROTHERS PASS "You don't say? How time ALONG NOTE ON flies." A HARD GUY Well, that's it fellows, but have a heart, wiP you. I'll be seeing Dear Editor: you fellows in New York within Today, Brother Richard Far­ a few days. ley and I, Arthur Hillai-y, were Alex (Ski) Janowski invited to have a dinner aboard the SS Siroco, an Isthmian ship. The invitation came from Broth­ WANTS THE LOG er Hefflin, another SIU brother, SENT TO THE who knew we were flat broke and LOG INN needed a square meal. We were eating our dinner in a Dear Editor: quiet, orderly manner, when the I have been getting the Log Chief Mate, Albert Meyers, pass­ every week and I have been en­ ed by. Noticing that we were not joying it very much reading members of the crew, he called about the good work the boys the Steward aside and told him J have been doing. I sure wish that meals are not to" be served, I could have been there to help. to any persons other than the I plan to ship out again around crew. the first of the year. I was living in Nevada, but I This little note might save a few brothers from an unnecessary moved to Rock Springs, Wyom­ hard trip. It has been said by ing, and I would like to have the members of the crew that this Log sent to me at the new ad­ mate is a very hard and unreason­ dress. Keep up the good work, boys. able man to get along with. He is also a non-union man—to put it And hello to the boys in New Orleans. mildly. A. J. Doty Arthur Hillary c/« Log Inn Richard. D; Farley Rock Springs, Wiyo. Honolulu,. T. H; .1 �Page Fourteen T B E SEAPAHtHf> L tt t. Friday, December 27. 1946 Curran's Statement On CMU Resignation porations to destroy the labor Stewards Division, would be set- ber two, for promoting warfare bloody warfare on the water­ ' (Coniinued from Page 5) whose votes decide the policy, movement, leave no stone un­ ting the pattern for all unions, on the waterfront with the Am­ front, while the shipowners and have contributed together less turned in seeking unity, even on and leave us in a position where erican Federation of Labor and reactionary forces stand by and than $13,000. Ordinarily it would a minimum basis, with the Am­ we would have to inform our op­ the independent unions. Because enjoy the sight of unions destroy­ not' be of much importance, this erican Federation of Labor, Rail­ erators that we were not able to of the dominating role played by ing each other-. question of money being contrib­ road Brotherhoods, and CIO, for negotiate but would submit our a few people on the west coast It may be argued that we are uted, but when that money does the mutual protection of the la­ demands to arbitration, thereby and their hatred of the unions of bound by a vote of our member­ injuring the bargaining power of the American Federation of La­ ship and therefore I cannot re­ not serve the purpose of creating bor movement in general. NMU for its Deck and Engine bor, the unions that we were able sign as Co-Chairman. The vote unity, then it is of great importIn many ports, CMU local com­ to work with before, such as the of our membership was a vote for •ance. It is also important, be­ mittees, which, under national Departments. MFOW, have been driven from affiliation to CMU based upon the cause under this setup, t'he NMU CMU policy, are not supposed to NO RIGHT the CMU, and their leadership, policy statement adopted in the treasury can be drained by CMU, carry out any programs not pre­ Arbitration has never been the whether we agree with them or whfle our Union, which carries viously authorized by the Execu­ instrument which did any good not, have been constantly sland­ May Convention, which gave full the main financial bui'den, does tive Committee, have gone off on for the workers unless tremend­ autonomies to unions, and recog­ not'have a decisive voice on how their own on political issues, etc., ous pressure was exerted similar ered and attacked. The MEBA, nized all of their rights, and which was moving towards na­ stated that what would be done our money should be spent. and involved our unions in*^m- to that of last June, September tional unity in their own ranks, is that the unions together would 4. Since June 15th, instead of barrassing situations. An example and October. I objected to this ha.s been divided further because work toward uniform agree­ gaiiis as a result of unity, and of this is the recent occurrence in procedure, and requested that in of the recent strikes and wrong ments, uniform expiration dates, oyer my objections, time and New Orleans, where CMU in­ line with CMU policy, the west strategy. So we are actually left and the promotion of greater time again, these union leaders volved itself in the .political situ­ coast unions wait until we had with, not 7 original unions which have elevated tactics to prin- ation occurring in that city. had an opportunity of having one instituted the CMU, but 5 unions, unity among all seamen, with the 'ciples, particularly during vari­ meeting with our operators for 4 of which, although given equal eventual objective of creating AUTONOMY ENDANGERED ous strikes in September and negotiation before discussing ar­ voting, make up less than one one union. The opposite is now Much more can be said of the October, and our Unions, al­ true. The vote of the member­ bitration. As I felt the east and though geographically complete­ activities of local commUtecs, west mast operators had trapped fifth of the membership of our ship did not bind me to remain a ly steparate, wore kept on all-out many of which actually usurped us into separate approaches and union. Co-Chairman. That was decided strikes bj' action of the CMU the authorities of individual weakened our unity. I was "voted at the CMU Convention, without CMU DISUNITY Executive Committee on the unions. The national policy of down, and I was informed that a vote of the membership. And I With the critical days ahead, basis that we should all stay on CMU, adopted in May, specifical­ under CMU policy we had no and unity so necessary, particul­ am sure the membership of our strike until both coasts were set­ ly does not permit this. That right to expect individual unions arly with the attacks from the Union would not want me to con­ tled; and in the end both coasts policy said that each union main­ to give up the possibilities of win­ Coast Guard growing and anti- tinue, knowing that our Union is had' to settle separately anyway, tains its full autonomy and the ning for their members conces­ labor legislation more serious in a B-ciass union in the CMU. The • in spite of the fact that the setup right to make its own decisions sions under arbitration on retro­ the maritime field than in the membership did not vote to have on both coasts made it impossible with respect to all parts of its active pay, and this motion was general labor field coming up, I 4 craft unions, with a total mem­ •for cither to be of value to the constitution. carried by the usual 4-1 vote. am sure that our membership, bership of less than one-fifth of other. We had great difficulty our membership, located three I have fought constantly to On the question of setting up a when they voted for CMU did not thousand miles away, dictate the keeping the support of ILA, AFL straighten these things out be­ realize, or they would have voted Longshoremen on the east coast cause I had believed, and believ­ national organization of CMU against it, that it would result in policies of the NMU, a powerful becaiise of these wrong tactics. ed up to the Executive Commit­ through a Convention, the west less unity and the promotion of industrial union, national in In the case of the MEBA, their tee meeting of December 16th coast unions insisted that a Con­ greater hatreds than we have character and with a proven rec­ strike was eventually concluded and 17th, that if these matters vention be held in March. I at­ had. Nor would they have voted ord of its strength.--Ijbr did they separately for the east coast and were straightened out, CMU tempted to point out that a Con­ for it if they knew that our vote to give the right to any or­ the west coast, and had the cor­ could still be a force for unity. vention in March would not have Union was to become a B-class ganizations, no matter how large rect policj'^ been adopted, the But the Executive Committee the desired effect because of the or .small, to dissolve the NMU. I Since union, without even the right to am sure also that our member­ strike, which lasted 21 days, meeting held in San Francisco changed circumstances. veto policies dictated by the.sc would have been much shorter, convinced me more than ever June, the Marine Firemen, Oilers small craft unions. Nor did they ship was under the impression as as they obtained in the end, that there not only is no possibil­ and Watertenders Union were no vote, I am sure, to be a part of I was, when they voted, that we through the National Strike, no ity of creating this unity that we longer in the CMU, and of the an open warfare with fellow would eventually establish unity more than they could have gotten desire, but there is a grave dan­ MEBA only the west coast half workers in unions of the Ameri­ of all seamen, AFL, CIO and in­ by settling separately in the first ger, because of the hatreds of in­ of it had voted, and there were can Federation of Labor, with dependent alike, and not just a place. dividual leaders on the west strong possibilities that the Con­ whom we were able to work in few unions, for the purpose of de­ On the west coast, MEBA, coast for each other, AFL and vention of the MEBA to be held unity during Jhe September and claring war against other unions,which had to continue on stidke CIO, that our Union would be­ in Los Angeles would vote October strikes, particularly the unless these unions agreed to for approximately 50 days along come the victim of and an inno­ against affiliation with CMU. I AFL longshoremen on the east unity on the terms of these few with the ILWU, because of the cent, assistant to creating bloody stated there that a Convention coast, who gave us full support in union leaders. refusal of the west coast operat­ warfare on the waterfront at a should not be held until at least spite of the attempts of some of LUST FOR POWER ors to deal on a national basis, time when unity of all seamen, October, when we knew where their leadei'S to break our strike. These are a few of the reasons actually got less than the east AFL and CIO alike, is the most we would be going, and we would When I participated in the which impel me to resign as Cohave a bettor idea of where the coast MEBA in the matter of important thing. Convention which established the Chairman of CMU. I am - con­ other unions stood on this allpreference of employment for DOUBLECROSSED important question. Still, a dele­ CMU, I was not aware that the vinced that unity -can be achieved their members. At that Executive Committee gated conference was voted, and CMU would be turned into this for all seamen, but only on the Millions of dollars in earnings kind of organization. Had I been basis of wiping out all the'past were lost because of this wrong meeting, which was called for it was left to this Conference to so, nothing would have made me hatreds and lust for power by istrategy. This situation has em­ the purpose of setting up the de­ decide if it wanted to turn itself participate in its inception. To some individual leaders, and mands of our various unions in into a Convention. My position bittered many engineers, because continue as Co-Chairman of such meeting together on a basis of of creating a uniform national the CMU for the wage review was against this on the basis that a set-up would be tantamount to Setup, it actually had the effect! January, in order that that conference should only mo­ selling out the seamen, in my recognition of the rights of all the unions, and to act on the min­ of furthering the division be- these demands would be uniform, bilize all our forces for the ex­ opinion, and strengthening the tween the east and west coast the approach of all our piration of agreements on June hatreds between unions which we imum things necessary to protect the interest of the meVnbership sections of the MEBA, and it was ""tons would be the same, Ihere- 15th of 1947 and not for the pur­ were actually beginning to break of all the maritime unions, such definitely misleadership through creating the greatest united pose of creating a national or­ down in a small way. Some may as; which our union was dragged as P' ossure to obtain these demands; ganization at that time as it would argue that this is a disruptive 1. To organize jointly against the a stooge union by the four craft I December 1st, before I left for be px-emature. That vote too was statement and will cause our peo­ activities of the Coast Guard unions voting solidly for that|tho Executive Committee meet- carried by the usual 4 to 1. ple to lose gains. Certainly the now becoming vicious against strategy developed by the west t"®' Union, upon request.of truth cannot be disruptive, and AGAINST AFL seamen. ' the west coast unions, submitted coast section of CMU. the truth is that if CMU continues 2. To organize jointly, CIO and no demands. to the shipowners, Now on the question of unity as it has in the past few months, FIGHTS AFL AFL and Independent, to de­ leaving these demands to be of all maritime workers, what The CMU has been used by the made up at the CMU Executive has happened? In June we had it would be the greatest disrup­ feat the. establishment of vi­ west coast unions since June also meeting. Arriving at the meet­ unity behind our issues. It was tive instrument. It has ah-eady cious anti-labor maritime laws as a weapon of warfare against ing, I found that the MC&S and not a name which won our de­ disrupted unity that existed be­ which forces among the ship­ .the American Federation of La­ the ILWU had already met with mands. It was solidarity of our tween our organization and the owners and in the govern­ bor and the MEOW and inde­ the operators on the west coast unions, and the support of other MFOW and parts of the MEBA, ment ar-e attempting now to pendent unions and has caused and wei-e asked to submit their unions that won them, and that and it would not be long before pass through the next Con­ a complete separation between demands by the following Friday unity could have grown had there it would be the cause of greater gress under the guise of re­ the eastern and western sections and then agree to throw them in­ been respect for the rights of losses to our membership and the codifying old maritime laws of the Marine Engineers, thus to arbitration, on which a decis­ other unions instead of policies rest of the seamen than have and bringing them up to date. opening the way for penetration ion would be rendered by Janu­ being jammed down their throats, been gained. 3. Organizing jointly all our of the officers' union by District ary 1st. This placed our Union in which drove these unions away unions, AFL and CIO and In­ OUTSIDE FORCES 50 of the United Mine Workers. the position where we had no and caused them to set up such dependent, for the purpose of Our Union is powerful. It has Constant blasts are made against meetings with the operators on organizations as the AFL Mari­ nothing to fear, except if it be­ getting the best possible the SUP, MFOW, MM&P, and the the east coast until January, and time Trades Department to de­ comes the tool of forces who wages, hours and conditions ILA on the east coast. This cer­ I was told that these unions were fend themselves in what was ob­ want to take it over from the out­ for all seamen without regard tainly is not in the . interest of going to follow this program of viously to be war between CMU side. It cannot at this date be­ to affiliation and also without unity of all maritime,workers for submitting their demands and and AFL Seamen's Unions. We come a B-class union to be used regard to the desire"" of the which we are striving and which their gains to arbitration with a succeeded in cutting the hours to^ heighten the prestige of a few leadership of some unions to has been recommended on a na­ decision coming out by January and raising the pay of seamen. individual leaders and be used by be either the first in getting tional scale by Philip Murray in 1st for stewards and longshore­ We made tremendous gains, but them to promote hatreds and dis­ these demands or refusing to his famous statement that we men, and we would be in the po­ since then CMU has been used unity among the seamen as a work together because of this, must, in the face of a reactionary sition where the MC&S, a craft for the purpose, number one, of whole under the guise of fake I can assure the membership Congress and the drive of cor- union, representing only the controlling our union, and num- unity which can only result in {Continued on Page IJ) �Friday^ December 27, 'W46 THE SEAFARERS LOR Pag* Fifleeii Seafarers Demands Investigation Into Snug Harbor Conditions AFL WATERFRONT SOLIDARITY ing to make a suggestion which (Continued from Page 1) should satisfy both your organi­ effort to so administer the affairs zation and the members of the of the Trust that the aged, de­ Seafarers International Union, crepit and worn out seamen of Our suggestion is that a suitable the U.S. Merchant Marine, as time be arranged by you in order specified in the will of the Found­ that two SIU representatives be er, may find here a quiet, respect­ allowed to visit the home, and able and Christian haven where satisfy themselves that the condi­ they may enjoy their advancing tions prevailing are as you stated years in an atmosphere of peace in your letter. and contentment. Surely, if^you have no doubts Very truly yours, as to the conditions being as you Howard A. Flynn have stated, none of the officials Governor. of The Sailor's Snug Harbor can The second letter was in an­ object to our proposal. In line swer to Volpian's 'letter to the with this, our Union shall be only Trustees, and is extremely brief. too glad to publish in our official It reads as follows: union paper, the Seafarers Log, December 23, 1946 the results of any such investi­ Mr. Joseph H. Volpian gation. We make this offer in or--*, Seafarers Int'l Union of N.A. der to show our willingness to 51 Beaver Street In recognition of the support given the SIU in the General Strike, and to assist the Tugboatdo all within our power to clear New York 4, N.Y. up, once and for all time, any men to gain their just demands, these SIU members met in a special meeting in the New York Dear Sir: doubts which may exist as to the Hall to adopt a resolution unanimously backing Local 333, Marine Division, ILA. Right after this Your communication of the actual conditions now existing at picture was taken, the resolution was carried by a standing vote. IGth instant, addressed to the Snug Harbor. Trustees, has been received and We shall be pleased to* hear a reply has been made to you by from you in the near future re­ Governor Flynn on the 18th in­ garding your compliance with our stant. reasonable request. In the event Yours very truly. that you do not see fit to grant Waller A. Guenlher this request, we shall be forced Comptroller. to assume the correctness of our Inasmuch as neither letter an­ original information regarding swered the criticism levelled at the existence of poor conditions North Russia, in July-August of ships, heavily loaded with sup­ Snug Harbor by those inmates (Continued from Page }) at The Sailor's Snug Harbor, and 1942, it was persistently rumored plies for Russia, alone and poorly who contacted the SIU for aid in may have been more. It was that you do not wish these condi­ that the Russian seamen who armed, were attacked and des­ bettering conditions, the SIU con­ about 4 P.M.; suddenly from the tions to become known. Thank­ "deserted" the Donbass in a life­ troyed by enemy submarines and tinued its campaign by sending right rear corner they charged ing you in advance for your fui-boat, when the explosion occur­ the nummerous enemy aircraft. another letter to Mr. Flynn re­ into the convoy. Flames, smoke ther cooperation in this matter, I questing that "two SIU represen­ red, were shot. and tracers issued from guns on am tatives be allowed to visit the Official eyewitness testimony is all sides. The lead enemy air­ Very truly yours, home, and satisfy themselves craft dropped two torpedoes also offered by Captain Andreyev Joseph H. Volpian that the conditions prevailing are which leaped, skimmed, and rush­ for he quotes a Captain Lowford, Special Services 14 North Gay St. as you stated in your letter." ed the water to their target; the in "official conversation" as say­ BALTIMORE Representative, Calvert 4539 Following is the letter in its William Hooper was torpedoed. ing, "the crews of the American BOSTON 276 State St. Seafarers International Boudoin 4455 entirety: transports left their ships at the Union of N.A. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Howard A. Flynn, Governor PLANE DOWN first danger." Cleveland 7391 In line with the militant pro­ CHARLESTON 68 Society St. The Sailors Snug Harbor gram of the SIU to bring about The plane swerved up and over Captain Andreyev's eyewit­ Phone 3-3680 Staten Island 1, N.Y. the best possible conditions for Clearing the ships of that column ness is a very indefinite person. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 Dear Sir: seamen, whether at sea or ashore, and passing close by our. stern we While in his "lessons" the Cap­ Your communication of De­ CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. saw the streams of armor-pierc­ tain himself reminds us of those Main 0147 cember 18, and that of Mr. Walter the present Seafarers' campaign ing tracer bullets and millimeter Nazi tutors who instructed the CORPUS CHRISTI ..1824 Mesquite St. A. Guenther dated December 23, to investigate, and improve if Corpus Christi 3-1509 necessary, conditions prevailing shells tearing into the plane, and German youth, along with other DETROIT 1038 Third St. have both been received and the Cadillac 6857 at The Sailor's Snug Harbor will the puffs of the exploding shrap­ know-how, that "the Americans DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. contents carefully noted. We no­ be carried through to a success­ nel around it. Bursting into are not soldiers." Melrose 4110 ticed particularly in the second flames it slowly pancaked to the 305'/a 22nd St. paragraph of your letter that you ful conclusion. Certainly, wheth­ Describing the attack on the GALVESTON 2-8448 er a seaman is "aged, decrepit and water's surface. . 10 Merchant St. specifically deny the reliability convoy. Captain Andreyev re­ HONOLULU worn out" or not, he deserves the 1515 75th Street of our information concerning the A German torpedo-bomber, ported, "one of the torpedoes hit HOUSTON best possible food and living con­ Phone Wentworth 3-3809 heading out of the convoy, passed the American transport Chris­ JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St alleged shortcomings of The Sail­ ditions; and whether that seaman Phone 5-5919 or's Snug Harbor. over our stern about mast high. topher Newport which was im­ is a retired member of the SIU, MARCUS HOOK IVz W. 8th St Such a statement on your part Smoke issued from his rear; he mediately left by her crew al­ Chester 5-3110 SUP, NMU, MCS, MFOWW or was wobbling; streaming steel though the damage was not MOBILE 7 St. I'ichael St is probably motivated by the 2-1754 findings of certain routine check­ any other maritime union, the spitted his bottom. Now, as the great." NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. SIU is going to fight to see that action died down, we saw the NaMagnolia 6112-6113 ups undoubtedly performed by he gets those conditions. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St you or the Trustees from time to PREVIOUSLY HIT varino out of her column and HAnover 2-2784 falling back; she was listing and 127-129 Bank Street time. However, there is a pos­ However, it was over thirteen NORFOLK 4-1083 sibility that the inmates might smoking. hours prior to the afternoon cele­ PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St not care to criticize the food, con­ Phone Lombard 3-7651 Heavy black smoke was billow­ bration of the Fourth of July that Worth Ave ditions or other matters concern­ ing skyward from the tanker two tin fish ripped the guts of PORT ARTHUR . .909 Fort Phone: 2-8532 ing the home with you or other Donbass. Two or three lifeboats the Christopher Newport. In a PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St 257 5th St officials due to the fact that they could be seen among the ships, one surprise attack by an enemy RICHMOND, Calif 105 Market St might be afraid of retaliatory (Continued From Page 14J^ and behind the convoy a small aircraft at 2:30 A.M., she was SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 5475-8363 measures being taken against of our union that it is my inten­ group of German fliers adrift in struck squarely amidship—struck SAN JUAN, P. R 252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 them. tion to follow the leadership of their inflated doughnut. Above where the Firemen, Oilers and SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St In view of this possibility, and Philip Murray, President of CIO, them a red distress flare, sus­ the Second Assistant Engineer 8-1728 also in view of the fact that our in his declaration of leaving no 86 Seneca St pended by its tiny parachute, were standing their 12 to 4 A.M. SEATTLE Main 0290 membership has specifically rec­ stone unturned in seeking at least descended slowly. Corvettes were watch. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St ommended that an investigation M-1323 a minimum unity with all unions now scurrying to the stricken Thus we find in the Captain's TOLEDO 615 Summit St be made in order to determine in the maritime field in the days vessels. 440 Avalon Blvd the truth of conditions at The "lessons," that which Ernest Re- WILMINGTON to come, because I know it is in Terminal 4-3131 "The transports Navarino, Wil­ nan pointed out: "Precept is VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Sailor's Snug Harbor, we are go­ the interests of our membership liam Hooper and others that re­ nothing, practice is everything." VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. to do so, and it cannot be done mained afloat were deserted by Shortly after the main attack under the present structure of their crews and sunk by the fire, on the convoy the covering CMU. of the escort," says Captain An­ forces of British and American Members who forward In my report to the National dreyev in his "lessons." warships steamed by, taking our their membership books to Council, recently concluded, I The William Hooper and the destroyer escortr with them. The the New York Hall for retire­ made it clear that there were Navarino were examined by merchant ships were ordered to FRED DUNN ment are urged to mark the many activities of CMU which British boarding parlies, and then scatter and proceed to their des­ envelope with the notation would have to be straightened Get in touch with Eric Gronsunk. tinations, for the German fleet, "Attention: 8th floor." in or­ out, and I was in hopes that they we were told, had put to sea from berg, SS Alcoa Pilgrim, or at the der to insure quicker hand­ would be straightened out at the Dbl^BASS LUCKY Trbndhjem; the covering force Mobile Hall. ling of the matter. December meeting of the Execu­ The Donbass, fortunately for set out to engage them. Marking of the envelope in tive Committee. These hopes * 1 t the Russian seamen aboard was It was after the convoy's dis­ the manner advised above were not realized, and therefore KARL ALEX. ERIKSON hit in a compartment of linseed persal in the vicinity of the will save time and will result my resignation was submitted.' ' oil instead of her tanks of gaso­ North Cape, Norway, on our way in prompt return of the book Fraternally yours, Contact Salvation Army, 52 El­ line. She was able to proceed and to the North Russian ports, that lis St., N. E., Atlanta, Georgia re­ to th* sender. Joseph Curran, President. ^ later arrived safely in Russia. In most of the scattered merchant garding your family in FirJand. National Maritime Union ' American Seaman Answers Russian Charge Of American, British Cowardice in Convoy SIU HALLS Curran's Blast AtCMUMeddling RETIRING BOOKS PERSONALS �Friday, December 27, 1949 r a E S E 4F A R ERS LOG Page Sixteen J': fy. • tV pp eafarers Way Pays Off On Beefs, Again fe i me, T~ •aric Co\lu^ Union Action Brings $5,653 j) faSnug to^w ToEi %«. *• -.n,mneiengl 0/t/i Harb SIU Pledges Ail-Out All Rider Reel vfSAj To The Eight Victims Ol astGuardMiiitaryRuii n«» / '•"S* 'fie .'•"rfe. .'--i • 68 of the Seafarers International Unia apcis were suspended for six montlj [|^ilii«^M||^^UDnprt was pledgp J YORl •Ked to] cnilicJ Is ^'mar StrtkefcreaWng Ti Iff''' Si-0 vccmi '.tSS ''Oils lot ^^"'1' ^''ooks III R'fis'T-. "o„ ..••\ vOT^'i" lllUiieias>I«t^ Jffne^tlinei te'fl/dxes jKiM-SU ri- S^nun/iN I? o *• n ilL-iv-v'i? I_ =^1 'fic' otA,i " ;tiitcc frt '•itionl li'. ' SmS !!> ^ ^ c-V -V-.. vvV-l <ftW X 0- ... 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MARITIME COUNCIL PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO AFL TUGBOATMEN SIU DEMANDS SNUG HARBOR INVESTIGATION CURRAN RESIGNS AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF CMU; CHARGES IT WITH DISUNITY AND RAIDING THE BEST TO COME THIEVES FALL OUT FULL TEXT OF CURRAN'S STATEMENT ON HIS RESIGNATION FROM CMU EYEWITNESS ANSWERS SOVIET CHARGE OF AMERICAN, BRITISH COWARDICE WHAT A DIFFERENCE 50 YEARS HAVE MADE IN LIVES OF SEAMEN NMU DECIDES ON SILENCE ON ISTHMIAN SEAFARERS CREW TO THE RESCUE CALMAR'S COMMANDMENTS FOR MAKING SEAMEN SCABS MEMBERS MUST BE SELF-APPOINTED ORGANIZERS TO KEEP SIU GROWING MINES STILL THREATEN SEAMEN RUM AND FIGHTS ARE NO HELP WHEN TRYING TO ORGANIZE COMMITTEE AIDS ANTI-FASCISTS IN EUROPE MOBILE HAS JOBS FOR MEN BROKE PLAYING SANTA SEAFARERS' HALL IN PORT ARTHUR IS DUE FOR A GOOD FACE LIFTING GALVESTON SICK STILL WAITING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSPITALIZED SEAFARERS GIVES BIG BUSINESS MAKES RESOLUTION FOR NEW YEAR: SMASH TRADE UNIONS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS VERY MUCH IN EVIDENCE IN BOSTON BRANCH BAD SMELL IN MARCUS HOKK HALL TURNS OUT TO BE CMU PROPAGANDA SEAFARERS REPRESENTATION GETS LOGS DROPPED, MEDICAL BILLS PAID TILLAMOOK CREW RESENTS POUND TAX ON BUTTS CREW SLINGS SOME CHANGES ON GOLIATH COUNTER OFFENSIVE PLANNED AGAINST INSECTS ON EVELYN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/27/1946 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/bbb197dff53717a305cfbd6c017c8788.PDF db7cfa9fa6df9c49d2499f8530e18b42 PDF Text Text SEAFARERSli^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CJO SlU SHIP AIDS LINER RESCUE Rio Grande Takes Part In Atlantic Mercy Fleet " —Soves 76 Survivors of ill-fated Greek liner Lakonia scramble aboard SlU-manned freighter Rio (^rande after rescue Monday in midAtlantic. Of 1,027 crew and passengers, 127 are dead or missing. (Story on Page 3.) DOMESTIC SHIP BILLS GET SENATE HEARING RAIL RATE-CUTS HIT Story On Page 2 SlU Crushes NLRB Okays Raid By IBT Tanker Pact -Story On Page 3 iStory On Page 2 Complete Text Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes A rfVod Waters District CONSTITUTION' In This Issue 11 -r I •3!: M •IsI 4 •4 -n �.#- fage Tw SEAFARERS LOG Hearings Open In Senate On Domestic Shipping Aid December 27, IdGt Job Cdnfab At San juan WASHINGTON—The Senate Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee has com­ pleted two days of hearings on two proposals that would provide the first construction aid for the US-flag domestic shipping industry. The bills, sponsored by Sen. E. L. (Boh) Bartlett (D-Alaska), call for Govemment aid toward new con­ has centered favorably on S. 1773, domestic ship lines are able to with opposition developing to the subsidize the shipyards," he de­ struction either here or abroad other plan that would allow for clared. for the domestic trades. Weller also cited railroad rateoverseas construction. Hearings opened here De­ cutting practices as one of the Seafcrain Testimony cember 11 and wound up a Testimony by John L. Weller, prime causes for the decline in day later, subject to recall early president of SlU-contracted Sea- US domestic shipping. >His state­ next year, when Government train Lines, one of the few remain­ ment prompted a remark by Sen. spokesmen ' and others are slated ing domestic operators, endorsed Bartlett that the complaint was a to give their testimony regarding both measures. There is "no bene­ "good one" and that his subcom­ both pf-oposals. fit whatever... by continuing the mittee will "try to get around" to Testimony so far has been gen­ present myth which supposes that examining the problem. erally favorable to the bills. Sup­ port has come from both labor and management representatives, as well as several Senators. Sen. Maurine Neuberger IDOre.) was among the supporters of both measures, in line with an earlier announcement. She was sponsor of the bill passed by Con­ gress last year that opened the WASHINGTON—The general counsel of the National La­ domestic trades to foreign ships bor Relations Board has upheld the New York regional di­ for the first time since 1920 in the interests of US Pacific Northwest rector's finding against an attempt by the National Maritime Union to upset an established^ lumber growers. collective bargaining rela­ miles out to sea. The giant tanker Although her bill, covering the lumber trade from US continental tionship held by the SIU in­ is too big to get up the 50-mile ports to Puerto Rico, has since ex­ volving the 106,000-ton supertanker Houston ship channel. The Manhattan, which is the pired, a two-year extension was Manhattan (Hudson Waterways). NLRB General Counsel Arnold largest US tanker, anchored off approved by the Senate three weeks ago. However, it still must Ordman ruled that the purchase of Galveston Bay after taking on the stock of th^ Manhattan Tank­ about 75,000 tons of grain at Baton pass the House. Under the Bartlett proposals, ers Company by an SlU-contracted Rouge, La. It could not take on a S. 1773 calls for a direct subsidy operator in December, 1962, made full load there and still get back' Scenes from recent automaflbn conference in San^ Juan on construction of new vessels for possible a "valid accretion" to the to sea. co-sponsored by SIU of Puerto Rico shows SIU President Frmn Houston fhe additional domestic operations, up to a ceil­ new owner's existing fleet. Paul Hall (top) addressing session, with John I. Snyder, Jr., Seafarers have been,manning the grain load was ferried out to the ing of 55 percent. The subsidy President,'US Industries, Inc.; Donna Felisa Rincon de GauManhattan on two smaller ships. big tanker since last March, dur­ could go as high as 60 percent In tier, Mayoress of San Juan, and Keith Terpe, president, the case of reconstruction or con­ ing which time the'giant vessel has The total cargo of about 107,000 Puerto Rico SIJJ, on rostrum. Above, conference delegates been operating primarily in the tons is destined for East Paki^n. version. from Trinidad, Barbados and Grenada, including {2nd from The other measure (S. 1774) grain trade. Hudson Waterways The Manhattan was loaded out of would allow construction in for­ has been under an SIU contract the Mississippi in a similar opera­ left) Basil Douglas, vice-president, SlUNA-affiliated Sea­ eign yards, if common carriers in for several years, operating a tion last summer. men's A Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad. the domestic trades are denied di­ number of tankers and specialized rect subsidy or if no action is taken bulk ships. In seeking to upset the SIU pact by the Secretary of Commerce on a subsidy application within six which went into effect for the Manhattaii after the change in months. Most of the testimony so far ownership from the Niarchos ship­ ping interests to Hudson Water­ NEW YORK—A three-alarm blaze which roared through a toy factory only one block ways, the NMU filed charges with the labor board, alleging that the from SIU headquarters here last week, brought out some 75 firemen and 15 pieces of Manhattan Tankers Company had fire-fighting equipment before it was under control. acted unfairly. Original news ami local radio •t' In doing so, the NMU took a The blaze reportedly broke out located separately on 21st Street position directly opposite to its reports that the SIU hall itself was stand in the Robin Line-Moore on fire stirred some commotion In from an overheated sewing ma­ were closest to the source of the McCormack case. The NMU has the area for a time and tied up chine being used in the Abel Toy fire, but were not damaged. Forty employees of ^the factory been under AFL-CIO sanctions for telephone lines at headquas-ters and Novelty Company plant on some time as a result of its at­ for an hour on Thursday, Decem­ Fourth Avenue and 22nd Street. were forced to flee the building tempt to raid SIU jobs in the ber 19. SiU switohboaiTd operators The SIU hall ie on Fourth Avenue coatlese in the bitter cold. An estimated $1,900 in ^wallets and were kept busy reassuring callers between 20th and 21st Streets. Robin Line over 18 months ago. SlU Vacaition Plan and account­ purses was left behind and The rulings of the NLRB's re­ that the fire report did not In­ - An estimated several thousand ing department offices which are destroyed in the fire. Seafarers, families and guests at­ gional director in New York held volve headquarters. tended festive holiday dinners in that no violation of the law had Traffic Snarled all ports this week, to mark the been shown, that the charges were The plant owner, Thomas traditional Christmas Day oelebra- filed too late under a six-month IPanarella, estimated the loss by tioins ashore. The holiday meals in statute of limitations, and that the damage to the factory at $100,000. POTt followed similar festivities mode of transfer of the vessel, The fire was under control by attended by some 4,000 persons on through the sale of a vessel, was 3:15 PM, but fire-fighting appa­ insignificant. Thanksgiving Day last month. ratus in the area snarl^ traffic Meanwhile, the Manhattan in­ Arrangements for the Yuletide until eventing while firemen con­ fetes were similar to those in past augurated the first offshore load­ tinued to keep a watch on the years. Dinners were held in all ing operation at the Port of Hous­ damaged structure. : halls where ample dining facilities ton last week, when she took on The fire began In on the first were available or in neaihy 32,00(1 tons of grain while lying 6 floor of the toy factory, then restaurants. spread through all floors of the In addition to the Christmas four-story brick building. The victuals, Seafarers in all author­ heaviest damage was reported to a ized Stateside hospitals received a Dee. 27, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 26 supply of stuffed toy animals holiday bonus of $25 if they were stored on the second floor. hospitalized for one or more days during the period from December 23-25. The $25 bonus was accompa­ PAUL HALL, President nied by a carton of cigarettes or HEBBERT Editor; IRWIN SPIVACX, cigars besides the normal hospital Managing BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art benefit they received. Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKVER, Seafarers overseas who want The holiday bonanza involved ALEXANDER LESLIE, THOMAS LAUGUUN, to get in touch with" headquar­ Staff Writers., all hospitalized men with at least ters in a hurry can do so by one day of employment during the cabling the Union at its cable Published biweekly at the headquarter* immediately-prec^ng 12-m o n t h of the Seafarers International Union, At­ address, SEAFARERS NEW lantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inland Waters period. YORK. Use of this address as­ District, AFL-CIO. *75 Fourth Avenue, An extra $25 payment was also BroDklyn 32, NY Tel HYaclnth f-«iOO. sures speedy transmission on all Firemen pour water into blazing factory on'22nd Street and Second class postage paid at the Pest provided for all SIU pensioners on Office In Brooklyn. NY. under the Act messages and faster service for 4tli Avenue, one block from SIU headquarters. News reports the, retirement roster as of Decem­ of Aug. 24, 1912 the men involved. originally listed SIU building as site of the fire last week. ber 1, in addition to their regular y^isBsaett HO No one was reported hurt. |1S0 monthly benefits. NLRB Ruling Backs SKT Manning Rights Factory Fire Was Near-Miss SlU Ports Hold Annual Yule Fetes SEAFARERS LOG Union Has Cable Address . I 'I I t i i» < �• Deeiember 27, 1962 SEAFARERS LOG Prints Constitution 21st Time Far the 21st time since 1953, the full text of the SIU constitu­ tion is reprinted in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG as an aid to the membership. The document spells out the rights and Responsi­ bilities of all Seafarers. The constitution, covering the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes and Inland Waters District, is carried as an eight-page supple­ ment in the centerfold. The prac­ tice of rep'rinting the Union consti­ tution at six-month intervals in the LOG began after the adoption of a resolution at an SIU Port Agent's Conference held at Union headquarters in 1953. Amended three times during the past ten years, the SIU constitution was completely revised in 1952 to conform with changing practices in the Union and industry. It was modified in 1956, and then was again revised in May, 1960, to re­ flect the establishment of a new district unioh structure plus ex­ panding Union activity and mem­ bership. On all occasions, the amend­ ments and revisions carried by overwhelming majorities of the membership in secret ballot voting by Seafarers in all ports. The periodic reprints of the constitution as part of the LOG regularly provide the membership with an up-to-date copy of the text, and help keep all hands familiar with their rights and duties as Union members. The last reprint was in the July 12, 1963 issue of the LOG. Aden Union Curbs Hit ByICFTU BRUSSELS—^The International Confederation of Free Trade Un­ ions has lodged a protest with British Commonwealth officials over the arrest and detention of Aden trade union leaders outside the British protectorate of Aden in the Middle East. The trade unionists are Execu­ tive Council members of the Aden Trades Union Congress, including General Secretary Abdullah Alasnag. Reports received at ICFTU headquarters here say that the ATUC leaders are being detained outside Aden, are ill-treated and are on a hunger strike. Use of ATUC offices also has been forbidden, according to the overseas report. Protests have been made by the ICFTU to Duncan Sandys, British Secretary of State for Common­ wealth Relations & Colonies, and to Sir Kennedy Trevaskis, High Commissioner for Aden and the South Arabian Federation. In a telegram sent by Omer Becu, ICFTU General Secretary, to Trevaskis on December 13, ICFTU emphasized that the de­ tention of the Aden unionists con­ stituted a violation of trade union rights which the ICFTU could not tolerate. Becu urged safeguards for due process of law so that the Aden trade union movement could function without interference. In an earlier message to Sandys, Becu said that the international trade union movement was gravely disturbed at tke news that a num­ ber of Aden trade union leaders had been arrested without reason. He asked for full information and a prompt investigation. Page Three LOG SIU Ship Rescues 76 In Liner Fire NEW YORK—The SlU-manned freighter Rio Grande arrived at Funchal in the Madeira Islands early this week with 76 survivors of the Greek passenger vessel Lakonia, which burned and was abandoned in the Atlantic about 180 miles north of Madeira on Mon­ day, December 23, with a revised estimate of 96 dead and 31 missing. the time. You don't know how we A spokesman at offices felt when the Rio Grande played of Rio Grande Transport her spotlights On us. Smouldering, smoky Greek liner Lakonia lies abandoned in the Atlantic after passengers and crew quit the ship Mon­ day, and were rescued by an armada of rescue ships from many countries. The liner is now under tow by a Norwegian tug, headed for Gibraltar. Inc. here confirmed that its "The Americans came down risking their lives to take vessel was the rescue ship ropes, us aboard . . . When we got on named in news dispatches. deck they pulled off our clothes. The Rio Grande was identified as both Brazilian and American in various news stories. - SPAIN . AZORES The 20,314-ton Lakonia had ' tfOtWOAll "^1,027 passengers and crew aboard 4^ for a holiday crise to Madeira and POKTVGAl / J Uibw^ J the Canary Islands from South­ Alfantit OctoA hampton, England, when fire broke out Sunday night, December 22, MA OfIff A and spread out. of control. Caioblonco A frantic SOS brought all ships /MOROCCO in the area racing to the disaster CANAffr jr • € MorroVech ^ ISLANDS scene. On her way home to Balti­ NEW YORK—All SIU medical centers will be open again more from Bombay, India, with ^^^^PAPIAIGCKIA general cargo, the Rio Grande, a this Saturday, December 28, for the third week in a row, to C-2, was among the ships which 0 300 r—' >y. , [j] MILES 1 MAUHITANIA provide medical examinations for Seafarers. The new Satur­ responded. Lakonia survivors praised the day service began December Map pinpoints location of parents, plus Seafarers them­ efficient action of the Rio Grande's 14 and is being continued in­ dent Lakonia disaster north of selves. SIU crew, who managed to pluck. Madeira Islands, where she definitely at the six mainland The chief function of the clinics 76 persons from the Atlantic. One was bound on a holiday clinics plus the center at San Juan, is to provide health protection for man, a London cab driver, who cruise. with his wife and son had spent Seafarers and their families by Puerto Rico. The Saturday morning service detecting illness or disease in the the entire disaster night in a wrapped us in blankets and rushed swung into operation after aiv early stages of development, while swamped lifeboat, described the us to a clean bunk. They washed rangements were "made early this they may still respond to treat­ rescue this way: "Waves kept rolling over us all and dried our things, and gave us month to assure that the clinic ment. hot soup and coffee. They were hours would match those for regu­ wonderful . . ." lar job calls in the affected ports. The largest group of survivors The clinics are open between the consisted of 475 persons taken hours of 8 AM and 12 noon each aboard the 5,686-ton Argentine Saturday at all seven centers. ship Salta. The British tanker All ports where the clinics are Montcalm picked up 244 survivors operating report that the added and 15 dead. The Belgian freight­ service has been well received. er Charlesville rescued 28 sur­ PHILADELPHIA—The SIU United Industrial Workers vivors and picked up six bodies. For Seafarers Only dealt another decisive defeat to- Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters, The Panamanian-flag Maha took The new Saturday service is in­ aboard 28 survivors and three tended for the use of Seafarers overwhelming Teamster Local 158 by a 183-30 vote in a dead and the British liner StratNational Labor Relations only at the present time. Free heden rescued an unknown num­ diagnostic services in the fully- Board election held at the shied away from a secret ballot ber of survivors. In addition, the vote. Both the UIW and the com­ equipped clinics remain available, Hussmann Refrigeration Com­ pany had consented to an election British aircraft carrier Centaur, for both SIU men and their pany on December 13. which carried out a long air-sea families during the regular clinic The election took place on the that would settle the representa­ search for survivors, arrived at tion Isssue. hours on weekdays, Monday premises of the Hussmann plant Gibraltar with 55 bodies. The Hussmann Company manu­ through Friday. There is no in nearby Woodcrest, NJ. Local Many of the passengers, most of change in the usual procedures 158 had petitioned the NLRB for factures refrigerated counters and whom were British, were at a freezers for food supermarkets, an election at the Hussmann plant for these examinations. party when the fire was first dlsand employs approximately 235 shortly before the SIU-UIW con­ Due to the increase in the hours (Continued on page 7) during which the clinics ai-e open. tract with the company was due to workers. expire. Hussmann employees have Seafarers who normally come in to register or ship on Saturday been represented by the SIU have the advantage of being able United Industrial Workers for to get a clinic exam between job many years. New Contract calls. The shipping rules under the Negotiations for a new contract agreement between the Union and its contracted operators provide at Hussmann are to begin shortly. for regular job calls on Saturday A membership-elected committee In addition to those on weekdays. has been meeting with Union rep­ SIU clinics are located in Brook­ resentatives on a regular basis to lyn, New Orleans, Mobile, Balti- draft contract proposals that repmoi-e, Houston and Philadelphia, rent the suggestions of all Huss­ as well as San Juan. The Philadel­ mann employees. This is not the first time that phia clinic shares the facilities of SIU-UIW members in this area the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in that city. All of have turned back a raiding at­ the centers provide exams for Sea- tempt by the Teamsters. In NLRB farers'-wives, children and depen- voting conducted last June among workers of the Esco Manaifacturing Company, the SIU-UIW won 24 votes to the 11 oast' for the Teamsters. . In a separate election held at the A. A. Gallagher Warehouse earlier, the SIU-UIW beat back an­ other Teamster Local 158 raiding attempt by a 2-1 margin. That big smile lighting up Seafarer Ralph Mills (center) is Last year. Local 158 also claimed for the big $1,500 SIU vacation check being presented to • # majority support at another SIUhim in Wilmington by SIU Port Agent George McCartney. sup>poRr UIW plaint, the Southwark Coop­ Mills paid off on the West Coast after a long trip on the erage Company. But despite its tanker AHas (Tankers & Tramps). Food Plan consultant claim of overwhelming support Dave Nunn (left) looks on. among the workers, Local 158 SIU Clinics Continue New Saturday Hours SIU Nips Teamster Raid By 6-1 Count Collects Vacation In 'Frisco ISA GOOD , CmZBNf SRAD �tf? '• sr.r. V-... •;'C':?j^'_ v*' *,^'in 'rV- /ri--? •TW* (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) , December 7—December 20, 1963 SIU shipping this period produced considerably less job turnover than usual for a pre-holiday period, which resulted in a dispatch total of only 1,315 jobs shipped. The figure indicates that last period's total of 1,642 jobs included the peak of the holiday turnover that tradition­ ally marks this time of year. At the same time, registration rose from last period's high of 1,408 to a still-higher 1,646. The net .affect was to increase the number of men registered on the beach by last weekend to 3,672. All but three ports fell off in shipping this period, with Philadelphia, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilmington and Se­ attle showing the biggest losses. New York, Baltimore and Norfolk listed.the only increases. Compared to New _ • Ship Aefivity Orleans, Houston showed a slight dip in the Gulf. On the West Coast, San Francisco declined but was still kept relatively busy. Ship activity (see right) was also on the slow bell this period, as both payoffs and sign-ons declined. However, there were 20 more in-transit ship visits reported, which helf^ the situation by producing some calls for replace­ ments. Among the seniority groups, class A job takers held back on throwing in for berths, enabling class B and C men to garner 51 percent of all jobs shipped. Class B men took 36 percent of the jobs, up a point from last period, and class C filled the same 15 percent as they did before. Fay Slga la X Offi Ou Traas.TOTAl iostoa 0 NawYoik .... IS FfcnadeipMa.. 5 •oltiaiora .... 8 1 JaclitMvlUa .. 0 Taipa 0 34obila ...... 5 New Orleom,. 6 Hoattoa 6 Wilmliigtea .. 0 Saa Froneiscg. 1 Seottl* 1 TOTALS 44 0 X 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 4 28 2 10 4 7 7 5 19 39 4 8 4 4 43 8 22 8 7 7 14 34 51 4 12 5 30 143 219 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Pott Boston New York... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco Seattle GROUP 1 2 S ALL 1 4 1 1 6 38 38 10 2 1< 2 .18 19 8 45 6 8 I 15 3 0 1 I- 4 5 1 12 18 1 1 31 34 48 30 34 5 5 1 I 11 7 16 3 I 26 10 5 _3 I_18 TOTALS 164 213 64 I 441 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 2 51 25 4 20 27 83 2 35 49 9 13 20 7 19 2 1 11 7 0 9 0 7 3 4 0 18 12 9 9 15 29 3 2 24 9 12 0 2 3 5 1 13 2 20 b - 1 1 2 0 8 3 11 2 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 4 12 4 18 4 13 1 8 3 IS 3 52 20 14 35 25 4 49 1 11 20 32 2 28 21 12 14 56 5 22 13 28 8 15 0 2 6 - 8 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 12 7 8 2 17 4 15 4 7 0 8' 4 12 2 2 1 5 5 3 2 _ 5 98 116 1 227 105 159 36 1 300 19 13 63 85 1 167 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 Q 0 0 1 0 8 2 6 0 ' 1 0 7 0 5 4 40 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 0 1 2 13 83 85 6 5 9 3 7 5 29 1 24 0 20 0 2 1 5 0 1 01 0 2 1 0 1 1 18 25 4 1 12 49 32 7 1 15 56 28 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 . 8 17 15 9 5 4! 5 26 1 70 300 167 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 3 4 22 0 14 4 13 131 98 106 27 231 39 5 21 13 6 20 58 43 5 59 13 115 37 0 22 16 19 2 23 1 • 7 7 14 2 0 3 4 . 12 18 2 34 33 70 30 7 1 93 86 12 91 26 203 99 56 15 79 19 154 25 1 13 0 7 12 40 23 8 30 2 1 55 19 19 9 13 6 1 38 70 1 537 414 500 116 11030 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 31 5 9 44 55 1 108 6 10 1 17 1 0 12 36 1 48 1 . 1 12 1 14 2 12 16 1 30 0 1 41 5 0 3 13 1 16 4 30 75 1 109 1 26 23 1 50 0 7 9 1 16 17 22 1 42 3 0 18 8 \ 26 21 179 286 1 486 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Seattle GROUP 1 2 1 1 10 44 0 6 5 32 1 3 1 4 0 0 17 4 6 51 32 12 2 1 7 9 5 10 TOTALS 53 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 12 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 7 59 11 34 3 23 21 48 4 48 0 3 3 6 0 4 1 2 5 0 1 3 1 14 10 25 6 19 1 26 0 11 3 14 1 2 2 5 2 6 2 10 0 2 3 5 0 2. 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 7 13 3 5 4 2 12 0 4 6 5 33 25 63 S 22 5 32 3 25 14 42 5 21 15 26 5 41 9 20 14 40 4 38 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 6 7 0 12 0 7 0 3 4 7 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 211 38 1 302 24 113 98 1 235 37 124 24 1 182 12 91 67 1 170 3 ALL 1 3 7 61 4 10 4 41 2 6 0 5 0 0 4 25 8 65 5 49 0 3 3 19 0 15 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered Gin The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 6 CLASS .GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 8 2 3 5 10 4 48 14 110 47 14 48 99 12 158 18 45 53 116 4 6 5 3 6 14 1 25 .6 32 0 6 0 15 2 3 26 14 3 43 14 65 11 0 SO 23 53 90 0 3 10 5 3 18 3 3 11 17 6 3 10 1 0 3 1 2 1 6 0 10 0 10 3 6 2 11 1 1 0 1 113 2 0 0 13 0 2 2 4 1 6 1 1 12 19 5 29 4 38 0 16 9 25 0 6 32 42 6 80 27 79 13 119 47 62 113 4 3 38 6 40 6 84 15 50 3 68 6 26 33 65 2 4 0 1 4 5 6 13 3 13 22 1 9 23 1 7 7 7 7 21 9 38 3 50 2 5 15 22 1 2 2 2 0 4 8 29 4 6 5 1 41 12 29 20 55 182 170 .55 1 407 136 467 63 1 666 37 211 231 1 479 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Fori Bos NY Phil T> —. 1 Bal Nor...... 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NO *T/-V Hou Y1T21' Wil OU' SF Sea*..••• TOTALS Regisfered CLASS B GROUP 1-s 1 2 0 1 4 19 8 13 2 1 4 3 11 7 2 2 0 0 1 1 •0 1 1 3 4 1 7 23 13 7 21 8 1 4 1 .2 "3 2 3 3 2 48 GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 32 72 2 2 15 19 17 5 12 1 0 2 3 1 18" 39 2 4 12 18 0 2 6 0 0 4 4 1 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 2 2 2 26 T41 1 69 1 1 39 9 45 3 2 22 27 15 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 7 0 6 14 2 8 0 4 2 10 12 1 13 0 84 57 112 1 301 12 12 116 1 140 38 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 8 15 45 2 2 21 0 22 25 25 0 22 45 2 1 4 8 0 1 0 ,3 2 1 3 8 2 0 6 3 4 1 13 13 1 1 16 15 9 17 13 15 2 2 3 8 0 3 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0 3 1 6 0 0 ' 0 4 6 0 0 3 5 5 0 3 6 5 0 12 7 18 35 38 0 0 35 0 8 8 38 35 0 4 2 11 0 15 32 4 0 25 29 17 32 29 , 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 3 0 5 3 9 0 3 0 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 36 25 65 1 164 9 2 78 1 82 164 125 5 111 1 125 2 / i C ALL 1-S 1 3 1 22 92 26 3 13 2 17 45 24 1 13 2 1 4 2 3 4 0 3 14 7 8 81 •37 17 78 14 0 1 3 5 17 12' 1.. 6 9 82 1 371 139 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 2 1 8 57 26 77 186 4 4 13 23 12 17 29 82 7 5 2 16 3 3 3 11 2 2 10 14 16 9 18 50 26 23 73 159 31 13 20 78 10 3 3 19 5 25 11 53 8 7 9 33 188 121 284 GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 5 0 0 5 8 6 42 56 0 1 4 5 2 27 31 2 0 3 10 13 3 2 2 7 2 1 3 0 1 0 13 14 2 2 71 75 0 25 1 26 0 1 4 5 2 2 14 18 2 4 15 21 I 732] 20 26 233 1 279 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENQINE STEWARD mmmm GROUP 1 23 ALL 164 213 64 I 441 53 211 38 ^ 302 132- 57 112 I 301 4t!l 214 JIOM Registered TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 13 S8 116 1 227 105 159 36 I 300 19 63 85 I 167 4 40 26 1 70 300 167 70 I 537 414 500 116 11030 21 179 266 1 486 24 113 98 I 235 37 124 21 I 182, 12 91 67 I 170 6 29 20 i 55 182 170 55 I 40? 136 467 63 f 666 37 211 231 I 479 12 12 lie 140 74 25 65 1164 .2 78 I 82 164 125 82 I 371 327 121 284 | 732 20 26 233 I 379 5 111 i 125 49 223 330 602 216 308 11^2 1 646 40 159 203 1 4ffi0 12 7L 124 J 207 646 4«2 3,07 11315 877 1088 463 12428 78, 416 760 11244 �DMember 27, ItSt Pace Fir* SEAFAREHS LOG Secret Ballot Begins Jan. 20 On Proposed Dues Increase Joe Alffina, Safety Director Use Extra Care Handling Hot Lines Burns from hot water or steam rank hieh among: the more serious accidents which may occur aboard ship. Special care should be taken any time work must be done on hot water or steam lines, because either one, with the addition of pressure, can be extremely dangerous. When­ ever work has to be done or near a steam line containing hot water, some special precautions are in order to avoid the danger of severe bums. First, tightly shut off the valves at each end of the line under repair to eliminate the pressure supply of the hot water or steam in the line. Open all drains in the section of line you are working on and be sure the drains are clear and draining properly. Allow enough time for the line to drain thoroughly. Next, check the line by feeling an uninsulated section of pipe or flange to be sure the line is thoroughly drained and cool to the touch. When opening a flanged Joint in the line or when removing a valve bonnet, stand clear and loosen the bolts just slightly. Don't remove the bolts yet. Tap in a wedge and open the flange joint slightly, still standing clear. By use of this method, any hot water still not drained from the line may be safely controlled as it finally drains off fully. If excess water and/or pressure should become evident at this point, the bolts may be safely retightened until the line is drained. If this procedure is followed carefully, it will be Impossible to get burned by a sudden rush of hot water. Flange bolts should be removed only after flanges have been slowly separated about one quarter of an inch apart. When all draining is done under safe, controlled conditions, all bolts can be removed safely and repairs can begin. For complete safety when working on hot water or steam lines, it is Important not to rush, even though time is often at a premium when these repairs are undertaken. Slow down and take a little extra time to be sure the line is thoroughly drained before opening the joint wide enough to cause danger. The safe way is always the quickest way in the long run. Si t With the holiday season in full swing. It's time again to give some thought to the special dangers this festive time of year brings with It. A major hazard at this time of year is fire. Home-made wiring on Christmas trees can be like striking a spark in a tinderbox. For safety's sake, use only UL-approved commercial wiring. Excess paper strewn about from leftover gift wrappings are good fire fuels, so clean these up as soon as possible. The tree itself, as it dries, is also good fuel for a fire, so be careful with cigarettes and matches any time you are near. (Oomments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Six-man constitutional committee met after election at headquarters on December 13 to recommend procedures for secret balloting on the proposal for an SlU dues increase. Around the table (l-r) are Mauro Motonte, Angelo Romero, J. A. Puglisi, L C. Barnes (chairman). Kenny Singh and Robert McCullough. Their report was adopted at special meetings on De­ cember 16. NEW YORK—A secret ballot referendum of Seafarers in all ports will begin on Janu­ ary 20, 1964 on the question of a proposed increase in SIU membership dues. Under the terms of the constitution and the report of a six-man rank-and-file conunittee, the secret balloting will continue ^—~— through February 18, 1964. In issuing its report, the com­ In the last Issue of the LOG and The proposal for a dues in­ mittee cited the applicable pro­ is embodied In the report of the crease originated in the form of a resolution adopted at the regular SIU headquarters membership meeting on December 2. It then was carried at subsequent meetings in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hous­ ton, New Orleans and Mobile which ended on December 11. On December 13, after the windup of voting at the Mobile meeting, a six-man committee of Seafarers was elected at headquarters to study the proposal and prepare a report with its recommendations, including voting procedures for a secret referendum ballot of the SIU membership. visions of the constitution and the finding that the proposal for a dues increase has been accepted by the membership, subject to a secret ballot referendum. The com­ mittee report was adopted at spe­ cial meetings in all constitutional ports on December 16. The resolution proposes an in­ crease in dues of $10 per quarter from the present $20 to $30 per quarter, effective January 1, 1964. It cited the need for an increase due to the higher cost of Union operations and services to provide maximum job security and protec­ tion for SIU members. (The full text of the resolution was carried constitutional committee repro­ duced below.) Secret balloting on the proposed dues increase will be conducted in accord with the SIU constitution. This provides for the election of rank-and-file polls committee in all ports where voting is conducted each day. The constitutional committee also recommended that the Royal National Bank, Manhattan, shall be a repository of all ballots until the close of voting. It called for the election of a six-man committee on February 24 at headquarters to conduct the taliying and certify the results. Report Of The Const if ufional Committee "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this December 13, 1963 sults of the vote on the amendment." At the regular membership meeting held in the Port resolution, it shall be submitted to the membership for a Having been duly elected, in accordance with provisions of the constitution, at a special meeting called for that of New York on December 2, 1963, the following resolu­ secret, referendum ballot in accordance with the provi­ sions of the constitution, AND BE IT FINALLY purpose in the Port of New York at 10:00 AM on Decem­ tion was submitted: "RESOLVED that if the membership approves this ber 13, 1963, we, the Committee, submit this report and "WHEREAS, the Seafarers International Union of recommendations: North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters resolution, the secret vote shall commence no earlier than District, AFL-CIO, has traditionally maintained a position January 2, 1964." Article XXV of the constitution reads as follows: Submitted by: AI Kerr, Book K-7 of leadership in the maritime industry in the establish­ "AMENDMENTS. This constitution shall be amended The membership voted to accept this resolution. The ment of benefits, services and security for its membership in the following manner: resolution was thereafter submitted to all constitutional and "Section 1. Any full bookmember may submit at any "WHEREAS, the SIU has consistently maintained an ports, commencing at Philadelphia on December 3 and regular meeting of any port proposed amendments to this effective organizing program that has resulted in the ending at Mobile on December 11. Headquarters has made constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the maximum job security and protection for its members, available to us the results of the voting on the resolution memberehip of the port approves it, the proposed amend­ and effective Union operation, with the best job to mem­ in all the constitutional ports. It is the finding of this ment shall be forwarded to all ports for further action. Committee that a majority of the membership in the ber ratio of any Union in maritime and "Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by "WHEREAS, the Union is continually striving to regular membership meetings held in the constitutional a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to develop new programs and activities to maintain its ports voted to accept the proposed amendment as embodied in this resolution. a Constitutional Committee in the port where head­ members' job security and The Committee does not desire to recommend any quarters is located. This committee shall be composed of "WHEREAS, in order to achieve these objectives, the six full bookmembers, two from each department, and Union has been most active in organizing and has main­ changes, substitutions or deletions in the proposed amend­ shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are tained a program in order to safeguard the membership's ment. The Committee recommends that the proposed established by a majority vote of that port. The committee Interest and security, and has pursued its objectives be­ Amendment be submitted to the membership for a secret will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The fore legislative bodies and agencies throughout the ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3 (b) through Section 5, of the con­ Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, Government and legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a "WHEREAS, these problems grow ever more complex stitution, as provided for in Article XXV thereof. The report on the amendment together with any proposed each day because of the state of the industry and tlie Committee further recommends, with respect to Section changes or substitutions or recommendations and the rea­ complexities of present-day union operations in every area 3 (g) of Article XIII, that such balloting commence on January 20, 1964 and continue through 5:00 PM on sons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be and submitted to the membership by the President. If a "WHEREAS, every member recognizes that it is February 18, 1964. majority vote of the membership approves the amendment essential to the well-being of the Union and the entire The Committee further recommends that the Royal as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or National Bank, 20 West 48th Street, New York, New York, membership to maintain and expand the Union's services no vote, by the membership of the Union by secret ballot and activities in every area affecting our job security and shall be a repository of all ballots in accordance with the in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, "WHEREAS, the cost of all materials and services, legal provisions of Article XIII, Section 4 (e) of the constitution. Section 3 (b) through Section 5, except that, unless other­ and otherwise, has been steadily mounting in the industry The Committee further recommends that the Union wise required by a majority vote of the membership at and Tallying Committee consisting of six (6) full bookthe time it gives the approval necessary to put the "WHEREAS, the members of all other maritime unions members, two (2) from each of the three (3) departments referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall have recognized and dealt with these problems of rising of the Union, be elected from headquarters port at a consist of six (6) full bookmembers, two from each of the costs by providing increased income for Union operations special meeting to be held there on February 24, 1964 at three (3) departments of the Union, elected from head­ and 10:00 AM. quarters port. The amendment shall either be printed on The Committee finally recommends that the President "WHEREAS, it now becomes imperative that we do the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the likewise in the interest of maintaining job security and cause to be held a special meeting in each constitutional ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the full protection for the membership of this Union and port at 2:00 PM on December 16, 1963 for the purpose of bulletin boards of all ports and made available at the continued effective Union functioning, NOW THERE­ acting on this report and recommendations, a copy of voting site in all ports. which shall be sent by teletype to the port agent at each FORE BE IT "Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid "RESOLVED that the dues of the Seafarers Inter­ constitutional port. Fraternally submitted by: ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ national Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, be increased by ten L. C. Barnes, B-13, Deck, Chairman; J. A. Pugllsl, Committee to the President that the amendment has been dollars ($10.00) per quarter from the present twenty P-474, Deck; K. S. Singh, S-938, Engine; M. J. so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. dollars ($20.00) to thirty dollars ($30.00) per quarter Matonte, M-453, Engine; A. Romero, R-616, Steward; The President shall immediately notify all ports of the re­ effective January 1, 1964 and BE IT FURTHER R. McCulloch, M-385, Steward �>i^ae «af* JFK All Americus and ^ the world shared the loss of John F. Kennedy, 35th PresideBt of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Hie selections here typi^ the tributes re­ ceived from Seafarers, wives and ships at sea. Kequiem For John F. Kennedy On the tragic day of Friday, November 22, 1963, we, the American people and the free world lost a great president, John F. Kennedy. Although he WM with us but a short time, his honest conviction and good will shall be with us always. This great republic was founded and established on the same principles President John F. Kennedy stood for. I sincerely hope we have learned a lesson on what we and the world have witnessed. Hate brings on hate, which ends in violence as well as disorder, for "Light is the truth," talk is cheap and actions speak for themselves. When we learn about ourselves, then and only then, will we know others. And never forgetting, "E Pluribus Unum." Our task, however small, shall never rest until all of the people of the world have justice, freedom and the right to happiness. Per­ haps we will not see when this is accomplished. But it shall be worth striving for before the people of the twentieth century can rest. For pain brings blood . . . May John F. Kennedy rest in everlasting peace. David Kendrick Chillicothe, Ohio JFK Praised In Poem I saw you in your office, sir, A man who stood out tall. Man of courage, great and true, sir. You stand above them all. 1 saw that you were busy, sir. To right the wrongs of man. As head of this great nation, sir. You faltered not, but ran. The path you took upon this earth. No one can say you shirked; The loving kindness of your own hearth Though dark, evil minds were irked. I cannot say, "Goodbye," sir. Words come to me so slow; For the method and your passing, sir. Dealt to all a terrible blow. I do not sau "Goodbye." sir, 1 will just say "So long." For I believe in Him, Sir, With Whom your spirit will live on. '"In His likeness God made man, Ye are^the temple wherein He dwells." Deny ye not the power, man! For He alone can calm the swells. Eugene A. Stanton New Orleans, La. It Couldn't Happen Here He rose this day to speak of peace. At noon his day was done. His speech unspoke, his life betrayed. By some assassin's gun. Lofty words fall short. When emotions want to speak, A man who led us well Did not live out this week. And tell us you who did this deed. What purpose did you serve? You bought your spot in history. And this of course takes nerve. November twenty-second. Nineteen sixty-three. The day someone killed JFK In the land of the free. And no one knows who did it. And shock is in the air. And chills run up and doion our backs. Who says he doesn't care? But worst of all in every heart, A chill of sudden fear. We told the world and taught our kids That this can't happen here. Lionel S. Kilberg Nsyf-mber 22, 1963 fli.ittft Cood-Bye, Mr. Presideat (Dedicated to Mrs. John F. Kennedy) It happened fast, toithout a word. Three great piercing shots were heard, A man slumped in his car. Five More SlU Oldtimers Retire On Union Pension It was too late, the bullet stopped And hit him in the head. That was the worst news we could hear. Our President was dead. He left behind, a little tog. Who doesn't understand. Why anyone would hurt his dad, ' - He was a perfect man. Hendershot Hansen Martin Osmundsen NEW YORK — Approval of five additional SIU oldtimers for pension benefits brings the total number of Seafarers retired on $150 per month to 108 this year. The total is the — I know his wife could feel the highest for a single year since the pension program first shot, of Miami, is listed as next pain. of kin. For she was part of him. went into effect. She's grieving now became he The previous record was set in died. 1962, when 83 oldtimers retired Oh, how she must have cried on Union pension benefits. and cried. All of the latest additions to the pension list are receiving bene­ But life goes on and on, you see. fits on the basis of disabilities And in our hearts, 1 know. We will remember John Kennedy, which prevent them from following their chosen profession at sea. Everywhere we go. They are; Niels Mrs. William Cachola C. Hansen, 63; Dnndalk, Md. William A. Hen­ dershot, 60; Ste­ ven W, Maiiin, 65; O s k a r Os­ mundsen, 70, and Corneiio A. Rod­ Amonast ten million births, none less. riguez, 56. A man is bom his kind to bless. A member of The cross of leadership he bears. the deck depart­ Rodrfguez ment, Hansen has For lesser ones with whom he'-shares been sailing with the SIU since The hopes, the fears, the toils, the dreams 1944, when he signed on in the Of life. Of greater strength he deems Port of New Orleans. His last ship This not a cause for selfish pride. was the Del Norte (Delta). Han­ sen, a resident of New Orleans, is He lives to serve and walks beside a native of Denmark. All men alike. IJncensoring, sure. Hendershot first joined up with He sees them as himself is—pure. the SIU at the Port of Baltimore In faith unwavering he knows in 1945. He had sailed in the deck Himself. God led wherever he goes. department and carried a bosun's For This Our Time And such a one ourselves have knoum. And faced as friend. This one alone For this our time. But that is more Than we had hoped to know before He passed our way. Innately there abides a prayer. In every human heart to share. Tho' but vicariously the stage That stars the great of every age. This we have shared a brief bright while Adored the man, his voice, his smile. Nm death has silenced him—yet we Have learned how good great men can he. • Estella Anderson King Vernon, Texas • SS Steel Worker at Sea 23 November, 1963 Enreute, Karachi, Pakistan To The Editor Today, November 23, 1964, is a day that shall be remembered by all Americans as well as all the people of the world. This morning, even though the sun was shining over this SIU vessel, a mood of gioom and remorse was very evident among all the mem­ bers of this crew. The faces of all the brother members had that certain sign of dis­ belief and concern imprinted as only the human heart can produce. It was very evident that the American people had lost a great President, a great man and a friend of all the world. Is is not often that you will see a happy and contented crew walk around with a look of concern on their faces as it is now evident. Many members of the crew including myself still have that feeling of disbelief and the hope that we are only having a • bad dream. Every available radio on this vessel is tuned in on the Englishspeaking stations waiting to hear more news of tiiis tragic event. It is at a time like this that the American people, regardless of race, color, creed, religious belief. Republican or Democrat, unite as one in their earthly feelings. "That all men are created equal," is what this great union believes in and that is what this great man, John F. Kennedy, fought for and possibly died for. Even though we are some 18,000 miles away from America, our hearts along with the rest of the American people rest beside our late, great President, John F. Kennedy. Now November 22, 1963 shall be recorded as the day on which the American people and the world lost a great man who died for something in which he firmly believed. Robert Mooney A native of New York, Martin travelled down to New Orleans to join the SIU in 1947. He sailed steadily in the engine department, and last signed oil the Del Santos (Delta). He carried a rating of chief electrician. Martin will live in retirement in New Orleans with his wife, Katherine. Osmundsen, born in Norway, had been a member of the engine department since he started ship­ ping with the SIU 16 years ago. He began sailing with the Union out of New Orleans, and was last aboard the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers). Osmundsen makes his home in Wilmington, Calif. Shipping in the deck depart­ ment, Rodriguez has been sailing with the SIU since 1939. A native of Puerto Rico, he first joined the Union in New Orleans. After signing off his last ship, the Short Hills (Waterman), Rodriguez set­ tled into his home in New York with his wife Cruz. ticket. A native of West Virginia, Hendershot lists his home today as Long Beach, Calif. His last ship was the Jean Lafitte (Waterman). His mother, Mrs. M. C. Hender- SIU MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS NEW YORK, November 4—Chairman, Earl Shepard; Secretary, Fred Stewart; Reading Clerk, William Hall. Minutes of previous meetings in all ports accepted. Port Agent's report accepted concerning shipping, shortages in leek and engine ratings, blood hank and updating of clinic cards. President reported on Cana­ dian beef. Seafarers Education Forum, AFL-CIO meetings, Eleanor Boosevelt Foundation, Pawling teachers tonference. New York State and Long Island AFL-CIO conventions, MTD convention. Report accepted. Organizing report -cov­ ering new vessels, C-4 trade-ins. Russian wheat deal was accepted. Contracts re­ port regarding SS Itye settlement, new ships, dismissal of NMU charges on ST Manhattan, clarifications and various disputes was accepted. Seeretary-Treasurer's report on Norfolk building and Bull Line aecepted. Welfare services re­ port presented. Members urged to be sure to obtain master's certificate when leaving vessel due to illness or injury. Meeting excuses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports accepted. Discussion in good and welfare on closing of bag­ gage room. Total preseni: 348. a, a. a. PHILADELPHIA, November 5-Chair­ man, Frank Drozak; Secretary, Steve Zubovlch; Reading Clerk, Charles Stans- bury. Minutes of ail previous port meet­ ings accepted. Executive Board minutes for September presented and read. Port Agent's report on shipping, blood hank, local elections, upgrading and ILA sugar workers' beef accepted. Repoits of the President and the Secretary-Treasurer for October accepted. Auditor's reports accepted. Total present: 77. 4" !• BALTIMORE, November 4—Chairman, Rex E. Dickey; Secretary, Robert Moylan; Reading Clerk, Tony Kastina. Min­ utes of previous meetings in nli ports accepted. Executive board minutes for September 25 presented and read. Port Agent's report on shipping, money due, ILA sugar workers' beef, holld.-iy din­ ners and proper filing of weltaie claim was accepted. President's report and Secretary-Treasurer's report for October were accepted. Meeting excii-ses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports accept­ ed, Total present: 245. 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 their 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.) Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) 4" 4« i H. 1. Siesel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4i 4< 4' "Judy Bond" Blouses (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) 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' i Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Siereotypers) �Pace 8e*eA S E'A F ARE R Notify Union On LOG Maii. QUESTION: Now that 1963 is just about over, how did the year stack up with you? Georce St. Clair: For me it was a good year. Shipping was good, I made a lot of money and this year I got my AB ticket. But, al­ though I made good money, I spent a lot, so I'm ready to ship out again as soon as possible. So, the year's not quite over for me yet. 3. t Lee Reborn: It was a pretty good year for me. I woi'ked about six months, and had nice three-month vacations here and in Houston. I made enough money in the six months, so now I'm taking it easy for the rest of the year. I got my AB ticket too this year, so I figure things were all right, all around. 3« 3» t George Pagan: I just got back to New York from sailing about eight months this year, so I did all right in '63. I would say that it has been a good year for me. I'm going to take it real easy for a while, then I'll be ready to sail again after the first of the new year. Harry Collier: Well. I managed to make a living tha year, but it doesn't go much further than that. It ended up about tlie same as any other year, just another year. I wouldn't say it was any better or any worse than last year. It was no different. t » Bill Holland: It was a great year. Shipping was much better than usual, and I did real well this year. I'd say, stacking it itp against the last few years, 1963 was about the best for shipping. At least I had no trouble getting a ship. I hope next year is as good as this one. 3* 3< All Faroun: I sailed about six months this year, but I spent more time o n shore than usual. Otherwise, I think it was a good year for shipping, one of the bettor years. I think, though, that I will try to ship more next year. As far as the shore was concerned, nothing much happened, just another year. 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, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to bear 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. Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Shorter Workweek Asked By AFL-CIO Labor Assist Spurs New Orleans Voting NEW ORLEANS—Seventeen of some 35-labor-backed candidates won easily in primary balloting here on Decem­ ber 7, and 8 others will take part in run-off elections on Jan­ uary 11. The run-off will in-'*' elude a race for governor be­ James E. Beesoti and A. (Jim) Ward. tween deLesseps S. Morrison COPE also added to its list of and John J. McKeithen. Morrison won the highest num­ ber of votes in the December 7 primary against second-running McKeithen, but lacked a majority because of the number of candi­ dates in the race. The state AFLCIO Committee on Political Edu­ cation has not officially endorsed either candidate, although it an­ nounced that both were favorable to labor. Pro-Labor Candidates COPE-backed candidates v/ho gained enough votes to stay in the race but not enough to win in the original primary are the following: For State Senate, from Jeffer­ son, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes: Jules G. Mollere. For House of Representatives, Orleans Parish: Ward 7, Rodney A. Buras and Arthur A. Crais; Ward 9, Edward L. Boesoh and Ernest J. Hessler, Jr.; Ward 16, Kenneth C. Barranger. In Jefferson Parish, The approach of the new year signals an intensified campaign by the AFL-CIO before Congress and the country on the question of a reduced workweek for American workers. The lead article in a recent edition of the "AFL-CIO News" points out this appeal to Congress for a shorter workweek, coupled with higher penalty pay for overtime, as legislation that is "urgently needed" to bring about full employment in the US. Full employment under a 40-hour week "Is becoming an Increasingly remote dream," Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told a House Labor Subcommittee. He outlined labor's program for a 35-hour week without loss of pay, as the Government's latest job statistics showed a new rise in unemployment—to 5.9 percent of the workforce. Biemiller told the House unit that unless the nation can make "real progress" in creating jobs, the unemployment problem "will grow to the point where it will eat away at the very fabric of our society." The AFL-CIO spokesman urged Congress to open up immediate job opportunities for a million unemployed by requiring employers to pay double-time for overtime work, rather than time-and-one-'half, and by simultaneously extending coverage of the Federal wage-hour law. He said the basic workweek should be cut to 35 hours—over a period of years, if necessary—to put addi--f tional millions to work. would cut down the nation's pro­ ALLENTOWN, Pa.—If you have No "single solution" can bring ductive power. "We are not talk­ dreams of owning and sailing your about full employment, Biemiller ing about less production," he told own yacht, but you haven't said. A tax cut, stepped-up public the Subcommittee. "We are talking got the loot—this may be your works and a liberal monetary pol­ about more production, sustained chance. There's a new credit com­ icy all are needed to "lift economic by greater purchasing power stem­ pany just for yachts, designed as activity and create jobs,' the AFL- ming from higher employment." a one-stop shopping deal with your CIO spokesman declared. But he Labor does not consider the 40- friendly yacht dealer. stressed that "additional measures hour week "unreasonable" or ex­ The Bertram Yacht Division of are essential. Without them, un­ hausting" and "we wish everyone the Nautec Corp. announced the employment will continue to linger could work 40 hours," he said. creation of a new company—Bert­ and to fester." He stressed that in a period Biemiller noted that many em­ when the labor force is growing, ram Credit Corp.—as a subsidiary of the General Acceptance Corp. ployers find it cheaper to schedule automation is reducing opportu­ The new company will finance both overtime work at time-and-one-half nities for employment. Most of the dealers and purchasers so that the rates than to hire or recall addi­ increase in employment during the customer can buy his yacht and tional employees and take on past ten years has been in state finance in one stop. added fringe benefit expenses. and local government jobs, he And, dealers, under the plan, This, he said, has largely nullified pointed out. Some economists esti-, the original purpose of premium mate that the number of full-time will be able to buy yachts during pay—^to discourage overtime work jobs in the private sector of the the off-season and pay for them during the selling season. Pur­ and spread employment. He added: economy has actually declined. chasers will finance through the "This has created the paradox dealers. (Comments and suggestions are of substantial overtime in a period Bertram expects to reach sales when millions of workers are job­ invited by this Department and less and when millions more are can he submitted to this column approaching the $5-mlllion mark compelled to work part-time be­ in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) in the current fiscal year. cause full-time jobs are not available." The AFL-CIO spokesman ac­ knowledged that an immediate substantial reduction in the work­ week without a cut in weekly wages would boost labor costs for employers, since hourly wages would have to be raised. He made these points, however: • If the workweek were cut back gradually and productivity con­ tinues to rise at its present rate, wage increases could be absorbed without a rise in unit labor costs and without higher prices. • Full employment would lift consumer demand, leading to in­ creased production and lower unit labor costs. • Unemployment is not without economic and social cost—to busi­ ness as well as to other segments of the community. To the extent that shorter hours reduce unem­ One way to idle away some time between job calls is to ployment, they will also reduce exercise a cuesticic at one of the game tables in the Balti­ the economic burden of jobless­ more SIU hall. The congregation here includes (l-r) P. Pros­ ness. per. James Evretf—who's eying a shot for the side pocket. It Is "nonsense," Biemiller said, Art Redmond, Fred Seroul and A. Pessepere. to contend that • 35-hour week Now's Your Chance For That Yacht Greetings From Baltimore recommended candidates the fol­ lowing office-seekers: For House of Representatives, Orleans Parish: Ward 1, Stephen K. Daley; Ward 6, Thomas A. Ear­ ly, Jr.; Ward 9, Donald L. Fortier; Ward 13, Joseph A. Barreca. From Jefferson Parish: Louis G. Desonier, Jr., William J. Dwyer and Francis E. Lauricella. St. Bernard Parish: Samuel B. Nunez, Jr. For President, Jefferson Parish: Thomas F. Donelon. For Sheriff, Jefferson Parish: Alwynn J. Cronvich. For Judge, 1st Jefferson Par­ ish Court; Cyril J. Gracianette. For Democratic State Central Committee, Orleans Parish: Ward 1, Gustave E. Betz, Jr.; Ward 6, Michael J. Cusimano; Ward 7, Llewellyn J. Scanlon; Ward 9, Jo­ seph G. Landrieu, Jr., Michael George Markay, Jr., and Louis Pomes; Ward 10, Carolyn Gay Labouisse; Ward 11, Margaret P. Mcllhenny; Ward 12, Ethel I. Man­ ning; Ward 15, Joseph C. Cadro, and Ward 16, George F. Klumpp. For Jefferson Parish: Daniel A. Boudreaux, James K. Duckworth, Dr. Joseph E. Dugas, Jr., Harry A. Pitre and Emmanuel D. Russell. For Jefferson Parish Council: District 2, Anthony Caramonta; Districts 1 and 2 (at large), Harold L. Molaison; District 3, George J. Ackel; District 4, Anton Pilney; Districts 3 and 4 (at large), Jacob H. Sciambra; CX)umcilman-at-large, Charles J. Eagan. For Sheriff, St. Tammany Parish: John W. Levenson. SIU Ship Aids Liner (Continued from page S) covered. It spread quickly as pas­ sengers and crew began to take to the lifeboats. Many leaped over­ board in life jackets. Soon after­ ward, the Lakonia was racked by a series of explosions which re­ portedly blew the steel plates from one third the length of her hull. As survivors began arriving in port, many complained about panic and faulty safety equipment. They cited leaking lifeboats with pumps which quit working almost imme­ diately, davits that broke while boats were being lowered, flash­ lights that were missing or didn't work, and emergency lockers whose doors were either rusted or painted shut and couldn't be opened. " The fire apparently started from a short-circuit in a barber­ shop which was taxed to well above its capacity by female pas­ sengers having their hair done in preparation for a big party. The Lakonia is the former Dutch liner Johan van Oldenbarevelt, which was built in 1930. She was insured for $3 million. A refitting by the new Greek owners was com­ pleted only last week. The same owners operate two other liners, the Greek-flag Arkadia and the Liberian-flag Olympia. Some of the Lakonia survivors are traveling home to England from Funchal on the Ai'kadia, but a number reportedly refused to board the Greek liner and awaited other transportation. A Norwegian tug, the Herkules, is now attempt­ ing to tow the burned-out Lako­ nia to Gibraltar. �Pice ElcM SEAFARERS Runaway Fleet 'King' Proposes Juicy Deal LOO On Camera MIAMI—Daniel K. Ludwig, the reputed king of the run­ aways, is reportedly toying with an idea which would insure his crown for a long time to come. He proposes to use some of his fleet of runaway ships-* to transport "runaway orange Croix and to set up a processing juice" into the US from Pan­ plant where the local concentrate 11^; ama by way of the Virgin Islands. would be mixed with the product of 7,500 acres the company owns Ludwig is one of the biggest in Panama. individual runaway operators in US Government sources have the world, and undoubtedly one been playing down the fears of the of the richest, with a fortune esti­ Florida citrus growers, much the mated to range between a quarter same way they play down the and a half billion dollars. dangers to the US-flag shipping Seafarers may remember him fleet posed by runaway ships. They from the time in 1960 when the say that the entire operation SIU helped to tie up the 44,000- would be limited to 4 percent of ton bulk ore carrier, the Ore US frozen concentrate production, Monarch, in Philadelphia, as part and would be unlikely to turn out I of its campaign to win decent even that big. wages and conditions for the Seafarers however can readily Movie screen provided backdrop for Joe Algina, Seafarers crews of runaway-flag vessels. The understand the fears of the Florida Safety Director, during talk at last week's guest session of Ore Monarch was operated by growers, after their own experience the Seafarers Educational Forum at SIU headquarters. Al­ Universe Tankships, a Liberian with the ineffectiveness in US subsidiary of National Bulk Carri­ handling of the 50-50 cargo law, gina spoke on shipboard safety after safety film was shown ers which Ludwig established in most recently in the Russian wheat to Seafarers attending Forum classes. 1936. deal, where foreign flags have Florida citrus growers, who are been allowed to steal 90 percent still suffering from last winter's of the cargoes. freeze which battered their crops, Ludwig's major shipping comare up in arms over Ludwig's lat­ I>anies—all personally owned— est proposal. The new scheme is are National Bulk Carriers, Uni­ to bring Panamanian juices duty­ verse Tankships and Seatankers, free into the US by way of the Inc. He also owns almost 85 per­ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Virgin Islands. The citrus growers cent of the American-Hawaiian fear this would open the flood­ Steamship Company. gates to other alien citrus crops. Earlier this year, Ludwig A workman takes care of his tools because such care assures that he Virgin Islands Citrus, Inc., a plunked down a cool $100 million will have a dependable, accurate tool to work with tomorrow. This ap­ for a 15 percent interest in the Ludwig subsidiary, proposes to plies to the steward, the other men In his department and to everyone grow oranges on 1,700 acres of St. Union Oil Company of California. else aboard ship. For the cooks, maintenance of meat-cutting tools is especially important because of their frequent use and the extra margin of safety involved when a tool is properly maintained. It is a fact that a really sharp knife is safer to use than a dull one and this applies doubly to meat tools, which are used either for cutting or for trimming purposes. Meat Grinders: The meat grinder should be taken apart after each use, and each part washed, scalded and air-dried. The plate and knife should be replaced in proper position. Running a few pieces of bread Cash Benefits Paid — October, 1963 through after grinding fatty meats will be a big help in removing AMOUNT PAID grease and makes cleaning the grinder easier. CLAIMS Knives, Cleavers and Saws: These must be kept sharp both for ease $ 73,081.49 8,188 Hospital Benefits of handling and for safety. Knives should be sharpened on a water or 97,584.94 38 Death Benefits oil stone, as a power driven dry stone may ruin the temper in the cutting 73,650.00 491 Pension-Disability Benefits edge of a fine blade. Sharpen a knife first on the coarse side of the 10,740.40 stone to put a bevel on it, then on the fine side of the stone to remove 53 Maternity Benefits 98,577.33 1,089 Dependent Benefits the "feather edge." Finish the edge and keep it sharp by using a 4,462.53 413 Optical Benefits smooth steel. A rough steel may4 38,002.24 5,712 turn the edge. Out-Patient Benefits may become loose, and bacteria Use each tool properly and only and germs may get into the cracks. 478,974.71 1,447 Vacation Benefits on the job for which it was de­ The top of the meat block should signed. Using a good tool to do be scraped and brushed after each TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION the wrong job, a job for which It use. The block wMl be much $875,073.64 17,431 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... was not designed, will ruin it. easier to keep clean if blood and Never use knives for cutting bones moisture from meat are not given which should be sawed, and never a chance to soak deeply into the use meat knives for cutting rope, wood. Keep a thin layer of salt on sacks, paper or wood. A meat saw the meat block whenever it is not October, 1963 should be used on bones and never in use. At the end of the day, Wives Children TOTAL Seamen Port for sawing wood. A cleaver is for clean the block thoroughly with a cutting chop bones and should steel scraper and brush. The block 208 18 43 Baltimore never be used for cutting wire, will then be thoroughly clean and 16 10 155 Houston driving nails or opening crates or will dry out overnight. This as­ 45 8 10 63 Mobile cans. sures a clean, odorless, sanitary 285 16 13 314 New Orleans • * * To preserve the fine cutting edge block. Never use water to clean 535 47 32 New York of knives, never throw them to­ the block. 191 146 26 19 Philadelphia * * * gether in a dish pan, drawer or Maintain the same bevel on the box. This will dull the edges. edges of the block that it had when 156 TOTAL 102 1,466 Knives should be washed in warm new, to prevent splitting and chip­ water, rinsed, and wiped with a ping of outside boards. The block clean dry cloth. Don't let the cut­ should also be turned periodically ting edge come in contact with so all parts of the cutting surface other cutlery. Knives should not will wear down evenly. This will October, 1963 be left in hot water for long peri­ assure both ease of operation and ods because this will cause the safety. Previous Pints Pints TOTAL Port Balance Credited Used ON HAND wooden handles to expand. Later, (Comment and suggestions are when they dry and shrink, the Boston ... 5 0 0 5 invited by this Department and rivets and handles will become New York 146]^ 30Vi 55 122 can be submitted to this column loose. Philadelphia 31 0 0 31 in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) When not in use knives should Baltimore 60 0 0 60 be kept in a special rack to pro­ Norfolk 17 0 0 17 tect the edges. Jacksonville 22 0 0 22 Maintenance of meat - cutting Tampa 4 0 0 4 fools should include' care of Hie Mobile 19 0 12 '7 meat block, which plays an impor­ New Orleans 56Vi 0 7 491^ tant part in the cutting process. Houston . 4V^ 6 8 2V^ The block should be kept dry. The Wilmington 3 0 0 3 wood will expand and become soft San Francisco 6 5 3 8 if moisture from wet meat, brine Seattle 15 0 0 15 and blood is allowed to soak into Totals ..; ... 3891^ 41ii 85 346 the wood. Also the glued Joints Sharp, Weil-Kept Tools Are Essential SIX7 SOCIAL SECXJRITUr BULLETIN BOARD SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU Clinic Exams— All Ports SIU Blood Bank Inventory December VI, 19fl Train Porters' Pact Brings 40-Hr. Week WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Brotherhood or Sleeping Oar Porters averted a strike last week when an agreement was reached on a new contract with 53 railroads and the Pullman Company, Union President A. Phillip Ran­ dolph called the settlement "a not­ able victory" that gave union mem­ bers a 40-hour workweek, a wage Increase, and a "measure oi job protection." The new contract, Randolph said, is "full achievement of our goal" regarding the 40-hour week or 173hour work month. The union had particularly sought the protection of jobs where sleeping ear opera­ tions are taken over by the rail­ roads from the Pullman Company. Threatenteid Strike Prior to the signing of the new contract, the Porters had voted by a 98 percent margin to strike on December 20 if their workweek was not shortened. A threatened strike earlier was put off when the late President Kennedy named a special panel of mediators. The workweek cut will be reached in stages beginning Jan­ uary 1. The present monthly work schedule calls for 205 hours. By July 1, 1965, the workweek will b^ down to the regular 40-hour week, or 173 hours per month. The SIU had pledged its full support to the Porters in a wire sent to Randolph on December 17, while the pact talks were stalemated. The SIU "stands ready to assist Sleep­ ing Car Porters in every way pos­ sible," the Union declared. "We are in complete sympathy with your union's demands on the railroads in behalf of your mem­ bership and wish to assure you of our full support in the event strike becomes necessary." Subsidy Bid Set Aside For Year WASHINGTON — The Martime Subsidy Board has deferred action on a request of SlU-contracted Bloomfield SteamsJiip for a new 20-year agreement on an operating differential subsidy. The Subsidy Board said it want­ ed more time for a thorough con­ sideration of the application. It extended Bloomfield's present nine-year-old agreement for a year, to Deeenuber 31, 1964. The present subsidy covers Trade Route 21 (US Gulf/United King­ dom and Northern Europe). Under the Federal ship-operat­ ing-assistance program, a qualified operator is reimbui-sed for the dif­ ference between domestic and lower foreign-flag costs. To get the subsidy, the operator must agree to provide a minimum and maximum number of sailings a year and to replace his ships with modern tonnage. Bloomfield must maintain a minimum of 23 and a maximum of 27 sailings a year on TR 21 to continue receiving its differential subsidy. Bloomfield is also seeking to ex­ pand its subsidized operation to TR 13 (US Gulf/Mediterranean) and TR 22 (US Gulf/Far East). Other SlU-contracted companies seeking operating differential sub­ sidies are Waterman Steamship and Isthmian Lines. Waterman has been seeking Federal assist­ ance since 1957 and Isthmian since 1956. �December VJ, IMS Although hours wore long and life uncertain In the old days, there was at least one nice part about working conditions in the pre-industrialized society. Lack of machinery made for quieter and far less tense working places, on ship or shore. Problems of noise control have been neglected, until recently scientists began turning their attention to the dan­ gers of machinery racket. The following article sum­ marizes a report—"Engineroom Noise On Board Merchant Ships" — pub­ lished in the "International Labor Review," a publica­ tion of the International Labor Organization (ILO). I F YOU'VE ever bad a atrange desire to quit the sea, and haven't been able to explain It to yourself, the reason may simply be that the below-decks noise on that seagoing tub you're on is bugging your eardrums. This conclusion is part of a theory advanced in a preliminary report on engineroom noise aboard ship by the International Labor Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations. The study concerning the potentially serious effects of the clatter of big engines originated in 1961. The most obvious danger of course, is deafne^, as It Is felt that a seaman is especially open to that loss of hearing which is accompanied by noisy working conditions. Unlike the laborer in a noiseracked factory, the seaman does not go home at five to a relatively- SEAFARERS quiet apartment housing his better half and a few screaming kids. Instead, he must contend with engine vibrations and unwanted sound for weeks, sometimes months, at a time. In the ILO article, the following is used to describe the special din faced by the man who goes down to the sea in ships; "Coming directly from the en­ gine, the many-pitched vibrations caused by moving parts, the dull explosive roar of fuel burning in cylinders or boilers, the highfrequency whine of turbines, the high-pitched squeals of reduction geare, the grind of moving parts in contact and the insistent rumble of intake air create a complex noise which assails the human ear through most of the range of hearing, while enclosure of the engines in the tight metallic box of the engine compartment adds reflected airborne sound to the total noise level. In addition, vibra­ tions travel through the engine mountings and connections to bulkheads and decks, which pass them on to the engine room air." Where loud-voiced conversation is difficult, permanent and incur­ able loss of hearing through damage to the inner-ear sti-ucture is a possibility, according to the report. T»ge Nine LOG Elsewhere, the article cites the following: "... A great increase in noise level has resulted from the grow­ ing use of diesel propulsive ma­ chinery and the trend towards higher power and higher rpin generated by lighter main propul­ sion engines installed in a smaller engine compartment. For example, sound intensity in the engineroom increased some ten times when low-speed diesels replaced the early opposed piston engine, and 100 times with the arrival of the high-speed, higher-power diesel. Increase in sound energy has placed maritime enginemen among the groups of workers most ex­ posed to high level noise, which include men working in heavy industry or in proximity to large internal combustion W Jet en­ gines." D EAFNESS is not the only hazard faced by the man aboard ship as a result of this clashing, screaming, booming cacophony of disturbed air. The study reveals that the merchant mariner also faces such stresses as muscle tension, pulse increases and rises in blood pressure. These problems are associated with discomfort, ill humor, lack of well-being and anger at the source of the noise. The ability to SIU CONTRACT DEPARTMENT By Robert A. Matthews, SIU Vice-President, Contracts & Contract Enforcement (This column unll be a regular featurle of the SEAFARERS LOG to deal with contract matters and job issues in the SIU and maritime that develop from time to time. Seafarers are urged to write directly to the SIU Contract Department at headquarters regarding any comments or sug­ gestions on these issues.) Questions on different sections of the SIU agreement keep coming up from time to time, as delegates and crewmembers seek clarification and interpretation of job situations that develop aboard ship. We've found that publication of these items has been helpful on various ships, so we continue to urge Seafarers to send their letters with the all pos-4^ QUESTION; "The night cook and sible details that can assist in a penter's duties. If the bosun, deck determination. maintenance or watchstanders per­ baker shall work day work. His Recently, headquarters received a form this work between 8 AM to hours shall be set forth by the letter from Brother Calvin Hirsch, 5 PM, Monday through Friday, they steward in all ports. I would like to delegate on the SS Hudson, who shall be entitled to overtime. If know if this applies to overseas they perform this work at any time ports in foi-eign countries. The posed the following questions. other than during their regular agreement states In American QUESTION #1: "Please clarify working hours, they shall be en­ ports, in all ports!" overtime for weekdays, 8 AM to ANSWER; This section of the 5 PM, and Saturdays, Sundays and titled to overtime and one-half. REFERENCE: Standard Freight- agreement applies to all ports any­ holidays, such as, installing a bilge pump in a lifeboat and cementing ship Agreement, Article III, Sec­ where in the world. REFERENCE: Artiele V, Section seams in pontoons for a bulk car­ tion 12 (c)—"When members of the deck department are required by 4, of the Standard Freightship rier." ANSWER: Installing bilge pump the officer-in-charge to perform Agi-eement—Working Hours. "In and cementing pontoons—If the regular carpenter work they shall American ports, the night cook and bosun or deck maintenance and be paid straight overtime for their baker sliall work on a schedule watchstanders perform this work watch on deck and overtime and between 6 AM and 6 PM as set forth by the steward except on at any time they are entitled to one-half for their watch below." days of arrival. In all ports, the 3" 4" i overtime. Headquarters also recently re­ night cook and baker shall work REFERENCE: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Sec­ ceived a letter from Brother Bill on a schedule between 6 AM and tion 11 (b)—"The working hours Russel, who posed the following 6 PM as set forth by the steward except on days of arrival." at sea and in port for all men question: classified as day workers shall be from 8 AM to 12 noon, and 1 PM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. Any Now that the cold weather is here, Seafarers are reminded that work performed by day men out­ heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard ean be easily handled if side of these hours shall be paid the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer for at their regular overtime rate, and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmem­ except for such work as defined bers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait in Article II, Section 18." three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ QUESTION # 2: "Please clarify sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. overtime for "'eekdays, 8 AM to The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living 5 PM and Saturdays, Sundays and quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was holidays, for such work as building done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available in order a box for the Lyle Gun." to make a determination. ANSWER: Building box for Lyle Gun—This is considered a car­ fijp perform demanding work is re­ duced along with morale, and momentary lapses may cause errors. Theoretically, at least, the clamor may be responsible also for difficulties with family and friends, insomnia and emotional instability. Attacking the problem is no easy matter, the ILO points out. But the possibility of structural improvements in ships now being built is a reality, and several innovations are either being studied, or are already in the practical stage. Good results have been claimed in achieving less noise by simply cutting the reduction gear teeth more accurately, improving the balance of moving parts and in­ creasing the weight of stationary parts. Sound-absorbing lining in super­ chargers has a lesser but still very real effect on noise reduction, as does equalling the number of impeller blades on the super­ charger so that the frequency response is outside the range of 3,000 to 5,000 cycles per second. This particular range of sound is found to be far more damaging to the inner ear than other frequency ratings, both higher and lower. Further good results were achieved by the placement of acoustic hoods over air blowers, high-speed generators and reduc­ tion gears; and the addition of elastic engine mountings to reduce engine vibrations has been suc­ cessful. O THER AREAS of the ship also were pegged as danger points in the study. To re­ duce the clatter facing the deck man likely to find himself on the intensely-vibrating navigation bridge, a better location for the engine ventilation system was found, and auxiliary machinery has been moved to diminish structureborne vibrations that raise another sort of racket. Wherever permitted, the atudy urges the removal of crew quar­ ters to amidships to give the sailors a respite from the constant drumming of the engines. On the many ships already in the water, approaching middle or even old age, these refinements are economically (and, in many cases, structurally) impossible. One suggestion is a simple pair of ear plugs or ear muffs resem­ bling a radio operator's headset. This innovation, however, has not met with a particular amount of success. Surveys among the guys who make the difference — the black gang — report rejection of the use of cumbersome and hot muffs, as being far too uncomfort­ able in the already-burning atmopshere of the engineroom. And, say the boys in the hole, oil and grit collect inside the ear-protect­ ing devices. Any Seafarer who was land­ locked in the Army will remember the splitting headaches artillery­ men reported, after wearing those tiny pink ear plugs for any ex­ tended period. There are, however, some im­ provements which can be slapped on just about any ship which still retains the ability to stay afloat. Local screening of various work areas with a double-glazed en­ closed control cabin — resembling a sentry box — and lined with a sound absorbant material, does reduce the sound to a great extent, minimizing the extreme danger of loss of hearing. The engineroom, surprisingly enough, is not the most difficult area to control, because the noises assailing the ear are fairly con­ stant there. Seamen tend to become attuned to the noises, and the experienced engine department sailor unconciously settles himself to the con­ sistency of the drumming noises. His brain only registers the noise when some part of the machinery has gone amiss, and the usual noises blaring forth are replaced by a different and unusual sound. This he immediately translates into a problem that may need immedi­ ate attention. The er.r which is accustomed to a steady stream of roughly the! same noises is abnormally sensitive to a sudden, highl5--pitched noise which may be part of his job, but is not constantly drumming at his hearing apparatus. These sudden noises which bang at the ear are the most damaging. And, they are almost impossible to control. It's Graduation Day Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Only three classes short of the lOO-marIc, SIU lifeboatmen's training school graduated class number 97 at headquarters recently, when group shown here received Coast Guard tickets. In front (l-r) are Randy Dei Prete, Cecil Moore; middle, Nick Sokollonides, Joe Lucos, Chorles Ownes, Morvin Mizeiie; rear, Jomes Moinello, Jomes Giliion, Robert Yborro, Allen Born and instructor Ami Biornsson. �''''•I: \ ••:•'; nritcr 9E^'AFAttWR9 LOO Pkce Tea Presidential Diners Toofc Part In CiAa Swap SIU Ship 'Hosts' Stamp Design WILMINGTON, Calif.—^The Waterman freighter Morning Light, the only unsubsidized American-flag ship to participate in the Cuban prisoner exchange deal that ended several months ago, apparently figured prominently in the design of the new US postage stamp honoring the 100th annlversary of the International over to Cuba. The shipments be­ Cross. The AFL-CIO Maritknd gan last December, resulting In the Trades Department and the SIU Red Cross. Manned by an SIU crew, Uie Morning Light was the ei^th supply ship used by the American Red Cross in the prisoner ex­ change program that began just before last Christmas. She sailed from New Orleans with a $4.5 mil­ lion shipment of emergency sup­ plies'for Cuba on May 14, return­ ing to the States with a number of Cuban refugees and relatives Trio of Thanlcsgiving Day diners at SIU headquarters last of the prisoners. month included members of SIU West Coast affiliates from A report here by Fred Russell, Wilmington branch Red Cross several APL ships. Pictured (l-r) are Tony Corbo, President chairman of public information, Jackson; Arthur Ceto, President Adams, and Louis R. Seifsaid the design for the 5-cent fery. President Monroe. stamp issued October 29 in Wash­ ington was bas^ on a photograph taken by Red Cross photographer Rudy Vetter who traveled aboard the Morning Light to Cuba. Approximately 120 million of the IRC centenary stamps are be­ MONTREAL—The ladies of the SIU continue to stump the ing printed in black, red and white nationwide distribution. experts. The latest woman Seafarer to pit her unusual oc­ forThe Mpming Light carried some cupation against the guesses of a TV quiz show panel of ex­ 8,000 tons of baby food and medi­ perts is a French-Canadian tug--f cal stores that were part of the boat cook, Emilienne Lapointe, a completely a year ago when she $53 million in supplies turned crewmember of the SIU of Canada- appeared on the nationally-tele­ crewed McAllister tug Yvonne vised show "What's My Line?" in Dupre. the US. The panelists were unable Only one of the three panelists to guess that glamorous Frenchon the French version of "To Tell Canadian Seafarer Pauline LetenThe Truth," shown on Channel 10 dre, who appeared on the show, A reminder from SIU head­ here, was successful in identifying was actually chief cook on the Mc­ quarters cautions all Seafarers her correctly. Allister tug Felicia. Pauline leaving their ships to contact To play the game, the panel is walked away with the $50 top the hall in ample time to allow given information about a contest­ prize for completely fooling the the Union to dispatch a replace­ ant's occupation and must guess experts with her unusual occupa­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ which of three people to appear tion. fore paying off may cause a de­ before them is the person de­ The ladies work eight months layed sailing, force the ship to scribed. out of the year, seven days a week sail short of the manning re­ in the galley during the shipping quirements and needlessly make Pretty Chief Cook Another woman cook on a Mc­ season on the Canadian side of the the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Allister tug stumped the experts Lakes. participated in the early shipping arrangemente by helping under­ write the cost of longshore labor; in moving the original cargoes to and from Cuba. Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director New Hope For Overworked Hearts Two announcements of special significance to working men and women were issued recently by the American Heart Association, which conducts the nationwide "Heart Fund" campaign In February. First was a report that the death rate from diseases of the heart and blood vessels among family breadwinners—men in the 45-64 age bracket —has dropped by 6 percent since 1950. Second was an article published in the Association's scientific journal. Circulation," in which two University of California scientists showed that labor's loss in income.as a result of premature death from circula­ tory diseases was an estimated billion dollars in a single year. An­ other $830.4 million was lost that year in unearned wages because of cardiovascular disabilities. The 6 percent drop in the death rate resulted primarily from a 22% decrease in the mortality rate from stroke and a 44% decrease in the death rate from high blood pressure in men aged 45-64. These gains offset a 4% rise in the death rate from coronary disease (heart attacks), the most serious of the cardiovascular diseases. These two reports underscore that while great strides have been made in combating heart disease, much remains to be done. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the costliest in dollars to the nation's working men and women, More-f important stili, these diseases are caused almost 250,000 deaths in perhaps our greatest health enemy. 1962. Each year they take more lives The Americain Heart Association in the United States than all other reports the investment of nearly causes of death combined. Among 90 million "Heart Fund" dollars persons—under 65, including the since 1949 in research seeking breadwinners upon whom tlie causes, prevention and cures for family's well-being depends, they heart ailments. Millions more have been spent on professional and public education, to initiate com­ munity programs for aiding heart patients, and to establish rehabili­ tation and vocational services which make it possible for many stricken' workers to return to tlieir Siiii improved designs this year. Particularly low in price are refrigerators, jobs. By Sidney Margolius Chief among the diseases in­ washing machines and dryers, vacuum cleaners and ranges. Zig-zag volved are: heart attack (toll, sewing machines also are getting cheaper. 500,000 lives annually); stroke One of the most interesting new developments is the self-cleaning (kills 200,000, disables millions); This January we have to discard our usual annual forecast of another sizeable rise in living costs. For 1964, the prospect is for fairly stable range introduced by one large maker (General Electric). This is ac­ high blood pressure (5 million are prices. In fact, an alert family that knows how and when to buy, should complished by a special high temperature setting. However, the new affected); rheumatio fever (afflicts be able to reduce some (rf its basic expenses and have more money for device so far is available only on the more-expensive models. 500,000 school-age children); and other family goals. Another work-saving range is the new model (introduced by Hot- Inborn cardiao defects (30,000 Especially look for sharp price cuts and big sales in the annual point), with slide-out oven walls coated with non-stick finish. The babies are bom each year with such defects). January clearances. Unusually warm weather in some regions earlier special finish makes the slide-out walls easy to sponge off in a sink. The 6 percent deaith rate de­ this winter and the gloom cast over Christmas shopping by the assas­ In refrigerators, the news is the (G.E.) model that comes with a sination of President Kennedy, have left stores with heavy inventories, counter work area. The freezer section forms the base of the counter crease is termed "the first rela­ tively sustained improvement we particularly of clothing and gift items. area, and the refrigerator is above the recessed counter. have seen" by Dr. James V. War­ In washing machines, a significant development is increased capacity, In general, you can expect a year of reasonable food prices. Cheap ren, past president of the Heart beef especially is going to be a big help. You also can expect a continu­ with three manufacturers introducing 14-pound washers (Norge, Easy Association. An intensive educa­ ation of low prices for clothing, with the exception of somewhat higher and Hotpoint). Previous largest capacity was 12 pounds. The new big- tional program has also drastically capacity machines usually have large agitators, stronger components prices on wool garments. altered the fatalism with which This also will be a good year to shop for home equipment. An in­ and increased oscillation to handle the heavier loads. the public used to view heart In furniture and rugs, some furniture lines and floor coverings, creasing number of appliances is available at genuine bargain prices. especially wool rugs, will cost a little more in '64. For furniture, we disease and strokes. Too, retail prices of both new and used cars are sagging a little. People are seeking medical ad­ advise shopping the February sales. In rugs, more consumers will turn But your problem in 1964 will be higher price tags on medical care; to nylon rugs which are holding closer to present levels. Grade for vice earlier. Dr. Warren reports, on some housing expenses, especially home operation and repairs; on grade, nylon and wool are both durable, but wool has some edge in and rehabilitation is far more vigorously pursued than ever commercial recreation such as movie admissions, and on auto mainte­ resiliency and soil resistance. before. Pliysicians today are also nance and insurance. Housing remains the big budget problem, with construction costs better informed about how to Here is a checklist of specific price prospects to help guide you in again three percent above a year ago as we enter '64. Renters will find diagnose, treat and prevent heart selecting good values in 1964; landlords in some cities offering more concessions. Real-estate inter­ diseases. Food prices will be relatively stable this year; some important ones ests are finding over-priced new apartments more difficult to rent. The main goal of the AHA still even will be cheaper. You can make budget savings by using more of In 1964, low-cost individual houses—those under $15,000—will be is to lessen the threat of pre­ the especially-abundant foods. Especially good buys in 1964 will in­ even harder to locate. Builders are expected to concentrate on homes mature death to the family bread­ clude beef (in exceptionally large supply); eggs; poultry; pork (during in the $15,000 to $25,000 range. The concentration on more-expensive winner—the man in the prime of the winter and spring); tuna fish 'now selling at the lowest prices in dwellings and luxury apartments is ominous for the economy as a life. "Although we have not yet recent years); Maine sardines, and canned corn. whole, and the construction industry in particular. This kind of con­ made significant inroads against Frozen orange juice concentrates will continue expensive, even if struction usually signals the mature stage of a-building boom, just be­ the toll taken by arteriosclerotic heart disease, the improvement a little less costly than last year. More smart consumers will switch to fore a recession breaks.. However, 1964 will be a good year to expand or renovate a home, with respect to strokes and hyper­ canned juices such as grapefruit juice. In clothing, take advantage of the January sales, especially to fill in or refinance a mortgage. Prices of a number of important building tension suggests that the goal is your needs of coats, suits and other wool garments; also, hosiery. Rising materials have declined, including those on asphalt roofing, heating within our capability," Dr. Warren adds. wool prices are expected to boost prices of men's suits, coats and other equipment and plywood. As we enter 1964,' mortgage interest rates are a good one-half of wool clothing later this year. Some hosiery m-nufacturers also have (Comments and suggestions are announced price boosts which will affect prices of nylons-in coming 1 percent below a year ago. They now average as low as SV* percent invited by this Department and in New England; 5Vi to 5% in the Midwest; 6 percent in the South and can he submitted to this column months. in tare of the SEAFARERS LOa.) In hoosehold appUances, you Will be able to find both low prices and 6 to 6 V4 In the Far West Canada SIU Lady Cook Again Slumps TV Panel Quitting Ship? Notify Union 1964-A Year Of Reasonable Costs V' pre-Christmas release of 1,113 prisoners. Various American companies and private individuals donated the ransom cargoes through the Red �SM.AF J0 m FR R Maybe I'll Do BeHer In This One CONVENTION STRESSES POLITICAL EDUCATION. Labor Jn politics got a full share of attention at the recent AFL-CIO convention in New York, spotlighting the importance to the trade union movement of the 1964 elections. The 167-member AFL-CIO General Board, re­ viewing labor's register-and-vote campaigns of 1960 and 1962, determined an even greater effort is demanded if success in 1964 is to be assured. It placed special emphasis on the need for a full-time officer to be assigned to political activity in every union and a person in every local to implement the program. The General Board discussed the political challenge of extreme right-wing elements to labor and to liberal government and asserted the trade union movement must fight back by insuring the greatest possible participation in political decisimimaking. The best single weapon labor has in this struggle, the Board in­ dicated, is manpower enlisted on the side of good citizenship. Earlier, the AFL-CIO convention had approved a resolution calling on every local union to appoint a person responsible for registering unregistered unionists and members of their families and for getting out the vote on Election Day. The 1964 AFL-CIO register-and-vote campaign will be financed by a voluntary five-cent per member assess­ ment voted by the Executive Council in October. ft $1 SIn other convention action on the political front, the AFL-CIO called for equality of citizenship at the polls by redistricting "malapportioned state legislatures and Congressional districts" which deny fair repre­ sentation to urban voters. The resolution embodying tbe AFL-CIO stand on reapportionment pointed out the rural minority—some 30 percent of total population—still controls most state legislatures and has dis­ proportionate influence in the US House of Representatives. The resolution said," . . . one form of malapportionment feeds an­ other. It is the rurally-dominated state legislatures which have control over the apportionment of Congressional districts." The resolution called for support of a bill by Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-NY) which would require Congressional districts to be of "reason­ ably equal population and of compact boundaries." It concluded: "Only through Congressional action, presidential leadership, enlightened court decisions and public demand can truly representative apportion­ ment become a reality, with every citizen possessing equal strength at the ballot box and in the voting booth. Only when the concept of one man, one vote, is fully observed will democracy be fully achieved." The Brown Shoe Company plant, in a non-union area in northeast Mississippi, went union after a fiveyear organizing effort by the Boot & Shoe Workers. The vote was 238-161 over the fierce opposition of industrial and merchants' groups and the town's only news­ paper. The union had been de­ feated twice before by the same forces. Management of the firm, it was reported, took no part in the anti-union campaign since it enjoys businesslike relations with the union in other plants. The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint charging that the "New York Mir­ ror" committed an unfair labor practice by shutting down on Oc­ tober 16 with no advance notice or consultation with three unions it has bargained with for 39 years. A January 20 date has been set for a hearing on the charges. Press­ men's Local 2, Stereotypers Local 1 and Newspaper Guild Local 3 filed the charges after the Mirror went out of business. Its name, good will and other assets wei-e sold to the "New York Daily * * + Automation protection is one of News." * + * the major provisions of a new twoA settlement of strikes that be­ year pact won by the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild with the "Her­ gan November 1 at eight Westingald-Examiner." The contract was house Electric Corp. plants has ratified by 800 Guild members two been announced by the Interna­ hours before a strike deadline. Un­ tional Brotherhood of Electrical der its terms, management is re­ Workers. The IBEW strikes in­ quired to notify the union six volving 12,000 workers protested months in advance of technological a proposed company-wide senior­ changes, and to meet with the ity plan. New three-year contracts Guild to work out implementation provide wage increases and pres­ ervation of plant-wide seniority at of the changes with "the least ad­ several locations. Application of a verse effect on employment op­ new seniority at other loca-' portunities." It is the first such tions is limitedplan to one percent of clause in a Guild contract. the bargaining unit during the first 18 months. ^ Foreign Payoff? Special training to ready them carpenter apprenticeships will Leave Clean Ship for be provided to 100 unemployed Seafarers are reminded that Washington youths as part of a when they leave a ship after program arranged jointly by the articles expire in a foreign AFL-CIO, the United Brotherhood port, the obligation to leave a of Carpenters and the US Depart­ clean ship for the next crew ment of Labor. A majority of the is the same as in any Stateside trainees will be out-o£-schonl, outport. Attention to details of of-work Nagro youths ranging in housekeeping and efforts to age from 17 to 21. They will be leave quarters, messrocms and pvppared for s 'illed job:: tlirough other working spaces clean the sp:c!."l t-ainirg program, will be appreciated by the new which is the first in a series crew when it comes aboard. financed joinlly by the AFL-CIO and the Labor Department. O o 4 w ul <• w The year now ending has not made any sharp diiference in the general decline of USflag shipping. The drift in the Federal Gov­ ernment's maritime policy is virtually un­ changed; the promises go unfulfilled. The wheat deal and the proposed 50-50 di­ vision of grain cargoes for the Soviet bloc has not materialized. Our Cuba trade policy regarding foreign shipping to Castro's island wavers. Washington's belated attempts to enforce adherence to the 50-50 cargo law by US agen­ cies provokes nev/ nose-thumbing gestures by foreign owners and governments around the world. Congress has been preoccupied with antistrike proposals for maritime and little else of significant help to the industry. It has already enacted the first peacetime compul­ sory arbitration law in US history to curb railroad workers and their unions. The nation's highest court has given run- away-flag ship operators a green light and, for the present, exemption from US maritime union or.oanizing attempts. It has cut the safeguards protecting US seamen's pay rights in shm bankruptcy situations. OfF^dallv, US public and private planners .inr) p'^'^nf es f.^^vor a strong U^-tlpcr merchant fleet. Behmd the scenes, and in their deal­ ings with each other, their action^: run county to this v'ew. All in all, 1963 has not been one of our bettpT- years, although Seafarers have been able to ppipv better than fair shinning, and new ship operations and iobs kee-> coming along to plug gaps here and there. But aru'one who's been a'-ound durng most of the TS TT^ears that the STU has been in existence will find today's year-end picture not much dif­ ferent from any other. Shipping always has been a rough-andtumhle busine.ss. so why should '63 change anything? And besides, who can tell what next "ear may be like? Safety At Sea The sea has claimed another ship, this time the Greek passenger liner Lakonia, which burned in the Atlantic this week with a reported loss of 127 persons either missing or dead. The gay cruise ship had left South­ hampton, England, with 1,027 passengers and crew. Ships of all nations, including an SIUmanned vessel, responded to the SOS and kept the disaster toll low by plucking some 909 survivors from the water. The disaster-stricken vessel is still afloat, under tow to Gibraltar, which apparently at­ tests to a basically-sound construction. So the drama in this instance is unlike that in­ volving the Andrea Doria sinking seven years ago, when 50 persons lost their lives in a collision between the Italirn liner and the Swedish linsr Stockholm off Nantucket. But the threat of disaster rides with every hip that puts to s''?. It is pn ever-present •'ange" to ssai'ar nT men and their passen"ro cijt this d:~nge'" tn a ipin'mum. the US h-s ret some nf the lT'<^hest safety stand­ ards in the world fo- its Unfortunately, at sea as en land, or in the air, it often takes a major tragedy to point UP the importance and urgency of such safety regulations. The Doria sinking, and its at­ tendant loss of lives, should have spurred prompt worldwide action to improve ship sa'etv around the world. Yet it took four years before an interna­ tional conference on sea safety was convened at London in 1960 and, despite the three years that have passed since then, the recnmmendpticns of that gathering are still not •n full effect throughout the maritime world. The lessons of 1956 go unheeded. In"t?nces of panic and faulty safety equip­ ment v/ere described this week by survivors of the Lakonia, which undouhtediv led to an mcre-i.sed loss of life. The fire that .gutted the ship has been attributed to overloaded electrical wirmg, again putthiv the harsh vlai'p of onblicitv on the lack o' adequate safety in the world's maritime fleets. It is pamfullv clear that action still is needed to bring necessary safetv standards 'o th° feels of the world. Action, rather than lin service, is necessary now to assure proper safety standards on .ships of all na­ tions before more lives are lost needlessly. �Tmlr# SEAFARERS The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Russell Elmer McLeod, 61: Nat­ Alva Ony Moreland, 52: Brother Moreland died of accidental causes ural causes took the life of Broth­ at his home in er McLeod in Groves, Texas, the Seattle on May 25, 1963. (Wash.) USPHS He had shipped Hospital on Sep­ in the steward tember 5, 1963. department since He had sailed in 1952. He is sur­ the steward de­ vived by a sister. partment since Miss Lela May 1955. Surviving Moreland, also of is his son, Pat­ Groves. Place of rick Joseph Mc­ burial was in the Oak Bluff Me­ Leod, of Honolulu, Hawaii. Burial morial Park Cemetery, Port was at the View Crest Abbey Cem­ etery, Everett, Wash. Neches, Texas. All of the following SIU families have received mater­ nity benefiits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Colleen Jackson, born Septem­ and Mrs. Charles Rogers, Balti­ ber 7, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs more, Md. Jimmie Jackson, Humble, Texas. $•$>$>. William Cachola, born August 4- 4" Mary Jo Weekly, born April 4, 21, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph liam V. Cachola, Baltimore, Md. $•$>$> E. Weekly, Guifport, Miss. Kimberly Lynn Edwards, bom i. t. t. Villa Burke, born September 9, September 27, 1963, to Seafarer 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Timothy and Mrs. Howard Lloyd Edwards, H. Burke, Ogdensburg, New York. Owosso, Mich. 4" 4" 4^ 4- 4' 4» 4- 4« 4" 4< 4> 4> 4" 4" <4 Mary Frances Henley, born Oc­ tober 7, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. James B. Henley, Rincon, Ga. Barry Hayaski, born September 21. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry Hayaski, Wilmer, Ala. Robert Walter Miller, born Au­ gust 28, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. William H. Miller, Baltimore, Md. $>$>$• Amelia Leonard Thompson, born August 30, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clem Thompson, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina. Francis Gillis, born August 22, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Douglas Gillis, Detroit, Mich. Sharon Lynn Fleming, born Sep­ tember 24, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Fleming, Hyde Park, Mass. 4> 4> 4' Julie Elizabeth Rogers, born September 14, 1963, to Seafarer SIU Team Ashore at the same time in New York, Seafarer father-and-son team are pictured together in head­ quarters hiring hail. Dad Candida Bonefont (stand­ ing) ships out on deck, and son Luis Bonefont sails in the steward depart­ ment. New York is home port for both of thom. Darwin P. Carroll, 48: Brother Carroll died of a lung ailment at the Jackson Hos­ pital, Montgom­ ery, Ala. on Au­ gust 7, 1963. Sailing since 1947, he had shipped with the SIU in the en­ gine department. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Margaret C. Glausier, of Mont­ gomery. Burial was at Bethel Bap­ tist Church Cemetery, Troy, Ala. t t i Ernest P. Janosko, 61: Brother Janosko died in the Portuguese Hospital, Salva­ dor, Brazil, from a stomach ail­ ment on June 7, 1963. He had sailed with the SIU in the deck department since 1944. He is sur­ vived by a sister, 4) 4^ t Mrs. W. Kish, of Gary Alan Bertrand, born Octo­ Bedford, Ohio, Burial was in the ber 8, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emmett J. Bertrand, Port Arthur, United States. Texas. 4^ 4> 4> 4> 41 Todd James Hunt, born Septem­ Louis William Peed, 50: Brother ber 21, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peed died of a heart attack in Michael Hunt, Philadelphia, Pa. India on August 17, 1963. Ship­ Sean Mark Charette, bom Octo­ ping in the en­ ber 20, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. gine departnoent, Marvin B. Charette, Bayfield, Wis. he had sailed 4" 4" 4" Pamela Weaver, born August 6, with SIU since 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gleason 1943. He is sur­ Weaver, Houston, Texas. vived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian 4) 4^ 4" Troy Bennett, bom September Peed, New Or­ 8, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. leans, La. Burial Bobby G. Bennett, Gulliver, Mich. was in New Orleans. Backs Seatime Rule On Pension To the Editor: I would like to second the thought in the LOG (Oct. 4) by Brothers Paul Zellner and Ludwlk Borowik on men working ashore and wanting a pension. It seems to me that some of us want to have our candy and to eat it too. We should realize that this is impossible. If a seaman, and I put the emphasis on "seaman," is work­ ing toward the day he can re­ tire, the only way he can do so is by going to sea. If he's work­ ing ashore to get his so-calied "seatime" for benefits, that's something else. But first let's come up with something fea­ sible on the retirement for fulltime seamen. Brother C. L. Cousins in the same LOG mentions that eligi­ bility should be based on the completion of 20 years as a paid-up member in good stand­ ing. Well, I know some of our brothers who are paid up in dues are saiiing as mates and engineers on SIU - contracted ships. 'They can be paid up and in good standing, but are they eligible for a pension from our plan? This is obviously some­ thing that still has to be worked on. No one who's working ashore from time to time on odd jobs should be able to come in and say the requirements for an SIU pension are too high at 12 years or 15 years. Eligibility has to be tough; otherwise, any­ peeember 97, INI LOG one could retire and before you know it, the whole membership will be on retirement. In most jobs, the required time for a pension calls for 15 to 20 years on one job in con­ tinuous service. Now this can't be the way with us, not for sea­ men today. I want to have a retirement plan to look forward to as bad Editor j All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mall and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPlTAt. NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Edward Achee James Lola George Armstrong Theodore Lee Richard Barnes Claude Lomers James Benoit Cornelius Martin Daniel Bishop Leon Morgan Evangelus Nonis Wilbert Burke George Burleson Frederick Nobles Byrd Buzbee William Padgett Kcnyon Parks Steve Crawford Howard Curry Charles Parmar James Rankin Julius Ekman George Flint Homer Lee Ringo Harold Robison Eugene Galiaspy Aristide Soriano Jesse Green Raymond Steels Sanford Gregory James Thomas Seifcrt Hamilton Rulfin R. Thomas Earl Hardeman Michael Toth Herbert Hart Francis Wall Charles Hooper Earl Whateiy Melvin Hughorn Roland Wilcox Waiter Johnson Stanley Wright Foster Juneau WiUiam Woolsey Wlliiam Kirby Dusks Korolia USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND George Marcotts James Archie Manning Moore Louis Baxter Curtis Nelson John Bergeria Francis O'Laughlia Edmund Brett William Parrish John Bryant Bryon Ricketts Antonio Carrano John Ross James Doyle William Souder Hector Durata Grady Watson Julius Fekete Joseph Williams Freidof Fondila Harry Willoughby Monroe Gaddy Martin Witty Gorman Glaze Hubert Wolverton John Hannay Lawrence Holbrook Nicholas Wuchina Martin Yager Gustavo LoeRer Thomas McLaughlin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Charles Allen John Ilatliff Edward Brezina Charlie Gedra Arthur Brown Manuel Lopez Joe Ebnole Kenneth Peden Sixto Escobar Henry Schorr USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK John Aba Merrill Johns Arturo Alderets Walter Kariak Pedro Arellano A. Koukeas Dominick Blaczak Juan Leon Felix Bonefont Sulo Lepisto John Buenday Paul Liotta Dennis Lloyd Thomas Clark Ramon Maldondo Well Denny Jose Morales Stanley Derelo Charles Dougherty William Morris Harold Duclox Isidore Nappi Frits Nilsen Thomas Duncan Roy Poole Carl Ernest Louis Oinilla Martin Fay Eugene Plahn Charles Fertal Floro Regaladn Theodore Gerber Jacques Rion Ventura Gilabert James Rlst Edward Glazder Mohamed Said Richard Green . Abbas Samet Edwin Harriman Ralph Hayes Juan Soto November 1—has a letter from Harry N. Schorr among those submitted to the editor, urging that each seaman's blood type be added on the back of our yearly medical card. I strongly back up this request. I recall how in 1957 I shipped out as bosun on the MY Tag Knot in Mobile, and we would make a trip to Santa Rosalia, Mexico (Gulf of California) and back again every month and ten days. I heid that ship down for four trips. The last trip, while in the Gulf of California, I had several of the men working in the No. 4 'tweendeck. On that deck, a hinged hatch cover (steel) was hooked up aft in an upright position. The vessel was under­ way and, due to its slight roll and propeller jarring, the cover got unhooked and fell on the leg of an ordinary seaman. He lost quite a bit of blood until a tourniquet could be applied. An amphibian plane was dispatched from the Canal, but the man died on the way down, from the loss of blood. Had each member of the crew on that ship — or any ship — known his blood type, that sea­ man could have been saved. I cannot remember his name, but his home was in Pearl River, La. Frederick H. Garretson ib i 4> Yu Song Yea Lester Sturtevant Josa Tore Ward Hoskina Daniel Covaney Eladio Torres Julian Vista William Cameron Ernest Vltou VA HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Raymond Anderson Maurice LaVole Robert Alvarado Abraham Mander Henry Bortz . James Mathews Leslie Dean Robert Peters John Gribble Roy D. Peebles George Howard Merl Walters William Hightower Quint. Zambeano James Hodges Mayo Brasseaux Nicholas Korsak USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS William Forrest USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Henry Davis. Jr. Antonio Penor Fox C. Lewis Vernon Williamson Frederick Lillard USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jesse Brinkley William Mason John Fitchette Clarence Riggins William Hathaway Joseph Wallace James Marks George Williams USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Erick Johnson Ernest Peterson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Edward Bates J. M. Watkina USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASSACHUSETTS Harry Davis Harris Smallwood Alfred Duggan Donald Watson Arthur Harrington USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Gerald Algernon George McKnew Benjamin Delbler Samuel Mills Abe Gordon Robert Shappard Thomas Lehay Willie Young Billy Lynn SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny MONTGOMERY TB SANITARIUM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Herman Hickman USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NEW YORK Arthur Nelson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASSACHUSEHTE Raymond Arsenault US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson attack on the runaway, flag of convenience bulk carrier J. Louis, which the US Navy saw fit to aid at the expense of American taxpayers? Nobody saw fit to mention that the greedy slob who oper­ ates it, the so-called American, is avoiding the taxes to pay for help, aid and assistance, and was employing one American In a crew of 49. John T. Bowman 4" 4" 4" Welfare Again Eases Burdens To the Editor: As I sit with pen in hand, I think over the years how the SIU welfare program has helped in paying hospital and doctor bills for us. as anyone else, and I want to Now again, with the death of see it provide more than $150 my husband, Harry K. East, the per month—and soon. benefit check has helped relieve But we're not making any the burdens of the family. headway on this, according to I wish to thank all of the offi­ some of the suggestions I've cers and officials of the Union seen in the past. Our plan has for being so good to us over the got to be a little stiff and should years my husband was a mem­ be paid according to seatime ber of the SIU. He was proud only, so that a man can retire to belong to a strong union like with enough to live on. the SIU and I am proud to be William R. Cameron among its members as one big SS Mankato Victory family. 4. 4> 4* I shall always try to uphold Blood Data Card everything Harry worked for Hits Runaway while he was a living member. Is Called Vital I also wish to thank the SIU Assist By Navy To the Editor: representatives here in Texas Every publication of the LCXJ To the Editor: How about a nice strong edi­ for the help extended to the is delivered to my home and I torial on the slanted newspaper family in our hours of grief. enjoy reading it very much. Mrs. Roberta East The copy in front of me — stories regarding the Cuban jet All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. �.yS. 'ilea-Vlews' siAlFIMiit •—By JoMph 1. TrMiblay _ f m • . • - .—-n ^iV- S2 Aside from remarks on good feeding and service, safety reminders seem to be upper­ most in the items that come up at ship's meetings around the SIU fleet. One important safety note was offered recently at the meeting on the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa), when ship's delegate Charles V. Tucker cautioned all hands to wear shoes to fire and boat drills, not wooden or rubber clogs. This type of leisure footwear is not rec­ ommended, Tucker pointed out, because they cause nasty spills and accidents on ladders and deck padeyes. 4. "I may as well tell you right now where I stand. 1 don't likeblondes ..." AZALEA CITY (Sta-Land), Oct. 30 —Chairman,. J. RIgattI; Secretary, R. Funk. $9.12 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. G. Castro was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested fo he a little more quiet when men are sleeping. TV for crew mess and transportation from ship to bus stop requested from company. Vote of thanks to steward department for good feeding and service. TRUSTCO (Commodity Transports.tion), Sept. IS—Chairman, nonet Sec­ retary, J. Quintayo. Second pumpman was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Trip has been smooth and captain has been very cooperative in to put out draw as money arrives In Yokohama. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crewmembers requested to qpoperate on use of washing machine. Steward requests that dirty linen be turned in. Re­ quest for better grade of coffee. NEW YORKER (Seatraders), Nov. S —Chairman, S. Berger; Secretary, D. C. Jones. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Captain wants list of all men getting off in Norfolk. D. C. Jones was elected as ship's delegate. Request made to take up collection for TV antenna. Vote of thanks to the steward department for Job well done. BiENViLLR (Sea-Land), Nov. 7 — Chairman, Van Whitney; Secretary, Carlos Dial. Disputed OT and de­ layed sailing will be handled by pa­ trolman. The ship's fund and TV fund will be left on the ship. Cash Is to be turned in to the captain and given to the next crew. Vote of thanks to the cooks for well-pre­ pared food. the matter of draws, etc. Safety meeting held with captain, officers and ail department delegates. Many practical suggestions were made. Joe Aires, patrolman from Philadelphia hail, handled many beefs the crew had on last trip with complete satis­ faction ail the way. Ship's crew ex­ tended thanks. Oct. 27—Chairman, V. O. Swanson; Secretary, J. Quintayo. Discussion on holding meeting b^ore payoff with patrolman and food plan representa­ tive regarding repairs -and food aboard ship. Captain extended vote of thanks to crew for Its cooperation. Vote of thanks given to night cook St baker, bosun and gangway watch for their cooperation. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. DEL AIRES (Delta), Oct. 20—Chaii^ man, D. Wilson; Secretary, F. S. Paylor. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing okay.' J. Spivey resigned as ship's delegate and C. James was elected to serve in his place. Two nights' lodging disputed In deck and engine departments. DEL SUD (Delta), Nov. 3—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Vin­ cent J; Fitzgerald. Hans Spiegel was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $101.31 in movie fund and $29 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly. Discussion on company policy regarding men being laid off enroute from Houston to New Or­ leans. Discussion on getting member­ ship together and contacting head­ quarters regarding retirement plan. NATALIE (Maritimr Overseas), Oct. 2$—Chairman, Robert W. Ferrandiz; STEEL DESIGNER (isthmian), Oct. Secretary, E. Feyen. Ship's delegate 27—Chairman, J. W. Areiianes; Sec­ requested all members getting off in retary, R. Wiman. No beefs reported New York give 24-hour notice. All by department delegates. W. Chander repairs completed except on galley was elected to serve as ship's dele-, scuppers and the awning back aft. A gate. Vote of thanks extended to few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Transportation beef will entire steward department. be presented to patrolman on arrival. PENN TRADER (Pcnn Shipping), STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian), Oct. 27—Chairman, S. Emerson; Sec­ retary, D. E. Edwards. Repair list Nov. 3—Chairman, Vincent McCioswas made up and the majority of key; Secretary, Leo M. Morsette. John repairs have been compieted. Dis­ Geroge was elected to serve as ship's puted OT for crew whiie in Chit- delegate. $13 in ship's fund. No tigong to be turned over to patrol­ beefs reported. Vote of thanks exman. Entire crew warned not to jUnded to bosun. Crew pantry needs Tanks should be enter messroom in underwear at any ro be painted. time. $3.61 in ship's fund. Schedule cleaned as water la rusty. Request to have food plan representative to be posted for cleaning of laundry. aboard. DEL SANTOS (Deita), Nov. 12 — TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), Chairman, John W. Aitstatt; Secre­ tary, Adam Hauke. Ship's delegate Oct. 18—ChaTrman, H. Dombrowski; Secretary, E. Hansen. Two men reported everything running smooth­ ly. Few hours disputed OT expected missed ship. Gear and property ail to be collected at payoff. Suggestion checked and locked up. Disputed OT made to have all foc'sles sougeed and beef between 1st assistant and and painted. Suggestion made to BR to be settled In New York. H. send letter to headquarters regarding Dombrowski was elected to serve aa a' pension plan. Ship should be new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for vast im­ fumigated. provement In cooking. ROBIN TRENT (Robin Line), Nov. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ $—Chairman, M. Beasiey; Secretary, O. Trosclair. Motion made to open a riers), Nov. 17—Chairman, John Dunbaggage room in ail halls for the lop; Secretary, Ralph Hernandez. membership.. This to be referred to Crew was allowed ashore at Moji due headquarters. Patrolman to be eon- to epidemic of cholera. $19.89 In tacted regarding draws being cut ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ pretty close. Food representative to ard department for Job well done. be contacted regarding cold drinks Due to fact that ship is going to be when ship is in port. laid up upon arrival at San Francisco, it was decided by majority vote to HEDGE HAVEN (Hedge Haven raffle off the television set. Ship's Farms), Nov 10—Chairman, R. Biafr; fund Is also to be given to the Secretary, A. p. Aiiain, Jr. Captain winner. , . The Tmstco (Commoiiity Trans­ portation) reports that all is not "sweetness and light" in relations between the US and Venezuela, despite reports in the dally press to the contrary. As far as US sea­ men are concerned, "the people are not very friendly in Vene­ zuela," and this can probably be seconded by many a tankerman who's made the trip before. Ship's delegate 3. R. Miller and meeting chairman V- L. Swanson also noted that the skipper sent his compli­ ments to the crew for its stand-out behavior in Alexandria while in the Middle East. The night cook & baker-—^nameless—drew thanks on his own for a good job. Good-Bye Al, Good-Bye Pal Br Harry Wolowiti (Ed. note: The fdllowlng was written at sea aboard the Del Norte on November 19, .1963, a few hours after the death of Seafarer Alvin Whitney.) Family man, Al Whitney, that was his name, A squareshooter who played the game. Honest to goodness seaman and a friend in need, No matter what race or creed. ^ Then last night at one, your poor heart gave out, Never a whimper, moan, not even a shout. You had all kinds of attention, Al, you can believe that's true. Had a pro for a doctor, he gave his all for you. We've had all kinds of doctors on these Delta Line ships We sincerely hope Doctor Glabe makes a few more trips. Doctor Glabe, you've proven your mettle, we all sing your praise. And we'll keep on singing. Doc, the rest of our days. So. "Rest in Peace" Al, old friend. ~ This is just goodbye, not the end. You're in capable hands with Our Lord up there. With never a worry, trouble or care. We all miss you, Al, we want you to know. You were a real shipmate, always ready to go. On the Bonanza (Transasia), So let these few parting words be our esteem for you. crewmembers have asked that the From everyone aboard, signed captain and his crew. deck padeyes be painted a special color, as they are a hazard at night Lanza, Bill Sistrunk and others mar), for the extra goodies he pro­ who worked hard and tirelessly to vided, and to Luis Cruz, crew try and keep Whitney comfortable. messman on the Overseas Rebecca (A verse tribute to Whitney ap­ (Overseas Carriers), tagged "one of pears elsewhere on this page. —Ed.) »4^ jpi 4^ Comments about Thanksgiving holiday dinners fill many of the meeting minutes. The Council Grove (Cities Service) expresses thanks for "a bountiful Thanksgiv­ Tucker Miller ing dinner." . . . The same goes for particularly in heavy seas. Melvin the Producer (Marine Carriers), H. Jones, acting as ship's delegate, Steel King (Isthmian), Alcoa Run­ meeting chairman and secretary all ner (Alcoa) afid Transglobe (Hud­ Lonza Jones rolled into one, passed on this son Waterways). . . . Special thanks went to John J. Schalier; night the best In his trade" by his shipsafety reminder. cook & baker on the Alamar (Cal- mates. 4" 4^ 4" The Del Valle (Delta) reports that the fishing is pretty good in some of the spots along its route In West Africa, for those who are interested in that sport. There are some good shoreside attractions out there also, from all accounts. Ji 4^ ' 4^ A sad note was forwarded from Up until a couple of days ago, the crew of the Zephyrhills the Del Norte (Delta) after the sud­ (Pan American Overseas) was enjoying one of the longest den death of oldtimer Alvln Whit­ stays "in port" anyone can remember. And it was in one of ney in Rio de Janeiro on Novem­ ^ ber 19. Whitney was taken ashore the nicest leave ports a farer can visit—Yokohama, members, but not many are grip­ after much delay In obtaining a ing about it. local doctor and eventually was Japan. The master of the ship. Captain But all good things must sooiner sent back aboard from the hospital so that he could travel back to the or later end, so the Zeghyrhills Jean, helped the crew to enjoy its States with the ship. But death now is back out in the Pacific, all extended stay just outside of intervened, despite the efforts of •hanik turned to, bringing her Yokohama by being "most gener­ ship's doctor R. Glabe, steward- home. Just why slie stayed in port ous with the draws, securing the cesses C. B. Bennett and A. A. on a slow boat to noivhere for mail, getting passes extended, and purchasing stores when tliey were needed," according to Seafarer Dwight Skelton, the ship's delegate. The pass extensions were espe­ cially important to crewmembers, because they were anchored be­ yond the outer breakwater, so that sea watches had to be maintained. The launch ride to the city itself took thirty minutes each way, which cut an hour off their shore time. All this enforced rest and relaxation w^s fine, says Skelton, especially since the men knew their allotments were being paid. With their stay in Yokohama, they've lopped some eight months off the articles for a 12-month period. Some members of tlie crew began to wonder if they were only staying there to enjoy the winter, ling a long and liappy 70-day stay anchored just or if there were plans to make Yokohama, Seafarars on the Zephyrhills are now on their them citizens of Japan. Maybe it way home. Pictured (l-r) with some of the local beauties was a good thing the Zephyrhills era Dwight Skeltoni Ckwde Sturges and Doug Ciorko. finally did go back to sea. t 4) t Yokohama A Fine Port But 70 Days Is Enough ''i\ �T>, •''X • Page FoorteeB SEAFARERS Deeetttber Vt, 196S LOG Routine Work On The Patriot Warm Springs' Trip Top-Rated By Crew By Seafarer Bob (Red) Darley, Book D-405 Good ship, good skipper, good company! Seafarers completing a four-month trip on a newly-con­ tracted SIU vessel used these laudatory terms to describe the ship, captain and company, on their arrival in Galveston for pay­ department la concerned, I've off. The vessel came home clean, never had a better one." The crew aiso lauded the com­ with no beefs, and a good sign of pany for putting top-quality stores the way the voyage went was the fact that several of the crew aboard the ship and living up to signed on again for another trip. the contract provisions. The quality of the stores was far above Crewmembers aboard the ship, average. the Warm Springs (Columbia), Chief cook George Williams and were particularly warm in their baker Vincent Young, assisted by praise of Capt. Donald Swann. At 3rd cook Dale Brignac, made the the last shipboard meeting just be­ most of the first-rate stores and fore termination of the voyage, served up consistently great food they unanimously commended to match the gourmet-style menus Capt. Swann for his fairness, spirit prepared by chief steward Roy of cooperation, humanitarian atti­ Ayers. Officers described Bay tude and general excellence as a Cuccia, steward utility, as one of shipmaster. He acted in a fair and the best bedroom stewards going just manner in every transaction to sea. Although messmen Russell with the crew, it was pointed out (I Wanna Go Home) O'Quinn and at the meeting. Hubert (Purty Boy) Kleii^peter Chief mate Eli Feldman, chief and pantryman Majidf (Bandit) engineer Dominick Spalia and first Coyle were making their first trip • assistant Charles E. McCallister to sea and got off to a slow start, followed the precedent set by Capt. they wound up the trip doing their Dariey Cuccia Swann in maintaining good officercrew relations. McCailister had sailed with the SIU for several years before obtaining a license and Feldman is a former member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. The Warm Springs, a Liberty, was the first vessel of the new company to come under the SIU banner and has just completed her first voyage with a Seafarer crew. Other Columbia ships have been signed to an SIU contract since that time. As for his first SIU crew, Capt. Swann had this to say: "The fine condition of the ship speaks for itself, and where the steward Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. McCarthy Crawford jobs in an efficient and profes­ sional manner. The deck department, headed by veteran bosun Jack Procell of New Orleans, really turned out and did a job in keeping with the highest traditions of good SIU seamanship. The sailors brought the old Liberty in neat as a yacht and painted from stem to stem. Other members of the deck gang included Cholley (Parson) John­ son, Bill (Mr. Boozy) Johnson, Robert (San Juan Red) Donahue, Eric Odenheim and myself, able seamen; and Gene (Big Cat) Dar­ ley, Jerry (Lover) LaGrange and Donald (Poker) McCoy, ordinary seamen. "They're a helluva good bunch and I'll be Happy to have any of them with me again anytime," said Feldman of the deck depart­ ment. Black gang members, the guys who keep the old up and down going 24 hours per day, were Jerry (Turk) McCarthy, engine utility; Big Jolin Luther, Homer (Thunderbird) Paschaii and Buck (Patio) Mixon, oilers; Joe (Highpockets Red) Henry, Lloyd (Crewcut) Crawford and Marshall (B.S.) Smith, firemen; Biackie (Doctor) Newberry, bull wiper. In summing up the long India voyage, of which more than three months was steaming time, crewmembers termed it "a very good trip, all-in-all." I::: •"•<1 Close-ups on the Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa) picture two members of the SIU crew going about routine tasks while the ship was in the Port of Baltimore. At left, crew messman A. DeJesus checks the fresh milk supply in the crew's refrigerator after some thirsty grade A drinkers have had their fill. John Rombo, OS (right), secures safety )ine for newly-painted life-ring on deck of the Alcoa freightship. 25th SIU Year Ages Him, Too When the 25th anniversary of the SIU and SIUNA was marked in a special supplement of the LOG last month, the event pro­ vided a special reminder to Sea­ farer E. Wiley (Bouncy) Carter, Reading about the anniversary aboard the Kenmar (Calmar) enroute through the Panama Canal, "all of a sudden it dawned on me that I too am 25 years older since our Union began in 1938," Carter recalled. Receipt of the LOG issue caused many remininiscenses for Carter about how far the Union has come. "We had our ups and downs, but we al­ ways managed to forge ahead to better things, weathering the storm for our Brotherhood." Carter The war years were almost too much for the 44year-old bosun. He reports he first went down with the old Robin Hood, which was closely followed by the Chetac, both torpedoed in 1942. Then, after losing the Wil­ liam L. Marcy in 1944, Carter re­ calls how he threatened to quit the sea and "become a landlubber." As far as Carter is concerned, the repeated sinkings he went through during the war amply qualify him to be in the 'picture the LOG ran as part of its anniver­ sary edition: The "American Day" parade at New York in 1942, when Seafarers marched under a ban­ ner proclaiming them as survivors of enemy torpedoes. Publication of the photo was what brought all of the past to mind. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), Oct. 7— Chairman, V. S. Kuhl; Secralary, R. Canonlzado. Shlp'a delegate reported ship la In bad need of repairs. Water cooler waa on the blink the whole trip, and need at least 3 new water coolers. There la Insufficient lee and cold water and all showers are boiling hot. Expected payoff Is in the Gulf. Crew requests mora variety of night lunches. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. 13—Chairman, O. N. Lopez; Secre­ tary, S. M. SImes. Discussion regard­ ing heating system back aft. Sugges­ tion made that draws he put out In smaU hUls. Brother Soto was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship needs to be fumigated. S20.28 in ship's fund. Two hours disputed OT in steward department for delayed sailing. The sailing board was set for 1500 and sailed at 1800. Members In the deck department re­ quested that the chief officer should have watch caU men 30 minutes early. Instead of giving them only 19 minutes. 8EATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Oct. 20—Chairman, S. Kllderman; Secre­ tary, E. O. Johnson. Ship's delegate reported everything running smooth­ ly. New ship's delegate to he elected. Vote of thanks to Brother Frits, for­ mer ship's delegate, for wonderful Job. Discussion on having the patrol­ man clarify Seatrain contract for en­ gine department. RAPHAEL S E M M E S (Sea-Land), Oct. 20—Chairman, Frank Allen; Sec­ retary, Edward B. BIss. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates, S1S.26 In ship's fund. Motion to have patrolman see port steward to have new full-size blankets/ put aboard. Present blankets are too short and fuU of holes. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Oct. 10 —Chairman, Rocco Albanesa; Secre­ tary, I. Buckley. Some disputed OT in deck department to he taken up with hoarding patrolman. Motion made in regard to disputed OT in Belra. Ship should not pay off until all is settled for all concerned. Letter was sent to headquarters requesting clarlflcation. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Sept. 22—Chairman, George FInkles; Secre­ tary, Michael KIndla. Ship's delegate reported that the biggest beef is money draw at Calcutta in rupees. Captain promised to have sufficient amount of travelers checks for next trip. New washing machine promised DEL NORTE (Delta), Oct. 20—Chair­ by chief engineer. It was voted that man, Andrew A. McCloskey; Secre­ everyone donate SI to ship's fund at tary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate re­ payoff. One crewmemher was given ported on discussion with patrolman a rough tlma by topside for making on deck department work, position­ a safety suggestion. ing of gangway and various disputed Items covering all three departments. PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanic), Ruben Bellety elected to serve as Oct. 12—Chairman, Marcal Jefte; Sec­ ship's delegate for next voyage. Mo­ retary, C. L. FIshel. Ship waa de­ tion made to send letter to New York layed in San Juan. Question on pen­ and New Orleans about company alty for delayed sailing time to he knocking men off on the weekend discussed with patrolman in New and on holidays In Houston and York. Motion submitted that there Buenos Aires while men are still on should he voting machine Installed articles. Another motion to advise in all SIU hiring halls, to be used hall to do something about long­ for any and all voting activity, with shoremen making unnecessary noise a maximum period of time allowed while ship is in New Orleans and for vote on any union business. The some men are sleeping. condition of the gangway should be LONG LINES (Isthmian), Oct. brought to the attention of the Safe­ ty Department. Members getting off Chairman, Edward C. Martin, Jr.; Seeare requested to leave their keys in ratary, William Sanford. Ship's dele­ foc'sles. Vote of thanks given to the gate reported that disputed OT will steward department, the steward and be referred to Baltimore patrolman. Captain said there will be no gen­ the cooks for meals well served. eral layoff. $1.95 in ship's fund. Pro­ SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea­ posed amendment to the agreement train), Oct. 27—Chairman, Lawrence regarding overtime work was over­ H. Chapman; Secretary, James M. whelmingly approved by crew. Crew Nelson. Ship's delegate reported that requests copies of agreement for this all repairs have been handled. >29.19 vessel. Members fee! that any fiifiirA provide that in ship's fund. No beefs reported by agreements should steaming gang and cable gang are department delegates. two separate departments. Discussion ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ on future agreements At time of er), Oct. 20—Chairman, William C. sign-on. which should he added as Joyner; Secretary, Samuel Doyle. rider to the articles. �;.<r-rr-'"^fiff Dumber 27, 1963 SEAFARERS =-^ ^ Sthedole Of SIU Meefings lii||ipi®;li SIU membership meetings are hel(i 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 telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: Detroit January 10 New York January 6 Houston -... .January 13 Philadelphia January 7 New Orleans January 14 BaltimoreJanuary 8 January 15 Mobile .... '•; ---j FIMAMCIAL REPORTS. The conetitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Cistrlct mokes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and/ Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three mbnths by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records ore available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right .to inspect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. West Coast SIU 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 benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarer? 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: Wilmingion Seattle San Francisco January 20 January 22 January 24 February 17 February 19 February 21 March 16 March 18 March 20 April 20 April 22 April 24 May 18 May 20 May 22 June 15 June 17 June 19 THUar FUlg)S. All trust funds of the SIU AUantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agree-I ments. All these agreements"specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shallj consist equally of iinion and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures eid disbursements of trust funds aye made only uppn approval by ei majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are. denied informa­ tion about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. is r»g9 JWIeeii'''<.,;^^ LOG SHIPPIMG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by tiie contracts between the Uhion 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 Offlon and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is:• Max Harrison, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place,Suite 1930," New York h, N.Y. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Uaion headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly tothe Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Leslie J. Brilhart The above-named or anyone knowing his present address is asked to get in touch with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Riley, 342 Montclair Ave., San Antonio 9, Texas. m CONTRACTS. Copies'of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These con­ tracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, os 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 Itaion 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. X % X , Mrs. Mike Machel Lost your address. Write again soon. Lois Slater. % X XXX Robert Spencer Wolfe Contact your mother or Dorothy O. Wolfe at 605 E. Wellington, Houston 22, Texas. XXX PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any. official capacity in the SIU iinless an official itoion receipt iq 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 ^ given an official re­ I ceipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by cer­ tified mail, retmrn receipt requested. iS:|| " " - . iiiiiiiil : COHSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are avail­ able in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. time you feel any member or xifficer 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. ^ RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, inclviding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these "Onion meetings, they are encoiu-aged 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 [tljem to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. .ii : wmmm . I ^ JL . i' '• -" •; < • -r - - •• " J !; —V - SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXE(nrriVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Sliepard Lindsey William Robert Matthews A1 Tanner SEtniETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr XXX HEADOUABIERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart tlACliMURE 12.16 E. Raltimure St. Ke* Uichey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 dUSIUN 27b State St. John Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 .HEADQUARTERS 673 4tn Ava.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 8804 Canal St. Paul Drozah, Agent ... WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris. Agem ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South L,awrence St. Loui.s Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel 529-7548 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6fino NORFOLK 113 3rd St. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 622-1892 PHILAIIEI.PHIA 2604 S 4th St. Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-,3818 <?AN PRANCiSCO . 450 Harrison St. Frank Boyne. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E B McAuiey. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. ' Phone 724-2848 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. I'ed Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 3U Harrison St. Jeff GUIette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave Georse McCartney. Agent TErminal 4-2528 Oskar Kaelep You are asked to contact Walter Nelson, 636 Wilcox Ave., Bronx, New York, NY, by telephone or mail. His phone is TA 3-9517. X X_ X Julio Oquendo The above - named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to wite Mrs. "Vicenta Oquendo, 2932 East 7th St., Oakland, Calif. XXX Thomas Edward Banning You are asked to get in touch with A. B. Duncan, Caledonian Bu­ reau of Investigation, PO Box 37, Snell Parade, Durban, South Af­ rica, on a matter of personal im­ portance. XXX SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the li right to pursue legislative and political objectives^ which will serve" the best in­ if terests 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 funds through which legislative and political tm m activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. 11 liiiif:.:; T. H. Wright You are asked to write G. Sey­ mour, 620 Water St., Portsmouth, "Va., at once on an urgent matter. Ex-SS Jackie Hause Checks for the following men are being held, pending receipt of 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 vhlch the Uhlon has negotiated wi-Eih.the employers. Consequently, no Sea­ farer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geo­ graphic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, be should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt reques-ted. ms "' - - " H X Timothy McCarthy Get in touch with your daughter Ann at 424 East 2nd St., Boston, Mass. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG tos traditionally refrained from publishing any article" serving the political pxirposes of any individual in the Union, officer or memter. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 19^0, 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. ' a forwarding address, by Schwartz & Lapin, attorneys, 310-317 West Building, 817 Main, Houston 2, Texas: Samuel O. McCurdy, John C, Gregory, Carl F. Spaulding, Ber­ nard Kaminsky. �Vol. XXV No. 2« SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ^1 -•:l! PROTECTION FOR ALL t. t:-. V;'-J?' T T From the time that the Seafarers Welfare Plan first began, the chief single objective of the program has been the fullest possible pro­ tection for the needs of SlU men and their fam­ ilies. When the Plan originated in 1950, the family man—the man with dependents—^was the exception to the rule. Most seamen lacked status as family men and homeowners, for this was yet to come. Accordingly, the original benefits of the pro­ gram were two modest ones—a $500 death benefit payable to Seafarers' beneficiaries and a $7 weekly hospital benefit for any hospital­ ized Seafarer. These covered the inevitable basic costs of death and sickness, helping to tide those affected over the emergency. The program was also self-insured from the start so that the maximum available funds could be allocated to benefit costs, without payment of big premiums to an insurance com­ pany which could have only limited interest and knowledge in administering to the needs of sea- OUTOFB^^ SIU ARB MARRIBD men. The savings made possible by this ap­ proach have helped produce vast improvements in the program, in its service to all those eligi­ ble for its care. ^ For today, the program that offered but two simple benefits long ago provides up to 20 dif­ ferent benefits and services, and continues growing. Maternity benefits and college schol­ arships, medical clinics and pensions, all are embraced within the network of various SlU b?nefit programs. The intervening years since 1950 have also changed the "average" status of Seafarers. At the present time, 60 percent of the SlU mem­ bership is married, with ties and roots in hun­ dreds of US communities lilce other types of worlcers. However, while the welfare program is de­ signed to cover their specialized family needs. %ourop £W^5s/Aj&ze^ it does not and cannot neglect the similar re­ quirements of those who are single and unmar­ ried. For just as 3 of every 5 SlU members are married, the same proportion exists for single men who have dependents and are "heads of families" on their own. Of all single men, 62 percent have depen­ dents, either chlidren or dependent parents who may be covered for SlU benefits. In some in­ stances, in fact, unmarried Seafarers have as many as 5 to 7 dependents. Of all single Sea­ farers with dependents, 15 percent have 3 or more. These figures naturally contrast with the fact that of the married Seafarers, family size ranges up to II dependents. Some 1.3 percent of the married men have from 8 to I I dependents. Seventeen percent of the married men have 5 or more. The "average" married farnily, however, rep­ resents a statistical figure of 2.92 dependents —a wife and two kids. Of all married Seafarers, 47 percent have either 1 or 2 dependents. The remaining 53 percent have 3 or more. Obviously, the so- called "population explosion" has not passed Seafarers by. Over 5,500 SlU babies—qualify­ ing for $200 maternity benefits—have been born since 1952. Yet for all Seafarers, married and single, the "-average" number of dependents per man hovers at a figure of 2.12. Looked at another way, this means that of all those eligible to be serviced by the welfare program, I out of every 3 persons is a Seafarer himself. And with all the family growth and, increases in dependents over the years, the wide range of benefits provided by the SlU program—while dedicated to all—largely goes to Seafarers themselves, for whom the entire operation was basically designed. Of all cash payments to date, some $17 mil­ lion, over $8 million in cosh has been disbursed via the two original benefits of the program— Tn payments for hospitalized Seafarers and for death benefits. The hospital benefit today Is $56 per week, and for the beneficiaries of 'DBFBfWBfJrSA/rCifJSAlM ^eAFAfUGRS/S active Seafarers, the death benefit is $4,000. This type of growth, including the develop­ ment of a pension and disability program, sick­ ness and accident program for off-the-job ill­ ness or injury, optical benefits and many others, most of which also represent cash benefits for Seafarers themselves, has paralleled Union growth and expansion as well. For a growing Union means a growing, re­ sponsible membership—United in a common in­ terest for the well-being of all. - •"" J, :•'' -H''' • m-''' • |i^- Seafarers I titer national Union Atlantic, Cult, Lakes And Inland Waters District • AfL-CIO . y. , .'y.i �"'i'S -• 'i;^-; •V .-N- " ^* '., - • IV'- - -^ '-. -. :i" -v%:-'.., ;--:" --vjv^ 8'>arivi:y^:--;vv. ;.•• ^:;,-.i^ •''-V IV^'V" ?"v:'^;i/-- ' .^•• • J\"i2^..^Wi.? ?•• -' •• ;, :>i,v..,. I•••.,• - ^. i, >r '..• '-.'.^i---L;. i• ' . v, -rfii-f. r-r.^ • • , v-wj. 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I O G _t • it .'_ J. •• CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congress of Industrial OrgaVizatiene (At Amended May 12, I960) PREAMBLE process of the law of this Union.' No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding m which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, At maritime and allied workers and realizing the; value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are d^icated to the form­ ing of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: IV All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and employment without, interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls spepdy trial by an impartial committee'of his brother Union or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. members. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and V just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. sufficient food, and proper forecasdes in which to rest. Vi We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and A rnilitant membership being necessary to the security of a frM respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution ofthe Union. irrespertive of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ VII scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, , our craft and our country. The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ the members. gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their CONSTITUTION gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our Article I influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ Name and General Powers ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union equitable and to. make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies of the Sea. and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. Union may make its property, facilities and personnel avaiUble To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to for the use and behalf of such subordinate b^ies and divisions. make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constimtion or takes us away in different directions from any place where the by law. This Union shall at all times protect and mainuin its majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended jurisdiction. by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from Article II what might be the results of excitement and passions aropsed by Affiliation persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Section I. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies ot divisions shall be In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity Executive Board. of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing lowing principles: provisions as Set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be and made a part hereof. 'All other provisions adopted by such mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, men dedicate ourselves in this Union. on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate bpdy or division. we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with going, and, in particular, seeks to effeauate any constitutional our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, jnay withdraw a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms or color. as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them ments or understandings. all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be its Exeriitive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ inalienable. ship upon any subordinate body. or divisions chartered by and I affiliat^ with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges Article III guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. Membership II Section I. Candidates for shall be admitted to memEvery qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself l^rship in accordance with membership such rules as are adopted from time to for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union. time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications ill established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the qther requite ments duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no person shall become a full book member unless and .until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said coUealve bargaining agreement; Only full book members shall be entided to vote and to hold any office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem­ bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entitled to vote on Union contracts. Sadion 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies, of this Union. Saction 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) 'V(^ile a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or othet accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member Is in the armed services of the United States, provided the me.mber was in good standing at the time of emery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Sactjon 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to pav dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Saction 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Saction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee .Saction 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar -year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. ' < Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred . ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Saction 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for .organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Saction T. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid-dues for the quaiter in which .they retire, assessments, fines ' and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliatio^n in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,' upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Saction 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Saction 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shidl consist of all dues accrping during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to memhership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Saction 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saction 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement . card was issued. v«l A �[ ^"kAP^^ERis'-h Ab • Tit '\- ' . •-• •'•<r-.-i^i'f. ^ Snpplement—PaffC Thr^e '•*' I •'-^ I System of Organization tsatew 1. This Union, and all officers, headquartet's reptesenUdm, port agents, patrolmen, and members shidl be governed in this order by: (a) The G>nstitution; (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership. » Section 2. The headquarters of the Union shall .be locat^ in New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-Fresident in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President ir. Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Section 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located. Soction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced, by a majority vote of the membership. Article VIII OfRcers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one VicePresident in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters.Soction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Article IXOther, Elective Jobs Soction I. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Ardcle VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in die manner prescribed by this Constitution: A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of: (I) Trial Committees ( 2) Quarterly Financial Committees (3) Appeals Committees • (4) Strike Committees (5) Credentials Committees (6) Polls Committees (7) Union Tallying Committees (8) Constitutional Committees Saciion 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority, vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ pointed as permitted' by this Constimtion. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Saction 1. Tha Prasidanl. (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union and shall represent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ stitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in.charge of headquarters and port offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open" such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecietaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall designate the Union personnel thereof. The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of " Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at the close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in . -his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolnuut -and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be designated as depart­ mental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approvid or modification by a majority vote of the membership. 'iUvi, . (f) The President shall be chairman of the Executive Board the ports, and the pnsonnel diereof on die lakes and Inlaod Waters, including their organizing aaivides. and may cast one vote in dut body. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilides he is (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for die enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, empowered and authorized to retain any technic^ or professional and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive BtMird, and assisunce he deems necessary, subjea to approval of the Executive those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within Boar(l. -these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Suction 8. Diractor of Organizing and Publication*. prestige of the Union. The Direaor of Organizing and Publications shall be appoiiited (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Execudve Board of the Union. duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational aaivities of the Union. In addition, he shall of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. to the limitations set fonh in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ Suction 9. Haadquartar* Raprasantativat. sentative, Tort Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any arid all by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ or job under Article XII of. this Constitution, except in those tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for Suction 10. Port Agant*. by this Constitution. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra­ (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its direction of the area Vice-President. • members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his ^rt, be responsible issues, and public affairs. for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a majority vote of the membership. 'Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting port action, the Pott his opinion, it is deemed necessary. Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. Section 2. Executive Vice-President. . (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, The Executive 'Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive 'Vice-President the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the, Secretaryshall take over such duties during the p«riod of such incapacity or unavailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such President until the next general election. The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which tiie Patrolman Board and may cast one vote in that body. was eleaed. Saction 3. Vice-Praiidant in Charg* of Contracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port Contract Enforcemant. may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation with The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Saciion 11. Patrolman. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by die Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of the Port to which they are assigned. to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Suction 12. Exacutiva Board. except as otherwise provided-in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ ment. He shall also act for headquarters, in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-president in Charge of Contracts' and" trative funaions assigned to headquarters by this Constimtion with Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or par^ in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has atuined a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Direaor (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective ment shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ nate body. Saction 4. Sacralary-Treisurar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned once each quarter and at such other times as the President or, him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accoufiting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of die Executive Board shall the proper collection, safeguarding, and expendimre of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of die Executive Board to cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee feport for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. ^retary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly eleaed an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of finance committees. The Secreury-Treasurer shall be resjmnsible all Executive Board meetings. The feecutive Board shall appoint for the timely filing of aay and all reports on the operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and tte Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any responsibilities,<he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ- group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ subject to approval of the Executive Board. 'The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice,of the proposed Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or aaions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall, Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill ffiose member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the aaiviries of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ the ports, and the personnel thereof on the AtlanticXoast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during ilie remainder of the term, the ing-their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balaiKe of the term to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Suction 13. Delegates. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the authorized to retain any technical or professional iassistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saction 6. Vic«-Pr«s!denl in Charga of tha Gulf Coast. (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected The Vice-President. in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board_and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the aaiviries of all the policies agreed upon bj the majority of the delegates to the Convention. Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate bcxly or State of Floirida, all through the Gulf| including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would have In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of the subordinate body or division, in accordance assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers Board. International Union of North America, except that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Suction 7. Vico-PrutidenI in Charga of tha Lakas and Inland Walara. which this Union would otherwise have been entitM. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Suction 14. Committaa*. ihall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled (a) Trial Committaa. to cast one vote in that body. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trials of a person charged. He shall supervise and be responsible for the aaivities of all �V SE AF ATRERS LOG. tr, iMt -'^- v; • ~ and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in dhis Constitution. It shall be the sf^ial obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution with re^rd to charges and trials, and thtir findings and rwommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. ^ (b) Appaali Committae. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth m this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a, majority vote, of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions _of_ this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their finding and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Tht findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills,^ vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to ir, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows; One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall Jje eleaed at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respeaive ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respeaive ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay bur in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per daiy. (d) Strik* Committe*. vessels, covered by cohrraa with this'TJnion, or four (4) months of employmeilt with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direaion, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other eleaive jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Consti­ tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article Xill ^ Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen^ Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this_Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolnwn, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate.(b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. , (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. f g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also- if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have 1 been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any parr of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson,- violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault" with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the landrum-Griffin Aa, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated: 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. Article Xi Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Section I. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held ^r a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Seaetary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XllI, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Soction 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majbrity vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Saciion 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from, time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Stclion 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which, it organizes or creates. In such situations, ••^structiohs conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Repr^;.. tives. Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs a- Suction 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an Aiherican-ilag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union'i direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unlicen^ capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or ) Book No Signature of member f Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviaion or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year; at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Pott Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall-be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its.eleaion, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ nated pursuant to Section 1(b) of. this Article. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copiel of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a tegular meeting no later than th^ second meeting after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ cant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. la any event, witlmut . / PKjudice to bis written ap^I, the applicant may appear lajperioa Wore the committee within two days after the day on whim the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for hit quali­ fication. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within die time set forth in diis Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first tegular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article-XIJ. Section 3. Billeting Procedures. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United Staites shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the bailor. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. £ach~ballor shall'be numbered as indicated in the-preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficienr amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspea and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or lhall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. TTie Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing ' mark, shall appear oti the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriite, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the ptoper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot numbet is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the meinber shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where esch .nember may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall theti~drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located.' If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Section 4. Pells Committees. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an eleaed or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIIl, Section 2, or any other ^ provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constimte ' a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It diall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collea aill unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare. . the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifies- ' -VJi - • �'^rv • •:^vr'r'r SE ji¥ A41ERS don lift, u corrected, end tscertaln whether die unused hallcts, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballou used. It any disaepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall bd drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such. Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are sighed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall dso be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an "investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contra^ contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots ta voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, "colfect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others alfiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the seaecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At die end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers -next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that . Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them bask to thcvPort Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, bock numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that-they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls-Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. Sactien S. Ballot Collaclion, Tallying Proeeduro, Protasis, and Spacial Votas. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to. the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. TTie certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee ate enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committed to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for. warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 3, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and smbs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shgll also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. avplemcat—PMW n** LOG All certifications called for nnder this Article XIII shall b<f deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of diose required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full bookmembers. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New'York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the rc^lar meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each toad broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of , the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting re|»rt as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with j^rtinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, .and just, but which terms, in any cveiit, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. 'The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pr<^ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, s'hall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course 'of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing-report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delated beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Seaion 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that jf any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, in the event such* meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be referred to as the' "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. ITiis copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be token up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c0 of this Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies sp aaed upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limiix of the vote set by the meml^rship, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each such pott shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail­ able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, bur, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted atid final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disf>osed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership «t the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Section 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job- involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) "Die duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections Section I. Trial Committao. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be clectd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Section 3. Delegates. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention' of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saciion 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ stitution. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place alxmd ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. �^"-• {r;. ^Sappleitaeiil—Page Sit' SMHM S. After precentttioa of tbe durges and dit tectnest to the Port Agent, dw Port Agent shall cause (hose charges to be read at th^ said meeting. If the charges are rejected bf a majoritf vote of die port; oo further action mtf be ^en diereon, unless ruled otherwise by a majority vote of tlie membership of the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present; he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the fol* lowing morning. At his request, the ttial shall be pos^oned until the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the Trial Gimmittee will then be elected. He shall also be banded a written copy of the charges made against him. If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately cause to be sent to him,^ by registered mail addressed to his last known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ fication, that he must appear with" his witnesses, ready for trial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting die Trial Committee will be elected. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the ttial shall take place in the Pon where Headquarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of the charges. At the truest of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his wimesses. Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Soctlon 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall condurt the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to condua his own defense. The accuxd may select any member to assist him in his defense at the ttial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and plan of such commission^ such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by die weight of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of die evidence and not solely on the number of witnesMs produced. Saction 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and each witness; shall describe each document used at the ttial; shall contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the finding as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be mad.«ia ilitt''of the regular files. Sadioh 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. Section 7. The Port Agent shall-send the record of the entire proceedings to headquarters, which shall cauce sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Section 1. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ bership of the Union shall; (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. Section 10. An accused who has been, found guilty, or who is under effective punishment?may appeal in the following manner: He may. send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of .die membership. Soction 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals Committee shall then be eleaed. The Vice-President in charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the before-mentioned prtKeedings and all available documents used as evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ quarters in time for such presentation. Section 12, The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence autl arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair consideration. Section 13, The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of finding and recommen­ dations, Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those participating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings and recommendations, the committee shall be governed by the following; («) ^0 finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is substantial SEAFARERS LOG eridenoe to nippott such a finding tnd, in mdi cue, die Appah Coinmittec shaU not make ita own findings u to ^ wei^ of evidence. , (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted in his not having been given a fair ttial, or (c) that for any other reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend diat the charge on which the finding was based be dismissed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. Saction 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last known address, or notify them in person. Saction 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Artftle, the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in Seaion 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new ttial shall contain such directions as will Insure a fair hearing to the accused. Soction 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing addressed to their last known address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. Soction 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all members of the Union. Saction 18, It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Saction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time to prepare his defense,' but he may thereafter plead guilty and ' waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted 'to him by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of bis trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ ment, the Trial Committee may hold its ttial without his presence. Arficte XVI Offenses and Penalties Deeember W,' Ib^S <c)' Mliooiiduce daring «iw meedag or odior official Ihlm (d) Refusal or nedigent failure to carry ont orders of Aow duly ftuAorized to paake such orders at any time. Saction. 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of Ae following offenses, members shall be penalized up to and induding a fine of $50.00; ~ ' (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; (d) Refusal to cooperate wiA Union representatives In disdiarging Aeir duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in Ae Union hall; (f) Gambling in Ae Union hall;(g) Negligent failure to join ship. Saction 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $30.00 may elect to waive hb rights under Ais Constitution subject to Ae provisions of Article XV, Section 19 and to pay Ac maximum fine of $30.00 to Ae duly authorized representative of Ae Union. Saction 6. This Union, and itk members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing Ae member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in Ais Constimtion. Saction 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under Ais Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and mustobserve his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Aritcle XVII Publications • This Union may publish suA pamphlets, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive ^rd. Article XVIII Bonds Officers and job holders, wheAer elected or appointed at well as all other employees handling monies of Ae Union shall be bonded as required by law. Article XIX Expenditures ^ctian 1.-In the event na contrary policies or instructions are in existence, Ae President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed wiAin Ae auAority conferred upon him by Article X of Ais Constitution. Saction 2. The provisions of Section I shall similarly apply to Ae routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Saction 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of Ais Constitution. Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, Ae member shall be expelled from membership; (a) Proof of membership in any or^nization advocating Ae overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; (b) Acting as an inforpiet a^inst the interest of Ae Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, Ae company against the interests of the membership or Ae Union; (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to destroy Ae Union. Article XX Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income offenses, Ae member shall be penalized up to and including a I>enalty of expulsion from the Union, In Ae event Ae penalty of Saction 1. The income of Ais Union shall include dues, initiation expulsion is not invoked or recommended, Ae penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as exceed suspension from Ae rights and privileges of memberAip well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation fojr more than two (2) years, or a fine of $30.00 or both: or other legitimate source. <a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Saction 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be Ae value in excess of $5^00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by Ae Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every etc, for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliated wiA the Union who makes such payments to (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, wiAin Ae demand suA receipt. Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Saction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot Ae wilful refusal or failure to execute Ae duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a of Ae said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of Ae memberAip, provided that: such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret. trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of Ae proceedings under Ais subsection, suspend Ae officer or jobholder from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without valid ballots cast. pay, and designate his temporary replacement. Saction 4, Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, by members or other affiliates of this-Union shall be applied suc­ stubs, rosters, ..verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or cessively to Ae monetary obligations owed the Union commencing election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of (e) Preferring. charges with knowledge Aat such charges are accrual of such obligation. Ihe period of arrears shall be calculated false; accordingly. ^ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports or communications which fall within Ae scope of Union business; Article XXI (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or misOther Types of Union Affiliation condua or neglect of duty aboard Aip, to the detriment of the Union or its agreements; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote (h) Deliberate and unauAorized interference, ot deliberate and of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­ malicious villification, WiA regard to the execution of Ae duties," uals. in a .lesser capacity than membership, or in a Apacity oAer of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, Ae Union (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard ft may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for Ae are not limited to (a) Ae applicability or non-applicability of all" purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Ae Union, or any part of Ais Ginstitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; or unauAorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no affiliation, with intent to deceive; may anyone not a member receive evidence of ^affiliation (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out Ae order of Aose duly event equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over authorized to make suA orders during time of strike. . members, oc be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in Article XXII accordance wiA the Constitution. Quorums Section 3. Upon proof of Ae commission of any of Ae following offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a sus­ Saction 1. Unless elsewhere herein oAerwise specifically provided, pension from the rights and privileges of membership for two (2) Ae quorum for a special meeting of a port shall be six full book years, or a fine of $50.00 or boA: members. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property Saction. 2. The quorum for a tegular meeting of a Pott Aail be ' of Ae value under $30.00; (b) Attuming any office oc job, wheAer elective or not wiA fifty (30) membus. knowledge of Ae lade of possession of Ae qualifications required Sactian 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, Ae Aerefor; decisions, repottt, recommendations, oc oAer functions of imy; �Deeemlier 27, 1962 SEAFARERS. LOG Kgment of die Union tequirlng t ^onun to act officiallf, ahall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or effective unless the qaonun requirements are met. Section 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the requirements for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable segment of the Union. Article XXIII Meetings Section 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly only in the following major ports at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday-^t Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a. port, •they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special meeting may be held, except between the h<)urs of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job Holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. The contents of this Action 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular meetings shall be governed by the following: 1. The Union Constitution. 2. Majority vote of the members assembled. Article XXIV Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating Thereto Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not. result in a vacancy. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, "majority'Vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of those ports holding a. meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period within which a vote must be taken, in act'ordance with the Con­ stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. • Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ bership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. , Section 5, The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Eleaion Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ cials and- other elected job-holders are requited to assume office. The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Soction 8. The terms, "this Constitution^ and "this amended Constitution", shall be deemed t^ have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. Soction 9. The term, "member in good statTding", shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ sion effective in accordance with this Constimtion. Unless other­ wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Soction 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean only an official certificate issued as'evidence of Union membership which, can be attained only by those members who have first acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard collective bargaining agreement. Section 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a member to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to setain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Article XXV Amendments .This Constimtion. shgll be amended 'in die following manner: Section 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constimtion in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further aaion. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constimtional Committee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) -through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at the voting site in all ports. Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. Article XXVI Transition Clause floMilemeiit—Pas* Sevea EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained In Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated vitith the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, all in accordance with the law. II No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under Ae Constitution. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved- as set forth in the Constitution of that Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria. The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between thil Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. Seciion 1. It Is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution, in effect prior to the adoption VI of this amended Constimtion, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the interpretation required to until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a effecmate the foregoing purpose and intent. secret^ referendum- conducted for that purpose. In, any event, Ae Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and <>ther similar adoption of Ais Constimtion and any amendments Aereto, will not procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately be efifeaive unless and until compliance with Article II of the prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shalt-)De deemed Constimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America to be permitted heruender and shall contiiiue in effect unless or —^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. VII Seciion 3^ All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafers District shall have the right to and any other praaices or procedure, in effect immediately prior check, inspect and make copies of all Ae books and records of this to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed Union upon demand. to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.VIII Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect with regard to admission into membership, iii effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by Aat Union through its Section 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Executive Board. the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this IX amended Constimtion, shall continue to serve, without reduction in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to So long as there exists any indebtedness by Ais Union to Ae that adoption, and for a term not tp exceed that for which he Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its identity of-Ae person occupying it. The adoption of Ais amended • sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have Constimtion shall constimte ratification of this table. access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged wiA the Old Title . Individual New Title duty of assisting Ais Union and its membership, and acting as a Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. Assistant SecretaryExecutive Treasurer CAL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President in charge of Contracts So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness Assistaiit Secretaryand Contract of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers Interiiational CLAUDE SIMMONS Treasurer Enforcement Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constimte a first lien on the assets Vice-President in of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written Assistant Secretarycharge of the approval of the Seafarers International Union of Nrrth America— Treasurer EARL SHBPPARD Atlantic Coast Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through Vice-President in its Executive Board. Assistant Secretarycharge of the LlNDSEY WILLIAMS Treasurer GulfCoast XI Boston Port. Agent Vice-President in The per capita tax payable by Ais Union to Ae Seafarers Inter­ and Administrati-ve charge of the Lakes national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Director of Great AL TANNER and Inland Waters Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance Lakes District with the terms of the Constitution of Aat Union. (To be filled by Ae President in accord­ XII ance with Constim­ tion) VACANCY Secretary-Treasurer This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant Aereto are subject to those provisions of Ae Constimtion of the Seafarers Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters International Union of Notth America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Treasurer BILL HALL Representative Inland Water* District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters ships, and Ae granting and removal of charters. Treasurer ED MGONEY Representative Assistant SecretaryXIII Headquarters Treasurer JOE VOLPXAN Representative This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs Ae Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union functions of the new office of Sccretary-Tr^urer, Aat office shall of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section 1 (j) of this Constimtion. From the date of Ae adoption of this Constim­ Aat District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union tion, Ae officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and of North America in accordance wiA Ae provisions of Ae Con­ functions, and assume Ae responsibilities of Ae said offices as set stimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic) Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Disulct. forA in Ais Constimtion. "Ml �; ;,. ;.ii: . o.f r.-'., J:r=!gsp&sy;s^ ,1; •' •.* •. .-i'. I •'?' tr '- 'V:-!'' -•"."H'-',: • . -' ' - ., >";••• V^•~. f • '£h':r ', -• I • ,..,v , ••••-. V' ' -',•. 1- /: ^ •-M . ; • i :-.p~-t'"i X: ;'•-.''^•pi "-'x- x • Protection of the rights and privileges guarctnteeH him under the Constitution of the Union. ' • The right to vote, ^ The right to nominate himself for, and to Hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every memhef, and that in no case shall any member be deprived, of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to. be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of. his brother Union members if he should bi. charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare, of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee, • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will, stand with him in defense of the democratic pnncities set forth in the Constitution, of the Union, P-: ••••• :•:. J.'-i: •.\i^-'.'V-t,.-^-. I'.r'j.ifiv -Tt;:/;-'vV .• -'^-p" j>; EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED f's^-.:- ]-' I • X?ri-.V;- .X-V'r; V;„. X;''.. 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Title A name given to the resource December 27, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SHIP AIDS LINER RESCUE DOMESTIC SHIP BILLS GET SENATE HEARING – RAIL RATE-CUTS HIT SIU CRUSHE RAID BY IBT NLRB OKAYS TANKER PACT HEARINGS OPEN IN SENATE ON DOMESTIC SHIPPING AID NLRB RULING BACKS SIU MANNING RIGHTS LOG PRINTS CONSTITUTION 21ST TIME SIU SHIP RESCUES 76 IN LINER FIRE SECRET BALLOT BEGINS JAN. 20 ON PROPOSED DUES INCREASE LABOR ASSIST SPURS NEW ORLEANS VOTING RUNAWAY FLEET ‘KING’ PROPOSES JUICY DEAL PROTECTION FOR ALL 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 12/27/1963 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. 26 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3cd33ded0b450aeffeba7dd719382ecd.PDF 8ef7303ce47c97ba21a75eaa88218e16 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1945 No. 52 Headlines In Review—^1945 in SlU History 53 SIU Men Decorated For Heroism Seafarers Is Set For Big Organizing Drive One Mrrchini Miritw poiihumoiulr. iiu^^UnneMSWili jwirded for woundi ind juffering w the reiuU of cnrmr KiniM ihe a ireit percettugc t Merchint MihM B h» MWnot I ihipmiW. ta t Injjiiei, Kumi ^n>.n( botk tnew irei «>d U) ll Ih'V •Tt ' wiTi. far Wt'ff fiang to i>p«n » drive i. unorginurJ. Thb u the m-xnenc ImJMn willing for over the pitt lew yein piy-i^. fighii to __ eirly eifly fighii I win coocc|^H piy-oH. All of our r diy to-dir nrugglei t •tul *>9, ill. of tnM lu ptewnl • we iiittfelimi tha moath •r >JIVL HUX Tbii rt It. 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'd ,•.». e<i •* IMO ^tViVS ^ >• . -p> ,.t\t iCeWMwrf iM P.x' il , tuU iiH * " tieT^ n4 4v.« V pataMr The ktl»*nd thewai II in iMce m. . -'PIPPXP -• '-^X: -..'IS-XNU" 1 Hut in inwir»i u.iuld • (iivimmrnt -UibJ hclM kwo '' wifiun un m-riivu. now ilh Ihii :nn, ihr •w.lwvre l.un II. |„., .,.p ••' tt-; tt- ins $45 Wage Boost vXi'-'-al .1..-PI" ..v> . tV<„>oX \l -" -• •- 'V. ' -: «tr>* eof* ' •": •' ^ SJ' ^*^- "V Three Fink Halls Sink As Ail Seamen Cheer '1/ mimmis,.C ^ /•jii' "d I"*' fA7> '0 '•w ^10,000 Overtime ' For Crew Of John Banvar The crew mcmben of rtpairiitad icroai ihr n Infmcd AiUntic, woold have bean chitrlcd out of SIO.Qi fliertifne / the SS John Binvird. i wrecked ibrDxl, worked long hown at salvage, kii around m Euro^ tintil finally if tlw'union had lafccn the ihipowfter'i l.«tii»<i"""."r New York Welcomes Five SIU ^P^tijates FroiiLNazi Prison �Page Two THE SEAEARM:&B LOG Friday. December 28, 1945 ^ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFAIIERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated tvHh the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. •» HAnover 2-2784 i X i t- HAEIRY 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 The Year 1946 By any standards, the Seafarers has done exceedingly well this past year. 1945 has seen the Seafarers tighten its organization and streamline its structure, so that now it is able to function smoothly and effortlessly. No emer­ gency can catch the SIU unawares, as was proven by the way the Uriion was able, at short notice, to step into the longshore beef and help that AFL union beat off the union-busting raid of the commies. 1945 saw the Seafarers effectively challenge and beat that time-wasting, bureaucratic set-up, the WSA Medi­ cal Program. It saw the Seafarers collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in disputed time for its members. 1945 saw the Seafarers expand its educational pro­ gram to the point where, while there is still room for further improvement, it need bow to few labor unions. It saw, indeed, the expansion of the Seafarers on all fronts—new buildings in many ports, fitted out for the comfort and needs of its members; a bigger and better Seafarers Log; a bold, confident step into the unorganized field; the securing of better conditions and wages for many of its members; the amazing growth of Seafarers consciousness among the membership. The list can go on almost indefinitely. The changes and improvements can be seen on every side. But this By BUNKER was in 1945. What has been accomplished is now history, and has come to be accepted as the norm by the SIU Not all of the^lads who start­ ashore there report a good time, seamen. ed going to sea during the war with plenty of girls who aren't What concerns all of us now is the coming year. afraid to give you that "comeAnd for 1946 the Seafarers has many plans—resolutions, if are piling off the ships and head­ hither" look. ing for that promised land of you please—that will see as many changes as did 1945The Tyler's black gang that In 1946, the first aim is to organize the unorganized; shore-side happiness and employ­ trip also included Bill Frey and to bring into the Seafarers' fold those outfits that are still ment. Ernie Jergen as Oilers and Fire­ trodding the old path in their dealings with their seamen- Brother Johnnie Johnson, for man Bill Dixen, who is still go­ one, doesn't think the ^rens call ing to sea after catching two First on the list, of course, is Isthmian, and there the any louder on shore than they do Jerry torpedoes on Murmansk campaign has already started. With every member doing at sea, and he is for making the Avenue. Chief Cook on the Tyler his share, there is no reason at all why Isthmian should not merchant marine a career. was Lenny Olsen, who the boys say gets the best chow and knows be under a Seafarers' contract before the year is out. Says Johnson: "I've spent how to serve it up after he gets it. The SIU intends to further expand its educational three years at it now. I've beeh program, to make it second to none; to put out a still scared stiff on the Russian run XXX and I've rolled around the North larger Log and more pamphlets and leaflets to better Atlantic in the winter trying to You have probably heard that service the membership. oil a Liberty. I've lost plenty of the Ore Steamship Company is The SIU intends to improve still further the condi­ pounds trying to eat camel stew building a fleet of eight super ore tions under which its seamen work and to raise still higher on the Persian run, and I've spent carriers, with two already my time as a rag mechanic—so launched and named after SIU the wages they now get. The Seafarers' contracts are even why quit now?" lost early in the war; name­ now the best on the waterfront, but the SIU will always Johnnie is currently oiling on ships ly the Venore and the Chilore. work and fight to improve them still more. the John Lawson which, because All these ships will be nearly The SIU intends to continue its fight against the a former crew brought her in six hundred feet over all, with government bureaucrats, who are attempting to make looking like the city dump, is beams of 78 feet, and of 24,000 their wartime stranglehold over the seamen permanent. having a tough time getting a gross tons. If that doesn't im­ crew. you, think of walking from The SIU intends to fight to keep the waterfront Cleanest ships he's been on, press your quarters aft up to the free and democratic, and will oppose the dictatorial aims of says Johnson, were the Oriental fo'cstle head in a stiff September the communists and fascists wherever they are raised. and the Wallace Tyler, Smith and hurricane on the way down to These are part of our program for the year 1946. Johnson Liberty which he rode Venezuela. In contrast to the There are more on our list, for which we shall work with down to Galveston last summer. days when the rule was "the Galveston, according to Bro­ sailor be damned," the architects ^11 our efforts. These things can be accomplished. We ther Johnson, is one of those that dreamed up these huge ships have the organization, we have the membership, we have towns that the army forgot to have provided for the sailor's the spirit. It can be- done, and the Seafarers will do it! purify; and the lads who get safety by including fore-and-^ft FOSE 'NAFT i: Y. Meetings in Webster Hall New York Branch meetings are held every other Wednes­ day evening, 7 P. M. at Web­ ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. To get there take the 3rd Ave^ Elevated and get off at 9th St., or the East Side IRT Subway and get off at Astor Place. No cuds will be stamped after 7:30 P. M. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY 2nd. passageways below decks that make travel safe from bow to stern. At sea these ships look like tankers, with the tanker-type fo'castle, bridge and poop; also because of their lack of cargo gear. They can take on a com­ plete load of ore in one hour with dock-side loading equip­ ment. This doesn't give you much time down in Chile or Venezuela with the senoritas who hold a rum and coke in one hand and go through your pockets with the other. But as that sterling char­ acter Frenchy Michelet once re­ marked: "VHio cares about the senoritas if we bring the ships in on time!" I �Friday, December 28, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG A DECENT HOME FOR EVERY FAMILY Explains Stewards Dept. Changes By J. P. SHULER Page Three New Dock Pay In England Business was fair in the Port tion of one of these Chief Cooks, of New York the past week with The Stewards should try to di­ LONDON, Dec. 10—A minimunf 26 ships paying off. The majority vide the work of the two Chefs, daily wage of nineteen shillings so that they will have as near of them being troopers, and 22 an equal amount of work and ($3.80)f for dock workero was signing on. responsibility as possible. recommended tonight by a com­ There is the biggest shortage The other Cook's duties are the mittee appointed to breal: the of seamen that this port has ever same as on the Liberty ships. deadlock in the wage dispute that witnessed arid with the holidays Well, Christmas has come and The big guns of the AFL were turned on the Senate Banking caused a nation-wide dock strike here, it is practically impossible gone and some of the men should r'J" to get the ships crewed up. How­ be drifting back into the Hall and Committee when (1. to r.) Harry Bates, chairman of the AFL Housing last October. The employers Committee, and AFL President William Green testified in favor ever, there has not been many shipping out so that the board of the Wagner-Ellender-Taft Housing Bill. A program to enable have accepted the decision and will soon be cleared away. There delays in sailing and there have are no beefs hanging fire in this families of moderate income to buy homes, and to resume the union leaders have agreed tp been some men taking out un­ Port at this time, as the Patrol­ federal low-cost housing projects, would go far toward the nation's place a strong recommendation before the workers Friday. organized ships. The men that men are settling most of them goal of jobs for all. Green and Bates told the committee. sacrifice their conditions to sail at the point of production. Here's wishing everyone a on these unorganized ships can­ Happy and Prosperous New not be given enough praise. They Year. are not the type that live on the By JOHN MOGAN looked lousy, even to the Skippast record of what they have pre, who up to that time had bef BOSTON — With Christmas lieved he had a real tough Chief done for an organization, but only a few hours away at this sailing with him. The windup they are still in there pitching writing, the situation in the port was that several members of the to get SIU wages and conditions of Boston is far from normal. crew, most of whom had been on Isthmian ships. For the first time since the begin­ put aboard by the NMU, came off ning of the war we've had sev­ . In doing this, they realize that the ship with me and joined SIU. eral ships hung on the hook Several more, active workers for they are sacrificing themselves— awaiting crews. This doesn't SIU, remained aboard for the trip and to some of them who have mean that we didn't get a num­ back to the gulf. never sailed on anything but SIU ber of vessels out also, because By FRENCHY MICHELET There hasn't been anything do­ more ships were moved out than ships, it is a lesson and making ing on the Isthmian line for a All those fat and sassy seamen first Caesar, and the guns that were delayed. a trip on an unorganized ship, while here. We had a couple due We're sure to have a couple of to come in here, but they just they see the difference. There knotting around the East Coast snuffed out the last. There's with well-fed looks on their pans much of interest here for the ships tied up over Christmas are quite a few new members are easily explained away — tourist, but it ain't worth the however, they will be colliers, as debarked troops and proceeded taking out these vessels and Frenchy Michelet has made an­ trouble of walking around to see we used our available manpower elsewhere: one to New York and the other to Hampton Roads. everyone should give them as other trip to sea. If you want to enjoy yourself in on the troopships. Hence, al­ Some of our men, who wanted to much encouragement as possible Of course, there's the usual Savona just pull up a chair in the though there will be no SIU help in the drive, we sent down for they are really doing a good Shuler-inspired gags circulating Plaza Bar and gaze into the troopships idle in Boston over to New York where they can be job for the union. 'round the halls, like the story starry eyes of one of the .many the holiday, there will be several of great usefulness to the or­ lovely dolls that frequent the NMU troopers—which is another STEWARDS DEPT. CHANGES about our biscuits being respon­ joint—everything worth seeing in slap in the kisser for the "brains' ganizing campaign. sible for the little flurry of ships It looks like a quiet week com­ who engineered the phony strike The new steward dept. raise in losing their propellers in our vi­ Italy is recorded there. ing up for a change. And un­ of a few days ago. Wages and change in ratings has cinity in the North Atlantic last MEET O'TOOLE doubtedly right after Christmas caui^ed quite a bit of confusion week; but all of you brothers IN HOSPITAL the boys will be coming to the Incidently, the SIU is richer as the men are trying to adapt who have been fortunate enough Hall in droves to ship. Well, I Our patrolman paid his Xmas themselves to the new changes. to eat our baking know damn by an honorary member for the visit to the following men in the guess we'll be able to take care On the Liberty ships, where they well that it ain't apt to be found trip, because the gang picked Brighton Marine Hospital: F. of them. carry one Chief Cook, this Chief floating around the drink as a up O'Toole in Savona. O'Toole Kenfield, E. Johnston, A. Morse, And now to wish all the mem­ Cook is the same rating as was menace to navigation if some guy is a snazzy little black mbngrel G. Phinney, P. Kogoy, and J. bers a Happy and Prosperous the Chief Chef before and his is so ill-advised as to heave it of questionable lineage but every Thoms. We all extend to these New Year— and to sign off for duties are the same. The Second over the side. inch a gentleman. The Com­ brothers, and brothers in hospi­ another week—and another yearl Cook's wages have been raised The trip was such a good one missioner in Philly gave him tals everywhere, our greetings to a par of what the Chief Cook that we feel called upon to touch and best wishes for the holidays, gets on straight cargo vessels. on some of the highlights. The and hope that afl will be back on Therefore, the Second Cook is scow was Am-Range's Cecil N. the job very soon. supposed to perform such duties Bean. Charlies Simmons was We were authorized by the under supervision of the Chef as Deck Engineer. We had a load Once again we remind you Secretary-Treasurer to present cooking meats, sauces, and the of coal and didn't use the about the need for protect­ these members with cash gifts general work of a Chief Cook on winches, so Charlie never did ing your rights in regard to from the Union, and it was grati­ ia straight cargo ship. find out if they would run or not. fying to hear their expressions compensation for injuries The Third Cook's wages have Some of the gang went out on of pleasure at the thoughtfulness and medical attention. been raised to that of the Second deck one day and counted the of the membership. The day pre­ Cook's wages and he should per­ winches, just so Charlie wouldn't Whenever the case war­ vious all the men in the hospital form such duties as cooking vege­ be embarrassed if the Chief asked rants it. active seamen should had received a $5.00 check also, tables and performing the same him how many there were. from the Boston American-Rec­ check into a Marine Hospital duties as the Second Cook on ord fund. SAVONA OKAY for medical care. When in straight cargo vessels. doubt about your rights un­ The gang rented a suite of LOG-HAPPY der the law. check with your ON VICTORY SHIPS rooms in a hotel in downtown We had an Afherican Trading discharge and O'Toole obligingly SIU officials. On the Victory typ6 vessels, Savona, Italy. It's almost super­ signed it with his paw dipped tanker in Boston this past week, Seamen should see to if there will be two Chief Cooks— fluous to add that we didn't ex­ in ink. He was given an SIU and we paid her a visit. A 30actly hold a convention in 'em. that any injury or health im­ year-old-Chief Engineer, a guy one should be in charge of all trip card by Blackie Cardulla, pairment is recorded by the Savona is a very interesting named Joseph Antolie, was one foods prepared and served for and he immediately exercised his ship's Master, or your de­ city. She was old when Christo­ of the "log-happy" breed, and the crew. The other should be Union pr^erogativc by piling off partment head, regardless of pher Columbus was lushing up had logged his Wipers for taking in charge of all foods served and the scow. He got off 'cause he how small the case may seem on "Dago Red" in her neighbor­ five-minute blow on deck after prepared for the troops. The wanted to come along with the to be at the time. ing Genoa gin mills. She has the working hours in an engine-room Butchers and Bakers on the ships gang and not, as Shuler would would come under the jurisdic- chariots that wheeled in the have it, because he couldn't find where the temperature register­ Failure to follow such a procedure often results in any meat on the bones we gave ed 100-odd degrees. I took up the beef for the financial loss and inferior him. "CLEARING THE DECK" medical attention if the case Oh yes, we towed the Henry Wipers with the Shipping Com­ missioner and after a hectic ses­ develops into something Ward Beecher into Bermuda "Clearing The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears sion with all hands in the saloon, more serious. when she lost her propeller in in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall a gale. And-Ve still say it was the Commissioner ruled in favor Protect your rights! is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. all a coincidence. of the Wipers. The pSeudo-Chief Anyone who takes ill, or in As well as being New York Agent, Brother Hall is Director of was fighting mad, and his talk any other way is unable to sounded like fighting talk also, Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high For The Duration sail after taking a ship so I asked him to leave the saloon gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary should notify the dispatcher Letty—^I like your new coat and continue the conversation on for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so thai at the Union hall as soon as but it seems pretty short. the dock—this was in front of all all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian possible so that another man Betty—That's what I thought, hands also. can replace him. election. but mother said it would be long When this character folded up enough before I got another one. like an accordian, naturally he Boston Is Shorthanded—But Troopships Sail Protect Yourself "k' �THE Page Four PAUL SANFORD. Dk. Eng. Slop chest conditions on over three-quarters of all ships could be improved considerably. Prices, styles, brands and quality should all be uniform. I don't know whether operating conditions can ppp;:?',; be improved by removing control from the purser and captain, but ship's delegates should meet prior to taking off and see that the proper gear is on board. Quite often winter clothing is not on hand when the ship is sailing on a cold voyage, tuid the patrolman should be contacted to remedy the situation if the delegates can't. -fi;?:::::::::;;;.::.;;;:;:;:;!;:; JOHNNIL JOHNSON. FOW — Why should one or two men make all the profits, when a de­ cent plan can be worked out so that all the crew members can share in the proceeds through some profit-sharing system. We could set up a sick fund or other worthwhile fund from slop chest proceeds, if they were operated for the seamen's benefit. Plenty of stock should be carried in the chest at all times in a wide va­ riety of sizes, and they should break out more cigarettes—one carton a week of smokes is us­ ually not enough. •-1J: 4-'. Friday, December 28, 1945 A run job to Shanghai back in 1941, when he signed'' says Spear, "and there I boarded on to take a ship to that Chinese port, ended almost four the SS Admiral W. L. Capps years later for Earl F. Spear who has jusrreported ready to which brought me to Frisco." He ship again after having spent most of that time as a Jap­ arrived at the West Coast port on QUESTION:—In your opinion, how should a ship's slop chest he operated for the best in­ terests of the seamen? NICHOLAS L. MARK, AB — Cheap junk is the rule in most slop chests. This should be stop­ ped, and the profits should be regulated to not more than 10% Delegates should check the wholesale costs to see that eX' horbitant prices are not charged. If the right kind of a crew is on board, some sort of a co-op slop chest can be operated for the benefit of the seamen, euid with good value for their money. Otherwise, profits could go for a sick members fund, old sea men's homes, rest homes, and de­ cent waterfront recreation places. LOG Home Again After Three Years In Jap Prison Camp, He Wants To Ship Again HERI$MfH| ITHWK ROBERT PORTER, AB—Ship's delegates and members should check prices, also make sure that sufficient supplies of the right kind are aboard. Most slop chests don't carry sizes for large men, and are often short on tropical or winter clothing when it is ne­ cessary to have them. Slop chests should be operated for the benefit of all the men on ship, not just the captain or purser. It is pos­ sible thcd some plan Ccui be work­ ed out whereby the profits from chest can be saved toward some worthy cause like seamen's homes, etc. SEAFARERS anese prisoner of war in the* Philippines. Spear, who was enroute to the United States at the time of his capture on January 4th, 1942, says someone in the Jap com­ mand "made a slight error when they told us to take three days' supply of food with us—they should have said 'three years'." After a week of sleeping on ce­ ment floors at San Tomas Prison, the prisoners, some of them wo­ men, were finally supplied with blankets and cots by the Filip­ inos. For the first year and a half of their internment, the Japs allow­ ed a "package line" through which the friendly Filipinos were able to bring food—and oc­ casional news of the outside world carefully wrapjjed inside EARL F. SPEAR some of the food. In addition to this, the internees were allowed to have a canteen to which Ger­ tion received sailing orders for man nationals outside would the States. "I was flown to Leyte where I send cold cuts, etc., for sale to received an issue, of clothing," the prisoners. Those fortunate enough to have money would buy the stuff, and then share it with the others. , NURSES VOLUNTEER On May 14, 1943, Spear was transferred to the Los Banos prison which was south of Man­ ila. "Twelve U.S. Navy nurses vol­ unteered to make the four'hour trip with us," he said, describing the railroad box cars, the doors of which the Japs refused to leave open despite the weather. Arriving there they found an open field with but few build­ ings. "We had to start building a new prison camp, and after several months had passed the Nips allowed us to have a can­ teen." Again the friendly Filipinos kept a meager supply of food­ stuffs such as fruit, vegetables and fish, trickling in to the in­ ternees. And in this way they existed until September 21, 1944, when the Navy bombed Manila. After that all privileges were done away with, and rations were cut to 500 granis a day (approx­ imately one pound); and a short time later were further reduced to 240 grams daily. Even salt was denied the internees and the only beverage they had was mango tea made from leaves they themselves collected and boiled in water. STRAFED On the morning of February 23, 1945, seventy-five Jap soldiers were exercising on the baseball field when American P-38s start­ ed strafing, and the 511th Airfiorne started landing inside the camp. At the same time Filipino guerillas began knocking off the Jap guards. In a short and furious 90 min­ utes the action was over, with 240 Japs dead and the U.S. forces osing two men. The Yanks had taken the Bilibid prison the day before and it was set up as a clearance center, 't was here that Spear was taken with his fellow internees and af­ ter two weeks of medical atten- April 8, 1945, but was hospitaliz­ ed until a few weeks ago. OFFICERS BRUTAL Asked about the attitude of the Japanese towards the Ameri­ can and other prisoners. Spear said "There was considerable dif­ ference between the Jap soldiers and their officers. The officers were generally brutal, officious and arrogant while most of the men in the ranks were inclined to be tolerant if not friendly. "Some of them obviously felt sorry for the prisoners and even stole food for some of us. Others did whatever they could to make life a little easier, but usually they were afraid of getting in wrong with their officers. It seemed to me that the officer caste had ben taught their bru­ tality and arrogance as a regular part of their training." Spears had met up with two old shipmates, Joseph "Champ" Barron and Jimmie Bingham, with whom he plans to ship out. March Of Progress In Baltimore At a recent membership meet­ ing held in the Port of Baltimore, Brother Sam Watson introduced a motion calling for the drafting of a new SIU program on educa­ tion, publicity and business, co­ ordination. As a result of the motion which was approved. Brothers Elbert Hogge, Robert Keenan and Henry Wykosky were elected as a committee of three to bring back their recom­ mendations. Their recommended program of action calls for a newly establish­ ed system of public relations, either under the direction of someone appointed to this posi­ tion by the SIU Convention in March of 1946, or under the con­ trol of an International officer as­ signed to this job on a full time basis. This is necessitated by the fact that the Seafarers is often placed in an unfavorable position due to the lack of a good public­ ity program. Coordination of business setups in all Ports is called for, so that approximately the same business and operational system will be in existence in each port as well as the same general layout for each hall. The resultant efficiency, in the opinion of the committee, would serve to concentrate the union's energy, if necessary, on a specific beef in any and all ports at the same time. In their opinion, although the SIU is making strides in the field of membership education, it is still far from being in good shape. The Committee feels the urgency of the need for a school for the purpose of teaching basic union­ ism and associated subjects. Fail­ ure to do this will result in the death or deterioration of this union. The conclusions of Brother Keenan, Hogge and Wykosky are that this entire program must be adopted by the SIU, and adjust- HENRY WYKOSKY ed to the Union's specific needs in order to combat the disrupting influence of foreign-dominated propaganda from other "Unions." Seafarers who know the score will fight that much more strenu­ ously to preserve their many gains against any attack. i ELBERT HOGGE �Friday, December 28, 1845 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fiv* THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SKIPPER SAYS FINEST CREW IN 41 YEARS AT SEA Gentlemen, • As Master of this vessel (SS Thomas J. Lyons, Smith and ' Johnson) I take great pleasure in reporting to you that, on the current voyage front Charleston to Wales and England to Bos­ ton, I enjoyed a very fine trip due to the fact that I had the finest crew in my 41 years at sea, 37 of which were spent as Master and Mate. This was my first trip with an SIU crew and the coopera­ tion, feeding and discipline kept the ship happy and content without any beefs. Their fine comradeship and friendliness to the 28 enlisted men and six officers of the U. S. army won a commendation for the crew and myself from the returning GIs and their Of­ ficers. I want especially to commend the stewards department for their very efficient handling of so many men with a minimum staff. With the best regards and wishes to you all for a very happy Christmas and New Year, and success to your Union. I remain. Your truly, John Johansen. Master SOMEONE GETS THANKED FOR SPAGHETTI, ETC, mates aboard the Robin Locksley on its last trip which took us to South and East Africa. Left to right ar»: 2nd Cook Patrick McCann, AB Joseph O'Donnell and Bosun Francisco Morciglio. In Capetown the Master, J. P. Donnelly, died suddenly and Chief Mate Ryan took over for the balance of the trip. We had quite a few beefs but they were all squared away when we hit New York on De­ cember 3rd. Edgar A. Johnson these old flag wavers start pay­ ing off on their chinwagging and pass a seamen's bill of rights which would give us ed­ ucational privileges, benefits for injury and some means of fin­ ancial aid for those who want MESSAGE OF GOODWILL TO A CHIEF STEWARD SeafEtrers Log: The crew of the Cornell Vic­ JACK PARKER tory would like to thank Chief Steward Robert Sanchez for the splendid job he did while to quit the sea and start some business ashore. aboard this ship. It's about time these guys put Because of illness in his fam­ ily he has requested to be re­ up or shut up. Look at the way lieved of his duties and it is they're kicking the GI around, with regrets that we part with offering him something at other people's expense instead of him. We hope that his family passing laws which would pro­ troubles will soon be over and vide real benefits, it's enough to show what phoney patriots they that he will return to us. really are. Raynipnd Barwick, Jack Parker (Ship Del.) PUT UP OR SHUT UP HE TELLS FLAG WAVERS GIRL WANTS CARPENTER WHO CAN HIT The Editor: Everytime there's a shortage of seamen during some period of national emergency such as the recently ended war, we hear what wonderful heroes we are, what champions of the Ameri­ can way of life we are, and what a credit to the nation we are. Why in the hell don't some of The Log, A unique system for filling out the complements of ships is being employed in New Or­ leans at the War Shipping Ad­ ministration headquarters. When an order came in for a carpenter to be shipped aboard the SS Antonin Dvorak (Robin Line) the dispatcher (a The Editor, I want to thank several of the brothers for giving me such a hearty welcome while I was in New York recently. I want to-thank them for the spaghetti and meat balls, top. They were delicious. May I take this opportunity of wishing you all a merry Christmas and a Prosperous , New Year. Thanks once again for a grand time in the great big lonely city. She .may be saggy and disheveled and her keel plates may be Percy Beyer beveled And she may need a dozen coats of paint. Still there ain't no other like her tho this poet ajnt no piker ALL BEEFS At handing out a compliment or complaint. Salute To The Hog Islander SQUARED AWAY ON LOCKSLEY . Dear Editor, Here's a picture of some ship­ And brother when you're down and out. following a month long bout With shady ladies and your pint of booze. Then she's queen of all the water, she has sisters but no daughter And to sail her none will e'er refuse. We'll take her down to Ponce, maybe Rio, maybe Monte, Or to any other port where she may head. Oh! Her life has not been easy and her winches now are wheezy And she's covered mostly with that old red lead. To the north, south, east or west, we'll damn sure do our best To stay on course—steady as she goes. She's called an old rustbucket, ye Gods, if she don't look it. But she's home for some three dozen seamen Joes. We may bemoan them and bewail them, yet. bejabers, we all sail 'em To get the old mazuma for our grog To be sure some took a "fish" at some sub commander's wish Still on every sea you're sure to find a Hog. Is there a son among ya that's ne'er had one that brung ya To port when nature got a little rough And so the men who sail her, yes and even those who made her Salute Hog Islands lor they had the stuff. refugee from Woolworth's) called out in a soprano voice, "I want a carpenter, I want a car­ penter." There was no response. A little later she called again "Isn't there anyone here who's handy with tools, anyone who can use a saw or something?" Again there were no takers. Filled with desperation she got her fanny up off the cush­ ioned chair, stood on'her toes and with a voice of appeal, bel­ lowed, "Can't anyone here hit a nail on the head with a ham­ mer?" A few minutes of sil­ ence followed, then a small voice chirped up timidly "Do you mean hit 'er every lick?" "Hell! No," she'said in dis­ gust. "Okay then, I'll try 'er, by golly" the timid guy (a laker) announced. Thus commenced the saga of the Dvorak." Bad as it seems, it turned out even worse for, as a finale, a coup de grace as it were, little "Chippy" after a month outlost his hammer. Dick Cummings FLUOR SPAR MEN ENJOY TRIP SAYS SIU BROTHER Dear Brothers, The crew on this trip of the SS Fluor Spar is one of the most experienced assembled since before the war and con­ sist mostly of old-timers. Two days out of Baltimore we ran into a gale and from then on it was one gale after an­ other, the peculiar thing being that they were all easterly or northeasterly instead of the usual westerly winds. In Rotterdam the boys had a gay time with the Dutch girls, the beer and the gin and some of them hated the idea of leav­ ing. We left there on Thanks­ giving Day (Nov. 29) although the Skipper had tried to save on overtime by ignoring the Nov. 22 date because we were approaching port and raising gear on that day. He lost his bet with himself, however. On the homeward trip we enjoyed mild weather but con­ siderable rain, which dissap.pointed the Mate who couldn't get the ship painted, but short­ ly after entering the Gulf Stream we got radio warning of a hundred mph gale ap­ proaching. The hundred miler failed to materialize however, although the wind had full gale force for a while. The stewards department is just about the best we have ever seen. The Stewards real­ ly put it out and the Chef's dishes are the best ever con­ cocted. The 2nd Cook's pies are something out of this world. Thanksgiving dinner was the best I'd ever eaten and the food was just squeezing out of my ears that day. The Fluor Spar is an Old Hog Island, but she's a god scow especialy for the deck gang. Only ten light booms, small hatches m and ABs and ship easily handled gear. Any who feel like taking a rest getting paid for it, just on her. John McLenore THE LOG GETS MORE VERSE ON SEAMEN'S ROLE Dear Brothers. The following was written by Mark Durham, ship's delegate. It should rate a space in the Log. Saga of the Merchant Marine There are strange things seen By the men who've been Down to the sea in ships It was hard to grin When the subs closed in Just the words of a prayer on our lips. The cargoes were strange With seldom a change The trucks, the tanks, the pleines The wind would roar And she'd roll some more As we rode the convoy's lanes. Convoys to Sicily Beachheads in Italy While Stukas strafed overhead Our nerves were strained And blood our decks stained And many died in their bed. Meeting Jap or Hun On the Murmansk run Or on the vast Pacific We met them, blow For every blow But the pace they set was terrific. In wind and rain In health in pain We've always manned our stations We've kept them sailing. Never failing. The whole United Nations. So bow your head For those who're dead May their souls all rest in glory. They seiiled the seas In dungarees The heroes of this story. Incidently Brother Durham is doing a fine job as ship's dele­ gate aboard this ship (SS Scotts Bluff). Everything is running smoothly now after he spent a month straightenng out the Engineers and the Mate. C. Stanley Nice To Know The soldier and his sweet­ heart took their seats -in the movie theater just as the fire­ proof curtain was being lower­ ed. "I think I've seen this picture 'Asbestos' before," she said, re­ luctantly. "Don't be silly," he reassured her, "that's just a Latin word meaning 'Welcome'." 1 �. ' "' ' ' . '^" •^", "• •-;• -• > Paga Six TH E SEAFARERS -.• "' " .• Madaket Water Shortage Due To Negiigence Negligence in obtaining a proper water supply before leaving Calcutta on ptember 11 was the cause of rationing of fresh water aboard the SS Madaket after the 14th of that month, according to the ship's minutes just received here. Co-chaired by Brothers Sim­ pler and Sevems. the meeting also took up the matter of extra service and attention being giv­ en to passengers at the crew's expense. The shortage of fans and inadequate ventilation in the crew's quarters was discuss­ ed and members called atten­ tion to the fact that some li­ censed personnel had "from two to four fans in their port holes in addition to regular focs'le fans." Adopted unanimously was a motion to bring to the SIU's at­ tention that a few days out of ' New York one shower in each department was shut off in or­ der to conserve water, leaving only three showers for 33 men. Meanwhile none of the licensed personnel's showers were shut off. Removal of the steam line for boiling clothes was taken up with the Chief Engineer, who was asked about replacing it. He is reported to have answer­ ed 'The Captain and I have de­ cided not to replace it," This ended the matter apparently as far as the Chief was concerned but the Union was asked to press the beef further. Excessive charges for slop chest supplies, inadequate med­ ical supplies, insufficient chinaware jahd the alleged practice of requisitioning merchant ship supplies when in foreign ports were referred to the Union for investigation and action. The meeting adjourned at 8:45. Secretary was Morris Sattgast. Over There Harry—What was the weather like where you were in London? Jerry — It was so foggy I couldn't see! December 14 Robert J. Morgem was elected chairman and the meeting was called to order at 6:30 p. m. Niel Nielsen was the secretary. After Bosun Manuel Loubriel called the meeting's attention to the Captain's practice of interferring with the crew's deck and overtime work and forcing him, the Bosun, to paint alleyways etc., a motion by Lockwood, seconded by Ruiz, ' demanded that the Skipper confine him­ self to his own duties and not try to be Master and Mate all in one. The motion was adopted unanimously. Pedro Nathan then seconded a motion made by Nielson that the ship be supplied with cots, lava soap and a percolator. Marcelino Santiago moved that the "entire unlicensed per­ sonnel refuse to re-sign articles unless the Chief Engineer, John O'Neill, is forced not to make another trip aboard this ship." The motion was seconded by Jacinto Figueroa and discussion disclosed that the Chief had "had a run in with just about every" lower rating aboard. Br 606 The motion was unanimously adopted. A motion to adjourn was made by Lockwood and second­ ed by John W. Lincoln. Dele­ gates were Teodoro Ruiz (deck), W. C. Sanders (engine) and Wil­ liam H. Beckwith (stewards). When the Coastal Mariner hit San Juan, they report, aU beefs were squared away except the percolator question, The Chief Engineer, on being questioned by the Patrolman, admitted making the derogatory remarks about the Union but said he used the expressions during a fit of anger. He apologized for his actions. The reports from this ship do Marina Meeting DIscnsses United Seamen's Service Angry crewmembers at the meeting of the SS Marina on Novemlx>r 20 demanded to know why the LeHavre branch of the United Seamen's Service was selling clothes intended only for shipwreck survivors. It was de­ cided to call the matter to the attention of the SIU when the ship returned to the U.S. The meeting, which was call­ ed to order at 2:45 and lasted until 4, also took up the ques­ tion of mail delays. Speakers pointed out that the ship was only receiving mail once every three months and the members discussed means of alleviating this condition. Under Good and Welfare the men took up the problem of liv- '-••J 'T )l Friday, December 28. 1945 LOG Crew Votes Not To Sign On If Chief Remains Plagued with a Chief En­ gineer who tried to deny them their elementary rights and who cursed the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, the crew of the MV Coastal Mariner adopted a motion against any members re­ signing articles as long as the Chief stayed aboard. Wiper W. Daniel quoted Chief Engineer John-O'Neill as order­ ing the Wipers not to make coffee at coffee time and stating the Union was no good and that Daniel would find out, if he sailed long enough, that the company (Bull Line) did not recognize the Union. He also cursed the Bosun, the Wiper declared. The Bosun, Manuel Loubriel, stated that he had confronted O'Neill with these alleged statements and the latter admit­ ted cursing the Union but de­ nied that he had used obscene language against him, the Bosun.' Daniel stated that the Bosun's name was ijientioned because he had requested the Wipers to take turns at making coffee. It was decided that the whole matter would be referred to the boarding Patrolman at San Juan. Chairman of the meeting of Nov. 24 was Carmello Fernan­ dez and the secretary was Wil­ liam H. Beckwith. Motions at the meeting included one on a coffee percolator, (made by T. Lockwood) and undermanning of stewards department (made by T. Ruiz). Steward D. F. Kinnie made a motion, which was adopted, that all members of the crew "take care of their obligations at the payoff," and the meeting then adjourned. m not indicate the final result of their beef against the Chief En­ gineer. In regard to the stewards de­ partment undermanning, the SIU San Juan Agent told the crew that, inasmuch as they had got their figures from the Sta­ tion Bill, that such figures did not apply because manning was subject to agreement between the Union and the company. However, he informed them, the Seafarers International Union has taken the position that this type vessel is definitely under­ manned in the stewards depart­ ment and that the Union was pressing the matter. SS Thomas Lyons Nov. 30 — T. C. Short, Chair­ man, Joseph Renka, Recording Secretary. Delegates reports were accepted as read. A for­ mer NMU man was sailing as dishwasher and was called on to speak. He compared the SIU ship conditions with those of the NMU. SIU conditions are bet­ ter all around than those of the NMU according to this man. Delegates for the trip were, V. Suhling, C. R. McClure. and Joseph Renka. ing conditions aboard the ship, poor installation of heat, light and sanitation, etc., and also the matter of the slop chest. Delegates for the stewards and deck gang were Aubrey R. Hubbard and Anthony A. Raszcryk respectively. Hubbard was recording secretary. The chair­ man's name is unreported in the niinutes. Joslah Parker Men Want Up-ToDate Arrangements Stating that the sections of the agreements dealing with breaking and maintaining sea watches in port "has been sorely abused throughout the war" members of the Josiah Parker crew, at their October 20 ship­ board meeting, urged SIU head­ quarters to publish new agree-' ment books, "with all new amendments made since the last issue." They asked that the sec­ tion be made as clear and defin­ ite as possible "so that it cannot be misinterpreted by those who try to use it against us." "We would like this brought up at the next regular meeting in New York" the minutes of the meeting state. Another matter taken up at the meeting called for all dis­ puted time to be compiled by the department delegates and turned over to the boarding Pa­ trolmen "as soon as the ship docks," so that it may be dis­ cussed with them and no last minute rush occurs which would delay the payoff. Other action at the meeting concerned shipboard conditions and the meeting adjourned after a thorough discussion of the Seafarers Log and the SIU's fu­ ture actions in regard to work­ ing conditions and wages. Delegates were Briant (deck), Molegus (engine) and McManus (stewards). Briant chaired the meeting and Brother Yarbor­ ough was the recording-secre­ tary. Cape Falcon Crew Want Skipper Removed Calling upon the Waterman Steamship Company to remove the Captain from the MV Cape Falcon, members of the crew of this vessel, docking in the port of New York, told of a very disagreeable trip to San Juan, P.R., during the course of which several members of the stew­ ards department and the black gang were logged. The demand followed a ship's meeting during which each member of the crew spoke his piece on the subject. Also brought to light at the meeting was the fact that at no time did the Captain post on the gangway the sailing time of the vessel. Due to not having posted this notice the crew of this vessel is of the opinion that the craw member left behind in ^ Ponce, P.R., should have his transportation . and subsistence paid back to signing on port. "With such flagrant miscar­ riage of justice toward cre\y members it is without a doubt that the company will remove this man, as he is definitely a detriment both to the company and to their crew members." Delegates for the trip were T. Lazenby, R. Schwartz, and A. Huf&ladt. V �' 7 7"7; • : .. 7.' ; • ' '^ -' -•;.^i : -;i Friday, December 28, 1945 THE DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS SS Robin Locksley Nov. 10 — Chairman, J. McCann, Secretary, Thomas Walsh, Jr. No improvement noticed in cooking since last meeting. Change of cooks recommended. Delegates for the trip were, T. Walsh, Engine, M. G. Martin, Steward. J" 4- 4> tary. Delegates reports accept­ ed. One man was reported in bad standing. Vote of thanks to stewards department for per­ fect Thanksgiving dinner. Dis­ cussion of repairs and improve­ ments and meeting adjourned. SEAFARERS LOG ards ration of three pounds of coffee per night was enough. No one agreed with him. A good discussion was had under good and welfare. Page Seven 'JOHNNT THOMAS" FERDENSKY XXX ALCOA PIONEER, December 9—Chairman, William Merriman. Secretary, Jim Case. The purpose of the meeting was to secure repairs for the next crew coming on. E. Mayo, suggested XXX that P.O. head be opened for the convenience of the crew. SS William S. Y«ung Blacky Mason moved that the NOV. 18 — Meeting called to stewards delegate obtain infor­ SS Henry M. Rice order by the delegates. Dargan mation as to the duties of the Nov. 24 — Chairman, William Coker elected chairman and stewards department. L. Brown, Lawlon, Secretary, Maurice Mc­ Charles O. Faircloth, rec-sec- Bosun, moved that the Agent Laughlin. Under new business retary. be requested to contact ship it was moved that a radio and Motions adopted were; that previous to pay-off. Delegates more fans be placed in the the ship be fumigated, to re­ for the trip were William Mermess room'. In good and wel­ place mattresses and repair riman, E. Mayo. B. M. Talbeffare suggestions were made as lockers, additional pipe for sen. to obtaining overtime sheets be­ drain in deck department show­ 4. 4. 4fore sailing. ers, that the required amount of linen be provided each week, ROBIN LOCKSLEY,~ Decem­ plus full size pillows for each ber 11 — Chairman, William SS plrk Victory bunk. Spencer, Secretary E u g e n^ /> Nov. ,25 — Chairman, Bush, Under Good and Welfare the Weingarlen. Several complaints Secretary, Robinson. Requested crew discussed crockery short­ were made in regards to keep­ that wipers quarters be moved ages, hot plate which had found ing the ship workers out of mid-ships from back aft. Moved its way into the officers mess crew's quarters. Among items that a written agreement be listed for repair were: the star­ hall. drawn up for the clarification A heated discussion followed board scupper in main deck of cattlemen's duties, on the question of the best way passageway, two main deck 4, t SIU member Ferdensky aboard Ihe Keniuckian. The story to write up overtime in order to scuttlebutts. Nineteen book men of "Johnny Thomas" appeared in Ihe last issue of the Log, and and seven trip card men are re­ SS Clifford Ashby ease the problems of the board­ ported aboard by the delegates, although young in years, he's had plenty of experience under Nov. 18 — Chairman, Flanna- ing Patrolmen. John Van Pamel, Thomas Gil- the Seafarer's banner. gan. Secretary, Taber. The dele­ Cleanliness of quarters was gates reported everything in also discussed widely and the ham, Eugene Weingarlen. good order with the exception meeting adjourned after a 45 t 4. 4. of an overtime beef in the En­ minute session. The only dele­ ALCOA SCOUT, November gine department. Delegates for gate reported is Faircloth who 26—Meeting called to order by the trip were; Ruess, (Deck) represented the deck crew. Richard Hauenstein. Chairman, Pevvy (Engine), Labacki (Stew­ William Newbury, Secretary, Stewards Dept. Meeting By HANK ard). Lesler Coverl. Ship's delegates Nov. 19 — It seems that the With the Henry Ward Beech- quickly then, with a sly look i. t i ' stewards department aboard the reported tha.t as yet nothing had er in tow, orders are out aboard ' SS WaiTior SS William S. Young held a sep­ been done on the beefs. Sug­ the Cecil Bean forbidding any­ to see nobody was watching, Dec. 2 — Chairman Louis arate meeting with Coker hold­ gestion was made that a copy of. one from throwing any cooked picked it up and started read­ Alaimo, secretary T. Pelkinglon. ing the dual posts of chairman the beefs be made for the Pa­ foods overboard under penalty ing some more. As we passed by we heard him mutter "well trolman, the Captain and the Delegates' reports accepted. and rec-secretary. of being put in irons. Frenchy I'll be damned." new crew. Meeting adjourned New business discussed many Motions were adopted that de­ Michelet is aboard the Bean and 4 4 4 beefs such as, using paint spray manded "an assortment of in­ with all crew members present rumor has it that the Beecher except those on watch. Oiler Johnny Wascheck and gun, working inside boilers, etc. teresting games," improvements lost her propellor when it chew­ AB Esles Slaib are aboard the Under good and welfare insuf­ in slop chest supplies, additional 4- 4. 4. ed into some of Ffienchy's bread George Bibb, helping to organ­ ficient slop chest supplies were laundry equipment, improved JOHN MERRICK, AT SEA— which Charlie Simmons had ize the Isthmian men. .However, discussed and that no price lists food quality, repairs to focs'les Chairman, C. Lee, Secretary, D. cast overboard on the outbound we're sorry to hear that 2nd were posted in messrooni. and replacement of mattresses Carroll. Delegates reports and trip. S'help us. Cook Johnny Byrnes left the and pillows. 4- 4. J. the minutes of last meeting 4-4-4. ship since the stewards depart­ William Taylor, 1st Engineer Because of incompetence, one read and accepted. In new busi­ SS Cape Comfort ment needs SIU men. Nov. 29 — Chairman, Weber, member of the dept. (name ness it was moved to get an and long-time SIU brother, paid 4 4 4 off the Isthmian ship George secretary, Parker. It was agreed withheld here) it was recom­ electric iron and toaster for the Bibb last month. Hope he drops crew. We ran into this the other mended, should not be allowed /i to report to the Chief Engineer in to see the boys at the New pm. Scene: 3rd Deck at N.Y. to ship again in the stewards about fan missing from gun York hall. department. hall. Chief Dispatcher Paul crew mess. It was decided that Gonsorchick, i n te r v e iwing a QUITS CHINA 4. 44. The stewards delegate was dishes and silverware would be trip card applicant. "Did you Frank Radzvila, the smiling locked up daily as crockery and C. A. Newman. Chief Cook, hasn't shown his ever belong to a union before?" tools were disappearing. Also XXX galley-tanned face in N.Y. for Applicant: "Yes, for two the crew was to refrain from SS Joseph N. Nicollet years." some time. Where are you giving night lunch to stevedores. Frank? Nov. 18 — Chairman Wayne Paul; "Where's your book?" Delegates were Robert Weber, K. Hatfield, secretary Henry Applicant: "I never had one." 4 4-4 Nelson and Carkeet. Koenig. Business of the meet­ Paul: "Two years in a union Aboard the DelAires, Fire­ ing included keeping passengers man Thomas Bernsee used to and no book, what kind of an SS Buntling Hitch out of crew's quarters, repair lead us in those sad songs of outfit was that?" list to be made out by delegates Applicant; "Western Union." Nov. 3 — Chairman, L. Galyesterday. "Schrozz" McCorand general cleanliness of the lager, secretary J. W. Schmid. mick, the Cook, would assist Many beefs taken up. Dele­ ship. Bernsee and the rest of us. gates were L. F. Anders (stew­ 4 4 4 XXX ards), P. A. Taurvsi (engine) and From a reliable shipmate we IRVIN S. COBB, Novem­ William Bobalek (deck). get information about a Bosun ber 3-—Chairman, Alton Curry. 4. 4^ 4. aboard the James Swan who Secretary, William Samore. Mo­ likes to imagine himself the SS Buntling Hitch tion was made and carried that Mate and works the crew bell a fan be installed in the laun­ (Second Meeting) to bell. Our informant tells us Nov. 25 — Chairman, L. Gal- dry room. In good and welfare that anyone who objects is . lager. Secretary, J. W. Schmid. the steward agreed to put out promptly invited out on deck Many minor beefs were brought cocoa for the crew and to in­ for a showdown. You'll get the up and taken care of with the spect the messman's work. Also wrong kind of promotion that .. „ , exception of t"he one of the steel to make a change in the kind of way, brother. salads being used. Hurley deck in front of the galley resigned as ambassador to China, 4 4 4 range. Delegates were; P. A. charging his policy of supporting Tauvai, L. F. Anders, William Grabbing a cup of java the 4 4 4 =*^5 K.i.d.ek-. Bobalek. other p.m. we notice a white * Missing from the New York vember 18 —Chairman, James , j - . . collar worker pick up a copy hall -these days is the "aroma" 4 4 & Fisher, Secretary, Glen Macundermmed by of the Log from the stool along­ of the unmentionable brand of SS Fluorspar Donald. Letter Letter concerning State Dept. minor officials. He Donidd. side of him. Obviously thinking cigars dignified, but corpulent, Dec. 9 — Chairman, John D. charges against A. Thomas, was " replaced by Gen. George C. it to be the "free press" he Baker Oscar Grimm smokes McLemore, David BelL secre- read. One member stated stew- MarshalL started reading. He put it down habitually. •••iiiP CUT AND RUN �THE Page Sight SE4F 4REHS Fridvy* December 28. 1945 LOG 1946 Will See Victory For SlU By LOUIS COFFIN BrrrVr, the big snowfall we had here in New York set us pining for the sunny South where the only snow you see is in the movies—and ice is something that goes into a highball. But as in the past, we'll have to take it and carry on like the mailman. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will stop the piecards from covering the ships no matter where they lay." Looking ahead into the coming year we would venture to guess that nothing but the best is in view for the SIU. The tremen­ dous strides our Union has made in the past couple of years will probably be outmatched in 1946, especially in view of the in­ creased union consciousness among the newer members. we must sail these Isthmian ships now, and assist every or­ ganizer to the greatest of our ability. This is one job we can't afford to let the other guy do. We've got to pitch in and do it ourselves, each and every one of us. Another thing to look forward to in 1946 is the extinction of all the wartime established phony government agencies. We can anticipate them being just a bad memory of World War II. In bowing out the old year and welcoming the new, let us raise our glasses to the only real fight­ ing maritime union in the world, the Seafarers International Union of North America, and wish it success and prosperity, not only in 1946, but forever. NO. 1 JOB By ARTHUR THOMPSON With the war behind us, we can expect many more out and out battles with the anti-union forces in government and among the operators, but after weather­ ing the storm of war, meeting them and defeating their antiunioo efforts should be a push over. Number one on the agenda for the new year for all Seafarers should be the bringing of Isth­ mian under the SIU banner. With the assistance of all hands this campaign, despite the many ob­ structions, will end in an over­ whelming SIU victory; and when next Christmas rolls around, members of the SIU will be ship­ ping on Isthmian scows under SIU contract. To make this victory certain, SAVANNAH—We had another payoff in Charleston last Monday —the Julius Olsen—and in true Bull Line style the ship started to pay off at four o'clock instead of in the morning as most ships do. The payoff was nearly held up on account of some overtime which was disputed. After the Skipper had it explained he agreed that it was good and okayed it. There was no com­ pany agent present, and if it handn't been for a decent Skip­ per we may have had a beef on our hands. The Skipper went so far as to straighten out one beef for us before we ever heard about it. There was a lot of overtime com­ ing for security watches, and the Skipper had to contact every branch of the military before he could get a statement to the ef­ fect that security watches were necessary. All this was squared away before the payoff, however, and a few other items. Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it, ask for it. Find out why it is not put out, and leave some of your ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. •> Silence this weeh from the Branch Agents oi the follow­ ing ports: BALTIMORE NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS MOBILE SAN JUAN TAMPA JACKSONVILLE By BILL LUTH PHILADELPHIA — Old Man Winter is really sneaking up on us here in the City of Brotherly love—were having a beautiful blizzard right now. No wonder we're having such a tough time crewing up thsee rust-buckets. All the boys are getting to be "Fair Weather" sailors and head­ ing for the sunny south, I guess. What A Difference Between These Two Ships naavMiiir'-'"" JUST A FAVOR The Wipers put in for over­ time for bringing coffee to the Second Assistant and this was also disputed. The old man held up the Second's pay until this was thrashed out, but it develop­ ed that the Second had not or­ dered coffee but had merly asked the Wipers to bring some down as a favor. It should be under­ stood that the matter of bringing Now Is The Time To Plan For Lakes By HEAVY WEATHER DULUTH — Well, the Duluth Hall is a fine resting place. Al­ most empty and noiseless with only a few guys around. There aren't even enough brothers around to have a good game of cards, since I cleaned it out last week. The Agent had to either clean house or hire a janitor to carry out the cans and bottles left while he was out on business. Pleased to find so many young fellows around seeking informa­ tion about the coast for the win­ ter months. Looks like things have been taking a change for the better with us. Now is the time to come to the NO NEWS?? Fish Story—Fresh Gut Of Philly aid of your Union, as we are en­ gaged in an all-out effort to or­ ganize the Lakes. This can only be done by the help of every rank and file SIU member. We want to see a contract on every ship that sails. A con­ tract not like the one "No Cof­ fee Time" Joe puts out. We work for the interest of the crew, the operators look after themselves, they always have. Now is the time to gather around when we have time to talk business and not running around looking for crews. The weather is cold up here, but warm in the Hall at all times. Give me a call. coffee to officers on watch is a matter of courtesy. It's been done for years and probably will continue to be. a custom. If, how­ ever, the officer who asks for such a favor happens to be a whosis, you can always' refuse him any favors. If he then orders ypu, you can put in for overtime, as he is ordering you to do some­ thing which is. not your regular job. There is also another angle to be considered here. If you re­ fuse a favor, the officer in charge could make you work from bell to bell and give you exactly fifteen minutes for .coffee time and no more. The Second As­ sistant in this case was very much disliked, and even the old man had to call him down and advise him to change his atti­ tude toward the crew. The beef didn't amount to much, anyway, and it was all finally dropped— but I believe it's a. wise thing to consider every angle if such an incident should come your way; and once you decide on a course stick to it all the way. DIFFERENCE IN SHIPS We had a ship here in Savan­ nah which is quite a headache. It's another Bull Line ship, the Henry Lomb. The difference be­ tween these two ships is as night from day. The Olsen was spot­ less. The decks were clean enough to eat from and the quarters and messroom were freshly painted and clean. It was a typical SIU ship. The Lomb is quite another story. We advised the crew to wait until we could get aboard before they signed foreign ar­ ticles. We were in Charleston and couldn't possibly be on both ships on the same day. We didn't get back from Charleston until after 9:00 p. m. When we came aboard the Lomb the following day we discovered that the crew had all signed on any­ way. DOING H^S BEST The ship is in a hell of a mess. Only a half dozen or so have books. The ship left New York short-handed and some of the crew came aboard pn a pier head jump. The crew blames the Messmen for not doing their job as they should. We saw evidence to bear this out. But if the crew can't keep them in line no one else can. We certainly can't put a Patrolman aboard to make the trip. The Steward left the ship, sup­ posedly for a couple days, but stayed off for nearly a week. There isn't enough'food for a for­ eign voyage and we saw a dozen bags of dirty linen waiting to be sent to the laundry. We couldn't find out how much clean linen was aboard. The cook is doing the best he can under the cir­ cumstances, but without the co­ operation of the rest of his de­ partment he is helpless. The old man is never aboard and the of­ ficers who can be found are com­ plaining that the Utility Messmen are not cleaning there rooms as they should. The old man refuses to let re­ placements come aboard to look the ship over unless they sign on first. Consequently jobs are go^EMOVE IT ing begging; most of those who signed on are sorry they did so and would like to get off. If they had listened to our advice and waited we could have straightened the ship out. As it is we're doing the best we can. We have nothing in view for the immediate future but we hope things will come our- way again after the holidays. By the time this gets to press we'll prob­ ably be starting a new year and we certainly hope for a busy one. If the WSA and the CG will leave hands off we'll have good ship­ ping. Savannah is the home port of the South Atlantic and the Savannah Line. But we can't blame them much for ducking this Western Ocean in the winter time, it's pretty rough. The shortage of men is really getting bad, boys; the only way we can furnish crewg is to get men their seamen's papers and Vow I'LL FEALUY ' CATCH SOME­ THING • issue trip cards to them. We have several ships hanging here for crews right now, so any of you salts who would like to spend Xmas on the bounding main come and see us. Frenchie Michelet brought the Cecil Bean in the other day in '•« his own inimitable way — all beefs squared away and all books and trip cards picked up and ^ ready for the Patrolman. . I see that he is going back to piecarding in New York. FISH STORY Charlie Wenski paid off the Antonin Dvorack in New Or­ leans the other day and came back to Phila. with a new fish story that I think should be passed on to the membership. Charlie says they had a Chief Engineer who pitched a four day "wing-ding" at sea and decided to do a little fishing so he bor­ rowed a hawser from the Bosun, i; Dick Cummings, and started looking for bait—and finally set­ tled for a white Arrow shirt, size 14Vz. When he got everything rig­ ged up shipshape, the shirts made so much commotion in the water that he decided that someone should stand by for action. The hard part to believe is this— he paid the Wiper two hours a day overtime to keep his weather-eye on the rig. . I can see its going to be hard to sell you fellows a ship with the holidays coming up, so I'll wish you all a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year and will see you all next year when your ready to do a little steam-boating. Notice! To all seamen applying for original or duplicate Sea­ men's papers in New York City: Beginning December 17, 1945, all seamen's papers will be issued at the Barge office located near the Ellis Island Ferry at South Ferry. ' cJ �Friday, December 28, 1945 ^6 LO(S THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Tankers Were Lifeline Of Navy Now that the war has been to operate the fleet during the source of supplying the'fleet units over long enough to cool things past war with supply lines at sea. off, we are able to evaluate the .stretched as far as 14,000 miles The many types of tankers in numerous piecemeal items con­ from bases. use were classed as noncombatant cerning tankers and other mer­ A continuous battle of almost ships, even though they spent chant supply ships which pro­ three months duration was fought most of their time in active com­ vided the navy's lifeline during at Okinawa with crews, ships, and bat areas. In the earlier days of the war. The real story behind guns unchanged. How was this the war, one lone tanker went SS JOHN STEVENS $2.00; H. N. Goldman, $1.00; D. the courage and patriotism of possible? along with several combat ves­ ^(Paid off in New York) Crabtree, $2.00; T. R. Glenn; the men who sailed the merchant sels on a mission, and only re­ NEW SERVICE FORCE Warren Wyman, $1. Tolal—$1, $1.00; Ivan Lovic, $18.75. Tolal— supply ships is slowly being re­ turned for another cargo when vealed. $58.75. What was once known as the its load had been emptied after SS MADAWASKA VICTORY During the First World War, Fleet Train has been changed to refueling operations at sea. Later, (Paid off in New York) SS WOLF CREEK American destroyers were bare­ the Service Force, and is made a group of tankers went along (Paid off in New York) James E. Rose, $1.00; A, Godzik, $2.00; D. R. Tenk, $2.00; Joseph Chester Mason, $1.00; J. J. ly able to cross the Atlantic on up of many specialized ships out­ with every task force, or was as­ one load of fuel. Now, with high- fitted to carry fresh food, equip­ signed to one, and given meeting Corbo, $2.00; R. F. Lowden, $2.00; Kundrat, $1.00. Tolal—$2.00. pressure- and high-temperature ment, ammunition, fuel, and locations near the fighting areas. J. J. Wasyl, $2.00; W. Sift, $2.00; SS NOONDAY steam turbines operated with oil, stores of all kinds, and also equip­ R. E. Tenney, $1.00; C. Wayne, (Paid off in New York) HARDSHIPS INVOLVED they are able not only to cross ped to pass these materials at sea $2.00; J. Luksewick, $2.00; A. Tanker crews sometimes went C. Willes, $1.00; J. Garcia, $1.00; the Atlantic, but return without while on-the run. Many hundreds Marel, $2.00. Toial—$20.00. Francisco Bhiaj, $2.00; E. Palmer, refueling. This is in part due to of these supply and repair ves­ for months on end without step­ SS LOUIS JOLIET $1.00; Pat Driscoll, $1.00; L. farsighted direction of U. S. naval sels were, and still are, an im­ ping ashore, returning when (Paid off in New York) Kogma, $2.00; A. A. Barstow, affairs in the past two of three portant part of the fleet. Tank­ empty to their bases and refilling A. L. Crockett, $2.00; J. King, $1.00; H. E. Sohl, $1.00; R. J. decades, wherein it was possible ers were, of course, the main within a day or two; then ship­ $1.00; G. Boden, $1.00; W. W. Boutin, $2.00; W. B. Andrews, ping out immediately to keep an­ Trent, $4.00; E. J. Karczewski, $2.00; L. J. Miller, $1.00; R. E. other rendezvous with some .$1.00; M. Lessang, $2.00; J. E. Rock, $1.00; W. Grabfer, $2.00; thirsty task force. The meeting * Sherwood, $2.00; Chester Crone, Wm. J. Schubert, $3.00; P. J. Orplace may be compared to a $1.00; A. Talbott, $1.00; W. W. tez, $2.00; R. L. Kelly, $3.00. Tofloating base in close proximity Matthew, $4.00; G. W. Tasker, lal—$26.00. to the fleet units which it serves. Of all the trips that I have made $2.00; A. Srebroske, $2.00; F. Many different types of vessels, There's one of which I boast. SS JAMES JACKSON Thorpe, $2.00. Tolal—$25.00. ranging from destroyers up to And that's the time we cruised the world; (Paid off in Baltimore) huge battleships and carriers, re­ We made most everycoast. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON Earl C. Doty, $1.00; John J. fuel in all kinds of weather. (Paid off in New York) Artkur, $1.00; Jack Jamer, $1.00; J. M. Lundy, $2.00; J. R. Pagan, Chester Jowers, $1.00; G. R. Our first trip stop as I remember The refueling operation was $2.00; E. Lewis, $2.00; J. B. Marsh, 50c; L. N. Cirignan, $1.00; Was way down in the tropics. done at night when necessary, but Brown, $2.00; C. Campbell, $2.00; P. Squicciarini, 50c; B. Lipshitz, A place they called ole Panama. usually occurred through the day. H. Bergen, $2.00; H. E. Renesz, $1.00; W. A. Morse, $1.00; B. Of which there's many topics. $3.00; B. N. Martin, $2.00. Tolal— Smith, $1.00; C. Hitchens, $1.00; $17.00. We sailed again for distant climes M. Nolan, $1.00; V. Benedetto, SS JAMES CALDWELL And passed the South Sea Islands, $2.00; A. Lopez, $2.00; W. Taglia(Paid off in New York) A stopping place, but not for us: ferri, $1.00; J. Black, $1.00; G. Just one of those goodbye lands. P. E. Sorensen, $2.00; J. A. Fowler, $1.00; E. Owens, $1.00; Pearl, $6.00; Robert J. Gordon, L. Schuman, $1.00; G. Hanley, $2.00; C. W. Goodspeed, $2.00; F. $1.00; A. Lesinski, $1.00; J. Then we met the angry seas Logan, $2.00; M. Paraschiv, $2.00; Probst, $1.00; A. Brindley, $1.00; Of the great blue South Pacific; O. W. Moore, $2.00; T. Forcucci, R. Ceffaretti, $1.00; H. Gilman, For days and days we ploughed thru these. $2.00; M. C. Jenkins, $2.00. Tolal $1.00; B. Wiener, $1.00; W. C. The fight was just terrific. ^22.00. Chapline, $1.00. Tolal—^28.00. SS CAPE COMFORT At last the haze of Southern skies INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS » (Paid off in New York) Shone bright like any deihlia. AT BALTIMORE R. N. James, $2.00; M. T. Tryon, And then we came upon the land Chester Jantreau, $10.00; Wm. $2.00; K. W. Robond, $2.00; G. R. Ballard, $10.00; Michael BrelOur first glimpse of Australia. One tanker often refueled a dozen Cabling, $2.00. Tolal—$8.00. or more ships in a day, and often li, $10.00; John Davis, $20.00; SS EDWARD L. LOGAN fueled two at the same time. The It was after this I must agree • Theodore Vlinski, $10.00; M. J. (Paid off in New York) entire refueling operation was That our trip was more exciting. Vanderbider, $2.00; Sam J. TowJ. E. Filippowski, $3.00; T. son, $2.00; Robert Brewer, $2.00; carried on while the two or three For dodging subs and stuff like that; Pietrzak, $2.00; V. Grammetres, Desmond Dement, $2.00; Frank ships involved are under way, Made us guys feel like fighting. $10.00. Tolal—$15.00, and requires the passing of sev­ V. Burrus, $2.00; Granville Ruteral lines to carry the different SS J. A. QUITMAN ton, $1.00; W. H. Donaldson, $1.00; Now I turn to ports of yore. types of fuel as well as mail and (Paid off in Boston) W. H. Daniel, $2.00; J. G. Flint, When sailships made their way; supplies of all kinds. P. R. Stacoffe, $2.00. $5.00; L. B. English, $1.00; Roland Across the oceans and to the East, Town, $1.00; E. J. Hubbard, $1.00; Far places like Bombay. Numerous dangers were in­ ^ DONATIONS FROM THE D. Jones, $1.00; W. F. Waldoop, volved while refueling on the NORFOLK HALL We stayed here for a longer time run, such as the sudden parting T. McRamy, $1.00; W. D. Gun- $1.00; V. C. Lucke, $1.00; B. Wasdin, $5.00; B. Wheat, $3.00; D. Than any place we'd been. of lines while pumping fuel in a nell, Jr., $2.00; Harry Smith, And to this day I'm grateful for; rolling sea, and the resultant ne­ $2.00; Charles H. Perritt, $3.00; Barger, $3.00; C. Francis, $3.00; The time we spent within. cessity for the tanker to get out Henry C. McKinney, $1.00; Teddy G. Pugh, $2.00; R. W. Hodges, of the way of some huge battle­ M. Histt, $1.00; C. E. Whidden, $2.00; J. Baines, $2.00; Lex FanI'm sure our cruise up to this time ship bearing down on her. There $2.00; W. F. Sumner, $2.00; Julian joy, $2.00; E. D. Norman, $2.00; Seems like a picture story. was always the danger of some Royston, $1.00; C. A. Poland, C. B. Pickle, $2.00; H. Blount, But when we sailed into the Gulf; enemy combat force or bombers $2.00; H. C. Gordon, $2.00; Homer $2.00; Thomas J. Viciers, $2.00. Most ports waved our Old Glory. interrupting, and many merchant Whitley, $2.00; Tom L. Doyle, Tolal—$115.00. seamen lost their lives while per­ $2.00; D. A. Ware, $2.00; W. P. LOG DONATIONS TURNED Arabia, Iran, Iraq forming their duty under fire. Smith, $5.00; Eddie Jones, $2.00. INTO NEW YORK BRANCH Were places stifling hot. Tolal—$32^00. H. Koeller, $1.00; E. Escaldi, GAVE FLEET MOBILITY And after being there some time; SS BLUE ISLAND VICTORY $1.00; J. Smith, $1.00; E. Johnson, During the Okinawa campaign, We thought that we would rot. (Paid off in Boston) $1.00; G. Bogorae, $1.00; F. the movement of tankers was con­ John J. Deeney, $1.00; Mrs. C. Christmann, $1.00; E. Bibbee, trolled from Pearl Harbor, and I'm glad to state we sailed again Sangille, $1.00; William P. Mc- $1.00; W. Bechtle, $1.00; C. Stamthey were directed to forward This time to Durban Town, Alpine, $1.00; Michael V. Geagan, genberg, $1.00; W. Lindstrom, points which were running short We reached this port with much ado. $1.00; Francis Daggett, $1.00; $1.00; R. Carmichael, $1.00; E. of fuel supplies. When return­ Cause all the girls came round. Emil Burke, $1.00; V. Billiot, Hayes, $2.00; A. Fills, $3.00; R. ing in ballast, the tankers were $1.00; Paul Kent, $1.00. Tolal— Baker, $2.00. Tolal—$18.00. often ordered into Pearl Harbor After spending several days ashore $8.00. to take on necessary loads needed H. Gaudnean, $1.00; J. Waugh, We sailed for Montevideo, up front. $1.00; K. Bozarth, $1.00; R. PeasSS SAMUEL GRIFFIN And when wsi reached S. A. my friend; lee, $1.00; E. Desher, $1.00; S. (Paid off In New York) The amazing striking force of Senoritas showed us the way-o D. A. Ortiz, $1.00; D. M. Ravosa, Raywood, $1.00; V. Puerano, the U. S. battle fleets during the $2.00; J. "F. McSleer,-Jr., $2.00) $1.00; A. Leany, $1.00; A. Shley, We sighted New York Harbor closing days of the Pacific cam­ A. H. Carpenter, $2.00; C. May- $1.00. Tolal—$9.00. paign was mainly due to the en­ And our ole girl was there. hugh, $2.00; C. O. Miller, Jr., S. Twarok, $1.00; D. Stoddard, tire system of floating bases of Lighting the way for all her friends; $4.00; D. H. Wood, $2.00; R. Rob­ $1.00; D. Opatz, $1.00; H. Dickey, which the merchant tankers were For peace and tender care. inson, $2.00; C. B. Jordan, $2.00; $1.00; A. Tarquinio, $1.00; I. Shuan integral part. No finer tribute C. P. Jackson, $2.00; R. Grady, man, $1.00; R. Young, $1.00; R. I hope you like this story could be expressed than a small $2.00; D. S. Tuttle, $2.00; M. Ranney, $1.00; H. Beishline, $3.00; 'Cause it is straight and true. sign in an area petroleum office Trocka, $2.00; L. M. Cutlaw, $4.00; A. Jensen, $5.00. Tolal—$16.00. Perhaps Ifll make another trip; at Pearl Harbor which reads; J. R. Webb, $3.00; M. Kitteli, TOTAL—$422.75. 'Til then I say adieu. "Thank the tankers." Cruise Of The Cape St. George •7I I. ,' • (.I'liV .. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 28, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS Dl HEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. NEWS REVIEW OF 1945 SPORTS national leaders praise labor's JANUARY—Top Army, Navy "miracle" of war production . . . officials praise labor for war pro­ OUT ON A LIMB Living costs highest since 1921 duction record . . . Anti-labor As 1945.. comes to a close, it as last year, ^nd looks like the with 18% rise in clothing prices r 'Ball-Burton-Hatch bill de-in 12 months . . . First cutback brings to a close with it the last team of the ytar in '46 as well. nounced by unions . . . President figures show 2,000,000 laid off . . . of four years of sports under the Roosevelt's' manpower draft re­ WALKING THE PLANK AFL President Green declares shadow of the war specter. Sur­ With Bowl seaidn just around quest condemned by all_ labor "we can and must raise Ameri­ prisingly, the overall sports pic­ the corner, ye old sports ed walks. . . Army operates 16 Montgom­ can standards of living by at ture was not much affected by ery Ward properties . . . AFL the plank by predicting the out­ least 50%" . . . Secret OPA study wartime restrictions, and for the and CIO carry fight against wage come of the various Bowl games predicts 10,000,000 jobless in most part fans and players alike freeze to White House . . . Cut­ held on New Year's Day. 1946 despite industry's highest disregarded those little occur­ backs begin to hit war plants In the Rose Bowl game at Pas-' profits . . . Govt, finds 200% rise rences which were war-necessit­ . . . All national union conven­ adena, we find Alabama pitted in applications for jobless bene­ ated. tions for 1945 ruled out . . . against Southeren California. Alfits . . . Nearly 5,000,000 workers Union-busting Christian-Ameri­ With the panorama moving be­ though Southern Cal has improvfound earning less than 40c an cans spread anti-labor law efforts fore our watchful eyes, we see ed by leaps and bounds in the hour . . . Weakened full employ­ throughout south. the Detroit Tigers winning the past few weeks, we are forced to ment bill passes Senate . . . Coal FEBRUARY — Union opposed strike s.tarts ,over issue of organ­ World Series by taking 4 out of pick Alabama by one or two slave labor bill passes House 246 izing foremen . . . Economic Sta­ 7 from the Chicago Cubs in a Se­ markers. to 165 . . . Slave labor biU junked Sugar Bowl at New Orleans— bilization Director Davis fired by ries which might be termed a in Senate . . . Labor members Truman after arguing for 50% "Comedy of Errors." It had St. Mary's of Cal. takes on Okla­ denounce WLB report by pubeverything; magnificent pitching homa A. and M. with two star Labor Secretary Schwellenbach rise in living standards . . . 60,000 lie members asking retention of AFL lumber workers strike . . . and lousy pitching; good hitting backs fighting it out in Fenimore wage freeze . . . AFL asks 75c further alienated organized labor U. S. workers' living costs have and no hitting; grandstand plays and Wedemeyer. Our favorite hourly wage minimum ... CIO last week when he told the Sen­ jumped 31% since 1939 and food and schoolboy errors; and will from here is Oklahoma by a one and AFL unions oppose peace­ ate Labor Committee that the costs 50%, according to govt, probably go down in the record touchdown edge. time draft. books as one of the most peculiar nation was in "critical need" of figures. At El Paso's Sun Bowl, Denver World Series ever played. MARCH — UAW-CIO votes Truman's fact-finding program and New Mexico tangle with OCTOBER — Govt, seizes 26 178,231 to 98,186 to retain war­ Denver getting the nod from this GREENBERG NEWHOUSER time no-strike pledge . . . John which has been denounced as oil properties; 11 were strike­ prognosticator. STAR L. Lewis demands lOc-a-ton anti-union legislation by all sec­ bound since Sept. 17 after com­ Miami's Orange Bowl finds' Homer Hank Greenberg and panies' refusal of govt, offer to royalty on each ton of coal mined tions of labor. (LPA) Holy Cross and Miami U tang­ arbitrate 30% wage demand of Hurler Hal Newhouser were out­ and 238,418 soft coal miners vote ling in a real close one. Each CIO union . . . Two-thirds of all standing for Detroit, and even in 8 to 1 to authorize strike . . . Su­ preme Court finally outlaws than 50% of nation's 7th War soft coal production halted as defeat. Hank Borowy of the team has-lost only once this sea-^ sweatshops . .. Labor shocks Con­ Loan quota of $4 billion . . . Food 200,000 miners strike . . . Con­ Cubs, Claude Passeau and Phil son, and we like the looks of Holy Cross—^it's a tossup, really. gress with CPA figures showing shortages still a mess as Rep. gress passes 1946 tax bill favoring Cavaretta were stars. But en­ The Cotton Bowl at Dallas has wartime profits up to 5404% of Clinton Anderson takes over as rich and hitting poor . . . UAW- ough of baseball; let's move on to Missouri and Texas fighting it pre-war. Brass hats scheme for Agriculture Secretary . . . Tru­ CIO votes 6 to 1 for General Mo­ other fields. Cleveland's Rams copped the out. Texas is a little too good passage of new work-or-jail leg­ man, after conference with tors strike . . . White House enoislation . . . Labor testifies for Green, Murray, refuses to junk nomists find that industry as a National Pro Football crown by for Missouri, and ye sport ed is strengthening of price controls wage freeze . . . Federal court whole could pay 24% wage in­ whipping the Washington Red­ forced to choose Texas by two . . . FDR names special commit­ approves federal seizure of Wards crease and still make stupendous skins in a close game, 15-14. counters at least. At Houston in the Oil Bowl, tee to study guaranteed annual properties . . . Supreme Court profits of $6,300,000,000 after Ram rookie Waterfield gets the nod as outstanding rookie pro Georgia and Tulsa tangle in a wage . . . Labor condemns cut­ rules against deportation of taxes in 1946. humdinger. Trippi of Georgia backs coming without adequate Harry Bridges, president of NOVEMBER—Truman tells na­ of the year. warning . . . Union-busting su­ ILWU-CIO . . . Take-home pay tion much of industry can afford Bo McMillin and Earl Blaik should star in this one, and al­ per seniority ideas in midwest drops sharply all over U. S. . . . "substantial" pay incj-eases . . . were the outstanding football though a lot of wise money is NLRB celebrates 10th anniver­ Smith-Connally Act repeal move coaches during '45, and both com­ riding on Tulsa, we're going out plants fought by unions. sary . . . WMC study reveals brings even worse union-smash­ pleted their season with un­ on a limb to pick Georgia. This APRIL — Labor and the na­ ing amendments . . . U. S. Steel blemished records . . . Race track is our treat. tion mourn President Roosevelt's myth of high wartime wages. Last but not least is the Gator death , . , Shipyards and auto twice-rejects govt, proposal to fans pushed over two billions of JULY — British labor wins in plants bear brunt of increasing landslide election . . . Congress arbitrate . . . 235,000 UAW-CIO shekels through the betting win­ Bowl at Jacksonville with South cutbacks . . . Pa. anthracite min­ passes new OPA bill after labor workers begin strike against dows to establish another first Carolina and Wake Forest meet­ ers vote 6 to 1 for strike . . . and consumers hattle for General Motors . . Labor-Manage­ . . . The ancient game of golf ing to play off an earlier 13 to ment Conference splits on wage witnessed a great year with By­ 13 tie game. We like South Car­ American Legion employment strengthening price controls . conference emphasizes breach be­ Tax relief for corporations okay­ issue . . . Truman and labor lose ron Nelson scoring an amazing olina to win this one, and don't tween labor and Legion . ed by Senate but wage freeze fight against return of USES to string of victories . . . Army was say we didn't tell you. ."So long Unions fight processor's use of remains ... 30% wage hike states . . . Unions throw support the Football team of '45 as well for '45." meat shortage as excuse to boost now needed to meet increased behind Wagner-Ellender Bill for prices and profits. living costs, unions say . . . Con­ national housing program. VETS ORGANIZE CO-OPERATIVE MAY — V-E Day celebrated as gress pulls sitdown strike against DECEMBER—Emasculated full ".r""" ' • " labor stays on the job .... Tru­ full employment and other labor- employment bill passes House man blasts labor hopes for re- backed legislation . . . Cutbacks over labor objections . . . Labor l.'ixation of wage freeze . . . U. S. become sharper as government- Management Conference ends in seizes 363 strikebound anthra­ built war plants become idle . . . failure after management pro­ cite mines bringing total to 599 Labor launches all-out fight poses union-busting laws and re­ . . . V-E Day found War Man­ against BBH bill. fuses to discuss wage issue . . . power Commissioner McNutt de­ AUGUST — V-J Day finds Workers in steel industry vote manding power to force transfer both AFL and CIO unions deter­ 5 to 1 to strike for $2 a day raise of workers from one job to an­ mined to press anew for wage All labor assails Truman for other . '. . Supreme Court upholds hike . . . Laid-off workers storm message to Congress asking for portal-to-pprtal pay . . . AFL an­ USES offices for new jobs . . . fact-finding boards and 30-day nounces no possibility of its join­ WPB removes most war-time con­ cooling off . . . New flood of antiing newly formed World Federa­ trols, giving industry blank labor bills hit Congress, and tion of Trade Unions . . . Labor check "to speed reconversion" House passes union-smashing supports Wagner-Murray-Dingell . . . AFL advances postwar pro­ Hobbs (anti-racketeering) bill bill for health insurance and ex­ gram calling for end of wage . Administration admits liv­ panded social security . . Schwel- freeze, 65c minimum and in­ ing costs jumped 33% since Jan. 150 veterans of World War 11, fed-up with the housing shortage lenbach named Secy, of Labor. crease in unemployment com­ 1941 . . . AFL and CIO testify have banded together to purchase the government-owned McClean JUNE—^Truman asks Congress pensation . . . V-E cutbacks dis- against peacetime conscription Gardens in Washington, D. C. They will bid for the $11,000,000 V/ to take "emergency action" to employ countless thousands, hit­ 30-hour week demanded by con­ houdng project with the idea of fuming it into a cooperative to ference of state labor commis­ hike unemployment compensa­ ting armament plants worst. provide homes for veterans who are sick of hunting for a place to tion to $25 a week . . . Organ­ SEPTEMBER — Labor Day sioners. (LPA) live in the caidtal. (LPA) ized labor will purchase more messages from Truman and other •v:. Jj.'{'• >-> �: Friday, December 28, 1945 TffE SEAEAHEkS SS THOMAS B. REED Paul Drensho John H. Diehl John Smith Nicholas Montes^'vo Arthur Hayston William Slattery i. Joseph Bourgr jis Marcel Conture Roy Burbar J. Blais Arthur K. Mack Paul Viveros Tom McMullen Jack Bannacker Glendon Reed Clyde D. Higgins Roy Liljadehl Raymond Hines Donald Webber Charles Holland James Dutsch George Tibbetts C. J. Collins J. Udeljock ; W. Worsley J. Rehan A. E. Hayston K. A. Sargent R. McCromley Paul A. Santa P. Agtuca J, Albanese L. W. Cornwell W. B. Brown J. H. Desmarsis James Passeri James T. Browne Charles Demais Paul Aras Frank Doherty G. Boyce George Holliday J. Albanese Carl Robinson William Taylor Arthur Haypton Charles Cartwright John W. Lincoln C. F. Bennenie Le Mar Nelson Forrest Leeson Hugo F. Strike William F. Egan Charles Jones Lawrence Rowe Chester Govoni Wm. Sutherland James Garrison Eugene Richardson John Sexton Manuel Licarda George Waurzynick Ernesto Serantes D. Grunnys Louis Manzi Joseph O'Connor Charles F. Leslie Jr Joseph H. Smith Rocco J. Barba •. Jack E. Gill Bronislou Zagorda Placido Aldierrera Earl Drazton Ronald M. Maston George Brown Jack Rosenblatt William Barker •^Benjamin E. Herwick Carl -E. Hughes John Knoblauch Herbert Kennedy James S. Milford John Knoblauch Albert Woodford John Hbyt ...: Rahn J. Rathbun ILOG ...• .V, . Page Eleven Eastern SS Company $ 4.00 SS WALTER E. RANGER 3.25 (Voyage No. 1) 4.00 Harold J. Lynch $ .46 7.19 Eustachy Bulik 56 7.19 4.79 SS ELIPHALET NOTT 3.36 SS GEORGE H. PENDLETON 10.66 David Miller 7.19 Porfisis Romero (Voyage No. 1) .67 J. Ryan 4.81 S. A. Zalewiski 3.20 Allen Henderson -L.... $ 2.60 John A. Duffy ....$ 31.37 Norman Ward . 5.37 F. Grancha 7.19 . 1.84 SS EDWARD SPARROW Robert Green SS ROBERT TREAT 2.69 A. Gresham 4.00 2.11 (Voyage No. 2) .67 P. M. Bufkin ;. $ 8.08 William Sliva 12.96 J. Wagner 14.10 4.60 Donald Copeland Joseph Benjamin $ 4.62 .67 William Colella 12.39 P. Bufkis 6.42 „ 2.69 H. H. Fletcher 6.00 Lorenzo Brigida 9.59 J. Egan 8.00 SS EUGENE E. O'DONNELL !... 6.38 Henry Johnson 2.69 Virgil I. McMichael 15.18 R. Reynolds 34.67 (Voyage No. 1) 5.83 William Davis Jr 2.69 Carter Keane 3.20 R. Litelford 13.43 Joseph Ouellette $ 13.62 4.30 Henry Smith Jr 2.69 Fortohato Constantino 9.59 H. Cuthbertson 2.01 1.34 Herbert Lewis 3.36 Marvin G. Wirth 9.59 W. Rutz 24.81 Henry Johnson 4.43 Edward R. Brielmaier 6.38 • .67 9.59 G. Betholsen 98.75 W. Smallwood William Davis 3.82 2.82 Curtis R. Krenzer 1.34 C. Crawford 9.59 Vincent J. Zemaitio 98.75 Lorenzo Brigida 2.82 Charles Chronister 1.34 4.33 W. Lee 3.35 Manuel Guerreiro 98.75 Herbert Lewis 3.52 William F. King 13.25 2.73 A. Maples 58.49 Robert England 98.75 7.25 Carter Keane 1.06 William Davis 10.88 11.10 E. Rood 98.75 Bobby L. Messerall 4.03 Herbert Lewis 3.84 Odell B. Blass John Germano 8.06 19.08 George McGee 98.75 4.03 Claude Scriggs John W. PhiUips 10.62 3.84 Marvin .G Wirth 14.60 A. Fabrizio 98.75 1.82 Carlton Byrum 4.03 S.84 Gerald R. Meyer 4.92 John Gibson 98.75 Max Siegel 1.18 David Gould 2.69 6.50 Virgil McMichael 4.92 R. Gunoris 98.75 John Germano 6.36 Theodore Irwin 6.50 J. H. Anderson 9.08 4.92 Milton Doetch 2.72 Bobby Messerall 6.50 S. Buda 4.03 Robert Mollingshead ,, 2.69 4.45 Edward Shymanski 1.34 J. MuUen 6.50 L. Jacques 2.69 16.29 John J. Hammelbacher .... 98.75 John Kapas 2.01 E. Barcomb 98.75 Jurace Gayette 6.50 W. Honnaker 2.72 19.10 Jack E. Gervais 67 E. Ross Walter Bauman 1.. 98.75 67 5.25 J. Trowbridge 5.37 Joseph Repianzi 1.34 J. Ryan James E. Bell 20.57 5.25 F. Wright 67 6.71 Pierre Driessens Joseph F. Arpino 3.86 Ralph E. Berg 6.43 C. D. Brown 67 5.25 Joseph Griffin 4.03 Clyde H. Parker 1.79 William A. Bristol 6.39 J. Robeson 1.34 5.25 Norman Cramer 2.01 Ralph W. Nolan 2.88 13.10 John W. Brodie 1.34 5.25 Charles J. Spohn" 5.37 Omar Richard 1.68 A. Souza Leonard Marcus 13.10 5.25 L. Wolf 1.34 Neil Churchill ... 5.37 Thomas E. Abbott 44.74 Wendall A. Spencer 9.08 5.25 Eric Hill 3.17 John Knapik 5.37 Lee Heffner 95.25 7.05 David K. Stevens Jesse J. Scott 2.62 ... 5.25 James S. Swahn :.. 5.37 David McEwen i 92.50 1.34 George C. Horning 4.87 William A. Springel Abel Lopes 9.12 5.37 Guy Walter 92.50 1.34 G. L. Newman 3.13 Paul L. Edwards i84 5.37 John O. Twyman 99.55 Arthur Pena 2.84 Paul P. Souza 1.22 John W. Swenson George C. Taylor 84 7.39 Ellis Gaines 98.75 .. 1.25 Mario Francoise 1.22 Thomas E. Abbott 3.75 4.03 Joseph Repianzi 92.60 John R. Weber 10.67 Arthur J. Reed 3.75 8.46 Joseph Tejodb 5.37 Carlton Fulton 28.25 Nicholas F. Arbuiso 1.90 Willie Graham 1.38 John W. Corns 5.37 Jose V. Gonzales , 17.42 43.79 ErWin Bradley .74 Earl O. Carpenter 2.01 A. Calderon 15.74 42.03 Erwin Bradley 7.42 John W. Gunter 3.69 J. T. Lisi 11.14 ... 64.21 Pete E. Bartnett 3.37 Peter P. Nesly 2.01 H. Schjeveland 1.27 SS FLOYD GIBBONS Forest Edgihton 44.34 i 18.30 C. R. Fulton 2.01 Henry R. Dombrowski .... 2.11 Voyage No. 4 Clarence H. ParTott 42.03 .84 J. R. Bryant 2.01 SteVe A. Karlak 6.73 Edward Bialon 5.94 3.37 John T. Lisi W. M. O'Connor, $5.16; Ken­ 14.85 Charles W. Goodspeed 6.73 Nicholas Fiola 6.00 4.21 John Totty neth A. Leonard, $3.41; Louis 8.56 Stanley Staszowski ...; 10.00 Frank Misakaricz 5.94 .84 Zelma H. Wright Jr Salvator, $1.39; Charles H. Jones, 10.44 Irvin Michalak 10.00 R. Cavanaugh 5.94 7.98 Julius Horwat Jr $14.12; Hubert G. Britt, $2.41; 1.34 Francis Mercer 10.00 7.92 Henry Galant ., 15.58 Charles Locke Walter J. Peterson, $1.72; Abra­ 2.01 Joe Roache 10.00 7.92 1.01 Melvin Chastain Evell James 10.00 ham Marco, $5.85; Gerald W. 7.92 1.01 Edward Lovato Gerard Feehey 10.00 Bowman, $9.63; Eldon C. Etchi7.92 1.01 Hunter Davis John Wallace 10.00 son, $27.54; Melvin Stonewall, 2.69 1.01 Hunter Davis Jesse A. Shonts 1.03 $2.41; Mose H. LaCount, $2.75; 6.71 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Jesse A. Shonts George Powell, $4.18; Walter 1.01 Edward Lovato 24.12 HAnover 2-2784 1.39 Nikonowicz, $3.79 G. G. Smithers, 1.01 J. Knapik James Antoniadis 14.36 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. 6.65 Liberty 4057 John F. Chafatelli 1.01 Francis Sapere 5.00 $4.65; Peter F. Spencer, $3.10 14 North Gay St. 2.58 BALTIMORE John P. Hill, $6.55; Eric J. 1.00 William F. Disharoon Calvert 4539 SS JOHN MERRICK 7.57 George E. Lee i Sheehy, $18.01. 1.03 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. Lombard 7651 O. K, Swanson 6.73 $ 3.46 16.25 Albert T. O'Sol "Write to: Accounting Depart­ 127-129 Bank Street , 10.94 NORFOLK , 3.50 ment, South Atlantic Steamship 6.19 Philip M. Zanienski 4-1083 E. B. Smith 4.31 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. C. M. Cummings 3.46 Line, P.O. Box 670, Savannah, Ga. 4.45 George J. Tomasik Canal 3336 2.52 Lloyd Short 19.24 5.94 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. H. Ross 3.66 3-1728 D. V. Alvis 4.46 4.45 Andrew Matyas MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 6.73 Glade Wright 12.87 5.94 2-1754 H. B. Lea 20.54 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon C. Higgenbottom 15.21 5.94 George Woolford San Juan 1885 4.21 Philip J. O'Sol H. Scheveland 3.50 5.94 Will the brother who signed GALVESTON SOS'/z 22nd St. 12.93 Melvin O. Moore C. J. Johnson 19.83 2-8043 4.45 himself "Stormy Weather" get in RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. J. B. Madin 3.50 touch with the Log Editors. This 4.45 SS ARTHUR DOBBS SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. C. H. Matthews 24.88 4.45 time use your right name, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. $ 16.80 PORTLAND 6.82 2.25 P. Syrax Ill W. Bumside St. W. Connors Jr i 4. 1.34 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. R. E. Blitch 17.22 8.45 H. Atkins SS FITZHUGH LEE 16 Merchant St. J. F. English 1.76 HONOLULU 2.23 :... 3.37 R. Aikens BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Will steward leave the money 98.75 CHICAGO 7.16 6.73 Arthur Robinson 24 W. Superior Ave. F. W. De Hany due me in New York Hall, as I 98.75 CLEVELAND 2.23 14.71 Glen Pugh 1014 E. St. Clair St. C. D. Dawson am leaving town for holidays— 1038 Third St. C. V. Kidd 98.75 DETROIT 7.15 1.27 Theodore Lindwood .... Samuel G. Surface. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 3.02 C. A. Becka 3.46 4.63 Burton Noel VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. i. 4- 4.67 VANCOUVER J. H. Hays 11.52 19.16 Raymond Daly 144 W. Hastings St. MORTON TREHERN .67 TAMPA 2.23 842 Zack St. W. W. Odenhal 3.79 Robert Mitchell M-1323 ...... 3.36 Your seaman papers and SIU A. Johnson 5.49 3.79 Samuel Schmidt JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. 2.01 1.34 book were found and are at the 3.79 Gerald Mitchell 8-1231 J. Christopher 67 Robert Stone 1.34 New Orleans office. 1.50 Wilmot Spicer MONEY DUE SlU HALLS PERSONALS �Page Tixrelve THE SEAFARERS Only SlU Will Take Care Of You, He Finds After 14 Years At Sea Friday, Deu-~ - LOG "S. 1945 TELL US ANOTHER Fourteen years at sea, half of$ which he spent on the same Isthmian ship, have taught Brother Fidel Lukban to ridicule that company's paternalistic claim of taking care of "its fam­ The elfect of union education ily of merchant seamen." on an unorganized ship was dem­ During his many years Luk­ onstrated clearly recently, when ban has served in all ratings, be­ the crew of the Isthmian Line longed to the NMU for a short SS Poland Victory held its first period, and now enjoys Seafarers shipboard meeting. The meeting conditions aboard SIU contracted was called to order by the Chief ships. Bosun, and SIU volunteer organ­ •* He likes to tell of a shipmate izer, Roland Strom. William named Harry Gapac who, after Steward was elected chairman seventeen years with Isthmian and William Wiebel recording aboard one ship, was fired "when secretary. As the first movement toward he couldn't account for 42 effectuating shipboard democ­ prunes." racy, the crew elected three of Recalling his years of peace­ their shipmates to represent time-sailing, the SIU brother says their own departments aboard that the "only overtime we got was a very pleasant 'thank you' the ship. • Wayne Nelson was after feeding the Skipper's guests elected to represent the stewards department; John Slykastra for late at night." the deck, and Gloris' Brekk for DOLLARS AND CENTS the engine department. ' His experience with the Na­ A motion requesting the read­ We get them all the time—pictures of SIU crewmen, but with no accompanying identification*. tional Maritime Union, Lukban ing of the constitution of the dismisses with the simple state­ Seafarers International Union We don't even know what ship they're on. Do you know them? Send us their names. ment of "When I was sailing NMU and its By-Laws, so that the men I had no bank account, now I've could become more familiar with got a good one." Questioned the organization they favored further he attributed this to the was passed. practice of that CIO union of A discussion on messhall san­ "collecting dough every time we itation followed, and suggestions saw a piecard. They always had were made for greater coopera­ another reason for separating us tion among the crew in keeping From Okinawa, the Bosun of Bosun T. W. Call asks~ for in­ from our bucks." the Isthmian Line SS Cape Mar­ structions regarding voting pro­ the messhall clean and orderly. It is up to the oldtimers to tin sends word that his depart­ cedure in the Isthmian NLRB The Brother said he joined the Then the men turned to a discus­ SIU because he liked the ordeiiy sion of overtime for painting the teach the newcomers the Union ment is "100%" for the SIU. In conducted balloting. way they got beefs settled. Put­ focs'les, after which the meet­ way—their rights, their privilige.'r his letter to the Seafarers Log, His letter reads, "Very glad to . and their duties. Cooperation ting the whole question on a ing was adjourned. hear that the Seafarers Interna­ dollar and cents basis, he de­ A note accompanying the aboard ship is essential, but most tional Union is about to collar clared that the simple fact was minutes declared that the crew cases of lack of cooperation stem the Isthmian Company. And I'm SIU men earned more money and was getting good cooperation from a lack of knowledge, and also very glad to let you know enjoyed better working condi­ from the ships' officers and that not from malice. A little coop­ that upon our return the SIU Now is the time to come to tions than did men sailing in sim­ "the ship has been running al­ eration will go a long way. can count one hundred percent, the aid of your union. We ilar ratings on NMU contracted most exactly as though it was a are engaged in an all-out ef­ on the deck department of the 4. t 5. ships. union ship." fort to make Isthmian a Cape Martin." Ship delegates must not only union outfit. This can only Included in Call's letter was cooperate with the boarding Pa­ be done with the help of the following poem, apparently trolman—which they have been every rank and file SlUer composed by one of the crewdoing—but must also, since they afloat. When you tie-up along members: know the crew best, help in lin­ Another welcome addition to months service overseas in Eng­ ing up the trip carders for the side an Isthmian ship* board her and give the crew the THE QUEEN IS SIU the fighting ranks of the Seafar­ land. Patrolmen. score on waterfront union­ Jack amassed quite a fighting ers is Jack Terry Dillon, former A proud sea queen ism. Show them a copy of J, i t" record while in England, and did . is the Cape Martin, heavyweight champion of Cali­ our contract, tell them how it against the cream of the crop WARNING: , Men within draft As she plows through we settle beefs, prove to fornia (1937-1938), who in addi­ in fistiana circles. In February age who have been overstaying them that unionism, the SIU the water blue. tion is an AAF veteran of the 8th of 1944, Brf>ther Dillon, weighing their leaves are being reclassified And many a tide way, means more pork chops Air Force with more than twenty only 195 pounds, took on Tommy into lA by the 'VSA. There are for them. . sbet'll surely ride. Farr at 230, and gained the de­ no Patrolmen in the Army. For she answers her cision over Farr in fifteen rounds. . rudder, true. 4- 4" 4" Taking on Eddie Mills, the Eng­ The Skipper smokes, lish heavy champ, the following The Dispatchers have a beef. laughs and jokes. month Dillon whipped him in two Some men are taking jobs, and As he pilots his proud fast rounds, and then lasted never leave the Hall, and then craft through. through a 4 round exhibition bout turn these jobs down. Not only For he's sure as hell with the world's heavyweight do they make twice as much work she's handled well. champion, Joe Louis, in June, for the Dispatchers — who have By a crew pledged 1944. plenty to do these days—^but they S.I.U. are doing another member out of Brother Dillon liked England Bosun Call is one of the Qomiy so well that he married an Eng­ a job he may want. men aboard Isthmian ships who lish girl at St. Stephens Church, 4' 4' 4 . are convinced that the SIU is the London, and now has a young answer to their wage and work­ son, Paul, who is eight months Each man is entitled to Union ing condition problems. For tha-^^ old. At this writing. Jack is benefits if he is hospitalized. But past few weeks the Log office has sailing aboard the SS Roy K, you can't get the money if received many such letters from Johnson of the Calmar Line we don't know about it. So notify bound for—^yes, you guessed it— the nearest Branch when you are Isthmian men and will publish-jiiij Merrie Old England! JACK TERRY DILLON them as space provides. laid up. SS Poland Victory Run Like Union Ship The Patrolmen Say— Bosun Reports That Cape Martin •i. Crew Is 100% For Seafarers Caiiing AH SiU Men He's A Fighter, So He Joins SIU 1^ Mi. MM wa -"..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/. 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. 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GEORGE ONLY SIU WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, HE FINDS AFTER 14 YEARS AT SEA SS POLAND VICTORY RUN LIKE UNION SHIP THE PATROLMEN SAY- BOSUN REPORTS THE CAPE MARTIAN CREW IS 100% FOR SEAFARERS CALLIGN ALL SIU MEN HE'S A FIGHTER, SO HE JOINS SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-28-1945 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/22850d504a4d0a4a38a736f12a86d659.pdf 27b30f23bb8a5c916d2c6a9647b9004e PDF Text Text HoHdoif  representative  John  Cole  checks  list  • fVfffWM/    WfffWr.  gftgj,  delivering  $25  Christmas  bonus  to  Seafarer Harold Lunt in Staten  Island Hospital.  (Story on  Page 2.)  T  All Shipshape,  Negotiators for the SIU  and  Cities  Service  Oil  Co.  wind  up session in  J  which  agreement  was  . reached  ori  a  written  clarification  of  the  ­  contract. Shown around  _ .  the table  (1.  to  r.)  are;  Wm. Roten, paymaster.  Marine  Division;  Rus­ ' sell E. Brandon, Direc­ tor  Industrial  Rela­ •  tions,  Marine  Division:  Lloyd  Gardner  and  Sonny  Simmoni^  SIIT  headquarters  Officials;  '  : and  KOith  Terpe,  SHJ  .  patrolman.  (Story  on  .  Page 2.)  Let  er Ride  Camera  whirrs  and  lights  blaze  as  Telenews  photographer films  new  hall  for  CBS  TV  net­ work and  80  independent  television stations.  (Story on  Page 3.)  �ni« TiM  SEAFARERS  LOC  i  1931 Was Prosperous For  «:;.kka«.»u»>3W4iiv?*iei5  ­  '  ­ir­­ •  • *'.• '•   {  Looking  back  over  the  calendar,  necessary—which  we  did  through­ many  counts.  The  SIU  opened  a  March  was  the  month  too  wbau  began  tb  take,  shape  «ji  .cdn8i  1951  was  a  pretty  good  year  for  out  the  year.  fight  for  draft  exemption  for  sea­ Seafarer  Eric  Joseph  spelled  out  tloff  wbskiers  swarmed  all  over  the  SIU.  It  was  the  year  of  con­ The  Canadian  District  held  its  men  and  for  release  of  seamen  the  meaning  of  brotherhood  by  History  was  made  on  May  siderable  bread  and  butter  prog­ convention  in  that month,  proudly  from  the  armed  forces.  It  also  donating  a  cornea  to  his  buddijr  lb  when  SIU  operators  s i g n e d  a  ress,  and  of  vastly  improved  ship­ reporting  a  membership  of  6,200.  leveled  fire  at  the  National  Ship­ the  marine  hospital,  Philip  Pron,  memorandum agreeing  on the  first,  ping.  It was  also the  year in  which  A  check  for  $8,000  came  back  to  ping  Authority's  proposed  GAA  to  save  the  latter  froni  blindness.  guaranteed  vacation  plan  in  mari­ A8cG  repaying the loan in  the 1949  agreement  denying  civilian  rights  The  fifth  biennial  convention  of  time.  The  plan  became  official  on  the  new hall  became  a reality.  January  started  on  a  familiar  organizing drive, with many thanks  to  seamen.  the  SOU  wound  up  the  month  Iff  June ir and^guaranteed a^aaeKimuiir  note.  The  shipowners  were  trying  for  our  help.  The  operators  were  presented  San  Francisco.  It  voted  to demand  of  $115  vacation  annually.  The  to  get  the  government  to  require  February  saw  the  SIU  Welfare  with  a  demand  for  a  guaranteed  a  fairer  allocation  of  ships  out  Union  tucked  this  imder  its  belt  ratings  to  go  through  government  Plan  invest  $500,000  of  its surplus  vacation  plan,  and  work  on  the  of  the  boneyard.  and  went'after  the  operators  ior  schools  and  set  up  a  big  pool  of  in  interest  ­  bearing  government  new  hall  got  underway  in  earnest  April saw the  first  in a  series of  new  contract  terms  on  wages  and.  manpower.  The  SIU  opened  up  its  bonds,  further  reducing  the  over­ with  the  ietting  out  of  contracts  increases in  Welfare  Plan  benefits,  other  provisions.  for  alterations ­and  Reconstruction  with the  death  benefit  going up  to  Thf  welfare  plan  hit  the  heia»<  guns, told  Uncle Sam and the  ship­ head  cost  of  the  plan.  $1,000.  The  SIU  headquarters hall  owners it  would supply  all the men  March  was  a  busy  month  on  of  the  property.  (Continued on  page  14)  *  Rap Company Agents  For Lax Sick  Help  To SIU Men Abroad  Union Officials on  Security  Insurance  claim  agents  and  company  representatives  who  have  been  giving  ill  seamen  the  run­around  in foreign  ports  have been called down by the SIU.  Headquartess has written  >all  insurance  companies  am  foreign  representatives  warn­ ing  them  that  sick  and  dis­ abled  seamen  are  entitled  to  first­rate  care.  Action was  taken after headquar­ ters learned  of  several cases  where  men  who  had  to  be hospitalized  in  foreign  ports  were  denied  their  Appreciation  of  the  role  played  rights  to  proper  care, maintenance  by  Seafarers  in  keeping  vital  car­ and  first­class  transportation  back  goes  moving  has  been  expressed  home.  by  Shipenter  Lines,  an  SlU­con­ Since  the  Union  has  no  repre­ tracted  company.  sentatives  in  foreign  ports  to  pro­ ..Membership  cards  on  the  Coast  Guard  Appeals  Board for the^. Y, area  aire pfeseihted  to Secy­Trsai.  Paul  Hall,  (1.)  and  SUP  East  Coast  Rep.  Morris  Weisberger  (3rd,  1.)  by  Capt.  W.  L.  Maloney;  U.  S."'  In  a  letter  to  the  families of  all  tect  seamen  in such  cases,  all  Sea­ Seafarers  employed  by  the  line,  farers are  strongly urged to  get all  Coast  Guard.  Looking on  is SUP  Rep. Bill  Armstrong.  Board  hears  appeals  In  security  cases.  the  company  praises  the  job  being  the  written statements they  can on  done  by  Seafarers.  It  points  out  their  cases.  These  statements  that  the  men  are  denying  them­ should  not  be  given  to  a  claim  selves  the  holiday  season  because  agent  or  company  representative  they  know  the  importance  to  the  until the  Seafarer has had a  chance  nation  of  delivering  cargoes  on  to  consult  the  Union.  After four months of  hot and heavy negotiating  the  NMU has  ihanag^ to  clear  up  parf  j  What has  been happening  is that  of  the  so­called  "petty  inequities"  in  its  contract.  The  SIU's  Contract  department,  upont .!  time.  Shipenter' further  informs  Sea­ a  seaman  injured,  or  falling  ill,  close examination  of  the supplementary  agreement,  said  that  the  "petty  inequities," as  th«i  ^rers'  dependents  that  they  will  aboard  ship  is  taken  to  a  hospital  NMU  referred  to  them, +  :——  r  keep  the  families  informed  of  all  in a  foreign port.  When discharged  amount to no less than 28  pro­ the  National  Maritime  Union,  CffO  did  a  job  for  all  seamen,  regard­ from  the hospital,  he may  find that  ship  movements  and  agent's  ad­ same  type or for  equal  less  of  the  union  they  belong  to.**  dresses  and  telephone  numbers  so  there  is no transportation available  visions, several  of  them being  . . . for the  work  . .  .  then  there  has  been  an  at the  time.  The company  agent or  among  the  most  fundamental  that they  can  get in  touch with  the  • inequity'."  Seafarer  as  quickly  as  possible.  insurance  man  will  put  him  up  in  clauses  in  the  SIU  contract,  a  flea­bitten flop­house despite  the  relating  to  overtime  penalty  An  SIU  headquarters  represen­ The  company  concludes  by  de­ fact  that  the  man  is  entitled  to  $6  tative,  when  apprised  of  the  con­ claring, "We  are  proud  of  our  Sea­ a  day  in  maintenance  and  cure.  cargo  and  other  conditions.  tent  of  the.  editorial,  declared,  farers, and  we  trust  you share  that  Then  they  will  more  often  than  All  of  this  covers  only  deck  and  "The NMU is doing  The  membership  is  again  cau­ a lot of  squirm­ pride,  for  they  need  every  bit  of  not  send  him  back  home  in  a  rat­ engine  departments.  The  NMU  ing  and  twisting,  trying  tioned to­beware  of  persons solicit­ to  explain  still  negotiating  for  improve­ away  its  failure  to  keep  up  yiith  ing  funds  on  ships  encouragement  and  moral  support,  infested  ship,  or  as  a  workaway.  in  behalf  of  ments  in  the  stewards  department  which  you  will  not  fail  to  offer  In  one  recent  instance  a  Sea­ memorials  or  any  other  co­called  the  SIU  in  the  matter  of  money  them  in  order  that* they  can  suc­ farer was taken  ill and  had to  have  rules.  "worthy causes."  and conditions  for its members.  To  cessfully.  carry  on  their  task  in  his appendix removed in  a German  With  but  slight  exceptions,  a  date,  they .^haven't  explained  how  ,  No  "can­shakers"  or  solicitors  .these trying  times."  hospital.  He  was  sent  back  home  contract  department,  representa­ it is  possible for a union to  get su­ have  received  authorization  from  tive  declared  that  the  new  provi­ perior  conditions  by  "waiting  for  SIU headquarters  to  collect  funds.  (Continued  on page  22)  sions  were  more  or  less  identidal  somebody ­  else  to  do  their fight­ The  National  Foundation  for  In­ in  nature  and  wording  with  stand­ ing," as  their  editorial  states.  fantile  Paralysis  is  the  only  char­ ing  provisions  of  the  SIU's  stand­ Pec.  28,  1951  Vol.  XIII,  No.  26  itable  organization  which  has  re­ "It seems  to us  that  the shoe fits  ard  contract.  very  snugly  on  the  other  foot.  It  ceived  membership  endorsement.  As I See It  Page  11  Basic  Clauses  is the  NMU  that  let  somebody  else  Funds  for  this  cause  are  collected  Burly  Page  21  do  the fighting for  them,  and  now  through  normal  Union  channels  at  Among  the  inequities  which  the  Crossword  Puzzle  Page  10  the pay­off.  Receipts are  issued on  their members are reaping the ben­ NMU  has  been  sneering  at,  but  Did  ISpu  Know........  Page  16  the  spot.  efit  because  the  SIU  went  out  and  working  so  hard  to  get,  are:  Pro­ Editorial  Page  11  vision  for  securing  the  vessel  in  Inquiring Seafarer  Page  10  Hospitalized Seafarers all around  harbor  limits,  provision  for  ade­ In The  Wake  Page  10  the  country  have  received  their  quate sailing  board  time,  air trans­ Labor Round­up  Page  21  $25  Christmas  bonus  money  in  portation,  compensation  for  pen­ time  for  the  holiday.  With  all  alty  cargoes,  special  rate  on  ex­ Letters  Pages  19,  20  figures  not  yet  in,  indications  are  plosives,  recognition  of  longshore  Additional  money  in  the  pocket  of  Seafarers  sailing  on  Letter Of  The  Week...  Page  11  that  the  total  amount  of  the  bonus  holidays,  stand­by  work  scales,,  a  Cities Service  tankers is now  assured.  A second set  of  clari­ Maritime  Page  21  will  pass  the  $6,500  mark  with  similar  port  time clause, new  long­ cations has been  agreed  upon  between  the  company  and  the  Meet  'ITie  Seafarer....  Page  10  over  250  Seafarers in  the hospitals  shore  rates,  continuous  overtime,  Union  which  will  mean more"  This  Is  not  the  last  of  the  talks  free  launch  service,  purchase  of  overtime  payments  for  crew­ .  On  The  Job  Page  21  receiving  the  gift.  on  the  Cities  Service  contract.  The  bonus  is  in  addition  to  the  fresh  provisions  in  every  port,  hot  members.  Personals  Page  22  regular  $15  weekly  benefit  which  night lunches and many other simi­ Agreement  was  reached  at  a  Discussions have  been recessed  for  Ships'  Minutes  P­agi  23  all  Seafarers  receive  for  as  long  lar  provisions  which  have  long  meeting  held  on  December  20  be­ the  holidays,  but  Union  and  com­ Ten ­Years  Ago  Page  10  a  period  of  time  as  they  are  been  the  regular  practice  on  SIU  tween  representatives  of  the  com­ pany  representatives  will  get  to­ pany  and  the  Unii^n.  The  agree­ gether  again  after  the fi.i:st of, the  Top  Of  The  News  Page  6  patients  in  the  various hospitals.  ships.  In  New  York's  Staten  Island  ment,  which  is  in  addition  to  year  for  further  clarification, on  The  same  issue  of  the  "Pilot,"  ..Washington  News  hospital  alone,  approximately  clarifications  arrived  at  in  Novem­ working  rules  in  the  contract.  Letter  Page  4  $2,500  was  paid  out  with  100  ill  the  NMU  paper  in  which  the  new  As soon  as negotiations  are com­­ ber, should  reduce disputes at  pay­ changes  were  announced,  takes  a  Welfare  Benefits  ;.  Page  22  Seafarers  getting the  benefit.  pleted with  the Cities Service fleet,  slap at  the SIU  for having superior  off  to  a  minimum.  The  Christmas  bonus  was  voted  conditions.  As  the  "Pilot"  put  it.  All  three  departments  are  cov­ the  Union  will  begin  negotiations  Pubiishod  biweekly  et  the  heedquerfers  • f the  Seefareri  International  Union,  At­ by  the  Trustees  of  the  Seafarers  If  the  companies  award  some­ ered  by  the  latest  clarification.'  with  the  remaining  tanker  com­ lantic  A  Gulf  District,  AFL,  675  Fourth  Welfare  Fund  at  a  meeting  held  thing  to  another  union—one  of  Copies  of  the  new  terms  will  be  panies  to  work  out  the  same  rules  Avenue, Brooklyn  32,  N.  Y,  Tel. STeriIng  on  December  7,  1951.  Union  rep­ those  sitting  by  waiting  for  some­ sent  out  to  each  Cities  Service  changes  that  have  been  put  into  8­4671.  Entered  as  second  class  matter  nt  the  Post  Offlce  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  resentatives  had  proposed  the  gift  body  else  to  do  their fighting—  ship  as  soon  as  they  are  written  effect,  or  are  on  their  way,  at  for hospitalized  Seafarers  Cities  Service.  vnder  the  Act  ot  August  24,  1912.  over  and  above  what  is  awarded  up  and  printed.  Owner Praises  Seafarers For  'Job Well Done'  51U  Basic  Clauses  Given  NMU  ^Can'Shahers^  Have  No OK  SEAFARERS  LOG  Christmas Welfare  Bonus Paid to 250  Sick SIU Members  CS  Parleys Clarify  OT  y  e  I  .  C,  •  w  �ma^  SEAFARERS  LOG  n«eTkra»:  Mr­ 'i­ To Postwar  High  !  %­r^  S;':  A  tremendous  upsurge of  shipping in the two  weeks prior to the holidays has  surpassed all SIU  records since the end of World War II. A total of 3,348 men were  shipped out of the A&G District in the period  from  December  5  to  December  19,  smashing  to smithereens  the  previous  iHgh  post­war figure of  2,500 for a compar­ ^able  period  in. April, 1947.'^  Pact Still Waits  WSB Approval  The  record­breaking  total  climaxes  a  long  haul  back  HigMight  Xute  for Seaidrers  Insurance  Strikers  Voted  Financial  Aid  Stricken  Seafarer  Saved  By  Passenger's  Surgery  I  •  Press, TV  Tell World  Of New Hq.  from  the  middle  of  1950,  when  Despite  recent  meetings  US  shipping  was  in  the  dol­ drums.  A  large  part  of  the  suc­ with  the  SIU,  the  Wage  Sta­ bilization  'Board  has  still  hot  cess  of  the SIU  in establishing^  the  acted  on  the  provisions  of  the  new  record  is  due  to  the  Union's  Seafarers load Christmas  baskets made  up by  the SlU  for delivery  latest  contract  signed  by  the  manpower  allocation  set­up  which  ^ needy  families  in  Brooklyn.  ,  is making  it possible  fbr the  Union  Union  the end  of  October.  Of­ to  man  all  the  ships  it  is  given,  ficials  of  the  board  have  ex­ wherever  they  are,  despite  the  pressed  sympathy  with  the  tremendous  demand  for  ratings.  The  unusual  facilities  of­ Union's  request  for  speedier  Seafarers  themselves  deserve  a  fered  the  men  of  the  SIU  in  action,  but  have  explained  great  deal  of  credit  for  taking  the  that  there  is  a  tremendous  ships  as  they  come,  and  not  wait­ the  new  headquarters  build­ .backlog  of  contracts  to  be  ing for runs  of  their choice, so  that  ing  are  attracting  increasing  at­ tention from  newspapers and  mag­ On shi]p or ashore throughout the world, Seafarers celebrated  gone  over.  SIU  representatives  held  the  Union  could  man  more  ships  azines,  as  well  as  television.  Christmas with the traditional  partyi  At home, in SIU halls,  several  with  the WSB  than  at  any  time  since  the  war.  Among  the  many  newsmen  who  and  aboard  all  SlU­manned  ships  it  was  turkey  and  trim­ recently sessions  Can  Handle  More  in  which  various  have  commented  favorably  on  the  (4­ mings, with lavish  full course "  Commenting  on  the  record­ new  hall  waa  the  nationally­syn­ clauses  of  the  new  contract  dinners designed  for  the most  and reflected the Union's oft­stated  were discussed.  breaking­  totals,  Secretary­Treas­ dicated  labor  columnist,  Victor  fastidious and  the most  ambi­ Intention to  participate more  wide­ For  further  information  on  urer  Paul  Hall  declared:  "These  Riesel.  In his  column, "Inside La­ ly in  community life.  The  baskets  the  WSB's  policy  announce­ figures  illustrate  the  efficiency  bor"  of  December 10,  Riesel spoke  tious appetites.  In  New  York  headquarters, Sea­ contained  chicken,  coffee,  fruits,  ment  on  welfare  plans  see  and  speed  vdth  which  the  SIU  is  glowingly  of  the  new  hall's  fa­ manning  ships  throughout  our  cilities  as  indicating  a  new  trend  farers and their families ate Christ­ vegetables,  candy  and  other  neces­ story on page  4.  district.  The  record  shows  con­ mas  dinner  in  the  new  cafeteria,  sities for  a  good  dinnei'.  clusively  that  we  are  the  only  along  with  guests  from  the  neigh­ union  in  a  position  to  accept  ad­ borhood.  It  was  a  raw,  wintry day  ditional  ship  allocations  with  full­ in  Ne_w  York  with  a  touch  of  snow  est  confidence  that  they  will  be  and  sleet  in  the  evening,  but , all  manned  just  as  effectively  as  all  was warmth and  good cheer inside  other  vessels  in  the  past."  the cafeteria.  Seafarers and guests  The  shipping  figures,  high  as  were served  ham, turkey  and roast  they  are,  would  have  been  even  beef,  as  part  of  the  dinner,  plus  greater  but  for  the  fact  that  turn­ assorted  pies,  desserts  and  other  ,  Prudential  Insurance  agents  locked  in  a  bitter  strike  over is at a minimum  on SIU ships.  struggle with  the  giant  insurance  company  have  received  a  trimmings.  aspect  of  thd  record  is  A few Indian sailors, shivering in  $500  boost  from  the  SIU.  The  headquarters  membership  Another  that  it  was  accomplished  largely  their  scanty  jackets,  joined  in.  meeting  of  December  19  ap­­*^  on the  basis of  freighters and tank­ Their'  religion  forbade  them  dd  proved  the  contribution  after  strikers  was  displayed  in  a  series  ers,  there  being  few  sizeable  pas­ touch  the  meats  but  they  partook  several  letters  of  appeal  had  of  full  page ads which  they  ran in  senger  ships  to  swell  the  totals  of  the  fruit,  cake  and  coffee.  All  been  received  from  the  vari­ all  major  daily  papers  throughout  with  their  sign­ons.  guests enjoyed the meal to the fiAl,  the  country  at  a  cost  of  nearly  $1  In  mid­1950  before  the outbreak  and  as one  Seafarer put it,  loosen­ ous striking locals around  the  million.  The  a'ds  appealed  to  pol­ of  the  Korean  war,  the  Union  was  nation.  ing his  belt ^th a  sigh, "This may  icy  holders to  mail their premiums  shipping out an average  of  450 men  not  be  home^  but  it is  the  nearest  The  strikers,  members  of  the  in,  by­passing  the  agents, and  car­ a  week.  Several  ships  owned  by  Insurance  Agents'  . International  ried  the. implied  threat  that  Pru­ thing to it."  Victor  Riesel  Union,  AFL,  have  been  on  the  dential would  void the policy­ hold­ SlU­contracted  operators  were  ly­ ,  Early  Parties  picket  line  since  December  1  in  ers'  .insurance  coverage  if  they  ing  idle  for  lack  of  cargo.  Since  In other  SIU  halls up  and  down  33 states.  They are seeking a  boost  that time, all these ships have been  in  providing  services for  members  the  coast,  similar  parties  were  in  from  $35  to  $55  in  their  weekly  did  not  pay  up  on  time.  leactivated,  additional  ships  have  and  in  tying  the  union  in  with  progress or were held over the pre­ guarantee  plus  other  "fringe"  Meanwhile,  three  of  the  com­ been  purchased  by  the  operators,  community  life.  vious  weekend,  Sd  that  men  ^ho  benefits.  Approximately  15,000  pany's policyholders  have filed suit  and  large  numberji  of  vessels  in  "For  the  man  anywhere,  be  he  had  to  ship  out  or  wanted, to  go  union  members are  affected  by the  against  Prudential  charging  that  the  reserve  fleet  have  been  taken  industrialist  or  working Joe,"  Rie­ sel  wrote, "who  thinks in  terms of  home could attend.  walkout  which  is  a  major  test  of  the heavy  expenditure on  advertis­ out  of  the  boneyard.  the  significance  of  the  newest  la­ Some of  the parties  were put  on  the  union's  abHi'ty  to  survive  in  ing  was  an  unauthorized  expendi­ Organizing  Helped  a  little early  to make sailing  time.  the  tough  white­collar  field.  ture over  and above  the company's  The  Union's  organizational  de­ bor  trends,  this  building  marks  a  Such  was  the  one  on . the  Puerto  legal rights  to spend  policyholders'  partment  has  contributed  its shgre  turnoff  point  in  the  route  of  history.'J  ,  .  Bico  which  took  place  the  day  of  In  their  letters  of  appeal  to  the  money.  (Continued' on  page  22)  sailing, December  20 and  had both  SIU the strikers  point  out  that  the  Following  publication  of  his col­ passengers  and  crew  in  a  festive  union  has  only  been  organized  as  umn,  Telenews  productions  was  mood for  bon voyage.  But whether  an  International  since  July,  1951.  attracted  to  the  Hall  as  a  feature  Their  limited  financial  resources  on  passenger  ships,  freighters  or  for  TV  newsreel  programs.  Cam­ tankers,  SIU  men  celebrated  were rapidly  exhausted  by the cost  eramen  came  down  and  shot  the  Christmas  in  the  same  fine  style  of  eight  weeks  of  futile  negotia­ various  facilities,  particularly  the  that  they have  been accustomed  to  tion.  As  the  strikers  put  it, "The  shipping  and  men  going  out  company  has  forced  this  strike  at  Seafarer Bill Scott, quartermaster of  the Del  Norte, is alive  on  rotary board  for the  past several years.  shipping.  The  newsreel  An  extra  fillup  was  added  at  this  time  in  an  effort  to  destroy  and'well today, thanks to an emergency operation  performed  was shown  nationally over  CBS­TV  headquarters when  ICQ  needy fam­ our  union . . .«The  results will  de­ by  a  doctor  passenger  on  the Delta  Line  vessel,  and  80  independent  television  sta­ ilies in various sections of  Brooklyn  termine  the  future  of  unionism  Scott  was  stricken  with  appen­ tions  on  Monday  night,  Dec.  17.  received  baskets  containing  the  throughout  this  field  of  unorgan­ dicitis  while  the  ship  was  at  sea  News  Coverage  fixings  for  a  holiday  meal.  The  ized  workers.".  en  route  to  Bio  de  Janeiro  from  Several  other  New  York  news­ The  multi­million  dollar  insur­ St. Thoinas, Virgin  Islands. He was  distribution Of  the baskets was part  papers,  including  the  Daily  News,  of  the  SIU's  good  neighbor  policy  ance company's attitude toward the  examined  by  the ship's  doctor, Dr.  Brooklyn  Eagle,  Herald  Tribune  Deigman,  and  Dr.  Osorio,  a  pas­ and Times  have carried  photos and  senger on  the ship.  It was  decided  stories  on  the  new  headquarters.  that  an  operation  had  to  be  per­ Marine  journals,  trade  magazines  formed  at  once.  and the labor press have also  given  "With  the first  of  the  year  just  three  days  away,  balloting  With  the  aid  of  several  crew­ wide  coverage  to  the  building's  in the A&G's district elections  js fast drawing to a close. Total  members,  including  Brothers  Bill  opening.  figures  to date show the vote running well ahead ollast year's.  Kaiser,  steward,  Phil  Erck,  ship's  Widely­circulated  national maga­ delegate.  Bill  Sistrunk,  second  At  stake in  the  referendum vote"^^  zines  catering  to  the  general  pub­ purser,  and  Harry  Tucker,  as  well  lic  have  also  expressed  interest  in  are  29  posts  in  Headquarters  and  the  committee  will  be  read  to  the  as  Dr.  Deigman,  Dr.  Osorio  per­ membership and  will  be  printed in  doing  features  on  the  hall.  They  the A&G branches around the coun­ the  Seafarers  LOG  for  benefit  of  formed  the  operation  successfully.  are  waiting  for  the  opening  of  all  try. There  are  37  nominees on  the  those who  are unable to  attend  the  Although  Scott  was pretty ill  for  facilities,  including  the  Sea  Chest  ballot, all of  whom were foimd qual­ meetings.  «  some  time,  he  has  come  through  and  Port  'O Call  bar,  before  send­ ified  by  credentials  committee.  Voting  has  been  going  on  in  all  his  convalescence  very  well.  ing  staff  members  down  to  photo­ As soon  as all  the returns  are in  SIU  branches  since  November  1,  Dr.  Osprio,  who  was  on  a  vaca­ graph  and  write  up  the  building.  from the outports, a  balioting com­ 1951.  At  stake in  the  election  are  tion  cruise  with  his  wife  and  fam­ Fortune  magazine,  the  business  mittee  will  be  elected  to  tally  the  the posts of  secretary­treasurer, as­ ily,  was  presented  with  a  watch  Ship's  delegate  Phil  Erck  (r),  publication  put  out  by  the  pub­ results.  This will take  place at the  sistant  secretary­treasurer,  three  by  the  ship's  crew  as  a  token  of  presents  watch  to  Dr.  Osorio  lishers of  Life  and  Time,  is one  of  January  2  meeting  if  possible^  or  headquarters  representatives,  nine  their  appreciation  for  his  services  as  token  of  thanks  from  Del  the  magazines  which  has, shown  on  January 16.  The full  report  of  port agents and 15 port  patrolmen.  in  the  emergency.  Norte  crew.  interest  in  such  a  feature.  A & G Voting Passes 1950 Total  •IJ  'il  • Si  �SEAFARERS  IOC  Pa«e  toor  Wage Board Lifts Ceiliiigs  On Health, Welfare Plans  T  SIUHistorw  fit Cartoons  M new  cartoon series 6n  the  history  of  the  SIU  begins  in  this  issue  on  page  7  and  will  run regularly  in the LOG. The  series traces  the  beginnings of  organization  of  seamen's  un­ ions, the establishment of  legal  rights  for  seamen,  and  the  many  victories  and  setbacks  they  experienced  through  the  years.  The organization  of  the SIU,  its  early  struggles  and  its  ac­ complishments  for  the  men  who  man  US sailing ships  will­ be taken  up,  bringing' the his­ tory  up  to  date.  SIU  NEWSLETTEfk  from WASMtNGTON  After  several  weeks  of  backing  and filling  the Wage  Sta­ '  ­  ...  i  ^  I.'  .1  .. ..  *  bilization  Board  has decided  to  free  health  and  welfare  pro­ Penoiu  located  in  varions '^uble spots  abroad  will  receive  quick  grams from  wage ceilings.  This long­expected  decision  came  and  orderly  evacuation  in  aiiy  future  all­out'emergency  under  plans  with  a  set  of  new  standards  being  readied  by  the  Department  of  pefepse.  Cooperating  wiith  Ps­ by  which  the  WSB  will  pass  cal  and  surgical  care from  the  US  fense  are  the  Customs  Bureau  and  the  Coast  Guard  which  'are,acting  Marine  Hospitals,  most  of  these  simultaneously  to  authorize  waiver  of  navigation­inspection  laws  to  on  such  plans.  allow  operation  of  whatever  below­standard  vessels  that  might  bo  Labor  members of  the board  ex­ matters  would  not/hpply  to  the  requisitioned  by  the  Government  for  the  evacuation  Job.  pressed  dissatisfaction  with^ some  Seafarers  Welfare  Fund.  .  It  has  of  the  restrictions  agreed  on  by  been  the  practice  to  permit  a  cer­ The  reason  behind  this  ear^  planning  is  that  the  U  S Government  the  WSB,  but  were  willing  to  ac  does  not  want  to  be  put  In  position, in  a future  war,  of  being flooded  cept  these  conditions  in' order  to  tain  degree  of  substitution  when  with  frantic appeals  to  Washington for evacuation  vessels;  release  health  and  welfare  pro  all  of  the  benefits  normally  pro­ grams  from  the  deep  freeze  in  vided  are  not  covered  by  the fund  which  they  have  been  resting  for  in  question.  The  present  mbvement .toward  development  of  overseas  sources  of  ­f  months.  iron  ore  to  keep  our  industrial  machinery  turning  is  causing  some  One  of  the  regulations  to  which  American  shipping  lines  to  think  in  terms  of  acquisition  of  large  ore  labor  members  objected  very  carriers.  Some  of  the  lines  giving  attention  to  the subject  have  been  strongly  was  the  one  which  gave  strictly dry­cargo  companies in  the  past, but  are expected  in the  future  preference to  plans in  which  work­ to acquire ore  boats, either  through  private construction  or conversion.  ers  contribute  part  of  the  costs.  One  case  at  hand  is  the  Anterican­Hawaiian  Steamship  Company  The  WSB  said  it  would  appprove  A  novel  plan for  shipping  United States  coal abroad  under  which  is attempting  to secure  favorable Gdvemment  action  looking to­ automatically  any  plan  in  which  the wing  of  the United  Mine Workers  is currently being con­ ward conversion  of  some of  their C­4's into  Ore carriers,  by the addition  workers  contributed  up  to  40  per­ sidered  by that  union.  President John L. Lewis  has revealed  of  a  new  mid­section.  ~.  ,  cent.  that  the  union  hopes  to  form '  The keen interest in the overseas ore  development and  movement also  Among  benefits  which  the  board  a  shipping  corporation,  with  that  the  UMW  is  dickering  with  enhances  the  early  probability  of  direct, overseas  service  to  ind  from  the. government  for  the  release  of  the  United  States  Great  Lakes.  indicated  it  might  rule  out  were:  death  benefits  in  excess  of  $1,500;  the  intention  of  becoming  a  some  of  the  remaining Libertys in  surgical  expenses  for  dental  and  permanent  feature  in  United  the boneyard fleet for this purpose.  t ­  4^  4  The  United  Mine  Workers  al­ plastic surgery,  as  well  as  unlimit­ States  coal  export.  In  ordinary  times  US  coal  is  ready  operates  several  subsidiary  The shipping industry can  expect some Members  of  Congress to  press  ed  surgical  fees;  disability  bene­ fits  over  26  weeks­  wages;  and  priced  too  high  to  compete  with  companies  including  banks,  real  for  legislation  next  year  to  protect  the­Government's  interest  in  fu­ ture sales of  Government­owned vessels.  This move is.­'antiCipated as an  special  hospital  benefits  such  as  European  coal  in  the foreign  mar­ estate  and  other firms.  outgrowth  of  the  case  that  came  to  the  public's  attention  tart  year  ket,  particularly  when  the  cost  of  special  nursing  care.  when  a former  Member of  Congress  (Representative  Casey,  Mass.)  told  Since  Seafarers  get  their  medi­ ocean  freight  is  added  on.  Under  Congress that  he realized  a  profit  of  $270,000  on  a  $20,000 investment,  Lewis'  plan  the  proposed  shipping  through the purchase and then resale of  Government surplus tankers.  company  would  operate  as  a  non­ profit  organization  so  as  to  bring  After  many  months  of  intensive  undercover  study  by  Us  staff,  the  the  price  of  US  coal  in  foreign  The sale  of  a  cargo  ship  belong­^  Senate  Expenditure  Committee's  investigating  subcommittee  Is  about  markets  down  to  a  competitive  ing  to  a  nation  receiving  Marshall  ready  to  publicly  air  the  Casey  tanker  deal.  Public  hearings  are ex­ level.  Plan  aid  to  an  Iron  Curtain'coun­ pected  in  less  than  two  months  by  the  Subcommittee,  with  the  Con­ In  the  immediate  future,  the  try  has  brought  the  total  of  re­ gressional  unit  to  concentrate  on  the  question  of  taxes  in  relation  to  new  company  would  be  able  to  acquisitions  by  Russian­domi­ the gain  realized  by  those  purchasing  the  tankers.  ­ A  continued  shortage  of  tankers  make  up  Europe's  coal  shortages  cent  nated  merchant fldtets to 14.  for  the  next  several  years  is  seen  at  a  price closer  to what  the  Euro­ Polish  reportedly  paid  as a result of  a slowdown in  tanker  peans  can  afford.  Any  reduction  $840,000  buyers  for  the  Line  A  "Model  T" merchant  marine?  This  is  a  question  being  di'sCussed  construction  in  the  United  States.  in  the  price  of  coal  would  mean  freighter  Wisconsin,  French  built  in  Ger­ in  the  Capital  city  these  days, with  Congress holding  the final  answer.  Figures  to  date  show  that  the  that  Europe  could  devote  corre­ many  in  1929  with  a  cargo  capac­ Most  of  the  American  inerchant  ships  date  back  to  the  early  stage  United  States  shipyards  are  build­ spondingly  larger  amounts  of  US  of  10,200  tons and  accommoda­ of  World  War  II, and  the  word  is  being  spread  around  that  they  will  ing  or  have  on  order less  than  ten  aid  funds  to  other  economic  pur­ ity  for  70  passengers.  become obsolete  in a  bloc  unless  plans are  pushed  now.  percent  of  the  world's  total tanker  poses and  to rearmament.  In addi­ tions  Earlier  this year  Polish  shipping  Having  in  mind  that  the  answer" lies  in  the  construction  bf  the  construction.  tion, such  a step would  reduce  the  purchases  in  the  open  market  in­ Leading  the  United  States  in  amount  of  coal  purchases  from  cluded  seyen  Danish, five  Norwe­ Mariner" type  vessel, Congress  will  be asked  to allow the construction  tanker  output  are  Britain, Sweden  Poland and  other Soviet­dominated  gian  and  one'  Swedish  vessel,  the  of  an  additional  bloc  bf  these  vessels,  together  with  high  speed  tank­ While such  vessels  would  be built  by and for  account  bf  the Gov­ and  the  Netherlands,  with  West­ countries.  latter  originally  an  American  C­2,  ers.  ernment,  through  the  Maritime  Administration,  the  latter  agency,  if  em  Germany  ranking  on  a  par  See  Surplus  End  the  Axel. Salen,  built  in  1940.  with  America.  The  result  of  the  ~In  the long run, the United  Mine  The  Wisconsin,  familiar­dn  New  the international emergency quiets,  will undoubtedly invite bids for the  small  American  construction  pro­ Workers  feel  that  formation  of  a  Orleans  on  the  Gulf  Coast  run,  sale of  these new ships, with  the bids to  be limited to American  citizens.  gram  will  be  that tanker  rates will  non­profit shipping company  would  has  a  speed  of  about  14  knots,  If  it  is  determined  that  the  Government  does  not  now  have  the  continue  at  their  present  high  help­eliminate  the  surpluses  tha^  slightly  better than  a  Liberty ship,  power to sell the  new Mariner ships. Admiral  E. L. Cochrane,  Maritime  level.  have  plagued  US  coal  industry  in  the  principal  offering  on  the  open  Administrator,  will  ask  for  special  legislation,  and  is  als j  expected  to  Shipping  experts figure  that  the  normal  years,  and  provide  more  market  these  days.  The  ship  was  ask  that they  be sold  to American  citizens at  a special  reduced  price.  present  condition  might  persist  work  for  the  miners.  considered  to  be  a  welcome  addi­ as  far  ahead  as  1957  unless  there  The  chief  bottleneck  in  the  for­ tion  to  the  Polish  maritime fleet  is a  radical upswing in  tanker con­ mation  of  such  a  company  is  the  because  of  her  dll­around  utility  A  scandal­shy  Congress  will  be  called  upon  soon  after  convening  struction.  lack of  ships needed. It is reported  and  speed.  next  month  to  decTde  a  very  important  basic  issue  for  the  merchant  marine, the  results of  which  will  be  widely felt  for years  to come.  The  issue  is  this—should  the existing  American  steamship  lines  be  strengthened  further  with  whatever.  Government  aid  they  desire,  or  should  their  strength  be  held  to  a  minimum  so  that­ the  Government  might  encoura'ge  expansion  of  smaller  shipping  lines.  Seafarers  who  fall  ill  aboard  ship  have  the  assurance  of  expert  The  whole  case  is  premised  on  the  general  admission  by  most  that  a  certain  amount  of  Government  backing,  through  the  form  of  sub­ long  ­  distance  medical  diagnosis  sidies,  is  necessary  to  put  the  American  company  on  an  operating  par  through, the facilities  of  the  Inter­ with foreign­flag competitors.  :  national  Radio­Medical  Center  in  The line­up  on  the issue  is expected  to  be  as follows:  The  principal  Rome.  Government  maritime, agencies  (Maritime  Administration  and  Federal  The  center  has  been  functioning  Maritime  Board),  although  willing  to  listen  with  open  minds  to  the  pleadings  of  smaller  companies,  will  oppose  any  Congressional  limita­ for 17  years.  It  was  founded  by  tion  on  their  authority  to  authorize  maximum  subsidized  sailings.  In  Professor  Guido  Guida,  a  retired  this respect, these  agencies will  be backed  by the  existing 13 American  , Italian  naval  doctor, who  runs  the  subsidized lines,  speaking through  the National  Federation of  American  whole  works  including  the  radio  Shipping.  •  station,  which  he  owns, at  his own  On  the other  hand. Representative  Thomas, Democrat,  Texas,  power­ expense.  ful Chairman of  the House subcommittee that controls the purse­strings,  will fight  in  the  direction  of  holding  down  the  expansion  Of  existing  200 Cases Yearly  subbsidized  lines,  so  that  smaller  companies  can  get  a  share  of  the  :  There  are  40  physicians  on  the  subsidy money.  Lined  up  behind  Mr. Thomas  will  be a small  group of  center's  staff,  all  of  whom  are  American  ship  companies  which  are  aspiring  for  Governpient  aid  to  tide  them  over  the  uncertain  future.  specialists in  their field.  The  Cen­ ter  diagnoses  illnesses  aboard ship  and  transmits  instructions  on  how  Although­there  was  considerable  adverse  criticism  last  year  when  to  care  for  the  case  via  an  estab­ Congress allowed large  merchant vessels  te; be converted into freighters  lished  radio  wave  band  known  to  for  service  on  the  Great  Lakes,  Admiral  E.  L.  Cochrane,  Maritime  all ships.  On the average,  the cen­ Administrator," is convinced  that their new  sole on  the  Lakes In speed­ ter  will  handle  morC  than  200  ing up steel  production  is every  bit as important  as their  potential  use  emergency medical  cases in a  year,  as  components  of  the  offshore  merchant fleet.  and  ha3 proved  invaluable  to  mer­ chant  vessels,  most  of . which  have  no'medical  personnel  aboard  and  may  be  far  from  any  port  where  treatment  could  be given;  Radio operator  (left)  transmits Ds  Guida's medical advice  to sh^.  Miners Consider  Set­up  To Operate Coal  Ships  Five Year Tanker  Shortage Expected  Iron Curtain Fleei  Gains  14 Vasseis  Rx bi/  Radio to Merchant  Ships  •  • "1  • i|  • •  •   I  ­<1  I  �Friday^ Deccipbw  2S, 1»1  Face Five  SEAFARERS  LOG  New fliuminuiq Plant  May  Aid  Shipping  Denied Shore Leave,  Crew Nets OT  Melon  ?; C2]^ew OirliiSns­^pening  of  the new  Kaiser  primary  aluminum  plant  at  Chalmette  on  P^^ember  jLlf  nQLar}^.»ano^  step forward  in  the  rapid  industrialization  of  the Gulf  Coast  and  isi. being  watcnld closely  by  the SIU.  The heavy increase in consumption of  bauxite ore  Crevirmen  of  two SIU  ships cut  up a  melon  of  nearly  2,000  and  other  commodities  which>  will result  from  the operation  needed  can  best  be  understood  in  than  doubling  its  present  alumina  hours disputed  overtime in  New York  recently.  of  the  new  plant  appears cer­ light  of  the  expansion  of  Kaiser's  capacity,  up from  the  present 300,­ Men  aboard  the Sweetwater,  a  Mar­Trade ship  that  came  Baton.  Rouge  alumina  000  tons  to  800,000  tons a  year. At  tain  to  add  to  the  growing  existing  plant.  The  Baton  Rouge  plant  will  present, Baton  Rouge gets its  baux­ in  to  New  York  after  13"*'  shipping  bpom^  in^ the  New  meet tlie  requirements of  the Chal­ ife  on  SlU­manned  Alcoa  ships  months  received  a  juicy  total  Orleans area.  mette  production  setup  by  more  (Continued  on  page  14)  The  new  plant,  built  on  the  site  of  1,400  hours  as  the  Union  Bridges' Men Lose  In Second Attempt  To Win Home Local  of  the 1812  Battle  of  New Orlehns,  will  have  a  production  capacity  of  400,000,000  pounds  of  aluminum  annuaily,  when finally  completed  in  1953.  This is  more  than  the  na­ tion's  entire  pre­war  aluminum  output.  To  produce  aluminum  in  such  huge  quantities  wilt  require  some  530,000  tons  of  raw  material  annuqlly,  including  378,000  tons  of  alumina,  the  intermediate  powder­ like  product  processed  from  the  bauxite  ore.  In  line  with  the  growing  trend  of  American  industry,  most  of  the  ore  ajd  other  raw  material  will  have  to  be  imported  from  outside  the  United  States,  This  is  a  post­ war  development  which  is  rapidly  ­extending to  all fields  in which  un­ refined  ores are  a  starting point  of  pi'oduction.  The increased  tonnage of  bauxite  backed  up their claims  for OT. The  bulk  of  this,  79V^  hours  per  man,  came  through  because  the  crew  was  denied  shore  leave  in  Buenos  Aires from  June 29  to July  4.  San  Francisco  —  Harry  Bridges  The ship's operators claimed  that  has  been  licked  again  in  his  they  had  a  letter  from  the  Argen­ own  backyard.  An  anti­Bridges  tine  government  detaining the  slate  has  been  victorious  in  elec­ crew  aboard  ship  during  that  pe­ tions  in  Bridges  6,000  member  home  local.  Local  10  of  the  Inter­ riod.  When  challenged  by  the  Un­ national  Longshoremen's  and  ion  to  produce  the  letter,  they  Warehousemen's  Union  (Ind,),  were  unable to do  so, and the over­ Walter  Nelson  squeaked  through  time  parents  went  through,  again.st  Henry  Schmidt,  a  veteran  Bridges  man  2,211  to  2,101  in  the  amounting to  about 1,000  hours.  The  remainder  of  the  disputed  presidency  race.  Another  Bridges  supporter,  George  Walsh,  lost  to  overtime  came  from  painting  offi­ Bill Kirby 1,253  to 1,986 in the race  cers' quarters, late meals,  port time  for  secretary­treasurer.  and  other  minor  causes.  The  pa­ The anti­Bridges forces  also  beat  trolmen  reported  that  although  of­ down  a  Bridges  proposal  for  a  ficers  quarters  had  been  painted,  Harry Bridges  defense fund  assess­ the  crew  quarters  had  been  badly  ment, and kept control  of  the board  of  trustees, the labor relations  com­ neglected  and  there was  very  little  mittee and  the publicity committee.  food  left  aboard.  Bridges  was  not  coqipletely  San  Franciaco—Stand­still  west  coast  shipbuilding  got  a  lift  this  month­with  the  ten­ Delegates Lauded  washed out, since  his followers still  tative  promise  of  steel for  the start  of  a  $47,000,000  order  for  the Maritime  Administration,  have  a  chance  in  runoff  elections  Ship's  delegate  Robert  Barger  • ­ early  in 1952.  and  the  crew  were  praised  by  the  for  vice­president,  two  business  Construction  of  the  new  builders  could  compete  more  fa­ rently  lies  in  having  to  start  up  patrolmen  for  being  on  the  ball.  agents and  for  dispatchers,  Mariner  class  freighters  has  vorably  with  east  coast  shipyards  operations  from  "dead  stop"  plus  The  permitmen  too  did  very  well  Schmidt,  a  perennial  candidate  bidding  for  contracts,  they  mounting  freight  rates  from  the  considering  the  length  of  the  trip.  for the presidency  was one of  those  been  held  up  by  slim  steel  in  noted.  Their  disadvantage  cur­ east.  raUocatibns.  The  delays  mean  an­ All the overtime  put in by  the crew  found  guilty  in  1950  of  conspiracy  other year's  wait  before any  of  the  was  in  accordance  with  the  con­ to  conceal  Bridges'  membership  in  vessels  can  go  to  work.  Five  had  tract  except  for  the  time  the  crew  the Communist  party.  been  scheduled  for  completion  in  thought  it  was  in  port  but  the  Although  Bi­idges'  men  have  mid­1953.  The  ships,  single­screw  ship's  log  showed  differently.  been  beaten  two  years  running  in  propelled  and  capable  of  22  knots  In  another  case,  some  sort  of  his  home  local  union,  there  is  no  maximum  speed,  would  carry  12  record  for  individual  disputed  sign  yet  that  the  anti­Communist  passengers  in  addition  to  enlarged  overtime  was  set  when  the  second  group  in  the  ILWU  has  enough  Philadelphia—The  fast  pace  of  shipping  in  the  Philadel­ cook  on  the  Seamagic,  a  Colonial  strength  to  oust  him  from  his  po­ cargo  space.  A  total  of  35  Mariner  bottoms  phia­Camden  port  area is quietly  rewriting  the record  books  ship,  collected  almost  400  hours.  sition  as  president  of  the  Interna­,  have  been, contracted  by  the  Fed­ for  Delaware  River  port  commerce.  This ship  too  was out for 12 months  tional  Union,  The  government  is  eral  agency,  headed  by  Vice  Ad­ and  the  man  was  disputed  in  his  liable  to  solve  that  problem,  how­ Latest ' figures  released  by  miral  Edward  L.  Cochrane,  who  claim for an  hour of  overtime daily  ever,  when  i'»gal  steps  leading  to  disclosed  the  probability  that  con­ the  Delaware  River  Joint  City  of  Brotherly  Love  shipped  throughout  the  entire  period.  His  his  ouster  from  the  country  are  struction  keel  would  be  made  Commission  reveal  a  six­ 7,096,587  tons  the first  six  months  day  of  reckoning  came  when  pa­ completed.  Should  Bridges  be  de­ available  to  the  Bethlehem  Pacific  month  cjtport total  in 1951 running  of  1950  as compared  with  8,107,952  trolmen  showed  the  company  ported  observers  expect  that  con­ tons  up  to  July  1,  1951,  a  gain  of  where  the  contract  called  for  the  trol  of  the  union  will  shift  to  the  Coast  shipbuilding  division  around  higher  than  all  of  the  previous  over  a  million  tons.  OT  payment.  right­wing  faction.  February  15.  .  year  and  doubled  for  the  compar­ The  prospect  that  the  keel  of  able  period  in  1950.  the . first  vessel  would  be  laid  late  this  summer  heightened  chances  ,  It  is  estimated  that' still greater  of  a  further  tightening  of  the  records  will  be  run  up  next  year  skilled  labor  supply  in  the  area.  with  the  beginning  of  operations  With his  eyesight failing rapidly, Seafarer  George  B,  Thurmer  has  had  to  give  up  the  West  coast  interests  havfe  strong­ at the  huge  US Steel  plant at  Mor­ risville.  Pa.,  opposite  Trenton,  and  sea.  He  is  going  home  to  wrestle  with  the  problem  of finding  employment  to  support  his  ly  urged  the  need  for  activation  of  the  locality's  shipbuilding  fa­ a  projected  National  Steel  Corp.  wife  and  two  children.  cilities,  asserting  the  desirability  mill  south  of  Camden.  Thurmer is suffering from a  tives on  the decks of  ships.  He has  The  Union's  Welfare  and  Con­ of  not  having  the  yards  lay  idle  Statistics  in  the  analysis  of  the  done a  lot  of  sailing on  Robin  Line  tract  Department  is  taking  steps  and  not  allowing  trained  personnel  area's  commerce  also  pointed  to  rare  eye  disease,  a  condition  vessels,  including  the  Robin  Good­ to  try  to  work  out  an  arrangement  Philadelphia  itself  as  an  example  known  as  diminishing  vision.  to  drift  off  to  other  jobs.  fellow,  Robin  Locksley  and  others.  whereby  Thurmer  can  secure  re­ Given  proper  impetus.  Pacific  of  the  boost  in  export  trade.  The  His optic  nerve is slowly deteriorat­ He  has  two  sons, Stephen,  6  years,  training, and  possibly  employment,  ing and  doctors hold  forth no  hope  and  Sidney,  dVz  years,  both  of  in  or  near  his  home  town,  as  well  that  anything  can  be  done  to  pre­ whom  are  anxious  to  go  to  sea  as  some  kind  of  maintenance  for  when  they  grow  up.  the  time  being.  serve  his  failing  sight.  He  has  left  for  his  home  in  Oliver  Springs,  Tennessee,  which  is  just  three  For  the  first  time  since  the  beginning  of  World  War  11  coastwise  miles  outside  of  Oak  Ridge,  and  service  will  be  resumed  between  the  port  of  Galveston  and  the  East  will  cast  around  for  some  kind  of  employment.  Coast.  —  .  Permissien* has  been  granted  by  Galveston  as  the  terminus  is  part  "There  isn't  very  much  in  the  the  Intm­state  Commerce  Commis­ of  Waterman's  expanding  progi­am  way  of  jobs  in  my  home  town,"  sion  to  the  Pan;Atlaptic Steamship  to  i­egain  its  leadership  in  coast­ he  said,  "but  I have  to find  some­ .  Corp.,  a  Waterman  subsidiary,  to  wise  operation  and  assures  added  thing  because  those  bills  are  run­ . inaugurate (Service  from  Galveston  jobs  for  men  shipping  from  the  ning  up  and  I  may  have  to  mort­ to  the  Eastern  seaboard  poi­ts  of  Gulf  area  when  the, run  actually  gage  my  home,"  New  York,  Boston,  Baltimore  and  begins  early  next  year.  Thurmer  has  been  examined  by  Philadelphia.  .  Coastwise  trade,  once  the  pi­e­ several eye specialists,  all of  whom  Before  the  war,  Galveston  had  eminent  phase  of  US flag  opera­ confess  that  they  do  not  know  the  regular  coastwise  service,  amount­ tion,  will  get  a  big  Ijft  from  the  cause  of  his  condition.  Some  of  ing  to  about  2,000,000  tons  an­ government  decision  permitting  them  believe  that  it  might  be  the  •   hually  with  these  cities.  This  was  Waterman  to  run  up  the  Atlantic  result  of  heredity,  •   usually  much  more  than  the  coast  from  the  hub  of  Texas  ship­ "Railroad  Seaman"  . amoupt  of  tonnage  carried  in  for­ ping.  The  ICC  issued  a  decision  in  A  member  of  the  SIU  since  :eign  trade.  "The Waterman Company, through  favor  of  Pan­Atlantic  back  on  1942,  Thurmer  has  been  going  to  its  subsidiary  had  been  operating  August  9,  but  this  was  protested  sea  for  the  Ipast  ten  years  as  an  ­  an  extensive  pre­war  coastwise  by  several  other  ship  operators.  oiler  and  wiper.  Before  that,  he  service,  but  the  war  largely  mini­ Reconsideration  of  the  decision  worked  on  railroads.  Thurmer  mized l^is  pjhase of  American ship­ was  denied  by  the  ICC  which  was known  as the "railroading  sea­ George  Thurmer  prepares  to  retire  his  SIU  book  before  leaving  .  ping./^^  means  that  service  will  get  under­ man"  because  of  his  background  for  his  hmne  in  Oliver  Springs,  Tennessee.  and  his  hobby  of  drawing  locomo­ V  Rt sumption  of  the  j^ervice  with  way  in the  npar future.  .  Pac/f/c  Shipyards To Get  Steel  1;/'  II  i  Delaware River Ports Enjoy Boom;  Shipping Doubles '50 Tonnage Total  Blindness  Hears  For  Seafarer  Waterman to Inaugurate Coastwise  Pan­Atlantic Service to Galveston  �Pace 8b  SEAFARERS  LOG  MM&P  Blasts  Alien  Officer  Waiver  Set­up  rwUar,  Taklnff a Reading On Union Finances  LITTLE  MAN  WHO  WASN'T  THERE—^RUssian  propaganda films  aimed at  belittling the  United  States' role  in  World  War II have  made  some  startling  alterations  in  hirtorical  fact.  A film  prepared for  the  North  Koreans called  "38th  Parallel" shovirs  newsreel shots  of  the  8Ui>  render  of  the  Japanese  Empire  aboard  the  battleship Missouri:  All  is  authentic  except for  one slight  detail— those  parts of  the film showing  General MacArthur receiving  the surrender  have been  cropped out, ahd  shots  of  a  Russian  general  seated  at  the  table  haVe  been  spliced  in  instead!  '  ^  *  DAY  OP  JUDGMENT  COMING—^AU  the  discussion  about  the  In­ ternal  Revenue Department's errant  tax  collectors,  plus a  glance at  the  calendar is a  reminder  that the  time to file income tax  returns  is draw­ ing  near.  Returns  can  be fiied  at  any  time  after January  1,  with  the  deadline  being  the  "Ides  of  March,"  March  15,  1952.  It's  to  the  adi­ vantage  of  the  taxpayer to file fearly. •   If  any  questions arise  or any  re­ funds  are  due,  an  early  return  will  help  clear  up  matters  for  the  Seafarer.  Recruiting  of  alien  officers  to  man  American  fiagships  has  been  protested  by  the  AFL  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots.  The  deck  of­ ficers  union  feels  that  it  could  supply  ail  the men  needed  if  draft  and  reserve  regulations  were  eased.  The  MM&P  acted  after  the  Coast  Guard  announced  that  it  would  permit  alien  officers  to  sail  because  a  shortage  of  personnel  has  been  holding  up  many  Ameri­ can  ships.  Applications  will  be ac­ cepted  from  alien  officers  to  sail  i ir  as  second  and  third  mates,  and  as  t  3.  i.  engineers,' provided  the  men  in­ ANOTHER  MARSHALL  PLAN  EXPORT—Talk  about  taxes  brings  volved  are  approved  by  the  Coast  to mind the  fact that  Italy has  adopted the  United States system,  basing  Guard.  Applications  would  be  tax  rates  on  the  basis  of  the  taxpayers'  own  declarations  of  income.  passed  upon  by  marine  inspection  Previously,  the  government  had  arbitrarily  assessed  taxes  ati'a  rate  officials  in  the  various  Coast  two  or  three  times  the  amount  of  the  declaration.  This  action  was  Guard  districts.  based  on  the  theopr  that  the  taxpayer  was  lying  and  would  automati­  :  Captain  Charles  May,  president  cally  understate his income  by  that  amount.  Net effect  of  the old  sysr  of  the  MM&P  said  that  his  union  tem  was  that  taxpayers  were  forced  to  hide  their  income  to  avoid  ex­ would  fight  the  proposals.  Most  At  SIU  headquarters  Seafarer  F.  T.  DiCarlo  checks  the  promi­ of  the  officer  shortages  thus  far  nently­displayed  Secretary­Treasurer's  financial  report  on  the  cessive taxation.  They stiil  tell  the story  of  the poor  fellpw who  worked  all  his  life,  scraped  together  some  money  and  bought  an  apartment  have  been  on  government ­ owned  Union's  expenditures  of  the  past  week.  The  Union's "  weekly  building.  When the  tax collector  came around,  the  proud landlord  hon­ ships  operated  by  the  National  reports on  where the  money goes are audited by  membership com­ estly  declared  the  value  of  his  property.  The  tax  collector  promptly  Shipping  Authority.  Captain  May  mittees  and  have  always  been  available  for  open  inspection.  tripled it for purposes of taxation and the landlord had to sell his. newly­r  declared  that  the  government  gained  property  to  pay  up.  could  easily  get  the  officers  it  . .  $>  3^  ­needs  if  it  would  suspend  the  re­ quirement  that  such officers  work­ DISTINGUISHED  VISITOR  FROM  ABROAD^For  the first  time  ing  on  government  ships  must  be­ since  March,  1946,  this  January  Winston  Churchill  is  coming  to  the  long  to  the  Naval  Reserve.  United  States  to  confer  with  President  Truman  and  other  leaders  on  Britain's economic troubles.  The last  time Churchill  was here, he made  Other  steps  that  would  have  to  be  taken  to  ease  the  situation,  he  Crewmembers  of  the  McKettrick  Hills  ran  into  unscheduled  excite­ a  speech  at  Westminster College  in Fulton,­Misseuri,  In  which  he  pop­ said,  would  be  to  halt  the  draft  of  ment on  December 11. when  the ship's engine  control  panel caught  fire  idarized.the  now  well­worn  phrase,  the  "Iron  Curtain.'*  Among  ques­^  ships'  officers,  and  to  discharge  at sea.  The result  was  that  the SlU­manned  tanker had  to  be taken  in  tions  to  be  taken  up.  In  addition  to  Britain's  dollar  difficulties  are:  what  to  do  In  Iran  and  Egypt,  how  to  set  up  an  European  army  and  those  already  drafted  into  the  tow  and  hauled  into  Philadelphia *4  what to do  about Chiang  Kai­shek.  ­  ,  for repairs.  Armed  Forces.  and  leg  injuries  from  the  towing  He  suggested  that  if  the  Wage  Considering  that  she  was  loaded  cable.  4.  4  Stabilization  Board  would  get  with  fuel  oil,  crewmembers  were  Finally  on  Thursday,  after  the  moving  on  the  recently  negotiated  thankful  thai  the  worst  that  hap­ ship  had  been  drifting  for  36  IT COSTS A  DIME TO  GET IN—New York City's ma jdr subway sta4  wage  increases,  it  would  encour­ pened  was  that  the  engines  were  hours,  a  Moran  tug  took  her  into  tions are  going  to  be altered to  provide increased underground  shelter^  disabled.  There  were  no  injuries  Philadelphia.  The  weather  con­ space  in  case  of  air  raids.  The  State  Defense  Council  has  approved!  age men  to go  to sea.  resulting  directly  from  the  fire,  tinued  rough  and  it  took  three  the  city's $15,000,000  program  for  building  bomb shelters  under Timea|^  except  that  the  chief  engineer  was  days  to  get  her  into  port.  Even  Square,  City  Hall  and other central  locations.  Actual  start of  the proi^f  waits  upon  Uncle  Sam's  kicking  in half  the  cost as^;i$quired  IUIT  overcome  by  smoke.  in  port  the  crew's  troubles  were  gram  der  the  civil defense law passed  in the last  session of  Ccnigivss.  Bosun Bertil  Hager, who  paid off  not  over  as  they  had  to  pull  the  the  ship  in  Philadelphia  when  she  lines  up  by  hand  up  forward  for  •  4  •   • •   4  4­V  drydocked,  told  the  LOG  that  the  lack  of  power.  control  panel  The  disabled  tanker  is  now  in  BUBBLE, BUBBLE, TO^ AND TROUBLE—The Iranian oil cauldroni  An  infiux  of  new  revenue  for  caught  fire  while  drydock  at  the  Sun  Shipbuilding  continues  tp  seeth  with ^flammable  crises,  the latest  being a  sitdown|  the  government  from  a  Customs  the  ship  was  180  Company  where  it  is  expected  to  strike  by  opposition  members  of  the  Iranian  Parliament  (the  MajlisK  Bureau recheck  of  tonnage  on Lib­ miles  off  Hat­ stay  for  several  weeks  for  a  thor­ in  the  Parliament  building.  Thirty  members  of  the  Parliament  have  erty  ships  is  causing  .considerable  teras.  The  lights  ough  overhauling.  Part  of  the  moved into  the building locki  stock and barrel  In order to protect them­ headaches for  many shipowners.  went  out  and  the  crew  has  been  laid  off,  with  the  selves from, "government by  assassination," which  is the  stock  in trade  of  extremist  groups  supporting  Iranian  Premier  Mossadegh.  The  op­ The  program  begun  last  spring  panel  burned  for  remainder  standing  by.  position  charges  that  Mossadegh's  refusal  to  accept  compromise  prp­.,  of  ­remeasuring  war­built  Libertys  about  an  hour  posals from the United  States on  resumption of  oil production  is bring­^i  has  uncovered  increases  ranging  while  crewrtiem­ ing  the  country  to  the  brink  of  disaster.  More  than'that,  his failure i "  from  69  to  1,200  tons  in  over  100  bers  battled  the  to obtain a US loan, has reduced his local  popularity considerably.  Com­ ships.  The  treasury  gain  stems  ­blaze  with  C02  Hager  plicating the picture is the growing strength of  the Tudeh Party (Iranian  from  a  tax  of  six  cents  a  net  ton  extinguishers and  Communists)  in this oil­soaked  land.  levied  on  any  ship  entering  US  other firefighting  equipment.  ports.  While  the  revenue  bonanza  Ended  Drift  Safety  in  handling  cargoes  of  is  negligible  in  the  case  of  a  69­ ton  discrepancy,  it  is  considerabie  When  the  fire  was  finaliy  put  ammonium  nitrate  lies  solely  in  BLACK  GOLD  FLOWINCi—^The  cutoff  of  oil supjplies frdm Iran has  for  1,2Q0,  especially  for  operators  out the  Western  Tanker vessei was  the  use  of  steel drums  when tran:^  meant  money  in  the  pocket  for  the  Sheikdom  of  Kuwait,  a  barren  with many  ships prone  to the same  unable  to  make  headway  because  porting  it  by  ship,  a  study  follow­ stretch  of  sand  at  the  head  of  the  Persian  Gulf.  British  oil  interests  assessment.  Port  entry  taxes  are  her  engines  would  not  turn  Over.  ing  the  Texas  City,  Texas,  disaster  are  exploiting  Kuwait's  oil reserves  with  increasing  intensity  to  make  .  up  for  the  loss  from  Iran.  They  have  just  concluded  a  contract  with^  based  oh  a  ship's  tonnage  certifi­ A  Coast  Guard  cutter  that  came  in 1947  revealed.  out  the  next  day  tried  to  take  her  An  explosion  of  the  chemical  the Sheik which  is expected to bring  him a personal income  of $130,000,­j  cate.  Improvements,  removal  of  war­ in  tow  but  heavy  seas  kept  her  substance,  a  fertilizer  material,  000 a  year.  That should  make him the richest  man  in the  world.  The [  Ame  gun  crew spaces  or failure  to  from making  any  progress.  At this  blew a  French  vessel to pieces and  Sheik  has  decided that  he  doesn't  need  quite  that  much to live  on.  He  follow  strict  specifications  affect  point  Bosun  Hager  suffered  arm  wrecked  the  small  community  ad­ will  use  some  of  the  money  to  help  out  his  100,000  poverty­stricken |  jacent  to  the  harbor.  A  second  subjects by  building schools,  homes and hospitals  for them.  • the net  tonnage figures and in most  though  smaller  explosion  in  Brest,  cases  were  never  entered  on  ton­ 4  4  4  France,  bolstered  the  order  ban­ nage  certificates.  The  taxes,  for  IT  HURTS  LESS  THAT  WAY—The  tlS  Chamber  of  Commerce  ning  heavy  shipments  of  ammoni­ many,  date  back  to  1947  and  also  which usually groans at  the thought of  the government  spending money  um  nitrate  through  the  port  of  affect taxes  in the  Suez Canal  area  on anything,  is surprisingly receptive to the idea of  more aid to  Britalin  New  York.  and  elsewhere.  The  growing  Russian  U­boat  The  way  the  C  of  C figures  it)  this  wouid  help  out  the  Tory  govern­ The  chemical  should  not  be  car­ The  net  tonnage  of  a  vessel  is  fieet makes  it more  and more  nec­ ment in England  and  keep down  the  bogey of  a Labor  Party comeback  determined  by the  measurement of  essary for the  U.  S. to  build  faster  ried  aboard  ship  unless  packed  in  in that  country.  As  Mr.  Dechard  A.  Hulcy, president­of  the  Chamber;  steel  drums,  the  study  reported,  tankers and easily  convertible  pas­ all  enclosed  space  up  to  the first  put  it,  the  Conservative  Party  is trying  to  "shore  up  the; failure of  a  tier  of  deckhouses  and  deducting  senger  liners.  Sen.  Herbert  R.  based  on  experiments  which  yield­ socialist  experiment"  and  should  be  given  a  boost  in that  task.  ed  the  result  that  the  universally  O'Conor  declared  last  week.  from that figure the  space taken  up  by  machinery,  crew  spaces,  ship  Recently returned  from an over­ used fertilizer  component was rela­ 4  4  stores  and  other  operating  neces­ seas  trip,  the  Senator  from  Mary­ tiveiy  free  from  hazard  when  HONEST  MA,  HE'S  HONEST!—In  these  days  of  Internal  Revenue  that  way.  Smoking or  open  sities.  land  asserted  that  the  nation's  packed  flames  should  never  be  allowed  shakedowns,  bribery  of  government  officials  and  other assorted  scan­1  The  need  to  remeasure  the  preparedness  program  is  acutely  near  the  cargo  in  any,  stage  of  dais.  Including  the  lesser ones of  padded expense  accounts and  profi^j,:'  Liberty  ships  arises  from  the  hur­ challenged  by  the  increasing  handling.  eering,  it  is a  pleasure  to  come  across  iSreene,  Tweed &  Co.  of  No^  ried situation  during the  war when  menace  of  the  submarine  build­up  Moreover,  other  highly  inflam­ Wales,  Pa.  The  company  shocked  all  ahd  sundry  when  they refunded  ships  were  coming  out  too  fast  to  in  the  USSR.  mable  material  should  not  be  the govemmient $6,216 because they found that they could fill: a defense  handle.  The  measurement  for  all  "The reported  policy in  our gov­ stowed  in  the  same  holds.  In  the  order at  less  than  the  amount  originally  set.  pf  them  was  based  on  the  proto­ ernment of  depending upon foreign  case  of fire,  it  was  strongly  imged  The  company  expressed  bewilderment  at  a  flood"of  telephone  calls­­ type ship  for  the  class  and  certifi­ vessels  in  case  of  emergency  is  that  only  water  be  used.  Steam  and  other  congratulatory  messages  which  they  have  been: receiving.  cates  for  that  tonnage  were  auto­ shortsighted  and,  I  believe,  dan­ might  produce  disastrous  effects  A spokesman  said that  he couldn't  see  why people should'find  business  matically  Issued  for  all  Libertys  geroua to our future securitv." Sei  h£aU!ig.the­cbjemieaI_reifc_IioD£rtly_SQ_ij.n«isisl  "Ww  wnnldn'*  tbinlr  nf  nrofit.e«»Hng  at  thereafter.  O'Conor  stated.  ders  it  extremely  dangerous.  pense  o| the Government,  or any  other cusfomer," he SAid.  Fire­Disabled SIU  Ship  Towed  In; No One  Hurt  Libertys Too Big  For Their Taxes  Nitrate Cargo Only  Safe in Steel Drum  Si4  Senator Urges Faster  Tanliers for  Defense  y­'ii I  ,'tj  �p  if'. :• .  W,  '  •  tt. IfSl  SEAFAmSRS  LOG  r  m­..  ft;­­ As Major US Maritime City  The  Boston  hall  of  the SIU stands  on  a  street  which  was onec  the busiest  commercial  dock in all America. Lower State Street, where the  hall  nestles  among  a  row  of  brick  and  granite stores  and  wholesale houses, was once Long Wharf. More  than a  hundred years ago,  fill was dumped into the shal­f  low flats  around  the  inshore  taking  shape  under  the  guidance  however,  is  the  huge  Army  base  end  of  the  pier  and  dry  land  of  the  Port  of  Boston  Authority.  dock  in  South  Boston.  This  com­ bination  pier  and  warehouse  han­ was  created  upon  which  was  Several­ piers  are  being  built  in  a  dles  all  kinds  of  freight,  but  dur­ rejuvenation program  aimed at giv­ built  the crowded  warehouses  ing  the  winter  and  spring  millions  ing  Boston  the up­to­date facilities  of  the  Atlantic  Avenue  dis­ it  of  dollars  worth  of  wool  are  un­ needs to  compete  with  such  up­ trict.  starts as  Halifax  and  New  York.  loaded  here  from  South  America  PB'  ­•  f^^'rr' • • •   •  • i';. .  .  •   ••  I  "  .• g  4  The  fate  of  Long  Wharf,  "T"  The  new  Hoosac  pier  where  the  and  Austraiia  to  feed  the  textile  wharf,  and  India  wharf,  once  cen­ SlU­manned  Waterman  ships  tie  mills  in  Lowell,  Lawrence,  Fall  ters  of  American  foreign  trade  up  is  the first  of  these.  A  similar  River,  New  Bedford,  Nashua  and  other  industrial  towns  a  short  dis­ with  far  countAes,  dramatizes  the  project is now  underway at the  old  tance  away.  A  large  part  of  the  Mystic  piers  at  the  other  side  of  chahge in the port  and'its relation­ the  Charlestown  Navy  Yard.  The  textile  trade  may  have  moved  Tremendous  length  of  Conunonwealtii  pier  shows  up  well  in  this  ship  to  the rest  of  the  nation.  photo.  It is reputedly the  longest  pier anywhere  in the  world.  Mystic  docks  receive  huge  cargoes  South out  of  New England  but Bos­ Wijen  the  clipper  ships  cleared  of  paper  pulp from  Scandinavia.  ton remains the  world's major wool  port, and  wool is its largest  import  this, for there  were vessels such  as  are highlights  of  American history.  to China, or the gold fields  of  Cali­ Piers  To  Come  the  sloop  Nancy  with  40  tons  of  Near  where the  SlU­manned  Prov­ fornia.  with  hundreds  of  hungry  More­  docks  item.  will  be  built  across  49'ers,  New  England  was  the  tail  the  harbor  from  the  hall  at  East  This  reconstruction  program  is  whale  oil  from  Nantucket, and  the  incetown steamer runs  in  the sum­ part of  Boston's  valiant  attempt  to  schooner  Elvira  with  76'hogsheads  mertime  is  a  tablet  marking  the  which  wagged  the  enormous,  but  Boston  as  soon  as  steel  and  other  its once  high  position.  Bos­ of  sugar from Barbados.  Each voy­ spot  of  the  Boston  "tea  party,"  at  undeveloped  mileage  that  was  are  available.  These  regain  ton is  handicapped  by the fact  that  age  was  no  doubt  a  thrilLir, for  in  Griifins'  Wharf  where  patriots  America.  T6day  New  England  has  materials  berths are used chiefly for the mid­ it is further by rail from  the indus­ those  days  a  good  sized  vessel  dumped  precious  boxes  of  tea  into  shrunk  to  the status  of  an append­ dle east and South  American trade,  age on  the  nation's  booming  econ­ receiving a  great  variety of  freight  trial  heart  of  America  than  any  measured  100  feet  on  the  water­ the  harbor  as  a  protest  against  omy.  Middle  Atlantic  port.  New  Eng­ line,  and  many  cargoes  originated  British  treatment  of  the  colonies'  that  ranges  from  hides, and  bones  land  trade.  has  suffered  accordingly,  due  • Old  India  Wharf,  which  dates  to  sisal, tea and  mica.  Constitution  Wharf  to  the  high  cost  of  power  genera­ back to 1807, is almost deserted  ex­ In  South  Boston" the  port  can  tion,  whether  by  coal,  oil  or  elec­ Several  blocks  up  Atlantic  Ave­ cept  for. little'freighters, running  boast of  one of  the largest and fin­ nue  from  the  Boston  hall  is  the  down  from  Nova  Scotia  with  froz­ est  ship  terminals  in  the  US,  the  tricity.  While  Boston  may  never  big  Coast  guard  base,  berthing  en fish.  "T"  wharf  still  serves  as  Commonwealth  Pier.  It  berths  again  be the  dominant  port it  once  buoy  tenders,  lightships  and  the  home  port  for  some fishing  drag­ Luckenbach  and  American­Hawai­ was,  it  should  continue  to  play  a  white  hulled  cutters  that  patrol  gers  and  towboats  and  looks  as  ian  ships in  the intercoastal  trade,  major  role  as  the  gateway  to  the  weather  on  North  Atlantic  sea­ though  a  heavy  east  wind  would  plus  a  variety  of  other  ships  in­ Northeast.  Yankee  Traders  lenes.  Officially this dock  is known  send  it  and  ita­ dozen  remaining  cluding  the  SlU­manned  "lady"  as  Constitution  Wharf,  for  it  was  tenants  tumbling  into  the  harbor.  liners  of  Canadian  National,  run­ Boston's  true  glory  began  way  back  in  the  17th  century.  The  here in  1797  that  the fighting  ship  While  the old  Boston^  rlchly­en­ ning from Halifax  and  Montreal to  granite buildings  at the harbor  end  Constitution,  "Old  Ironsides,"  took  crusted  udth  tradition, has  died  of  the Caribbean  and South  America.  of  Long Wharf  where the  SIU hall  to  salt  water  and  began  her  fabu­ genteel  old  age^  the  new  port  is  The  heart  of  the  new  Boston,  stands  then  housed  enterprising  lous  career.  Yankee  merchants,  whose  small  "Old  Ironsides"  won  fame  brigs,  barks  and  schooners  ven­ throughout  the  world  when  to  the  amazement  of  Europeans,  the frig­ tured  all over  the  world  with  New  England  merchandise,  ^^ey  ate  thoroughly  thrashed  French  brought  back  such  exotic  items  as  cruisers  in  the  undeclared  naval  pepper,  jamoke,  teak,  Indian  cot­ war  with  France  and,  later,  made  British men  of  war strike  their flag  ton  and  other  commodities  from  in  hard­fought  battles  during  the  Europe  and  the  Orient.  war of  1812.  There  are  some  old  wharfinger's  Hundreds  of  SIU  men  sailing  ledgers,  still  preserved,  in  which,  written  in  beautiful,  clear  script,  Waterman's  Pan Atlantic Line ships  was  recorded  every  ton  of  cargo  Shipping  out  of  Boston  Hall  have seen  the Constitution  at close  landed  at  Long  Wharf  from  about  are  Seafarers  Rocky  Milton  hand,  for  Waterman  docks  right  1680  up  to  the  time  of  the  Civil  (carrying  bag)  and  Robert  next  to "Old  Ironsides"  at  its  new  Hoosac  pier  in  Charleston.  War.  Similar  ledgers  are  at  the  McDorman.  Boston  then,  is  in  the  throes  of  India Wharf.  A  ledger  for  the  year  1807,  in distant  lands where  a ship  could  a  major  transition.' The  old  is  pic­ which speaks from that distant  past  easily  be  wrecked,  pillaged or  turesque  and  romantic^  but  hardly  as though  it was  only yesterday,  so  sacked  by  pirates  and  word  of  her  practicable  to  meet  the  needs  of  clear  and  distinct  is  the  writing,  fate would  never  be known.  There  modem  shipping.  The  new  Boston  lists the ship Juno, In  from the Far  were mot  even  any  charts  for  half  hopes  to  keep  its  tradition  alive,  East.  She  landed  3,000  chests  of  of  the  places  these  adventurous  but  also  to  provide  the  humdrum  necessities,  such  as  good  loading  tea,  200  boxes  of  sugar,  80­boxes  crews  sailed  their  little  ships.  of  white  lead  and  40  cases  of  Many  portions  of  the  port  are  facilities and  faster  turn­around  to  VoDuiaiii  card  ready  for  shipment  to  the  Far  East  are  down  at  China.  rich  wdth  the flavor  of  "wooden  enable  it  to  meet  the  future  real­ • tte  dock ready to be taken aboard an SlU­contracted Isthmian ship.  All  cargoes  were  not  as  rich  as  ships  and  irop  men"  whose  deeds  istically.  Cartoon  History Of  The  SIU  Men Without  Rights  ZVo.  I  If­ [K  Lfess  than  a  century  ago,  American  seamen  were  truly  "men  without  a  country;"  They  had  no  vote,  no legal status, no champion.. The shipmaster needed  • iiut  to  point  a finger  and  the  foc'sle  malcontents  '  Would  ibe ' taiight  their  place.  The  eouCts  gave  no  Any  sign  of  rebellion  was  quickly  trampled.  These  were  the  famed  days  of  "wooden  ships  and  iron  men,"  but  many  "iron  men"  died  from  brutality,  bad  conditions and  disease.  The  mate  who  wielded,  the  lash  was  the first  object  of  every  seaman's  : hatredj and many stirred individual acts of  defiance.  When  conditions  could  no  longer  be  endured,  open  rebellion flared  up.  Mutiny,  the only  weapon avail­ able  to  the  seamen,  bred  greater  violence.  Many  were  shot  down,  hung  and  imprisoned  for  raising  a  cry  against  injustice,  but  their  increasing  numbers  awoke  the  need  for  organization  among themselves.  ".al  .Si I  �y^rr^­^.T­^Z^"  Face  Eisht  WMv,  SEAFARVttS  LOG  _  POttT JOEPtUtXS,,. • f   f  • f   f  out.  The  tank  was  full  of  gas  Galveston:  Marina,  Beatrice  and  Suzanne  all  Philadelphia:  ­w  fumes  aud  all  three  men  passed  coming  in  during  the  past  two  out  in  it.  The  crew  pulled  them  weeks.  Other  payoffs  were  the  all  out  and  were  able  to  revive  Clairbome,  De  Soto,  Azalea  City,  the  other  two.  They  worked  on  War  Hawk,  Bienville  and  La  Salle  Lopshas  for  several  hours  to  no  of  the  Waterman  line;  Bents  Fort,  avail.  Bradford  Island,  Royal  Oak,  Chi­ wawa,  French  Creek,  Logans  Fort  Iff  the  same  old  story  from  Walt  had  been  with  the  SIU  "Tops" is the  only  word  you  can  For  a  little  port  we  are  really  for  Cities  Service;  Steel  Scientist,  doing  things  up  proud  out  here  in  (Isthmian);  Sweet  Water,  (Mar  down  here  as far  as shipping  goes.  since  1941  and  was  active  in  all  use  in  describing  shipping  out  of  •   of  our  beefs.  He  is  survived  by  .  California.  Shipping  has  simply  Trade);  Seamagic,  (Colonial);  Elly,  For  the  past  two  months  business  his  parents and  his brother  George  this  port  these  days.  There  were  been  terrific,  and  that's  no  Holly­ (Int'l  Navigation);  Longview  Vic­ has  been  very  good  out  of  this  who  is  also  an  SIU  member  sail­ half  a  dozen  payoffs  and  sign  ons  wood  exaggeration  either.  We  had  tory (Victory Carriers); Carroll Vic­ port  and  it  looks  like  it  will  keep  ing in  the engine  department.  The  and  the  in­transits  are  running  the  biggest  load  of  in­transit  ships  tory,  (South  Atlantic);  Sand  Chief,  up  that  way  for  quite  a  while.  A  funeral  took  place  here  in  Phila­ heavy  as  usual  in  the  past  few  (Const.  Aggregates);  Western  Ran­ weeks.  Wilmington  has  ever  seen,  20  cher (Western Nav.) and  Amberstar  lot  of  the  coal  we  have  been  send­ delphia.  Ships  paying  off  here  were  the  ing over  to the  other side  is  going  A. S. Cardullo  ships  in  all,  to  pile  on  top  of  four  (Triton).  Rudolph  Kauffman  (Alcoa);  Marie  through  here  which  makes  things  Philadelphia  Port Agent  payoffs  and  one  sign  on.  The  sign­ons  were  the  Robin  'Hamel  (Bloomfield);  Bents  Fort  So  all  you  men who like  the Far  Mowbray (Robin); Mobilian  (Water­ look  bright  for  the  future.  (Cities  Service);  Oceanstar  (Tri­ 4"  5"  4"  East  run,  drop  in  and  register  man);  Western  Rancher  (Western  We  also  expect  an  increase  In  ton);  Sunion  (Dea);  Julesburg  (Terminal  Tankers).  All  of  these  with  us.  We  have  no  men  on  the  Nav.);  Elly  (Intl.  Nav.);  Robin  business  due  to  the  fact  that  this  Baltimore:  (Robin);  and  the  War  port  has  been  awarded  an  army  signed  out  of  this  port  within  the  beach  and  lots  of  demand.  The  Locksley  Hawk  and  La  Salle for  Waterman.  two  week  period.  contract.  Tanker  payoffs  are  be­ '  Y'eather  is good  and  yon  can  catch  Our  in­transit  load  ran  up  to  21  Despite  this  heavy  load  of  ship­ coming  more  frequent  too,  with  uie  Rose  Bowl  game  before  you  ships  including  a  couple  of  SUP  ping,  all  the  beefs  were  pretty  " "ship  out.  vessels  which  took  some  of  our  minor  ones  except  on  the  Sweet­ the  onset  of  co^d  weather.  These  men.  We  had  five  Seatrains  in  Our  payoffs  were  the  Fairisle,  water  which  had  been  out  for  12  ships  always  take  a  few  men  off  Topa  Topa,  Madaket  (Waterman);  months.  On  this  ship  we  settled  the beach  as replacements, and  the  It was  a merry  holiday season  in  here,  the  Texas,  Louisiana,  New  and  St. Augustine  Victory  (Missis­ about  1,400  hours  disputed  over­ coal ships have  been  adding to  the  this  port  as shipping  continued  to  York,  New  Jersey  and  Georgia;  sippi). We signed on  the St. Augus­ time  in favor  of  the  crew. Most  of  demand.  hold  up  beautifully  and  future  two  Isthmians,  the  Steel  Scientist  tine  Victory.  Calmar  gave  us  a  it,  about  1,000  hours  worth,  in­ prospects  look  very  nice  for  Sea­ and  the  Steel  Director;  the  James  big  load  of  ore  ships  in  transit  volved detention of the crew aboard  The  manpower  pinch  has  hit  us  farers  who  ship  out  of  Baltimore.  Price  (Bloomfield);  Seacomet  Seatraders);  Council  Grove  and  with  the  Pennmar,  Seamar,  Port­ ship  in  Buenos  Aires.  The  com­ real  hard  in  the  past  week.  We  We  had  a  very  heavy  load  of  Bradford  Isle  (Cities  Service);  mar,  Massmar,  and  Marymar  com­ pany  claimed  that  the  shore  leave  have  been  scraping  the  bottom  of  ing  through.  We  also  had . the  was  refused  on  orders  of­ the ­Ar­ Jhg  bsirjrel,. in , or^er. to.  fplfill. our  ^yoffs, J.8 . in  all, ..with  12  ships  Trinity  (Carras);  Israel  Putnam  Steel  Worker,  Steel  Navigator,  gentine government  but  they could  contracts  and  sail  the  ships  on  signing on  and  six in  transits add­ and City  of  Alma  (Waterman); and  and  Clearwater Victory  (Isthmian);  not  produce  a  letter  to  this  effect  time.  The  holidays  haven't  helped  ing  to  the  activity.  As  a  result  quite  a  few  others.  us  with a  lot  of  the men  piling off  Yaka,  Raphael  Semmes  and  John  so they  had to  pay off.  One  of  the  men  who  favored  and  going  home.  There  are  two  several  hundred  Seafarers  have  us with  his company , here recently  B.  Waterman  (Waterman);  North  Ask  For  Letter  ships on  tap at  this  writing,  ready  been  passing  in  and  out  of  the  was  Brother  James  R.  Mathews,  Platte  Victory,  David  E.  Johnson  and  Maiden  Victory  (Mississippi);  If  anything like  this­arises when'  to  sail  on  Christmas  Eve,  both  of  hall  these  past  two  weeks.  who  ship's  out  as  Mankato  Victory  (Victory  Car­ you are on  a ship  in foreign  ports,  them  ordering  a  full  crew  in  ad­ AB  and  Bosun.  With  all  that  activity  there  was  riers);  Seastar  (Mercador);  Repub­ always  ask  to  see  a  written  order  vance.  We  could  accommodate  only  a  couple  of  beefs  of  any  con­ Mathews  joined  from government authorities to  the  anybody  who wants  to  be  aboard a  lic  (Trafalger).  the  SIU  in  1947  nice  Liberty  for  sequence.  One  was  oh  the  Sea  and  regularly  effect  that  you  are  not  allowed  "• . 51..,^  Couple  of  Beefs  the hfilidays.  The  Cloud,  concerning  cleaning  holds  ships  out  of  shore  leave.  Otherwise  detention  hall  is  deserted  in  which  coal  had  been  carried.  Galveston  and  •  With  all  these  ships  coming  aboard  ship  means  overtime  for  .,|v;r  here,  but  we  There was also  a question  involved  New  Orleans.  He  through  there  were  a  couple  of  that  period.  .   • ,.»­ manage  to  keep  of  restricted  shore  time  in  a  for­^  has  been  active  beefs  to  dispose  of.  We  made  the  ­.  s'  them  sailing  eign  port.  Both  beefs  have  been  in  a  great  many  Seastar  at  anchorage  and  had  the  The  Seamagic  was  another  ship  somehow.  agent  put  on  additional  linen,  out  a  long time, 13 months.  There  passed  on  to  Headquarters  for  beefs,  including  Mathews  slopchest  supplies  and  canned  were no major  beefs on her, except  Fire  Damage  clarification.  All other  beefs  we^re  the  United  Fi­ food  so  that  the  boys  would  have  for  a  Captain  Bligh  skipper  who  on  the spot  to  the satisfac­ nancial  Employees  strike  attd  the  We  had  an  un­ settled  enough  to  go  around  on  the  had  to  be  toned  down  a  bit.  shir yard  strike  in  Baltimore.  He­ tion  of  crew  members.  expected  visitor  voyage.  There  were  also  some  re­ .  ­  tv­, •I    We  are  still  getting  a  few  com­ was  at  sea  wheq  the  SIU  struck  Lopshas  this  week  when  At  our last  membership  meeting  Isthmian.  It  was  nice  to  have  him  pairs  to  be  made  on  the  Madaket  plaints from  the stewards  on  some  wbich  the  company  attended  to.  ships about  the port  stewards faiP  the  McKettrick  Hills  was  towed  the  boys  agreed  to  hold  a  Christ­ around  again.  We  ^lad  a  little  bit  of  trouble  ing  to  give  them  items  that  they  into  this  port  after  catching fire  mas  Party  in  the  hall  on .Monday  Keith  Alsop  aboard the David  E. Johnson which  order.  Remember, don't  wait  until  at  sea.  The  crew  handled. things  afternoon,  December  24 ' in  the  came  in  for  emergency  repairs.  sailing  time  to  notify  the  Hall  well,  putting  out  the fire  them­ Union  hall.  We're  planning  to  Galveston  Port  Agent  One of  the oilers  had to  be yanked  when  you  fail to  get  what  you  ask  selves.  She  was  taken  into  tow  make  a  lavish  affair  out  of  it  and  hope  for  a  nice  turnout  although  4^  it  4)  off  for  continuous  fouling  Up.  for.  Notify  us  at  once  and  we'll  and  brought  here  to  unload.  With  all  this  action  we  haven't  see  to  it  that  you  get  the  supplies  After a  week  or  ten  days  in  the  the  way  shipping  is  running  these  Seattle:  days  we  don't  know  how  many  had  much  time  for  outside  meet­ if  at  all  possible.  '  shipyard  she  should  be  ready  to  men  will  be  on  the  beach  to  take  ings of  the Central  Trades  here.  •  /I'­i  We  are also  receiving beefs  here  go  back  on  her  regular  coastwise  advantage of  it.  A few  of  the oldtimers  who have  in  the  mail  about  overtime,  trans­ run.  We  picked  up  an  additional  118  been  beached  here  are  Charlie  portation  and  other  matters,  with­ Accidental Death  votes  in  the  Union  elections  in  Young,  Babe  Aulicino  and  Doc  out sufficient  explanation and facts  '  i­'B  Moran.  They  won't  be  around  for  accompanying  them. •   Remember,  We  received  the  sad  news  re­ the  past  two  weeks  which  puts  cently  that  Brother  Walter  Lop­ Baltimore  right  up  there  with  628  Help  in  the fight  to  get  seamen  long  <1*  the  rate  things  are  going.  when  mailing  anything  into  head­ shas  was  killed  in  a  shipboard  ac­ just  a  little  bit  shy  of  last  exemptions  from  the  draft,  and  in  Let  me  take  this  occasion  to  quarters,  it  is  important  to  send  cident aboard  the Barbara  Fritchie  votes,  year.  We  hope  by  year's  end  to  speeding up the screening  program  wish  all  the  brothers  a  Merry  all'  of  the  facts  along  so  that  out  in  the  Pacific.  Together  with  have  that total  beat  along  with  the  Christmas  and  Happy  New  Year.  matters can  be  handled as speedily  the  chief  engineer, and  another  shipping  record.  has  been  promised  by  Washing­ as  possible.  crewmember,  Walt  went  into  the  ton's  Senator  Warren  Magnusoik'  Sam  Cohen  Claude Simmons  deep  tanks  in  the  No. 1 hold  be­ Earl  Sheppard,  The  Senator,  long  a  friend  of  thc;  Wilmington  Port  Agent  Asst. Secy­Treas.  fore  it  had  been  properly  aired  Baltimore  Fort  Agent  SIU, spoke  at a  meeting  of  water­­ Wilmington:  Everylklng ilasl Fln%  Futnre Outleek Bright  As Skipping impreves  ome On Out and See  he Rese Bewl Game  • /fi  As Slilpplw.Hltefeak  Skipping Holding Up  Hlcoiy at  HIgk l.evei  V  Magssson Promises Aid  On Draft And Screening  4"  4"  4"  New York:  WBtVOMBWlMS  ^EWkn fl  Port at Highest Peak  Since Wartime Days  The  port of  New  York is still  on  the  rise  with  shipping  getting  better every  day, better  than it has  been  at  any  time  since  the  war.  Not  only  are  we  shipping  a  great  many  men  out  of  this  port  but  we  have  been filling  a. lot  of 'jobs  in  the outports where there is a short­ age of  rated  men.  This is  especial­ ly  true  of  Norfolk  where  the  coal  ships  are  keeping  things  booming  at  a  fast  pace.  In  the  past" two  weeks,  we  have  paid  off  29  ships  and  signed  on  seven.  The  Bull  Line  supplied  seven  of  the  . payoffs  ,with , ]thf  Kathryn, i^n^Zr ^osari^,;  Shipping  from  December  5  to  December  19  PORT  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Galveston  West Coast  *  i  C  ,  T^t^ALS;  "  ;..  •  REG.  REG.  REG. TOTAL  SHIE.  SHIP.  SHIP.  TOTAL  DECK  ENGINE  STEW.  REG.  DECK  ENG.  STEW. SHIPPED  125  29  27  19  19  65  49  47  806  251  275  211  •   153  639  303  252  347  37  29  29  95  UW  106  124  405  119  177  132  100  4Q9  160  .126  361  108  130 '  113  '  .99  ^ 342  135  118  88  26  30  16  72  31  33  24  31  16  17  64  21  12.  14  47  267  69  59  78  206  91  ,  102  74  374  101  LJO  . 79  117  316  ,155  118  169  • ...  50  35  34  119  66  62  41  58  50  44  152  143  107 :  109  359  '  '  i  706^  •  .2547(9;[  1,271  j|  *  ^  tooiff  3,348'  'f  i I  \  <  (  V  •  front  Unions  held  here.  He  if  spending  a  few  days  in  one  of  the  local  hospitals  recuperating^­ from  the  strain  of  his  work  in";  Washington.  ­ The  shipping  situation  up  here _  in  the  Northwest  continues  to  be  all  that  any  one  could  ask  for/  We  paid  off  the  Rice  .Victory  (South  Atlantic)  and  sighed  on  three  ships,  the  Rice  Victory,  the  Madaket  (Waterman)  and  Alaska  Spruce  (Ocean  Tow).  ­s  •   We had  three ore ships in transit,  the  Pennmar,  Calmar  and  Mary­ mar  (Calmar)  as  well  as  the  Yaka  (Waterman);  and  the  Las  Vegas  Victory  (Isthmian).  The  latter  ship  is  now  tied  up  in  Portland  dufe  to  MEBA  disrup­.  tive  action  against  the  BME.  The  crew  is  keeping  her  in  fine  shape  pending  the  legal  moves  that  will  free  her  of  the  picketline.  '  .  =: s /'  Jeff  Morrison  ' JV'  •  • 'Siatlie'  • tr'l' i'f  f".  'f  ilcf  i  I  �—s­.rrrf^  "ST?a  ,V»Wi'''J'  PiMar.  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  sg^y^itcitjf  I.oG  Pare NIMT  .. PORT MUSPORTS  no­­ thfe  SIU  are  tops  In  maritime  and  f^ew  Orleans:  seamen's  papers,  he  pulled  out  a  Mobile:  Lake Charles:  were  gained  through  the  coopera­ discharge  from  the  Navy  (Confed­ tion  of  members  and  officials.  erate)  and  said  that  he  had  been  George  has  been  active  in  various  a  cabin  boy  under  Admiral  Raph­ of  our  SIU  beefs  and  strikes,  and  ael Semmes at  the age  of  six years.  is .^11­pleased  with  the  accom­ Now  that  he  heard  the  war  was  plishments  of  his  union.  over  he  decided  that  he  could  get  With  shipping  Continuing  to  At  our  last  membership  meet­ Way  down  here  In  Southwest  along  with  the  Yankees.  Port  Mobile  keeps  getting  bet­ We  asked  him  where  he  had  Eoom  along at  a  very healthy rate,  ing  the  balloting  committee  re­ La.  where  everyone's  a  king  (at  ter  and  better  with  each  passing  our  big  problem  these  days  Is  to  ported  that  the  total  amount  of  least  that's  what  Huey  P.  Long  been  and  he  told  us  he  had  been  votes  cast  thus  far  in  SIU  elec­ told  us),  shipping  has  been  slight­ up  among  the  swamps  and  bayous  week.  We  shipped  a  big  batch  of  find  the  men  to  fill  the  jobs.  We  tions  was  894.  ly  on  the  slow  side  for  these  past  for a  spell  and  kinda  out  of  touch  men  out  since  our  last  report  and  have a  board full of  rated  jobs and  two  weeks.  We  had  only  seven  with  the  world.  About  this  time  the  coming  two  weeks  looks like  it  Lindsey  J.  Williams  few  takers,  with  niost  of  the  men  ships  in  this  area  but  each  one  his  old  hound  dog  came  in  and  will  continue  to  run  just  as  New  Orleans  Port  Agent  of  them  took  quite  a  few  men,  started  to  scratch.  Pretty  soon  registering here  waiting until after  heavy.  probably  due  to  the  holiday  turn­ all  the  boys  were  scratching.  He  the  holidays.  With  all  that,  we  K.  t­ Alcoa and  Waterman supplied  us  said  that  the  dog  was  born  on  St  over.  managed;  to  ship  all  the  men  Patrick's  day  in  1878  and  we  be­ with  most  of  our  business,  which  We  had  the  usual  run  of  Cities  needed  to  deep  sea  jobs  and  no  San Francisco:  Service  ships  in  here,  the  French  lieve  him  for  the  hound  shows  it  consisted  of  11  payoffs,  seven  sign  ships  were  delayed.  Creek,  Lone  Jack,  Winter  Hill,  Finally  we  convinced  him  it  ons  and  two  ships  in  transit.  Pay­ The  Outlook  for  the  next  two  Royal  Oak  and  Cantigny.  Over  in  would  be  impossible  to  hire  him  ing  off  were  five  Watermans,  the  Beaumont,  Texas  (that's  in  the  so  he  says,  "Well  I  will  come  back  week  period  is  very  favorable  Monarch  of  the Sea,  City  of  Alma,  USA,  son)  we  had  the  Seacomet  in  a  year  or  two."  with seven ships coming  in for pay­ (Zenith)  and  in  Port  Neches  Well  I  guess  we  had  better  end  Morning  Light,  Fairland,  and  off  as  far  as  we  know,  and  others  We  have  had  a  pretty  good  run  (that's  also  in Texas,  USA)  we  had  here  before  someone  gets  the  Afoundria;  four  Alcoa  ships,  the  idea  we  are  a  big  liar.  expected.  In  addition  we  have  of  shipping herie  with  five  payoffs  the  Tagalam  (Orion).  Corsair,  Cavalier,  Polaris  and  Pen­ two  boneyard  jobs  to  crew  up,  the  Leroy  Clarke  nant;  thje  Clearwater  Victory  (Isth­ and  sign  ons  and  eight  ships  in  Our  old  faithful,  Mathaisen's  Justo  Arosemena  (Mississippi)  and  transit  through  here,  mostly  W.  E. Downing  came in  to liven up  Lake  Charles  Fort  Agent  mian);  and the  George Kulukundis  the  picture  with  a  few  jobs.  The  Robert  IngersoU  (Waterman).  (Mar­Trade).  Watermans.,  Figures  for  the  last  two  weeks  Payoffs  were  the  Greeley  Vic­ Lone  Jack  (Cities  Service)  was  Boston:  Signing  on  were  the  City  of  Al­ also  in,  on  articles.  She  took  one  show  eight  payoffs,  six  sign­ons  ma,  Afoundria,  Polaris,  Pennant,  tory  (South  Atlantic);  Lynn  Vic­ man  on  her  way  to  Antwerp,  Bel­ and  20  In­transits.  Paying  off  tory  (Triton);  Seacoral  (Orion);  gium  and  Le  Havre,  France.  The  Cavalier,  Clearwater  Victory  and  were:  Alcoa  Runner  and  Alcoa  Christine^  (Carras);  and  Young  boys  were  all  anxious  to  see  how­ George  Kulukundis.  The  in­transit  the girls  have grown up over there,  Puritan  (Alcoa);  Del  Mar,  Del  ships were  Mississippi's Angus  Mc­ America  (Waterman).  All  of  these  for  she  has  been  running  coast­ Norte,  Del  Viento,  Del  Santos  ships  signed  on  out  of  this  port.  wise  for  a  long  time.  Thanks  to  the  fuel  oil  business,  Donald  and  the  Seacomet  (Colo­ (Mississippi);  James  McHenry  .  Waterman  ships  In  transit  in­ The  weather  here  is  the  most  shipping  in  the  port  of  Boston  nial).  (Bloomfield)  and  Catahoula  (Cuba  With  this  kind  of  shipping,  and  cluded  the  Fairisle,  John  B,  Wa­ peculiar  that  we  have  ever  seen.  continues to  do  very well.  We  had  with  the  holidays  coming  up  it's  Distilling).  We  sighed  on  the  two  eight  payoffs  and six  sign  ons in  a  One  day  you  need  a  bathing  suit,  terman,  Topa  Topa,  Madaket,  and  Alcoa  shi^jggjjte^,.Del  Norte,  the  Yaka.  We  also  had  the  Penmar  then—bingo—^you  need  two  over­ two  week  period,  the  bulk  of  them  really  tough  getting  the  men,  out.  Anyone  with  ratings  who  Cape  Roi^f­fw;|lVIississippi,  the  and  Portmar  (Calmar)  and  the  coats,  then  back  to  the  bathing  being  tankers.  suit  again.  (Why  you  need  a  suit  Payoffs  were  the  Cantigny  and  wants  to  go  out  can  come  down  to  McHenry «nd  Cat^oula.  Steel  Worker  (Isthmian)  stopping  to take  a  bath is  one we  will  leave  Abiqua  (Cities  Service);  Jules­ Mobile  snd  we  can  guarantee  to  burg  (Terminal);  Montebello  put  him  aboard  in  a  matter  of  Lots  of. Im^'ransits  for the  scientists to  figure  out).  here.  Hills  (Western  Tankers);  Greece  hours.  There  were  mess  of  Alcoa  All  beefs  were  taken  care  of  Only  One  Vote?  Victory  (South  Atlantic);  Stony  One  of  the  few  men  who  is still  and Waterman^4)8 in transit^with  without  too much  trouble  with  the  The  politicians  around  here  are  Creek  (Mar­Trade);  W.  E.  Downing  on  the  beach  at  present  is  Joseph  the  Alcoa  Clipper,  Patriot,  Pola­ exception  of  shore  leave  and  pro­ really  going  to  town,  imploring  (State  Fuel)  and  Federal  (Trafal­ Lewallen.  Joe  just  paid  off  from  rus,  and  Corsair;  and  for  Water­ vision  for  launch  service.  We  are  the  citizens  to  vote  for  them  as  gar).  Signing  on  were  the  Greece  a  Far  East  voy­ man,  the  Moflinrch  of  the  Seas,  still  working  oh  these  and  hope  all  other  entrants  will  only  wreck  Victory,  Federal,  Stony  Creek,  age  and  wants  to  everything.  But the  system  of  vot­ Montebello  Hills,  Julesburg  and  stick  around  a  Fairlan^,  Lafayette, .Maiden  Creek,  to  have  them  cleared  up  soon.  ing  here  is  not  democratic,  for  Jesse  H.  Metcalf  (Eastern).  while.  He  was  City  of  Alma  anil! Morning  Light,  Report  to  Hall  the  law  will  only  allow  you  to  We  had  a  bit  of  a  beef  on  the  very  happy  to  Isthmian  had  ,the  .Stpel  Director  We  have  had  a  little  difficulty  vote  once  these  days.  Now  as. we  Greece  Victory  when  the  bosun  see  the  new  is­ and  Steel  Scientist  in  while  other  transits  were  the  Citadel  Victory  here  with  some  characters  who  see  it,  the  real  democratic  way  was  canned  by  the  skipper.  We  sue  of  the  LOG.  and Cape  Romain  (Mississippi); the  can't  make  their  minds  up  about  would  be  to  vote  as  often  as  you  straightened  that  out  and  he  is  When  he  first  Seatrains  Louisiana/'. New  Jersey  whether  or  not  they  want  to  ship.  wish.  At  least  there  was  a  time in  ack  on the  job. All  disputed over­ picked  it  up,  he  and  Georgia;  ..the,  Jnlesburg  They  go  out  on  a  ship  and  then  this  state  when  such  was  the case.  ime  was  cleared  up  and  paid  on  thought  he  was  (Mathaison);  Santa  Venetia  (Dry  decide they do  not like  her,  which  One  would  get  writer's  cramp  on  this  ship.  On  the  Stony  Creek  looking  at a  copy  Lewallen  Trans);  and  Council  Grove  (Cities  is  perfectly  okay,  provided  that  Election  Day,  as  some  of  our  old  there  was  a  dispute  about  paying  of  the  New  York  overtime  to  an  oiler  for  turning  Daily  News.  He  liked  the  way  the  they  let  us  know  about  it  so  that  Louisiana  boys  will  remember.  Service)..  steam  on  deck,  but  this  was  dis­ LOG  was  laid  out  and  when  he  With  all  these  ships  coming  we  can  send  a  replacement.  Then  Strictly  Imaginary  saw  the  pictures  on  the  inside  posed  ofj,kSatisfactorily.  we  have  the  fellows  who  are  through  there  were  no  beefs  of  Into  our  hall  one  day  last  week  pages  of  the  new  headquarters  in  "Thanks  For  Help  pipped out  and never  show  up  on  note,  eiteepi; for.  the  usual  run  comes  the  quaintest  character  we  Brooklyn  his  first  reaction  was,  We  have  been  aboard  the  Steel  the  vessel.  ,  that  we  get on  pay  offs.  The  only  have  laid  eyes on  in many a  moon.  Flyer  (Isthmian)  most  every  day  "get  me  a  ship)  that  pays  off  in  .  If  you  decide  you  don't  want  to  thing  remaining ,'to  bO pleared  up  He  was  dressed  in  a  coonskin  hat,  is a  technical beef  on the  Del hlar  go  aboard a  certain  ship  after  you  with  a  long  white  beard,  home­ and  find  that  the  boys  are  doing  New  York,  so  I  can  take  a  good  their  work  aboard  her  in  fine  SIU  look  at  the  new  headquarters  have  your  card,  notify  the  ship  which  we  expect  to  dispose  of  spun  pants,  leather  leggings  and  shortly.  It. involves  eight  hours  or the hall  so that  we can  send  out  toting  a  long­barreled  muzzle  style.  The  crew  has  been  giving  building."  the  fullest  cooperation  to  us  here  Joe  has  been  a  member  of  the  OT for sevefal  crewmembers when  a  replacement.  Failure  to  report  loader.  during  the  BME  beef  and  have  SIU  since  1945  and  sails^in  the  she ran, aground  in  Recife.  AH  the  from  now  on  in  is  going  to  put  proven  themselves  a  credit  to  this  deck  department.  He  wants  to  ex­ He  wanted  to  know  if  he  could  crews  on  ships  paying  off  should  these  men  in  hot  water.  get  a  job  on  one  of  them  big  iron  port.  tend  his  best  wishes  to  the  offi­ be  commended  for  a  swell  job  in  Lloyd  Gardner  James  Sheehan  boats  with  the  chimney*at  the  end.  cials  and  members  of  the  SIU.  bringing  them  in  In  good  shape.  Boston  Port  Agent  West  Coast  Representative  When  we  told  him  that  he  needed  Other  oldtimers  we  have  on  the  Among  the  veteran  Seafarers  beach  now  are'L.  McNorton,  O.  D.  we have  in here  is Brother George  Thompson,  R;  Eden,  J.  Crawford,  Allen  who  has  been*  doing  a  lot  E.  Bailey  and  C.  Hemby.  of  good  work  for  us  on  various  Cal  Tanner  committees,  in­ Mobile  Fort  Agent  cluding  the  bal­ Porl Fal Wilb ShiiiSi  Thin (#Rhl«i Mait'^ • '  Weather and Shipping  Belh Blow Hoi, Geld  Alcoa And Waterman  Supply Port's Businoss  Notify Union If Yon  Dooido Not  to Siilp  $1  $  Tanker Trade Makes Up  Bulk of Runs in Area  •.     ­­J,., ­j#  4!  loting  committee.  103  Durham  St.  WILMINGTON.  Calif....440  Avalon  Blvd.  PORT  COLBORNE  Ontario  Phone: 5591  SIU,  A&G  District  Sam  Cohen.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  George,  who  86  Colborne  St.  .  675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  TORONTO.  Ontario  ...14  North  Gay  St.  HEADQUARTERS  holds  all  steward  BALTIMORE.,  Elgin 5719  . SECRETARY­TREASURER  Sheppard,  Agent  Mulberry  4540  VICTORIA.  B.  C  617t4 Cormorant St.  Paul  HaU  department  rat­ Earl  BOSTON.......  276  State  St.  Empire 4531  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  ings,  worked  for  James Sheehan. Agent  Richmond 2­0140  Robert  565  HamUton  St,  Matthews  Claude  Simmons  VANCOUVER.  B.  C  Dispatcher  Richmond 2­0141  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATIVES  Pacific 7824  just  about  every  GALVESTON  308H  23rd  St.  •   Joe  Algina  Joseph  Volpian  SYDNEY.  N.S  304  Charlotte  St.  The  country's  privately­owned  Phone 2­8448  company  under  Keith  Alsop,  Agent  Phone 6346  La  1419 Ryan  St.  SUP  BAGOTVILLE.  Quebec  20 Elgin St.  active  merchant  fleet  of  more  than  Allen  contract  to  the  LAKE CHARLES.  LeRoy  Clarke.  Agent  Phone  6­5744  HONOLtmU  16  Merchant  St.  Phone: 545  SIU.  He has been  in port for quite  MOBILE....  1 South  Lawrence  St.  Phone 5­8777  THOROLD.  Ontario  37  Ormont  St.  1,000  gross  tons  burst  the  2,000  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  Phone  2­1754  PORTLAND  Ill  W.  Burnside  St.  Phone:  3­3202  some  time  now  as he  says  it: is no  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Beacon 4336  QUEBEC  113  Cote  De  La  Montague  mark  this month  with little  fanfare  use  for  a" man  of  his  age  to  work  Lindsey  WiUiams.  Agent  RICHMOND.  CALIF  257  5th  St.  Quebec  .  Phone:  2­7078  attending.  A  total  of  1,991  ships  Magnolia 6112­6113  Phone 2599  SAINT  JOHN  177  Prince  William  Bt.  too  steady.  With  the  top  wages  NEW  YORK  675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  N.B.  Phone: 2­3049  was  rung  up  as  of  the  last  report  and  conditions  we  now  have  he  STerling 8­4671  Douglas 2­8363  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  SEATTLE  2700  1st  Ave.  can  get  by  working  several  trips  Ben  on  December  1.  Great  Lakes  District  Rees.  Agent  Phone 4­1083  Main 0290  a  year.  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  WILMINGTON  440  Avalon  Blvd.  ALPENA  133  W.  Fletcher  Figures  revealed  by  the  Mari­ S.  CarduUo.  Agent  Market 7­1635  Terminal 4­3131  Phone: 1238W  37  Years  at  Sea  Administration  indicated  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  NEW  YORK  675  4th  Ave..  Brookl.vn  BUFFALO.  N.  Y  160 Main St.  time  Lloyd  Gardner.  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  STerling 8­4671  Phone:  Cleveland  7391  Brother Allen  started his sea  go­ SAN  JUAN.  PR  252  Ponce  de  Leon  CLEVELAND  2602  Carroll  St.  over  1,050  seamen  and  officers  re­ ing career  way back  in 1914,  which  Sal  Colls.  Agent  Canadian  District  Phone:  Main  1­0147  turned  to  the  sea  during  Novem­ a  Abercorn  St.  MONTREAL  463  McGill  St.  DETROIT  1038  3rd  St.  gives  him  a  record  of  37  years  at^  SAVANNAH:  E.  B.  TiUey.  Agent  Phone 3­1728  • MArquette 5909  Headquarters  phone:  Woodward  1­6857  .ber.  Forty­odd  ships  were  towed  sea.  So  he  knows  wftat ,he  is talk­ SEATTLE  8700  1st  Ave.  HALIFAX.  N.S  128t4 Hollis St.  DULUTH  531  W.  Michigan  St.  Jeff  Morrison.  Agent  Seneca 4570  Phone; 3­8911  Phone:  Melrose  2­4110  out Df  the lay­up  fleets and  are be­ ing abo^t. YJieij h£^ savjs jt^j^t  wages,  TAMPAj.f.at,...  1808*811  N.  Frk*klin  St.  lECdtfr  WILMAM.... mvk • S   yndicatp yVve.  SOUT'Hf CHICAGO  3261 E:  9and(Bt.'  conditions  and benefits  enjoyed  by  Ray  White. Agent  '  Phone' 2­1323  Phone:  Essex  5­2410  ing T­efrit'eti'at the  pr'eknt tiine;  ^  '  Ontario  '  Phone:  3­3221  US  Merchant  Fleet  Over 2,000 Strong  • • f  1  �­• i  race rtim  1  5  K  'J  •  IN THE  WAKE  SEAPAREkS  LOG  WaiiiMiiiil m IMl  SEAFARER  CLARENCE  OLIVER,  Chief  Cook  A  Jacob's ladder,  the rope ladder  ringing ship's  bells is believed  due  with wooden  rungs used  to go  over  to  the  Mutiny  at  the  Nore  (1797),  We found  Clarence  Oliver relax­ in  maritime.  Many seamen  joined '  the side  of  a  ship,  is said  to get  its  the  most  serious  one  affecting  the  ing in the shipping hall,  batting the  the  union  so  that  they  could  hold  name from  Jacob in  the Bible,  who  Royal  Navy,  in  protest  against  Question:  What  was  the  longest  breeze  with  several  of  his  friends,  on to  what  they  had  in the  way of  dreamed  of  scaling  a  mythical  intolerable  abuses  of  seamen.  The  wages  and  protection.  Oliver  was  while  waiting  for  a  ship  out.  He  working on the Saccarappi, a South  ladder  reaching  heaven  from  the  signal for the mutiny  was five  bells  trip you  ever took?  in  the  second  dog  watch.  Since  earth.  had recently come off  the Bull Line  Atlantic Mail  Line vessel, when the  that  time,  only  one  bell  is  struck  Ed  Edginton,  chief  electriciaii:  I  ship  Inez and  was  waiting  to  catch  ISHi^came  aktng.  He  and  his  ship­ 4.  4.  i  mates  joined  up and  the  union did  In  days  past,  when  a  seaman  on  British  ships  at  half­past  six,  guess  just  about  the  longest  one  another  one  out  of  New  York.  was  on  the  Iber­ succeed in  winning some  small  Im­  ;  wanted  to  trade  his  sea­legs  for  two  at  7  PM,  three  at  7:30  but  ville, when I went  Catching  ships  is an  old story  to  provements  in  conditions  for  the  land  duty,  he  used  to  "put  an  oar  the  customary  8  bells  at  8 PM.  around the  worldi  this  veteran  Seafarer.  A  quiet,  men  aboard  her  and  other  ISU  on  his  shoulder."  This  probably  4­  jt  4­ on  her  in  1938.  soft­spoken  man  who  looks  young­ ships  in  the­^next  few months.  referred  to  an  old  story  about  the  We  left  f r 0 m  er than his 41 years,  he has already  A  gunny­sack  or  gunny­bag  gets  sailor  who  announced:  "I'm  going  Joined  on  Gull  '  Philadelphia  and  to  put  an  oar  on  my  shoulder  and  its  name  from  the  East  Indian  put  23  years  of  sailing  under  his  the  trip  took  us  gunni,  a  coarse  cloth  made of  jute,  When  the  ISU  disintegrated  a  start  walking  inland  until someone  about  eight  belt  and  intends  to  keep  going  for  few short years  later, Oliver  joined  asks  me  what  that  stick  I'm  carry­ brought  home  by  sailors  .  .  .  The  months.  We  quite  a  while  yet.  During  all  that  up  on  the  Gulf  when  the  new  ing  is.  That's  where  I'm  settling  term  "jury"  applied  to  makeshift  stopped  in  Ara­ period,  he  has  never  once  taken  seaman's  union  was  being  estab­"  gear  used  in  an  emergency,  such  down!"  bia,  Penang,  Sin­ off  from the sea  to work at a  shore­ lished.  He  holds  book  G23  in  the  as  a  "jury  anchor,"  is  from  the  4>  4«  4"  ­ gapore  and  the  French  word  "jour,"  for  the  day.  SIU  today  and  was  active  in  the  Several  European  explorers  who  East  Indies carrying  general  cargo,  side  job,  good  times or  bad.  That's  1946  general  strike  on  the  Brook­ came  over  the  seas  to  what  is  now  4'  4"  a record  which takes a  lot of  doing.  lyn  waterfront.  *  .  t  4"  4"  the  united  States  curiously  have  Roy  Worden,  wiper:  My  longest  Santa  takes  his  ride  on  Christ­ Oliver  was  born  in  Savannah,  Although he  has been  sailing for  been  immortalized  not  in  the  mas  Day  with  Dasher,  Dancer  and  trip  lasted  about  six  months.  It  Georgia,  and  stayed  around  just  23  years,  including  the  wartime  names  of  ships,  but  in  the  nanies  was  aboard  the  long  enough  to finish  high  school.  period,  Oliver  has  been  fortunate .  of  motor  vehicles  strictly  for  land  the  rest  of  his  reindeer,  but  when  Steel  Admiral  a  sailor  refers  to  a  Nantucket  "I  always  wanted  to  sail," he  said,  in  never losing  a  ship.  One  of  his  use.  The Hudson,  Cadillac, De Soto  when we were or­ Sleighride,  he's  talking  about  the  "and  anyway,  jobs  were  pretty  closest  calls  came  aboard  the  Ar­ and  La  Salle are  but  a  few.  wild  ride  whalers experience  when  ganizing  Isthmi­ hard  to find  ashore..  As  soon  as I  thur  Dobbs,  a  Calmar  ship  that  he'  4>  4­  3^  graduated  in  1928  I got  aboard  the  was  on  in  September,  1943.  She '  a  harpooned  whale  goes  off  with  an,  either  late  in  1946  or  the  early  The  Sargasso  Sea,  an  imaginary  the  whale  boat  in  tow.  Tulsa  of  the  South  Atlantic  Mail  was  in  a  75­ship convoy  in  the  At­ part  of  1947.  We  region known only in  the literature  Line."  His first  job was  as a  mess­ lantic  off  the  coast  of  Southern;  4<  4>  4>  went  through  the  of  the  land,  is a  place  where  dere­ man  in  the  steward's  department.  France  when she  was attacked five  Mediterranean  to  lict ships float  on through  the ages.  Those were  the tin  ciip, tin  plate  days  in  succession.  Every  after­ An  old  sailor's  superstition  that  Actually  it  is  a  region  of  the  cen­ Tuesday  was  not  a  very  good  day  Alexandria  and  days,  Oliver recalls.  A  man  workv  noon  promptly  at  5:30  P.M.  the  tral  Atlantic  where,  through  some  to  start  a  voyage  is  credited  to  Port  Said  wd  ing  in the­steward's  department as  German  planes, would  come  over  peculiarity  of  currents, floating  Spanish  and  Portuguese  origin.  It  then  to  Singa­ an  assistwt  cook  would  get  paid  with bombs  and torpedoes,  striving  driftweed  accumulates  in  large  most  likely  comes  from  an  old  pore.  aroimd  $40  a  month, and  that  was  for the kill. There were  a good half  fields.  The  free­floating  plants  are  proverb  reading:  "El  Martes,  ne  te  4"  4'  it  it.  There  was  no  such  thing  as  dozen  near­misses  but  not  a  ship  W. E.  Coutant, AB: It  was during  hours.  You  were  on  call  all  the  was  lost  in  the  entire  convoy.  in  the  sargassum  seaweed  family,  casas,  ne  te  embarques,  ne  de  te  whence  the  name.  mujer apartarse."  — "On  Tuesday,  the  early part  of  the  war,  in 1942,  time.  You also had  to perform  any  when  I  was  on  kind  of  duties  which  you  were  Sudden  Death  4i  4'  4>  don't  marry,  don't  go  to  sea,  and  the Memphis City  called on to do,  whether they right­ The  phrase  for "hell to pay" us^  don't  leave  Jfour  wife."  Nevertheless  he  is  constantly  carrying war sup­ ly belong tn your rating  or not.  As  by  landsmen  to  denote  an  emer­ aware of  the  hazards  of  life at  sea,  plies  to  the  Red  Oliver put  it, "They  didn't ask  you,  having  seen  many  a  shipboard  ac­ 3^  4'  4"  gency  not  prepared for  stems from  Sea  area  and  they  told  you  what  to  do  and  you  cident  that  cost life  and  limb.  One  the shipbuilding operation of filling  Thursday,  on  the  other  hand,  back.  The  trip  did  it."  the  seams  of  the  deck  with  hot  was  a  liicky  day  because  it  was  of  the  most  peculiar  took  place  on  lasted 61^ months  Short­handed  pitch after caulking.  The complete  dedicated  to  Thor,  the  eldest  son  the Liberty  Glo in 1929.  ','We  were  and  most  of  the  phrase is  "hell  to pay  and  no  pitch  of  Odin, the  Viking mariner's chief  sitting  on  the hatch  one  afternoon  It  was  customary  then,  he  said,  way  was  without  hot!"  Some  authorities  believe  deity  .  .  ,  Friday  was  a  day  that  just talking," he  said, "and one fel­ convoy  except  for  the  steward's  department  on  a  low did  a hand  stand.  He  fell and  that  "hell"  was  the  name  for  the  carried  particular  fears  with  it  freighter  to  sail  with five  men  from  one  short  seam next  to the  waterway, because  among  seaman  for  many  years,  broke  his  neck  and  we  buried  him  stretch  between  (counting  the  steward)  as  against  at sea  that same  day."  it was  difficult  to  work  on.  Others  indicated  by  the  verse:  the  eight  to  ten  man  departments  Key  West,  Florida  and  Trinidad,  say  it  was  just  lively  imagination  of  today.  Of  course  that  made  for  Oliver sails  these dkys  as a  chief  Friday's noon  t  4i  t  conceiving  the  hard  job  of  "pay­ Come  when  it  will,  *  Robert  Allen,  chief  cook:  I  was  a  very  heavy  work  load,  and  very  cook.  When  not  at  sea,  he  makes  ing"  the  seams  of  hell  itself.  The  little in  the  way of  time off  for the  his  home  in  New  York  with  his  It  comes  too  soon.  corruption  of  • "hell  to  pay"  to  Folk  lore  offei's  many  evidences  on  the  Marine  Dragon,  which  was  men.  The  same  condition  was  no  wife  and  daughter.  "devil  to  pay"  was  on  the  false  of  charms  used  by  seamen to  ward  run  by  Water­ doubt  true  of  other departments  in  "The  Union  has  done  a  great  assumption  that  to  pay  involved  off  bad. luck.  One  such  was  ta  man,  but  carried  those lean  and hungry  days.  thing  for  seamen  in  the  past  few  troops,  for  about  the  transfer  of  money.  break  a  small  piece  of  wood  with  61^  months  in  Oliver  was  in  Boston  in  1934  years,"  he  concluded,  "and  this  4"  41  4"  a  snapping  noise.  This ^s called  1944.  We  had  when  the  old  ISU  started  organiz­ new  hall  and  restaurant  tops  it  all  The  reason  many  British  ships  "the  lucky  break,"  and  was  sup­ 3,500  soldiers  ing  ships  there.  It  was  a  time  off.  It's a  wonderful place  to spend  deviate  from  the  usual  course  in  posed to bring  good fortune  with it.  aboard  on  a  run  when  unemployment  was  rampant  your  time  waiting for  a  job."  from  New  York  to Leghorn, Italy.  They  got  off  there  and  then  we  loaded  up  ACROSS  DOWN  17. Got  one's  bear­ 34. Strait  and  went  to  the  Philippines.  What  were  the  headlines  on  the  nized  strike  rights  and  imposed  a  ings  37. Brighter  1. Calm, as  the sea  1. Ship's ^emblem  19. Stormy  cape  4i  eve  of  1942?  Do  you  remem­ 30­day  "cooling­off"  period  before  39. Change  22. Cross  tide  6. Cargo  from  2. Huron  is  one  41. Mineral  springs  C. WalterXirosvenor, headwaiter:  ber  •  •  .  ?  a  strike  could  be  called  .  24. Born  Aruba  42.  Cape  of  3. Made  to  move  25.  Animal's  foot  That  was  my first  trip  to  sea,  and  Good  The  U.  S.  was  trying  to  thread  8. Port  of  trans­ 4"  3>  t  4. A  number  26.  Town  in  Hol­ 43. Irish  shipment  it lasted  just four  its  way  through  the  chaos  arising  '5. Where  Pearl  land  An  election  for  union  represen­ 45. Gulf  of  12. Steamship  route  Harbor  is  28. "HMS  "  near  Arabia  months,  from  from  its  entry  into  the  war.  Iso­ tation  among  Ore  Line  employees  6. Put  in  chains  29. Black  cuckoo  13. Part  of  "to  be"  7. Man's  47. Stettin's  river  nickname  30. Footlike  part  April  to  Septem­ lationism  was  quietly  buried  for  saw  the  SIU. whip  the  NMU,  239­ 48. Equipment  14. WUd  ox  8. Turned  white  32.  Harbor,  50. Strong  beer  ber  1941,  on  the  the  duration.  9. Blame  15. Like  L.  I.  42  .  .  .  Baseball's  Joe  DiMaggio  51. Cheer  10. Kind  of fish  16. Capital  of  old  Yaka.  The  was  named  athlete  of  the  year  11. Ready  3^  4"  it  Puzzle  Answer  on  Page  22  Hawaii  thing  I  remem­ Britain's Prime  Minister Church­ . ­  . The  War  Emergency Maritime  18. Precious  stone  ber most  about  it  ill  wasjjt  the  White  Ho.use  during  Board reached agreement  on  broad  19. Barbarian  1  2  3  4  1  5  6  20. Replace  was that old "Red  Christmas  for  war  parleys  with  policy,  authorizing war risk bonuses  21. Constellation,  • Lead"  Anderson  FDR  . .  .  Douglas  MacArthur  was  as  well  as  $5,000  life  insurance  12  *  13  The  Altar  was  the  skipper.  made  a  full  general,  and  Admiral  for  all  runs  except  inland  and  23. Girl's  name  15  16  I  broke  in  the  King  took  over,  top  command  of  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  25. Kind  of  jury  27. River  in  Eng­ hard way.  U.  S.  naval  forces ... An  inquiry  _  IS  land  was  begun  into  the  Pearl  Harbor  SIU  agents  marshalled  ma­ i,  4i  i  28. Baby  food  David  Pashkoff, OS:  I had a  real  disaster.  31. Skillful  people  chinery  for  the  duration  at  a  con­ 22  24  33. It  drives  a  ship  long one,  IIV^ months  on a tanker,  ference  in  Savannah,  voting  to  ^  4i  35. Marry  25  26  the  Choctaw  ^  29  30  The  Japanese  took  Hong  Kong,  pour  $25,000  of  the  Union's  funds  36. Hearing  organ  Trail  out  of  New  bombed  the  open  city  of  Manila  into  U.  S.  Defense  Bonds.  38. Port  in  N.  W.  31  34  York.  We finally  Africa  and  invaded  Sumatra  ... In  4>  41  3^  39. Jason's  ship  wound  up  in  the  Africa,  Rommel  w^  given  a  lick­ The' Cleveland  Indians  baseball  35  136  37  138  40. Greek  letter  Persian  Gulf,  but  ing  by  the  British  at  Bengazi  . .  .  club took  on a  new  pilot,  shortstop  41. Silk  from  India  not  until  we  had  and  in  Berlin,  Hitler  assumed  Lbu  Beaiidreau,  24,  as  player­man­ . 44.  Gloomy  stopped  in  Vene­ supreme  army  command  with  the  ager  for  1942.• ..Frank Leahy  of  46. Kind  of  horn  41  42  43  45  49. City  on the  Suez  zuela  and  Italy  rank  of  field  marshal},  ousting  Notre  Dame  was  chosen  football's  51: Floated  first.  It  was  a  Marshall  Vqp  Brauchitsh.  coach  of  the .  year , . .Fordham  ac­ 49  50  52.  Part  of  church  pretty  rough  trip  cepted  a  bid  to  play  in  the  Sugar  41  3>  4"  53. Sheltered  side  52  53  all  around  and  Organized  labor's  angry  pro­ Bowl  January  1  and  Georgia,  by  54. Region  there  weren't  too  tests  were  ignored  as  the  House  downing  hapless  Georgia  Tech,  55., Wise  man  55  56: Sea  eagle  „  nmny left, abi  passed the  Smith  Labor A(^^  wj^i^h  ny left, aboard from the  shot  In.  I  )|  ifiliGfefiaatic  {fli.  21.  }.  "jnlster"  outlawed  many  previously  fhcd^­ the  Orange  Bowl  In  Miani  w hy  the  time  we  got  b!  mi.  7  1  w  lEN  YEARS  AG  �Fiid|ayr,JDi;^^  'M  1951  SEAF ARERS  LOG  Elerm  Tfie  kecord'  ^  , JEhifaJUshed  biweekly  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  Atlantic  Cfiiif  District, AEL,  675  Fourth  AVOTUC,  Brooklyn  32,  N.  Y.  Tel.  ~ STerling  8­4671.  PAUL  HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  jvirit,, toaBEBT  BRAND;  Managing  Editor,  BA*  DENISON;  Art  Editor.  BERNARD  ii  'SEAMAN;  Photo  Editxir,  DANIEL  NILVA; Staff  Writers,  HERMAN  ARTHUR,  IRWIN  SnvACK.  ftiui)  "to  ztv"  olii  lei;"  I. .i  9!it  .iui  Iji!:  I)/li  ­m.  • Hi?  We^ve Manned 'em  This past  year, and  particularly, the past  couple of  months,  have  seen  a  considerable  boom  in  US flag  shipping.  With­ Welfare Gains  ^  drawals from  the  boneyard  have  continued  at  a  heavy  rate  Top Them All  and  the  SIU  has  broken  all  post­war  totals  in  the  number  To  the  Editor:  of  men shipped  out.  While  standing  in  the  new  hall  ;It  hasn't  been easy  to  meet  the sudden  upsurge  in demand  at  headquarters,  and  admiring  the  for*skilled  manpower  for  US  merchant  shipping.  The  gov­ wonders,  a  young  chap  talked  to  ernment's short­sighted  policy  on  the draft  and  its  tendency  me,  and  asked  this  age­old  ques­ to  let  American  shipping  wither  in  peacetime  has  deprived  tion:  maritime of  the trained manpower it needs today.  A Seafarer  What  do  you  think  is  the  most  in  the army cannot  help move  cargo, nor  can a seaman  be of  gained  by  the  union?  Well,  it  has  use in  his trade if  he has to  work ashore  to make  ends meet.  been  answered  so  often  that  it  is  hard  question  to  answer,  but  it  With  vitally­necessary  cargoes  for  Korea  and  Europe  in  .a  was  a  great  question  and  all  the  the balance,  the SIU long  ago  took  steps  to  assure  that ships  answers, no  matter how  old, should  would  be  manned  on  time.  Our  manpower  allocation  set­up  have  a  place  in  the  welfare  of  the  and  the  guaranteed  transportation  payments  have  been  de­ union.  vised  to supply men  where and  when  they  are needed.  With  First,  I  stated  what  we  have  we  all  the difficulties  that  have  faced  us,  the  Union  is  proud  to  fought  for,  and  that  they  were  not  . say that every SIU ship, whether  privately owned  or on  allo­ handed  to  us,  but  won,  over  some  cation  from  the  government  reserve fleet,  has  been  a  fully­ hard­fought  battles.  Some  of  us  remember  the  two­ manned  ship.  None of  these vessels  has  been  held  up need­ watch  system, and  the  two  pots  on  lessly  for lack  of  unlicensed  personnel.  The  SIU  has  estab­ the  galley  range,  and  the  damp  lished  this record  in  the face  of  the fact  that other  maritime  quarters,  and  the  poor  salary,  that  unions,  not  as  well  prepared  foi®the  emergency,  have  been  went  with  the  job,  and  the  laugh  caught short, tieing  up ships  imtil  men  could  be found.  about overtime,  but  that is  history,  The SIU has every  right to be proud of  its successful man­ and it  is dry reading,  but still  true.  So I went  on to answer  the ques­ ning record.  We  intend  to keep  it that  way.  As I See It  by  PAUL  HALL  tion  again.  To  me  the  best  and  the  most  we  have  gained  is  every­ HE NEED  FOR SKILLED, Ex­ is  customary  at  this  point  to  take  thing that  we  have and  all  hope  to  perienced hands to man  Ameri­ a  look  back over  the past  52  weeks  have  and  to  hold,  as  long  as  we  bottoms  has  become  so  acute,  to  help  us  take  a  bearing  on  our  This past  year  has been  a good  one for Seafarers.  With  al  have  the  will  and  the  power  to  can  notably  for  licensed  officers,  that  future  course.  fight  for  what'we  all  hold  dear  to  due  respect  to  the  great  progress  achieved  by  the'Union  in  our  hearts.  the Coast Guard  has adopted a  rule  Much  has  been  done  in  1951  to  the  previous 12  years,  it  is  no  exaggeration  to  say  that  we  True,  we  have  wonderful  take­ permitting  aliens  to  sail  in  classi­ advance  the  cause  of  the Seafarer.  in  the SIU  have gone  forward  farther and  faster  during  the  home  pay,  good  meals,  legal  over­ fications  up  to  second  mate  and  His  position  is  notably  better  than  past  year  than at  any  time in  our  history.  time  clauses,  clean  linen,  and  rep­ engineer.  it  was  at  the  similar  period  last  Our  affiliate  in  the  AFL  Marb  year.  Among  our  gains,  the  Vaca­ Just  tick  off  the accomplishments  of  the  past few  months:  resentation at  the  time  Trades  Department,  the  Mas­ tion  Plan is one  of  the outstanding,  Building of  a new Union headquarters, the finest  anywhere in  payoff,  which  is  ters,  Mates  and  Pilots,  lashed  out  because  it  wiped  out  a  long­ the east; a guaranteed vacation  plan; wage increases; doubled  first  and  fore­ at  this  ruling  as  totally  unneces­ standing  abuse  of  seamen—^the  welfare  contributions;  four  increases  in  death  benefits  and  most,  legal  slop­ sary  if  the  government  would  pro­ traditional vacation  set­up whereby  chests,  medical  three in hospital  benefits; vigorous and successful representa­ vide  sufficient  inducements  to  at­ seamen  were  given  vacations  on  and  all  too  tion  of  Seafarers' interests  in  Washington,  and  many  more.  care,  tract  US  citizens  to  the  jobs.  And  paper  but  actually  never  got  them.  many  to  write  It's a  pretty imposing  list  when  you  look  baek  at  it.  And  about,  but to  me ^  the  MM&P  proposal  was  not  with­ We  had  vacations  but  they  were  as the  whip cream on  top of  it all,  we have  the best  shipping  I  think  the  most  out  considerable  merit.?  loaded  with  gimmicks.  The  only  solid  answer  to  the  record  for  the SIU  for  any  time since  World  War  II.  important  of  all  whole  problem  is  the  long­range  Under  the  SIU  Vacation  Plan,  In  the  coming  year  the  Union  has  no  intention  of  sitting  is  the  welfare  Hartman  shipping  program,  which  wopld  which set  the pattern for  the entire  back  on  its haunches  when  problems arise  and  new  opportu­ fund  of  the  Union.  for this  nation's  maritime  industry,  every  Seafarer  nities turn  up.  Life for a  union  is a  succession  of  such  prob­ The  hardest  minutes  of  our  life  guarantee stability  maritime industry,  in  peace as  well  will  get  his  vacation  pay  for  each  lems  and  opportunities.  With  the same  staunch  support  we  is the leaving  of  it, and  it  has been  as crisis. As  long as  American ship­ year  of  work—^whether  he  works  the  dread  of  the  families  of  Sea­ for  one  operator  or  ten.  And  he'll  have  had  in  the  past  from  Seafarers  we  are  confident  that  farers,  ping  is  to  be  regarded  as  a  bone­ for  years,  what  to  do  when  get  it  in  a  pro­rata  basis.  If  the  we  will  be  able  to  master  anything  that  comes  along.  these  minutes  arrive. Sickness  and  yard  set­up  in  periods  of  inter­ Seafarers  had  done  nothing  else,  H­­ national  peace,  this  country  will  death  are  the  handwriting  on  the  the  Vacation  Plan  victory  alone  wall  for  all  us  humans,  and  to  not  be  able  to  fully  meet  man­ would  have  stamped  1951  a  suc­ power  demands  in  emergencies.  evade  the  issue  is  trying  to  have  cessful  year  for  seamen.  the  moon  heed  our  beck  and  call.  Our  government  bears  the  re­ Sometimes it happens in  this fair land of  ours that the local  But  sickness  and  death  are  as  real  sponsibility  for  keeping  the  mer­ The  year  1951 also  saw SIU  men  chant  marine  on  the  high  seas  at  become  the first  seamen  to  work  communities are more wide awake and  more on  the ball  than  as  life itself.  the  national  government.  This  applies' particularly  to  the  It  is  of  great ­comfort  to  know  all times.  The vitalness  of  US ship­ the 40­hour  week at  sea.  nation's  maritime,  where  the  commendable  energy  of  local  that  when  a  Union  member  is  in  ping  in  crises  has  been  clearly  es­ 4­  i 4­ tablished.  Whether  we  like  it  or  port  administrations  contrasts  sharply  with  the  do­nothing­ the  hospital  he  is  receiving  good  not,  we  must  accept  the  fact  that  medical  care  and  if  the  time  has  ness prevailing  in Washington.  S  IS  CUSTOMARY  IN  SUCH  come,  then  his  family  will  have  our  country  must  continue  to  play  ­ .• I    >  disasters,  investigations  into  Several of  the major ports in  the A&G District  have shown  some  a  leading  role  in  the  international  aid  from  his  Union,  and  his  the  Illinois  mine  explosion,  which  considerable foresight  and  energy in  planning for  the future.  good  fellows  who.were  shipmates  picture.  And  we  can't  keep  man­ As this issue of  the LOG  shows, Boston  has not permitted its  with  him,  when  it  is  most  needed  power in  mothballs. Skilled seamen  took  the  lives  of  119  miners  last  and  officers,  the  kind  that are  nec­ week,  have  been  launched  on  state  centuries­old  tradition  to  interfere  with  the  business  of  re­ and  of  the  greatest  help.  federal  levels.  Whatever  the  f. modding  the port  to meet  present  day  needs.  New  Orleans  Who  would  deny  a  widow,  or  essary for first­rate  operation, can­ and  findings  reveal  they  will  be  small  has been pushing a port expansion and modernization program  some children  the help  the welfare  not  be  produced  at  the  blowing  of  comfort  to  the  victims'  families.  an  emergency  whistle.  for  the  past  few  years.  New  facilities  are  going  up  in  the  fund  can  give  to  them?  The  long­range  shipping  pro­ While  coal  mining,  like  lumber­ Philadelphia­Camden area.  Even New York, long complacent,  I  think  that  the  greatest  issue  gram  will  make  US  shipping  a  ing  and  seafaring,  will  always  be  we have  gained  is the  welfare fund  is  beginning  to  bestir  itself­and  examine  its  port  needs.  I  would  like  to  see  it  grow,  stable  operation.  It  will  provide  a  hazardous  occupation  there  is  a  All this hustle  and  bustle over  port improvement  is a  good  &nd  that in  the future we would  be able  stable  employment  for  the  men  great  need  for  tightening  safety  • 0'  ;  thing for  Seafarers and  for shipping.  But  there is  one weak  to  do  more for  our  members  when  who  are  willing  to  follow  the  sea.  measures.  link  in  the  chain  of  progress  which  could  be fatal.  That  is  the  hand  of  sickness  and  death  In  this  way  only  is  there  any  as­ The  Bureau  of  Mines,  which  has  the absence  of  any  kind  of  long­range program  for  the  con­ tries to rob his family of  the means  surance  that  trained  and  experi­ jurisdiction,  is  without  statutory  struction  of  a  new  merchant fleet.  of  support  and  income  and  the  enced  personnel  will  be  constantly  authority  to  force  mine  owners  to  available.  A very large percentage of  American shipping  afloat  today  fruits of  his efforts.  comply  with  inspectors' recommen­ The"  hit­and­miss,  up­and­down  consists of  wartime Liberty  and  Victory ships.  As the Mari­ This is  one of  the  gains, and  the  operation  that  has  marked  mari­ dations.  And  the operators will  ob­ time  Administration  has  put  it,  all  these  ships  are  going  to  foremost of  what we  have won, and  time  activity  in  this  country  re­ viously  not do anything  unless tliey  we  all  will  try  to  maintain  are  required  to­by  law.  Mines  that  become  obsolete  at  the  same  time.'  If  th^  present  policy  of  I  hope  preserve  what  we  have  won.  veals  hindsight  rather  than  fore­ do  not  provide  the  maximum  in  drift  is followed,  we may  wake  up  one  morning  to find  that  and  Let's  all  look  to  the  future  and  sight, as the present  problem clear­ safety  standards  should  be  shut  American shipping, like the famous "one boss shay," has gone  gain  some  more  that  can  be  en­ ly shows.  down.  What  kind  of  thinking holds  " Vd • •   ^  3 to pieces  all  at  bnc^.  It's  time for  Washington  to  catch  up  joyed  by all the seamen, the family  that  coal  miners'  lives  are  less  ilrrv'  with  the  rest  of  the country  and  make  provision  for  a  mer­ and  the  children.  |N  A  FEW  DAYS  WE'LL  BE  costly  than  the  installation  of  , ,<^ha^les, J; ;i|9,r^m^n  [  Ijst  jstei^pi^|i|ff  Into  n^|r||eaq  It 1 proper  safety  precautions?  i  f  15 I fi?  C  0  A Goad fear  JVeup  Ships Seeded  .^1  �•   ­I.  i  I  • • I:  •  Paf« Twehr*  rkUay» BMattw ffi» Utl  S£i4F^lt£J(S  LOG  • •   f  SEAFARERS  LOG  CARGO:  FUEL  •   "  Vv­'.  •  *  r­ Face  Thirteea  0  • J I  One of  the greatest  paradoxes offered  by  Mother  Nature is  the  provision  of  oil wealth in climates where it is least needed.  Wherever  the oil diggings are, in  Venezuela, Oklahoma, Texas, or  halfway  around the world  in the Persian Gulf  area. Seafarers are there  to man  the  ships that shuttle  these  precious fuel  cargoes.  SIU tankers and  the crews  that man  them are among  the least  recognized  skilled  elements  in  the  process.  The  pumpman  on  the  tanker  is  no  less  responsible for  the eventual safe  delivery  of  fuel oil  to  the cold­battered  consumer than  the refinery  worker, derrick boss  or surveyor­engineer  who  marks out the original site.  Crews of  oil ships plying the seas carry a cargo susceptible to disaster when  exposed  to  the  slightest  spark.  It  is  no  wonder  then  that  the  order  "No  smoking on  deck" is  well heeded.  (Smoking on  tankers is  barred  in  ship  spaces accessible  to oil lines or fumes.)  Nature did not make the task easy when she caused  the first seepage of  the  crude,  thick  "black­  gold"  from  land  seemingly  barren  of  other  wealth.  The route of  the crude oil from the well  to the home is long,  cumbersome  and often  hazardous.  The  picture  story  below  illustrates­some  of  the  component  operations  in  the  process.  The  tankful  of  oil  in  the  basement  cellar  passes,  always  unseen  by  those  who  shepherd  it, through  thousands of  miles  of  pipe,  in  arid  out  of  tanker  holds and  storage  tanks ashore  to  the  home.  The LOG presents these photos in a salute to the xmheralded Seafarers who  man  the  tanker fleet^  The  various  steps  have  been  pictorially  recorded  at the irislallatroris  of  the" Cities Service Oil Company.  The ship and  most  Of  the­workers pictured  are  with  the SlU­manned  Bradford  Island.  ^.Vf,"  • • J  .i  I  f 'l'  f'  ,  I  t­ ®^^'»ro!tpool.area  The bef»"%  tracks to a site  J.  ­if  '^4.'  ­M  llir  • "• A'­ 'V­'.  •  /v>  t; |§«'  •   K  r.'«  '  r/'­ ­.t  V  •  C  '  •  •"  r i • • ,• • .­ .?• • ­­­ \'  .  If  • •   I  ,  ff'•  .  :­.v­  'Crackers'  (rear)  break  up  crude  ­ WA­ QXlj  P^P6 it  to  StOrB^O  SphorOS*  Refined  oil  will  be  pumped  into  cViin  when  Txr1i0Ti  Ina/^incr  1C  fast.  ­fflcf  ship  loading  lino  line  is  New  Jersey  terminal  where  GS­  SS Bradford  Island  up from  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Bill,  the  latter  having  just  turned  ,22,  The  brothers  cover  all  three  ship's  departments  too.  Ralph  works  as  a  chief  steward,  Eddie  is  an  AB,  Charlie,  a  wiper,  and  Bill  the  youngest,  is  OS  on  the  Puerto  Rico  but  expects  his  AB  papers  shortly.  The  seagoing  saga  of  the  Hamp­ .sons  began  back  in  1942  when  Charlie  joined  the  Navy  at  the  tender  age  of  16,  Ralph  was'the  first  of  the  family  to  go  into mari­ Enjoying  a  snack  in  the  SIU cafeteria  during  their  mother's  visit  time  when  he  joined  the  merchant  to the  hall, Charlie~serves  coffee  while Bill  U.)  and Ralph look  on.  marine  and  went  to  the  Maritime  School  at  Sheepshead  Bay.  He  the  seafaring  life.  V,As  Bill  the  out for  bosun.  As  far as  I know,  I  worked  one  trip  after  his  gradua­ youngest,  put  it, "I'm  going  to  get  am  going  to  be  sailing  for  quite  a  tion  on  an  Army  transport, "follow­ my  AB  soon,  and  then  I'm  going  while  yet."  ing  which he  sailed under  the SIU.  At home  with three  of  her  four sons,  Mrs.  Charles  Hampson  reads  Eddie  was  next  to  go,  iu  1945.  Christmas  cards.  Left  to  right  are  Bill,  Charlie  and  Eddie.  He  too  started  on  an  Army  trans­ port­  and  then  switched  over  to  Mrs.  Charles  Hampson  almost  had  her  four  Seafarer  sons  SIU  ships,  Charlie  didn't  get  into  home for  Christmas this year—but not  quite.  She did  get to  the  SIU  until  1947,  having  spent  see all of  them during  the days preceding  Christmas, but  the  four  years,  1942  to  1946  in  the  Navy,  Brother  Bill  got  into  the  heavy  pressure  of  shipping  ;;  ^  ~  ;  ­  the  fact  that  Eddie  got hung  UP on  family  act  in  1949.  prevented  any  chance  of  the  way  from  a  payoff  in  New  Or­ All  things  considered  the  Hamp­ complete  reunion.  leans.  By  the  time  he  came  in  on  A  seaman's  life  being  what  it  the  20th  brother  Ralph  had  re­ sons  are  not  so  widely  scattered  is,  it  would  have  been  a  pretty  turned  to  his  ship.  At  that  Eddie  as  some  seafaring  families.  good  trick  to get  this unique  quar­ just  did  catch  Bill  before  the  lat­ Charlie's home  is on  Eighth Street,  tet of  SIU brothers,  Charlie, Eddie,  ter shipped  out on  the Puerto  Rico  just a  few blocks  away,  Ralph,  who  has  one  child,  a  daughter,  is  cur­ Ralph  and  Bill,  together  all  at  that  afternoon.  rently  working  on  a  sandboat,  one  time,  Mrs,  Hampson  has  been  Two  Shifts  which  means  he  can  get  off  in  trying to  for eight  years now  with­ The  result  was  that  the  LOG  New  York  pretty  frequently.  Bill  out  success.  photographer,  who had  been trying  is  back  and  forth  every two  weeks  While  there  is  usually  at  least  to  catch  the  family  together  for  one  of  the  boys  home  at  any  given  weeks,  had  no  more  success  than  on  the  cruise  ship  Puerto  Rico.  What  happens  is  that  the  four  are  time,  their  mother  confesses  that  Mrs.  Hampson  did.  He  did  manage  always  in  separately,  but  hardly  things  get  a  bit  lonesome,  espe­ to  photograph  rapt  them  with  their  ever  together.  cially  around  the  holiday  season.  mother  by  the  expedient  of  taking  Having  gotten  off  to  such  an  CAailie  explains  the  workings  of  the  SIU  electronically­operated  In  the  past she  has  always made  it  pictures  in  two  separate  shifts.  shipping  board  and  rotary  shipping  to  his  mother.  "It's  really  a  a  practice  of  setting  places  for  all  As  far  as  is  known,  the  Hamp­ early  sea­going  start, the  Hampson  wonderful  building,"  Mrs.  Hampson  ezclainied  after  her  tour.  the  boys  on  the  holidays,  and  pre­ sons  are  the  only  family  having  brothers bid fair  to become a  quar­ paring  plenty  of  food  "just  in  as  many  as  four  brothers  all  going  tet of  veteran Seafarers that  would  case"  they  should  surprise  her  by  to  sea  for  a  living.  Strangely  be  hard  to  match  anywhere.  All  of  them appear  quite satisfied  with  coming  home.  enough  there  is  nothing  specific  This  year  she  wasn't  so  sure,  in  their  background  which  would  (Continued  from  page  5)  is  no  question  that  thb  operation  "If  you  fellows  arenT going  to  be  explain  their  mass  seagoing  ca­ which  haul  it  from  Dutch  Guiana.  of  the hew  plant  will  have  benefi­ around  here  on  Christmas  .day,"  reer,  other  than  the  fact  that  they  With the  opening of  the new  Chal­ cial  effects  on  shipping  in  and  out  she threatened,  "I'm  going down  to  have  lived  a  good  deal  of  their  mette  plant.  Kaiser  plans  to  de­ of  the  New  Orleahs  area.  With  the  SIU  hall  for  my  Christmas  lives  within  walking  distance  of  velop  its own  bauxite resources  on  heavy  concentration  of  aircraft  dinner,"  the  Brooklyn  waterfront.  Their  Almost  Made  It  the  island  of  Jamaica.  The  com­ plants  and  other  industrial  facili­ father,  Charles  Sr.,  is  no .seagoing  pany  is intent  on a  complete  mine­ ties  alre|idy  in  the  Gulf  area  the  Actually the  Hampson  boys tried  man,  working  as  a  concrete  mixer  pretty  hard  to  get  together,  and  on  a  shoreside  job.  to­metal  program,  which  includes  hew  source  of  aluminum  nearby  control  over  raw  materials,  trans­ will  attract  additional  industry  to  almost  did  make  it.  They  all would  When  asked  if  their  father  had  the Gulf  and  provide another fillip  portation  and  processing.  have  been  in  on  the  19th  but  for  ever  objected  to  their  mass  sea­ going venture  the  brothers replied,  Consequently  a  subsidiary  com­ to the  rapidly growing  port of  New  "No,  he  never  said  anything,  but  pany, the  Kaiser Bauxite Company,  (Orleans.  if  he  did  he  wouldn't  have  much  has  purchased,  or  taken  option  on  of  a  chance  against the  four of  us."  some  11,000  acres  on  J a m a i e a.  All  Departments  When  finally  developed,"the  nevir  The  Hampsons  have  lived  in  the  properties are  expected to produce  vicinity  of  the  new  SIU  hall  most  one  million  tons  of  bauxite  annu­ of  their  lives.  At  present,  Mrs,  Newer  aiid  faster  ships  which  ally.  To  handle  the  output,  the  Hampson lives  with Bill  and Eddie,  Bauxite Company  will  build a  deep  have  been  built  in'European  ship­ the  two  single  boys,  at  265  E,  15th  water  dock  on  the  south  coast  as  yards  in  the  past  few  years  are  Street,  just  a  few  blocks  away  (Continued  from  page  2)'  well  as  a  railroad  line  leading  to  rapidly  making  the  US  merchant  fleet' obsolete,  A  survey  of  ship­ the dock.  lines  in  July  when  it  boosted  the  from  the hail,  Charlie, who  is pres­ Approximately 40  percent  of  this  building­ developments  since  the  death  benefit  to  $1,500,  Another  ently working  in the  new hall, lives  Bill  enjoys  quick  snack  in  the  output will  be needed for the Chal­ end of  World  Warll shows  that  70  $250,000  was  socked  away  in  gov­ with  his  wife  and  two  children  in  kitchen  before  ieaving, for the  ernment  bonds.  Hospital  benefits  the  vicinity,  while  Ralph  has  his  sea. "I  always  have  Something  mette  plant.  The  remainder  will  percent  of  new  tonnage  since  the  cooking  for  my  boys,"  Mrs.  undoubtedly  go  to  other aliuninum  war  has  been  built  by  Great  had  already  gone  to  $10  a  week.  family  home  in  the  Flatbush  sec­ Hampson said.  "I never  know  plants  throughout  the  country.  Britain,  France,  Norway,  Nether­ Cities  Service  got  back  in  the  tion  of  Brooklyn,  At  25,  Charlie  is  the  oldest  of  when they'll  pop in."  While  Kaiser  is  developing  raw  lands  and  Belgium,  1,000  ships  in  news  that  month  by  signing  a  new  material  transportation  and  finish­ all.  contract  bringing  their  shipl up  to  ing  facilities,  information  we  have  Most  of  these  post­war  vessels  par  with  olj^ier  tankers.  Checks  received  indicates that for the pres­ can do  up to 18 or  20 knots.  On the  totaling  $150,000  went  to  130  CS  seamen  who  were  fired  for  union  ent,  Kaiser  does not  intend  to  buy  cither hand,  the bulk  of  US tonnage  activities.  any  additional  vessels  to  handle  consists  of  Liberty  and  Victory  Wage  discussions  got  under  way  the  shipments  from  Jamaica.  Kai­ ships  with  top  speeds  of  ten  to  12  in  earnest  with  the  operators  in  ser operates only one ship,  which is  knots.  A  US Shipping  expert  reviewing  October,  Net  result—the  40  hour  under  contract  with  the  SIU.  Sev­ week,  wage  increases, doubled  wel­ eral  vessels  would  be  required  to  the  situation,  declared  that  viithin  fare  fund  contributions,  an  in­ handle  the  output  of  the  Jamaica  ten  years,  the  greater  proportion  crease  in  the  vacation  plan  to  mines,  when  they  begin, proaucing  of  the  US fleet  will  be  obsolete,  $140  annually,  in quantity  in the  summer of  1952.  which  means  that  heavy  ship  con­ November  was.the  big  month—  In  the  interim,  it  appears  that  struction  is  necessary  soon  to  en­ November  17th  the  big  day  to  be  much  of  the  bauxite  required  for  able the US  to keep up.  exact.  That  was  the  day  the  new  The  post­war  construction  boom  the  needs at  Chalmette  will be  di­ headquarters  opene(L  and  left Sea­ verted  from  shipments  that  are  abroad  has  led  to  replacement  of  farers'  mouths  han^ng  open  with  all  wartime  losses by  European  na­ now going  to Maryland.  ­ its  splendor.  Keeping  pace  with  Of  course.  Kaiser  has  its  own  tions,  with  only  Italy  short  of  her  the  trend,  the  hospital  benefit  shipyards  out  on  the  west  coast  pre­war tonnage.  went up to  $15 and  the death  bene­ which raises the possibility that  the  Proposals: are certain to  be mad*  fit  to  $2,500.  4  company  might  consfruct  add^tionr  before  the  next  Congress  to  get  And,  winding  up the  year,  ship­ al  tonnage  to handle  the  Jamdcan' construction  underway  an  newer  ping  broke  all  post­war  records  in  and  faster ^hips  so  that  US  ship­ output.  "  December.  All  in all,  it was  ii  good  "Almost  missed  you,"  Bill  (left)  tells  Eddie,  who  arrived  home  While  the  bauxite  shipping,  pro^  ping. WtllTNi  able  to  compete  with  jjrear,fo!r::th^SXU«. i  *  ,ipst  hP  Rlli  wss ,8bont  to. leare  for .his  Job on  th«  Puertd Steo/?  gram is  obscditf t<N^ hbli11thkfdkff)reiBlitiil(Matries' vessels,  i  Gulf Hails New Aluminuni Plant  OldVearWas  Prosperous  For  SiU Men  it'  Eurojia's Newer Ships  Far SpeedierThan Onrs  ��Face Sixleca  SEAFARERS  tOQ  Champlin Assaults Rio's Craggy  ^Hunchback'; More Peaks Ahead  DOi  That  competitive  rowing  got  $72.50  montiU| «om{  I  (Having  ascended  Sugar  Loaf  mountain in  Rio  de  Jaheiro, the writer  next  sought to con­ start  from  matches  between  boats  brand  nei^ rati  oif  $2  I'quer  higher  peaks.  This is another  in a  series  on one  of  the many  places "we seamen,visit"  rowed  by  professional  oarsmen  Of  4  4  4  ' during  voyages to  all  corners of  the  globe.)  the  New  York  waterfront?  They  That  the  signature  forged  more  As a  member of  the crew of  a great  passenger ship, I first assaulted  the Hunchback in Rio.  rowed  the  small  boats  that  plied  times  than  any  other  in  history is'  With  a  beached  seaman  as pilot  (a  necessity, since  my Portuguese  was worse  than niy  poor  as  ferries  between  Manhattan  that  of  Antonlua  BtradivariuSi  tht' i  Spanish), I  hired  a  taxi.  maker  of  those famous  violins?  ^rl")  The  interesting  road  was  long  apparition.  It  seemed  to  possess  Nest,  a  name  to make  this seaman  Island  and  Brooklyn  in  the  early  4  4  4*  and  winding;  yet  not  too  steep.  It  an  even  greater  altitude  than  the  return  to  somehow  get  to  the  top  part of the 19th century. Some,  who  rowed  salesmen  down  the  harbor  That  British  Honduras  keeps  Hunchback and Christ  combined.  and  so  become  a  real lookout.  gave  many  glimpses  of  the  city's  Later  I learned  It  is  the  Crow's  G. W . Champlin.  to meet ships arriving from  Europe,  "Winter  Dajdlght  Savings  Time,"  life,  some  quite  closely  intimate;  began  to  hold  match  races  to  see  when  clocks  are  advanced  half  ah  others  so  distant  upon  other  hUls  hour the first  week  in October  un­ who  could  get  to  a  particular  ship  til  the  second  week  In  February?  as  to  constitute  mere  man­marred  first.  scenery.  The  lush,  tropical  rain­ Over  30  countries  throughout  the  forest  was  often  thickened  by  4"  J"  t  world,  including the  US,  keep  lantatlons  of  many  species  of  "DayUght  Saving  Time"  in  the  That  the  modern  word  "mauso­ summertime.  Eimboo,  as  these perennial grasses  are  of  great  value  In  erosion  con­ leum" stems from  one of  the seven  4  4  4  trol.  wonders  of  the  ancient  world,  the  Such  tropical mountain  highways  "Semper  Paratus,"  the  Coast  Guard  motto  meaning  always  ready,  Hallcarnassus  erected  by  Queen  That  more  than  20  American  must  be  elaborately  protected  by  was given  a  new  twist  recently according  to a report  to the  LOG from  Artemisia  in  memory  of  her  hus­ Liberty  ships  were  named  after  Seafarers who were killed by enemy  rip­rock and  concrete gutters, spill­ crewman  Gordon  F.  Dickson,  Jr.,  of  the  SS  Bradford  Island  (Cities  band,  King  Mausolus  of  Caria  in  action  in  World  War  II?  ways,  and  aprons.  The  incredibly  Service).  «  Asia  Minor,  who  died  in  353  BC.  rich, dark­red soil  4.4  4  Guard  rescue  mission  A  Coast  will  erode  faster  Some  remains of  the structure  are  was  just  one  link  in  a  chain  of  That the world's first  adding ma­ than  a  Piedmont  displayed  in  the  British  Museum,  chine  was  invented  by  a  French­ hoe ­ crop  farm.  events  arising  from  a  storm  off  London.  man  in  the  17th' century?  Blaise  Then,  too,  the  Cape  Hatteras  and  ending  In  hos­ pitalization  for  the  bosun  and  J>ascal  (1623­62),  mathematician,  4  4^  city  below  must  SrU crewmembers  aboard  physicist  and  philosopher,  also  in*  be protected from  slight  injury  to  two  day  men.  the  De  Soto  (Waterman)  put  That Charley Peterson has walked  vented  the  hydraulic  press.  the  great  ava­ out a fire  In the galley in seven  Returning  recently  from  Hous­ lanches  of_  m u d  ton,  the  ship  ran  Into  a  storm  minutes  by*the  clock,  for  over  22,000 miles in many  years of  4  4  4  that  might  easily  which  during  the  night  ripped  off  which  skipper  J.  D.  Ware  Is­,  playing  his  favorite  indoor  game?  That  you  weigh  more  in  an  ele­ occur.  the cover of  No. 2 lifeboat and sent  sued  the following  commenda­ Peterson,  a  billiard  champ,  knows  vator  when  it  is  going  up?  Champlin  In  the  higher  a  good  deal  of  gear  over  the  side.  tion:  how  far he  has  walked  around  ta­ meanderlngs  of  our  road,  we  sev­ The  following  day  bosun  Gunvald  "All  officers  and  crewmem­ ,4  4  4  eral times  crossed the route  of  the  Nellsen  and  day  men  Chester  Just  bers present  during the  recent  bles during many  years of  teaching  That  the  Norfolk  SIU  Hall  used  funicular,  or  cog­wheeled,  railway  and  Charles  Seney  were  putting  a  fire In  the galley  responded, in  and  playing  the  game  because  he  to  be  a'  bank  building,  and  later  that  affords an  alternate  means 'of  pew  cover  on  when  a  huge  wave  a  very  commendable  manner  wore  a  pedometer.  housed the  War Shipping  Adminis­ ascent. Our  trip  by  car ended  at  a  hit the  boat  deck  on  the starboard  not  only  in  extinguishing  the  tration until  1946  when  the. Union  4  4  4  little  parking  plaza  near  the  rail­ side.  fire,  but  preventing one  In  the  revamped  the, building?  way  terminus.  Some  flights  of  The  two  day  men  were  thrown  engine  room.  That  the  basic  wage  of  an  AB  steps  took us  to the  plaform, upon  against  the  bulkhead,  but  the  "While  I  regret  extremely  Is almost  four times  what it  was in  ,  4  4  4  which  stands  £1 Crlsto.  necessity  for  such  action,  1939 when  the SIU began collaring  That  France,  slightly  smaller  in  bosun was washed  through the rail,  the  I  want  to  extend  my  sincere  the top  conditions in  the  maritime  area  than  Texas, contains  10 times  This  is  a  hundred­foot  high  con­ landing  on  a  tank  top  30  feet  be­ crete  statue  of* Christ.  Though  it  low.  When  some  men  got  down  to.  thanks to  all who  took  part in  Industry?  The  AB  scale  on  a  typi­ the  population  of  the  Lone  Star  is  hollow,  and  can  be  ascended  him,  It  was  found  that  a  tank  dog  a  job  well  done."  cal  freighter  agreement  then  was  State?  through  the  interior,  It  was  closed  had  cut  Into  the  left  side  of  his  lo  visitors,  like  Miss  Liberty's  back  and  he  was­carried off  to  the  torch­bearing  arm.  ship's  hospital.  The  base  holds  a  shrine,  where  Too  Rough  my  guide  begged  that  I  buy  him  some  candles  to  burn.  He  greatly  A  call  to  the  Coast  Guard  for  The  morning  after  an  Item  in  a  cah  still  out­do  most  of  the  cur­ .things  were  like  on  t|ie  sea.25  years  &go  should see  "Blackie"  admired  the  Christ,  though  I  con­ assistance  brought  back the  report  New  York  newspaper  forecasted  rent  talent.  Allan  Lake  telling  the  boys  Foster.  He's been saiilng for a  ripe  fess  my  own  reverence  was  di­ that  It  was  too  rough  for  them  to  a  really cold  winter in 1952," sev­ rected, not to this work of  man, but  come  out  so  the captain  proceeded  eral  of" the  brothers  were  seen  about  the  "Tunnel  of  Youth"  in  26 years, and  an SIU member  since  India.  He  claims that  you  leave it  '39 ... Some years ago Felix Amora  to  the  great  works  of  God  around  to  Norfolk,  about five  and  a  half  heading  dovm  to  the  Gulf...For  20 years younger.  Those interested  was  studying  for  the  priesthood,  ^e.  hours away.  the  Information  of  those  going  to  should  see  Brother  Lake  or  ship  but  the  call of  the  sea' was  too  In  the  distance.  Sugar  Loaf  Speeding  Into  Norfolk  in  the  Trujlllo  City,  taxi  fare  within  the  great.  The  boys  get  a  real  kick­ seemed  but  a  slender,  puny  thing,  hope  that  a  doctor  would  be  avail­ city limits Is half  a dollar. It  jumps  o u t^ on  an  Isthmian  ship... Roy  during  off  hours  watching  Felix  Grunder,  who  sailed  In  the  stew­ it  was  so  very  distant.  From  one  able,  the  ship  met  up  with  a  CG  to  a  buck  after  midnight,  a  fact  vantage­point,  Corcovado's  own  cutter,  which  came  alongside.  Two  most  of  the  fellows  don't  know.  ard's department  for  several  years  carve figures out of  bars of  soap....  Is  now  working  for  Uncle  Sam.  Louis  Peed,  who  sailed, as  .chief  bulging  ponderosity  could  be seen,  cameramen  appeared,  but  no  doc­ this  time  far  below,  not  seeming  tor.  "Maybe  they're  gonna  treat  Men  should  attend  educational  He's In  the Army, at  Officer Candi­ electrician  on. the  Del  Norte  for  some  time,  donated  his  time  In  about  to  crush  me  Into  nothing­ him  with  developing fiuld,"  one  meetings  as  often  as  possible.  It  date School.  pays  to  leam  unionism  . ..Pete  The  cafeteria  set­up  at  the  New  showing  movies  to  the  crew.  He  ness.  crewmen  commented.  was the one responsible for  a crew  Gohzalez  jockeying  his  red  Chrys­ Looking  about, I  was  startled  to  Bosun  Nellsen  was  put  on  the  ler around  as If  all the  roads were  York  hali is really  tops. One  thing  donation of  over $500 to a  New Or­ a  number  of  boy%. demanded  and  perceive  In  the  far  distance  a  cutter, however, and, at last report,  open  sea... Let's  pick  a  soft­ got was  hominy grits. Come around  leans orphanage.  A swell, job, Louis.  mighty  crag, Its  mld­polnt  protrud­ was  recovering  nicely  In  the  hos­ the  the ship having the  and  try  'em  next  time  you're  in  George Nassar  forced  off  the sea  ing so far that It  seemed a  piece of  pital.  The angry  crew feels the  CG  ball team from  best  record,  as  champions  of  the  town... John  Coie,  Jr.  is  working  due  to a  heart  ailment.. .Tiger  Lll  unreality.  At  the  time  I could  not  should  change  the  motto  around  a  SIU...When  Frank  Vegh  arrives  down  South  as  a  disc  jockey  and  Is  one of  the  best  known  personal­ discover  the  name  of  this  rocky  little  bit.  In San  Juan the first  thing he  does  radio announcer...Wha' happened,  ities  along  the  waterfront  in  Rio.  Is drive  a  car around  the Island  as  George?  Last  June  George  McFall  She's  often  seen  at  the  docks  col^f  If  he  were a  millionaire.  revealed  plans  to  become  a  bride­ lecting donations for seamen at thb  Dry Run To the Boat Deck  On  Softball  again,  those  games  groom  and  promised  to let  us hear  local hospltala foe cigarettes, candy  <  played  In  foreign  ports  are  doing  about it.  We're still in  the dark  on  and such  Items i  . . Time Magazine  plnpolpts  Montevideo,  Urugiiaiy,  as  a  lot  to  spread  good  will.  Puerto  that  score.  one  port  where  poverty  is  almost  Rico  and  Trujlllo  are  two  places  Up  and  around  after  a  serious  where  they  go  wild  over  the  great  operation,  Ray  Griswold  was  seen  unknown.  The  hospitality  of  the  American  pastime. . . Brother Sou­ the  other day  chewing the  fat  with  folks  down  there  Is  well known  to  Dick  Martinez  sa Is  always feeding "Rebel," feline  the boys.  Ray has  lost some  weight  Seafarers.  s  '  mascot  on one  SIU ship., Somehow  but  looks  well... Thurston  Lewis  Sousa  manages  to  secure  sardines  back  at  sea  after  spending  some  for  the  kitten,  who  gobbles  'em  time  In  New  York.  One  picture  right  up.  he wanted  to see was Alice In  Worn­ SIU  Headquarters  urges  all '  Who  Is  the  chief  steward  who  derland.  Wonder If  he made It?.. .­ was  hanging  around  the  New  Or­ Bob  Garn  sailing  as  bosun  after  a  draft  eligible  seamen  to  be  sure  they  keep  their  local Se^  \  ^  leans  hall  some'  time  back  and  long stay on the  Del Norte as store­ lectlye  Service  boards  posted,'"  shanghaied  out  on  a  freighter  as  keeper ... Tex  Mettlng  would  wel­ an  AB?  He's a former  deckman. At  come  a  vacation  but  his  rocket  on  all  changes  of  address  j  the  time  they, were short  of  rated  (Oldsmoblle  88)  comes first,  it  through  the  use  of  the  post  cards  furnished  at  all  SIU:  men  on  deck.  His  nickname Is  seems.  halls  and  aboard  ships.  "Frenchy"... Harry Illff spent some  A  baker  saiilng  out  of  New  Or­ Failure  to  keep  your  draft  time shipping ^ut  of  New York".  He  leans  has  a  problem  for  Dorothy  used  to  write  the' column  "Dining  Dlx.  He's in  love  with  three  girls  board informed of  your where­ abouts  can  cause  you  to  bo  Room  Doings" under the  pen name  and  can't  decide  which  one  to set­ Herman  the Hermit.  tle  down  with.  They're  in  Buenos  listed  as  a  delinquent  apd  be  Morris  Danberg  once  promised  Aires,  New  York  and  New  Orleans'  drafted Into  the services  with­ the Mrs. he  would take  her to Flor­ ... The  dream  of  a  chicken  farm  out  a  hearing.  The  Union  in rvm!.R  Crewmembers  of  Eastern's  Massillon  Victory  line the  deck  during  ida  and  she's  still  watlng... Back  has  Bill  Smith  working  overtime.  such^cajses  can  dp,, nothing, fp,  a  routine fire  and  boat  drill  during  the  ship's  recent  trip  to  the  in  1914,  Bill Dunham  was  In  show  He  started  one  year  ago  in . Aia­ aid Seafarers who  fall to  com­ Far  East  with  cargo  for  the  United  Nations forcp?..  The irun;  ^business, wfth  ^j ^ot, pf ,tpp, pamjej  bfipa..! Any  Union  newcomer  who  between  Koreji, ffapan  and  Okinawa.  John  cihaker  took  pic\ur6.  In  minstrel routines.  He claims  he  would  like  a  good  idea  of  what  S Semper Photo A­Parafus  New Coast Guard Motto?  Skipper Ijouds  Fire Fighters  V ' I  .  '"­jl  ­  r,il  '• • 'r  • VMS'  '­Mi  vi  ­­V.­M 1  Jack  Frost  Sending  Men South  Meep nrpity',^^  Board Posted  •   M I  ­1  I  �Friday, |>g|fMM|i!*r %.li8|  LOG^A­RHYTHM:  8er«ife«;i  SEAFARERS  LOG  Facial Shrubbery  M  ^.:::­­  •  Logan  Lament  'By  Martin  J.  Hitchcock  (Brother  Hitchcock  penned  his  fi^st  poetic  effort  to  the  LOG  from  the  SS  Logans  Fort  (Cities  Service)  in  Le  Havre.)  This  is  a  tale  that's  been  told  before  J^or  all  you  landlubbers  who  work  ashore.  We  boarded  this bucket  of  bolts and  brass  Down  in  a  place  called  Braintree, Mass.  Here's  a  grizzly  trio  from  the  Government Camp. L­R:  Bernard  Kimberley, deck delegate; D. Gil­ bert,  ship's  delegate,  and  "Scot­ ty"  (from  the  plaid  shirt),  who  wouldn't  come  out  and  identify  himself.  Departed  from  there  and  down  South  did  go.  Arriving  in  Jacksonville, away  from the  snow.  Next  came  the  shipyard  for  minor  repairs.  So  we  made  out  allotments  to  all  of  our  heirs.  Departed  from  Jax  fully  laden  with  oil,  Headirig  out  West  to  California  soil  Sighted  the  coast  and  quickly unloaded  Bound  for  Japan on our  T­2  outmoded.  i  Our  sail  on the  Pacific  was  quite  a. plight.  Nineteen  days  and  no  sun in  sight  Landing in  Nippon, ashore  we  did  go  To look  at  the  girls  and  spend  our  dough.  Again  bearing  east, round  MandaUty  Sweating  and  panting  for  many  a  day  Port  Bahrein  was  where  we  sat  down  All  the  crew's  faces  fixed  in  a  frown.  Ten days  later, Suez  hove  into  sight  But  the  feed  pump  had  blown up  during  the  night  The  chief  engineer  had  run  out  of  joy  And  the  second  was  hollering  oh boy, oh  boy.  <ii~­ ' '  *1,  .  Then  left  the  Gulf  and  made  for  the  Bay  Saving  our  bonus and  all  of  our  pay  Heading  for  sea, MediterraneaUf  way  France  our next  port, and  all  the  boys  gay,  ^ After  the  crew  and  mamselles  had  taken a  chance  We  gaily  bid  bon  soir  to Vive  la  France  Spent all  our  bonus and  all  of  our  pay  And  24  hours  later, again underway.  S • ^' ­ I'V"­''­ iS­  ­ ':iU'  <>  Be Sure to Get  Dues  Receipts  Headquarters  again  wishes  to  remind  all  Seafarers  that  payments  of  funds,  for  what­ ever  union  purpose,  be  made  only to  authorized A&G repre­ ^  sentatives  and  that  an  official'  Union receipt  be gotten at  that  time.  If  no  receipt  is offered,  be  sure  to  protect  yourself  by  Immediately  bringing the mat­ ter  to the  attention of  the sec­ retary­treasurer's  office.  The  imipn's  word  of  advice  is  to  insure  that  all  monies  paid  are  credited  to  your  SIU  record.  Insistence  on  an  offi­ cial  receipt  will  prevent  "can  shakers" from  soliciting funds  for unauthorized  purposes, and  will  bar any  foul­ups  later on.  By  Daniel  Mlva, Photo  Editor  The  developing, of  your  film  and  the  creation  of  negatives is  a  most  important  step  in  the  production  of  photographs.  The  member  who  does* his  own  processing  can  give  his  film  his  individual  attention  and  by  following  directions  carefully  can  produce  clean  sparkling  negatives.  The  feliow  who  cannot  devote  any  time  or  who  doesn't  want  to  bother  with  this  end  of  photography  usually  drops  his  film  off  at  the  comer  drugstore.  Here's  where  the  trouble  starts.  The  film  is  shipped  off  to  huge  ni'ocessing  plants  and  in  order  to  deliver  on  time  the  film  has  to  be  handled  rapidly.  Individual  inspection  of  your  roll  of  film  cannot  be  made.  An  average  developing  time  has  to be  used so  that all  the film  developed  will create  some sort  of  nega­ tive.  You  may  get  your  negatives  and  photos  back  in  a  hurry (but  the  best  possible  negative  has  not  been  produced.  There  isn't  much  any­ one  can  do  once  a  bad  negative  is  produced.  If  you  go  to the  trouble  of  buying a  camera, and  spend  time  in  tak­ ing  pictures, don't  have your film  ruined  by slipshod  processing.  Turn  your  film  over  to establishments  that  specialize  in  making  good  nega­ tives  and  prints.  Your  film  will  get  individual  attention.  Slight  errors in  exposure  will  be  compensated  for  by  over  or  under  develop­ ing  your  film  and  you  will  wind  up  with  a  set  of  negatives  that  will  create excellent  photos.  Bad  prints  can  be  made from  good  negatives  but  poor  negatives  can  never  create  a  decent  print.  It  may  cost  a  few  cents  more  and  you  may  have  to  wait  an extra  day  but  your film  will  not  be  ruined.  Keep  the  pictures  coming.  We  have  been  receiving  some  excellent  photos  from  many  of  our  members.  Don't  forget  to  include  all  im­ portant  information  with  your  contributions.  Any questions,  problems  or headaches?  Fire away.  To  those  interested  in  photography  who  haven't  sufficient  money  to  spend  in  order  to  get  the  latest  streamlined  job,  there's  always  the  simple  box  cam,era.  With  care,  these  cameras  can  turn  out  excellent  work.  Some  years  ago  the  several  outstanding  photographers  in#  America  were given  box cameras and  asked to submit  work taken with  these  cameras.  Some  of  the  photos  taken  with  these  inexpensive  cameras  are  still  outstanding  masterpieces  of  American  photography.  Before  going  ahead  and  buying  a  box  camera  there  are  a  few  things  to  bear  in  mind.  My  column  in  the  next  issue  will  give  you  some  tips  on  buying the  proper  camera  for your  needs.  Red's Taking On a Holiday Glow  Being  the only  one in  my  neigh­ man  is  demanding  the  world  pre­ headquarters,  the  LOG  is  due  to  borhood  able  to  light  a  Christmas  miere  be  held  at  Pier  6,  Bush  make  some  terrific  changes.  Very  soon it may  be printed on  Kleenex.  The  windlass  up  forward  popped  off  with a  bang  tree  and  remain  unlit  myself,  I  Terminal.  on  the  Bull  Line  it  seems  Just try and keep your  nose out  of  Here  Our  old  man  requested  the  dear  old  deck  gang  regret  fully  I  must  leave  the  the chief  engineer  to the  rescue  he  came  Elizabeth.  However, I freely  admit  that  romance  is  a  deteriorating  that!  And you  won't  be able to  put  But the  darned  old  thing won't  ever be  the same.  .  my  leaving  is  partially  due  to  ill  factor.  One  of  our  brothers*gave  the  editorial  page  down.  I  hear  health—the  Mate  is  sick  of  me.  so many pesos  to his girl he's going  they  are  going  to  print  it  on fly­ Then  again, my  eyes are  bothering  to have to marry  her for his money.  paper.  After  all  this  there  came  a  great  calm  me once  more.  I really  don't  need  This  guy  has  it  so  bad  he  even  The  Editor  has  promised  that  With our skipper  out  praying  dear lord  no  more harm  glasses  except  for  seeing,  but  it's  carves her initials  in the deck with  anyone  contributing,  a  socko  story  Everything  was  quiet  with nary  a  sound  the chipping hammer.  I'm not  sure  before the  end of  the year  will get  cheaper  than  buying  a  dog.  When  somebody  shouted  "Hey,  we've  run  aground!"  how long this  guy  has  been  on  the  two  boxes  of  candy — one  Smith  At any  rate, I must hit  the beacji  ship,  but  the last  time  in  N.  Y.  he  Brothers,  one  Ludens.  *  and  be  confined  to  quarters  —  25  passed the new hall ahd  told me he  I'll  just  settle  for  Seasons'  We sweated  and  toiled  for  many  an  hour  cents a  day for expenses.  And  this  sure  was  glad  to  be  out  of  Stone  Greetings  and  wish  you  all  the  The  poor  pilot's  face  was turning  all  sour  ^  brings to mind  the sizeable number  Street.  Hours  passed, we  were  then off  the  bank  same.  of  beachcombers in San Juan.  One  To  keep  in  step  with  our  new  The crew  had  only the  deck  gang to  thank.  Red  Campbell.  I  note  in  particular.  Here's  a  guy  26­years­old and  has  never shaved.  Things are  now  peaceful and  very  serene  Well,  Where's  his  beard?  Down  to  A real break  for our  ship, a rusty old  queen  his  knees,  of  course.  With  5  Gs  We  have  eight  months  in, only  four  more  to  go  in  the  bank  and  a  diamond,  this  Then back  to the  beach  to  spend  all  our  dough.  guy  has  the  raggediest  underwear  on  the  island.  He  used  to  live  at  (Test  your  wits  on  these  puzzlers.  Answers  on  page  22.)  a .branch of  the YMCA  —  half  way  up the  tree.  His  present  room  has  (1)  This  being  the  holiday  season,  supposing  a  good­hearted  soul  everything but a ceiling.  But that's  came  up to you  and said  he'd  like  to  present  you  with  a  gift  of  either  okay, the guy  upstairs doesn't walk  jof  two  containers,  one  filled  with  quarters  and  the  other  filled  with  around  much.  dimes.  Which  would  you  take?  As  for  the  rest  of  the  island,  (2)  Did  an  Army  "eleven"  from  West  Point  ever  play  in  a  post  things  in  general  are  progressing  season football game  in the  Rose Bowl at  Pasadena, CaUfornia?  rapidly.  Automobiles  are  getting  thicker and thicker  and drivers are  (3)  The  building  at  No.  10  Downing  St.,  one  of  the  most  famous  addresses  in  the  world,  is  currently  occupied  by  (Eisenhower),  keeping the same  (Churchill),  (Bernard  Baruch),  (Eleanor  Roosevelt)?  pace.  In  India  the  Mohamme­ (4)  In  what  war  involving  the  U. ,S. was  a  battle fought  and  won  by  dans  pray  in  the  American  forces  over  two  weeks  after  the  peace  treaty  was  signed?  street.  In  Puerto  (5)  Answer within  60 seconds  if  you can:  What  number  when divided  Rico  the  pedes­ by  four  gives  the same  result  as  when  four is  subtracted  from it?  'trians do.  Air  travel  is  (6)  At the same  moment  a  man  in  New  York  would  be having  break­ becoming so  pop­ fast,  a  man  in  London  would  be  (doing  the  same),  (at  a  night  club),  ular  down  there  (finishing  lunch),  (going  home  from  work)?  they're  thinking  (7)  Money  changes  hands so  fast  these  days  many  of  us forget  what  Campbell  of  laying the  bill­ it looks like.  Whose pictures  are on  the face  of  the following U. S. cur­ boards  down flat,  But  then,  what  rency:  ($1),  ($5),  ($10),  ($50)?  would the Waterman skippers  pilot  (8)  You  be  the  judge.  If  a  girl  plies  her  boy  friend  with  liquor  to  by?  In  a  recent  (personally­con­ ducted)  poll  as to  what  the  Water­ drive 100 miles  and marry  her, may  he get  an annulment  on the  ground  man  sailors  do  with  their  clothing  that  he  was  too  drunk  to  know  it?  allowance, I found  that 8 out  of  10  (9)  The  words "the  world  will  little  note,  nor  long  remember,  what  and the  other two  had  we  say  here,"  delivered  in  a  speech  by  Abraham  Lincoln,  have  been  Some of  the Logans Fort drewmembers whose vessel saw  the World  bought food  ulcers.  The film  that  used. the  proven  false.  What.was  the  occasion  for  these remarks?  in  a~recent trip put  to rhyihe  by crewmembcr  Martin  J. Hitchcock.  Waterman ship S.S.  Chickasaw will  This  was  one  of  those  "peaceful  and  serehe"  moments  Hitchcock  not be  released  pending a squabble  (10)  The  number  represented  by  the  Roman  numerals  MCMLII  is  • )  »  <  ^  J  <  L  A i  . 1  I.;!  J  •  " '  •  ­  M  «­  ' "  • '  •   Mth  thd  vfessW's 'dpelhtor.' Wutdr*­ '(3447),  (1952),' (977^,  (4042)?  <  'J  mentioned.  Quiz Cornet'  • f  ^  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impressive.  He  haS  ing  the  case,  we  will  leave  off  Joe  the speed,  the ranginess  and  a  tre­^''  and  talk  about  his  potential  suc­ mendously­strong  and  accurate  cessors,  Mickey  Mantie  and  Jackie  throwing arm.  Jensen.  At the plate Jensen can hit as long  It is  quite safe  to say  that neith­ a  ball  as  anybody  in  the  League ''  er of  these two will  be  another Di­ but  the  question  is,  can  he  do  Maggio.  Both  of  them  are  poten­ it often enough?  He is handicapped  tially  very fine  ball  players  but  by  being a  right­hand straightaway  they  do  not  seem  to • h  ave  that  hitter  in  Yankee  Stadium  where  a  something  extra  in  the  way  of  cor  righthander  must  pull  the  ball  or  ordination,  grace  and  plain  spirit  be  resigned  to  long fly­outs.  Jeh­ that  made  Joe the  great athlete he  sen  might  make the  grade. He  also  was.  might  turn  out  to  be  another Sam  ,  Mantle for one, does  not  impress  Chapman.  That  would  be  follow­ me as  being cut out for center field.  ing  footsteps  with  a  vengeance,  as  He has great speed, no  doubt about  Sam was  also a  fullback at  the Uni­ it.  But  he  is  not  constructed  for  versity  of  California  before. Connie  the  part.  The center fielder,  ideal­ Mack  brought him  to the  Athletics.  ly,  should  be  a  tall  rangy  fellow  When  it  comes to  a  successor  to  with  a  long  stride  to  eat  up  the  Joe's  center fielding  honors,  you  huge  chunks  of  ground  he  has  to  really don't  have  to go  outside  the  cover.  More than anything  else, he  family.  Actually  the  best  center  has to  get a  good  jump on  the ball.  fielder  in  baseball  the  past  couple  Mantle  bears  a  resemblance  to  of  years has  been  brother Dom  Di­ Charley  Keller;  chunky  and  broad  Maggio  of  the  Red  Sox.  This  fel­ shouldered  with  heavily  muscled  iow is truly  amazing to see; a skin­ arms.  The center fielder  should  be  ny  little  guy  with  a  seven  league  an  antelope.  Mickey  is  built  more  stride who  does the impossible  out  like  a  bull,  there  every  day.  If  Joe  was  never  There's  little  question  about  his  around,  the  sportswriters  would  competence at  the  dish.  Last  year  have  been  talking  the same  super­ the  pitchers  fooled  him  regularly  latives  about  Donilnick.'  It's  with­ and  he  went "down  swiiigihg  more  out  doubt  the  best  brother  act  to  times  than  is  profitable.  But  he  hit  baseball,  surpassing  Wes  and  takes  a  beautiful  cut  at  the  ball,  Rick Ferrell and the Walker  broth­ and  with  a  little  more  experience  ers  in  quality  and  performance.  By  Spike  Marlin  Smoke Put To Royal Oak Roach  Most landlubbers  lack the slight­ time,  I  wilL  guarantee  to  control  An  unprecedented  change  over­ came  the atmosphere when  the BR  est  conception  of  the  lives  of  sea­ the  insects."  walked  through  the  crowded, rec­ The Extraordinary  Seaman made  men  who  man  ships  on  the  seven  a  funny  face.  "Weli,  now—I'il  tell  reation  room  with  a  gallon  of  in­ seas, and  probably don't  even  real­ ya.  For  ten  percent  of  your  over­ secticide  under  each  arm, and  car­ llze  that  seamen  live  cleaner  lives  time,  I'll  get  you  all  the  prospects  ried  a  big  spray  gun.  The  EOS  on  shipboard  than  most  gentry  do  you  want  and  the official  authority  stopped him.  "Where  do  ya  tink  yer  going?  to  go  ahead  and  kill all  cockroach­ on  land.  You  ain't  gonna  kill  my  orthopter­ Loathsome,  though  harmless,  as  es."  ans  without  paying my  percentage.  the  cockroach  is,  it  stirred  much  The  BR  replied:  "But  you  must  Ya  owe  me  exactly  $1.47  to  date.  understand  that  my  services  will  excitement  aboard  the  SS  Royal  How about  that?"  Oak  when  an  inquisitive  BR  found  include  only  the  quarters  of  the  The BR  stuck his  nose in  the air.  unlicensed  personnel—the  galley,  one of  those aerosol  bombs that are  He  went  on  to  explain  that  the  operated  by  a  button  atop  the  can  storeroom,  and  pantry.  Do  you  Steward  was  in  an  exasperated  wish  that  I  do  any  killing  amid­ which,  when  depressed,  forces  out  mood  and  decided  to  send  the  BR  a fine  spray  of  lethal. insecticide.  ships,  in  the  officers'  quarters?"  on  an expedition to  hunt down  and  Two  Seafarers,  one . an  oldtimer  quarters  received  .word  from  the  He  wanted  to  see  what  made  it  The  EOS  (that's  for  Extra  Ordi­ kiil  the  brown  pests.  work  and  pushed  a  can  opener  nary  Seaman)  was  greatly  inter­ This, of  course, virould be counted  and  the  other  a  newcomer  to  the  SS  Casimir  Fulaski  (Eastern)  through  it.  ested  and  he answered  with  gusto:  as overtime and, since the EOS had  Union, passed  away this  month, ac­ that  he  had  passed  away  aboard  ^  the ship  and  was  buried  at  sea  by  '  The  results  that  followed  were,  "If  you  go amidships  and extoimin­ no  part  in  securing  the  job  for  cording  to  reports  to  the  LOG.  his  shipmates.  \  almost  panic.  Primarily  the  blame  ate  them  roaches,  including  the  him, the  BR fired  him  on  the spot,  Edward  W.  Crosby,  63,  one  of  He  had  participated  in  many  of  !  fell on  the  BR  and  it  unanimously  secon(^mate,  I will  not  charge  you  christened  himself  the  Royal  Ex­ the  first  Sea­ the  Union's  beefs  over  the  years.  was  his  responsibility,  so  he  con­ anything.  I'll  pay  you,  and  while  terminator  of  the  Royal  Oak,  and  farers  from'  the  He  is  survived  by  a  half­brother,  fided  in  a  certain  Ordinary  Sea­ yoa're at it  get the chief  mate too."  went to do combat  with the  enemy.  Boston  area,  Leo  Crosby  of  South  Boston,  man,  Extra  Ordinary,  to  be  exact,  This  kind  of  negotiating  contin­ Half  an  hour  later,  the  BR  joined  November  Mass.  and  this  is  the  conversation  that  ued.  Meanwhile,  the  cockroaches  emerged  from  the  storeroom  be­ 19,  1938,  just  a  A  comparative  newcomer  to  the  roamed  around,  stopping  occasion­ low  panting  and  grumbling.  Later,  followed:  few  days , after  Union,  Hendrickson  was  working  ally to look  at the EOS and  BR and  out  on  the  fantail  of  the  tanker,  See  the  Boys  the  formation  of  ashore  as  a  chief  electrician  until  whoever  else  was  nearby,  and  BR: "I appoint you  my agent and  waved  their aptennas  at  them,  just  the fresh sea  breeze felt good  after  the  SIU.  Harry  he  .shipped  'from  Baltimore  this  the  ordeal  in  a  amall  room filled  my first  assignment  is  for  you  to  like you  would  thumb your  nose at  L."  Hendrickson,  summer  as  a  t^iper  aboard  the  with fine  spray,  and  dying  insects  approach  the  membership  to  learn  somebody  you  did  not  like.  45, first  began  Steel  Recorder  (Isthmian).  clinging to his  pants cuffs and fall­ whether  I will  be  permitted  to  ex­ During the  lull, a  member of  the  sailing  with  the  terminate  cockroaches.  We  are  so  crew,  whd  could  not  talk  without  ing  from  the  overhead  onto  his  Crosby  union  this  past  Born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  in 1906,  hair.  far  out  at  sea  we  may  be  overrun  using 24­letter  words, was  annoyed  he  was  a  veteran  of  the  peacetime  With  shoulders  drooping  and  July when  his shore  job as an elec­ Navy. and  had  sailed  previously  by  the  insects  before  we  could  get  when  anyone  referred  to  the. in­ to  a  port  where  they  could  be  fu­ sects  as  mere  cockroaches.  He  in­ panting  hard, he  went  to  the  EOS  trician  petered out.  for  four  years.  He  died  on  the  to tell  him:  migated.  sisted  that a  cockroach  was  an  or­ "These—these—er — er—^Basilia  Crosby,  a  messman,  born  in  beach  NeW Ydrk.'  Jdis survivorsfl  Canada  in  1888, had  been  going  to  include .a son,  Ben,  and  a  brother.^  "And if  you could  somehow man­ thopteran, but  our illustrious mess­ of  the  order  Orthoptera  sea  for  many  years  when  head­ Robert.  "  age  to  contact  the  proper  authori­ boy  loudiy  insisted  they  were  Orientalis  —they are  too wild for me.  I here­ ties and get me an hour­a­day over­ rightly  the  Basilia  Orientalis.  by  officially,  now  and  forever,  ab­ dicate  as  the  Royal  Exterminator  of  this  floating—well,  sir,  call  it  Gangway  for Sunshine  what  you  like."  The  government, when  it  under­ 1850).  Bora  in  Salem,  Mass.,  he'^'  At  this  writing  on  the  messhall  took  the  tremendous  shipbuilding  attended  private  schools  and  was'  table, one  lively orthoptera  is dart­ program  of  World  War  II, named  apprenticed  to  a:  shipmaster  to''  ing  before  me  to  and  fro,  dodging  its  Liberty  ships  after  famous  learn  a  mercantile  trade.  'Later''  here  and  there.  Now  I see  a  little  Americans.  Below  are  the  nqmes  elected  to  State  Senate,  US  Con­"'  one—oh  yes,  that  big  one  was  the  of  a  few  SlU­contracted  Libertys  gress  arid  was  twice  voted  h  US'"'  mother  chasing her  baby.  and  thumbnail  sketches of  the  per­ Senator.  William  Calefato.  sons  whose  names  they  bear.  Death Takes Two Seafarers  ti.­ '­.i  How The Libertys Were Named  Charles  Carroll  (Bull).  Revolu­ John  Fiske  (Seas Shlpplrig); HiS^>^  tionary statesman (1737­1832).  Bom  torian and writer'(1842­1901)."Bora'!'  in  Annapolis, Md.,  he  was a  signer  in Hartford, Conn., graduated  frorii Q  of  the US  Declaration of  Independ­ Hgrvard,  admitted' to  the  bar  ;  John  Hancock  signed  the'  ence  (1776), a  member  of  the Con­ later  turned  to  literature.  Was raw  U. S. Declaration  of  Independ­ tinental  Congress  and  US Senator  successful  lecttu­er  on  philosophy!"  ence  in  big,  bold  script  be­ (1789­92).  and  science  and  a 'vigorous  sup­ cause  he  said  he  wanted  King  porter of  the doctrine of  evolutibn;''^  ft  George  III­to  be  able  to  read  Alexander  H.  Stephens  (Bull).  authoring  : some  60  books  in  biis  it.  LOG readers too  are urged  American  statesman  (1812­83);  lifetime.  to  send  in  signed  contribu­ r,,#  .  Born  and  educated  in  Georgia,  he  tions  rather  than  anonymous  was  a  member  of  the  bar,  state  ^  f  t  'JiiT  '  .letters and  stories  so  that  the  legislature  and  US  Congress.  He  Martin Behrman  (Alcoa). Fojrmeri)  writer can  be contacted  should  was chiefly known as vice president  Mayor,!  New  Orleans  • (1864^1926)4<)  further detail be  needed.  of  the Southern Confederacy  (1861­ Bora,in'New  York, he  spent  mostij  ­ of'his life  in  Louisiana, serving  in  Material  submitted  with  a  65);  ,  ,  .  •   request  that the  writer's name  various civic posts and state offices.)!  ft ft ft  ­ be  withheld  will  be  honored.  Nathaniel  Silsbee  (South  Atlan­ Was  Mayor  of  New; Orleans  for?  tic).  Former  iGongressroan t^7T3­:  fouB terms a9Q4aa2fl).;i6 f»  No Hush''Hu»h  On IAMM  Etoiters  Taking in  a  bit of  old  sol  at  the same  time  he stands  his watch  at  the  gangway  is  Seafarer  F.  Philips  aboard  the  Lafayette.  The  photog  recorded  the  scene  while  the  Waterman  vessel  was  dock­ .Charles, .i,  ,  ^  '  I  t  i 'f'  �"^1  ia€l(  Jg  • :^iri?'V;.»'r.i;' ,trs"!h!'f  fMffiiVr'DcMiAeiHMi  lOSl  SSg' imRe  Tage  tOaefeem  SEAFARERS  LOG.  LETTERS  Members Urged  To Uphold  SIU  To  the  Editor:  To  the  Editor:  The new LOG  sure is a swell  Job,  ing  line  from  the  wrong  end,  so  Performers had  better  stay clear  bridge,  etc.,  but  I  couldn't  get  and ranks high on  my lis,t  of  favor­ you can  imagine  how  the  guys felt  across  to  him  how  to  report  ships  of  the  John  S.  Mosby  (Eastern).  ite  readings,  although  I  am  the  when  they saw  the  mess.  Now  I've  We  had  a  discussion  aboard  at  by  points.  sea­greenest  of  landlubbers,  and  heard  some  fluent  cussing  in  my  To  the  Editor:  which  the  ship's  delegate  made  an  Make  A  Picture  have  yet  to  prove  my  mettle  both  day  and  have  done  quite  a  bit  of  After wearing  my  patience  down  inspiring  speech  urging  each  man  I wonder  when the  operators are  as  a  seaman  and  a  Union  man.  I  the  same  myself,  but  every  man  going  to  wake  up  and  pay  a  few  for  over  an  hour,  I  promised  to  to  make  the  trip  as,pleasant  ­is  devour every  word and,  like a  glui>  jack  of  us  invented  a  few  new  dollars  in  overtime  instead  of  be­ draw  a  diagram  with  the  relative  possible  lor  all  hands.  ^  ton,.! crave  more.  words  that  morning.  He  noted  that  it  was  up  to  each  ing  clipped  for  thousands  in  re­ bearings.  Your  "welcome"  issue  seems  to  The following night before  watch  individual  to carry  out  Union regu­ pairs.  Qalf­way  Decent  have  said  everything  there  is  to  The  Elly  was  anchored  off  Nor­ time,  I  was  engrossed  in  a  book—  lations  to  the  letter  and  that  we  say .about  the  new  HQ,  so  that  I  We  have  the  ship  in  half­way  folk  for  five  days  around  Novem­ "I, The  Jury."  This detective  Mike  should  always  hold  the  SIU  book  feel  reluctant  to  put  in  my  puny  decent  shape  now,  but  far  from  ber  1  and,  according  to  the  cap­ Hammer  had  just  met  a  gorgeous  high.  "two­cents  worth,"  But  along  with  SIU  standards.  However,  we  will  G.  Quinows  tain,  no  gangway  blonde  and  was  making  out  like  a  my  initial  reaction  of  "What  a  have  her  in  tiptop  SIU  condition  watch  was  neces­ seaman  in  Bremerhaven,  when  up  4  4  4  joint,"  I  got  inspiration.  I  want  by  the  time  we  return  north.  We  popped  Jimmy  the  OS.  sary.  to  do  something,  and  it .could  be  really had  a  job to  do on  this ship.  While  we  were  "Have  you  got  that  sketch  you  .  that  .writing,, my  appreciation  is  Captain  Diaz  says  we  are  "the  best  on­  the  hook,  a  promised  me?"  I  tried  to  ignore  only  the  beginning,  however  puny,  damn crew  he ever had  aboard and  storm  dropped  in  him  just  long  enough  to  see  how  of  my  doing  something.  hopes  we  all  stay."  The  chief  en­ for  a  few  days.  Mike  Hammer  was  doing,  but  he  To  the  Editor:  Sincerely,  the  new  Hall,  that  gineer  says  the  NMU  is  not  even  Having  just  paid  off  this  ship,  The  result?  We  wouldn't  let  me  go  on.  "swell  joint"  of  oprs,  truly  houses  in the  running  with  the SIU.  drifted,  banged  So,  I  disgustedly  put  down  the  I  would  like  to take  a  few  minutes,  the  manifestation  of  that  word  The  captain  and  mates  are  good  against an  Italian  book,  got  a  pencil  and  drew  a  to  thank  the fine  bunch  of  men  I  above  the  handsomely  functional  joes  with  us  and  the  black  gang  t r a m p e r  and  diagram  of  relative  bearings  on  have  sailed  with  since  I  joined  the  Gbvar  shipping  board: ,  Brotherhood.  says  the  engineers  are  good  guys  stove  in  our  bul­ the  port  side  from  dead  ahead  to  Nikoklis,  July  27  at  Norfolk  just  Everybody  in  the  place  is  so  hos­ too.  The  feed  is  good  and  there's  warks.  The  boys topside  had a  big  dead  astern.  months  ago.  pitable,  helpful  and  courteous;  the  no  kick  on  the  foc'sles  because  bundle  of  hurries,  worries  and  de^  I  will  only  mention  a  few  of  the  I handed it to him, saying, "Now,  man  at  the  door,  the  men  behind  they're  large  and roomy.  She's  not  lays,  and  it  was  no  one's  fault  but  Jimmy, study  this.  I only drew  the  fine  brothers  whom  I  have  sailed  the  shipping  hall  desk,  the  seamen  fast,  but  who  wants  a  fast  ship?  their  own.  port  side  because  the  starboard  with  on  this  ship,  during  our  two  all over  the  place,  everybody.  I, a  The  more  days  on,  the  more  dol­ Frank  Caspar­ side is the  same.  The OS  looked at  voyages  to  France  and  one  to  Hol­ stranger  in  your  midst,  felt •  at  lars,  sez  I.  Ships  delegate  it.  "Oh,  I  don't  have  to  worry  land,  because  it  would  take  a  full  home.  That's  about  it.  Good  luck to  all  about  the  starbo^d  side,  I  always  two  pages  of  paper  to  mention  .4  4"  t  But moments came  when I didn't  Seafarers,  a  very  merry  Christmas  stand lookout on  the  port side  any­ them  all.  feel at home;  those moments  when  and  a  happy  and  prosperous  New  way!"  As  you  can  imagine,  my  In  my  own  department, the  I felt  undeserving  of  aU  the  kind­ Year from  the crew of the Tagalam.  patience  is  shaved  pretty  thin  by  steward's,  I  had  one  mighty fine  ness.  "I'll be  paying  my  dues  and  R.  B.  Carey  now.  chief  cook,  Mr.  Shum  Man,  who  To  the  Editon  assessments," I argued  with  myself  Ship's  delegate  joined  the  vessel  the  same  time  as  Joe  Kaufman  I  would  like to  share  an incident  unsuccessfully.  "You  think  you  (Ed. Note:  The Tagalam  is new­ I  did  and  is  leaving  this  voyage.  which  occurred  aboard  the  Alcoa  can  get  for  a  few  paltry  bucks  ly  under  •   SIU  contract  after  a  4  4  4  He  rates  a  hearty  thank  you  ftom  Pilgrim  in  Venezuela  for  the  wel­ what  these  SIU  men  have  strug­ stretch  with  the  NMU.)  everyone  who  has  sailed  with  him,  fare  of  the  brothers  who  may  sail  gled  for!"  t  4"  t  for  the  effort  he  put  into his  cook­ there  in  the  near  future.  And  I asked  myself,  "how  many  ing.  In  my  opinion  he  is  a  great  Before  our  arrival  at  La  Guiara,  To  the  Editor:  miles  of  picket  line  have  you  credit to  our Union  for he  does his  our  first  port,  customs  declara­ walked?  What  have  you  done  to  I am  a  former  SIU  member,  be­ tion  sheets  were  distributed  longing to the  Great  Lakes District.  job  in  true  SIU  fashion.  All  the  overcome  the apathy  of  the  drowsy  among  the  crew­  for  itemizing  I've  been  in  the  Army  since  mid­ rest  of  the  men  who  have  sailed  man  at  the  wheel  and  the  tired  To  the  Editor:  lookout,  and  have; you  ever  coped  I  am  writing  this  not  as  a  Sea­ cigarettes,  cigars,  new  clothes,  and  August  and  receive  the  LOG  for­ with  the  contempt  of  those  union­ farer, but  as a friend of  one, one of  so  on.  Brother  Harris  had  just  warded from  my home.  hating potentates goodly in girth so  the  many  who  are  getting a  pretty  purchased  two sport  shirts and  two  I'm  always  glad  to  hear  about  that  today  the  seaman  is­not  the  .rough  deal.  My  friend  is  an  AB  sets  of  underwear,  amounting  to  what  I  consider  the  best  Union  in  dust and  scum  of  the  earth?"  and  a  member  of  the  SIU  for  $9.50,  from  the  slopchest  and  the  world.  I  sailed  as  a  FOW  dur­ But  then  the  LOG  again.  Rocky  several  years.  In  order  to  avoid  dutifully  declared  them.  ing  the  war,  mostly  Jhrough  the  In­  our  next  port,  Puerto  Cabel­ New  York  hall,  and  had  the  honor  Milton  writes  generously  concern­ any  needless  embarrassment  to  ing  the "green  permitmen" aboard  him,  I will  not  give  his  name,  but  lo,  we  were  asked  to  sign  another  of­ serving  on  one  of  your  commit­ declaration  form  listing  only  tees.  his ship,  And  as Paul  Hall  sees it,  just  call  him  "Doc."  the  working  class  people  ai­uuud  He is not a hero and  doesn't want  cigarettes.  Immediately  after  we  In  1946  I  was  injured  on  a  T­2  the  new  HQ  are  "our  kind  of  to  be known  as anything  but  a  guy  arrived,  the  National  Guard  of  the  tanker,  the  Hood  River,  while  in  people." So  though  I  feel  humility  who  did  his  job  to  the  best  of  his  port  conducted  a  search  in  a  man­ Le  Havre,  and  the  Army  now  is  1  do  feel  gratefully  at  home.  ability.  Doc's  story  begins  when  ner  that  would  astound  our  own  trying  to  see  if  they  can  improve  Who  was the  comedian*who used  he was 17.  He  joined the  Merchant  custom  officials.  my  usage  of  my  right  hand.  I  re  to  say,  "This  is  only  the  begin­ Marine and was  sent to Sheepshead  Long  Search  ceived the  certificate of  continuous  ning?"  A  &  G  can  say  that  again  Bay for  training.  It  took  at  least  three  hours,  and  service  and  would  like  to  l^ow  Lucky  13!  Man,  am I  ever appreci­ A  few  weeks  after  his  schooling  the  windup  was  Harris  lost  his  whether  there  is  any  possibility  of  ating  my  beginning  with  such  a  was  completed,  he  was  on  a  ship  new  clothes  and  the  bosun  a  few  war­time  seamen  being  released.  swell  bunch!  Pvt.  B.  Fusci  off  Normandy  beach  on  D­day.  bead  trinkets  worth  about  15  Before closing  I  want to mention  Some  of  you  guys  who  were  there  cents.  Of  course,  the  officers'  US 51125157  one  more  exciting  item.  That  remember  what  it  was  like,  with  rooms  were  not  searched.  Valley  Forge  Army  Hospital  Training  School!  I  hope  to  be  the  Stukas  coming  in  every  hour  I,  acting  as  interpreter,  tried  Phoenixville,  Pa.  bringing  bright  red  apples  to  the  on  the  hour  trying  to  knock  the  my  best  to  convince  the  captain  (Ed. Note:  The SIU  has  succeeded  teachers.  of  the  Guard  that  these  items  had  in  getting  the  discharge  of  an  Hicks  and  THfe  hell  out  of  you.  Ray  H.  perbe'ck  AB  from the  Army and  other  re­ Doc  got  away  from  there  with  a  been  declared  in  La  Guiara,  but  with  me  on  this  ship  should  b«  whole  skin.  A  month  later he  was  our  skipper,  lacking  a  copy,  left  quests  are  being  processed.  highly  commended,  especially  now  t  t  the  way  open  for  seizure  of  the  Your  best  bet  might  be  to  con­ out  in  the  Pacific  bound  for  tact  the  Great  Lakes  District  that  we  are  getting  a  lot  of  new  Australia  and  New  Guinea  with  articles.  Let this  serve as a  reminder that  directly since  your records  would  faces  into  this  organization.  Jap  subs hanging  right  on his  tail,  be  there.)  before  entry  into  any  Venezuelan  In  the  Engine  Department,  a  where  every  ripple  was a  potential  word  of  thanks  to  Brother  Allen  4  4  4  Te  the  Editor:  torpedo  and  Kingdom  Come.  He  port,  the  brothers  should  declare  Burke,  who  has  been  very coopera­ Just  a  week  ago  (Dec.  7)  this  got  out  of  that  alright  too,  made  any  item  they  value.  Anthony  Ncttage  tive  in  all  Union  matters.  He  is  crew left  New York  for Afreco/ the  several  more  trips  before  the  war  Ship's  delegate  now  on  his  5th  trip  on  this  ship  most  God­forsaken  hole  in ­Texas.  ended  and  has  been  sailing  ever  and  he  says  he  hopes  to  make  ,"When  we  shipped, that  day  we  all  since.  To  the  Editor:  t  4  thought  we  were  going  on  a  trial  A  continuous  sore  spot  on  our  many  more.  Not A  Veteran  run to test  the engine and calibrate  Good  Deck,  too  ships  is  the  upkeep  of  the  wash­ But  despite  all  his  experience.  the .  compass,  etc.,  but  brother,  if  ing  machine.  The  point  has  been  We  have  had  several  good  deck  ever  a  pier­head  jump  was  made,  Doc  was  not  rated  a  veteran,  and  stressed  in  the  SS  Mae  (Bull)  that  gangs  on  this  ship  including  three  a , few  months  ago  was  inducted  To  the  Editor:  this  was  it.  the crew  members of  the ship  were  very fine  bosuns. Brothers  Majette,  Just  thought  I'd  share  a  humor­ the  ones  who  donated  their  own  Jim  Spencer and  Guy  Newman, all  The Tagalam (Mar­Trade) cruised  into  the  Army  at  the  age  of  25.  around outside  for about six hours,  Seems  all  his  war  and  civilian  ex­ ous  experience  with  ah  ordinary  money  towards  the  purchase  of  of  whom  have  known  their  jobs  then  came  into  anchorage  just  be­ perience as a seaman  didn't amount  seaman  on  my  watch  aboard  the  these  machines  and  that  they  well.  Several  other  good  brothers  low  the  Statue of  Liberty.  We  to a hill of beans.  Now I  personally  Alanson  Houghton  (Alcoa).  All  should keep  them clean  if  only out  were  Scrapiron  Jones,  Beal,  Ros­ dropped  the  hook  about  5  PM  and  know several  guys who  were  in the  deck  men  should  get  a  kick  out  of  respect  for  their  shipmates­ well Sanderlin,  ABs^ and  others too  put  12  midnight  on  the  sailing  Army,  never  left  the  Continental  of  it.  numerous to  mention.  Our  wiper,  Tony,  was  offered  I  was  on  the  8­12  with  AB  A1  reimbursement  for  the  time  and  board  so  that  no  one  got  ashore  US,  and  the  only  shooting  they  To  top  it  all  off  we  have  one  of  with  the  exception  of  the  pump­ came  near  was  in  a  corner  with  a  Alexander  and  Jimmy  Simms,  the  splendid  work  he  put  in  to  repair  the finest  captains  afioat  on  any  pair  of  dice.  Yet  these  characters  OS  in  question,  and  on  our first  man,, an oiler and  myself.  the  old  machine,  but  has  turned  it  ship in  the world  today.  He  is Cap­ ­The  oiler  and  pumpman  had  to  are  classified  veterans  and  are  not  watch we found out  Jimmy couldn't  down.  Our  warmest  thanks  to him  tain  Charles  J.  O'Brien.  Everyone  steer.  As  all  good  AB's  do,  we  for  a  job  well  done.  get their gear and I  had to call the  called  again.  You figure  it  out.  With  the  critical  shortage  of  took  the  OS  in  hand  and  taught  Brothers  who've  sailed  with  the  who has  ever sailed  under him  can  haUifor: more men.  Because  of: the  say  that  he  really  is  tops  and  a  short  notice,  we  sailed  short  two  rated  men  that  now  exists,  I  think  him.  Mae  may  be  interested  to  know  credit  to  have  on any  SIU  ship.  Then  came  the  lookout.  I asked  that  "Suzy," our  ship's mascot,  has  firemen,  one  oiler,  and  one  AB.  experienced  seamen  like  Doc  and  In  closing  I  would  like  to  say  The  chief  cook  missed  the  ship  all  the  other  ''Doc's"  now  in  the  him  if  he  knew  the  details  on  re­ needed medical  attention.  She will  through  no 'feiilt  of'his" own  and  Army  should  be  discharged  to  go  porting  ships,  ringing  bells,  and  be  taken  to  the  hospital  this  trip  thanks  to  all  the  brothers  whom  I  the haptalh received a message  that  back  to  the  kind  of  work  they  reporting  the  "lights  are  bright,"  and  expenses  paid  from  the  ship's  have  had  the  pleasure  of  sailing  with on  this ship.  I hope to  be see»  know,  were  trained  for  and  are  and  he  confided  he  didn't.  This  fund.  he  would  join'the ship  in Texas.  ing  many  of  you  on  some  of  our  When  we  canie  aboard  the  ship  experienced at. It may  take months  was  his first  trip,  it  seems,  and  he  Richard  V.  Gelling  other contracted vessels in the  very  figured  I  could  keep  his  secret.  looked and  smielled  like  a  garbage  to train a soldier, but  it takes years  (Ed  Note:  For  the  sake  of  ship's  Well,  we  went  over  the  elemen­ harmony  elsewhere, we  trust  Broth­ near  future.  scow. 'What the  NMU didn't wreck,  of  actual  sailing  time  to  make  a  Fred R.  Hicks,  Jr  tary  details,  ringing  in  the  time  er Ceiling  was referring to a canine  the  shipyard  workers  did.  They  good  seaman.  Ship's Delegate  Chet  Zanc  on  the  stup'g  bell,  callmg  the  pet  named "Suzy,")  . opened a  new eoil  of  11 ipcb moor­ Pennies Saved^  Dollars Lost  Nikokiis Crew  Tops Them All  Customs Rough  In Venezuela  Service in One  War Is Enough  Drafted Seamen  Get Rough Deal  Former NMtJ Ship  Draws Crew^s Ire  Respect Others  In Washer Care  OS  Prettg Rustg  On His Hearings  ."I  �T»gti  Twenty Higher BM  Pag  Urged hg Smoky  To  the  Editor:  This  letter  concerns  the  new  r a i s c  in  pay  for  men  with  deck  maintenance  ratings,  which  I  and  several  other  day  men  on  the  City  of  Alma  (Waterman)  are  not  fully  satisfied  with.  We  sincerely believe  that  something  should  be  done  to  increase  the  basic  wage  of  all  DMs  on  dry­cargo  ships.  As everyone  who has had  experi­ ence  as  a  DM  knows,  the  bulk  of  the  work  on  deck  falls  on  the  day  men,  and  we  think  their  wages  should  be  equal  to  that  of  watch­ standers,  including  high  overtime,  or else  be  raised to  that  of  carpen­ ters.  Most  ships  now  carry  two  or  three  DMs  as  well  as a  bosun,  and  in most  cases no  carpenter, so  that  what  is ordinarily  carpenter's work  is done  by  a  DM.  In  all  cases  he  works  a  straight  eight­hour day  in which  the largest  part  of  the  shii»'s  work  is  done.  His only  chance  of  overtime now  is  after 5  PM  or  before 8  AM  and on  weekends  and  holidays  at  an  OT  rate  equal  to  that  of  watch­stand­ ers.  We  feel  that  unless  something  is  done  to  give  deck  maintenance  men a higher rate of  pay many  will  go  back  to  sailing  as  watch  stand­ ees  where  they  can get  much more  money  for  less  work,  such  as  16­ hour  overtime  weekends  at  sea.  Smoky  Grabenauer  Deck  delegate  (Ed  Note:  This is  why  DM  pay  is  higher  than  AB  wage.  The  major­ ity  of  maintenance  overtime is  giv­ en  to  day  men  in  order  to  bring  them  up  to  v^atchstanders  on  OT  pay).  IxMiiy.  Peci^mber .tS, JMl  SEAFARERS  LOG  LETTER  E  of  the  port  steward  and  ask  that  the  ship's  requisition  be  properly  filled.  The  slopchest on this  ship is also  sadly depleted.  In addition,  we feel  we  would  like  to  have  colored  tablecloths  for  our  messroom  the  same  as  other  Waterman  ships.  Our  minutes  of  last  trip  show  that  we  had  quite  a  discussion  on  the  sheets  we  are  supplied  with.  Not  just a  few,  but  all of  them are  as  much  as  12  and  16  inches  short  on  the  bunks.  It's  about  time  something  was  done  about  this  situation.  W.  Leusehner  Ship's  delegate  4.  4>  4.  Ex­3iember Hails  1  J nion^s Progress  ^miustmout  ^TaiMem^0^TJpP  I  *  To tbr Editor:;;  ­  |­'  Well,  what  do  you  know?  Is  the"  NMU  still  trj'ing  to  measure  up  to  the  SIU?  Seems  they've  been  at  it  now  eVery  time  we  get  a  neyir  To  the  Editor:  agreement  that  leaves  their  con<'  Being ship's delegate  on the  Sea­ tract  way  behind  in  the  dust.  train Georgia  is part  of  a  busy life.  I've  been  sailing  for  over  15  There  is  always  some  issue  to  set­ years.  I  know  how  the  CIO  bunch  tle  or  someone  to  help  out  on  a  v.oiks.  Just  haggling  for  headlines  heap  of  problems  ­that  crop  up  more  than  anything  else  .every  daily.­ By.the way,  only ten  men of  time  they're  supposed  to  go  after  4  '  4  4  the  original  crew  are  aboard  since  the  operators  and  get  something  our  first  run  in  August.  for  the  seaman.  .  Motion adopted  by the  crew call­ It's  ho  surprise  the  membership  ing  for  more  research  on  TB,  one  in  the  NMU  is getting  fed  up  with  of  the  prime  killers  of  seamen,  in  To  the  Editor:  urging  a  deeper study into its cause  The  good  ship  Joshua B.  Lippin­ the  way_  the  leadership  brings  and  effect  with  eott  (Alcoa),  after  a  hectic  voyage  home  the  baeon  (LOG  issue:  Dec.  hope  of  prolong­ from  Norfolk  to  Antwerp  durin;{  14).  The  NMU  boys  I  know  are  ing  life  of  sea­ which  she  lost  her  gangway  and  getting  a  mess  of  beefs  instead  of  men  and  man­ suffered other  damages,  has finally  an  open  book  agreement  that  gives  them  a  chance  to  earn  a  decent  kind  generally.  arrived  in  Philadelphia.  living.  The  crew  had  been  a  good  one  A  fellow  Sea­ .  Every time  their negotiators, take  farer  in  Mobile  and  brought  the  ship  back  in  SIU  a  licking  they're  just  setting  back  who  just  paid  off  style  (a  clean Ship  with a  paint  job  the  standards  of  every  other­ sea­ the  SS  Beaure­ from  stem  to  stern),  in  spite  of  all  going  tmion  which,  like  the  SIU,  gard  (Waterman)  the  rough  weather  we  had.  already has topmotch conditions on  ,  reported  that  Mate  Otto  C.  Brush,  is  an  old  the  ships'.  .  ,  Charles  ISU  and  SIU  member  and  he  iS'  When  our  SIU  negotiating  com­ was  undergoing  repairs  in  the  tops in  our  book.  He said  our crew  mittee  goes  out  for something  and  yards  after  a  European  trip  the  was  the  best  he  has  had  in  all  his  gets it  we  show  those  NMU  jokers  engine  room  caught  fire.  Seems  a  years  of  sailing  as  master  and  who  gets  the  last  laugh,  and  it's  spark­from  a  welding  tool  started  mate.  not  funny  to  the  NMU  man in  the  Chow  was  the  best  and  our  foc'sle.  it.  The city of  Mobile, itself, is quite  thanks  to  the  steward,  chief  cook  Moe.Beckler  .  a  nice spot these  days.  Times have  and  third  cook,  who  were  on  the  4,4  4  changed  conditions  there  some­ ball.  What  a  Thanksgiving  dinner!  what.  The  cops  are  more  lenient  To  top  it  all,  the  chief  mate­ gave  with sailors,  thanks to the SIU offi­ us a  bottle  of  you  know  what.  cials  in  the  port  who  have  worked  Wesley Young,  the steward,  owns  To  the  Editor:  a  lunch  room at  1412 W.  Baltimore  hard  to  get  our  guys  a  break.  Crewmembers  of  the  Seatrain  St.,  under the  name  of  Wes &  Sid,  It  sure  was  a  relief  to  sight  Aruba  Mter our little  junket on  the  Georgia  are  sending out  Christmas  a  good  chow  deal when  you're  in  Sea  Beaver  (Colonial).  cards and  rememberances to broth­ town.  I  won't  say  this  ship  is  did,  but  er  Seafarers  in  the  hospitals  all  We  don't  know  how  long  we'll  over,  the  country.  To  all  others,  be  here  and  send  regards  to  all.  I  hear  it  is  one  of  the  ships  Leif  Erickson  scrapped  when  he  was  James  W  Corcoran  wherever you  are,  best  wishes dur­ here.  .The  boys  in  the  Hobcdceh  Ship's  delegate.  ing  this  holiday  season  from  the  yards  did  a  good  job  on  her.  We  entire  membership  aboard.  4  4  4  broke  down  every'  third  day  in­ Sir  Charles  stead  of  every other  day  as  we had  Ship's  delegate  expected.  Ships Helegate  Forever on dob  would  always  listen  to  suggestions  about  the  menu,  but  wouldn't  tol­ erate  waste.  All in all,  a good,  noisy but  high­ ly  satisfactory session giving every­ one  a  chance  to  blow  his  stack.  Stew  promised  to  take  care  of  all  beefs  and  crew  pledged  to" h t him  know  when  one  cropped  up.  O.  H.  MaripoU  Lippineott Has  A Heette Trip  To  the  Editor:  After  being  retired  from  the  SIU for a  year, due  to the fact  that  I  have  been  working  as  a  lifeboat  instructor  for  the  Maritime  Train­ ing  Station  in  Sheepshead  Bay,  I  dropped  in  to  the  new  hall  to  see  my  old  friends  and  Jiow  things  were running.  I was certainly  pleased with what  I  saw.  The  new hall  is a  wonder­ ful  place,  and  I  am  sure  all  the  members  who have  seen it  feel  the  same  way.  With  the  good  work  of  Brother  Paul  Hall  and  his  staff  a  very  fine  job  has  been  done  for  a  great  organization.  I  sincerely  believe  that  every  seafarer  will  back  up  Brother  Hall  for  the  great  work  he  has  done  in  bring­ ing  members  up  frpm  the  old  times  of  low  wages  to  present  day  standards.  I  know  everybody  who  4*  4^  4"  goes  to  sea  would  like  to  be  in  this  organization.  I  want  to  say  too  that  we  have  had  a  bunch  of  SIU  boys  down  at  To  the  Editor:  the  station  for  lifeboat  training  I  know  you  can  always  trust  our  and  they  all  did  very  well,  being  4.  4*  4*  It., wasn't  too  bad  once  the  engi­ Union  to  come  up  with  a  clean  uniformly successful  in passing  the  To  the  Editor:  neers  got  below  with  their  scotch  •   solution  to  any  beef,  whether  it's  examination.  Occasionally  I  have  seen  refer­ tape, spit and  hair pins.  But every­ on  a  small  scale  or  a  global  issue.  My  best, wishes to  everybody  for  ence  in  the  4,OG  to  bars and  clubs  thing  was taken  care  of  and to the  Well,  here's  one  Seafarer  who  a  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Happy  where  seamen  have  found  congen­ surprise of the navigator the  helms­ stands  Square  behind  the  Union's  New  Year.  To  the  Editor:  '  ial  company  and  decent  treatment.  man  sighted  Aruba  and  we limped  pitch to  Washington to  get our coal  .  William  Zarkas  We're  out  here  at  Port  Said  on  By  accident  last  summer  I  stum­ exported  a  lot  faster  to  the  EGA  the  Frank  C.  Emerson  (South  At­ bled  upon  just  suclT  a  place.  In  in.  Bill  Gannon  countries  in  Europe.  .  lantic),  then  off  to  India.  Grand Isle just below  New Orleans,  I  read  the  story  in the  last  issue  4  4  4  No  Ijig  beefs,  but  we  could  use  there  is  a  bar  and  camp  run  by  a  of  the  LOG  (Dec.  14)  of  the  com­ a  clarification  on  who  is  supposed  former engineer that in  my opinion  munication  to  government  officials  To  the  Editor:  to  keep  the  steward's  department  urging  them  to  get  together  and,  •  Having  been  out  of  contact  with  passagewaj?  on  the  main  deck  completely fills the above  qualifica­ tions.  work  out  an  arrangement  whereby  my  old  shipmates  for  some  time,  I  cleaned.  To  the  Editor:  '  '  the  coal  lying  around  in  this coun­ would  sincerely  appreciate  having  There  seems  to  be  different  Pat  Hegwood and his wife opened  This  letter  is  for  the  sole  pur­ up  in  their  present  location amidst  try  can  be  put  to  good  use  by  the  this  printed  in  the  LOG.  I  would  opinions  on  the  last  couple  of  pose  of  showing  the  brothers  I  nations  who are  dying  for  the  lack  like  to  hear  from  any  of  the  men  Libertys  I've  sailed  where' there  sand  and  salt  water  in  the  hope  haven't  been  bending  the^  ears  that  someday  the  island  would  be  of  it.  whom  I sailed  with and  those many  is  no  steward's  utility  carried.  That's  the  type  of  wide  awake  I've  met  while  waiting  for  ship­ Good  luck  and  season's  greetings  a  thriving  sunimer  resort  of  the  economical  sort.  To  some  extent  idea  that  characterizes  the  SIU,  ment.  to  all.  which  does  the  same  type  kind  of  Harry  H.  Pierce  their  dreams  have  been  realized  I  have  retired  my  book  but  but  a  helping  hand  is  needed.  straight shooting  with  the member­ would  like  if  possible  to  receive  Ship's  delegate  Anyone  wanting to  spend a  quiet  ship  in  getting  A­1  agreements  for  the  LOG.  I  had  book  No.  37420,  (Ed. Note:  In the  absence  of  stew­ weekend  or  longer  surrounded  by  the guys  on the  ships.  ard  utility,  it's  the  BR's  job  to  which  I  was proud  to hold  and shall  wonderful fishing  and  friendly  Sure,  let's  get  those  bureaucrats  at  the  earliest  possible  time  reacti­ keep  the  passageway  clean.)  maidens  has  my  assurance  that  at  to  take  their  big  feet  off  the  desk  vate.  4"  4  4"  Pat's I'lace a  cordial hand  and rea­ and  work  out  a  way  to get  the coal  I  was  drafted  into  the  Army  in  sonable  bill  will  be  extended  to  over  there.  The  ships  are  around  September,  1950,  so  you  see  it's  make  the stay a  pleasant and  event­ in the  boneyard and  there's experi­ been  quite  a  time  since  I've  heard  ful  one.  enced  Seafarers  here  who'll  man  anything  of  the  Union's  news.  I'd  As  this  place  is  known  and  fre­ them  just  as soon  as they're  pulled  particularly  like  to .hear  from  my  To  the  Editor:  quented  by  many  of  our  seafaring  Had a  good, hot  and  heavy  meet­ out  of  the  reserve  fleets.  old  pal  Clyde  Brown,  though  1  ing  aboard  the  Seatrain  Texas  re­ friends  from  the  Crescent  City,  I  Bernard  Glazer  don't  know  where  he  might  be  at  cently  as  members  took  the  deck  am sure  that  they  would appreciate  the  moment.  4"  . 4"  4"  one  after  one  in  good  and  welfare  finding  the  LOG  there.  So  until  Cpl.  Buss  Grantham  and let off  steam in  good SIU style.  Pat  receives  the first  copy  of  the  US  53005110  Main topic  was the steward and his  LOG  he  has  no  inkling  as  to  my  A  Co.,  484  Eng. Const.  Bn.  stores with  a  point scored  here and  writing  this.  The  address  is:  Pat's  Pine  Camp,  N.  Y.  To  the  Editor:  Place,  Box  22A,  Grand  Isle,  La.  there  on  both  sides.  (Ed.  Note:  The  LOG  will  be  sent  Jlmmie  C.  Arnold  It  seems  that  the  port  steward  Stew complained  he  was  missing  to  you  from  now  on.  Brother  for  this  company  (Waterman)  has  stores  in  New  Orleans,  but  nobody  4  4  4.  Grantham.)  been  promising  to  put  aboard  cer­ else  seemed  to  know  anything  r  4'  4'  4  .  tain  items  of  steward's  stores,  but  about  it.  He  stated  the  reason  when  the  tim.e  to  find  same  comes  there  seemed  to  be  a  linen  short­ up,  they  aren't  there.  age  was  that  crew  didn't  turn  the  To  the  Editor:  A  complaint  from  the  cooks  soiled  linen  in.­  (One  point  for  Perhaps  the  brothers  living  in  shows that  quite a  number  of  boxes  To  the  Editor:  Stew.)  Brooklyn  can  help  me find  living  of  stores,  particularly  meats,  have  I'm  a  little  late  extending  my  Most  beefs came  from  the  galley  space  for  myself  and  family  some­ been  falsely  labeled,  and  do  not  greetings  to  all  hands at  this  glad­ where  the  steward  spends  most  of  where  in  the  borough,  preferably  Ida  Florence  Hand  j %  |  contain  what  the  lag  says  should  ful  time  of  the  year,  due  to  the  his  time,  the  cook  chiming  in  that  in  the  Bensonhurst  section.  for  hp  good  rcas6)a  every  be  inside.  fact  that  the  SS  McKettrick  Hills  he  was  there  too  often.  Another  'We  would  be  willing  to  pay  up  spoke !pf  my  daughterJf  In  all,  it  seems  that  the  port  (Western  Tankers)  just  got  into  beef was  the quality  of meat  served  to  $80  monthly  for  a  four  or /five­ Thp­ picture;: shqhrs . he^^^  steward; is  not  supplying  the  SS  port  after  a  fire  at  sea  and  had  to  and  it  was  agreed  to  have  a  food"  room  apartment.  Accommodations  out  as'an ea(;ty "Amerieaa^  for  Madaket as  he should  be.  It's been  be  towed  in.  inspector  check  the  meat  and  see  in a  one or  two­family house would  a  home  schp^prdgraih  ^ Tampg.  suggested,  therefore,  that  at  the  But,  better  late  than  never,  so  if  we  are  getting  what  we  order.  also  be  welcomed.  Please  contact  Believe  it  or riot,  thougi^:, ^  next  port  of  storing,  the  ship's  here's  greetings  to  all  members  Crew  complained  chow  was  bet­ me at £S 5­6163 if  you know of  any  Florence  doesn't  look'lt, ilhe'i oriiy  delegate,  plus  the  steward  and  and friends  of  our great  union.  airier".:  ter  before  this  steward  came  openings.  George  H.  Seeberger  aboard­and  he  countered  that  he  . .. patrolman,  meet  in  the  presence,     Alien J.  Frtynd  Spit^  Pins Saved  Old  Sea Bettver  SIIJ Coal  Export  Plan Good  Idea  Grand Isle Camp  Is a Good  Heal  Emerson Has  Cleaning Query  Out of TpuehGM  Eager  for Mail  Ear­Bending NdC  Without Beason  Union Way Best  For Texas Crew  I  A':".  It^.  Ship^S  Supplies  Cause of  Grief  Season Greeting  Never Too Late  4.*  il'  I'  Wants Housing  In Boro Area  �SSAFARERS  tOG  Pace Tweetr­ THE  '  jD a  previoti^t­eolumit we  outlined some  general  procedures to  follow  lir avoiding  shipboard  accidents  and  injuries.  But  despite  all  precau­ tions,  accidents­do­happen  in­maritime ­at  a .relatively  high  rate  of  frequency.  When'injured aboard  ship or "in  the  service  of  the  vessel"  as the law  puts it,  a  seaman  has  certain  well defined  rights  and  privi­ leges  which  differ­  considerably  from  those  enjoyed  by  workers  on  shore  jobs.  '  Recent °  instances  have  arisen  in  which  Seafarers  hospitalized  in  foreign  ports  have  had .these  rights  chiseled  down  by  company  repre­ sentatives  or  insurance  companies.  It  js  Important  therefore  for  all  seafarers  to  become  reasonably  familiar  with  the  rights  and  practices  that  prevail  in  handling  such  cases.  •  t  It  has  long,  been  recognized  in  maritime  that  a  seaman  who  is  in­ jured or  falls ill  in the  service  of  the ship,  is entitled TO  "wages, main­ tenance  and  cure"  for  the  duration  of  the  voyage  or  as  long  as  he  is  unable  to  work,  whichever  is  the  shorter.  This  centuries­old  pro­ vision  does  not  apply  to  the  recovery  of  damages  for  pain,  suffering,  and  disability  which  might  have  accompanied  the  injury.  '  However, should the seaman be able to prove  that proper maintenance  was  not  provided,' leading to  unnecessary  suffering  on  his  part,  then  he  would  be  entitled  to  damages.  On  modern  ships  equipped  with  two­way  radios,  and  with air­sea  rescue  services available  it  is hard  to  Imagine  a  case  where  there  would  be  a  legitimate  excuse  for  failure  to  provide adequate  medical  care.  ­  A  seaman  is  also  entitled  to  sue  for  damages  if  he  can  prove  that  his  injury  arose  out  of  the  "unseaworthiness"  of  the  vessel.  Most  of  the  contention  over  his  right  to  damages  hinges  on  the  definition  of  "unseaworthiness."  In  recent  years,  the  tendency  has  been  to  inter­ pret  the  term  in  a  pretty  broad  fashion.  Any  defective  equipment  on  the  vessel which  is responsible  for a  man  suffering ah  injury, is  preity  generally  held  to  determine  the  "unseaworthiness"  of  the  vessel.  If  an  injured  man  uses  an  appliance  which  he  knows  is  defective  prior  to  the­injury  taking  place,  he­is  still  entitled  to  damage  but  in  a  smaUer  amount...  Prior  to  1920,  a  seaman  was  not  entitled  to  collect  damages  if  the  cause  of  his  injury  was  the  negligence­ of  a  shipmate.  This definition  included  the  officers  and  the  captain.  All  this  was  changed  with  the  • passage of  the  Jones  Act  in  1920.  The  act  amended  the  previous  law  to  provide  that  a  seaman  could  recover  damages  for  pain  and  suffer­ ing  if  his  injury  was  due  to  negligence  of  the  master  or  another  sea­ inan.  The  seaworthiness  of  the  ship  would  not  affect  a  claim  based  on negligence.  .  The. Jones  Act  also  enabled  the  beneficiaries  of  a  seaman  who  dies  as a  result  of  his  injuries  to  sue  the  shipowner  for his  suffering  prior  to  his. death  and  for  the  money  loss  to  the  beneficiary.  When  a  seaman  brings  a  suit  into  court  under  the  Jones  Act,  lie  can  sue  in  a  state  court,  or  in  a  United  States  District  Court,  which  sits  as . an  admiralty  court  in  maritime  cases.  At  present  suits  in  admiralty court  exclude trial  by  jury which  is permitted  in state  courts  or  on  the  civil  side  of  the  district  court.  Further,  in  the  admiralty  court,  the  suit  can  only  be  against  the  owner  himself  and  not  agaimst  the  ship.  Seamen  working  aboard  government­owned  merchant  ships  are  com­ pelled  to  bring  their  suits  before  the  admiralty  court  and  thus  lose  out  on  the  right  to  trial  by  jury.  It  has  generally  been  found  that  juries  will  be  more  generous  in  their  damage .awards  than  the  court.  Thik­.SIU and Qther mai^ime  unipns  have  long  been  trying to  amend  the  law  so  as  to  permit  jury  trials  in  the  admiralty  court.  A  bill  is  now  pending  before  Congress  which  would  embody  this  change  in  the law.  Incidentally,  one  of  the  major  differences  in  procedure  in  the  admiralty  court,  as  against  civil  courts, is  that  witnesses do  not  neces­ sarily have  to  be  present  in couil  to  offer their  testimony.  This  takes  into  account  the  fact  that  important  witnesses  might  be  at  sea  when  the court  hears the  suit.  The  admiralty  court  provides that  the  witness  can  appear  when  he  is  in  port  before  the  trial,  be  examined  by  his  lawyer  under^oath,  and  then  be  read  to  the  judge  in  the  course  of  «  trial.  Since  this, procedure  cannot  be  followed  in  a  civil  court,  it  would  be  better  for  a  maritime  case  to  be  heard  in  an  admiralty  court,  pro­ vided, seamen  were  given  the  right  to  have  a  jury  hear  their  cases  jn  damage  suits.  ;  :  ,  •  ^  t  %  •   ­  We.mentioned in  our  earlier  column  on  safety  that  it  was  very  im­ portant  before  entering  a  tank  or  other  confined  space  to  make  sure  that  there  were  no  noxious, gases  in  it  and  that  there  was  a  sufficient  supply of  oxygen.  Word recently  came  to  us of  a fatal  accident aboard  the  Barbara  Fritchie  in  which  one  man  lost  his  life  and  two  others  Were  overcome  by  gas  fumes  in  the  bottom  of  a  tank.  It  cannot  be  emphasized  too  strongly  that  every  precaution  be  taken  to  air  out  confined, spaces  thoroughly,  and  to  make  sure  a  shipmate  is  on  hand  to pull  you out  in­ the. event you  are  overcome.  LABOR  ROUND­UP  Don't  Break  the  Dishes—The  Intl  Union  of  Electrical  Workers  hit upon  a novel  scheme to  support  6,000  str.kers  at  the  Westinghouse  Plant in  Buffalo.  The union  sched­ uled  a  $100 a  plate  dinner  to help  finance  Christmas  meals  for  the  strikers  and  their  families.  Other  local  unioni^  bought  the  tickets,  with  the  main  course  at  the  lush  event  being  franks and  beans.  The  dinner  became  a  victory  celebra­ tion when  the  strike was  settled on  the  17th  of  December  after  eight  weeks  on  the  picket  line.  t  4  You're Worth  Plenty—The great­ er  value  set  today  on  a  working  man's  life  and  limb  is  illustrated  by  the  tale  of  Thomas  J.  McDer­ mitt, railroad machinist  of  Chicago.  In  1922,  McDermitt  lost  his  left  foot  in a  shop accident  and settled  his  case  for  $1,875.  This  year  he  l^St  his  right  foot  in  a  similar  ac­ cident,  but  the  settlement  was  worth  20  times  as  much,  $36,500.  Present  trends  in  accident  cases  particularly  iii  accidental  deaths,  have  been  to  take  a  worker's  po­ tential  lifetime earning  power  into  consideration  in  determining  the  size  of  the  award.  •  4  4  4  Jealous,  No  Doubt—One,  or  a  team, of  burglars in Detroit is mak­ ing  a  specialty  of  looting  union  offices  in  that  city.  Latest  victim,  the  fourth  in  recent  months,  was  Local  7  of  the  United  Auto  Work­ ers  which  was  robbed  of  $4,000  in  cash and  checks.  Other offices bur­ gled  included  UAW'locals  369  and  600 and  headquarters of  the Team­ sters Union.  Nobody saw  them, but  the  burglars  undoubtedly  left  the  scene of  the crime  in a union­made  car.  4  4  4  Injunction  Quashed—In  a  pleas­ ant  reversal  from  practices  of  the  last  few  years,  the  Court  of  Ap­ peals  in  New  York  threw  out  an  injunction  against  the  Transport  Workers  Union  (CIO)  forbidding  them  to  take  a  strike  vote  against  the  Third  Ave.  Corporation,  oper­ ators  of  many  of  the  city's  bus  lines.  The  injunction  had  been  is­ sued originally  on the  grounds that  there  was  no  labor  dispute  in­ volved,  only  a  question  of  contract  interpretation,  but the  higher court  reversed  that  decision.  .  A floating  radio  station,  the first  of  several  ordered,  whose  mo­ bility  would  enable the  Voice of  America to  dodge Soviet  jamming  of  broadcasts  beamed  behind  the  Iron  Curtain,  will  be  in  service  early  next  year.  Refitting  of  the  over­age  Coast  Guard  cutter  Courier will  permit  it  to house  a  much  more  powerful  transmitter  than the  average  American  broadcasting station and  operate  in all  kinds  of  weather  at  points  close  to  areas  now  blacked  out.  •   *  •   Sandy  Hook,  the  six­mile  peninsula  Jutting  into  New  York  har­ bor,  will  one  day  be  a  bather's  paradise  if  plans  of  New  Jersey  officials  can  get  underway.  The  state  has  leased  about  400  acres  from  the  Department  of  Defense  for  development  of  park  and  beachfront facilities.  The  greater  part of  the  land area  will  be  re­ tained  by  the  Army,  which  has  reactivated  historic  Fort  Hancock  as  an  anti­aircraft  base  for harbor  protection.  Sandy  Hook  is  also  the  site  of  the  oldest  lighthouse  in  service  in  the  Western  Hemisphere.  The  newest  wrinkle  in  ship  propulsion  is  a  propeller  with  six  blades  instead  of  the  conventional  four,  said  to  be  the first  of  its  kind for  installation on  Liberty ships.  The  manganese bronze  drive  screw,  believed  capable  of  reducing  the  frequency  of  tail­shaft  failures,  will  be fitted  on  a  Greek  vessel  . . .  Shippers  this month  marked the  laying of  the keel  for the  largest bottom  ever designed  for. use on the  Great Lakes.  The ship,  to be  690 feet  long, wiU  have  a  gross tonnage  of  19,500.  *  *  +  New  York  harbor's second  most powerful floating  derrick  began  service  recent­ ly  after  exten­ sive refitting  to  enable  ft  to  operate  in  the  strongest  cur­ rents  along  the  Atlantic  sea­ board.  The  Constitu­ tion,  with  a  iift. capacity  of  ­  150  tons,  is  adaptable  for  marine  use  in construction,  salvage  and  heavy  hoisting  work.  The  steei­hulled sea  crane,  150  feet  long  and  54  broad,  mounts  a  100­foot  frame fitted  with  a  105­foot  boom.  Built  in  1945  for  gov­ ernment  use,  she  is  exceeded  in  power  only  by  the  250­ton  lift  capacity  of  the  Monarch,  owned  by  the  saine  company.  Federal price  controls on most new and  re­rigged ships have  been  lifted  again  until  mid­Febraury,  at  which  time  the  OPS  hopes  to  .have completed  a study on  how to  adapt price  ceilings to  shipbuild­ ing.  The  exemption  applies  to  sales  by  the  builder  of  any  ship,  barge,  canal boat, lighter  or tug  more  than  65  feet long  and  to  the  repair  and  refitting  of  vessels  in  the  same  category  . .  .  Heavy  ice  has brought  on  the customary  winter closing  of  the harbor  at  Mon­ treal, Canada,  as well as the  Great Lakes ore  season.  Lake shippers  recorded  the  biggest  peacetime  ore  total  in  history  during  1951.  •   *  •   4  4  4  The  twin­stacked LaGuardia,  a  former troopship  rebuiit for  pas­ senger service, has outlived her usefulness according  to her present  operators and  will  be  returned  to her  original  owners, the  Federal  Maritime  Administration.  The  18,000­ton  vessel,  operated  under  bareboat  eharter  by  American  Export  Lines, traveled  the  Mediter­ ranean  passenger  run  now  monopolized  by  the"~newer  and  larger  liners  Constitution  and  Independence  .  .  .  Finnish  shipbuilders  have  turned  over  424  of  the  491  ships  due  Russia  under  its  war  reparations  liability  to  the  USSR.  All  are  due  by  next  summer.  White.Collar Revolt—One  of  the  most important  white­collar strikes,  on  a  par  with  the famous  Battle  of  Wall  Street, is  now taking  place  at  the Prudential  Insurance Company.  Some 15,000  members of  the Insur­ ance  Agents  International  Union  have gone  out on  strike against  the  company  in  33  states.  President  Truman  is  reportedly  ready  to  take  another  crack  at  getting  Congressional  approval  of  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  pro­ posal  at  the  session  which  convenes  next  week.  The  controversicil  power  and  waterway  plan  would  provide  a  2,300­mile  water  route  for  ocean  shipping  direct  to  Great  Lakes  ports  as  well  as  cheap  hydroelectric  power.  Its backers  point out  that Canada  has already  indicated  it  will  go  ahead  with the  idea  on  its  own hook  if  the  US  remains  unwilling  to  make  it  a  joint  undertaking.  •   *  *  %  'I  •'  'A  • 4  • ri  1­1  �Pagre  Twenty­t«n»  Fri»y> PewwrtHig  M,  SEAFARERS  LOG  Shipping  Hits  New  High  WELFAEE  REPORT  NO.  18  v j­r,'. •   ,  ,  ,,  , ,  Prior  to  the  current  record  break­ of  the  boneyard  ships  are  being  By  Robert  Matthevta,  Asst.  SecreUury­Tr.ettsurei% ^  ...irVAjieAai  ing  period,  the  highest  figure  crewed  up.  The  west  coast  ports,  Periad  Cdvered. By Tbis fteportr­Heo.  2­De<!;  ­'.Vol  • > ,1  since  April,  1947,  was  2,409  for  minor  ones  for  the  SIU,  have  also  the  two  weeks  ending  June  20.  done  remarkably  well.  Cash  on  hand.. ...:..  ..j,  •e     « «  •  •t •    •t'1    • ,  • »• , • •  ',#  ^887,568,52' •   Again,  in  the  end  of  August,  the  The  port  of  New  York  in  partic­ US Government  Bonds.',', I  ,'....  i­.i .'i., Vi .'fiT.  .=vVr. "1  '754,628.44;^  Union  came  close  to  the  "magic  ular  showed  an  amazing  recovery  .'j Vi'.  i40,000.04u^^^^  number"  of  2,500  when  2,321  men  from  the  effects  of  the  wildcat  Estimated  Accounts  Receivalil'eU ,...  Hospital  Benefits  Paid  In. period?!.  ­  3,5G5.'dd '"  were  shipped  out.  longshore  strike  which  tied  up  The  big  buildup  that  has  come  large  sections  of  the  port  for  a  Total  Hospital  Benefits p^d  since  July  ^ . .  It­ since  the  summertime  was  given  full  month.  iii  Death  Benefits  Paid  in  Period;.;._  9,06^00^ Ma,  great  impetus Tjy  the  heavy  ship­ Shipping  throughout  the  Dis­ m  ments  of  coal  out  of  east  coast  trict  is  likely  to  continue  around  Death  Benefits  Paid  since July  .1,  1950 ., ;  i;  ports  for  Europe,  and  grain  for  the new high figure  with additional  USPHS  HOSPltAt,  .  JERBCT' 'CITY­  MEDieAt, CENTER  f 4  STATEN  ISLAND,  N.  Y.  ­  JERSEY  CITY,  N.  J.  .  India.  Norfolk,  formerly  one  of  ships' coming  out  of  the  boneyard,  15.00,  the  smaller  ports  in. the  SIU  pic­ and  those  which  came  out  a  few  Nicholas  Bechivanls  ...  $30.00  ^omas  J.  Go*  43.00  M.  Buriistinc  RoosEyELT  RdspiTAi^  ture,  has  mushroomed  as  a  center  NEW*  Y'ORK,  N.  Y.  " >  ­ !  ui  30.00  Thomas  J. Caffrey  for  coal  shipments.  New  Orleans  months  ago  coming  back  to  the  Walter  Chalk  15.00  Vinceiltfe' Hmolar  ^  >•   48.p(P­ J.  Grant  30.00  Yanas  Dallal  i  .  is  booming as  the  place where most  States  from  their  initial  voyages.  Samuel  • • a­'  Erlitz  15.00  Write  W.  E.  Coutant,  976  Olym­ BELLEVUE  HOWI'TAL' '  ' "  Amado  Fellclano  ,20.00  '  . .  NEW  YORK,  N,  y.  pia  Blvd.,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.,  Arthur  Fricks  30.00  Woodward  Tobey  i... ...  1.  B.  Grierson  30.00  about  gear  left  aboard  the  Steel  • ­  ­ntUo­,.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Joseph  J.  Humphreys  ............  30.00  Executive.  BOSTON,  MASS.  Sabino  Integra  30.00  (Continued  from  page  3)  to  the  upsurge  by  signing  up  ad­ ditional  companies,  thus  adding  more  ships  to  the  total.  As  a  con­ sequence,  the  SIU  is  manning  ap­ proximately  190  ships  over  and  above  the  number manned  in July,  1950.  Shipping  has  been  running  un­ usually  high  for  the  past  several  months,  with  the  average  being  slightly  under  1,000  men  a  week.  '  t  i  »'.t  ­k.  Lax  Aid  Abroad To Sick  Seamen Rapped By Union  Sylvester  Kettunen  30.00  David  Gevih  _  fe  E.  Faireloth  O.  Maro  Gear  left aboard  the  Montebello  Hills  can  be  picked  up  at  Harris  Brothers,  188  Commercial  St.,  Portlaijd,  Me.  Seafarer Sam Says  COMPLETE  ,  THE VOYAO^/  Ex­Camas  Meadows  Gear  belonging  to  George  Mc­ Hann, Glen  Doherty,  J.  Dougherty,  Robert  East,  David  Paskoss,  W.  Bilger,  William  Irvin  left  aboard  the  Camas  Meadows  is  being  held  at  R,  S.  Stern,  424­26  W.  Conway  St.,  Baltimore,  Md.  3*  4"  The  Union  Welfare  Office  ad­ vises  the  following  men  to  fill  out  new  benefit  cards  due  to  omis­ sions  on  previous  ones;  Edward  L.  McKeon,  Max  E.  Moore,  Anton  Perme,  Jr.,  Franklin  Strickland.  SJJ/HEW YOUR SHIP  HITS TWE STATES  STAY ABOARD UAITIL  THH F/MAL FbRTOF  PISCHAR6E AND  fAYOFF.  4'  4>  4'  Eugenius  A.  Kroper  Your  papers  can  be  picked  up  at  Cities  Service.  See  Mr.  Sadow­ ski,  23  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y.  C.  3/  Si"  4"  .*1^  9«  f • • «• •• •   •   The  following  men  have  overtime  checks  waiting  for  them  at  The  Cities  Service  office,  23  Pearl  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y.  ABIQUA:  J.  Jackson,  H.  Weaver,  W.  Susikari.  ­ BENTS  FOKT:  E.  K.  De  Moss,  Durell  Rogers.  Arthur  J.  Ahearn,  Paul  Sinski,  Bay  Boudereaux,  H.  E.  O'Brien,  William  Pritchard,  T.  A.  Dugan,  B.  E.  Edwards,  John  Bauch.  Patrick  Burke.  Max  Pltrie,  A1  Abritten, .Quinn  Moore,  M.  Bugawan,  E.  P.  Belkner,  Harry  M.  Davis,  Isham  Beard,  A1  CarrasquUlo,  A.  D.  Hunt,  Jr.,  George  Lafleur,  H.  Thomas,  W.  Braven.  GOVERNMENT  CAMP:  T,  E.  Peti.  Gaden R.  GaUowtay  15.00  H,  Garretson  30.00  35.00  F.  E.  E.  Grosa  .30.00  D,  D,  Kelley  ,.3().00  Leo.  H.  Lang  30.00  15.00  Leonard  Lewis  4#..  ...I,. ......a » . .30.00  John  Mayrbat  ...  30.00  Sam  McDonald  a.......... .  ,30.00  Russell  McLlsh*  .................r  80.00  David  McMuUen  15.00  V.  Mobley  15.00  (1)  Take  the  dimes  if  you  get  M.  W.  C.­Paris^.  a.a.<15.00  the  chance.  The  10­cent  pieces  Prank  H.  Post  ,15.00  K.  Raana  ,....  are  worth  a  lot more  than  a  hoard  Claude  A,  Bay  ........,.,.....,.,, 30.00  of  quarters  occupying  the  same  F.  B.  Shedd.  ,30.00  U.  C.  Sonnier  .............r.......  30.00  ,  space.  F.  ML.Strickland  ....i,  15.00  >  30.00  (2)  No,  but  Navy  did.  In  1924  J.  P.  Synott  C.M. Tannehlll  ,30.00  the Middies  played a  14­14 tie  with  Horace  H.  Tostet  30.00  Lomie  R.  Tickle  30.00  Washington  State.  Louis  J.  W^illis  a...  '30.00 >  (3)  Churchill.  It's  the  Prime  John  W.  Young  30.00  STATEN  ISLAND.  N,,,Y.  Joseph  T.  Bennett  ST.  AGNES  HOSPITAL  PHILADELPHIA.  PA.  Frank  Bock  Quiz  Answer  t  t  I  ^  Brazil Out }o Boost  Mariilmo Slronglh  NOTICES  fr/  do.  .'i.,  Peter  Kruplnskl  15.00  • USPHS HOSPITAL  J.  Hernandez  T.  J.  Kustas  30.00  GALVESTON,_ TEXAS  Robert  F.  Larson  ...,.­  15.00  J.  Bellaflores  .i;,  Harold  Lunt  30.00  E.  M.  Adkins  Contact  agent  Red  Brady,  North  30.00  James P.  Lprd  man  will  be  sent  home  without  a  A.  McGuigan  •   (Continued  from  page  2)  Margarites  .30.00  John  A.  Crosby  ........  American  Airlines,  in  San  Fran­ nickel  being  advanced  on  money  George  Vic.  Milazzo  '13.00  Jacob  R.  Unez  555.00  cisco,  to  get  refund  on  plane  as a  workaway on a Waterman ship.  due.  Sometimes  this  is  done  Over  John  $• • «•   MUnno  ,15.00  Charles Scherhans  • «• • • • • • • • •30.00  When  he  went  to  see  the  skipper  J.  D.  Scherman  Lawrence  O'Connell  30.00  15.00'  tickets  you  hold  to  New  York.  the  weekend.  The man  then has  to  Tsimissiris  Panayiotis  30.00  30.00  SavlUe  B.  Tribble  about  getting  a  small  advance  on  5.  t  t  John  Parra  30.00  what  was legally due him,  the cap­ hang  around  for  two  days  because  Earl  H.  Poe  30.00  • 189.09  Bruce  Cole  there  is nobody  he  can  turn  to  for  Otto  P.  Preussler  USPHS  HOSPITAI,  15.00  Your  snapshots  taken  aboard  tain dressed  him  down and  refused  help.  NORFOLK,  VA.  John Ramey  ..,.  45.00  to  give  him  a  nickel,  although  he  Juan  S.  Ruedo  ­  30.00  Seatrain  Geoi'gia  are  being  held  Shipping companies have  ob­ James  Stickney  G.  Everhart'  30.00  15.00  Honi­y  was  a  repatriated  seaman  and  Hubert  L.  Lanier  15.00  by  ship's  delegate  Sir  Charles,  jected  to  the  fact  that  seamen  will  Stanley  Swienckoski  30.00  O.  Perkinson'  45.00  should  not  have  been  treated  as  a  .:...,  15.00  Remus  t  4*  t  run  to  lawyers  in  these  cases  t«»  John  Tarko  30.00  30.00  Rosco  J.  Hampton  workaway.  The  result  was  that  a  protect  their legal  rights.  The  Un­ George  B.  Thurmer  William  P,  Gorman  L.  G.  Murphy  30.00  Samuel  Vandal  ;,..  r'­SO.OO  Roundtree  45.00  30.00  S.  E.  U.  Your  discharge  and  a  pay  quarrel  ensued  and  this  man  got  ion finds  that  the  men  go  to attor­ Henry  Watson  Sykes  30.00  15.00  .lohn  voucher  was  found  aboard  the  SS  in trouble  with  the  Coast  Guard.  neys  because  they  are  hard­timed  Stephen  Zavadson  Brantley  Young  .......... n......  45.00  $890.00  Algonquin  Victory,  and  can  be  A  second  seaman,, was  removed  by  claims  agents  and  given  a  run­ 9270.00  USPHS  HOSPITAI.  claimed  at  the  SIU  Mailroom,  675  from  the  Nikoklis  in  the  Azores  around,  In  many  instances  the  VA HOSPITAL i BALTIMORE,  MDi  LONG BEACH CALIF. and  spent  12  days  in  a  hospital  claims  agent  will  tell  them  to  "go  Thomas  Ankerson  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  N.Y.  45.00  15.00  E.  L.  Pritchard  there,  being  operated  on  for  ap­ get  a  lawyer"  if  they  want  their  John  Barron  30.00  3^  i»  t  USPHS  HOSPITAL  <  John  Berkenkemper  15.00  BOSTON  MASS,  pendicitis  and  hernia.  The  com­ beefs  settled.  Tony  Cornman  Nelson  W.  Blades  45.00  George  Vourloumls  30.00  It  is  urgent  you  contact  Mrs.  pany  agent  advanced  him  $35,  but  Headquarters  plans  to  follow  up  Henry  Callan  45.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Jessie  Clarge  45.00  Mary  Cornman,  3119  Baldwin  gt.,  gave  him  no  voucher  and  he  has  the  letter  by  meeting  with  these  Billy  MOBILE.  ALA.  v...  30.00  no  record  of  money  due  him.  An  claim  agents  and  other  interested  Leon  Coleman  Los  Angeles.  R.  Curry  15.00  Thomas  L.  Ankerson  30.00  13.00  Jacob  L.  Buckelew  agent  was  supposed  to  meet  him  parties  so  as  to  straighten  them  Donald  Duvall  15.00  i  3^  3>  E.  Ford  13.00  Tim  Burke  ..........v.  .i...  15.00  when  he  got  to  New  York,  but  no­ out on  the  rights due  to Seafarers.  Louis  Edison  R.  Bown  Leon  E. Foskey  f.,.,  15.00  Thomas  Dailey  15.00  Stephen  J.  Frankewicz'  15.00  Aden  C.  Ezell  ...i...iii. 15.00  Get in  touch with  Alton J.  Webb,  body  showed  up  when  he  came  in,  Joseph  Goude  45.00  William  Bavelln  ­.Vi'riiil .r.Ti'.. V,­  ­15.00  leaving him  stranded high  and  dry.  L.  Box  1425,  Bristol,  Conn.  Carroll  Harthausen  13.00  J.  H.  Jones  1S.O0­.  John  L.  Hoffman  30.00  Joseph  A.  Saxon  In  another  case,  a  veteran  sea­ .  15.00  3«  t  3j'  James  J.  Jones  15.00  Thomas  Scanlon  ,  .  15.00  farer  who  was  over  70  years  old  Johnny  A.  Kink  George  Kcpich  19.00  Anthony  Klavlni  .................  4.5.00  and had  been torpedoed  during the  Your  mother  is  anxious  to  hear  $150.00'  Earl  Mc  Kendrea  60.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  from  you  at  8301  Marks  St.,  war  was  taken' ill  with  pneumonia  Alexandra  Lopez  >  30.00  SAVANNAH,  GA.  15.00  James  R.  Lewis  and  spent  four  months  in  a  hospi­ Tampa,  Fla.  Rio  De  Janeiro—^Bolstering  of  Jack  Morrison  '  45.00 .  John  D.  Norris  15.00  tal.  'Tlie  company  agent  advanced  Brazil's  crumbling  merchant  fleet  USPHS  HOSPITAL T  t  i  i  Ben  Price  30.00  SEATTLE.  WASH.  '  433)0  him  only $20  of  $200  due him.  Nor  and  all­out  refurbishing  of  the  na­ George  H.  Reier  George  F.  Martin  Ruperto  Rivera  45.00  Leonard  E.  Hodges  '  15.00  Get  in  touch  with  your  family  did  they  want  to  pay  him  for  the  tion's  ports  are  the  number  one  Joseph  Roll  15.00  Herbert  G.  Dunlevie  :  10.00  ­It,  Harold  W.  Sherwln  30.00  at  541  W.  Rich  Ave.,  Deland,  Fla.  time  he  was  ill  because  he  had  problem  to  be  tackled  in 1952.  Ralph  South  15.00  025.00  signed  a  waiver  on  heart  disease.  Approximately  $80,000,000  will  Ashby  Southeri  i 3!"  4  45.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  When  the  claim  agent  was  con­ be  expended  for  new  merchant  John  M.  Stone  15.00  Max  Lipkin  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  '  :  '  A.  G.  Trezos  60.00  Frank  P.  Breck  .15.00  Very  urgent  that  you  get  in  tacted by  headquarters, he ­excused  ships  to  replace  many  old­age  ves­ Chester  B.  Wilson  15.00  J.  Bryant  30.00  45.00  James  D.  Cardell  touch  with  your  family  imme­ this  treatment  on  the  grounds  that  sels  now  in  service.  Brazil's  38  Norman  Wrye  .15.00  John  ZohiU  30.00  he  wanted  to  "save  the  govern­ Oliver  CelesUne  .  80.00  ­  diately.  ports  are  congested  to  the  point  Coofc  19.00  ment's  money."  $975.00  Lawrence  t  where ships  spend up to  two weeks  Rogelio  Cruz  30.00  It  often  happens  that  an  ill  sea­ outside port  waiting to  unload.  Martin  DeSalvo  30.00  HALLORAN  VA  HOSPITAL  OFFICIALS  HN THE PORT  WHERE  You LEFT  YOUR SHIP CANT  HELP  WITH  YOUR SHIPBOARIX  BEEFS  IF  Yfc>fR SHIP HAS GoHE  ON TO  PAY OFF  IN  ANdTHEK  PORT.  Minister's  residence  in  London.  $795.00  DEATH  BENEFITS ;  (4)  The  War  of  1812.  Gen.  An­ W.  Anderson  $2jmo.oo  drew  Jackson,  later  elected  to  the  W.  John  Prlhoda  1,500.00  U.  S.  presidency,  beat  the  British  Thomas  P.  Crane  2..500.00  John  Mikalajunas  *  2.500.00  at  New  Orleans.  News  of  the  peace  treaty,  signed  at  Ghent,  Bel­ S9.ooo.eo  gium,  earlier  was  held  up  by  the  slowness  of  communication.  'thtzztm  Answer  (5)  5V^.  (6)  The  five­hour  difference  in  QBQa  SDB  QSSQ  time  zones  would  probably  find  the  Londoner  just  finishing  his  QQIIQ]  [^^[S^BBIIOQ  lunch.  (7)  $1 —Washington;  $5 —Lin­ coln;  $10—Hamilton;  $50—Grant.  (8)  No,  said  the  Pennsylvania  Court  of  .Common  Pleas.  If  he  • 9}  was  sober  enough  to  drive  100  c.in  miles  he  was  sober  enpiigh  to  get  married.  (9)  The  Gettysburg  r  Address  (1863)  at  the  dedication  of  the;  • QSIS BSa  • QSS  military  cemetery  there.  (10)  1951  aao fflfflGD ssatia  r  QSH  HEana  mmu  as[§  QSIHHB  SGSHHCaR  aisiiBia  HHH  QEQDSQaa  aaas  asas  @SG]  [saQB  �FridW.­ DiMilliMr m IMtt  Face  Twenty­ttire*  SEAFARERS  LOG  DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ...  MABfAVER  (Celentat).  Nov.  3—Chalr­ man,  e,  • lllak; Saeratary,  O,  LuaHi.  Mo­ tion  mad*  and  carried  that ­  the  crevr  Ice  box  be  changed  aa  it  if  contiantly  leaking.  All  handa  were  aaked  to  have  dirty,  linen  ready  on  time  when  it  ready  to  be  changed.  Water  cooler  on  lower  deek  la  to  be fixed,  new  ""pout  ne­ ceifary.  'Small  mitunderatanduigs  and  Mefr'will  be  fettled  right  away.  There  wiU,^  no flghtf.  JOHN  S.  MOSBY  (Eattarn),  Oct.  Chairman,  Beyne;  Secretary,  Oulnone.  Decl^ delegate  made  a  motion  to  take  up  collection  to  purchaae  waahing  machine  In firat  part  of  diacharge.  The  engineera  were  requeated  to  repair  ahower  linea.  Water  coolera,are  to  undergo  repaira  or  be replaced.  Vote  of  thanka  to the  Stew­ ard'a  department  for  good  chow  and  service.  Steward  suggeated  that all  stores  be  checked  by  patrolman  so  that  nothing  but  graded  foods  be  delivered.  SBATHUNDER  (Colonial),  Nov.  25—  Chairman,  e.  1.  Doty;  Saeratary,  C.  R.  Jackson.  Ship's  delegate  brought  up  that  the  ship  sailed  without  delay,  with  ail  auppiiea ordered  aboard.  The  f< w repaira  that  were  not made  were mino\  and  were  to  be  made  at  sea.  The  subject  of  get­ ting  a  man  out  of  jail  and  paying  lesser  fines  was agreed  upon  by  all  members.  A  letter  was  sent  to  headquarters  regard­ ing  permitm^n  and  what  these  men  should  do  to  get  their  books.  ­ WILLIAM  TYLER  PACE  (Waterman),  Dec.  10—Chairman,  Ray  Lundqulst;  Sec­ retary,  D.  K.  Fisher.  The  deck  delegate  brought  out  the  fact  that  since  there  is  such  a fine  steward's  department,  that  it  was  every  man's  duty  as  an  SIU  man  to  help keep  the messhalls clean  at all  tfbies.  One  of  the  crewmembers  brought  up  the  fact  that  the  pantry  sink  was  stopped  up  and  recommended  that  it  be  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  chief  engineer.  PRANK  C.  EMERSON  (South  Atlantic),  Nov.  IS—Chairman,  H.  H.  Pierce;  Secre­ tary,  B.  H.  Amsberry.  Delegates  report­ ed  no  beefs.  There  was  a  discussion  about  keeping  the  messhall  laundry  and  recreation  rooms  clean.  It  was  agreed  that  each department  would keep  the rec­ reation  and  the  laundry  clean,  rotating  each  week.  ELLY  (Dlanex),  Dec.  2—Chairman,  Wil­ liam  Geary;  Secretary,  J.  Hughes.  Dele­ gates reported  no major  beefs.  Overtime  is satisfactory.  Suggestion  by  steward  to  tuve  the  ship  fumigated.  No  one  is  to  leave  the  ship  until  a  decision  is reached  by  the  patrolman  concerning  new  over­ time  scale.  Library  books  are  to  be  ex­ changed.  HIGH  POINT  VICTORY  (South  Atlan­ tic),  Nov.  It—Chairman,  Aubrey  Smith;  Secretary,  M.  Whale.  Delegates  reported  everything  running  smoothly.  Consider­ able  discussion  about  those  using  the  fa  cilities  of  the  laundry  and  not  leaving  it  clean  and  tidy..  In  answer  to  a  query  about  the  washing  machine  the  chairman  said  it  would  be  up  to  the  company  to  provide  one in  the future.  The  new scale  of  wages  and  working  hours  was  freely  discussed.  A  vote  of  thanka  was  ex­ tended  to  the  delegates and  the steward's  department  for  a  job  well  done.  BALTORE  (Ore),  no date—Chairman,  A.  Swensen);  Secretary,  J.  Kevneby.  Dele­ gates  reported  no  beefs  and  no  disputed  overtime.  Ail  crewmembers  were  asked  to  keep  feet  off  recreation  room  chairs.  Wringer  buckets  for  all  departments  will  have  to  be  ordered.  Kerosene  is  to  be  supplied  for  laundry  tubs.  ROBIN  TUXFORD  (Seas  Shipping),  No­ vember  15—Chairman,  David  Barry;  Sec­ reiary,  Julian  Dedlcatorla.  Each  depart­ ment  agreed  to  clean  washroom  and  washing  machine  in  rotation.  Beef  that  cold  supper  twice  a  week  suggested  by  the  crew  has  not  been  taken  up.  De­ partment  delegates  asked  to  take  names  of  men  missing  watches  so  that  their  misconduct  can  be  treated  properly.  All ­ new  men  agreed  to  donate  $3  to  sliip'o  fund.  Motion  carried  that  new  washing  machine  be  purchased  for  crew  because  the  one  on  board  is  beyond  repair.  Gen­ erql  discussion  on  food  situation  and  ar­ ranging  menus.  SEACOMET  (Colonial),  Doe.  14—Chair­ man,  John  S.  Williams;  Secretary,  Homer  Ringo.  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  all  departments  were  operating  effectively.  Memorandum  of  the  new  agreement  was  read  and  spoken  very  highly  of.  All  hands  are  satisfied  with  the  new  LOG.  WILLIAM  CARRUTH  4Trant  Fuel),  Nov.  25—C.  A.  Russell;  Secretary,  Carl  LIndemon.  Delegates  reported  no  over­ time  disputed  and  no  beefs,  all  members  in  good  standing.  Lockers  are  to  be  re­ CHARLES  D.  EOSTOM  (South  Atlantic),  paired  and  put  in  condition  and  new  WINTER  HILL  (Cities  Service),  Dec.  5—  Dec.  7—Chairman,  James  McDonald;  Sec­ shelves  installed.  Motion  made  to  have  STEEL  CHEMIST  (Isthmian),  Dee.  2—  retary,  C.  O.  Falrcloth.  Steward  reported  Chairman,  O.  W.  Rhoades,  Secretary,  J.  new  pillows  put  on  the ship.  Motion  made  18  pounds  of  coffee  was missing  during.a  H.  Stromeys.  $111.87  in  the  ship's  fund.  to have  the  ship's delegate  contact  patrol­ Chairman,  William  Heather;  Secretary,  thirty­hour  period.  Anyone  making  an­ Motion  made  and  carried  to  buy  a  new  man  on  arrival  in  regard  to  payoff,  trans­ MIchall  DIetz.  The  wiper  injured  his  eye  and  he  is  to  be  taken  off  at  the  Azores  other  trip  would collect  transportation re  iron  out  of  the  ship's  fund.  Suggestion  portation  and  the  vacation  agreement.  for  hospitalization.  There  was  a  talk  on  gardlesa  of  how  long he  staged  on.  Sug­ made  to  see  the  steward  about  bad  to­ the  care  of  the  washing  machine,  library,  gestion  made  that  the  engine  delegate  matoes  he  has  been  serving  and  to  see  DEL  NORTE  (Mississippi),  Oct.  28—  sanitary  work,  natives  to  be  kept  out  of  contact  the  1st  Assistant  and  ask  him  if  why  the  brand  of  milk  hasn't  been  PAOLI  (Cities  Service),  Dec.  1—Chair­ Chairman,  Frank  Russo;  Secretary,  Bill  mess  hall  and  passageways.  Tips  given  canvas  can  be  placed  over  the  step  lead  changed  at  Lake  Charles.  Chairman  man,  Kaiser.  Delegates  reported  everything  Van  Whitney;  Secretary,  Herb  customs  and  places  to  stay  away  from  Ing to  the engine  room aa  the steel  plates  warned  crew  about  missing  ship  and  the  Athletic  director reported  that  the  on  in  India,  Egypt,  Ceylon,  Arabia.  New  are  dirty  with  oil  and  a  man  might  slip  penalty  for  such.  He  also  pointed  out  Goodfrled.  Delegates  reported  everything  okay.  okay.  Ship's  delegate  reported  that  a  Dei  Norte  Stars  won  a  silver  cup  from  headquarters  and  contract  was  discussed,  the  dangers  of  gassing  tip aboard  ship.  •   and !£all.  report  of  the  wage  increase  had  been  re­ i.be  Alcoa  Cavalier  in  New  Orleans.  Any­ also  welfare  benefits.  Nov.  23—Chairman,  C.  E.  Motley;  Sac.  ceived  and  would  be  read  and  voted.  A  one  not  running  new  washing  machine  retafy,  C.  O.  Falrcloth.  Ail  delegates  re.  JOHN  LIND  (Istimilan),  Nov.  4—Chair­ vote  of  thanks  to  the  negotiating  com­ properly  should  be fined  $15.  Permission  ported  their  respective  departments  were  man,  A.  Lutcx;  Secretary,  R.  Clark.  Dele­ TOPA  TOPA  (Waterman),  Dec.  2—  The  new  wage  scale  was  read  should  b©­  obtained  from  ship's  delegate  In  order.  Washing  machine  is  to  be  in.  gates  reported  no  beefs,  but  some  dis­ mittee.  before  treasurer  uses  any  funds..  The  Chairman,  A.  M.  Brancoini;  Secretary,  J.  atailpd.and  put  in working  order. Library  puted overtime.  Motion made  to have  the  and  accepted.  subscriptions  from  Gilmores  Book  Store  Meiendez.  Ship's  fund  $97.50.  No  beefs  is  to  be  brought  aboard  in  Norfolk  and  patrolman  investigate  reason  for  ship  not  come  aboard.  No  receipt  was  reported.  Delegates are  to  buy  two  small  JOHN  S.  MOSBY  (Eastern),  Nov.  25—  have  hall ^(o  be  contacted  in  this  regard.  leaving  port  of  Rouen,  France,  before  se­ gotten  for  the  $99  from  the  ship's  fund.  trees  and  trimmings.  Each  man  to  do­ curing  ship's  gear.  Ship  proceeded  to  Chairman,  E.  Rosa;  Secretary,  George  nate  $2  for  ship's  fund.  A  vote  of  thanks  TACALAM  (Mar­Trade),  Dtc.  • —Chair­ sea  in unsafe  condition.  Suggestion made  Tuinows.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  STEEL  SCIENTIST  (Isthmian),  Dec.  2—  was  extended  to  the  stewards  department  man,  R.  B.  Carey;  Secretary,  F.  Holm.  to  have  some  painting  done  and  recrea­ Motion  was  made  and  seconded  to  con­ for  their  continued  good  chow.  tact  a  patrolman  in  regard  to  whether  Chairman,  James  Bencic;  Secretary,  J.  Delegates  were  elected.  Motion  made  and  tion  hall  kept  clean.  or  not  a  permitman  can  serve  as  a  de­ Redlcan.  A  request  was  made  to stagger  carried  that  clock  be  installed  in  crew  partment  delegate in  view  of  the fact  that  the  menu  to  prevent  the  saiHe  meals  'messhalL  It  was  explained  to  the  crew  MAE  (Bull),  Nov.  27—Chairman,  John  ROBIN  LOCKLEY  (Seas  Shipping),  Nov.  the  only  book  man  happens  to  be  a  key  from  being  served  on  the  same  day  of  that, the  ship  was' just  taken  over  from  Emerick;  Secretary,  Richard  Ceiling.  12—Chairman,  Bing  Millar;  Secretary,  C.  the  week.  Ship's delegate,assigned  to try  Delegates reported  the  NMU  and  she  has  to  be  cleaned  up  P.  Achoy.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  man.  no  beefs.  The  upkeep  and  purchase  timing  device  for  ship's  of  the  washing  machines  SiU . style  before  returning  north.  Dis­ was  discussed,  washing  macliine.  Messy  condition  near  cussion  on  helping  messman  by  keeping  Bosun  asked  that  the  Union  officials  con­ SOUTHERN  DISTRICTS  (Southern  Trad­ coffee  urn and  percolator, despite  request  as  they  have  been  left  in  a  very  dirty  the  Robin  Line  about  garbage  dis­ recreation  and  messhall  clean  at  all  tact  Ing),  Nov.  25—Chairman,  Thomas  Car­ condition  lately.  The  wiper  was  offered  posal  in  port  at  least  every  three  ot  four  made  at  last  meeting,  still  persists.  times.  reimbursement  for  the  time  and  splendid  days.  Deck  delegate  requested  that  the  vlch;  Secretary,  Cecil  Parish.  Delegates  work  that  he  put  in  impairing  one  of  the  reported  no  beefs.  Motion  made  and  SEA  MACIC  (Colonial),  Chairman,  W.  department  foc'sles  be sougeed  and  paint­ passed,  to  discontinue  ship's  fund  be­ '  ALCOA PEGASUS  (Alcoa), Dec. 2—Chair­ old  machines.  He  declined  the  offer  of  Wentling;  Secretary,  C.  R.  Cooper,  Stew­ ed  before  signing  on  for  next  voyage.  cause ' of  large  crew  turnover.  Union  man,  W.  D.  Johns;  Secretary,  Nat  Eins­ money  but  accepted  the  crewmembers'  ard  was  asked  not  to  use  fresh  fruit  as  Delegates  reported  everything  warmest  thanks  for a  job  well  done.  literature  was  read  and  posted  concern­ bruch.  dessert.  Motion  made  and  accepted  that  DAVID  S.  TERRY  (Eastern),  Nov.  20—  ing  new  contract  benefits.  All  members  running  smooth.  Motion  made  and  ac­ the  ship's  delegate  see  the  captain  about  Chairman,  Robert  Murphy;  Secretary,  approved.  Suggestion  made  that  dele­ cepted  that  a  repair  list  be  drawn  up  as  getting  a  list  of  all  slops,  draws,  and  Robert  Lee..  Delegates  reported  no  beefs  gates  get  together  and  plan  a  system  to  soon  as  possible  so  that  there  would  be  overtime  for  the  full  year.  Discussion  and  no  disputed  overtime.  Letter  from  keep  laundry  room  clean.  no  delay  in  getting  the  necessary  repairs  was held  on  why  menu remains  the  same  headquarters  was  discussed  and  posted.  upon  arrival  in  the  States.  A  suggestion  each  day.  was  made  that  all  delegates  inform  the  A  letter  was  written  to  headquarters  for  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Service),  members  of  their  departments  of  the  clarification  on  coffee.  Discussion  on rec­ Dec.  2—Chairman,  Chester  Just;  Secre­ reation  room  ended "by  having  each  de­ tary,  V.  Ratcliffe.  Attention  called  to  hours  and  Union  regulations  regarding  jobs.  A  motion  was  made  to  re­ partment  clean  it  for  one  week.  literature  received  from  office.  $46.90  re­ their  the Union  to mail  the ship  all  avail­ NIKOKLIS  (Dolphin),  Dec.  2—Chairman,  ported  in  ship's  fund.  It  was  suggested  quest  able  educational  literature  so  that  it  may  Fred  R.  Hicks;  Secretary,  Fred  Hicks.  that  the  watches  at  night  leave  mess  hall  be  distributed  and  clarified  to  all  mem­ Delegates  reported  everything  running  JONATHAN  TRUMBULL  (Mississippi),  in better  shap than  in  the  past. The  stew­ smoothly.  Motion  made  that  a  repair  li^  Nov.  22—Chairman,  Paul  Cathcart;  Secre­ ard  requested  that  all  extra  linen,  cups,  bers.  be  made  up.  Motion  made  that  the  beef  tary,  V.  Siymanskl.  Ail  disputed  overtime  etc.,  be  returned  to  the  steward's  depart­ MQBILIAN (Waterman),  Nov: 11—Chair­ to  be  taken  up  witlt  patrolman  on  ar­ ment.  Letter  read  and  accepted  which  STEEL  SCIENTIST  (Isthmian),  Nov.  3—  concerning  the fireman  watertender  on  man,  Brown;  Secretary,  A.  W.  VIera.  rival.  Repair  list  read  by  ship's  delegate  is  to  be  sent  in  for  publication  in  the  Chairman,  K.  Kristensen;  Secretary,  J.  the 8  to 12  watch  be  dropped  or  a  special  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  A  sugges­ and  additions  added.  Vote  of  thanks  Radican.  $51.55  reported  in  ship's  fund.  meeting  called  at  the  payoff.  Men  were  tion  was  made  by  chairman  Brown  to  given  to  the  steward  and  his  department  LOG.  The  carpenter  was  assigned  to  lock  li­ asked  to  be  sober  at  payoff.  Nov.  4—Chairman,  Fred  R.  Hicks;  Sec­ have  department  delegates  check  repair  for  service  rendered.  in  port.  Last  standby in  each watch  JAMES  B.  DUKE (Mississippi),  Nov.  25—  brary  list  to  see  if  repairs  were  made.  Ques­ Oct.  2a—Chairman,  Pat  Fox;  Secretary,  was  asked  to  clean  coffee  gear  Dor  com­ retary,  A.  Andersen.  Motion  carried  that  tion' 1­aised  concerning  library  books  was  Paul  Cathcart.  Ship's  delegate  reported  Chairman,.  A.  Ballard;  Secretary,  N.  M.  ing  watch.  Suggestion  mfide  to  purchase  all  members  donate  $1  to  the  ship's  fund  at  the  end  of  the  voyage.  There  was  a  clarified.  Ship's  officers  attempted  to  a  few repairs  made  in  Norfolk.wGot  books  Berry.  Delegates  reported  everything  in  records  for  ship's  phonograph.  keep  books  when  brought  aboard  bdt fi­ for  library.  He  spoke  on  poor  service  top  shape  and  no  beefs  and  no  disputed  brief  talk  by  the  ship's  delegate  on  the  good  conditions  that  we  are  now  enjoy­ nally  gave  up.  Chief,  electrician  asked  by  crew  messman  and  night  cook  and  overtime.  Men  were  given  a  talk„about  PENNMAR  (Calmar),  Nov.  20—Chair­ ing aboard  the  Nikoklis, and  he expressed  for  .porthole  screens.  There  is  a  short­ baker  not  carrying  out  the  menu  all  the  Union  welfare.  Suggestions  made  for  all  man,  T.  Naipo;  Secretary,  H.  Butler.  Mo­ hands  to  be  more  quiet  in  passageways.  hopes  that  all  members  of  the 'crew  age  of  coffee  in  foreign  ports.  way.  Ship's  delegate  is  to  see  the  cap­ tion  made  and  seconded  to  accept  the  his  One  AB  was  shipped  off  the  dock  at  the  will try  to uphold  these conditions  by  per­ tain  about  getting  deck  messman  foc'sle  last  minute,  due  to  the  fact  that  the  hall  conditions  of  the  new  wage  and  over­ forming  their  respective  duties  as  best  Nov.  26—Chairman,  Brown;  Saeratary,  repaired.  time agreements.  The steward  was  asked  could  not  ;(et  one.  can  at  all  times.  Recreation  room  Anthony  W.  VIera,  Bequest  made  for  to  straighten up  the crew's  mess, and  add  they  better  library  books  and  library  chest  to  BINGHAMTON  VICTORY  (Bull),  Nov.  11  more  of  a  variety  to the  night  lunch.  Sug­ to  be  kept  clean  by  rotation  plan.  hold  books  in  order.  Request  also  made  —Chairman,  EVELYN  ­  (Dull),  Dec.  7—Chairman,  Thomas  Rezeveltas;  Saera­ gestion  to  replace  mattresses.  Suggestion  . to  she  about  supplies in  slop chest.  Broth­ tary,  V.  J.  Stafanlck.  LASALLE  (Waterman),  Dec.  9—Chair­ Delegates  reported  A.  Anderson;  Secretary,  E.  C.  Dacey.  made  to  paint  mess  rooms,  pantry,  and  er  Brown  suggested  that  literature  be  ob­ no  beefs  and  no  disputed  Delegates reported  everything  in good  or­ steward's department  foc'sles. Ship's  dele­ man,  D.  Stone; Secretary,  E.  Walker.  Dele­ overtime.  All  tained from  Union Hall  so that  new mem­ hands  were  informed  about  leaving  cups  der.  All  repairs  were  made  last  trip.  gate  is  to  inquire  about  clock  for  crew's  gates  reported  no  beefs;  several  members  berf  may  better  educate  themselves  to  and  things around  the  messroom  and  the  A  vote  of  thanks  was  given  to  the  nego­ mess.  behind  in  dues.  Motion  made  that  ship's  the  SIU method  of  good  sailing.  tiating  committee  for  the  new  contract.  delegate  see  the  patrolman  regarding  recreation  room.  All  crewmembers  asked  to  donate  one  painting  department  quarters.  Ex­ Dec'.  1—Chairman,  V.  J.  Stafanlck;  Sec­ FRENCH  CREEK  (Cities  Service),  Dee.  planation engine  ANGELINA  (Bull),  Dec.  30—Chairman,  retary,  C,,  D.  Sllva.  Reading  of  memo­ dollar  mto  the  ship's  fund.  The  crew  offered  regarding  cleanliness  of  15—Chairman,  none;  Secretary,  none.  Mo­ recreation  W.  Walter; Secretary,  J.  Chow.  Memoran­ randum  was asked  to keep  the  messhall clean,  and  room  by  sanitary  workers.  new  contract  gains  by  chair­ tion  made  that  a  patrolman  be  contacted  dum  agreement  read  and  discussed.  Ice  man  to  on  ail  members.  It  was  suggested  a  suggestion  was  made  that  each,  watch  in  regard  to  mmigation  of  the  ship.  The  More  care  should  be  exercised  in  closing  hose  Was  broken;  to  be  referred  to  the  that  clean  up  before  going  off  duty.  doors  to  avoid  slamming.  each  department.. clean  recreation  crew  will  make  a list  of  necessary repairs  foc'sles  patrolman.  Nov.  25—Chairman,  E.  G.  Senff;  Secre­ in  rotation.  The steward  was asked  to  be  made  aboard  ship  to  give  to  the  tary,  N6  date—Chairman,  P.  BIngI; Secretary,  room  JOSHUA  B.  LIPPINCOTT  (Alcoa),  Dec.  D.  Stone.  Motion  made  that  each  J.  Celow.  Delegate  is  to,  see first  as­ to  put  in  for  ship's  iron.  2—Chairman,  Wesley  Young;  Secretary,  first  mate  and  chief  engineer.  Medical  crewmember  donate  $1  to  the  ship's  fund  .  ­sistant  about  sink  scupper.  Vote  of  E.  Bryan.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  supplies  checked.  to  be  used  to  purchase  iron,  ironing  thanks to  the  stewards  department  for  a  board  and  any  other  items  for  the  use  NATHANIEL  B.  PALMER  (Palmer),  Ship's  delegate  read  a  letter  which  is  to  Job  • Well  done.  TIMOTHY  DWIGHT  (Eastern),  Nov.  18  of  the  crew.  Laundry  and  washing  ma­ Nov.  17—Chairman,  George  Baver;  Sec­ be  turned  over  to  the  agent  to  be  pub­ B.  Logins..  Delegates  reported  lished  up  and  down  the  coast  concerning  —Chairman,  A.  W.  Carter;  Secretary,  A.  chine  is  to  be  cleaned  after  using.  YORKMAR  (Ore),  Nov.  1«—Chairman,  retary,. C.  beefs.  The  new  engine  of  the  wash­ the  way  the  night  cook  and  baker  per­ Carpenter.  Each  department  will  rotate  EdgCr  Luzler;  W.  Schoenborn.  A  letter  no  machine  did  not  show  up  on  board.  formed  his  duties.  Two  workaways  were  in  cleaning  the  recreation  room.  The  KYSKA  (Waterman),  Dec.  9­Chairman,  from. Paul  Hall  to  membership  on  con­ ing  lists  to  be­made  and  turned  in  to  brought  back after  missing ship  m Rouen.  washing  machine  needs  new  roller.  All  MIchall  A.  Reges;  Secretary,  James  P.  tract  gains  was  read  by  ship's  delegate  Repair  hands  were  asked  to  be  more  careful  and  delegates.  Kelley.  An ample  supply  of  tea  and  meil  and  yoted  on.  Discussion  on  shipboard  DEL  NORTE  (Mississippi),  Nov.  25—  not  to  slam  doors.  The  laundry  room  to  be  placed  in  the  pantry.  Motion  made  harmony;  ail  difficulties  straightened  in  Chairman,  Philip  S.  Erck;  Secrafary,  should  be  cleaned  after  using.  to  keep  the  old  washing  machine  until  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  Nov.  25—  Jammie  Sumpter..  One  of  the  crew  asked  SiU'  style.  Yorkmar  had  to  cruise  out­ new  machine  is installed.  Vote  action  was  side Yacino  Bay for  three days,  rolling up  Chairman,  Barney  KInter;  Secretary,  Paul  that  a  donation  be  taken up  to hospitalize  taken  on  the  new  contract  gains.  $14.35  to 32  degrees before  the  ship  was able  to  Gladden.  Ship's  delegate  mentioned  cor­ his  sick  wife.  He  needs  about  $200.  Mo­ spent  on agitator  for  washing  machine.  respondence  from  headquarters regarding  tion  made  by  the  ship's  delegate  to  run  pass  the  bar  into  Newport,  Oregon.  new  agreement.  Discussion  about  dis­ two arrival  pools, one  in Curacao  and  one  SOUTHWIND  (South  Atlantic),  Nov.  16  posal  of  washing  machine  which  was  pur­ in  New  Orleans  for  the finsil  payment  on  E.  A.  BURNETT  (Isthmian),  Nov.  4—  —Chairman,  John  Kalmak;  Saeratary,  chased  by  the  crewmembers,  in  the  event  the  crew's  washing  machine.  It  was  sug­ Chairman,  Charles  Martin;  Secretary,  J.  John  W.  Parkar.  Motion  made  to get  re­ that  the  company­owned  machine  is  gested  that  in  port  new  locks  be  made  D.  Jackson.  Ship's  fund  has  $10.  Dele­ pair  list  and  send  them  in  England.  Re­ placed  aboard.  Suggestion  accepted  to'  so  messhalls  can  be  locked.  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Complaints  on  MONROE  (Bull),  Nov.  IS—Chairman,  slopchest  for  not  having  various  sizes  of  quest  made  for  the  steward  to  get  the  defer  action  until  patrolman  is contacted.  ice  machine  repaired.  All  garbage  is  to  Discussion  about  repair  lists.  Foc'sles  not  CARROLL  VICTORY  (South  Atlantic),  M.  Chassereau;  Secretary,  A.  Fricks.  clothes.  painted.  be  carried  aft  and  put  in  cans,  Dec.  1—Chairman,  R.  G.  Cowdrey;  Sec­ Ship's  delegate  reported  penalty  cargo  retary,  A.  Lsmber.  Delegates  reported  under  1,000  tons.  Tlic  sliip  was  delayed  GREELEY  VICTORY  (South  Atlantic).  BENTS  FORT  (Cities  Service),  Dac.  • —  no  overtime.  Motion  made  and  carried  in  sailing  from  San  Juan  due  to  a fight.  Dec.  1—Chairman,  James  Mitchell;  Secre­ Chairman,  Allison  I.  Herbert;  Secretary,  to remain  under  articles until  all  penalty  The  steward  has asked  for  a  list  of  items  tary,  Thomas  D.  O'Brien.  Charges  brought  Frank  S.  Paylor.  Delegates  reported  no  cargo  and  other  monies  due  are  fully  that  the  crow  would  like  to  have  for  up  against  an  oiler  for  performing  while  beefs.  The  chief  engineer  was  asked  to  paid  by  company.  The  case  of  a  crew­ night  lunch.  in  port  and  not  cooperating  in  doing  his  obtain  new  fans  for  the  crew's  quarters.  member  missing  ship  in  Holland  is  to  work.  Rooms  should  be  left  in  ship­shape  Milk  was  increased  from  120  quarts  to  be  reported  to  patrolman.  There  is  a  PHILIP  BARBOUR  (Waterman),  Nov.  condition  before  leaving  and  all  cots  are  160  quarts  in  each. port.  Steward  re­ scarcity  of  fans  and  fan  parts.  There  25—Chairman,  Murray; Secretary,  W.  Yar­ to  be  turned  in  to  the  steward.  Deck  ;  quested  that  all .^nen  be  sort^ed  to  keep  STEEL  SURVEYOR  (Isthmian),  Oct.  2t  were  complaints  on  the  food  and  the  brough.  Motion  made  to  keep  the  LOG  maintenance  missed  ship  in  Yokohama.  crew  irom  gettfav: torn sheet^. .  —Chairman,  Theodore  M.  Larson;  Secre­ cooks  were  asked  to improve  it.  where  everyone  can  read  it.  Suggestion  Case  is to  be  referred  to the  patrolman.  C.  ZInn.  Ship's  delegate  reported  to  get  Union  education  material  aboard  DEL'  AIRES  (Mlt«  Line)^;^oy.  TO—  tary,  that  the  captain  refused  to  show  slop­ .WESTERN  RANCHER  (Western  Navl­ ship.  Each  member  is  to  donate  25  cents  RICE  VICTORY  (South  Atlantic),  Dec.  Chalrn;an,  J,  Palmeri: Sfcrafl^,  v.  Rqr  invoice.  Motion  made  and  carried  cfttlon),  Nov.  25—Chairman,  Roy  Alston;  for  mail  and  radiogi^m  purposes.  2—Chairman,  J.  H.  Chassereau; Secretary,  molo. ­  Everyone  is 'to ^bleahipiiming ma­ chest  to  use  ship's  fund  for  replacing  worn  Secretary..  H.  Aublnghans.  Delegates  re­ L.  Kristen.  Ship's  delegate  asked  crew  to  chine  after  they  uie";it,  Tjm'rstbward's  parts  of  washing  machine  in  Manila.  ported  everything  smooth  up  till  this  THE  CABINS  (Cabl.is),  November  18  state  if  they  wanted  cash  of  transporta­ depac^OjG..  Will  clean  recreation'  room  but  time.  Overtime  is  in  good.shape.  Mo­ —Chairman,  Motion  carried  to  send  a  letter  to  head­ R.  McNeil;  Secretary,  J.  tion.­  A  few  minor  beefs  were  reported  and n||^Oil»  departmentliwill  Clean  the  coneernlng  slopchest  prices.  It  tion  made  that  all  men  be  sober  and  in  O'Dea.  No  major  beefs  reported.  Some  but  they  were  cleared  away.  Crew  was  laundiY  ttMiih.  Motion  mwo  and  carried  quarters  a fit  condition  at  payoff  so if  called  upon  disputed  overtime  in  engine  and  steward  reminded  to  leave  quarters  in  good  con­ was  suggested  to  feed  only  the  bosun^  that  the  shliit^  delegate.  the  captain  carpenter,  oilers  and  electricians  in  the  by  patrolman  will  have  clear  view  of  the  departments.  All  crewmembers  to  do­ dition  for  next  crew  and  to  be  sober  at  about  Mation'hill  cards  being  made  out  P  messhall,  to  relieve  the  pantryman  situation  at  hand.  Throughout  the  trip  nate  $5  to  buy  a  washing  machine  in  payoff.  Crew  wants  new  library  to  be  so  men,  can  know  ^hoi^o:. to  go  at  drills.  of  O  all  Union  action  and  news  which  pertains  France.  Discussion  for  benefit  of  new  put  on  the  ship.  Repair  list  will  be  put  too  much  work.  only  to  the  men  below  have  by  some  on mess  hall  board  so  crew  can  put  down  ROYAL.OAK  (CItte Sarvtca);  Dec.  Ijh­ means found  its  way  topside.  Steps have  men  on  union  policy  and  work  rules.  any  repairs.  Chale||i«|i^vAlbert  Woever;  Secretary^; T;  .  DESOTO  jWaterman),  Nov.  17—Chair­ been  taken  to  try  and find  the  informer,  J,  Moo^ ^ Gaptain  skid  payoff  woitld  hb­ man,  J.  J.  WIrn;  Secretary,  C.  WIess.  but  all  has  been  in  vain.  CALMAR  (Calmar),  Dec.  1—Chairman,  at  ojld'(rate  because  he  his­not  received  Delegates reported  no  beefs.  Motion car­ MAE  (Bull),  Dee.  5—Chairman,  Carl  E.  Ekins;  Secretary,  E.  Jakus.  Ship's  dele­ notide .• : of ;  new  jicale.  All  hands  were  ried that  the engine  and steward's  depart­ CASIMIR  PULASKI  (Eastern),  Dec.  4—  gate  reported  leak  in  the  laundry  drain  GIbbs;  Secretary,  Richard  V.  Catling.  g'asked tb  t|im in  rbpairs.  Milk  was serVed  ments  alternate  on  cleaning  laundry.  Chairman,  Paul  J.  Morgart)  Secretary,  which  will  be  taken  care  of.  Motion  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  One  man  in  the. saloon  but ­not  in  th^^^erew  mess,  Suggestion  made  that  each  man  should  Joseph  C.arello.  Ship's  delegate  reported  made  that  the  cots  will  be  given  to  the  missed  ship  which  is to  be  taken  up  with  Poor;^Bervice  was  criticized  aw messman  not  run  washing  machine  over  half  an  small  beef  about  overtime.  A  vote  of  crew  and  will  be  signed  for  and  if  not  the  patrolman  upon  arrival  in  Baltimore.  said  he Would  try .to  do  betiet,  Pantry­ hour.  Deck  delegate  reported  that  the  thanks  for  the  steward's  department  for  returned  the  person  will  pay  for  them.  Request  made  for  cushions  for  the  mess­ ;  man said  he  would  give him  d'hand when  mate  has a .large  supply  of  penicillin  for  the  good  feeding.  Each  watch  is to  clean  Crewmembers  complaining  that  there  is  room  and  the  recreation  room.  Steward  he needed  it. Ship's  funds stands  at $9.10.  cold&  will  take  action  upon  arrival.  up  messhaU.  Library  is  to  be  changed.  not  enough night  lunch.  m  a  ,.­x­1  • • Xtl  •  "(tl  %  /  �i  • .• • • • • .   SEAFARERS  DEC.  28  1951  /  »  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  •   i  � 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Title A name given to the resource December 28, 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. 26 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: DISTRICT SHIPPING SETS 6-YR RECORD INSURANCE STRIKE VOTED $ AID 1951 WAS PROSPEROUS FOR SEAFARERS RAP COMPANY AGENTS FOR LAX SICK HELP TO SIU MEN ABROAD OWNER PRAISES SEAFARERS FOR 'JOB WELL DONE' SIU BASIC CLAUSES GIVEN NMU CAN SHAKERS HAVE NO OK SHIPPING CLIMBS TO POSTWAR HIGH PARTIES HIGHLIGHT YULE FOR SEAFARERS INSURANCE STRIKERS VOTED FINANCIAL AID PRESS, TV TELL WORLD OF NEW HQ. STRICKEN SEAFARER SAVED BY PASSENGER'S SURGERY A & G VOTING PASSES 1950 TOTAL WAGE BOARD LIFTS CEILINGS ON HEALTH, WELFARE PLANS MINERS CONSIDER SET-UP TO OPERATOE COAL SHIPS FIVE YEAR TANKER SHORTAGE EXPECTED IRON CURTAIN FLEET GAINS 14 VESSELS NEW ALUMINUM PLANT MAY AID SHIPPING PACIFIC SHIPYARDS TO GET STEEL DELAWARE RIVER PORTS ENJOY BOOM; SHIPPING DOUBLES '50 TONNAGE TOTAL BLINDNESS NEARS FOR SEAFARER WATERMAN TO INAUGURATE COASTWISE PAN-ATLANTIC SERVICE TO GALVESTON MM&P BLASTS ALIEN OFFICER WAIVER SET-UP FIRE-DISABLED SIU SHIP TOWED IN; NO ONE HURT LIBERTYS TOO BIG FOR THEIR TAXES NITRATE CARGO ONLY SAFE IN STEEL DRUM SENATOR URGES FASTER TANKERS FOR DEFENSE BOSTON ATTEMPTS COMEBACK AS MAJOR U.S. MARITIME CITY COME ON OUT AND SEE THE ROSE BOWL GAME FUTURE OUTLOOK BRIGHT AS SHIPPING IMPROVES EVERYTHING JUST FINE AS SHIPPING HITS PEAK MAGNUSON PROMISES AID ON DRAFT AND SCREENING FUTURE OUTLOOK BRIGHT AS SHIPPING IMPROVES SHIPPING HOLDING UP NICELY AT HIGH LEVEL EVERYTHING JUST FINE AS SHIPPING HITS PEAK PORT AT HIGHEST PEAK SINCE WARTIME DAYS PORT FAT WITH SHIPS, THIN ON RATED MEN NOTIFY UNION IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO SHIP WEATHER AND SHIPPING BOTH BLOW HOT, COLD TANKER TRADE MAKES UP BULK OF RUNS IN AREA ALCOA AND WATERMAN SUPPLY PORT'S BUSINESS US MERCHANT FLEET OVER 2,000 STRONG WE'VE MANNED 'EM A GOOD YEARNEW SHIPS NEEDED SIU CARGO: FUEL OIL FOR THE ICY NORTH HEAVY SHIPPING NIPS YULE REUNION OF 4 SIU BROTHERS CHAMPLIN ASSAULTS RIO'S CRAGGY 'HUNCHBACK'; MORE PEAKS AHEAD SEMPER PHOTO A-PARATUS NEW COAST GUARD MOTTO JACK FROST SENDING MAN NORTH LOGAN LAMENT RED TAKING ON A HOLIDAY GLOW SMOKE PUT TO ROYAL OAK ROACH DEATH TAKES TWO SEAFARERS SHIPPING HITS NEW HIGH BRAZIL OUT TO BOOST MARITIME STRENGTH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/28/1951 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/6131fb5929c20b02b605281286d83563.PDF 669fb458785f0ac06410ce3cc6324cf0 PDF Text Text <^rtetmasio alLStafartrs k their families ~ F- SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1 SlU SUPPORTS ILA STRIKE OVER DOCK WORK GANG ISSUE Page 3 Lumber Ship Splits pacific District SIU crewmembers were all pulled off safely by breeches buoy (inset) and helicopter just hours before the 19-year-old Alaska Cedar began to break up on the rocks at Coos Bay, Ore. Seven crewmem­ bers injured when the ship smashed into shore were released shortly after being admitted to the hospital. The Coast Guard rigged the breeches buoy after a helicopter dropped a line to the ship. (Story on Page 16.) MTD Drive Ship Issues On Bridges 'Toughest' Scores -Hodges Page 3 Page 2 SCATRAIN READIES PUERTO RICO RUN Page 3 I^L. Shore-based crane at SlU-con- I exos-jfze JOO. tracted Seatrain terminal in Edgewater, NJ, hauls giant air-separation tower aboard the Seatrain Texas for trip south. The shipment was routine, though too big to move by rail or truck. <NY part Authority photo �• ( J®" rag* Tif» SEArARERS Deeember S|. M LOG An Ounce Of Prevention Study Group Due To Report Shipping Probiems Toughest'— Hodges WASHINGTON—The Maritime Evaluation Committee, which is soon expected to make its report to the Secretary of Commerce, is faced with "probably the toughest prob­ lems" confronting the Adminis'tration, according to a United Arab Republic. This ship press conference comment by has been trading actively with Commerce Secretary Luther Cuba, and was there in July and again in September of this year. H. Hodges last week. A protest to President Kennedy Established almost two by the American Maritime Associ­ years ago to study the adequacy of the nation's merchant fleet and all phases of the maritime industry, the committee's job is to make a determination on the necessary size of the US fleet and the types of ships needed to service the coun­ try's offshore and domestic trade. Secretary Hodges stated that "we put some basic questions" to the Committee and that the length of lis deliberations is "indicative of the toughness of their problems." The ommittee has had a variety of proposals before it, including a long-range program for the indus­ try drafted last year by the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department. The maritime union proposals cen­ tered on the need to overhaul exist­ ing shipping legislation and called for proper enforcement of US ship­ ping policies, such as the "50-50" program dealing with Governmentfinanced cargoes. Abuses of the law were recently spotlighted in a Senate Commerce Committee report. The Depart­ ment of Agriculture, as well as other agencies, was cited several times for using "evasive" tactics and "subterfuge" in handling farm surplus cargoes on various occa­ sions. As recently as December 17, the Agriculture Department cleared a Government-financed cargo on a Norwegian tanker, the Nora, to allow it to carry tallow to the ation on this score said that the Department's latest action again puts the US "in the position of pay­ ing ocean transportation to a for­ eign steamship company that has traded with the enemies of the US." While dad's away, Mrs. Gloria Young takes care of the medical chores for daughter Elizabeth, 6, via a medical exam for the youngster at the SlU clinic in Brooklyn. Sea­ farer Larry Young is steward on the New Orleans (SeaLand). 5/1/ Taxi Garage Men Seek Pact Strike At Checker Cab DETROIT—Rejecting management's shadow-boxing in contract negotiations, Checker Cab garage workers have struck the company's three garages here with the support of Checker drivers who handle 950 cabs. The drivers have been respecting picketlines at the garages and are using retail service stations for gas and a half times more than its normal ly beaten and then fired by Check­ bills. Gas prices, usually based on er Cab's president the night the repairs. SIU Tugmen Win Voting In 2 Fleets WILMINGTON, NC — Two more tugboat elections in this harbor have been won by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in ballot­ ing conducted by the National Labor Relations Board and an­ nounced on December 6. The SIU-IBU whipped United Marine Division Local 333 of the National Maritime Union on both occasions. Yoting involved crews on four boats operated by two separate companies. Cape Fear Towing and the Stone Towing Line. Each company has two active boats and two reserve vessels. The SIU-IBU won a 4-2 majority in both fleets, and has been certified as bargain­ ing representative by the NLRB. Contract talks should get under­ way early in January. The two fleets handle most of the docking and undocking work in this area for deep-water vessels. One of the main campaiga issues cited by the union in winning the vote was the fact that the men in both fleets had not had a wage Increase for the past five years. The certification covers all personnel except captains and pilots. bulk purchases for its own garages, TSAW won the election. are also considerably higher. The TSAW has also petitioned the labor board for a separate election covering the second larg­ est cab company in town, the in­ dependent City Cab Drivers Asso­ ciation. About 250 drivers would be affected. Checker's garage men currently are paid $1.15 per hour, with a BOSTON—A Seafarer turned "baby-catcher" here when scale of $1.45 to $1.85 for skilled James McLaughlin, 24, caught six-month-old Richard Fayles, men. No one gets overtime. Prior to the strike, management belated­ whose mother was forced to drop him out of a third-floor ly came up with an offer of ten window during a blazing, cents more hourly across the early morning fire of un­ window to keep him away from the smoke and flames around and board, with provision for a 48-hour determined origin. McLaughlin was with his behind her. Her arms were be­ week without payment of overtime. At least one major gasoline mother, Mrs. Jennie McLaughlin, ginning to weaken from the strain company advised Local 10 that its at their home in East Boston when of holding the baby, and Mc­ gas stations have been ordered she happened to glance out the Laughlin sensed this with a sailor's not to service Checker's equip­ window and saw smoke pouring know-how. ment until the strike ends. Simi­ from the apartment building next "Drop him," he shouted. larly, one of the big independent door. Mother Drops Baby Mrs. McLaughlin promptly garages notified the union that it alerted her son, and James rushed would not service any cabs other Mrs. Fayles let little Richard to the street, while she called the slip from her aching arms, and he than those it regularly handles. made the life-saving plunge in OTTAWA—^The Norrw Commission hearings into the Before the 'walkout got under­ Fire Department. Arriving in front of the blazing shipshape fashion. As McLaughlin Great Lakes shipping dispute recessed here on December way, and as a condition to the building, McLaughlin looked up in grabbed the baby in his arms, he of contract talks, the union 20 and will resume on January 7. The recess came as the start won back pay and reinstatement time to see Mrs. Richard Fayles, cushioned the impact by falling SIU of Canada was presenting-tfor a garage worker who was bad­ 19, holding her baby out the backward with his own body as a evid.ence through rank-and- tectives and labor spies. shock-absorber for the child. file members regarding the The dispute between the SIU of The child's mother had been 'Rlght-to-Work' Tactics Flop union's various functions and Canada and Upper Lakes arose aroused shortly before Mc­ after the company evaded its con­ services. Laughlin's arrival beneath her Nearly 40 rank-and-file witnesses, tractual obligations to the SIU, third-floor window by neighbors both men and women, had already locked some 300 SIU crewmembers on the first floor with the terrify­ testified when the recess was out of its fleet, and began to re­ ing cry of "Fire!" called. Many were former em­ cruit scab crews through the Cana­ Heavy Smoke ployees of the Upper Lakes Ship­ dian Brotherhood of Railway, ping Company, who had been Transport and General Workers, Heavy smoke cut her off from locked out of their jobs last Spring and the Canadian Maritime Union, the stairway and she ran to the when the company broke its 10- which was set up by the CBRT front of the building whese, stand­ year collective bargaining relation­ and the Canadian Labour Congress. ing in a cloud of smoke and flame, Due to the effectiveness of SIU ship with the SIU and signed a she held her baby out the window. contract with a paper union having picketing action against the com­ Firemen arrived after McLaughlin no members and no organization pany, supported by the AFL-CIO caught the baby, and they quickly Maritime Trades Department and of any kind. drew a ladder up to the third The witnesses described the its affiliated unions, the CLC floor to bring Mrs. Fayles down to company's lockout tactics and its group, including the CBRT, last the street. attempts to force them into the July engineered a boycott of SIU She was taken to City Hospital scab union, in the course of which ships which led to the closing of where she was reported in cheer­ the company employed private de- the St. Lawrence Seaway. This ac­ ful spirits since her baby was tion was avowedly taken by the alive and okay. She suffered burns CLC and CBRT in order to force of the arms and back while hold­ the Canadian government to move ing her son out the window. LOG Schedule against the SIU and to bring pres­ The antics of the "National Right-to-Work Committee" This edition of the SEAFAR­ Both Mrs. Fayles and her hus­ sure on the US Government. The ERS LOG, as reported previ­ were so way out in an anti-union film depicting a 1957 band had the warmest praise for boycott led to the establishment of ously, marks the return to a McLaughlin's action. Richard strike in Indiana that the National Labor Relations Board the Norris Commission. bi-weekly publishing schedule Fayles, father of the baby, was has just thrown out an election at one plant where it was The SIU has maintained, during of 26 issues per year, with full walking home just as the fire the entire course of the dispute, shown, on the ground of misrepresentation. The film titled coverage of all the news. Sea­ that the pattern of activity through­ apparatus arrived and found his "And Women Must Weep" turns the president of the strik­ baby safe on the ground. farers should be on the look­ out clearly points to a conspiracy ing Indiana local, 59-year-old grandmother Ruth Monroe out for the LOG every two spearheaded by the company and McLaughlin joined the SIU in (left), into a tough, shouting "labor bully" portrayed by weeks from now on. February, 1955, and ships in the the CLC group, in which the CBRT deck department. has played a major role. the actor on the right. Inside garage workers voted 542 for representation by Local 10 of the SIUNA Transportation Serv­ ices & Allied Workers in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board election in August. More than 70 inside cab workers are involved. They rejected the Teamsters in the NLRB balloting. Local 10 has petitioned separate­ ly for a vote among some 1,600 of the Checker drivers, and the NLRB in Washington is currently acting on this request. With the garage strike on, the non-union drivers are using outside facilities to service their cabs. The outside maintenance costs the company an estimated two and Seafarer's 3-Floor Catch Rescues Baby From Fire Hearing Recessed In Canada Dispute 1 �1Meeai6er t8, IMt •'% ' ' /% ' ''"•'.•vV ,'' StAPAR^nS Pacitbw L6G Fire & Beat Drill On The Del NortjB I SIU Supports Dock Walkout ILA Hits Bricks To Protect Jobs Members of the International Longshoremen^s Asso­ ciation, AFL-CIO, resumed their strike on December 23 and began picketing piers in ports from Maine to Texas. The walkout followed the shippers' rejection of an ILA offer of a two-year contract during which the key issue of man­ power would he studied by a panel, with recommendations to be made at the conclusion effective. Shipping in all of the of the agreement. ports is tied up tightly, The SIU and other mem- affected with the exception of military ber unions of the AFL- cargoes, which have been given CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ clearance by the union. ment are giving full support Visiting the Port of New Orleans, SlU Safety Director Joe Aigina, with Seafarer John Doyle and Capt. E. R. Seamen, Delta Line port captain (foreground, l-r) observes fire and boat drill aboard the SlU-manned Del Norte (Delta). Crewmembers posed for the photographer before heading out on another voyage to South American ports. MTD Drive Against Bridges' Raids Wins Isf Plant Vote WILMINGTON—program set up by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department for a vigorous organizing drive and counterattack against raiding by Harry Bridges' Interna­ tional Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union is starting to pay oif. The Maritime Trades Co-"*""" ordinating Committee, created "this will be a test of our ability months ending June 30, 1962, this summer, has won its to organize" based on mutual co­ shows AFL-CIO unions participat­ first victory in the campaign to atop Bridges' raiding. In a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion, Operating Engineers Local 801 and the American Federation of Grain Millers Union won bar­ gaining rights in a showdown fight at Quaker Oats Manufacturing in Los Angeles by a '48 to 19 vote. At the time the Committee was organized, the ILWU had estab­ lished a catch-all division and was raiding various AFL-CIO unions on the West Coast, including some of the fish and cannery workers affiliates of the SIUNA. The MTD then took steps to pool the strength of AFL-CIO unions in the area so that the ILWU could be kept from picking off small un­ ions that lacked the resources to compete with Bridges. The Los Angeles area has simi­ larly been approved by the AFLCIO Executive Council as the fo­ cal point for a pilot organizing drive by all Federation unions In 1963. Objective of the drive Is 5,000 unorganized firms employing more than 750,000 workers in hard and soft goods manufacturing, gov­ ernment, food and beverage trades, hotels and miscellaneous industries. The Federation has been trying to set up this sort of program for a number of years, AFL-CIO Pres­ ident George Meany stated, and operation by normally-competing affiliates. All unions involved have pledged to aid the union assigned an organizing target. The MTD campaign will function within the framework of the general AFLCIO campaign in the area. A survey of the current organiz­ ing situation based on the 12 Seatrain Mounts Crane To Enter NY-PR Trade SlU-contracted Seatrain Line hopes to start its proposed containership service between New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico, this February, using a ship-mounted crane on the Seatrain New York. Thet temporary conversion job on the temporary service. Thereafter, the New York will mark the the company will combine rail- first time since World War II that one of the specialized vessels has carried its own lift unit. The temporary crane, with a lift capacity of about 30 tons, will re­ main aboard the New York until next fall, when a 125-ton, landbased installation is due to be completed at Isla Grande. At that time, Seatrain will add the Savan­ nah to the Island run and Initiate a regular weekly service, Seatrain, as reported last sum­ mer, is moving into the Puerto Rico trade to help fill the gap left by Bull Line's eutback of its Is­ DM.28,1962 Vol.XXIV,NO. 12 land service. Sea-Land is already on the run with two special con­ tainer vessels. None of the Seatrain vessels have featured a ship-based crane PAUL HALL, President since the railcar earriers were op­ HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art erated by the Government during Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, the war. The company has special ALEXANDER LESLIE, PETER MCEVOY, land-based lift equipment at its HOWARD KESSLER, Staff Writers. regular Stateside terminals, which load and dischavge boxcars and Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ containers on and off the ships in lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters minutes. District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NV Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. Due to be installed in the next Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act few weeks, the temporary mount of Aug. 34, 191L on the New York will handle truck trailers, which are to be Seatrain's cargo to and from San Juan during SEAFARERS LOG ing in 4,934 elections—the highest number in nine years—and win­ ning 2,692 contests involving 186,439 workers. The elections-won percentage at 54.5 percent was the highest in the past three years. However, almost the same number have lost jobs due chiefly to the impact of automation. water-rail with truck-water-truck operations. The permanent Isla Grande in­ stallation will cover a 1'7-acre site that will include a railroad teamyard and cost $1.5 million to build. to the ILA strike. In New York and other ports, MTD coffee wagons are providing hot drinks to picketing longshore­ men throughout the harbor areas. The longshoremen had been working since October 4 as the result of an injunction obtained by the Government providing for an 80-day "cooling-off" period under the terms of the Taft-Hartley Act. The contract between the union and the shippers originally expired at midnight on September 30. Picketing began immediately and Taft-Hartley was invoked within ten hours, sending the long­ shoremen back to work. Contract talks since that time have failed to produce any agree­ ment. The shippers have been in­ sisting on cutting the size of work gangs, which the ILA has flatly rejected. Employers Responsible The responsibility for the strike rests squarely on the backs of the employers, since the ILA sought to avert the strike by reducing some of Its demands and offered to re­ solve the principal stumbling block — the size of work gangs — by means of the panel study of the manpower situation on the docks. The fact that the employers elected to take a strike, despite the ILA offer, indicates that they are seeking to have the Govern­ ment take them off the hook. The ILA, through Executive Vice-President Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, who is also chairman of the union's negotiating committee, has accused the shippers of lack­ ing good faith in their bargaining. The strike has been 100 percent Vacation Payoff SAN FRANCISCO — The new Military Sea Transport Union within the SIU Pacific District has won formal recognition from the Government as bargaining agent for unlicensed seamen on West Coast MSTS vessels. Prior to its formal showing of support among MSTS seamen, the SIU affiliate for some time had been recognized as the "informal" representative of the MSTS sea­ men on the Coast. This has existed since last summer, shortly after the union's campaign got under­ way. Seniority Preserved The development of a new or­ ganization to service MSTS per­ sonnel takes into account the desire among MSTS men for a separate union structure of their own as part of the SIUNA and the Pacific District. All civil service seniority and other accrued bene­ fits will he preserved in the new structure. Organizing within the MSTS fleet began after a Presidential executive order gave all Govern­ ment employees the right to join unions of their choice. This allows for full representation rights and grievance procedures after ma­ jority support among the workers is clearly established. 'Narrows' Has A New Look Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are re­ minded that heating and lodg­ ing beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled if the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature readings at the time. Crewmembers who beef to them­ selves about the lack of heat­ ing but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a responsible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. This should also be done when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available. (kiast SIU Gets MSTS Pact Rights Vacation time is holiday time for Seafarer Frank J. Smith, who enjoys a cool one in the NY Port 'O Call. after picking up $933.71 SIU vacation pay check. He was bosun on the Orion Planet for 16 months. Seafarers arriving in the Port of New York these days will find a "new look" in the harbor as they sail up the Narrows. The long-awaited bridge linking Brooklyn and Staten Island is taking more recognizable shape, with the spanning of two 690-foot towers by the first series of cables. The jumble of steel and concrete at both ends of the bridge con­ struction project will, when com­ pleted in 1965, be known as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Though the present product re­ sembles a gigantic clothesline, the final 4,260-foot version will be the longest suspension bridge in the world and will cost an estimated $325 million. The first cables to span the Narrows have already been set in place. Twenty-three other ropes of iron will carry two icinporary catwalks to be used in the spin­ ning of the main bridge cables. �Pare Fvm SEAFARERS Deeember 28. ISO LOG „>;.!• •• '•- J (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) November 1 Through November 30, 1962 The best shipping period so far this year was recorded in November, as SIU halls dispatched a toial of 2,796 jobs. New registration for the month dipped to 2,860. The totals for December should show a busy shipping period despite the longshore walkout and the idling of some vessels in US ports. Six ports, particularly Mobile and New Orleans, listed increased job activity during November, with Louisiana's "Crescent City" leading the way in shipping throughout the district. Baltimore, Jacksonville, Tampa and Houston all showed gains. Boston, with almost no change from its October report, remained busy. The same applied to San Francisco and to New York. Hous­ ton is still way off its busy summer pace. The number of payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit ship • •! I I visits went up again, aiding the general upturn in job movements. All departments shared in the shipping rise, although the deck gang handled most of it. Class B new registra­ tions were up in all three departments, but the deck department was the only one where the total registra­ tion was higher than in October. This was reflected in a decline among class A men still registered on the beach at the end of November, though the class B figure went up. The general "up" trend in shipping was least notice­ able for class A seniority men, as class B and C men filled most of the 270 jobs shipped that represented the gain for the month. "The class A portion of the total shipping was down to 58%, while "B" shipping ac­ counted for 32% and class C for the remainder. Ship Aetivify Pay Sign In Off! Ont Tram. TOTAL Boston 2 1 11 14 Naw Yerfc.... 80 18 40 108 PhlladalpMa.. 7 14 32 9 Balrimora .... 14 11 14 39 0 Norfolk ..... 5 12 17 1 Jackfonvilla .. 2 12 18 0 24 Tampa 3 27 Mobila II 13 7 31 Naw Orlaam.. 22 19 37 78 8 Hontton 6 42 83 WllmlngtoR .. 0 0 7 7 4 San Franclfce. 2 7 13 Saattia 8 3 4 12 TOTALS ...129 78 239 444 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP S ALL 1 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 9 2 6 5 1 12 0 9 2 20 0 4 6 0 4 4 1 6 12 1 4 4 6 22 8 15 3 26 0 2 2 4 79 41 80 19 140 10 65 4 27 28 48 107 29 184 10 23 46 18 21 43 140 65 43 248 85 159 47 291 2 23 61 86 8 22 33 0 15 5 1 5 6 1 3 5 10 10 1 16 0 3, 16 251 12 0 2 6 3 24 5 41 0 7 14 21 29 32 17 25 9 63 3 13 16 70, 7 7 22 36' 2 44 9 2 7 11 70 36 11 117, 40 61 11 112 2 12 20 34 15 0 5 10 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 8 1 12 1 0 2 1 12 0 1 3 1 16 13 12 2 27 1 11 1 13 7 11 2 20 1 20 3 10 0 8 11 8 3 14 3 4 3 2 0 2 14 10 26 10 16 2 3 29 1 9 9 19 3 10 17 0 4 2 5 1 3 4 6 11 0 3 2 6 11 5 0 3 3 5 6 • 22; 7 8 17 2 0 3 1 4 23 29 20 34 6 34 1 58 0 10 10 41 9 84 3 14 17 2 11 14 84 34 14 132 31 26 7 64 0 1 5 4 94 21 172 6 57 42 47 95 53 62 16 131 7 48 56 111 7 11 8 26 131 111 26 268 63 101 19 183 5 37 59 101 34 73 13 120 3 21 19 43 24 54 12 90 2 20 9 31 0 0 3 90 3 31 3 124 59 82 16 157 3 34 42 79 9 8 20 1 10 4 3 6 3 7 15 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15 17. 16 1 1 16 1 33 3 10 9 22 iOl 2 14 22 4 16 8 6 8 34 11 53 2 3 5 lOl 0 1 3 4 53 10 4 67 22 21 3 46 3 11 9 23 13 16 14 8 3 32 0 8 6 17 30| 2 12 1 5 5 5 0 1 2 1 30 12 44 16 2 12 32 4 0 12 9 21 1 259 436 99 1 794 26 " 148 184 1 358 206 375 97 1 678 37" 131 160 1 328 17 41 64 1 122 678 328 122 11128 382 553 125 11058 20 162 251 1 433 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS l! ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 0 2 4 0 0 2 2 26 85 16 127 14 42 26 82 3 15 22 1 5 6 12 44 0 23 19 4 37 2 9 1 6 6 2 12 15 1 10 18! 0 4 4 0 0 4 44 2 18 8 31 27, 26 87 12 125 8 40 33 81 22 62 9 93, 6 38 29 73' 2 8 2 12 2 8 13 5 14 10 29 1 6 10 24 2 4 20 0 11 3 Shiooed CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 1 3 0 4 23 72 17 112 17 4 11 2 7 26 5 38 0 7 3 10 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 47 8 33 6 24 87 10 121 21 51 7 79 1 2 1 4 7 20 5 32 30 8 17 5 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 5 2 3 0 75 9 35 31 8 3 5 0 0 15 14 29 5 1 3 1 0 6 3 9 1 3 5 1 41 4 26 11 90 3 49 38 43 7 20 16 0 2 3 1 6 5 1 0 10 1 6 3 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 S ALL A B C_^L 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL < 0 1 3 4 12 2 5 3 10 1 7 1 2 3 25 112 75 25 212 42 139 18 199 17 37 38 4 12 92 1 1 4 17 8 4 29 0 24 .4 28 0 5 10 15 0 16 20 38 29 20 57 0 14 21 87 4 47 6 35 0 1 10 1 5 1 15 17 2 16 5 10 8 6 0 2t 9 4 4 4 3 2 12 16 1 17 8 0 1 2 1 5 2 6 8 • 0 1 1 3 4 99I 7 32 0 11 47 41 11 6 44 0 7 0 7 14 121 90 14 225 31 92 .10 133 4 54 43 101 8 3 3 5 79 43 5 127 19 60 6 1 85 6 55 53 114 0 0 0 4 7 4 12 2 18 4 10 3 0 7 21 2 3 32 0 6 3 41 12 25 6 43 4 6 3 13 2 3 7 14 10 7 31 6 21 0 27 1 4 6 11 106 385 63 I 554 38 199 147 I 384 105 333 61 I 499 27 169 133 f 329 12" 56 31 I 99 483 329 99 | 911 135 487 63 | 685 40 220 201 | 461 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa .... Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTALS "I ;SK J Y\ .A'K I STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ••t '•'i Port Bos fb —O NY P lil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob .... NO .... Hou .... Wil SF Sea Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B a GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL i-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 -- , 0 0 5 5 *\ 0 14 41 21 68 144 3 6 33 42 7 27 13 50 97 2 3 28 33 7 21 0 3 3 8 2 12 14 2 3 2 10 17 0 0 3 3 9 26 54 3 4 15 2 23 28 6 12 4 20 42 0 181 0 18 1 2 0 5 8 4 2 2 8 0 3 2 0 5 1 0 4 5 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 5 0 3 1 2 6 1 1 6 8, 0 7 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 18 5 13 44 0 0 16 16 7 16 11 24 58 3 21 0 18 11 25 18 69 123 5 7 50 62 10 25 18 65 118 5 4 65 741 6 26 8 30 70 1 4 27 321 6 12 4 21 17; 43 1 0 16 3 5 4 2 14 2 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 27 0 6 3 15 3 7 2 1 6 8 5 20 35 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 9 4 3 1 12 1 4 3 -4 12, 3 0 9 12| 53 147 1 533 24 27 186 !i 237 43 115 64 225 1 44.7, 16 8 177 1 201 00 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1-s B 2 19 0 0 3 5 9 5 5 5 25 33 97 3 33 33 163 26 12 7 32 4 0 1 11 3 12 76 9 1 1 14 16 42 18 16 12 4 0 0 2 2 5 2 5 17 0 3 6 0 0 3 3 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 58 21 9 88 7 0 1 8 1 11 3 15 118 74 IS 2071 15 67, 19 7 43 17 7 7 0 0 6 6 0 0 3 3. 0 0 0 6 35 2 6 43 4 0 0 6 1, 12 25 3 0 1 12 1 0 9 9 91 1 109 447 201 109 1 757 100 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 11 0 1 5 3 51 56 56 29 97 208 2 3 17 20 27 0 10 3 10 2 23 29 78 4 24 16 29 9 16 4 3 2 2 .5 5 6 12 2 0 5 1 3 5 3 19 1 1 1 9 3 4 0 15 15 9 20 50 0 14 58 5 46 30 21 64 130 7 5 37 44 40 22 29 llOl 2 7 26 2 0 5 5 10 5 1 15 18 10 43 2 6 23 9 17 2 18 3 3 11 4 213 123 305 1 741 28 " 33 229 1 290 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A <;ROUP DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 1 2 3 ALL 259 436 " 99 I 794 106 385 63 I 554 200 84 249 I 533 565 905 411 11881 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 26 148 184 38 199 147 24 27 186 88 374 517 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL I 358 206 375 97 r 678 I 384 105 333 61 I 499 I 237 158 64 225 I 447 I 979 469 772 383 11624 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped Shipped SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2_ 3_ ALL B C ALL 1 _ I " 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A 1 2_ 3_ALL 1 64 I 122' 678 328 122 |1128 382 553 123 11058 20 41 162 251 I 433 17 37' 131 160 I 328 27 169 133 I 329 12 56 31 I 99 483 329 99 911 135 487 63 | 685 40 220 201 1 461 16 8 177 I 20J 9 9 91 I 109, 447 201 109 j 757 ^0 213 305 | 618 28 33 229 I 290 80 308 470 1 858 38 106 186 I 330.1608 858 330 12796 617 1253 491 123611 88 415 681 11184 i i �Deeanber 28, INt SEAFARERS QUESTION: As a Seafarer, how do you handle your haircuttlng problems? Walter H. Stovall, deck; If I have to get a haircut, it will al­ ways be in a un­ ion hall, prob­ ably the one right at headquarters. The barbers in the union halls are dependable, al­ though aboard ship haircuts are passable. I couldn't say if the haircuts in one port are any better than haircuts somewhere else. 4" Lester M. Wyman, deck: I get my haircuts aboard ship, if there's a s e c 0 n d-class barber avaiiable, anybody who can cut hair. There are rarely any firs t-class barbers aboard. Steer ciear of foreign ports for barbers, espe­ cially Africa, which has unsanitary conditions in its barber shops. The best thing to do is get your haircuts aboard ship. 4« 4" 4 Karl Schroeder, deck: I let it grow, that's all! Unless there's a barber aboard ship, I usually wait until I get ashore at home. I don't let any­ one mess around with my hair. For haircuts, the best ports are in the States. I had haircuts in Spain, Japan and even in Russia. A girl gave me a haircut there and it was awful. 4 4 4 Anthony Barbaro, engine: I don't give it a thought. If there's a barber on the ship I get a hair­ cut. When there's no barber, every­ one's got long hair so it isn't .so bad. I'd like to go back to the old days when men wore their hair long. Then all you'd need would be a pair of scissors every six months. 4 4 4 B. B. Henderson, steward: Usu­ ally I get my haircut aboard ship. The best ports to get your haircut are in Spain. A barber did a good job there on me. At least, I think so. In Manila they have good barbers and in Honolulu there are a couple of women barbers. I don't mind having women cut my hair, 4 4 4 William Sanford, steward: Usu­ ally some crewmember has barbering tools with him. If not, it just has to grow, that's all. The worst cut I ever had was in Ven­ ezuela; it left me just about bald and my hair was shorter on one side than on the other. They have Japanese girls cutting hair in Pearl Harbor who are very, good barbers. rnge Five LOG NY On Road to Hong Kong? Florida MTD Hits Runaway Ship Use For Cuban Action NEW YORK—The Textile Workers Union of America has protested the purchase of carpeting for the State Assembly from a low-wage runaway plant in South Carolina and a Hong Kong mill. A formal union protest to Assembly Speaker Joseph V. Carlino noted that a unionized plant only 25 miles from the state capital in Albany has furnished carpeting to the state in the past and is "fully capable" of meeting the Assembly's requirements. The TWUA called on Carlino to rescind his approval of the purchase, and also asked State Comptroller Arthur Levitt to undertake a "thor­ ough investigation" of the carpeting order. A. & M. Karagheusian Company, which was given a state carpeting order, is "a typical runaway operation" in the South, the union said. Until 1961, it noted, the firm's principal factories were in New Jersey. The company has resisted all attempts by its workers to organize, and pays wages averaging about $1.40 an hour as compared with $2.17 in unionized mills. Its fringe benefits are "distinctly substandard" in comparison with the unionized Mohawk Mills operations in nearby Amsterdam, NY, TWUA declared. The TWUA letter to Carlino also protested the purchase of carpeting made under "coolie" conditions in Hong Kong by a mill which the union said is owned by a firm headed by a brother of Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. ClIfT Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Don't Let Your 'Engine' Run Down There's a lot of talk going around nowadays about how nice and easy it would be if all anyone had to do to be fed was take a few pills every day. Then there'd be no more eating, but lots of spare time, goes the daydream. Well, brothers, it would also be nice to be able to run our cars for a year on an atomic pill. This would also save time, money and effort. But, unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, for a good while—maybe for the rest of our lives—we'll have to be content living on good oldfashioned food and running our cars on oil and gasoline. So we still have to worry about getting ourselves fed the right way. The human body is like a car engine in many ways, but it's much more troublesome. Although it runs on "fuel," it has to have five different kinds—all nicely balanced—and it has to be refueled three times a day. Each of us requires a different amount of fuel, depend­ ing on his size, weight and the kind of work he does. A chief steward may not have time to delve deeply into the matter, but he cannot afford to ignore the basic facts of nutrition. His many responsibilities require him to know the principles essential to main­ taining and improving health. Nutritionally, there are three main classifications of foud: Energy foods, body-building foods and pro- -*tective foods. sure it will still be in foods after The chief energy-producing foods you've cooked them. are carbohydrates and fats. Carbo­ Vitamin B is a family in itself. hydrates are the starches and sug­ Its family names are difficult: Thi­ ars, bread, macaroni, candy, pastry amin, Riboflavin, Niacin are the and similar foods. Fats are found ones you should know. in such foods as butter, fatty meats, Food provides fuel, material for peanuts and saiad oil. growth and repair, and the special The primary function of proteins things like vitamins, which are is body building and repairing, .il- necessary for good nutrition. To though they also produce heat and obtain everything needed for vig­ energy. In addition to carbohy­ orous health, therefore, a variety drates, fats and proteins, vitamins of foods must be eaten, since each and minerals comprise the main food has its special duty. food elements. Many foods contain (Comments and suggestions are all five of these elements, although invited by this department and different foods have Varying can be submitted to this column amounts of each. in care of the SEAFARERS LOGJ Proteins build up flesh, muscles and blood. They give energy and help the digestion along. You'll find them in the foods you like best—meat, milk, eggs, cheese, fish, poultry, beans and peas. The same fbods, plus bread and green leafy vegetables (lettuce and cabbage), provide the minerals that keep your bones and teeth in good shape. These minerals are calcium and phosphorous. A good protective food that you need for good health is salt—the salt aboard ship, which contains iodine. In hot weather you lose a lot of salt by perspiring and this has to be replaced either by salt tablets or by an extra amount of salt in the food. If any SIU ship has You should be acquainted with library or needs a new different kinds of vitamins, what they're good for and what foods supply of books, contact supply them. any SIU hall. Vitamin A helps you see well at night and keeps you in good gen­ eral health. It is found in yellow food, butter, egg yolks, carrots and other yellow vegetables and fruits. You can also get it from kidneys, liver and giblets. Vitamin A won't dissolve in water, so you can be MIAMI—^Use of Liberian-flag ships during the recent US military build-up in this area has drawn the fire of the Mari­ time Trades Coimcil of Southeast Florida. The MTD group protested the use of two'*' that the Cuban emergency and possibly more runaway ground made it necessary, and MSTS was vessels to handle movement not able to provide equivalent of Army trucks and tanks at Port Everglades. The Liberian-flag LSTs Inagua Foam and Inagua Shipper had been in use for a week at the time of the union protest. This practice was defended by the Military Sea Transportation Service on the MFOW Victim Of '59 Attack Dies In Frisco HONOLULU—Members of the Marine Firemen's Union and the SIU Pacific District recently mourned the death of Sam Mat­ thews, a member of the black gang on the President Polk (American President) who was the victim of a savage mugging attack while ashore in New York in 1959. Partially Paralyzed Matthews was partially paralyzed as a result of the encounter and spent the rest of his days in the hospital. Union members took up his cause and raised a special bene­ fit fund to assist Matthews and his family. He had lived here in Ha­ waii with his wife and seven chil­ dren. Money raised by the Matthews fund was used to aid the support of his family, to pay the cost of special therapy treatments and to finance a 1981 visit to the States by his wife and four of his children who hadn't seen their father for two years. The treatments and spe­ cial surgery a year ago were de­ signed to help the MFOW veteran regain use of his legs. Hospitalized 16 Months Hospitalized for 16 months in the Staten Island, New York, ma­ rine hospital, Matthews was later shifted to the San Francisco USPHS hospital, where he died. Burial was arranged here several weeks later. The attackers who caused the injuries that led to his death were never found. EVERY THREE MONTHS YOHR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY American-flag vessels. MSTS also advised that it was not its policy to use foreign-flag ships unless an emergency de­ veloped. However, as the MTD group pointed out, MSTS has for almost a dozen years contracted for three runaway-owned landing craft to carry missile supplies from Cape Canaveral to Atlantic missile range bases. The contract is held by the Canaveral International Corpora­ tion, owned by the Dubbins Brothers who also run the Liberian-flag passenger liner Calypso Liner from Miami Brach to Bimini. The Calypso Liner had a complete shake-up of its crew because they sought to join the SIU. Charges before the National Labor Relations Board were with­ drawn when many of the crewmembers dispersed to other vessels or went back to their old jobs. Two contracts with the Ca­ naveral firm, according to one news report, were renewed as re­ cently as last month so that the three landing craft could continue transporting supplies to the Cape Canaveral downrange missile tracking stations. The contracts awarded by the. MSTS were for a minimum of two and maximum of five years and will involve more than $2 million if continued the full term. The company has transported cargo to the island installations since 1950. The Inagua Foam and Inagua Shipper are owned by West India Shipping Company, Inc. of West Palm Beach, formerly of Miami. Aliens' Report Is Due Again WASHINGTON — Ali Seafarers who are resident aliens should be alerted to the fact that every resi­ dent alien must report his address during January of each year, even though his address may not have changed during the previous 12 months. Report In 10 Days Alien seamen who are temporar­ ily away from the United States on January 1 must report within ten days of returning to the States—at any post office if they report dur­ ing January or at a US Immigra­ tion Service office if they report iater. The address form should not be mailed, but should be submitted in person. Aliens failing to report are liable to severe penalties. In separate action, the Immigra­ tion Service has amended the rules governing the documentation of alien crewmen so that they no ionger need "present a passport issued by the country of his na­ tionality." Present Passports The amendment provides that an alien crewman "present whatever documents are required." This documentation includes presenta­ tion by the crewman seeking land­ ing privileges in the US of any valid passport being honored by the Immigration Service. �Pace as '1 'I jf ^1 SEAFARERS US High Court To Rule On Jury Trial For M&C Dceeoiber tS. If 6t LOG SIU MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS The follotoing is a digest of SIU regular membership rneetings during the month of October, WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Court has opened the 1962, in all constitutional ports. This feature will be carried each issue in the SEAFARERS LOG: door to a further strengthening of the legal position of a DETROIT, Cel. 12—No meeting held ings accepted. Port agent reported oa NEW YORK Oct. •—Chairman, Earl seaman making a claim for maintenance and cure. shipping. MEBA beef with Mississippi Shapard; Steralary, Trad Stawart; Raad due to lack of a quorum. Valley Barge Line and local elections. Ing Clark, E. X. Moonay. Minutes of The high court has agreed"*" l" 4" Chairman discussed^lLA strike. Report* previous meetins in all ports approved. HOUSTON, Oct. 15—Chairman, LIndsey to hear arguments on whether ing in handing down an opinion Port agent's report on shipping accepted. Williams; Secretary, Reed Humphries; accepted. ' President's report carried President's report mentioned attendance Reading Clerk, Paul Drozak. Minutes of unanimously. Various meeting excuses a seaman has the right to a last May. It said that the amount at Auditors' reports accepted. Carpenter's Union convention, action previous port meetings accepted. Port received. trial by jury when he is making a maintenance claim coupled with a claim for Jones Act negligence. Earlier this year the position of a seaman making a maintenance and cure claim was strengthened when the court served notice on shipowners and claims agents that it would not tolerate attempts to short-change seamen on mainte­ nance and cure benefits owed as a matter of law. An allowance of $8 daily in maintenance benefits is also required under SIU contracts and other union collective bargain­ ing agreements. The high court issued its warn- New Bedford Fishermen Elect Officers NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—Bien­ nial elections in the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union have ended with the reelection of Howard W. Nickerson as union secretary-treasurer. Voting ended November 30. With 610 members voting in secret balloting, Nickerson dr^w 266 votes to defeat Austin P. Skinner and Edward P. Patenaude. Skinner received 195 votes and Patenaude, 122. Incumbent Jacob Ostensen was also reelected as union delegate, winning a total of 326 votes to de­ feat three opposing candidates. The tallying was conducted by a three-man rank-and-file commit­ tee on December 4. Under the con­ stitution of the fishermen's union, the officers' new terms begin January 1. Earlier, the union announced the award of $250 scholarship grants to the children of two members lost at sea. The Robert J. Swain Memorial Scholarships are given in honor of a former NBFU of­ ficial. This year's prizes went to Frederick J. Mitchell, son of Capt. Sandy Mitchell, lost at sea with his crew and vessel, and to Sonya Paulsen, whose father was steward aboard the R. W. Griffin, Jr. Frederick is a sophomore at Bridgewater State College and Sonya is now attending Cape Cod Community College. of maintenance and cure owed by a shipowner to an ill seaman could not be reduced by any amount earned by a seaman during his ill­ ness. An issue has been made of the right to a jury trial in the present case, which dates back to an injury that occurred in 1954, since the verdict went against the seaman involved and the trial court judge heard evidence on the maintenance claim without allowing it to go to a jury. A Federal appeals court upheld the ruling, although the question of a jury trial in maintenance pro­ ceedings is handled differently from one Federal jurisdiction to another and is even di.sputed with­ in the same jurisdiction, according to the petition heard by the Su­ preme Court. One of the opinions questioned the "cavalier treatment of perhaps the most cherished of all pro­ cedural rights," a trial by jury. The case first got to court in 1960. on dispute between SIU of Canada and Upper Lakes Shipping, AFL-CIO sanctions against NMU In Robin Line beef. SIU support of COPE, ILA strike, expanding SIU training programs, Cuban beef, AFLCIO activities. Report carried unani­ mously. The secretary-treasurer reported on the Union's financial and real estate Interests, opening of bids for Norfolk hall and need to elect quarterly financial com­ mittee. Report carried unanimously. Welfare services report presented. Meet­ ing excuses referred to port agent. Audi­ tors' reports accepted. Discussion In good and welfare on Cuban beef. Total present: 563. agent reported on shipping, ILA strike, Discussion in good and welfare on ILA IBU and UIW activities and thanked strike. Total present: 280. members for aid in MTD beef against 4 4" t Yugoslav ship. Report adopted. Presi­ MOBILE, Oct. 17—Chairman, Lindsay dent's report carried unanimously. Audi­ tors' reports accepted. Total present: 275. Williams; Secratary, Louis Neira; Reading Clerk, Robert Jordan. Minutes of pre­ t 3^ 4" vious meetings in all • ports accepted. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1»—Chairman, Port agent urged all members to vote in LIndsey Williams; Secretary, Clyde local elections. Shipping report accepted. Lanier; Reading Clark, C. J. "Buck" President's report carried. Auditors' re­ Stephens. Minutes of previous port meet­ ports accepted. Total present: 189. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 — Chairman, Frank Drozsk; Secretary, Steven Zubovich; Reading Clerk, Charles Stansbury. Seafarers may one day be able to save themselves from a watery grave in event of shipwreck by "foaming" themselves a plastic island using urethane plastics. Scientists says the substance may have many emergency uses. An "island," for instance, could be foamed on the ocean's sur­ face in the event of a ship loss or a forced airplane landing at sea. The size of the plastic island would be about 30 to 40 times the size of the chemical pack used. A similar, but smaller, kit of chemicals could then create a foam, do-it-yourself life-raft or small two-man boat. Once aboard, the wreck survivors could then foam a string of aluminum foil—cove­ red reflectors—to enlarge the target detectable by radar. When a helicopter arrived, the rescue could be effected by lowering a newly-foamed plastic tube. Another of the endless possibilities is a device for covering each individual aboard a plane that appears headed for disaster in an individual plastic envelope. But uses are not limited to disaster situations. The raw plastic materials could be shipped to remote construction sites where rigid building panels could be foamed up by on-site equipment. 3^ 4» 3» Minutes of previous meetings In all ports approved. Chairman Introduced Con­ gressman Barrett of Philadelphia who spoke on election Issues. Agent thanked members for donations to blood bank and support of MTD port council beef. Shipping report read and accepted. Pres­ ident's September report carried. Audi­ tors' reports accepted. Total present; 00. 3r 3< BALTIMORE, Oct. 10—Chairman, Rex E. Dickey; Secretary, Raymond E. Lavoine, Jr.; Reading*Clerk, Tony Kastina. Minutes of previous meetings In all ports ac­ cepted. Port agent's report on shipping approved. Delegates thanked for bringing In clean ships. President's report for September accepted unanimously. Meet­ ing excuses referred to dispatcher. Audi­ tors' reports accepted. Total present: 240. 'Instant' isiandy Life-Rafts Next Joe Alffina, Safety Director Holiday Season Needs Extra Caution One way to make 1963 a happy New Year is to play it safe and observe sidety rules. One of the worst months for accidents is December. Everybody tends to be carried away by the holidays and caution is usually thrown to the winds. A major hazard at this time of year is fire. Home-made wiring on Christmas trees is a potential tinderbox. Excess paper strewn about from leftover gift wrappings and even dried-up trees are other knows how to call the fire de­ materials that are good fire fuels. partment. The inflammability of many As far as the fire department is items on the market always con­ concerned, every member of the stitutes a potential fire menace. family should also have this in­ Plastic decorations and gifts can formation and know how to use it. be extremely dangerous. As an Those extra seconds can often assurance to the consumer, many make a big difference between juvenile costumes such as cowboy life and death or serious propertyoutfits are now made fire-proof or damage, if this precaution is taken fire-resistant. This is in everyone's in advance. interest. When you're having a party at A few simple rules should be home, there may be a number of remembered that can easily help people who will be smoking. to prevent tragedy. If you're home Provide plenty of ashtrays for and have a baby sitter to look your guests. In advance of any after the youngsters while you are parties, also take the time to clear out on the town, give her full off ice and snow from your walks instructions on what she has to do. and steps. This should be done as Tell her how she can reach you, if soon as possible after a storm for necessary. Show her the exits to everyone's protection. the house and make certain she Don't forget the grim fact that in 1961 there were fifty more deaths than in 1960 during the tihree-day Christmas holiday period. This really points up why you have to take extra pains at home to make this season a safe one. It's the only way you'll make it to 1963. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) The latest scholarship awards by the New Bedford Fisher­ men's Union go to Frederick J. Mitchell and Sonya Paulsen, children of two members lost at sea. Prof. Milton S. Biiggs (right) makes the presentation, as union Secretary-Yireasurer Howard W. Nickerson looks on. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — October, 1962 Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits JMaternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD GLAUMS 7,470 13 333 63 592 351 9,359 1,570 AMOUNT PAID $ 17,372.18 43,663.49 49,950.00 12,550.20 63,719.52 4,467.66 75,390.00 358,728.55 19,751 $625,841.60 SIU Clinic fxams—Af/ Ports October, 1962 Port Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orieons * * * New York Philadelphia *" • * * * * TOTAL Seamen 54 1,118 Wives* Children 6 8 15 10 17 14 13 23 42 27 28 43 121 125 TOTAL 99 171 178 278 513 125 1,364 SIC/ Blood Bank Inventory November, 1692 Previous Balance Port ...... 5 Boston 30 New York 48 Philadelphia 64 Baltimore ...... 15 Norfolk ...... 42 Jacksonville 6 Tampa Mobile 84 New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco ..... ...... 15 Seattle 341^ TOTALS Pints Credited 0 321/i 0 0 0 0 0 8 42^ 0 2 5 0 90 Pints Used 0 30 1 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 53 TOTAL ON HAND 5 321^ 47 64 15 36 6 12 1181^ . 16Vi 7 i . 4 is .1 • ii 378VS,. 1 v.. �Deeemltor tS, Un SEAFARERS Salvaged British Vessel Fails To Beat Deadline Welfare $s Spark His Recovery CHICAGO — The SIU Welfare Plan proved Its worth once again in providing an economic cushion to a Seafarer hospitalized for over a year. Seafarer Hugh Warren revealed how the Welfare Plan had helped him when he stopped by at the Union hall- here. Recently recoyefed from a delicate abdominal operation, Warren had warm praise for the SIU welfare pro­ gram. The operation had hospitalized him for more than 12 months and benefits from the Welfare Plan enabled him to meet the inconveni­ ence of a long period of in­ Warren activity in com­ parative comfort. Warren joined the union in 1958 and sails in the steward depart­ ment. Prior to his illness he served for a time as an SIU organizer here in the Great Lakes area. As a Seafarer, he appreciates service of the SIU Welfare Plan which, he says, he could not have done without during his illness. The total funds he received exceed $1,000, which also met the expense of special surgical equipment. Now recuperating. Warren says he. certainly has a great deal to be grateful for this Christmas and one of the blessings to be counted is his SIU membership. DETROIT—The British freighter Montrose, which until recently was sunk in the Detroit River, will spend the winter months in Toledo until the St. Lawrence Seaway opens next spring. The Montrose lost its race Scott, whose boats are manned by with the Seaway's winter the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. Seafarer Bernardo Villaneuva, 72 (right), receives his first $150 monthly check from SIU welfare rep. John Dwyer at headquarters. He just got out of the hospital after a seven-month stay due to injuries in a car accident. Eight more Seafarers joined the ranks of SIU veterans receiving union pensions this month. This makes a total of 77 oldtimers who have become eligible this year for the lifetime pensions of $150 per month. The new group of pension-• ers includes: Prudencio De York in 1942 and shipped in the He makes his home now in East steward department. His last ship Paterson, NJ, with his wife, Clara. Jesus, 70; Louis D. Guellnitz, was the Steel Chemist (Isthmian) Brother Sparrow was a 30-year 66; Tony Sparrow, 65; Enoch J. to wind up a 35-year sailing career. Pringle, 66; Louis Corne, 65; John H. East, 67; Bernard Villaneuva, 72; George B. Fleming, 53. Shipping with the SIU since 1941, Brother De Jesus sailed in the engine department for a peri­ od of 42 years. A native of Puerto Rico, he paid off his last ship, the DeSoto, (Waterman), in May. He now lives with his wife, Jenerosa, in Brooklyn. A native of New York, Brother Sparrow Guellnitz Guelinitz joined the SIU at New Whitlow; Secretary, Richard Christenberry. Captain reported to be pleased with the crew's attitude. S>.-erything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department and the watch for cleaning up the messhall in the mornings. Suggestion made that the steward inform aU his men to dump wet garbage only into the drums aft. Wooden and cardboard boxes should be kept out of the drums and put on deck aft. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), July 28— Chairman, William Burke; Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. One man missed ship in Mayaguez. Crew told that all men should get lifeboat certificate. No beefs reported by department heads. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), Aug. 10—Chairman, L. Wing; Secre­ tary, A. Aaron. Ship's delegate re­ ported that a letter was written to patrolman regarding draws in bunker port. No major beefs reported. Sug­ gestion that crew make less noise in me-s-shal! at night. Keep natives out of passageway and messrooms. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 15—Chairman, R. L. O'Brien; Secre­ tary, N. Mattey. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all disputed deck depart­ ment OT and other beefs will be taken up with patrolman in San Fran­ cisco. $37 in ship's fund. TRANS-ERIE (Hudson Waterways), July 29—Chairman, C. C. Ennlst; Sec­ retary, L. P. Hagmann. Crew asked to remove cots from deck when not In use. Mixing machine will be on dock on arrival back in USA. Short­ age of water aboard since some was pumped over side in error. Motion made that headquarters be notified concerning the arrangement of crew quarters, and use of a room for shortage of engine supplies. Discus­ sion on wage rates. Suggesticr; that food committee get a larger variety of food and better grades of meats, etc. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for improvement in menus and preparation of food. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 29—Chairman, Thomas Kline; Secretary, Cliff E. Taggart. $113 was donated to orphanage, leaving a bal­ ance of $2.18 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for a well done Job all around. OVERSEAS REBECCA (Maritlmg Ovarieai), Aug. Chairman, Paul L. closing date after several delays caused by bad weather and the Coast Guard's rejection of the hurry-up patching job done to close a 37-foot-long gash in her side. She received the hole in her hull in a collision with a cementladen barge the night of July 30. The sunken freighter was raised by the Great Lakes Construction Division of Merritt-Chapman and 8 Oldfimers Get SIU Pensions SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), July IS— Chairman, Lee deParller; Secretary, VInce Cenco. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. New baker and chief cook doing a good Job. Motion that patrolman initial book when dues and assessments are paid so that at the end of year men can go to any hall and have receipts for the year verified. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and steward depart­ ment. GaUey force doing a good Job. Captain will hold safety meeting on July 29. Crew asked not to use abusive language in passageways or on ship. Misunderstanding between wipers and engineers should be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job weU done. Far* Seres LOG BETH EX (Ore Navigation), no date —Chairman, S. Carcia; Secretary, J. R. Abrams. $273 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion to pay ship's treasurer $10 per trip for extra work involved in keeping cokes in box. Price of sodas to be lowered to 10 cents. See about getting wind chutes 21 inches long. . Vote of thanks to steward department. Pringia Corn* East Fleming • PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), Aug. 12—Chairman, V. E. Keane; Sec­ retary, J. F. Austin. Few hours dis­ puted OT in steward department. Cap­ tain stated there will be a draw every five days. More patrolmen needed in Houston to service ships that come into port. Motion that when ship is sailing short, ship's delegate be authorized to get a man where he can. if the Union cannot furnish a replacement before sailing. Early Repair List Helps FLOMAR (Calmer), Aug. 21—Chair­ man, T. A. Jackson; Secretary, Thomas Harris. Report will be sent in from the Canal regarding one man missing ship in Coos Bay, Ore. $8.15 in ship's fund. Money will be spent if ship lays up. Few hours disputed OT in deck department as the mate has been working on deck doing sailors' work. Crew asked to keep the toUets clean. STEEL ACE (Isthmian), July 5— Chairman, A. Salem; Secretary, E. Hansen. New washing machine in­ stalled thanks to electricians. Each department asked to elect a safety representative. Draws will be in travelers checks. Donated $3 to Sea­ men's Library, leaving a balance of $18.02. Motion to see patrohnan about inoculations. Suggested that they should give shots 4 or 5 days before saiiing as there are U1 effects after the shots. NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), July 23— Chairman, J. Townsand; Sscratary, J. RIclly. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. New ship's delegate is Nick Mcrk. Crew asked to cooperate in keeping messroom clean at night. veteran member of the engine de­ partment, and was born in Aus­ tria. He joined the SIU in 1938 at New York, and last sailed aboard the Seatrain New Jersey in July. His residence is in Brooklyn. A member of the SHJ for 23 years, Brother Pringle joined at Boston in 1939. He sailed in the steward department and paid off his last ship, the Beatrice (Bull), in October. A native of the British West Indies, he lives in New York with his wife, Julia. Brother Come joined in New York in 1944 and shipped in the steward department. His last ship before retiring was the Seatrain Louisiana, which he paid off in July. He had sailed for over 30 years, and now makes his home in Tenafly, NJ, with his wife, Pauline. Shipping with the SIU since 1949, Brother East sailed in the engine department for a total of 42 years. A native of Mississippi, he paid off in October from the Seatrain Texas. He now lives in New Orleans. Brother Villaneuva was a mem­ ber of the deck department, and had sailed for 42 years. Born in the Philippines, he joined the SIU at Baltimore in 1941, and last sailed aboard the Wild Ranger (Waterman). He lives today in Brooklyn with his wife, Mary. A member of the Union for 22 years. Brother Fleming joined at Boston in 1940. He sailed in the deck department and last paid off the Floridian (South Atlantic & Caribbean) in January. A native of Nova Scotia, he now lives in Dover, NH, with his wife, Mary. Oldtimer Prudencio DeJesus, 70, shows off his first SIU pension checlr rt New York. He last shipped on the DeSoto. Seafarers are reminded to be sure that vessel repair lists are made out and submitted to department heads early enough to allow time for order­ ing supplies and necessary replacements before the ship hits port. In this way, many essential repairs can be com­ pleted during the time a vessel is in port or in the course of coastwise voyages before going offshore. Early completion of repair lists will also enable SIU patrolmen to check on the progress of re­ pairs and' replacements as soon as they come aboard a vessel. Members who participated in the salvage work had expected that repairs and inspection would be completed in time for the Montrose to make the Lakes-channel trip to Montreal this year. The 7,318-ton vessel from Liver­ pool partially blocked the south­ bound channel of the Detroit River for several months. The risky at­ tempt to refloat her was slowed by an explosion which injured three members of the Pile Drivers Union working on the preliminary struc­ tures necessary to bring her right side up. The ship was on her side in 35 feet of water. SIU-IBU men aided the task of hoisting the Montrose to the sur­ face with derricks, then secured her with tow lines to nearby tugs and docks. The hole was then sealed off with cement and steel and she was pumped out. Merritt, Chapman and Scott agreed to accept payment only if they were able to raise the Mont­ rose. Payment would then depend on whether the freighter is finally seaworthy. If it is not, the salvage firm will be paid according to the ship's salvage value. New Postal Rates Start January 7 WASHINGTON—New US postal rates go into effect next month under legislation passed by Con­ gress that wiU raise the price of a first-class stamp to five cents, the price of the first stamp in 1847. The increases involve all firstclass and airmail rates. The price of a stamp for a regular first-class letter will go up from four cents to a nickel, and an airmail stamp will cost eight instead of seven cents. Regular postcards go up to four cents and airmail cards up to six cents. Congress' latest overhaul of the postal rates provide wage increases for Post Office Department work;.ers and is a step toward the goal of a self-sustaining US postal sys­ tem. The last postal hike was in 1958. The new rates go into effect on January 7, 1963, so Seafarers are advisee! not to get caught short on postage before mailing that letter back home or sending something in to the SEAFARERS LOG. Most small union publications will not be affected by the new legislation, which boosted secondclass mailing costs for non-profit organizations by slightly increasing the per-pound mailing rate. It is expected to result in slightly higher mailing costs for the LOG. A previous postal change also boosted the cost of returning nondeliverable copies of second-class publications, so Seafarers are again urged to be sure their correct ad­ dress Is on file as part of the LOG mailing list. �SEAF4IIERS rwre EIcM s |®pfl-J: :«!«:. •jililili-^liipii^ --^-1 "•^. f / I- ".!?• i I- LOG - • V>i-'" 1 ,1'' •' ' ii . " - ' t'^-, -•- * 4 �SEAFARERS Typical SlU ship's meeting aboard the Del Monte pictures off-watch crewmembers listening in as a Seafarer speaks on motion. Pace Niee LOG Seafarers' off-duty activities provided lots of camera subjects for "Life," which made its selections from hundreds of photos. An SlU-manned ship is the subject of one of the feature stories in "Life" mogozine's yearend issue, which is devoted exclusively to "The Sea". The December 21 issue carries an eight-page section photographed right aboard the SlU-manned Del Monte (Delta Line) during the course of a voyage to South America and back. With the focus on a young ordinary seaman, J. P. Nobles Jr., the "Life" article shows Sea­ farers during their working and off-duty hours oboard the ship. The story of the trip with a veteran crew of Seafarers on the Del Monte is told by "Life" assistant editor James Mills and photographer Bill Eppridge, who made the en­ tire voyage. Reprinted here are excerpts from the "Life" story, plus a selection from the many hundreds of photographs taken for the magazine of Nobles and other Seafarers who manned the Del Monte on its otherwise-routine cargo run to the Tropics. While in port, bosun James Wood checks out first-tripper J. P. Nobles on handling of paint-roller. Newcomer to the sea, Nobles .(right) takes a tour below decks to the home of the black gang. Carlos Troncoso, as guide, points out maze of gauges on bulkhead. C ? - i I E f « I t ' fl »II ^ . - Nobles gets a lesson in coffeemaking from veteran SlU cook and baker Eldred "Gator-Mouth" Botes. ; / H Bull session on tattoo art features (l-r) Johnny Hill, Jimmy Demouy and Nobles. Del Monte Seafarers spend a lazy weekend afternoon in the sun the same way as others do in the Tropics. Short­ wave radio (lower, left) adds touch of home. �; i i Fare Tm StAFA K "> to a l>eeeBBber RLE A Cites Cost Of Job Losses uriiti Great Lakes' Traffic Jam Rap Rail Merger Plans WASHINGTON—^Unions in the Railway Labor Executives' Association, including the SIU Railway Marine Region, are hitting back at the proposed merger of the Pennsyl­ vania and New York Central Railroads by pointing up the railroads' own figures showing that job losses and cut payrolls will provide more than erages would ba lost to local gro­ $19,800 less would be spent for $63 million of the $81 million cers and restaurants; things necessary to operate a r,-5--r' savings planned by merger sup­ porters. This means that the workers on the two railroads would provide the biggest share of the financial advantage to be gained. Moving on to Government statis­ tics covering consumer expendi­ tures in 1950 (the latest figures available, so that most of the fol­ lowing is actually understated in terms of today's costs), RLEA cites what the loss of only 100 railroad jobs would mean to a typical com­ munity: $52,300 less paid by the workers in taxes; $159,600 spent for food and bev- New Food Idea Fresh FishBones & All Eat fish—eyes, bones, innards and all! That is the suggestion of a panel of doctors appointed by the Na­ tional Academy of Sciences to de­ velop new and inexpensive foods to help feed the underfed and un­ dernourished millions in different parts of the world. The protein - rich concentrate would be in the form of a fine white powder or liquid which would be both tasteless and odor­ less. Mixed with other foods, how­ ever, it could provide an inexpen­ sive, highly-nutritious food at a cost of less than one-half cent per person per day. The panel of doctors estimated that by using the annually unharvested fish from United States waters alone, enough animal pro­ tein could be produced to help feed one billion people a year. A development of this kind would have great impact, not so much in the United States, but in the underdeveloped areas of the world where the gap between pop­ ulation and food supply is widen­ ing steaiUy at an alarming rate. Raising the nutritional level of the people in these areas would make it moje possible for them to raise their living standards in other ways. Much research and development is needed before the new fish flour concentrate becomes a reality, the panel points out. Many problems remain to be solved, including sell­ ing the very idea of eating fish— eyes, bones, innards and all. But it is hoped that the doctors' report will spur Government research to help develop this vast and un­ tapped food source. Canal Traffic Curbed in Venice VENICE, Italy—When the Union of Gondoliers protested Intrusion of a motorized, black gondola last summer upon this city's serene street canals, the city obliged with laws not only barring outboard gondolas, but also outboard motorboats that competed with the 500 gondo­ las. It further ruled that large motorboats, which have been used as ferries, must glide along at speeds below seven mfies an hour—so tbey won't make waves. X household; $41,600 worth of business would be lost by furniture and household equipment dealers; $60,900 less would be ^ent for clothes and clothing services, such as dry cleaning and laundry; ^ $87,700 less would be spent for transportation, including automo­ Twelve vessels were detained in the Detroit River while the biles, servicing, gasoline and oil; Canada SlU-contracted motorship Hotehcliffe HoH and US $24,600 less would go as income to doctors, nurses and others pro­ Steel's Richard V. Lindabury maintained a collision position viding medical care; for three hours to give the Hall time to unload some of its $11,300 less would be spent in grain. The Lindabury had crashed into the Hall, giving the beauty parlors and in sale of cos­ Canadian ship a gaping hole in her side. metics; $34,000 less would be spent on recreation, education and books; $5,800 less would be spent with miscellaneous businesses; $19,200 less would be given as gifts to churches and others; $24,300 in premiums for personal insurance would be lost to insur­ Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director ance salesmen. RLEA also warns shippers not to "believe the Pennsylvania and the The recent doubling of the SIU vacation pay benefits to >$800 on an New York Central railroads when they tell you fewer tracks, fewer annual basis once again points up the fact that union contracts In cars, fewer locomotives, fewer many industries are changing the country's vacation habits, as more trains add up to more and better workers gain more weeks of leisure each year. During the past decade service for you. This is not and alone, many dramatic changes have been made in union-negotiated vacation provisions. cannot be so." In 1952, only four percent of major union agreements—those cover­ The trend in business mergers A member of fhe latest was reported separately in a report ing 1,000 or more workers—provided maximum vacations of four weeks SIU rank-and-file Quarterly to Congress that more than 3,400 or longer. Fifty percent of contracts had maximum vacations of less Financial Committee, Sea­ small firms have been swallowed than three weeks. By 1961—the most recent data maximum vacation of less than up by the country's top 500 indus­ farer E. Jensen is pictured trial firms during the past 11 years. available from the Labor Depart­ three weeks. For 1962, additional at headquarters meeting The House Select Committee on ment's annual survey of union improvements have brought the right after his election. Small Business also found that the contract provisions—43 percent of majority of union contracts up to He's been shipping SIU 50 largest merchandising outfits all agreements provided four or a vacation standard of four weeks since 1948 in the deck bought up 332 smaller enterprises more weeks of vacation. Only eight or more. gang. percent of the contracts had a to reduce competition. A special analysis in the "Col­ lective Bargaining Report" carried by the AFL-CIO's monthly maga­ zine, notes that labor's drive for a shorter workweek has spurred the trend towards longer vacations. Among the innovations mentioned is the agreement the Steelworkers By Sidney Margolins negotiated this year with the ma­ jor can companies providing a spe­ cial 13-week vacation every five years for employees with 15 or Better Business Bureaus, the Federal Trade Com­ as well as water and power lines. mission and various state attorneys have joined an One of the biggest recent promotions has been more years of service. all-out effort to control questionable promotions of for sites on a so-called ranch In Nevada. The original This, the article points out, is the land in remote desert and submarginal areas, often "Gamble Ranch" which was supposed to be the sub­ first form of "sabbatical" leave sold sight unseen to unwary buyers. The Association division consisted of less than 80 acres with just negotiated in a major settlement. of Better Business Bureaus reports that hundreds of one well, law-enforcement authorities reported. But While vacations longer than thousands of acres throughout the country are being the promoters (the Pacific Westates Land Develop­ four weeks are still infrequent, the promoted at a cost to the public that may run into ment Corporation), also bought up over 200,000 ad­ article cites five-week vacations many millions of dollars. ditional acres of dry, sagebrush land surrounding negotiated by the Brewery Work­ While advertising paints a beautiful picture of the original Gamble Ranch and sold these arid lots ers in a number of contracts and living in the sun, frequently the true facts are not as part of their "ranch" promotion. a St. Louis agreement reached by only omitted but actually mi^: epresented. The real Other dubious promotions have been exposed re­ the union early this year which tragedy of the latest land promotions, which have cently in Utah and near Taos, New Mexico. These provides six weeks of vacation for • been persisting and multiplying over the past three offered lots free as "prizes" bnt charged heavy employees with 20 years' service. years, is that often they are aimed at older people amounts for convejring title. Prices asked for land The AFL-CIO analysis also seeking retirement homes, or families hoping to in the desert country seem cheap to moderate-income notes a new trend towards paid build a vacation home now for subsequent retire­ city dwellers, aware that just a small lot in their vacations in the construction in­ ment use. areas sells for several thousand dollars. But and, dustry despite its seasonal and ' Many of the promotions are for land in warm- undeveloped or inaccessible land is worth only a few casual nature. Twenty-six percent climate states. The St. Louis Better Busine.ss Bureau dollars an acre. One Arizona subdivision offers land of major construction agreements points out that desert lands in the Southwest, hilly for as much as $1,200 an acre that ten years ago sold included in the 1961 survey pro- ' lots in the South and swampy regions on the South­ for $25 an acre. vided vacations, compared with 20 east are advertised by mail and in newspapers and In some southwest subdivisions you have to look percent four years before. on TV for as little as $10 down and $10 a month. twice at any water you think you see because it may Most of the construction vaca­ But questionable plots in other areas are being be a mirage, one land-owner there points out. The tion agreements require employers offered at seemingly low prices for vacation and cost of finding water in arid areas may run several to contribute a specific amount per retirement homes. The Akron, Ohio, Better Business times the cost of the lot itself. For example, you hour to a central vacation fund Bureau got so many local inquiries about the "Shen- may have to pay as much as $10 a foot for deep for distribution as vacation pay­ ango Lakes" real estate development near James­ drilling, and must drill about 175 feet in some Ari­ ments. This is similar to the pro­ town, Pa., that it sent an investigator there. He foimd zona developments. Thus, the acre you may buy for cedures used in other industrin that lots previously advertised at $199 now were of­ only $495 finally can cost you over $2,000, without such as apparel and maritime, and, fered by mail for $499. The "lakes" turned out to be even counting other needed improvements. of course, is the basis for the SIU two ponds. Cottage sites bordering the ponds were The high-pressure real estate promotions and spec­ Vacation Plan established back in considered to be "waterfront property" and were ulations already have caused serious trouble in South 1952, at an annual rate of $140 in priced at $2,200. Sites had an average frontage of Florida, where they first burgeoned. FHA already benefits. The rate of SIU bene­ just 40 feet. has had to take over ownership of some 1,300 small fits has been increased on seven The St. Louis Bureau found that at the O'Fallon homes in the area around Miami because families different occasions since then. Hills development in Missouri, the rutty road stopped could not meet their mortgage payments. (Comments and suggestions are even before it reached the lots which had been of­ All experts advise against buying land without fered for a "total price of $395." The purchase agree­ first visiting it, aud without consulting your local invited by this department and ment for these lots stated that the purchaser would Better Business Bureau or the attorney general of can be submitted to this column in care o/ the SEAFARERS LOG.l be responsible for the cost of extending the streets. your state about the offer. $9,300 less would ba spent for tobacco; $49,800 less would be spent for rent and other housing costs, and 65 home mortgages would have to be foreclosed; $19,800 in business would be lost to producers of electric power and sellers of fuel and refrigeration; •' Committeeman Vacation Gains Change Leisure Habits Your 'Sun-Land Vacation Spot' May Be A Mirage I V: y:'l �December t$, U6S •r- SEAfAREJlS -—- — • i coP€ nepoRT Pare Eleren. LOG 'Year In, Year Ouf Twenty-one trade unionists wiil take their seats when the 88th Congress convenes on January 9th. The union contingent includes two Senators and nineteen Representatives, four of whom are entering Congress for the first time. They represent twelve states and seven­ teen unions. The two Senators are Howard W. Cannon, Nevada, of the Musicians' Union, and Michigan's Patrick McNamara, Plumbers and Pipefitters. California has the largest delegation of trade unionists in the House, two of whom are first-termers. These include Reps. Harold T. Johnson, Railway Clerks; John F. Shelley, former president, California State Federation of Labor; Jeffrey Cohelan, ex-secretary-treasurer. Milk Drivers; Harry Sheppard, Railroad Trainmen, and George P. Miller, Technical Engineers. Newcomers to Congress are Everett Burkhalter, Theatrical Stage Employees, and Lionel Van Deerlyn, member of both the Newspaper Guild and the Television and Radio Artists. Pennsylvania unionists in the Congress are George M. Rhodes, former president. Federated Trade Council of Reading, and member of the iS'Pographical Union; Elmer Holland, organizer with the Steelworkers, and John H. Dent, former president. United Rubber Workers, and member of the URW international council. Other lawmaker-unionists include; Michael Kirwan, Ohio, Railroad Trainmen and United Mine Workers; Joseph E. Karth, Minnesota, former international representative. Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers; Mrs. Edith Green. Oregon, Television and Radio Artists; John Fogarty, Rhode Island, president emeritus. Bricklayers Local 1; Edward Garmatz, Maryland, Electrical Workers; Leo W. O'Brien, New York Newspaper Guild: Roman Pucinski, Illinois, Newspaper Guild; Carlton Sickles, Maryland first-termer, Asbestos Workers, and New Jersey freshman Joseph G. Minish, executive secretary, Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, and a member of the Electrical Workers. Among the other results in the November balloting were the re­ election of Sen. Warren Magnuson of Washington, chairman. Senate Commerce Committee, and of Rep. Herbert C. Bonner, North Carolina, chairman, House Merchant Marine Committee. The composition of both committees will remain about the same except that Sen. Norris Cotton will become the ranking Republican on the Senate side, re­ placing Sen. John Marshall Butler of Maryland, who retired. The pop-guns of August will turn into big cannon when January rolls around. That's when the American Medical Association will launch another propaganda barrage against the public interest on the medical care issue. Last summer, after health care for the elderly was set aside by a 52-48 vote in the Senate, the AMA muted its public voice after cheer­ ing the victory for which it paid $7 million. But that didn't last long. Already, the president-elect of the organization. Dr. Edward R. Annis, is predicting defeat of health care in the upcoming Congress. He's rallying the nation's medics around the AMA flag for the new campaign. Once again letters and mail can help decide this issue. Your Congress­ man and Senators will be back in Washington next month. Don't forget to drop them a line. .... V Seeking to focus attention on Job security issues, members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 may refuse to collect fares from passengers in its current con­ tract dispute with Philadelphia Transportation Company, The com­ pany has proposed a series of uni­ lateral work rule changes in the upcoming TWU agreement. More than one million fare-paying pas­ sengers daily would be affected . . . Members of the International Association of Machinists in St. Louis rejected McDonnell Aircraft Corporation's offer of a 2^% wage increase in each year under pro­ posed three-year contracts. Mc­ Donnell employs 26,000 persons and is prime contractor for the Government's National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Gem­ ini and Mercury spacecraft. advisory vote, conducted by NLRB at Boeing plants in states which don't have so-called "right-towork" laws, is the first in the aerospace industry supporting a union shop by at least a two-thirds majority. t 4" American Bakery & Confection­ ery Workers Local 20 won a 23cent wage increase, plus vacation and welfare improvements, in a three-year contract with Ann Dale Products Company, Fall River, Mass. ... A Montreal lingerie manufacturing firm official was jailed 32 days for firing a union shop chairman and four other workers because they joined the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. The original sen­ tence called for a fine, but when it was appealed - to the Quebec Court of Appeals, the jail term l" 4" Pittsburgh trolley and bus oper­ was added. 4 4 4 ators woii a six cent hourly wage A new three-year contract bene­ hike after an agreement on a twoyear contract, with a wage re- fiting 16,000 laundry workers has opener in a year, in negotiations been negotiated in New York City by the Amalgamated Association by the Laundry Workers Joint of Street, Electric Railway and Board, representing 12 "locals affili­ Motor Coach Employees, Division ated with the Amalgamated Cloth­ 85, whose 1,420 members will now ing Workers. The pact, subject to vote to accept or reject the pact membership approval, grants 17.5 . . . Employees at Boeing Aircraft to 20 cents more hourly to pro­ plants represented by Internation­ duction workers, six to eight dol­ al Association of Machinists and lars more weekly to most drivers, by Local 1069, United Auto Work­ a nine-dollar hike for office work­ ers, voted almost 3-1 to ask a Pres­ ers, plus a 25-cent hourly boost idential panel to recommend a for engineers, mechanics and main­ union shop in new contracts. The tenance men. No matter how much things seem to change, when you take another look you see that they really remain the same. Not too long ago, the state of affairs in the maritime industry and the outlook for shipping gen­ erally was the occasion for some editorial comment: ". . . It is unfortunate that the only time that Congress applies itself to the problems of the industry is when a crisis is upon us. We can't help but wonder if the nation would be as interested in the future of our mer­ chant fleet if lives did not hang in the balance in Korea and elsewhere. It seems that it is only in times of crisis that the American people realize how vital the maritime in­ dustry is to the security and well-being of each and every citizen. "But crisis periods tend to produce shortrange, improvised solutions to meet the im­ mediate need rather than the long haul. The immediate needs of World War II and the current international fever may have been met by hasty improvising. But that is the curse of our maritime industry. Its instability is so great due to the lack of interest shown in its peacetime development that when an emergency does arise it requires a lot of tightrope walking to get the necessary ships and seamen. "Planning for the long haul means plan­ ning for a merchant marine that operates in peace as well as during wars, hot or cold. It means having good ships and trained men functioning at all times, not just in fits and spurts. It's up to Congress to take the nec­ essary steps to produce the kind of legisla­ tion which will have constructive effects on the maritime industry." Though somewhat dated, in referring to then-current shipping problems under the heading of "Long-Range Outlook," the above excerpt goes back to 1952, and one of the editorial pages of the SEAFARERS LOG that year. The source, admittedly, is of no conse­ quence, and there is no special pride in re­ calling it. What is important, however, is the fact that the same conditions alluded to then —and many times thereafter, still persist. They exist right now, today, on the eve of 1963. Strictly speaking, it is still up to Congress to provide the necessary legislative remedies for the varied ills of the US merchant fleet, with an appropriate assist from the Admin­ istration and the many departments and agencies which help shape our shipping, trade and cargo policies. Both the maritime unions and the varied voices of maritime management have long urged a better fate for the US-flag shipping fleet than is its pres­ ent inheritance from years of neglect. Shipping needs some help via legislation as well as proper enforcement of existing laws and policy, and no one, least of all those right in the industry whose jobs and livelihood are directly affected, should have to be convinced on that point at this stage of the game. 4 4 4 Reverse Play New York City newspaper publishers have succeeded in imposing a shutdown of all nine daily papers that serve the city's mil­ lions, plus their effort to pin the blame on the "unions" for the news blackout. The publishers shut down the five remaining dailies after the printers union called a strike at the other four over new contract demands. Interesting here is the point that the lock­ out by the publishers—without their printing a line about it in their own papers—has been reported in out-of-town publications and by TV-radio as a strike action by the printers themselves. Thus, the "unions" again take the rap for something they had nothing to do with, and the real issue gets buried. Any time a union calls an across-the-board strike in an indus­ try, the version in the press makes it seem as if the union action is immoral, illegal—and possibly worse. There's no such outcry against the New York publishers right now. Who would print the story? �( Pag* Tvaiv* December t9, 19M SiBAFARERS LOO Seafarer's Wife Lauds Service The deaths of the following Seafarers have been re> All of the following SIU families have received a $200 ported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $28,000 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a benefici­ baby's name, representing a ary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): total of $3,600 in maternity benefits and a maturity value Willie E. Walker, 50: Brother James O. Manning, 51: Brother of $450 in bonds; Walker died of natural causes on Manning suffered a fatal heart at­ tack on Septem­ October B, 1962, ber 29, 1962 while at the USPHS aboard the San Hospital, Staten Marino near Sai­ Island, NY. He began shipping gon, South Viet­ nam. He joined with the SIU In the SIU on March 1939 in the stew­ 15, 1939 and ard department. 4- 4" 4" .shipped in the His wife, Minnie Cecelia Joyce Degollado, bom deck department. Walker, of New October 3, 1962, to Seafarer and A sister, Mrs. Lou York, NY, sur­ Mrs. Margarito Degollado, Hous­ Loyless, of Jacksonville, Florida, vives. Burial was at Rose Hill ton, Texas. Cemetery, Linden, NJ. Total bene- survives. Burial was in Jackson­ 4* 4' 4" ville. Total benefits: $4,000. tits: $4,000. Pamela Roberts, born October 4 4 4 5, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ar­ Nicholas Reznichenko, 61: Broth­ 4 4 4 thur Thomas Roberts, Las Vegas, er Reznichenko died of a liver ail­ Nevada. Jose E. Quimera, 57: Brother ment on October 4 4 4> ftulmera died of a lung ailment on 12, 1962 at the Sally Sweeney, born March 6, S e p t e mber 14, USPHS hospital. 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 1962, at the New Orleans, La. R. Sweeney, Spokane, Washington. USPHS Hospital, He had been sail­ ing with the SIU 4 4 4 Staten Island, Michael Lee Dekens, bora Sept. NY. He joined since 1943 and 18, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo the Union in shipped in the en­ M. Dekens, Arlington, California. 1938 and shipped gine department. B. McMillion of 4 4 4 in the steward Daniel C. Mills, born September department. His New Orleans . is 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cecil wife, Dolores his only survivor. Burial was at the Harold Mills, Portland, Ore. St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, New Quimera, of New 4 4 4 York, NY, survives. Burial was at Orleans. Total benefits: $4,000. William Jemison, born August St. Michaels Cemetery, Astoria, 4 4 4 28, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ NY. Total benefits: $4,000. Anthony A. Voyevotski, 45: liam P. Jemison, Mobile, Ala. Brother Voyevotski died of a heart ailment on Octo­ t 4 4 4 Kevin Jenkins, born August 9, ber 25, 1962 at Charles Guinn, Jr., 20: A throat 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jessie the Clinical Cen­ ailment was fatal to Brother Guinn Jenkins, Harvey, La. ter, Bethesda, on November 8, 4 4 4 Maryland. Ship­ Glazel Ives, born August 29, 1962 in Vista ping with the SIU 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Acres, Virginia. since 1947, he B. Ives, Galveston, Texas. He began ship­ sailed in the en­ ping with the 4 4 4 gine department. Joseph and Angela Todora, bora SIU in Norfolk in His mother, Mrs. August 12, 1962, to Seafarer and 1958 and sailed Anna Voyevotski, Mrs. Charles Todora, Dallas, Texas. in the deck de- of Plymouth, Pa., survives. Burial partment. His was at St. Mary's Cemetery, Plym­ 4 4 4 Brenda Logan, born October 5, wife, Mrs. Evelyn outh. Total benefits: $4,000. 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph G. Guinn, of J. Logan, Mobile, Ala. Lynchburg, Va., survives. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 4 4 4 Cindy Ezell, born September 21, Lynchburg. Total benefits: $4,000. 1962, to Seafarer Aden C. Ezell, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Maria Rial, born July 27, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Rial, Brooklyn, New York. ^ Donald Brooks, born October 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald S. Brooks, Theodore, Alabama. 4 4 To the Edltm*: I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan for the imme­ diate consideration to me dur­ ing my stay in the Hotel Dieu here in New Orleans for my surgical and medical costs. It was most welcome and needed, as I would have been at a loss without this assistance. My husband, electrician aboard the De Soto, was at sea at the To Tlie Editor^ L. . .... All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. time and I had no way of meet­ ing these expenses. It's a wonderful plan for both the seamen and their depend­ ents. Enough cannot be said about the SIU's efficiency and promptness in such situations. My sincere thanks to you all. Mrs. Anna Plahn allow this headline hunter to put himself up aa the "Messiah of Trade Unions" and the only appointed spokesman for it. We of our organization have seen in the past his tie-in with Harry Bridges and all of hli other tie-ins. I think it Is imfair to all the other trade unions to have him with all his demagoguery set himself up in such a position, especially since our organization was the first to put the heat on the "Red Birds" years back. A few good items I picked up on some other things are mentioned below. "Periscope" in "Newsweek" (November 19, 1962) quotes Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, as saying 800,000 workers change jobs eVery 30 days. Talk about job turnover. He says automation will increase the figures some more and that more man-days are lost due to unemployment than from all the strikes in the last 35 years. E. A. Anderson 4 4 4 Seafarer Lauds Welfare Assist To the Editor: I want you to please publish in the LOG my feelings about the SIU Welfare Plan, which is one of the most wonderful gains we have made for all Seafarers -4 4 4 and their families. I know this has been said many times, but it has to be repeated over and over again so that everybody To the Editor: Since I last saw you, I was will know what this welfare called home and of course was program means. I have been on the sidelines happy to be there on the holi­ day. During the holiday sojourn for a long while now, due to and the other days I have been being in and out of the hos­ doing a lot of reading and re­ pital, but the Welfare Plan and our officials who handle these viewing. The thing I wish to point out matters have always taken pains to you is the tremendous head­ to see that everything is done line hunting Joe Curran has right. This kind of care and consid­ been atracting by his remarks and attacks on the "Red Birds." erate treatment is very helpful Now I think that somebody who' and welcome to those of us knows the background of this who recall the type of condi­ individual and of the "Commie" tions we had before the Wel­ infiltration of his union in the fare Plan was a fact. Thanks to past should bring these things all who have made this possi­ to light. I do not feel that the ble, as we certainly appreciate Joseph Pilutis AFL-CIO should stand by and it. New Headlines Recall Old Story 4 Allan L. Lake, 53: On November Annette Archer, born June 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ 4, 1962, Brother Lake died of na­ bert T. Archer, Corpus Christl, tural causes at the USPHS hos­ Texas. pital in Staten Is­ 4 4 4 Kelvin Eugene Loper, born Sep­ land, New York. tember 10, 1962, to Seafarer and He started ship­ Mrs. Collie Loper, Jr., Mobile, Ala. ping with the SIU in 1943 and served 4 4 4 Dawn Anne Smith, born Sep­ in the steward tember 29, 1962, to Seafarer and department. His Mrs. Louis F. Smith, Cos Cob, mother, Mrs. Rose Lake Rus­ Conn. sell, of East Mansfield, Mass., 4 4 4 Cynthia Ford, born September survives. Burial was at Ferncliff 28, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Total benefits: $4,000. E. Ford, Coden, Ala. Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. Visit or write whenever you can, as you'll appreciate the same favor later when you may be laid up. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Loul« Bernler Alfredo Perez Isham Beard Robert Rogers Eklward Boyd John Rawza Thomas Barracliff Frank Rowell Darrell Chafin Arthur Siglcr Amado Diaz Claude Sturbls Lawrence Floyd Joseph Vaughn Daniel Hutto Donald Whatley Allison Hebert Horace Williams Emlllo Lerma Ransom Wilson Albert Mathisen James Wlnbet Harry Overton Charles ZlatelT William Odom ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Arthur Bullacher USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA John Epperson D. Meadows Carl Jones W. T. Shlerllng Martin Llnskey USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Joe N. Alnsworth Millard Lindsey Terral McRaney Frank Anderson Kenneth MacKenzle Sam Anderson James Marshall Charles Baker WUllam Mason Robert Banister G. Masterson Frank Bartlett Arnold Midgett Alton Bell Mitchell Mobley Anthony Benedict John Moeser Wong Chin Frederick Colleton Roslnda Mora Charles Morris Antonio DiNicola Clinton Newcomb Anthony Dubourg John Powers Otis Edward Joseph Roll Harry Emmett Lumus Rose Eugene Gallaspy Aubry Sargent Enock Gaylor S. Schnltzner Jesse Green Houston Thomas Jr. Norville Gros Rulfln Thomas John Guidry Calvin Troxclalr Charles Hickox Angel Valdez George Hudson Joseph Vanacor Sidney Irby Raymond Vauhan George Johnson William York Lazarvs Johnson Anthony Zanca Leonard Kay Koa Lim USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Albert Canter John Misaklan Jonas Heldt Juan Mojlca Carl Hargroves Charles O'DonneU Carl KendaU USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Vincent Arjona Max Marcus Joseph Bartlett James Mitchell Gordon Bowdre Roy Newbury Gaetano Busciglio Harreld Reed James Clarke Henri Robin A. Skalamara Charles Crockett Gorman Glaze Charles Swain Troy Thomas George Graham Chas. Wedincamp Daniel Hill Joseph Wilaszak Walton Hudson Vyrl WiUiams Harry Jones R. Machllnskl ' SPRING GROVE STATE HOSPITAL CANTONSVILLE, MARYLAND Joseph Wehe USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Fredrick Epson Charles Robinson Stefan Kostcgan George Vindrine Daniel Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Bernard Bowen PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Chalmers Anderson Victor Harding Paul Arthofer Eric Johnson James Barrett James McCauley Harry Baum Truman Patriquln Raymond Boston Frank Smith Bernard Toner William Chadburn Stefan Trzcinskl Richard Fischer Calvin Wilson Edwin Glaze VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Raymond Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Arthur Madsen Abe Gordon Max Olson Joseph Gross Willie A. Young Thomas Lehay SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Thomas Isaksen Ernest Webb VA HOSPITAL TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA Jacob Buckelew VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Michael Aversano Philip Jordan Simon KcndaU Arne Boekman Joe Boimarlch Carl Koziol Thomas McGurn Robert Burton James Mitchell John Campo Esteban Morales James Case James Moyles Michael Coluccl All Nasser Jan Cummlng Edward O'Rourks. Fldclson Daiiilan Oscar Ozer George Daniels Charles Palmer R. Donaldson Carl Peterson John Fancutt Howard Faulklner Dolores Ramos Charles Fertal John Rekstln F Rodriguez Oscar Flgueroa Francis Roth Anthony Forglonl Keith Forster Waclaw RozalskI K. Rynkicwlcz F. FuIIbright Pedro Garcia Luis Salazar Robert Simpson RalTaele Garofalo Jerome Stokes Edward Glazer Anthony Tonelll Robort Goldy Adolf Vante Arthur Graf Artemio Vasquez Walter Grohulskl Mikael Houland Jack WlUlams Jacobus Huisman USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Burcn Elliott Llnwccd Munford . Elbert Hogge William Parrlah Clarence Houchlns Bobby Thompson �SEAFAREBS iMM^ber 2S, 19tt Pace Tliirteea LOG Alcoa Corsair Visits Jordan Tlie crewmembers of the Robin Hood (Robin Line) are somewhat peeved, to say the least, about the treatment they've been getting in Indonesia. Tops on the list of com­ plaints is Indonesian Customs, which is requiring that the men be stripped nude and searched several times coming' having to take on replacements in according to the minutes: and going ashore. "You are expected to conduct foreign that the vessel Besides, they're allowed now hascountries, six non-union men on yourselves properly and observe Seafarer R. P. Nelson, chief electrician (right), and cook Green have their pictures taken aboard the Alcoa Corsair (American Bulk), in Aqaba, Jordan, after delivering a cargo of grain to that port. St. Christopher Crew Has Trip To Remember' A memorable voyage was completed recently by the crew of the Saint Christopher {Ocean Freighting and Brokerage Co.). Between Mobile, Ala., and Gibraltar just about everything that could happen to a ship happened to the Saint Christopher. Crewmember Z. A. Markris, writing to the LOG from aboard the vessel, tells the story. only about $1 In cash when they go ashore. Among many other troublesome regulations is one dealing with the issuance of travelers' checks. Checks must be declared with the Customs officer who in turn must accompany the seaman to a speci­ fied bank to see that the check Is cashed at the bank only. Since the banks are normally open only between 8 AM and 11 AM, the whole practice is not too practical. If a seaman is detained at the local police station, which doesn't seem like an unlikely event in Indonesia or require much excuse, it can take several days before a hearing can be arranged before a judge, meaning that the man may have to miss his ship at sailing time. t 4 A vote of thanks to the gang on the Steel Worker (Isthmian) was extended by the Eagle Voyager (United Maritime) for supplying news and magazines when the Worker tied up near the Voyager recently in Ras Tanura. The late news and other items helped make life in the Persian Gulf a little easier, William McKelvey, ship's delegate on the Eagle Voyager, reports. "To begin with, when the ship left the shipyard in Mobile, we had engine trouble and had to be towed into New Orleans for repairs. After that we loaded grain in Port Allen, La., and sailed for the Bahamas, At a regular ship's meeting, the "We lost the plant about a started bailing water from 6 AM crew of the Globe Explorer (Bulk half dozen times and we fi­ until 11 PM. But by morning she Ships) took the time to extend nally made it to port where we had more repairs done. After feaving port for 12 hours we were taking salt water baths and there was talk of rationing water. The engineers on board tried to give the men a hard time but we went along with it, hoping it would get better. "They wouldn't start the evapo­ rators so that we could get water until the captain made them. "We hit a storm and all hell broke loose. We lost the awning on the aft end, all portholes and watertight doors leaked and the deck crew had to tie them down to keep them secured. But it was useless. The men got together and Notify Union On LOG Mail 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. was full of water again. "The captain and mates tried to get out of the way of the storm, but I don't think they knew how. "After three days of this we were headed south and found calmer waters. We then managed to get to Gibraltar and have been here for eight days getting re­ pairs enough to get us to India. I understand we will get some more repairs there, and when we get back to the States, some more. I only hope when we do get back that we can straighten this ship out." In the face of all these tribula­ tions, Markris lauds the SIU crew as "one of the best crews I have had the pleasure of sailing with." 'Sea Life' their appreciation to Captain Hol­ land, who is retiring after this voyage. As the crew aboard his last command, they offered their best wishes to a man they con­ sider "a real seafarer and gentle­ man." t. i i, President Kennedy's action in blocking Cuba was the topic of discussion aboard the New Orleans (Sea-Land) recently. A vote of thanks was unanimous for his de­ cisive action in invoking the quar­ antine covering the area. ^ S. ^ Ship's delegate R. L. Huddleston of the Eagle Traveler (United Maritime) reports, as a result of By Jim Mates board or 19.35 per cent of the total crew. At the last ship's meeting, he relates, the newcomers were clued in as to their responsibilities on an SIU ship. They were told. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritlmi Overteas), July 22—Chairman, T. E. Smith; Secretary, J. Oquendo, Jr. No beefs reported. Motion that pay for all Saturdays and Sundays, whether at sea or in port, be added to basic wages. Suggestion that ship's dele­ gate ask the chief mate to buy certain brands of cigarettes. Boson to call meeting in order to elect new ship's delegate. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), June 22—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, A. Capota. No beefs reported. Request that patrolman be aboard ship at payoff. MOUNT SHASTA (A. H. Bull), Aug. it—Chairman, R. J. Mathews; Secre­ tary, K. Foster. Ship's delegate re­ ported a few beefs and talked to cap­ tain. There will be a draw on arrival. MoUon that new fana and spare parts be ordered for crew quarters, plui cots for crewmembers. Ship's dele­ gate sent telegrams to headquarters from India totalling $40.00. This money to be reimbursed by aU hands at $2 each. DEL MUNDO (Delta), July 22— Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secretary, T. Trehern. Report sent to company and Union headquarters concerning one crewmember. Report about the loss and destruction of maU in Conakry has been made to the State Depart­ ment and the Postmaster General. Re­ quest change In brand of coffee. Ship needs to be fumigated before the next voyage. New washer is badly needed. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 25—Chairman, L. W. Pitre; Sec­ retary, J. Dedicatorla. Ship paying off in Norfolk. No funds in ship's treasury: pool is suggested. No beefs by department heads. Everybody happy and getting along fine. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), July 22—Chairman, W. Davies; Secretary, V. Shiiapin. Pantryman missed ship in Kunsan, Korea, but rejoined in Yokohama. No beefs reported. Re­ quest that crew strip bunks and leave foc'sles clean at departure. Sugges­ tion that weekend sailing board should be posted on Friday. Crew requests improved pastries. Crew messman commended. More attention should be paid to sterilizing dishes. Ship needs to be fumigated. ORION COMET (Orion), July 27— Chairman, H. Whisenant; Secretary, V. Douglas. No beefs reported. R. F. Edmonds was elected ship's treasurer. Ship's delegate kept job. Suggestion to see patrolman about TV. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Aug. 19—Chairman, Stephen Zavadson; Secretary, Robert Hannibal. One man failed to join ship. Delegate to see patrolman about watches being broken. $21.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Aug. 19—Chairman, G. Eriinger; Secretary, P. Seidenstein. Ship's delegate re­ ported one wiper fired and one man logged. Transportation claims clari­ fied and hot water beef straightened out. Crew asked to keep library neat and requested that solution be found to provide larger library space. Crew asked to be propqrly dressed when entering messrooms. Ship needs to be fumigated. 'Had to put her In the pool. Bosun. It was a maternity not to sign on until beef is settled with the chief engineer in the port of New Orleans. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for exceptionally good menus, good food and excellent serv­ ice throughout voyage. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Aug. 7— Chairman, Leo C. Hannon; Secretary, Abraham Aragones. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Some repairs taken care of. Jacob Otreba elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Brother Vante for good work performed while ho was ship's delegate. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (J. H. Win­ chester), Aug. 12—Chairman, L. Wills; Secretary, A. Bernard. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Motion made to have ice machine put on ship. Need fan for laundry room, timer for laundry machine and blower for galley. VILLAGE (Consolidated Marine), Aug. 12—Chairmen, W. F. Walker; Secretary, J. C. Lakwyk. Crew asked to clean foc'sles before leaving ship and to be present at payoff. No beefs reported. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Aug. 21—Chairman, M. S. Trotman; Secretary, C. C. Linden. No beefs reported. Suggest a donation from each man at payoff for TV repairs. case . all rules of the SIU, which are responsible for the high standard of shipboard living and higher than average pay which you now enjoy." DEL MAR (Delta), Aug. 5—Chair­ man, Clyde Miller; Secretary L. Blanchard. Everything running smoothly. Motion made to have captain's speech typed and sent to the LOG. J. Miller elected ship's delegate. Crew rerequested to donate $2.00 for movies. Balance due on movies is $34.00. ACHILLES (Bull), Aug. 16—Chair­ man, A. Hobert, Secretary, W. Rlne- hart. No beefs and no disputed OT. Motion made that ship's delegate see patrolman about proper time for cap­ tain to put out draw. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Aug. 15—Chairman, Vernon Hopkins; Sec­ retary, Tom Ralncy. $25.60 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Ship needs to be fumigated. No LOGs or com­ munications received. Motion that ship carry enough travelers checks so it doesn't run short on long trips. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Aug. 5—Chairman, A. Biornsson; Sec­ retary, H. Ridgeway. Suggestion made to give the Food Plan a vote of thanks on the fresh milk given at all times. Crew asked to stop fussing during meal hours. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Aug. T—Chairman, Lester R. Smith; Sec­ retary, Monroe Gaddy. Ship's delegate resigned and Lester R. Smith was elected new ship's delegate. $2.24 in ship's fund. No major beefs reported. MARYMAR (Calmar), Aug. 12 — Chairman, John R. Marshall; Secre­ tary, Al Whitmer. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Ail hands agreed that they want to have statement of earnings before payoff. $17 in ship's fund. Members asked to donate at least 50 cents at payoff for emergency repairs to TV set as needed. ORION COMET (Orion), Aug. 11— Chairman, H. Whisnant; Secretary, F. E. Taylor. Ship's delegate to re­ quest agent to meet ship in EI Segundo- California, on arrival. $5.70 in ship's fund .spent for radio. leaving balance of $2. No major beefs re­ ported. ANJI (Northern), July 27—Chair­ man, Tony Michaiski; Secretary. Wil­ liam Keiiy. Ship's delegate reported three men hospitalized. No American money aboard. Captain will try to obtain US currency in Bangkok. Crew asked to keep natives out of galley and messrooms. No LOGs or commu­ nications in three months. CHATHAM (Sea-Land), Aug. 12 — Chairman, John Gallagher; Secretary, John H. McElroy. $14 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Complaint regard ing elevator on ship being hard to pull. Engineers have promised to repair same, but have not. Vote of thanks to steward department. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). Aug. 19—Chairman, Nollie A. Towns; Secretary, William R. Cam­ eron. No beefs reported. Jessie Cabral elected ship's treauurer. No beefs reported. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Aug. 12 —Chairman, Stanley J. Hutchinson; Secretary, George O. Bishop. Ship's delegate will take up matter of dis­ puted OT with patrolman. $11.65 in ship's fund. Motion to have ship's delegate see patrolman about washing down afterhouse daily. DEL SOL (Delta), Aug. 19—Chair­ man, L. Nichols; Secretary, H. Mene. Motion to have steward contact (he Board of He.-ilth in regard to beef about water. Motion that ship's dele­ gate contact chief officer rcg.:rding steps to be taken about watertight doors aft. Motion to have patrolman aboard upon arrival in port. Crew MOUNT SHASTA iBuli), July 29— Chairman, J. R. Mathews; Secretary, Ken Foster. Few beefs aboard. Ship's delegate talked to captain in regard to beefs. Motion made to install allnew fans with spare parts for crew quarters, and cots for crewmembers. Mate asked for total of all deck de­ partment -iivcrtimc. �SEAPAk^RS Pwe FoarfcMl Hee^ber LOG A Veteran Of Whaling Days, Seafarer Recalls Dangers LOG-A-RHYTHM: MIHI 'New Member' Message By S.J.T. I gave a message to the wind To take across the sea; And now I hear the faint reply The vAnd is bringing me. "I remember one time when we harpooned a whale up in Kodiak, Alaska. He kicked back with his tail, knocked off the stern of the boat and killed the first mate." This is the way 76-year-old Seafarer Fred Harvey described one of the many dangers It is the answer to the prayers, he was exposed to when he^ and never heard from again. J said so many times. sailed on the 110-foot whaling ber to the following November and ricane As for Harvey, 76 years strong, It is the echo of the clock then we'd return to Frisco with a bark Andrew Hicks back in load of whale oil. We'd stay in he signed off the Kathryn (Bull) That sounds its silvery chimes. 1904. "I get a big kick," the gritty veteran exclaimed, "when I hear some of those oldtimers tell about how tough it was when they first started shipping. On a whaling ship you slept 20 in a foc'sle, lived on corn beef doled straight out of a briny barrel, and if you didn't catch any whale you didn't get paid a cent. Your wage was figured on a percentage of the take." Harvey shipped on the Andrew Hicks from 1900 to 1904. "I was 14 years old when I first started," he continued, "but you were sup­ posed to be 17 so I faked my age. I lived in a boarding house in Frisco at the time. The boarding master would act as a go-between for the shipowners and round up a crew from the guest list. "Most of these guys, like my­ self, had never been on a ship in their lives but, if you were breath­ ing, they'd take you. If they didn't get enough from the house they'd shanghai a guy from anyplace. We had men from all over the world. "A whaling captain was a lot like 'Captain Ahab' in 'Moby Dick.* He'd stand on the deck with a 'scope' and when he'd sight a whale he'd yell 'thar she blows' just like in the movies. I bet a lot of people don't know you could tell what kind of whale it was by the way it spouted. "Some whales would spout straight up, some to the side, and some had more than one spout and they'd look like a geyser when they raised their humps out of the water. "After the whale was sighted, a boat was launched to track the whale and harpoon him. There were six men in a boat—four oarsmen, a mate and a boat steerer. The boat steerer did the harpooning and, after the whale was hit, he'd change places with the mate—who did the killing. There was a lot more to a harpoon than meets the eye. "Attached to the harpoon was a long rod called a trigger rod. When the rod entered the whale along with the harpoon it set off a cartridge which triggered a small cylindrical bomb that was attached to the end of the harpoon. You can imagine how the whale would thrash when it was hit with that thing. We thought the swells would wash us out of the boat, but we rarely capsized. "The rope that was attached to the harpoon holding the whale would get so hot from friction that you could smell it burning. I was a stroke oarsman on the boat and part of my job was to throw water on the rope so it wouldn't sever from the heat. "We'd hunt whale from Decem­ poit about a month until the oil could be crated in barrels for ship­ ment back to the East. Then we set out again for Pacific and Alaskan waters." Ends Whaling Days Harvey's whaling days ended in 1904 when the wanderlust over­ took him, and for the next 14 years he sailed around the world many times. He served in the fabled French Foreign Legion during the First World War and when the war was over he started to sail on steamers. He joined the SIU in August of 1949. The whaling bark Andrew Hicks was built in New Bedford, Mass., in 1874 and made its way west to test its mettle at hunting whale. Ultimately it extended its search for whale to the Caribbean and there it was lost in a 1914 hur­ on November 8 after seven and a half months of sailing on deck. Mention the word retire, and the veteran Seafarer will pound his chest, break out Into a big smile and exclaim "Retire! Hell, no! I feel in the pink and I've got a lot of good years of sailing ahead of me!" LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Chief By Roy Lee Hinson The beautiful faces of Cherokee, Camping near the lake. Are the people who are free. Whom God did not forsake. Every chieftain was born free. His tent was set in order; He owned the land and every tree; The rainbow was the border. The chieftain's son and his bride. As faithful as the sky, By his side they both abide; Neither one shall ever die. And now I know as surely as The sun that sets each day. There is a certain someone, who Will never stay away. There is a pretty rainbow, and There is a pot of gold. And love is something beautiful That never grows too old. And though our happy hours may be Short and very few. My love will be eternal, and Our dreams will all come true. Oldtimer Adds Own Thank-You To the Editor: I am in the 12th month of my retirement from the SIU and have had plenty of time to think about all the various changes in the Union since Stone Street. We have come a long way and really we should thank our lucky stars we have had such farseeing men like our present His sun sets o'er yonder mountain. Casting shadow in valleys below. On tents and flowing fountains. Upon the beautiful show. The beautiful show and tents we see. And the Happy Hunting Ground, Are found in our old Tennessee, But not beneath the ground. All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. officials. Looking back, whoever would have thought we would be able to call it quits with a pension of $150 a month. To top it all, I received an­ other check for $25 for which I am most grateful as my wife's medical bills have been pretty high since she left the hospital again. I must thank all for the gen­ erous thought at this time of the year. Keep up the good work you are all doing at head­ quarters and all the best wishes to all hands for the New Year. E. Jones t. ^ i. Praises Assist By SIU Official Seafarer Fred Harvey, a vet«in of many whaling voyages, looks over an old photograph of the Andrew Hicks, on which he first sailed in 1904. The 110-foot whaling bark (above) was built in New Bedford, Mass., in 1874 and roamed the world searching for whales. She was lost in the Caribbean in 1914. Harvey tells of the many dangers faced by the men who hunted the world's largest animals. To the Editor: I'm eternally grateful to Mike Carlin, SIU international repre­ sentative, for the manner in which he represented me after I was hospitalized in Recife, BrazU, recently, following a shipboard injury aboard the Penn Exporter. Had it not been for his - fine representation. weu, IT WAS LIKE T/J(S — we FELL DOWN TNE LADDER.. One of the latest members of the SIU family poses here for his first picture. He is David Romero, born in September to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Romero, who make their home in Hous­ ton, Texas. there's no telling just what would have happened to me. While serving as bosun aboard this Penn Shipping ves­ sel, 1 suffered a severe back injury. After we arrived in Recife one week later, it took two days more before the cap­ tain, an oldtime bucko, got around to making arrangements for me to see a doctor. The com­ pany doctor made a perfunctory examination of my back on board ship and said there was nothing wrong with me. Since my back was paining me greatly, I Insisted on hospital X-rays. The generous captain ar­ ranged for me to stay in one of Recife's cheapest flophouses while the X-rays were made and processed. It was at this point that Brother Carlin came to my res­ cue. He had me moved to a decent hotel and, after the X-rays bore out the seriousness of my injury, saw to it that I was given an adequate hospital room. Some three weeks later I was flown to Houston and ad­ mitted to the Galveston Marine Hospital. Examination and X-rays there disclosed that I was suffering from a crushed vertebrae and possibly other complications. Still later, the serious nature of my injury was verified by the USPHS doctor, vvho made me an out-patient and ordered no duty for four months. Although it now appears that I have a permanent injury, if it hadn't been for Carlin condi­ tions could have been much worse. Again I say thanks to the SIU and this fine official. I expect to be beached indefi­ nitely and would appreciate hearing from former shipmates, especially Penn Exporter crewmembers. My address is: PO Box 593, Springfield Station, Panama City, Florida. Robert "Red" Darley, Jr. !i 1- �4 4 4 • 4 4 4 ii ^ December Zt, IMt SEAFARERS Benuird E. Samneli, 8r. You are asked to contact your BOD at 1814 West Gregory St., Pentacola, Fla. t t t • ; - • . • •• ^ •• Pflffe Fffleen LOG -- -i Walter C. Losiewakl William Lachemy. James HuUins, Mrs. Ruth McVicker, 2925 Anthony Pinchook, D. D. Groves, Delaware Avenue, Baltimore 27, T. Conn. Md., is anxious to hear from you. 4 4 4 4 4 4 George Young O. stick, OUer Contact Prof. Wen F. Chang, Let me know where you want University of Florida, Coral Gables, about a personal matter the $50 sent. Write c/o Seattle concerning your eon. SIU hall. B. Koontz. Almaiion Leroy Davis get in touch with her at 6 Jackson Teter at the Home Hotel, 1200 Your wife wants you to contact Place, Brooklyn 15, New York. East Baltimore Street, Baltimore her. She has important news. Write 2, Md.: 4 4 4 or call. Jimmy .James Swinney, Roy Johnson, Your are asked to return the Leslie J. BrUhart wrist watch you got near the New Your mother asks that you write York Hall to Bo Anderson, 416 her at San Antonio, Texas, regard­ Chartres Street, New Orleans, La. ing Robert. Urgent. 4 4 4 i> ti Leo Cortines Ted Zielinski Your brother, Eugene, asks that Contact Jesse Jiminez, PO Box you contact him soon at 6300 Wis­ 1254, Texas City, Texas. consin Ave., Chevy Chase 15, Md. FINAHCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Oul'l, Lakes and Ini 4" land Waters District makes specific provision for safeBuardlng the membership's 4 4 4 Earl M. Barr money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit William C. Simmons Bill says your gear is at the every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ Contact your son. Gene, at 3206 bership, All Union records are available at SIU headquartora In Brooklyn. Home Storage and Warehouse Co., Brighton Street, Portsmouth, Va., Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ 248-252 17th Street, Brooklyn, or telephone 397-1553. spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Ball by certified mail, return New York. Your receipt is with the 4 4 4 receipt requested. dispatcher. George Baldo 4 4> 4 Write J. W. Henry, Box 344, Myles B. McDonough TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Kevil, Kentucky, or contact him Vaters District are administered In sccordance with the provisions of various Your sister, Nona, asks you to via the SIU hall in Houston. $1 ' 4 Wirnfm HALL DIRECTORY SlU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters .District PRESIDENT PauJ HaJI EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey WUIlams A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 12J6 E. Baltimore St Bex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BO.STON 278 State .St John .Fay, Agent RIclunond 2-0140 BETROIT 10229 W JcRerson Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEAbqUARTERS .. 675 4Ul Ave., Bkiyn HYaclntb 8-8600 HOUSTON 9804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAlnut 8-3207 iACKSONVlLLE 2B08 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St Ben Oonzales. Agent FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE ] South Lawrence St Lot^is Neira Agent HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Collev Ave Cordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA .... 2604 S 4th St Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO .... 490 Harrison St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. BANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandef Juncos Stop 20 Eeith Terpe, Hq. R^p. Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 2509 1st Ave Ted Babkowskl. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 509 N Marine Ave Ceorge McCartney. Agent TEk'minal 4-2528 4 4 John Saraitsis Frank M. Puglisi, 2044 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY, asks you to get in touch with him. 4 4 4 Douglas K. McLeod Your wife asks you to contact her at 524 West 15th Street, Hous­ ton 8, Texas. Important. 4 4 4 Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU men listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco: Dao King Chae, John J. Doyle, John Gardner, Norman Mendelson, Alli Nasroen, Sheffield Nerkitt, J o r g e p G. Pedersen, Marvin Satchel], George W. Stidham, G rover C. Turner, Ah Sai Wong. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Paul W. Woodcock Jaro A. Konecny, PO Strong, Salem, Maine, has an important message for you. Peter Blanco (Hurtado) Get in touch with your cousin. Carmen M. Borras, 28 Laura Lane, Plainview, Long Island, NY. Carroll J. Rollins Your aunt, Mrs. Helen Rollins, wants you to contact her. Wallace A. Inkenhaualt Get in touch with your mother, Berta Alicia Chanson. 4 4 4 ;«SS| J 11 •SJSS 1; Paul Melton Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named is asked to have him get in touch with his son, Paul, at 714 Essex Ave., Baltimore 21, Md. 4 4 4 The following men are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Murie! E. Schedule Of SIU Meetings 111 SIU membership meetings 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 telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York January 7 Detroit January 11 Philadelphia January 8 Houston ....January 14 Baltimore January 9 New Orleans January 15 Mobile January 16 w ^ ' ' ^ 'y ' y ^ ' ' ' '' trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, St any time, you are denied Information about any SID trust fund, notify SID President Paul Kail at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. RHTPPTHG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively 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 ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Max Harrison, CTialrman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I63O, New York k, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Pull 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. ' III iiii - iii; jfiW; iii ill mm i IP ^ CCarrRACTS, 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 or 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. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAF.ARERS 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 membersliip action at the September, 1930 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranl«s, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMEMT OF MOiaES. 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 bo 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 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. CONSTITUTIONAL RlGlfrs AND (ffiMGATICWS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS 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 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 SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. J I RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits 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 has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through March, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, 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 a resolution adopted by the Executive Board last Decem­ ber. 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. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle January 21 January 23 January 25 I - February 18 February 20 "February 21 >' •7 r March 18 March 20 March 22 i ^ *^cheduled early due to Washington's Birthday. ' ' ' '' 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 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. ilill �pgi SEAFAHERS-#I.OG [iMJ SIU Holiday Dinner r • A] . , f OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATt^NTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WAt^RS DISTRICT > AFL-CItt WC Lumber Ship Breaks Up —yfhole Crew Ufted' Off COOS BAY, Oregon — Twenty-four crewmembers hit the beach by helicopter and breeches buoy when the lumber schooner Alaska Cedar ran agroiuid early this month on the treacherous north jetty here. The vessel was part of the SIU Pacific District-contracted W. R. Chamberlin fieet. All hands were rescued the rescue party was credited with Union. An SUP-crewed lifeboat ven­ after the 256-foot vessel preventing major Injury to all con­ smashed into the rocky coast. Seven crewmembers who were in­ jured were later released. The steamschooner went aground about 3 PM, Sunday, De­ cember 2, after it had apparently cleared the bar safely on its way to Crescent City, Calif., with more than two million board feet of lumber. But it suddenly went dead in the water and huge waves grad­ ually shoved it backward onto the shore. It lay trapped on the rock-lined north jetty, as rough seas pounded the crippled, 19-year-old ship and large cracks opened in both sides. A helicopter dropped a three-inch line to the ship and then secured it to the jetty. The Coast Guard rigged a breeches buoy to the line and crewmen were hauled one by one from the ship to the jetty in the buoy. The helicopter also managed to haul some of the men ashore two at a time and land them on the jetty. Quick work by the crew and Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or in­ jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. cerned. A day after the grounding, the ship broke in two. In an earlier sea accident, nine other Pacific District members risked their lives to save 13 Chi­ nese fishermen, when the Presi­ dent Hoover (American Presi­ dent), bound from Hong Kong to Yokohama, sliced through a Chi­ nese junk. The Hoover carries a crew from the Sailors Union, Ma­ rine Cooks and Marine Firemen^ tured forth three times following the splitting of the junk, whose two main hulls remained afloat during the initial rescue operation. The second foray to find a miss­ ing fourteenth Chinese crewmember was unsuccessful, but shortly thereafter a Chinese stowaway was discovered—only to be lost when he jumped overboard. A third lifeboat mission was speed­ ily dispatched but failed to recov­ er him. Higher Social Security Tax Begins January I Holiday diners at SIU hall in New York included Seafarer JiMiii Polo, daughter Nydia, 19 (above, left), and Mrs. Pola. Dad was home after trip on the Alcoa Planter. Below, Mrs. Victor Almojera (left) and cafeteria staffer Ray Thomassen flank Gloria Almojera, 2I/2, as the youngster reaches out for her own fresh fruit dessert. Dad Victor Almojera, off the Steel Designer (Isthmian), was off-camera. ; . J WASHINGTON—Seafarers will find Social Security tak­ ing a little bigger bite from payoffs starting January 1, even if the money was earned, before then. The rate will be hiked one-^ percent—shared equally by percent tax on the first $4,800 of employees and their employ­ .wages by 1968, for a total $232 So­ ers—to three and five-eights per­ cent on the first $4,800 in income during 1963. Thus, Seafarers will pay $174 for Social Security instead of the $150 paid in 1962. Those who work for more than one company during the same year and have more than the maximum deduction of $174 taken from their 1963 wages can treat the excess as "Income Tax Withheld" on their 1963 tax return. The 1963 increase is the second step in a gradually-increasing rate schedule. The law passed in 1961 calls for a four and five-eighths Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Drinking Sea Water is Not Safe Whether it Is safe to drink water is of vital importance, especially to Seafarers or others who may find themselves castaways with a short­ age of, or no fresh water supply. The danger of drinking sea water has recently been discussed in the "Navy Medical New.s Letter" as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). The basic physiological concept for not drinking sea water is based on the fact that the salt content of the fluids of the body is about 1%. The salt content of open ocean water is about 3V2%. Normally, when food and water consumption is sufficient, the salt concentration In the body fluids remains relatively stable by elimination of salt in the urine by the kidneys, which seldom averages more than 2% concentration. This difference between the salt content of the body fluids and sea water, and the physiological inability of the kidney to excrete more than a certain proportion of salt in the urine is the usually accepted basis of why sea water is dangerous. It introduces a hypertonic solution into the circulation, fluids are withdrawn from the tissues, the blood volume is increased and the kid­ neys are forced to excrete the excess fluid. The result is dehydration of the tissue, a disturbance in the acid base balance, increase in non­ protein nitrogen of the blood, plasma protein concentration, reduced heart output, thirst, exhaustion, collapse, and death. This view was challenged in a much-publicized book by Dr. Alain Bombard, who described his crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in an in­ flatable raft in 1952. On this trip of over two months, he relied prin­ cipally on sea water and fluids expressed from fish to quench his thirst. He advocated the drinking of sea water by castaways when fresh water was not available, and suggested that they should commence drinking sea water as early as possible before dehydration commenced, but in small amounts, to avoid nausea and diarrhea. The fresh water available should be carefully conserved, he said, and. If there was none available, fluids expressed from fish by pressing them in plastic bags or towels should be consumed. Dr. G. Aury, principal medical officer of the French Navy, impressed by Bombard's findings, carried out experiments with himself and vol­ unteers under shipwreck conditions. He reported that sea water was drunk by volunteers with no serious results; however, the experiments lasted only 2-4 days. Dr. Lindemann, a German physician, at first im­ pressed by Bombard's findings, made no less than three voyages across cial Security deduction. This will pay the cost of in­ creased benefits established last year to provide for reduced oldage insurance coverage for men at age 62 and expanded benefits for widows, dependent widowers, and dependent parents. It will also permit increases in minimum old-age benefits and re­ duce the amount of work needed to qualify for benefits, allowing many workers, dependents and sur­ vivors who were excluded under previous requirements to receive benefits. the Atlantic in a canoe and collapsible boat. His findings, although not well-publicized, were just the opposite. The question of whether sea water is safe to drink was brought be­ fore the Maritime Safety Committee in 1959. The reports of Bombard and Aury had created considerable confusion among seamen about the safety of drinking sea water, and some were under the impression that the hazards were exaggerated. The Maritime Safety Committee referred the controversial question of drinking sea water to the World Health Organization. While awaiting the report from WHO, they urged that no governments advocate the drinking of sea water by castaways. WHO convened a committee of five international experts to discuss the question. Their views, but not the policy of WHO, was based on the analysis of all evidence available. The experts considered the effects of drinking sea water on the intestinal tract, the body as a whole, and on the mind. The effect on the intestinal tract was to cause cramps and diarrhea; on the body as a whole, to produce dehydration, and on the mind, especially in large amounts, it led to mental disturbance and even suicidal tendencies. They examined the contention that a limited supply of fresh water could be extended if it was mixed with sea water. The group emphasized that there was no evidence that, in man, sea water can be used to eke out the supply of fresh water. Their investigations indicated that man can remain reasonably fit with­ out water for six days, and has survived without water for twice that period at sea. The group ended its report with the following advice to those who have to abandon ship. • Unless you are in charge of a party, do as you are told. Try to re­ main cheerful. Discipline and morale count for more than anything else. • If you have a remedy for sea-sickness, take it, if needed. • If the atmospheric temperature is low, your immediate and most dangerous enemy will be cold, so put on as many woolen clothes as you can. They will help keep you warm in the water or on a covered raft, and even if you are fully clothed your life-jacket will always keep you afloat. • If the temperature is high, avoid sunburn, keep yourself as much as possible in the shade, and keep your clothes moist to reduce sweat­ ing and so conserve body water. • Drink no water for the first 24 hours you are adrift. Then take 500 ml (a pint) of fresh water daily until supplies run low, thereafter 100 ml until the water is finished. • Never drink sea water. Never mix sea water with fresh water if fresh water is in short supply. Sea water has been used to moisten the mouth, but the temptation to swallow it may be irresistible and it is better not to use it for this purpose. Never drink urine. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care 0/ the SEAFARERS LOG.) t' US Transport CensusReadied WASHINGTON—Set to get oflf the ground in 1963 Is the longauthorized national transportation census that when concluded can well affect shipping and all other modes of transport. First authorized by Congress In 1948, the huge project was not allocated any funds until the last session of Congress. It will start compiling totals on national travel, commodity transportation, truck inventory and use and bus and truck carrier statistics. Measures Traffic Flow The prime objective following a survey of the above categories is t'» measure traffic flow. This is especially important with respect to the comparative volume of com­ modities shipped by different means of transport. The survey will in­ clude the length of haul, size of shipment, and the origin and des­ tination areas. There was no mention of taking new surveys right now of shipping operations, which are separately compiled by several agencies. The connection of these figures with the census will be established later in dealing with national traffic patterns. V'-v \ -.A: •y •V. I J;} • 1^- V 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 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. 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Title A name given to the resource December 28, 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SUPPORTS ILA STRIKE OVER DOCK WORK GANG ISSUE MTD DRIVE ON BRIDGES SCORES SHIP ISSUES ‘TOUGHEST’ – HODGES SEATRAIN READIES PUERTO RICO RUN SEAFARER’S 3-FLOOR CATCH RESCUES BABY FROM FIRE ILA HITS BRICKS TO PROTECT JOBS COAST SIU GETS MSTS PACT RIGHTS SEATRAIN MOUNTS CRANE TO ENTER NY-PR TRADE FLORIDA MTD HITS RUNAWAY SHIP USE FOR CUBAN ACTION MFOW VICTIME OF ’59 ATTACK DIES IN FRISCO US HIGH COURT TO RULE ON JURY TRIAL FOR M&C SALVAGED BRITISH VESEL FAILS TO BEAT DEADLINE RAP RAIL MERGER PLANS WC LUMBER SHIP BREAKS UP – WHOLE CREW ‘LIFTED OFF’ 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 12/28/1962 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. XXIV, No. 12 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9799b09a95088c00ca74939938f05d8e.PDF 33def6c48d3160c1f3ed4854372d3123 PDF Text Text t 1 OFFICIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INT^NATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA •oL VL rt-;- NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1944 No. 43 44HeadIineReWew rSECBRITYl •" ^^>BERS ^ lUlllT* No. 4-A NEW YORK. N. Y. — SPECIAL EDtTIOH Vol. VI. — ' '• ' -•••• I - . • A 0 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOE ATLANTIC AND GULF DUrklOT, SEAFARERH' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP HOBT^ AMDIOA 1 ...J...I fMU Begs War Labor Board For S*»afgir*>rs* r'.r>ri«j^^foria I II mbTr, ot ""S.l uv" » Here »re ae beUie brief ««"•' HBoW® :on Uie ES Th/rty.j;,. la "<1 emci.„rr~~-— ""•»' ore ere ,v,„„T°."°'' conrelou. ."Won IIN iflllHI" I III • ^ood^ "nmediot^ !^y «he boM. , ,/flo goner {/I'fc bonis J r*^' the expl U' SixS] Id-Unity & tj?rs jiii I Fii Hazards To Seamen In Bonus Beef 30,000 Cigarett^ Sent SIU Prison '®nd anothcAt '^ching an bondo Couttc" n ^ , Four SIU ships, along with other freighters and con­ H crete <>cctc cargo earners, up tne carriers, made up the fleet of thirty-two AmerL-_--f that t were sai sacrificed on the Normandy ^he falks Pave Wav Pnr^ icance S£i r p| •• # FourSIUShips Usedin Normandy Breakwater „,, 111 yi)i unr f .i LakeB *anuil. I Gil. Up'y ~ SaSSsa- f DeaSMi e . - .r "'0 tl. ''knctt'" "n,h,r.'' Wo fOj-n^^>CdNADIAN SIU LA UNCHES | . Offia.^ 'AZ 7 *" ORGAI^mNILDRiyE^^l^ TL O^vm. r-*'o« Coast Guard Hearing Unit Whitewashes Guil Skipper In ffhtA: l^ateHoesCrew l';:uV [Work, Pays For u< I The Privilege .fe"" f Dropp*: iNe^ I** U'O/l-* ^ "0(/ The First Male ,'n Shem^lar was""."" • ^ 9 . "'H fOK guy, accorrf;« an] but he was^kcrew.i "onied to make Mr? "" "'"''' • aUei recorri. What he n^^w °' '"••"fc union educaS" got! which hi The British Columbia' Seamcn^s ——•- "The Columbia Seatr.cn;sK-^^»% . Union, Union. Vancouver I ||||ll^ Pr SIU. is in t sion and is Canadian br our brand of SfAMtN-S UN of its new or, BCSU has laui paper, the mast pears on the left.B •" nion Shop Ban Defeated [n Calif; AFL Challenges twsIn Fla. And Arkansas L.°'':i"i '-'1 vovaee , 016^^ Gooi*=^ Another Skipper Lauds i^to^ SIU Crew's Conduct [er Invasion Fire For years the Am owners have consti* -gaVvtc hold of reaction, kB off their ships and® \X»e6^ ^ their seamen' down ^ standards, The impot WASHINGTON. D. C.—Joseph credited IBU and I «y. AFL general counsel, dominent CSU have p Lien victory over with the shipowners Etitutional offer the men militant lion ible of raising their \.b.v= ito Jcnow ,to that of the with the M Me"»rt^tW2:NMU OFFENSI m AGAINST CLOSED SHOP BLOWS UP Ekafa had V margin in Arkansas, that if the tales attempt adopted ban CMrtents, the u ot Labor to claHkina kMlity af the' -our"" ^Otts Bd, t ^ V/ penv^ pnding their l^aiiiMSaaw' yfONQi^,,^! _ on p. '^naj n ilisi ihd 'm. Anti-Labor Agenda Inspired Freeze 'em. Lift Their Papers, By NMU-Buried By The SIU Draft.'em -Cries Curran&Co. An industry-wide conference of' shipowne.. Here is the original union bustin deh and government bureaucrats sat jolemnly in [SIU Supports by the RMO and laji ument of Commerce building in Washington las Postal Wo oppositit I listened to denunciations of the American xx ,1 t iii° ^ ^hi»^ I»ii rkfuisnf p.u-£^a 3f jj'g ru„,„gr^5L:;?TE;gtortH^ \ iiiiiii * I Ill' " "" VI'SIU 11 i I Proposals ProTinsals On PlppfriMans' Waorpfi OTTavoiB On Electricians' Wages 0 Kajjo^-s^^ ^ 'v Wdr Labor Board's Shipping Panel Approves Demands For Pay Rates And Cohditiom /{•'!.: I s". • 'S ^ ! -1:3 ' ••'l" ittirtltS i:'A -iib k<L i It: -Jriirl'.. !,y"i �r •X, Page Two THE SEAFARERS ;•>" 4»UA».UU<aUa.«^«U LOG Friday. December 29. 1944 SEAFARERS LOG 'i?fiSINESS Published by the_ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District r END PAUL HALL Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ In line with the educational program, the following are a few" suggestions which, if followed, should make for a better trip! ' Read the Seafarers contract so that you know what you are and are not required to do. In the event of a beef with your depart­ ment head over the contract, re­ member that all beefs are finally settled ashore before the union's officers and the company. The important thing to remember re­ garding overtime claims, is to have the necessary details, the date of the work performed and have the department head initial the overtime sheets verifying the fact that the work was perform­ ed. President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Qty MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Wasliington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16)... CHARLESTON (9) SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN. 2fl P.R.. PUERTO RICO (GALVESTON ADDRESS 51 Beaver St 330 Atlantic Ave.. 14 North Gay St.. . 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PL. 339 Chartrea St.... 68 Society St 220 East Bay St... 423 East Piatt St.. 920 Main St....... 7 St. Michael St... PHONE HAnover 2-2784 Liberty 405 7 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Charleston 3-2930 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Jacksonville 5-1231 Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon.. 219 20 th St San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 —Justice PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET HAnover 2-2784 New York, (4) N. Y. •267 Secretary - Treasurer's Report 1945-YEAR OF DECISION This coming year will be one of decision. Decision not only for the Allied armies, but equally so for the Allied trade unions. In Britain and the United States, as well as in the other countries of the "United Nations," the unions have been shackled to the war machine. Under governmental pressure they have been forced to surrender many of their rights and economic gains. But not so the em­ ployers. By JOHN HAWK • Be a good union man! This means more than just being a hell raiser—^it means living up to your contract and .cooperating with your shipmates on any dis­ pute which involves the welfare of any individual of the crew or the crew "as a whole. Consult your department delegate on any problem that may arise. Remem­ ber that at no time have sailors' problems been settled by individ­ uals, but by groups and crews who go down the line with one another towards gaining any­ thing that they may be after. will demand a living wage and decent treatment after the war is ended. Led by the SIU, the seamen will build one union for all coasts—a union of unparallelled strength and militancy—a union dedicated to maintaining on SIU con­ tracted ships the best conditions in the world. The Seafarers' contracts are the best in the entire maritime in­ dustry, and it is up to all of us, officials and members alike, to keep these conditions. — In the forefront of this struggle will be the merchant •seamen. In no other industry have the workers been so regimented as in the maritime industry. In no other in­ dustry have the workers performed so heroically and sac­ rificed so much in the name of war as have the seamen. In few industries have the employers made such enormous profits as have the shipowners. Remember that good seaman­ ship is essential to good unionism and any man should be able to' do anything expected of a man sailing in his rating. You can learn your job by watching the old timers op the ship, as well as by listening to them and taking what advice they may offer. definitely be in jeopardy and the signed agreement (Statement of Policy) with the Government will be nullified and this Union will be released from its no strike pledge. This Union has and is anxious in this time of war to live up to its agreement, particularly the "no strike pledge" with the Gov­ ernment, providing the other party to the agreement. The War Shipping Administration Admiral Emory S. Land signatory for the U. S. Government lives up to its part of the agreement which guarantees status quo of our working conditions in all our agreements for the duration of the war. However, if Admiral Land in­ tends to abrogate the "Statement of Policy" by allowing WSA Gen­ eral Agents to attempt to reduce the "working conditions" provid­ ed for in our contracts via the War Labor Board route, then this Union must take the necessary steps to protect these working conditions that we obtained prior to the war and not via the War Labor Board or any other board. I reported last week that I sent a letter to Admiral Land, a copy of same was printed in the last issue of the Seafarers Log. To date I have not received a reply from Admiral Land nor have I received the transcript of the hearing on our cases before the War Shipjjing Panel of the War Labor Board. We have 14 days to send in a supplement brief on our cases after receipt of the transcript so there is still a little time to receive an answer from Land before the deadline date for our brief. It is important to receive an answer from Admiral Land for the following reasons: Far from surrending economic gains, far from calling an armistice on their class warfare against the workers, the employers have used the war crisis to fatten their pockets and attack the trade unions. They have shown that while they desire the defeat of Hitler, they desire no less the smashing of their own trade unions—and they do not sub­ ordinate the struggle against one to the struggle against If Admiral Land agrees with the other. the Union's position the working Thus it is that a decision in the war against Hitler will conditions provided for in each also force a decision in the war against the trade unions. contract will not be jeopardized For the workers will strike back in self defense once the for the war's duration. foreign war is ended, and they will attempt to force a halt If Land disagrees with the to the employer offensive against their organizations and Union's position the conditions provided for in each contract will their living standard.. J f It won't be easy. The shipowners are well-heeled with their wartime profits, the stakes are large. But they will be Having braved the tin fish in all the waters of this confronted by unbroken ranks of men tested in past war-torn world, having watched their shipmates suffer and struggles and steeled by the hardships they have suffered die, the merchant seamen are in no mood to accept a kick­ in this war. ing around in the post war era by the profit swollen ship­ 1945 will be a year of decision on the Waterfront—a owners. decision which will mean the resurgence of xpilitant trade Led by the Seafarers International Union, the seamen unionism. When your vessel gets back to the States, a Patrolman will board her for the purpose of set­ tling your disputes. Work with him and assist him in lining up the crew's beefs as clearly a." possible. The degree of coopera­ tion that any crew gives the union patrolman directly affects the size of each man's pay-off. It is not only the question of col­ lecting the dollars owed you, it is also the question of maintain­ ing the union's rights and condi­ tions that we have fought so hard for. What Is a SCAB? "After the God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vam­ pire, He had some avtfful sub­ stance left with which he made a scab. A scab is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul— a water-logged brain, a cofhbination backbone made of jelly and glue."—Jack- London. il^l C; �m Friday, t>et6rtmi 29; 1944 TttE SEAFARERS WHAT% Doma Around the Ports LOG Page lliree You Gotta Be Dead To Collect Port Attack Bonus One of the big points usually made by shoreside labor baiters is the fact that merchant seamen receive a bonus men that were celebrating Xmas panies for' which they sail. We GALVESTON every time their vessel is attacked in port by enemy forces. On December 16, 1944 the SS are dropping in for a ship now have also been having some so it looks as if next week will smooth pay offs, among them Ah—if it were only true. There was a time when seamen iHarold D. Whitehead, a new Libbe dropping back td normal. were ships operated by most all were compensated for the risk of their lives entailed , in lerty ship was put in commission companies with which we have delivering war goods to the front, jat the Houston Shipbuilding Thirty-one ships paid off in but recently there have been a agreements. lYards in honor of one of Our this port last week. The climax series of chiseling decisions out Ibrothers that was lost th-Tough came when we had 18 ships pay­ The SS Stockton paid off with­ enemy action during this war on ing off Saturday afternoon. out a beef, showing that even a of Washington which make it al­ jthe SS Sam Houston. Brother Everything was covered and all Calmar ship can make a long most impossible to collect a port (whitehead was a Firieman on the paid off clear. voyage without a beef if the attack bonus—unless you're shot By STEELY WHITE up so badly that you'll never live [Sam Houston and the entire We have had a deluge of skip­ heads of the departments and the Having been soundly defeated to present your claim. /atch was lost when the ship was pers coming in that have earned skipper will cooperate with the in their much-heralded organiza­ Itorpedoed. This ship signed on their rights to wear the Iron crew and the crew will line up to Take the case of the crew of tional drives on the Great Lakes iDec. 22 at Galveston with a swell Cross. The SS Gibbs of the Cal- the agreements. the SS Felix Grundy. The ship and on the West Coast during (bunch of men to carry his name mar Steamship Company, skip­ Waterman is crewing a 4-C was in St. Maxine this fall dis­ the past season, the NMU Com­ jack to the high seas. The ship pered by Capt. Nybarg, came in type this week. This is the first charging cargo when Nazi planes missars are smarting under the [is operated by the Alcoa Co. with Coast Guard Charges pre­ of this type that the SIU has attacked the port. During the impact. The pain is greater when The SS William K. Kamaka ferred against 16 men. If such manned. She is a troop carrier, battle between the planes and the they review the costs of their dis­ irill be delivered here on Jan. 10 skippers had their say, half the accommodating over 2500 troops. ground force defenders, sharpnel astrous campaigns which netted ltd the South Atlantic SS Co. bonifide seamen would be on the The manning scale has been sprayed over the Grundy and an absolute zero. Their aims to I Kamaka was lost on the SS beach with their papers lifted agreed upon in the Deck Dep't four soldiers were wounded. siphon the funds of the Lakes |James Smith through enemy ac­ and nobody to sail the ships. and Engine room and it looks like Now that sounds like an air­ and West Coast seamen into the tion. Capt. Schaeffer of the T. E. a nice set-up for the SIU. Frenchy "centralized" treasury of the RAY SWEENEY, Agent Gregory, American Range Line, Michelet and Claude Fisher are tight case for an attack bonus, NMU in New York has been de­ doesn't it? But that's counting has, according to his statement, handling the negotiations for the without the torturous logic of the feated.. been endowed with the pdwer to compliment of the Steward De­ NEW YORK Washington bureaucrats. Here is These funds would allow them put men in the army or prison or partment and it is a foregone a letter, in part, written to Balti­ to add to the army of up-town The end of the year finds the what not. He had threatened and conclusion that the SIU Will wind more Agent Joe Flanagan by Communist parasites now feed­ [shortage df men drastic in the abused the crew to the extent up with a better scale than the Maritime War Emergency Board ing from the "centralized" pay­ [port of New York. The dispatch­ that they were afraid to speak NMU is using on the same type roll and also to subsidize a mul­ secretary Erich Nielsen: ers are going full speed ahead above a whisper. But When con­ vessel. titude of Staninist launched pro­ land working overtime in an ef- fronted by union officials in a Among the old timers drifting "From the facts which have jects having nothing to do with |fort to get all the hot ships man­ position that he couldn't hide be­ in are Joe Buckley, Lindsey Wil­ been presented to us, it does not the maritime industry or to the ned in time to avoid any delay in hind his rating, he showed the liam, Johnnie Johnson and Joe appear that the SS Felix Grundy welfare of the NMU membership. ' shipping, but it is a hard job. same yellow streak that all of Wreadi They arc showing results was substantially damaged as a The actual cost of these soThere is a stdady line from the the master race does in the end. of their holidays and are now result of enemy attack or that a called organizational drives to person aboard the vessel was se­ shackle the Lakes and West ' WSA to the hall. In all depart­ Such men as these are a detri­ ready to ship out again. riously injured as a result of Coast seamen to the Stalinist fi­ ments 1128 men were shipped ment to the maritime industry For a Merry New Year. J. P. SHULER, Patrolman enemy attack or that the vessel nancial milking machine in New last week. Quite a number of and give a black eye to the com­ was otherwise subjected to ex­ York will never be known to the treme and immediate danger of NMU membership—those robots destruction as a result of enemy who pay the bills from hardattack or other war hazard, with­ earned money on the point of in the meaning of Paragraph B, production. Article V, of Decision 2B, as For, and let this sink in, there amended; consequently, no vessel has been no certification of ac­ SS JOSIAH B. GRINNELL SS FERDINAND WESTDAHLSS THOMAS LYONS attack bonus is payable to the Peler Grotting IVi hrs; Nicc- G. R. Elderkin, Cook, 80 hrs; Two messmett with disputes crew members of this vessel as a counts at the point of centraliza­ tion of funds, in New York, by [demus Ruczynski, SV2 hrs; Char- Norville Naes, Utility, 221 hrs; cari colteci same at Smith & result of any enemy attack oc­ the membership, since lo—^these 9S Chapman, 22 hrs; Manuel LeRoy Prewitte, Utility, 64 hrs. curring on August 20, 1944 while many years. Sanchez, 51/2 hrs; Rrank Zaleski, Collect at Bull Line Office in New Johnsbn SS Company office. the vessel was at St. Maxine, Yet, the membership is requir­ » » * }Vz hrs; John Waldvogel, 131/2 York. France." SS FREDERICK DAW ed to check the books in all out• • • 1 hrs; Everett Lindsey, 4 hrs; ports to see that the funds are The only justice for an indi­ J. M> Dougherty, 90 hrs; J. Michael Shostek, 9V2 hrs. Collect SS JOHNSON at office of American President Domingo Aguila, 108 hrs; Jo­ Guresky, 97 hrs. overtime, 1 day's vidual like this Nielson would be honestly handled and reach the centralized" pot at the end of Lines. shua R. Wilrey, 701/2 hrs; Julian wages, $45.00 extra meals; G. to get him on a nice slow Liberty ,• • • the Stalinist rainbow where, like and send him into combat areas. Turchin, 13 hrs. overtime, $45.00 Vista, 701/2 hrs; G. L. Gilrriore, 55 the rainbow it vanishes. And woe SS EDWARD G. JANEWAY hrs; Richard Wieland, 19 hrs. Col­ extra meals; Floyd Keith, 10 hrs. Let the sharpnel whistle around to the trade unionist or rank and overtime, $8.63 extra meals; Rob­ his ears and he'd sing a different Walter Austin, 9 hrs; Howard lect at Bull Line Office.' erts Layko, 21 hrs. overtime, $8.63 tune. But subject only to the filer in the ranks or on the ships , S. Roberts, 9 hrs; Owen S. Rogers, • » • ' extra meals; H. Wike, 12 hrs. danger of a week spring on a who would question the proceed9 hrs. Collect at Smith & John­ SS PERRY overtime; W. Brush, 17 hrs. Col­ swivil chair, Mr. Nielsen can af­ u r e or demand membership son SS Company office. ' R. B. Felch, 14 hrs; E. V. Clay­ lect at Calmar SS Company of­ ford to be cavalier with the audits at this point of centraliza­ • * • ton, 8 hrs; G. Nordberg, 5 hrs; W. fice. tion like is done in the out-ports. rights of the seamen. 1 SS ROBERT TOOMBS Peterson, 6 hrs; H. Taylon, 1 hr. He would be "persona non grata" I' Volage ending August 22, 1944. Collect at Calmar SS Co. office. and is soon kicked out of the Broken watch beef. • • • union" or is expelled. Silence Eldie McNab, $61.86; M. ChojSS WILLIAM JOHNSON prevails on the financial front. newski, $43.37; Clifton Maivers. Ray Clark, 3 hrs; C. Chesta, 2 Having poured unlimited funds $54.75; Burnet Gellman, $28.44; hrs; R. Parshall. 1 hr; R. Daly, 1 down the rate hole of adventur­ P:2ardy Rush, $34.13; S. Antoinette, THE WHITE HOUSE hr; T. Keenan, 2 hrs; A. Hillary, ist schemes to defraud the Lakes $51.19. Collect at South Atlantic Washington Decembef 16. 1944 1 hr. Collect at Bull Line office. and West Coast seamen, meeting SS Company office. The men of our merchant-marine form the essential link defeat at every turn, the Com­ » » » • « • between the home front and the millions of men in the armed missars have not given up hope SS PIE SS ROBERT TOOMS forces overseas. These men although relatively few in number— of creating an economic anchor H. Taxt, $1.80; Charles Reyes, E. Anderson, $1.00; S. Dall, 3 around 180.008^—have performed an heroic task in delivering the $14.85; Irwin SabrinL $18.00; hrs. at $1.65. Collect at Bull Line goods. I am informed that since their first casualties three months to their growing white elephants. They fear the post war period Frank Veruda, $4.50. Collect at office. before Pearl Harbor more than 5,800 have died, are missing or and the day when their lucrative » * * South Atlantic SS Co. office have become prisoners of war, while carrying out their assigned income from the newcomers * » * SS HASSLER poured into the NMU through the Papison, 2 hrs; Touchston, 2 duties. SS CGLABEE WSA will be no more, and, as Most of our merchant seamen will be on the job during the hrs; Jones, 1 hr. Collect at Bull Paul Elsbury, FWT, $5.69; A. constituted today, the NMU will Christmas seasom FOr many it will be the second, third or fourth Line office* Romerin4z, Oiler, $2.84; P. J. Robe unable to stand on its own • • • Christmas away from home on their wartime job. manowski, Oilet, $5.69; .Raymond At the Christmas season particularly these men may feel feet. SS DEL RIO Burton, FWT, $6.40; Paul AteUn, So—they are driving to organ­ Jr./ FWT, $3.55; GOo. L. Pede, F. Neeves, Ch. Coofc, $lL5Cfc that they are forgotten men of the war. They are not. They de­ ize the rivers. No less "commis­ $5.69; Joseph Sillak, FWT, E. J. Pitney, 2nd Cook, $11.50; serve and receive from all of us our thanks for the job they sar lights" than Howard McKen$7.13; Angelo BaTone, FWT,' $5.40; D. Noren, Nt. CocA and Bake:r, have done. zie and "dog-face" Ralph Rogers Fr^oiseo CasdiifO, G. UtiL $22.75. $20.74; J. B. Gay^ Mess, $26.82; Very sincerely yours. have been assigned to bring the J. Tiirado, Mess, $26.82^ Golleet at CtfNect at dffie of AriiOricmli FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (Continued on Page 4) Mississippi SS Conqpany dfiiee. Hawaiian IMe. NMU Tanker Drive Costs , Money A Letter From The President V. ' . 'I; �Page Four THE SEAFARERS HUGE TASK CONFRONTS U.S. MERCHANT MARINE WASHINGTON — Repatriation of troops, movement of supplies and equipment, and rehabilita­ tion work will keep the U. S. Merchant Marine busy for at least six months, perhaps for as long as three years, after the end of hostilities with Japan, the OWI reports in an account of the merchant service. When active hostilities cease, the merchant marine will have the task of moving back to this country some 6,000,000 or more American troops and of supply­ ing those that remain overseas. To date, American ships have carried across more than 4,500,000 " of the 6,000,000 American personnel overseas, as contrasted to 987,736 soldiers transported-to France by U.S. ships in last war. Merchant ships will also have the job of transporting relief and reconstruction supplies to occu­ pied and devastated areas. With more relief programs in some conquered territories scheduled to begin soon, and shipping to the Pacific constantly increasing, add­ ed strain will be placed on the merchant marine even before the ^d of 1944, WSA said. At present, sea transport for the war against Japan is "unfin­ ished business with number one priority," according to WSA, and may require three times the ship­ ping involved in the European war. As the war veers to the Pacific, greater sea distances will step up the number of ships re­ quired. It is nearly 7,000 miles from the Golden Gate to the Philippine Island and 800 more to the coast of China, for ex­ ample, in contrast to approxim­ ately 3,000 miles from the United States east coast to France. The Merchant Marine has car­ ried abroad more than 75 per­ cent of American airpower, artil­ lery, ammunition, petroleum pro­ ducts, food supplies and troops, despite extreme perils of surface, submarine and aerial warfare. Up to early 1944, personnel losses were higher proportionately than those of the armed forces. On September 15, 1944, WSA listed 5,802 Merchant Marine casualties, including 722 dead, 4,521 missing and 560 prisons of war. Friday. December 29. 1944 LOG STRAIGHT rom me Seaman Charter Heads Agenda Of IL O Meeting Next Month ALLEY Montreal, Dec. 15 — Proposals of the international maritime trade unions for an international charter govern­ ing working conditions in the world's merchant marine, (Reported in the Log Dec. 1), will be the chief topic of discussion at the meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission of the International Labor Or--< ganization • opening in London January 8. The Commission is composed of nine representatives of seamen's organizations, including 2 SIU delegates, nine representatives of shipowners' organizations, and two members of the Governing Body of the International Labor 6ffice, one representing the em­ ployers and the other the work­ ers' group. The chairman of the Commission is Carter Goodrich of New York, United States La­ bor Commissioner and chairman of the Governing Body. The seamen's proposals were worked out at a recent joint con­ ference of representatives of the International Transport Workers' Federation and the International Mercantile Marine Officer's Asso­ ciation. It is expected, according to ILO officials, that the seamen will urge the Commission to re­ quest the Governing Body to convene a special maritime ses­ sion of the International Labor Conference to consider the adop­ tion of international conventions or treaties giving effect to their proposals. The Governing Body will meet January 25. The seamen propose a mini­ mum wage for all seam6n based on rates of £8 a month for an able seaman, £22 10s. for a third mate or fourth engineer and £16 for an assistant radio officer. Among their other demands are standardized international practices governing overtime pay, war risk bonuses and other ad­ ditions to basic pay; continuous -employment, with national man­ ning pools and pool pay-for men awaiting assignment to ships; standard hours of work with leave ashore in compensation for work­ ing a seven-day week when at sea; minimum manning scales; annual leave of at least 12 work­ ing days with pay and subsistence allowance; improvements in ac­ commodation and amenities aboard ship; adequate safety measures; improved catering and medical care; comprehensive so­ cial insurance; full recognition of trade unions; and modernization of the legal status and rights and obligations of Seamen. Tanker Drive (Continued from Page 3) light of Union Square to the benighted denizens of the river barges. Along with the economic milking machine will go an "NMU Leadership School" to teach the river boatmen the glory of Stalin. The rivermen, however, have had the benefit of past NMUCommie Party depradutrons to guide them. TJiey remember the C.P.-NMU operations at the Jeffersonville Boat Yard on the Mississippi near Memphis. The boat building yards are outside the NMU's jurisdiction even under the loose framework of the NMU "constitution." Never-the-less they moved in and collected dues, etc., for two years from these 17,000, workers until forced to turn this plant^ over to its proper CIO affiliate the Ship­ yard Workers. Did they return the funds col­ lected to this local of the UMSWA? Will a hog leave slop? You can bet your life they forgot all about it. These funds were spent to feed the Commie para­ sites. So—such are all these "organizational" objectives.. . By "FRENCHY" MICHELET Agent Paul Hall has had our office moved to the Welfare De­ partment on the fifth floor. He has instructed us to devote all of our time to working in collabor­ ation with all steward depart­ ment men toward a solution of the many problems confronting the union at this time. There has always been a press­ ing need for a. setup of this kind in the SIU—^we just haven't done anything about it until now. Any improvement in food or the work­ ing conditions for food handlers aboard our ships is immediately reflected as better conditions for the membership as a whole. We are devoting much of our time to the Food Control Divis­ ion of the WSA. The officials of this union realize that these peo­ ple are here to stay for quite a while, so we have adopted a realistic attitude toward them and we are attempting to get as many conditions from them as possible. We don't propose to lose sight of the fact that these people have millions of dollars to juggle around and that they are conse­ quently in a position to do an enormous amount' of research work in the food field. There's no valid reason why we shouldn't cash in on their efforts. Of course, we realize that we must keep an eye cocked on them to see that Honor Roll $26.55 SS Robm Adair R. A. Dupois 20.00 C. Swanbrick 20.00 SS R. F4chner 17.00 J. Webafer 15.00 SS T. Lyons 13.05 SS Cape Falcon 12.00 J. Viui Dyke 11.00 SS Del Rio 11.00 F. Manis 11.00 SS Del Sud 6.50 SS Stephen Gaslnell 5.17 F. J. Rosin 5.00 M. Ramin 5.00 C. E. ^diles ............ 5.00 N. B. Darby 5.00 C. R. Johnson ..... 5.00 G. L. Ellington 5.00 L. De Vegter 4.00 J. M. Palerson 3.00 W. Olsen 2.00 F. Musial 2.00 J. Kaplan 2.00 A. Page :. ' . 2.00 D. Guerrero 2.00 E. M. White 2.00 W. Ferguson • .... 2.00 C. C. Liceninla 2.00 E. Knickerbocker 2.00 E. P. O'Brien 2.00 The newly created advisory committee of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion is V. Rodriguez .. 2.00 shown at its first meeting in the White House discussing the work-or-fight edict for men between the D. Krickovich . 2.00 ages of 26 and 37. (Left to right) President Eric A. Johnston. U. S. Chamber of Commerce; AFL Pres-1 H. S. Harrison 2.00 ident William Green; OWMR Director James F. Byrnes; Committee Chairman O. Max Gardner; Re­ M. Stephen 1.00 gional Director Aima M. Rosenberg, War Manpower Commission; and'WLB Chairman William H. Davis. Paul Summerson .... 1.00 Work Or Fight Parley It % lie. X . f • • •, kJ'' they don't angle us into the po­ sition of endorsing any of their finky schools and thereby assist them to gain any more control over the personnel of the merch­ ant marine. We are now working in an ad­ visory capacity with the WSA on their cook book and on plans for the better packaging of food and the storage of ice boxes and store rooms. We have a whole slew of things that we want done to im­ prove feeding and working con­ ditions aboard SIU ships. We won't bore you with a detailed account of them all. Suffice it to say that for every single condition'.that this organization suc­ ceeds in getting from these peo­ ple, by so much has the SIU pioneered for better conditions for the industry as a whole. Waterman is scheduled to re­ ceive the SIU's first C-4 on Dec. 23rd. This vessel is now being fitted out in the Sun Shipyard. Saturday we rounded up a dele­ gation of steward department men consisting of Claude Fisher Fred Hart, Freddie Stewart ani ourself and we drove down to' Chester to look the scow over. These ships will carry 230i troops, 180 officers, a gun crew of 65 and a merchant crew of nearly 90 men. She has three galleys—one for troops, one for officers and qne for the merchant and'gun crews. The ship is bet­ ter fitted out than any of the hodgepodge jobs that have been turned over to us up until now. We have no quarrel with the crews' bunking accommodations or the messroom or galley gear. However, it appears to us that they planned the whole ship, then they suddenly realized that they had forgotten to include a crew galley, so they just crowded it in as best they could. The other two galleys are large, roomy affairs—^the merchant gal* ley, of course, has everything crowded together in a very cramped manner with two small, doors, one opening into either passageway. There's no steam tables in the messrooms, so you can readily see what a madhouse this galley will be at mealtime when messmen are knocking each other over trying to get individ­ ual orders for augmented crews. We plan to see the powers-thatbe about some very essential changes before we sit down with Waterman to work out manning and working rules. 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Title A name given to the resource December 29, 1944 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. VI, No. 43 Description An account of the resource Headlines: '44 HEADLINE REVIEW THE BUSINESS 1945 YEAR OF DECISION SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORT YOU GOTTA BE DEAD TO COLLECT PORT ATTACK BONUS WHAT IS A SCAB? NMU TANKER DRIVE COSTS MONEY DUE A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT HUGE TASK CONFRONTS U.S. MERCHANT MARINE STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLEY HONOR ROLL WORK OR FIGHT PARLEY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/29/1944 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/86622c228cab02078ad9163b0fcd1077.pdf 620fbd204a64e04e53d1096f6891d2e8 PDF Text Text I • K  S^ :rS':  ;5v;vw  f > • • .• • VV;.7'­.ivui'i  mm­'  Official Organ of  the  AtUmtie and  Gulf  District,  Seafarers International Union of  North America  VOL.  Xll  NEW  YORK.. N.  Y­  FRIDAY,  DEO  I  29.  1950  No.  25  WAB  RISK  BONUS  *  SIU seamen sailing  the five  designated  areas  off  the  China  coast  will  be  covered  by  the  present  war  risk  bonuses  and  insurance  until  March  31,  1951,  it  was  an­ nounced  by  Headquarters.  Originally  scheduled  to  expire  on  December  31  of  this  year,  the  supplementary  agreement  was  extended  by  SlU­contracted  ope­ rators  on  December  21.  In  addition  to  the  wages  and  allowances  covered  by  the  gen­ eral  agreements,  crewmembers  in  these  covered  areas  will  re­,  ceive  100  percent  of  their  basic  wages  for  each  day  spent  in  these  waters,  a  $100  attack  banus  and  be  covered  by  a  $10,000  in­ siu­ance  policy.  REOPENING  CLAUSE  Under  the  extended  agreement  each  party  reserves  the  right  during  the  effective  period  to  negotiate  for  an  increase  or  crease  of  the  areas  or  amounts  payable,  The  text  of  the  Memorandum  of  Agreement  follows:  "This  is  to  confirm  Agreement  reached  this  date,  December  21,  1950,  between  representatives  companies  signatory  to  a  sup­ plementary  area  and  war  risk  It  has  been  brought  to  the  Union's  attention  that,  in  at  benefits  agreement  with  your  least  one  instance  within  the  past  few  months,  there  was  a  Union  dated  October  9,  1950,  due  small  beef  aboard  an SlU­eontracted  ship idwut  the number  of  to  expire  December  31,  1950,  crewmembers  who  were  to  turn  to  in  unloading  cargo  in  a  viz:  foreign  port.  Such  unloading  was  made  necessary  due  to  an  "1.  The  present  supplementary  emergency.  Due  to  the  graveness  of  the  present  international  agreement,  dated  October  9,  Representatives  of  the  Seafar­ '  The  US  Marine  Hospital  at  situation,  and  the  necessity  of  getting  food  and  material  not  1950  is  hereby  extended  for  a  yEllis  Island,  New  York,  will  be  only  to  the  democratie  nations  all  over  the  world,  but  to  our  ers  International  Union  will  at­ period  of  90  days  to  March  31,  Armed  Forces  as  well,  SIU  crews  are  advised  to  turn  to  at  tend  a  meeting  in  Washington  ptlbsed  on  March  1,  1951  in  ac­ 1950.  once  in  any  numbers  the  Skipper  or  the  Mate  in  charge  may  ' cordance  with  the  recommenda­ on  January  4,  called  by  the  "2.  Each  party  reserves  the  tion  of  a  special  survey  board  require  in  such  operations  in  foreign  ports.  The  SIU  contract  makes  provisions  for  this  type  of  cargo  Maritime  Administration  to  get  right  during  effective  period  of  to  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Public  Health  Service,  Federal  work,  and  every  SIU  crewmember  should  be  aware  of  the  the  viewpoint  of  seafaring  labor  this  extensibn  agreement  to  re­ ' Security  Administrator  Oscar  R.  fact  that  refusal  by  any  crewmember  or  crew  to do  such  work  unions  in readying  the  American  quest  further  negotiations  upon  is  not  only  in  violation  of  the  Union  contract  but  of  our  SIU  merchant  marine  for  emergency  the  subject  of  increase  or  reduc­ Ewing  announced  today.  tion  of  the  areas  and  or  amounts  constitution  as  welL  activity.  WiLL  BE  TRANSFERRED  payable."  This  message  should  be  read  and  acted  on,  in  the  next  Invitations  to  the  parley  were  regular  ship's  meeting  held  on  your  vessel.  Let  your  regular  Admissions  will  stop  on  Jan­ sent  out  by  Vice­Admiral  E.  L.  uary  1.  and  current  patients  will  ship's  minutes  show  such  action  as  taken  by  the  crew.  Cochrane,  head  of  the  Maritime  be  transferred  as xapidly  as  pos­ Administration.  He  said  that  la­ sible  to  the  US  Marine  Hospitals  bor's  opinions  would  be  sought  Stewards  Department  per­ .on Staten  Island  and  at  Manhat­ on  problems  arising  from  the  sonnel,  particularly  Chief  tan  BCacTi,  Brooklyn.  creation  of  a  National  Shipping  Stewards,  are  requested  to  ' "Closing  of  the  hospital,"  Mr.  Balloting  in  the  current  elec­ to  be  elected  at  the  New  York  Authority.  read  the  article  on  page  12,  Ewing  said,  "is  in  the  interest  of  tions  for  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Dis­ Branch  meeting  will  tabulate  "Guide  for  SIU  Stewards  SIU  DELEGATES  efficiency  .and  economy."  Depeirtment,"  b y  Frenchy  trict  officials  to  serve  in  1951  the  final  results.  Voting  began  on  November  Representing  the  SIU  will  be  Michelet.  "This  year  the  daily  patient  load  has  averaged  slightly  more  will  end  on  December'31,  and  for  a  60­day  period,  as  called  Harry  Lundeberg,  Paul  Hall,  Brother  Michelet,  who  has  thah  200  since  July  1.  It  is  dif­ the  vote  count  will  get  under  for  in  the  Union  constitution.  held  many  elective  and  ap­ Morris  Weisberger  and  Earl  The results^ill  decide contests  Sheppard.  ficult  and' expensive  to  give  ade­ way  on  January  4.  pointive  posts  in  the  A&G  qhate  medical  cafe  in  a  situation  All  Branches  will  elect  Tally­ for  29  elective  Union  offices  for  District,  is  an  oldtime,  ex­ ing  Committees  at  the  regular  which  38  candidates  are  coin­,  Following  the  meeting  of  the  perienced  Steward,  and  has  iSf  this  sort."  seafaring  groups,  a  subsequent  Studies  of  the  Survey  Board,  membership  meetings  of  January  peting.  combined his own  experience  session  on  the  same  subject  will  imposed  of  Public  Health  Ser­ 3.  Six  men  will  be  elected  to  The  posts  listed  on  the  ballot  with  those  of  other  SIU  vice, officials  and  a  representa­ the  committees,  two  men  rep­ embrace  only those  of  Headquar­ be  arranged  for  shoreside  mari­ Stewards  to  draw  up  a  pat­ tive  of  the  lis  Immigration  and  resenting  each  department  —  ters  and  '.the  Union's*  installa­ time  labor  organizations.  Ad­ tern  for  Stewards  Depart­ tions  on  the. Atlantic  and  Gulf  miral  Cochrane  said.  NqturaWzatioitt " Service,  disclosed  Stewards,  Engine  and  Deck.  ment  shipboard  routine  that  Upon  completion  of  tallying  Coast.  West  Coast  offices  are  A  "task  force"  has  been  at  should  be  of  inestimable  that  much  of  the  plant  equip­ tcnent  of  the  hospital  is  eithef  in  each  port,  the  ballots  will  be  operating  in  a  temporary, status  work  in  Washington  perfecting  value  to all  men  In  that  de­ old  or  too  obsolete  to  give  forwarded  to  Headquarters,  and  consequently  do  not  appear  plans  for  the  proposed  shipping  partment.  where  the  Tallying/  Committee  on  the  ballot.  authority  since  December  4.  l^icient  service.  .  Old  Ellis  Island  Hospital  Slated  To  Go  Marcli  1  Attention. All SlU Crews  SIU  To  Attend  Capitol  Parley  On  US  Shipping  SIU Stewards  A&G Tally Begins January 4  �,v­s­­c­­,^^­­ Two  PF  ^ '  SEAFARERS  LOG  ^~  '  .  '''^  *  Btidar* Saeombte 29,  1850  LOG  Published  Every  Other* 'Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNAOTONAL  UN^ION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  v  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  At  51  Beaver Street,  New  York  4,  N. Y.  HAnover  2­2784  Eeentered  as  second  class  matter  August  2,  1949,  at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912.  267  Doing  Our  Part  From  time  to  time  complaints  come  into  the  Union  from  shipowners,  saying  that  some  men  aboard  their  ves^­ isels are fouling  up. All  of  these complaints  are investigated  ito check  their  validity.  In  some  instances  it  is  found  that  the  companies  are  imerely  trying  to chisel.  The SIU  loses  no  time in  straight­ ening them  out, and advising  them that empty complaints,  or  attempts  to  pin  blame  on  Union  men  for  company  shortcomings,  will  not  be  tolerated.  Investigation  of  some  of  the  squawks  raised  by  the  operators have  shown  that  here .and  there  the foul­up  was  paused  by  a  performer. Although  the  policy  laid  down  by  .the membership several  years  ago to  take firm  disciplinary  (action  against  performers  has  reduced  the  problem  almost  to  nothing,  a  character  of  this  type  will  crop  up  here  knd  there.  On  both  of  these  matters—chiselling  by  the  opera­ .tors and  chiselling  by  irresponsible  performers—the  Union  position  is  clear,  and  the  membership  which  took  that  position  has  shown  time  and  again  that  it  will  not  waver  from  it  one  tiny step.  Chiselling,  regardless  of  whether  the  operator  or  a  performer  is  the oflfender,  has  the same  net  result—^which  £§.  to  weaken  the  welfare  of  the  membership  and  damage  their chances of  increasing their  wages and improving  their  jKTorking  conditions.  We'll  make  no  bones  about  it. The  Union  will fight  tooth and  nail, if  any operator  thinks he  can whittle away  (anything  that  contractually  belongs  to  any  Seafarer.  In  fact,  keeping operators in  line is  almost  a  full­time  job  in  itself.  Naturally,  therefore,  we  cannot  have  performing  >rithin  our  own  ranks  that  will—^whether  calculated  or  iipt—divert  the  Union  energies  from  the  big  job  of  pro­ tecting the  membership and  carrying out  its  policies.  The  SIU  contract  is  now  the  best  in  the  maritime  industry.  Consequently,  Seafarers  enjoy  the  best  wages  Smd  conditions  of  any  group  of  marine  workers  in  the  jworld.  We  fully  intend  to  continue  in  this  position  by  isnproving  our  contracts,  wherever  and  whenever  it  is  humanly  possible.  To  be  in  a  position  to  better  our  agreements, . how­ ever,  we  cannot  have  our  bargaining  points  weakened  by  foul­ups  or  performers  whose  activities  are  constantly  seized  upon  by  the  employers  to  knock  the  props  from  under  us.  NEW  ORLEANS  JOHN  BARRON  B.  P.  BURKE  WILSON  O.  CARA  ROGELIO  CRUZ  GLEN  M.  CURL  JAMES  DAND  W.  J.  DAVIS  G.  W.  DUNCAN  WH,LIAM  A.  FARM  E.  J.  HARDEMAN  GEORGE  HARDING  L.  A.  HOLMES  D.  D.  KELLY  ,  G.  KRETZER  HUGH  F.  LAGAN  LEO  H.  LANG .  ESTEL  O.  MASSEY  JOHN  D.  McLEMORE  K.  RAANA  CLAUDE  RAY  EDWIN  E.  RITCHIE  I  C  ROBLE  CHARLES  R.  SANDERSON,  WILLIAM  E.  SWILLEY  ROBERT  W.  THOMPSON  LONNIE  TICKLE  V.  TUBO  S.  G.  ZAMMITH  BOSTON  EVERARD  GARDNER  R.  LUFLIN  ­ ft  4.  4­ A contract  binds two parties. Just  as we  will continue  SEATTLE  .to make  the  operator  live  up  to  the  letter  of  the  agree­ JOSEPH  McNULTY  ment,  so  must  we  continue  to  carry  out  our  own  con­ JOHN  W^RD  ft ft ft  tractual  obligations.  SAVANNAH  LOUIS  ROA  Therefore,  we  reaffirm  our  vow  to keep  up  the fight  ft ft ft  agauist  the  chiselling  operator  and  the  irresponsible  per­ SAN  FRANCISCO  WATSON  former  within  our  own  ranks,  whenever  they  show  their  w;  JAMES  HODO  J.H.BRANDON  .  hands.  '  . '  ROBERT.  H.  PITZER  Neither  of  these  types  of  characters  are  friends  of  EDW.ALRD  L.  PRITCHARD  JAMES  R.  LEWIS  the  membership.  Both  would  destroy  the  hard­won  gains  i  ft ft ft  BALTIMORE  so  highly  valued  by  the  conscientious,  hardworking  Sea­ WILLIAM  A.  BREWER  farers.  PETER  SALVO  JOSEPH  PILUTIS  Meanwhile,  let  us  all  remember  that  the  best  way. to  VINCENT  GENC J "  '  a  better" contract  is  by  fulfiliing  the  terms  of  the  one  MAHLON  D.  WATT  ;  .  VIRGIL  L.  COASH­  3 r "J  ^  SAMUEL  P.  DRURY  presently  in  force.  ­ l»i  WILBUR  J.  BROOKS  FRANK  NERING  HAROLD  W.  SHERWIN  JACK  C.  HOWARD  WILLIAM  J. CAREY  JOHN  CHIORA  PAWAL  MATAN  WILLIAM  J.  WOLFE  TIMOTHY  SULLIVAN  s  s  t  STA^TEN  ISLAND  FELICE  P.  RAILLA  J.  BiJRMUDEZ  ROBERT  L  GRESHAM  ­ JAMES  WALKER  ANTONIO  MARTIN  A.  VASQUEZ  EARL  L.  McLIN  ^  PHILLIP  PRON  JOSE  CIURO  P.  MANGUAL  ANGELO  MONTEMARANO  S.  C.  CUNNINGTON,  L  P.  HOGAN  JOHN  SLAMAN  FRANK  B.  STRELITZ  FRED  OESTMAN  P.  F.  KLAUBER  M.  AWALL  E.  R.  DIXON  EUGENE  E.  MILANESI  r  LEOKODURAND  GEORGE  W.  RIDECK  ­  >  B.  MURPHY  ..WILLIAM  VIDAL  '  FRANK  KUBEK  .  / "  ' ft ft ft  ELLIS  ISLAND  CHARLES  T.  MORRISON  B.  T.  KNEW  GUY  GAGE  BERT  TOMLIN  WILLIAM  BARGONE  . ft ft ft  MANHATTAN  BEACH  MATTHEW BRUNO A. LOMAS R. BLAKE WILLIAM  A.  PADGETT  VICTOR  CHESNER  JOHN  PADZIK  V  JOHN  J.  DRISCOLL  .  VIC  MILAZZO  J. H.  ASHURST  '  JOHN  T.  EDWARDS  E.  FERRER  PETER  R.  VORKE  ­ JOSEPH  IJGHTFOOT  JOSE  DE  JESUS  H.  S,  TUTTLE  E.  LOPEZ  ^  v  BUI  Padgett,  SIU  delegate.  at . Mga.;  hattaa  Beach  Hospital,  can  ha  cootaeh*, '  ed  from  3­4:30. PM  evenr  day  oa tta..,  second  deck.  West  Side,  Ward  L.  ft ft ft  "  •  FORT  STAKTOlt  I  A.  W.  McGUIGAN  D.  w;  MCDONALD  ? .ihT'.'  ­ GIDLOW  WOODS  S.  WALKER  H.  THURMAN  W.  MEEHAN  ft ft ft  MEMPHIS  R.  A.  RATCLIFF  J.  W.  KEENAN  C.  V.  SHIVELY  J. B.  HEGARTY  • • :0m  Men III Hesp^alf  SctafacBrs  wh» want  i»  h»r  eligible  for  the  Welfare  Plan's  weekt7  hospital  brae­­,  fits  should;  make  sure  they  have  their  Nnion  books,  seB>  man's  ps^rs  and  oopi^  of  their  last  dtsdiarges  with  them  upon  entering  the  bos­ pital.  Union  Patrolmen  will  pay"  the  seven­dollar  benefitf  to  eligible  members  for.  each  full  week  of  liospitalizalion.  during  their  weekly  visits.  Failure of  a .hospitalized Sea­ farer  to  have  the  above­ mentioned  papers  with  him  ­ will  prevent,  the  Patrolman  from  xxiaking  the  benefit  payments,  ,  Hospitalized  members  who  have not  yet  filled out  bene­ ficiary  cards  for ­ the  Wel­ fare .Piaa.  Gan..oHafa.  from  the Hospital  Patrolmen,  �"""""• a'Sfe,.  FHdar' 13)«^mb«rr  28,  1850  F«  A recent  poop­deck  party, haded  as "the  biggest  tet­„  together  ever  held  on  any ship," spotlighted  the  haiftn  for  which  the  SS  Del  Norte  is  known.  Jointly  sponsc  by  the  three  departhients,  the  affair  was  written  off  as  j  "huge  success,"  attributed  by  reporter  Dick  Martinez  spirit  of  unity  prevailing  among  Seafarers  aboard  Delta  passenger  ship.  On  hand  for  the  function  was  the  ship's  phot  rapher,  Ralph  Boyd,  whose  results  were  forwarded  to  LOG and  are shown  on  this  page.  ^  mm  .  i  I  m4  * I  Some: of  the  revelers  as  they'eSered  a  toBsli  Kneelltif^'at­ ziOhl  is  Blackie  Bankston.  Ship's  Delegate,  who,  with  Brothers  |Lewis,  Reyes  and  Mauffrey,  was among  those  making­ arrange­'  inents  for  the  successful  event.  Members  of  the  Deck  Depart­ ment  set  up  the  tables,  chairs  and  lights,  and  all  hands  joined  in  decorating  the  overhead.  • Deck' Steward  Dick  Martinez  (white  coat)  grips  hand  of  shipmate  as  they  are  joined  by  Brothers  in  pledging,  bigger  and better  days for  Seafarers.  Martinez  says  that  spirit  prevail?  ing  at  the  party  was outgrowth  of  shipboard  educational  meet­ .Jngs  that  are  a  regular feature  of  the  Del  Norte's  voyages.  While "crewmisn  in  background  dig  into  the  well­stocked  refreshment  table,  Brothers  in  foreground  follow  finger  of  tjeisgato  Bankatpn  (left).  We  don't  know  what  yarn  he  was  jspinning  but  whatever  it  was  he  certainly  looks  ar  though  he  means  it.  •   ­a*  •   \    ABOV£U=Rhot6grapb^­  Boyd  grouped  this  quiritet  el  Del  Norte  men  off  to  the  side  for  this  friendly  photo.  No  identifi4  cation accompanied  the picture.  In  view  of  th.^  hectic  surroundi  ings,  Boyd  had  enough  to  do  just  to  get  the  photos.  LEFT—One  of  the  entertainment  high spots  was  the  offer­j  ing  of  Richard  Carillo,  shown  here  as  he  wriggled  a  hula  hul4  to  his  own  singing  of  a  traditional  Hawaiian  tune.  BELOW—This  photo,  taken  before  the  festivities.  showJ  some of  the Del  Norte's able  Stewards Depairtment  men  who al^  tended,  and  helped  make  arrangements  for  the  party  on  th^  poop­deck.  If  the  lads  are  still  talking • a  bout  it.  the  reason  should  be  obvious.  m  �1  Pag» Four  TBE  S  EAFARERS  LO G  Friday, i>edetbber  2d,  Payoff  Beef  Demenstrates  Need  For  Medic  On  Long­Trip  Vessel  By  JOE  ALGINA  Fr  NEW  YORK—^The  past  three  They  are  not  manufacturing  weeks  have  been  satisfactory for  anything;  their  job  is  the  same.  a  holiday  season—^with  35  pay­ It  makes  no  sense  to  work  four  offs  and  10  sign­ons—^with  al­ more  hours in Saturday slopping  ­  Seatrain  Lines  are Jiaving  two  new  Sea­ Sid  is  Deck  Steward  on  the  Puerto  Rico  most  all  of  the  payoffs  coming  paint  on  a  ship  that  may  well  trains built  at the Sun  shipyards in Chester,  which,  oddly  enough,  is  a  ship.  Ed  Mooney,  off  in  neat  style.  be  blown  up  or  torpedoed.  Pennsylvania,  They  will  be  483  feet  long,  The  beefs  that  arose  at  the  The  labor  movement  wants  to  make  seventeen  knots,  and  carry  one  hun­ take  notice. ; . . USMSTS  looking for  sea­ men.  So  what  and  who  cares. . . . You  can  payoffs  were  primarily  about  play  its part  for. the good  of  the  war  bonus  and  related  items,  country,  but  there  are  certain  dred freight cars. Sounds familiar? It should,  sigh  with  relief  about  this:  The  emergency  though  one  ship,  the  Longview  rights  that  need  not  be  surren­ because  they  will  be  of  the  same  class  as  will  not  affect  our  ability  to  get  the  steel  Victory>  brought  us  a  hospital  dered.  the  other  four  built  in  that  shipyard. . . .  and  other  metal  necessary  to  dress  up  the  slip  b^f  that is  worth comment­ BIG  BILL  POPS OFF  "Dangerous  Dhn"  Moiin  quit  the  Puerto  Brooklyn  Hall.  It  was  already  contracted  ing  on.  Speaking  of  labor  being  for  Rico  after  a  short  stay  aboard—only  seven­ for. Those  wlio saw  the interior  previous  to  When  the  ship  was  in  a  for­ the  good  of  the  country,  there  eign  port,  three  men  asked  for  is,  unfortunately,  one labor  lead­ teen  months. . . . Keith  Terpe,  the  Union's  the  start  of  the  uplifting  joli  will  not  see  hospital  slips  and  were  refused  er  who  isn't.  He's  William  representative  in  Lake  Charles,  has  let  us  any  trace  of  resemblance  when  the  job  18  by  the  Mate.  The  men  went  to  Hutchinson  of  the  Carpenters  know  that, since  we  informed  the  member­ done.  a  doctor  anyway,  but  when  they  Union.  ship  that  there  are  tanker  jobs  available  in­ I read  somewhere  that  the  Vice­Chairman  returned  to  the  ship  they  were  "Big  Bill,"  as  he  is called,  re­ that  port,  more  men  are  registering  and  of  the Federal  Maritime  Board  told  a Kings  logged.  cently sent  a message to the con­ shipping  there  and  with  no  trouble. . . .  Point graduating class  that  the  new  twenty­ When  we  took  up  the  beef  at  vention  of  the American  Medical  the  payoff,  the  Mate  stated  that  Association,  and  blasted  the  na­ Speaking  about  tankers,  the  members  are  knot  emergency  cargo  ships  were safe, fast,  he  didn't  believe  the  men  were  tional  health  insurance  program.  urged  to  go  up  for  their  Machinist's  and  and  efficient.  Let's  see  some  of  them,  Mr,  sick,  and  were  only  looking  for  Bill  is  all  for  the  "voluntary  Pumpman's  endorsements,  pronto.  It  will  Vice­Chairman. ... A  Bill  was  passed  in  an  excuse  to  avoid  work.  The  way," that is  being expounded by  improve  the  rate  at  which  you  can  ship,  the  last few  weeks,  waiving  the  navigation  '­M': 1  medical  slips  showed,  however,  the  AMA.  that  the  men  had  been  given  In  other  words,  every  person  give  you  greater  earning  capacity, and  help  and  vessel  inspection  laws  now  in  effect,  treatment.  The  log  was  erased.  has the  right to be  without need­ your  Union fill  it's  contractual  obligations  due  to  the  emergency.  Some  more  long  This  situation  has  arisen  too  ed  medical care.  The twist  to the  more  easily.  trips? . . . The  National  Labor  Relations  • 'AI  many  times  in  the  past.  Men  whole  business  is  that  Bill  was  Did  you  know  that  the  two  bids  submit­,  Board  has  a staff  of  men  working  full  timie  have  died  at  sea,  because  medi­ sick  at  the  time  and  couldn't  ted  to  the  Army  Engineejs  to  raise  the  trying  to  compute ^the  correct  amounts  diie  cal attention  was denied to  them.  deliver  his  address  in  person.  It's  true  that  occasionally  men  Bill,  of  course,  is  well  able  to  Sahdcraft from  New  York  harbor were over  to  all  the  men  who  had  succesful  unfair  are  faking,  but  these  birds  usu­ handle any  big  hospital bUls,  but  $320,000?  . . . An  anonjnmous  friend  writes  labor  charges  against  Cities  Service  Oil  ally  tip  their  hands  and  the  how  about  the millions  of  work­ in  that  he  has  joined  the Reserves.  Does  he  Company.­If  you  are  one  of  the  numerous  crew  takes  care  of  them.  Yet  it  ing  guys  who  miss  work  every  mean  Calvert's  and  Schenley's?  . . . The  men  involved,  have  patience.  Your  money  is  still  safer  to  send  a  man  to  year  and  can't  meet  the  bills?  British  Ministry  Of  Transport  announced  a  is as  good  as in  the  bank—without  interest.  a  doctor  and  be  sure,  than  to  I'd  like  to thank  the  member­ Joe Scaramutz  is  ready  for  another  Cities  take  a  chance  on  a  serious  ill­ ship  for  the  splendid  coopera­ couple  of  months  ago  that  of  the  22,978  certified  engineer  jobs  in  the  merchant  Service  wagon. . . . George  Mihalopoulos,  ness  arising.  tion  given  to  the  officials  in  all  Incidents  like  this  are  good  of  our  endeavors  this  year,  and  navy, only 7,188 had certificates.  That hasn't  who for  some reason  or  another  is occasion­ arguments  for  all  ships  going  in  closing,  extend  best  wishes  stopped  any  ships  from  sailing.  ally  called  the  "Greek,"  registered  to  ship  out  for  a  period  of  time  to carry  for  a  llappy  New  Year.  Short  story:  Roger  "Fearless  Fosdick"  after  a  long  stretch  on  the  beach.  Still  a  Purser­Pharmacist  Mate,  so  Carr  hired  on  the  Royal  Oak  on  December  can't  figure  out  why  the  nickname. ...  sick  men  can  be  given  immedi­ 4, fired  on  the 17. . . . The  Norwegian  Min­ Bill Glick,  just  arrived on  an  Isthmian ship,  ate  treatment.  ister  of  Labor  pointed  out  t^t a great  per­ proving  that  certain  die­hards  were  wrong  SICK  AT SEA  Last  year  there  were  approxi­ centage  of  the  seamen  on  Norwegian  ships  five  years  ago.  These  hard  heads  said  that  mately  20,000  sicknesses  at  sea  are  foreigners,  because  a  large  number  of  the  SIU  would  never  beat  US  Steel's  sub­ and  28,000  injuries.  Many  of  the  Norwegian  merchant  marine  runs  EX­ sidiary;  that  we  should  stop  spending  the  these  injuries  were  made  worse  CLUSIVELY  between foreign  ports.  That's  Union's  money  in  trying  to  organize  that  because  proper  medical  care  was  not  news. Mister.  . . . We, along  with  miany  company.  Remember?  Gee,  I  love  to  brag.  not  given  the men.  The few  dol­ By  CAL  TANNER  lars  the  shipowners  saved  by  other  people,  are  wondering  How  Smiling  Some people also  saidJ;he same  about  Cities  not  carrying  Purser­Pharmacist  MOBILE  —  Shipping  for  the  Joe  Falasca  maintains  that  smile  while  Service. . . . Some  of  the  younger  mem­ Mates  are small  compared  to the  past  two  weeks,  and  especially  binning  out  a  certain  Engineer.  Or  are  bers  are  writing  in  to  ask  if  it  is  possible  in  the  past  few  days,  has  been  life  of  a  man.  to make a  deal with  the draft board. They'll  On  war­zone  beefs:  While  the  fine.  In  fact,  quite  a  few  of  the  those  teeth  smiling?  Binghamton  Victory  was  in  the  available  jobs  went  to  permit­ Sid  Bernstein  looking  over  my  shoulder  agree  to  volunteer  every  other  war.  You've  100  percent  bonus  area,  the Pur­ men,  who  almost  had  to  be  just to make sure his name gets into  print—  been  punished  enough—so  long.  ser  was  under  the  impression  shanghaied.  that  the  $2.50  per  day  was  not  There  are  plenty  of  bookmen  payable. The  matter  was squared  registered,  but  apparently  they  away'and  the crew  is  entitled  to  wanted  to  stay  ashore  for  the  holidays. For  the next  two weeks  19  days  at $2.50  per  day.  By  WM.  (Curly)  RENTZ  There  were  very  few  ships  in­ here  in  the  port  of  Baltimore  shipping  will  probably  slow  up.  The attack  bonus for  the crews  transit.  We  hit  them  aU,  and  wish  a  very  Merry  Christmas  of  ships  in  Inchon  on  October  Only  two offshore  and four  coast­ BALTIMORE  —  Shipping  has  found  them  in  good  shape,  with  and  a  very  Happy  New  Year  to  15  is  being  taken  up  with  the  wise  vessels  are  scheduled  for  been  very  good  here  in  the  port  the  few  minor  beefs  easily  all  of  our  Brothers  everywhere.  of  Baltimore.  As  a  matter  of  straightened  ou^  operators  and  will  be  squared  payoffs  and  replacements.  The  Brothers  in  the  hospital  say  fact,  we  were  kind  of  hard  put  There  is  nothing  much  else  to  the  same, ,  and  give  their  thanks  away  shortly.  RUMOR  Five  men  missed  the  Choctaw  As  a  result of  the international  to  get  enough/men  for  a  while,  say,  except  that  we  all  of  us  for  their  Christmas  gift.  in  Japan,  while  the  ship'was  at  situation,  however,  we  might  but  we finally  made it.  ;  anchor,  through  no  fault  of  their  get  a  few  extra  jobs  for  relief  We  still  have  a lot  of  guys  on  own.  If  these  men  will  get  in  men, as it  has been rumored  that  the  beach,  but  most  of  them  are  touch  with  me,  I'll take  this  beef  several ships  might  be  taken  out  waiting  until  after  the Christmas  The following description of  a  good  SIU  man  makes  holidays  before  they  will  take  up  with  the  company,  through  of  the  lay­up  fleet.  anything,  as  they  all  want  to  be  sense  to  us. It  is  taken  from  the "Southern  Cross/* sliip;  Gal  Tanner  in  Mobile,  and  get  No  definite  date  for  the  re­ home  for  Christmas.  it  squared  away.  activation  of  these  ships,  nor  We can't  blame  them,  as many  paper  of  the  SS  Del  Sud,  which  is  edited  by  Edmund'  BOOSTING  WORK­WEEK  the  companies  to  which  they  them  have  wives,  and  chil­ G.  Sepulveda.  With  all  the  talk  of  total  mo­ will  be  assigned  has  been  es­ of  dren,  but  in  the  meantime  we  A  firm  belief  in  the  justness  of  his  Union.  bilization  filling  the  air,  Wash­ tablished.  had  to ship  a  lot  of  white  cards,  A  thorough  knowledge of  his working  rules.  ington  is  talking  about  boosting  During the  past week we crew­ and  there  is  going  to  be  some  the  work­week  to  44  hours  with­ ed  up  a  new  tanker,  the  SS Re­ wailing  The satisfaction  of  knowing  that  he is doing  a  good  after  the first  of  the  out  overtime.  public,  owned  and  operated  by  year,  when  they  will  have  to  do  jbb  in  whatever  may  be  his  position  on  board  the  shijp.  In  some  defense  plants  this  the  Trafalgar  Steamship  Corpo­ Attendance  at  all  nieetings  ashore  or  aboard  shipi,  waiting  for  those  jobs  to  probably  will  happen,  following  ration.  Formerly,  this  ship  was  some  come  up.  whenever  possible.  a  bit of  flag waving  and speeches  owned  and operated  by an  NMU­ Sixteen  ships  p^id  off  in  the  No  acts,  however  small,  that  will  bring  discredit  to /  about  the  good  of  the  country,  contracted  outfit.  past few  weeks, all in good  shape  but  if  the  bureaucrats  in  Wash­ A  number  of  oldtimers  are  on  with  all  beefs  settled  on  board  his  Union.  ington  and  the  shipowners  think  the  Mobile  beach  at  this  holiday  ship.  Self  improvement  on  his knowledge  of  the cpnstitu/^  There  is  absolutely  nothing  we  are  going  to  surrender  our  season.  Among  them  are  Bro­ .*1;  pending  on  any  of  them, fevery  tion and by­laws of  his Union.  40­hour  week  in  port,  they're  thers  S.  Finer,  D.  Parker,  S.  P.  one  was  in  good  shape,  with  not  Adherence  to  the  shipping  rules.  ;  sadly  mistaken.  Morris,  C.  E.  Turner  and  M.  a  foul­up  in  sight—^which  is  a  Serving in  any committee that  he may be  nominated  Our  men  will  be  playing  a  big  Morrison.  good  thing,  as  the  membership  part  in  the  defense  of  the  coun­ Before  signing  off  this  week's  will  not  tolerate  them  in  this  for.  ^  try  by  taking  the  ships  to  the  report,  v;e'd  like  to  extend  the  port.  Never  allowing anyone  to voice detrimental  remarks,  war  areas,  but  there  is  absolute­ sea.<?on's  greetings  to  each  and  Signing  on  were fifteen  ships,  about  hbs  Union.  ly  no  need  fpr  a  crew  to  work  every  Seafarer,  from  all  hands  just  to  give  you  an  idea  of  the  Helping  Broth'>7  members as  much  as .possible.^.  %  ^an  extra  foxxr  hours.  here  at  the  Mobile  Branch,  number  of  jobs  that  went  out.  Pemhs  Enjoy  Boom  h jBobUe  During  HottdoYs  Baltimore  Hard  Pressed  To  Get  Holiday  Crews  Portrait Of A Seafarer  m  �...  ,  ' „  '"• n  ^'  ­  •   December  48,  1950  \  Tfl fc  |^i;i  ,4n s  l O G  Page riri:  • '• |l  WHAT  tTHIMK..  •• • :r;l;;i]  |^i^?­J'U,  \  'u,l  ­ QUESTION:  What are some­of  the facilities you  would like to see available  in the  new  Headquarters­Port  of  New  York  iraiMihg?  :. • • • ­• »»• • ' ^• . • 'J    ^  '  ­J  I  • i. ':"'?­  :­fl  JOHN  HOLOBOSKI,  oner:  DAVID  PASCHKOFF.  OS:  GEORGE  BINNEMAKS,  FOW:  JIMMIE  BARBACCIA,  AB:  E.  STEELE.  AB;  .­  I' want  to  see  facilities  that  A  little  recreation  gear  goes  a  When  a  guy  gets  off  a  ship  I'd  like  to  see  a  set­up  where  would  make  a  guy  feel  as  long  way  in  helping  the  men  a^ reports to  the  Hall  to  check  a  man  could  rent  a  locker—one  First  of  zdL  I  want  to  see  a  though  he's  in  a  homerlike  at­ pass  the  time  pleasantly,  while  bar  and  grill  in  that  new  build­ his gear  and register,  he  general­ of  those  automatic  ones  where  inosphere.  I  ihink  we  should  they're  waiting  for  a  ship.  May­ ing.  Then  I'd  like  to  see  space  ly  has  no  place  that  is  conveni­ have  a  place  where  a  man  can  be  a  couple  of  pooltables  could  ent  to  go  to  get  cleaned  up.  So  you  get  a  key  by  dropping  a  set  aside  for  a  quiet  place  where  dime  into  the  coin  slot—so  that  a  guy  could  read  eUid  write  and  take a shower,  shave  and  change  be  put  into  the  building.  A  li­ a  barber  shop  and  a  place  to  he  could  keep  the  gear  handy  his  clothes.  Like  today,  for  ex­ brary  is  almost  a  must,  if  the  shower  would  be  very  conveni­ Just  relax  if  he  wants  to.  I'd  ample.  I'm  hanging  around  the  guys  are  to  have  a  quiet  place  ent  things  to  have  in  the  new  that  he  uses  every  day.  Like  his  like  to  have  a  place  where  I  Hall  waiting  for  a  job.  By  the  to  read  newspapers,  books  and  Hall.  If  necessary,  I  think  a  toilet  articles,  for  instance.  It  could  have  my  clothes  cleaned  end  of  the  day  I'm  sweated  up.  magazines  and  to 'write  letters.  moderate  charge  could  be  made  seems to  me  that  if  dances  could  and  pressed.  For  entertainment,  If  1  had  a  place  where  I  could  One  of  the most  important  things  for  these  services  to  help  main­ be  held  about  once  a  week  or  I'd  like  to  see  movies  shown  so  for  the  members  and  their  regularly—maybe  the  auditorium  cllean  up  and  get  my  clothes  we  should  get  is  a  good,  inex­ tain  them  and  other  building  wives  and  girl  friends  we'd have  could  be  used  for  that  purpose.  pressed.  I'd  be  all  set  to  go  out  pensive  restaurant.  Guys  on  the  facilities.  If  there  was  no  need  for­  the  evening  when  I  leave  beach  today  have  to  pay  higher  for  these  funds,  they  could  be  something  special  to  look  for­ ­There  are  loads  of  things  that  the  Hall.  It  would  certainly  be  and higher  prices for Jheir meals.  used  to  help  cover  the  costs  of  ward  to  while  we're  in  port.  I'd  like  to  see,  but  if  we  could  ji  good  thing  for  me  and  most  With  the  Union  running  a mode­ publishing  the  LOG.  Another  Space  for  showers  should  be  %et  the  ones  mentioned  we'd  be  of  the other  men  if  we  could  be  rate­priced  eatery,  it  would  be  thing  we  could  use  would  be  a  made  available  so  a  member  can  making  a  good  start.  These  are  able  to  aiiend  to  these  ikings  a  big  help,  especially  when  a  restaurant  pn  the  premises.  It  keep neat  and  clean  all  the  time.  things  I  think  most  necessary  All  these  things  under  one  roof  and  which  aren'b  too  expensive  In  the  Hall.  guy's  dough  starts  to  get  low.  should  be  run  by  the  Union.  would  be  swell.  to  install.  >AL  OROMANER,  Bosun:  JOHN  FERREIRAi  Messmim:  PATRICK  NASH.  Messman:  WILLIAM  J.  GEARY,  FOW:  A.  ADOMAITIS,  AB:  From  my  experiences  during  I  think  we  should  have  up­ I'd  like  to  see  a  number  of  20  years  of  sailing,  I'd  say  we  grading  classes  so  that  members  things  that  would  help  to  make  One  floor  of  the  building  The  best  way  I  can  put  it  is  should  be  set  aside  to  provide  to  say  that  the  new  building,  shouM  have  a  little  loft  set  up  who  wish to  do  so  can  get  help  a  guy's  stay  on  the  beach  be­ sleeping accommodations for  men  should  provide  all  the  accommo­ •  where  a  man  could  learn  rig­  in Tlstiing  a  rating  or  advance  tween  ships  as  pleasant  as  pos­ ging,  splicing  and  other  ship­  to  the  next  higher  one.  Social  sible.  As  far  as  I'm  concerned  who  lire  short  of  funds  and  can­ dations  we  have,  aboard  smp.  •  ?­ board  duties  during  his  spare  events should be  held, like  week­ I  think  regular showings  of  mov­ not  pay  for  a  hotel  room  or  That  is, to  whatever  exlent  this  ­f­ roomlnghouse  quarters.  Then  could  be  possible  in  our  new  ­  J  time  ashore.  Having  such  a  loft  ly  dances.  And  enough  private  ing  pictures—say  three  times  a  when  a. guy  goes  broke  while  quarters.  So  I'd  like  to  see  a  available  would  en<iourage  newer  telephone  booths  should  be  in­ week  on  Tuesdays,  Thursdays  waiting  for  a  ship,  he'd  have  Union­run  restaurant  where  we  men  to  take  refreshers  before  stalled  so  th^t  a  guy  doesn't  and  Saturdays—would  be  a  good  nothing  to  worry  about.  There  could  get  good,  substantial  food  'r T  they  ship  out.  Instructors  would  have to  wait  on line  too long  be­ thing.  Then  we  could  have  should  be  a  lot  of  recreational  at  reasonable  prices.  I'd  like  to  be  no  problem,  because  there  fore  he  can  make  that  call.  A  dances once  or twice a week  and  facilities, too.  Thiiigs  like  pool­ be  able  to  have  a  place  where  '  are  always  enough  Bosuns  stand  should  be  set  in  a  con­ men  who  wanted to  could  bring  tables,  pingpong  tables  and  sim­ I  could  get  my  clothes  launder­ around  who  would  be  willing  to  venient  spot  where  postage  their  wives  or  girl  friends.  A  ilar  type  g^es are  a  good  way  ed  and  dry­cleaned  when  i  help teeiuh.  Also,  U  has  been  my  stamps,  newspapers,  magazines,  little  fee  could  be  charged  for  to  pass  the  time.  Dances  once  a  feeling  for  years  that  a  Union­  cigarettes  and  other  items  of  these  forms  of  oiotertainment  to  month  or  so  would  be  fine  with  needed  these  services.  And  a  operated  baft  griU  and  possibly  ^ purchased.  take  care  of  whatever  extra  ex­ me.  I  think  they  are  a  good  Union­run  bar.  If  I  could  ha'^a  ...  , ­  .  .  , . All  of  these  things  would  be  a  penses  might  be  involved  doing  way  to  spend  an  evening  and  these  things­ in  the  Union  HaH.  .a  hotel  would  be  a  wonderful  g^^at  convenience  and  help  to  them  right;  I  ihink  most  men  they  wcHild  bting  the men  closer  I'd  know  that  we  wouldn't  be  :(deal  for­Matna^j,::  ,:  •   /  ­  •   •  _  would  like  them,  too.  ,  tog­ether.  at  the  mercy  of  any  phonies.  •  II  f­.iJ:. )  J­.  I  *  »>•   ­­i  ...  �W' .'Piste six  THE S EAF ARE RS LOG Fridar­i  Dceember  29i  19S0  • "• 'v­J  • s;®!  SHIPS' BitMUTES AMD  SIU Ships Play Key Role In Korea,'  Experiences Of Two Seafarers Show  CelebralMon  For  The  Slugger  Movement  of  SIU ships  in  support  of  United  Nations forces  in Korea  today  are,,  of  course, cloaked  by  security  regulations,  but  stories  of  SIU  participation  in  two  am­ phibious  invasions  and  support  to  the  armies  sweeping  north  have  come  to  the  LOG  from  Seafarers  recently  returned  from  the  war  zone.  Two  Seafarers  to  tell  of  their  experiences are John Bednar,  AB,  aboard  the SS  Lawrence  Victory,  Mississippi  SS  Company,  and  Luis  Gil  Miranda,  AB,  of  the  SS  Robin  Trent,  Seas  Shipping  Co.  Miranda's  ship  got  away  with  its  load, of  war  cargo  from  New  York  on  July  27  and  after  a  stopoff  on  the  West  Coast  steam­ ed  straight  to  Pusan.  After  emptying,  she  dropped  anchor  in  Yokohama  for  a  wait  of  several  weeks.  There  she  was  joined  by  d ozens  of  other  ships  making  ^The  Brooklyn  Dodgers'  crack  catcher,  Roy  Campanella  up  what  appeared  to  Miranda  (seated  at  left),  celebrated  his  birthday  aboard  the  SS  Puerto  and  his  fellow  Seafarers  as  a  Rico  during  a  recent  voyage  to  the  Island.  At  the  table  3with  big  invasion fleet.  him  are  his  wife  and  the  Ship's  Purser.  Standing,  left  to  About  this  time  Bednar's  ship,  right,  are  Tom  Gordon,  Chief  Steward;  Dick  Grant,­Second  the  Lawrence  Victory,  arrived  LUIS  GIL  MIRANDA  Steward,  and  Johnny  Velasco.  Head  Waiter.  Photo  by  Norm  JOHN  BEDNAR  from  the  States,  having  signed  Paschkoff,  Ship's  Photographer.  on' in  Galveston  the  latter  part  Both  the  Lawrence  Victory  of  August,  and  joined  the  group.  and  the  Robin  Trent  pulled  out  breakwater  outside  Pusan  for  33  When  the convoy finally  steam­ of  Inchon  after  11  days,  during  days  without  any  activity.  The  ed  out  across  the  Sea  of  Japan  which  time  no  one  got  ashore.  crew  was  not  particularly  happy  around  toward  Inchon in  the con­ Both  ships  shuttled  back  to  Yo­ over  the  inactivity  and  were  voy,  besides  Bednar's  and  Mir­ kohama  and  back  to  Inchon  once  happy  when  the  ship  upped  an­ anda's  ships,  were  the  Robin  more  and  then  were  moved  into  chor  and  headed  back  for  the  Kirk,  Southwind,  Frederic  Collin  another  convoy  which  headed  up  States.  Both  ships  paid  off  at  the  Seafarers  aboard  the  Car­ and  an  unidentified  Victory  Car  the  eastern  coast  of  Korea  and  end  of  November  on  the  West  riers  ship—all  SlU­contracted.  ras  Liberty,  SS  Tini,  which  landed  an invasion  force in .Won­ Coast.  A  series  of  setbacks,  cap­ LOADED  WITH  AMMO  Neither  Seafarer  had  any  ad­ was  towed  to Cherbourg  for  son.  The  action  had  been  plan­ ped  by  a  breakdown  at  sea •   The  Kirk  was loaded  with  am­ ned  when  the  North  Koreans  vice  to  offer  Seafarers  bound  for  repairs  after  running  aground  in  ­ munition  and  kept  a  respectable  held  the  port,  but  by  the  time  the  battle  area  but  Mirands^^^had  the English  Channel, "haven't  the  on  November  24,  didn't I  distance  from  the. rest  of  the  ships  got  into  the  port  the  plenty  to  say  about  the  foul­up  least  idea"  how  long  it  will  be  gripe  the  Robin  Mowbray' ships.  The  convoy  was  made  up  the  UN  forces  were  far  to  the  north.  he  ran  into  in  getting  back  to  until  they're  able  to  return  to;  of  33  vessels,  according  to  Bed­ crew  at  all.  In  fact, the un­ The  Trent,  however,  didn't  the  East  coast, once  the  voyage  the  States,  Ship's  Delegate  T.^  nar,  of  which  four  were  trans­ stay  with  the  convoy  when  it  was  over.  Miranda  and  his  fel­ E.  Frazier  has  reported  to  the  toward  incidents  turned  out  ports,  plus  several  destroyers.  turned  into  Wonsan,  but  con­ low  crewmembers  were  ap­ LOG.  quite pleasantly  for all hands  The  convoy  nosed  its  way  into  tinued  65  miles  further  north  to  proached  by  a  representative  of  On  the  rocks  for  4Q  hours,  the .  invasion  center  and  went  in­ Iwon.  ­  j ,  a  non­scheduled  airline  and  of­ Tipi  was  refloated  by five  tugs,:  by  providing  an  extended  the  to  action.  Miranda  describes  the  fercsd  low  cost flights  to  New  which  ran  her  onto  a. sandbank,  All  the  excitement  wasn't  on  York  on  4­engine  planes  that  to keep  her secure  overnight. La­:  stay  in  Durban,  South  Af­ scene:  the  beach,  however.  While  the j  rica,  a  favorite  port  of  call.  "While  entering  Inchon  we  • ship  was  being  unloaded  into  would land  them  in  New  York  in  ter  she  was  towed  to Cherbourg,^'  didn't  see  much  of  the  real  ex­ 'il  hours.  where  she  entered  a  drydock  for.  According  to  crewmembers  citement,  but  many  ships  were  small  craft  an  Army  officer  at­ Twenty­eight  members  of  the  repairs.  Steve Wartelsky,  Night  Cook  and  moving  around  and  landing craft  tempted  to  warm  up  the  motor  Trent crew  took  up the offer,  but  The Tini's Skipper commended I  Baker,  and  John  McGonnell,  OS,  filled  with  GI's  and  gear  were  of  a  Duck  in  No.  4  hatch  and  found  when_  they  reached  the  the crew for the fine manner ip, the  breakdown  w^  caused  by  a  moving in toward  the land. There  somehow  started  a fire.  The  offi­ airfield  that  their  ship  was  a .2­ which they turned to during the' cer  escaped  with  minor  burns,  burned­out  main  bearing,  as  the  were  lights  blinking  from  aU  and  in  a  short  time  the  crew  engine  job  and  would  never  emergency. Brother Frazier re-:i ships  and  the  noise  of  big  guns  reach  N.  Y­  in  11  hours.  Their  ported. ' 'M ship  was  bound  for  the  U.S.  A  filled  the  air."  had  the fire  under  control..  It  fears  were  realized  when  over  In  view  of  the  indefiniteness  v  tug  hauled  the  Robin  Line  ves­ While  the  ships  hovered  in  was  a  minor incident,  but it  sent  20  hours.were consumed  in.mak­ of  their  stay  in  Cherbourg,  th^;  |  sel  16  miles  into  port,  where  Inchon  harbor.  Red  Korean  shivers  down  the  crew's  siines  ing  the  trip.  Moreover,  Miranda  Tini  crew  is  anxious  to  keep"; Ji  she  remained  for five  days  while  planes  staged  an  air  raid,  strik­ when,  while  clearing  up  the fire  noted,  there  was  no  food  aboard  abreast  of  late maritime  develop­^.3  damage,  they  found  the  vehicle  repairs were  made. The Mowbray  ing  a  British  cruiser  lying  150  was  loaded  with  hand  grenades.  and  accommodations  were  poor.  ments  and  has  requested  Headr ­ ^  feet  from  the  Lawrence  Victory.  Seafarers  making  the  cross­coun­ quarters  to  forward  all  pertinent  then  resumed  her  voyage.  The  attackers  lost  one  of  their  While  the  Trent  was  busy  in  try  trips  should  buy  their  tickets  information.  ­Is­*  planes  to  the fire  of  anti­aircraft  Northern  waters  the  Lawrence' at  the  airfield  from  regular  put­ CHUTE  SHOT  batteries  set  up  on  the shore.  Victory  got  a rest  and lay  at  the fits,  Miranda  urged.  This Time The PRnts  Prior  to  the  engine  trouble,  an  —  1—.  i  ore  chute  broke  down.  It  took  Were  Made  Too  Small  six days to get  the gear  in  work­ Washing  and  cleaning  of  clothr­ ­,  order  again.  ing  had  the  spotlight  at;  a  recent;  Seafarer  Pete  Salvo is  taking  a  kindlier  view  of  animals  used  in  medical  ex­ meeting  of  the  SS  Del  "Valle  , ^  Then  the  vessel  was  detained  ISSr'  another  three  days  until  a  cargo  periments  after  serving  as  a  volunteer  'guinea  pig" in  a  research  project  conducted  at  crew..  .  '  , .  .  of  manganese  ore,  which  the  the  Baltimore  Marine  Hospital.  Chairman  Fred  Shaia  reported^  'j  Mowbray  was  tb  carry  back  to  that  on  the  credit  side  of,  the|:i|  the States,  arrived in  Durban  for  Sporting  a  pale  blue  complex­* of  his  diet,  weight,  sleep,  blood  A  little  weak.  Salvo  said  this  ledger  a  purchaser  had  been  ­ ion,  which  he  said  would  be  loading.  was  a  natural  after­effect  of  the  found  in  Buenos  Aireis  for  the  temporary,  Pete  described  his  pressure  and  general  conditiqn,  As  a  result  of  the  delays,  the  10  days  as  a  human  pin  cushion  The  experiment  on  Saivo  was  experiments  and  that  he  is  grad­ crew's  old  washing  machineTjend;  the  new  machine  was  working ifl.' :  j  Robin  Mowbray  spent  28  days  during  a  visit  to  the  LOG  office  part  of  an  effort  to  develop  a  ually  returning  to  normal.  tip­top  order.  v  .  One  thing  he  came  out  of  the  Jn  Durban,  instead  of  the  sched­ the  other  day.  substitute  for  blood  plasma,  so  project  with  is a  high  respect  for  Then  iBrotber  Shaia..  asked, J  if,,.: ^  uled  17. .  When  the  Baltimore  Marine  necessary  in  the'  treatment  of  the  staff  of  the  Baltimore  insti­ anyone  had  a  youngster, at home  Nobody  but  nobody  seemed  to  Hospital  called  the  SIU  Hall  for  shock  conditions.  tution.  "It's  the  only  hospital  I  who  could: use  a  couple  of  pairs,  " .  mind  the  extra  stretch  in  port,  a  volunteer,  Pete  readily  re­ Originally  the  injections  were  know  of  where  a  seaman  gets  of  junior  size  slacks.. The, Viking  Brothers  Wartelsky  and  McGon­ sponded.  From  November  11  to  used  successfully  on  animals  and  real first­class  treatment"  he  Laundry  &  Cleaners  in  Bueno?;,  uell  said.  21  he  was  subjected  to  a  rigidly  the Baltimore  staff  is now  study­ said.  ""Why  it's  almost  a  plea­ Aires  had  dope  a  thorough  jpbi,  ­  '^^e crew  had  a  swell  time,''  supervised  schedule.  He  was  ing  its  reaction  on  individuals.  sure to be  a  patient  there. Every­ On  his  trousers,,  returning.; thepii­ ,  •  they  added.  "The  only  rub  was  given  injection  after  injection  Salvo  was  told  that  his  tests  one  goes out  of  his  way  to  make  to  him . ,a  gop^, <our  sizes'  while  a  24­hour  check  was  made  "were  the  best  so  far."  a  guy  comfortable.''  .  ,  ,  • small.  that  we  ran  out  of  dough."  Delays  Gave  Mowbray Men  'Swell  Time'  Serves  As  'Pin  Cushion' For  Medical  Research  Tin! Drydocked  ;' •  In France For  Bottom Repairs  �Friday,  Decmiib«r  29>  1950  TH  E  SEA F  ARERS  LO G  Page  Sevei  Digested  Minutes  Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  SOUTHSTAR,  Nov.  10­­Chair­ been  exhausted,  and  trip  has  Vote  of  thanks  given  Steward  num,  Joseph  Malazinsky:  Secxe­ been  under  way  only  a  short  and  Cooks  for fine  food  hnd  iary.  DeFarmol.  Delegates  re­ time.  Flour full  of  weevils,  Stew­ pleasant  voyage.  Agreement  ported  complaints  about  food,  ard  reported.  made  that  all  personal  beefs  Chief  Mate  told  crew  he ,^id  not  would  be  kept  from  Patrolman  XXX  *TH  1950  ALMOSrr HMPEP,  IT IS  know OT  rate for  Deck  Mainten­ BENTS  FORT.  Dec. 10—Chair­ until  after  payoff.  Vote  of  thanks  A  <SOOD  IPSA To CHECK. ^OOR.  ance.  Delegates  reported  number  msuj,  E.  Paulon;  Secretary.  A.  given  to  Captain  Henry  Morgan  of  books  and  permits  in  their  Case.  Delegates  reported  all  run­ for  making  past  trip  a  pleasant  BCOAC  TO  SEE  IF YOOR  PUES  departments.  Motion  carried  that  ning  smoothly.  Treasurer  report­ one.  AMP A^ESSMBmS hiA\JE BEEAJ  all  men  be  aboard  sober  at  the  ed  $41.44  in  ship's  fund.  Com­ X  X^X  phyoff.  Steward  asked  that  all  plaiiit  registered  on  qyality  of  BRADFORD  ISLAND.  Dec.  W  PAID ...  Delegates  be present  when stores  baking  and  suggestion  made  that  —Chairmftn.  H.  Benson;  Secre­ are  put  aboard  in  San  Francisco  a  member  of  the  Stewards  De­ tary.  H.  Swann.  Delegates  re­,  so  there  will  be  no  beefs  later  partment  assist  the  Baker.  New  ported  on  books  and  permits  in  • at  sea.  selection  of  books  to  be  picked  their  departments.  Motion  car­ t  4  *  'up  at  next  port.  Question  raised  ried  to  refer  repair  list  to  Chief  BEATRICE.  Sept.  10 —Chair­ on  whereabouts  of  old  washing  Engineer.  man. G. Ortiz;  Secretary, Claude  rnachine,  taken  ashore  a  year  XXX  Fisher. Stewards Delegate report­ ago  for  repairs  and  has  never  WINTER  HILL^  Dec.  9—Chair­ ed  that  the  Jr.  3rd  Mate,  how  been  returned.  Crewmember  re­ man,  R.  Aueritt;  Secretary.  Lee  actmg  Chief  Mate,  is  making  it  ported  that  a  Patrolman  is  now  Arnold.  Delegates  reported  no  hk  duty ^.ta  give  the  Stewards  investigating  the  disappearance  ­beefs.  Treasurer  reported  $16.44  Department a­«hard  time. Charges  of  the  machine.  in  ship's  fund.  Motion  carried  to  read  against  one CTfewmember.  XXX  reimburse  crewmember­  $5  for  Motion  carried  to  have  the Chief  LOGANS  FORT.  Dec.  .7  —  washing  machine  pulley  he  pur­ Mate  opfen  the  side  port  while  Chairman,  John  Schilling;  Sec­ chased.  Request  made  that  rails  in  San  Juan.  retary.  Richard  Henry.  Delegates  on  catwalk  be  painted  white  for  i.  %  reported  no  beefs.  Patrolman  to  safety.  Request flashlights  handy  LONE  JACK.  Dec.  2—Chair­ be  seen  about  vapor  gauge,  as  in  brackets  on  deck  for  use  at  man. •   Roy  Lundquist;  Secretary.  men  are now  entering  tanks with  night.  '  ,  Price  Willoughby.  Delegates'  re­ gas  masks. Patrolman  to see  Cap­ XXX  ports  accepted.  New  Delegates  tain  about  sailing  board.  Trea­ ROSARIO.  Dec.  7—Chairman.  elected  for  all departments.  Wash  surer  reported  $26  in  ship's fund.  David  Albright:  Secretary,  ' A1  water  tanks  to  be cleaned  at end  Whitmar.  Motion  carried  that  a  of  next. trip.  Crew  was  told  that  STEEL  VOYAGER.  Dec.  6  —  substitute  meat  be  found  fdr  all ttie  foc'sles  of  the  unlicensed  Chairman.  Joseph  Canlin;  Sec­ mutton,  which  the  crew  dislikes.  .  personnel  are  to  be  painted  and.  planation  made  of  how,  in  case  and  arrange  to  share  his  motion  retary,  A.  Goldfarb.  Ship's  Dele­ Stewards  Department  given  vote'  of fire,  men  are  to  break  into  picture  projector.  Several  mem­ gate  reported  $45  collected  tow­ of  thanks  for  superior  Thanks­ repaired.  CO  room  and  shut  off  valve,  bers  talked  of  the  poor  quality  ard  washing  machine  and  $49.01  giving  Day  meal.  X  X  %  of  the  coffee.  for  various  ship  expenses.  Dele­ t  «  t  LILICA.  Nov.  12—Chairman,  XXX  gates  reported  verything  okay.  JOHN  B.  WATERMAN.  Dec.  A1  Bernstein;  Secretary.  Pat  EDITH.  Dec. 9—Chairman.  Ro­ XXX  STEEL  DIRECTOR.  Nov.  11—  Complete  repair  list  to  be  given  16—Chairman,  W.  Weddell;  Sec­ :  Ryan.  Delegates  reported  all  in  gusky;  Secretary.  L.  Rizzo.  Del­ good  order.  Delegate  pointed  out  egates  reported  on  number  of  Chairman.  S.  Miller;  Secretary.  Ship's  Delegate  for  action.  Elec­ retary.  H.  Wirtz.  Delegates  re­ that  men  performing  and  dis­ >ooks  and  permits  in  their  de­ J. Hisobrcok. Ship's  Delegate  re­ trician  explained  proper  use  of  ports  accepted.  Motion  carried  for  Ship's  Delegate  to call  Agent  turbing  shipmates  will  be  partments.  Suggestion  made  that  ported  that  a  letter  had  been  washing  machine  to  crew.  in  New  York,  concerning  crew­ brought  up  on  charges.  Crew  crew  continue  ship's  fund  to  written  to  Headquarters  concern­ XXX  asked  to  cooperate  with  the  tiandle  various  ship  expenses.  ing  a  member  who  missed  the  ALCOA  PEGASUS.  Dec.  12—  member  who  jumped  ship  with  ship.  Delegate  also  reported  that  Chairman.  H.  Connell;  Secretary.  clothing  belonging  to  shipmatek  Messmen  in  keeping  the  mess­ XXX  room  clean.  Washing  machine  SAND  MATE.  Dec.  14—Chair­ the  ship  had  left  New  York  un­ V.  Harding.^ Delegates  reported  Steward  asked  that  galley  scup­ committee  given  ,  a  vote  of  man.  Walter  Gardner;  Secretary.  secured.  Written  report  of  inci­ all  okay.  Motion  carried  that  per  plates  be  repaired  On  West  thanks.  John  Cole.  Delegates  reported  dent  to  be  prepared  for  Patrol­ each  Department  Delegate  take  Coast.  Ship's  Delegate  requested  ^hat  crew  should  improve  condi­ man.  Steward  reported  that  the  up  repair  list  for  his  department  each  man  to  donate  $1  to  ship's  XXX  GOLDEN  CITV.  Nov.  26  —'tion  of  foc'sles  and  messioom  6  bottles  of  steak  sauce  liavel and  refer  it  to  Ship's  Delegate.  fund.  Chairman,  Walter  Butterson;  through  extra  care  of  utensils  Secretary.  Otto  Hoepner.  Trea­'and  gear.  Suggestion  made  that  • s  urer­  reported  ship's  fund  as  a  phone  be installed  in  the shack  standing  at  $14.  New  York  Port  on  the  dock  so  all  can  obtain  Captain  "rejected  buzzer  system  better  information  on  the  ship's  for  wheelhouse.  Ship's  Delegate  whereabouts.  ­  to  see  Captain  about  having  crew  receive  an  itemized  pay  ROBIN  KIRK.^Nov.  23—Chair­ voucher.  Request  made  for  more  man.  Fred  Peiiingill;  Secretary.  D.  Moon.  Master  irked  over  fresh  vegetables.  crew's  behavior  in  port.  Stew­ ROBERT  COWDREY  JOHN  KENNETH  GLASS  SYLVESTER  MONARDO  XXX  AKTIUM.  Nov.  26—Chairman.  ards •   Delegate  reported  three  Please get  in  touch  with  Frank  Get  in  touch  at  once  with  your  Get  in  touch  with  your  draft  S.  Avenl;  Secretary.  R.  Aguiar.  logs;  other  Delegates  reported  Bose,  5th floor,  51  Beaver  St.,  sister,  Dorothy  Glass  Langham,  board  at  once.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Mo­ all  in  order.  Ship's  Delegate  re­ New  York  City.  Important.  71  W.  89th  Street,  Apt.  IB,  New  XXX  lion  carried  that  Ship's  Delegate  ported  that  Captain  has  said  York  City.  Phone  TR  7­2673.  G.  D.  BRADY  THOMAsV^5ALY  see  the  Captain  about  receiving  there  would  be  no  more  logs;  in­ 3;  $.  Write  or  call  Jerry  Pierone,  36  a  better  deal  in  the  hospital  set­ stead,  performers  would  be  re­ Please  write  your  mother  at  THERIOT  AGOFF  First  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  New  up.  Suggestion  made  that  thfe  ferred  to  the  Patrolman  at  the  once. Anyone  knowing  his where­ This  Brother  is  now  in  the  York.  Phone:  ULster  5­0824.  abouts  aie  urged  to  notify  his  army  and  asks  his  friends  to  toee  Delegates  check  rooms  to  payoff.  XXX  mother,  52  Mason  Street,  Salem,  Wi^ite  him:  Theriot  Agoff,  US.  see  what  repairs  are  needed.  .XXX  AFTON  J.  BUSH  CAMAS  MEADOWS.  Dec.  1—  Massachusetts.  No.  5400021,  112  Inf.  Reg.  2  Div.,  X  X  X  Eddie  asks  that  you  contact  w.  E.  DOWLING.  Nov.  26  —  Chairman.  Sullivan:  Secretary.  Camp  Atterbury,  Indiana.  XXX  Evelyn­at  44  86  Street,  Brook­ LEO  J.  E.  Le  BLANC  •C   haiifman,  W,  Ganly:  Secretary.  W.  Wallace.  Delegates  reported  S  3.  4.  lyn,  New  York.  G.  Moore.  Delegates  reported  no  number  of  books  and  permits  in  Contact  Mrs..  Edith  W.  Lynn,  ALBERT  EIKENBERRY  beefs.  Shipi's  Delegate  to  see  their  departments.  Department  1234  North  Mansfield,  Holly­ Your  father,  Herbert,  asks  that  Captain  about  turning  guncrew  Delegates  to  draw  up  a  repair  wood  38,  California.  you  write  him  at  507  East  Ver­ mess  into  a  library  and  recrea­ list.  Chief, Engineer  criticized  for  million  Street,  Lafayette,  Louisi­ XXX  K­.  K.  CHURCH  tion  room.  Ship's  Delegate  to  giving  Steward  a  hard  time  ana.  also  isee  about  the  new  wage  in­ about  food,  which  the  crew  Get  in  touch  with  Eichman  &  Seiden,  30  Journal  Square,  Jer­ cri^ase.  Discussion  on  failure  of  found  to be  very  good.  VINCENT^ C^VEZ  sey  Journal  Building,  Jersey City  Please  write  to  A.  Deheza,  SS  Messman  to  perform his  assigned  XXX  work.  Vote  of  thank  given  crew  FRANCES.  Dec. 10—Chairman.  6,  New  Jersey.  Robin  Mowbray,  Mitchell  Cotts  by Steward  for cooperation  given  J.  Figuiroa;  Secretary.  H.  Ricci.  Company,  PO  Box  31,  Capetown,  "All  seamen  who  know  Paula  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Mo­ LEROY  WILSON  south  Africa.  him  during  the  trip.  from  Baltimore  get  in  touch  tion  carried  that  messroom  be  Your  mother  now  lives  at  6  XXX  XXX  with  Mrs.  Mary  Yeager  at  the  North  Cedar  Street,  Mobile,  Ala­ CORAL  SEA.  Nov.  12­r­Chair­ repainted.  ALAN  M.  DAGG  Alba  Hotel  in  Galveston.  She  bam'a.  Write  her.  man.  John  Doyle;  Secretary.  Ploase  contact  your  mother;  ~X  X  X  has  checks  fi'om  her  husband',  ROYAL  OAK.  Dec.  2—Chair­ George Dunn. Ship's  Delegate re­ she  is  worried  about  you:  Mrs.  X  X.  X  who  is  aL  sea  waiting  to  hear  man.  Albert  Clouse;  Secretary.  ERNIE  HANNAH  ported  that' all  requested  addi­ Vei­a  D.  Lyon,  PQ  Box  317M,  from  her:  Brother  Phifer."  >  Frank  Robertson.  Delegates  re­ Send^your  address  to  the  LOG,  Pasadena  17,  California.  tions  Were  put  aboard  the  ship  XXX  in  Wiimingtbh.  Delegates  report­ ported  number of  books and  per­ so  we  can  forward  the  LOG  you  4  *  t  Holders  of  the  following  A&G  JACK  FROST  ad' "everything  serene."  Discus­ mits  in  their  departments. Ship's  asked  for*.  sion  oh' why  crew's  newly  pur­ Delegate  suggested  that  a  new  Pvt.  Francis  T..  Alkofer,  AF  receipts,  who  paid  off  the  Long­ .'XXX  DOUGLAS  BERRY  14335031,  Hq  &  Hq  Sq,  10th  Air  view  Victory  on  December  11,  chased  Waishing  machine  broke  ship's fund  be begone  Crewmem­ down­ withifi' a  week.  Suggestion  bers asked  hot to get  too chummy  Get  in  touch  with  Doris  Linf­ Force,  SelfrMge  AFB,  Michigan,  should  contact  Headquarters  for  made  that  Steward  add  hard  with  : the :  officers.  Suggestion  fitt,  1928  Hope  Street,  Baltimore,  wants  to  hear; from  jmu—and  credit:  D83277,  D83281,  D83284,  D83286.  boiled  eggs  to  night  lunch.  Ex­ made  to  contact  1st  Assistant  Maryland,  "Important."  other  friends.  K  �7H£  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  ptfeM^ 29.  1950  Black Gang Averts Disaster  As  Ship's  Plant  Goes  Out  fo the  Editor:  r.ent.with  500  feet  of  cliffs  of  I take  this  means  of  informing  rock  on  each  side  of  us.  FAST  WORKERS  ;the­Union  Brothers  and  readers  ­of  the  LOG  of  the  whereabouts  Prompt  and  efficient  action  op  '.and  welfare  of  the  SS  Olympic  the  part  of  the  Engine  crew  in  Games.  getting  the  plant  back  in  ope­ We  have been  shuttling around  ration  saved  us  from  disaster.  .South  America^ for  the  past  few  The  one  big  gripe  on  here  is  if  ..months,  delivering  oil  to  keep  that  we  can't  get  American  ,the  wheels  of  commerce  rqlling  money  for  draws.  The  exchange  .down  here  among  the  sister  re­ on  the  ship  is . always. less  than  .publics.  ­We  have  been finding  it  is  ashore.  For  instance,  when  ­the  senoritas  charming  and  the  we  were  in  Brazil,  we  got  18.5  !f 3­'­beer  cold.  cruzeiros  per  dollar  shipboard  !f  This  ship  was  a  new  addition  and  31 ashore.  And  in  Argentina  to  the  American  tanker fleet  14.4  pesos  per  dollar  shipboard  :­when this  SIU crew  came aboard,  and  20  ashore.  If  all  of  these  ,Tin  Baltimore  August  21  last,  ships on  foreign  runs could  carry  when  she  was •  changed  from  American  money  it  would  be  a  Honduran  to  American  registry.  big  help.  She  was  a fine­looking  job  when  If  you  are  still  mailing  copies  ^e  came  out  of  the  shipyard,  of  the  LOG  to foreign  ports  anc  !f  "  "  ifreshly  painted  with  a  shining  Sam  Setliff,  DM.  snapped  this  relaxied  group  on  deOk  oif  J:  ft  rwhite  hull  and  green  decks.  Of  do  not  have  the  Texas  bar  in  the  Logan's  Fort.  Cities  Service  tanker,  during  trip  thqt ­pmd , .  Recife  on  the  mailing  list,  it  off  in  Boston  two  weeks  ago.  Left  to  right, standing:  Coggins^  scourse,  you  can  bank  on  this  would  be  a  good  place  to  sent  DM;  Gaskeli,  AB;  Carlsen,  AB.  and  man  identified  as  'Tire­^ 111 1  SIU crew  keeping  her  that  way.  some,  as  aU  American  seamen  mam" Silting:  Sam,  OS.  and  Joe  Windsor.  DM.  NO  BEEFS  stop  there.  That's  Brother  Setliff  in  photo  at  left.  We  have  been  getting  good  We  do  not  know  how  much  :  :  i  ^  ^cooperation  from  all  of  the  offi­ longer  we  will  be  out  of  the  .cers  and  beefs  are  practically  nil  States  but  should  know  soon  ,in  all  departments.  As  a  mem­ One  of  the  Brothers  wrote  ber  of  the  Deck  department,  I  letter  to  the  Seven  Seas  Bar  in  'caimot  think  of  anything  that  Baltimore  to find  out  and  he  constitutes a  good  beef.  should  be  getting  an  answer  any  To  the  Editor:  Says  Delaney,  "We  are  not  hears  about  this  he  will  make  ^  . To  mention  a few  of  the crew,  day  now.  sailors.  We  are  seamen  and  us  take  out  a  card  in  the  mine  Walking  down  Baltimore  '^among  the  oldtimers  we  have  Lionel  G.  De  Hansen  eager  for  work."  workers  union.  Street  headed*for  Beulah's  Barj  brothers  Joseph  (Pineapple)  SS  Olympic  Games  So  the  Chief  Mate  says,  "Don't  worry.  Jack,"  says  I  happened  to meet  an  old  ship­ JWing,  Tony  De  Costa,  and  BiU  "You're  just  the men  I'm looking  O'Rourke,  "ipaybe  the  steve­ mate  of  mine,  George  O'Rourke.  Liith. We  also  have  Jimmy  Hose,  He  is  glad  to  see  me.  He  says  for.  You  can  turn  to  right  way.  dores  will  think  it's  Nm  2  hatch .  a  fugitive  from  the  Marsunar  Hospitalized  Seafarer  Stick  around,  I  got  some  inside  I'll  ha\fe  the  OS put  your  gear  and fiU.  it  up  with  cargo  before  and  Marion  Beeching,  whom  we  Thanks Crew  For Gifts  dope  of  a  good  ship comtng  up,"  away.  I  know>  that  will  makg  the  Chief  Mate  sees  it."  "call  "Deepsea"  on  account  of  To  the editor:  you  happy."  If  work  makes  me  happy,  1  and  my  brain  not, working  prop­ 'His  dislike  of  getting  out  of  About  that  time  along  comes  am  sine  being  tickled  to  death, ;  Just  a  line  to  let  my  Union  erly,  I  took  his  advice,  as  we  ^aight  of  the  coast.  "Gismo"  Corcoran,  the  Bosun,  because  we  are  getting  plenty  V  Brother  A1  De  Forrest,  Stew­ Brothers  know  that  I "have  been  had  shipped  together  on  the  SS  with  two  air  guns.  "All  right,  of  it.  We  were  eager  for  work  'ard,  has  been  right  on  the  job  laid  up  with  arthritis  in  the  Marore.  Delaney,  sign  here,"  he  says.  when  we  joined  this  ship.  But  • getting  us  fresh  stores  in  all  New  Orleans  Marine  Hospital for  We  got  om  bags  and  while  "We  don't  want  to  lose  these.  when  we  get  in  Baltimore,  I'll  ports.  There  are  several  permit­ the  past five  weeks.  I  expect  riding­ in  a  cab  to  see  where  We  furnish  the  guns,  the  air,  have  the  Patrolman  call  the  "men  and  couple  of  nev/  mem­ to  be  discharged  in  another  she  was  berthed,  we  heard  a  the  rust  and  the  rest  is  up  to  Hall  and  have  some  o£  our  ship­ bers  from  the  Cities  Service  week,  when  I  will  go  back  td  commotion  which  sounded  like  you,"  he  added.  mates  donate  some  quarts  of  a­  Korean'  was*,  which  we  dis­ fleet.  In  all,  we  have  a fine  my  home  in  Tampa.  '  '• Believe  me  you.  Brother,  I  blood.  '  group  of  fellows,  a  good  Union  I  want  to  express  my  thanks  tinguished  as  chipping  hammers  was  up  to  my  knees  in  it  in  We're  so  weak,  we  won't  he  •  crew  that  believes  in  living  up  to  Pat  Murphy,  M.  FVanggos  and  at­work.  the  crew  of  the  SS  Antinous  for  So  O'Rourke  says,  "Pull  up,  eight  hours. We  just  grinned  and  able  to  carry  our  bags  ashore.  ­ to  its  contract.  went  to  v/ork  in  typical  SIU  Pity  the  three  Day  Men.­. '  We  had  a  little excitement  one  the  cigarettes  and  money  sent  driver,  that's  our  ship."  style.  We  dug  a  hole  so  deep,  Jack  (Sailor)  Delaney  And  we  not  beiiig  drinking  forenoon  in  the  inland  passage  to  me.  Delaney  says  if  John  L.  Lewis  SS  Belhore  of  Chile.  We  were  close  to  a  1  am  forever  grateful  for  be­ men  and  oiu:  nerves^ .in  good  plaOe  appropriately  called  Cof­ longing  to  the  SIU  —  a  great  condition,  we  bravely  walked  up  fin  Point,  when  the  plant  went  Brotherhood  that  shows  concern  the gangway singing  "Goodnight,  Irene.','  put  on  us.  We  were  in  250  fath­ for  its, members.  On  deck  we  meet  the  Chief  ,.oms  of  water  and  a  lively  cur­ Edward  J.  Albinski  Mate  who  says,  "You  men  have  made  a  mistake.  You  must  have  Newly­Married Couple  jeen  looking  at  our  antenna.  To  Ihe  Editor;  sail,  at  5  PM.  He  stated  thai?  j  This  is  not  a  broadcasting  sta­ he  would  return  ashore'  afi^. >  tion.  We  don't  hire  actors,  we  We, 'the  crewmembers  of  the  bring  the  jacket  back  before ­wfe ;;  SS  Catahoula,  write  to  you  in  sailed.  He  assured  us  he  coUl^  hire  sailors."  regard  to  the  Half  Moon  "Valet  db  it.  To  show  his  good  faith  •   Service  of  921  Washington  Ave.,  we  asked  him  to  leave  a  cash '  Union  Has  Dona A Lot,  Brooklyn.  deposit  with  one  of  the JVIates  i  Says  SIU  Weil­Wisher  A  representative  of  this  serv­ until  he  returned.  This  he flatly,  ice  came  aboard  our  vessel ­yes­ refused  to do.  To  the  Editor:  terday  when  we  docked  in  New­ • We  became  suspicious,  so  Wjb  ?  I  have  been  in  the  SIU,  the  ark,  N.  J.,  asking  if  we  had  asked ,  him  if  he  had  a  letter  best  Union  in  the  industry,  for  any  dry  cleaning.  He  asserted  from  the  company  or  the  Un­ ­r  eight  years,  ,and  I  khow  that  that  he  would  have  the  cleaning  ion  certifying  him  to  come is  the  Seafarers  has  done  a  lot  of  back  today.  We finally  had  to  aboard  our  ships.  He  stated  that  good  things  for  all  our  members  call  and  get  him  out  here , in  he  had  verbal  permission . from  ,  Stapleton  Anchorage  two  hours  the  Atlantic  Refinery  Docks  in  in  the  past  years.  I  hope  that  ­in  the  coining  before  sailing  time.  Newark  to  come  aboard.  years  our  Union  will  be  able  • When . he finally'  showed  up  In  view  of  the feet  that  this  to continue its  work  and  we  can  aboard  the  launch,  almost  every  same  thing' has  occurred  over  it •   .  all enjoy  even  better  conditions.  piece  of  cleaning  he  had  was  period  of  time  not  only  with  •  I  wish  to  congratulate  all  of  spotted  with  grease  from  drag­ this valet  service  but with  othefs  our officials  and  all  of  our  mem­ ging  and  rubbing^  against  'the  as  well,  we  feel  it  wovfld  bnij^  Seafarer  Jeck  R. Granger  and  his  bride,  the  former  Pearly  bers  and  wish  all  of  them  a  launch..  be  right  to­^refuse, permission ito  JibClellandi^^  w^  were  married  last  month  in  Crowly.  La.,  Merry  Ghrislmas  and  a  Happy  He  also  failed  to  return  a  any  of  these services  unless  they  *fhere  they  are making  their  home.  Brother  Granger  recently  New  Year  with  lots  of  luck.  crewmember's  coati  costing  ,$30,  were  Certified  by  the  Union­  or  paid  off  the  SS  War  Hawki  Watermgm,  and  will  shortly  enter  Juan­  Riieyes  back  to  the  ship,  "^^is  was  at  4  the  company  to  board  the  ships.  PM  and  we  were  scheduled  to  SS  Rcsirio  the  ASrmy.  Signed  by 12  crewmembefe  As  Usual,  Sailor  Delaney  Was  Walking  Down  The Street, Minding His Own Biz... "  Keep  Salesmen  Off  Ships  Unless  Okayed,  Grew  Says  �:  ­­...r.  . .(T  ,  ^  fxiday, Decembtir  29. 1950  THE  S EAEARERS  LOG  Red Says TJie Frances' Speed  Even Beat Rabbits To Punch  To  Ihe  Edilori  $|U Electrician  Page  Nin*  Twice­Torpedoed  Seafarer  Recalls  War's  Rough  Deal  everyone.  Look  at  that  crazy  seaman,  they  say.  I have a message  for the young  You'll  want  to  go  home  and  men  in  our  organization,  espe­ see  Mom  for  a  few  days but  you  cially  those  of  draft  age.  can't  get  a  priority  to  travel.  First,  I'd  like  them  to  know  You  see  men  discharged  from  that  their  Union  has  never  sanc­ the  army  because  they  are  sea^  tioned,  condoned  or  sympathized  men  and  the  need  for  seamed  in  any  way  with  communism.  It  is  greater  than  it  is  for  foot  may  be  that  a  few  did  slip  in  soldiers.  You  might  even  get  so  among  us  from  time  to  time,  disgusted  you'll  go  to  the  draft  but  on  discovery  they  were  sent  board  and  say,  "Here  I am,  take  packing.  Our  policy  has  been  me."  But  you're  told,  "Oh  no.  America, first  and  always.  You're  more  valuable  where  you  War  clouds  are  gathering  fast.  are  now.'!  It  looks  as  if  we  will  again  be  TESTIMONIALS  called  upon  to  man  our  ships  at  great  risk  of fife.  While  we  do  not  want  war,  the  Seafarers  The  war  is  over  and  we  havo  will  never  slacken  in  their  de­ won.  Eisenhower,  Marshall,  Tiru­ termination  to  win,  regardless  of  man,  Nimitz  say  we  couldn't  have  won  without  the  merchant  the  odds.  But  you  who  did  meet  marine.  Everybody  in  Washing­ the enemy  in the  last war  should  ton is busy  on a  GI bill  of  rights,  bear  this  in  mind.  college  education,  homes,  jobs,  To  the  Editor:  ^  With  the  year  drawing  to  a  close,  coupled  with  the  magnetic  pull  of  the  Yuletide  Season,  I  hesitantly  take  my  leave  from  the  good  ship  Frances.  And  I  do  so  with  a  tear  in  my  eye—^visually  speaking;' of  course.  The  Frances  was  a  fast  ship.  One  time  we  left  New  York  With  2  rabbits  and  when  we  hit  San  Juan  we  still  had  only  2  rabbits.  As  a  feeder,  she  is  unsurpassed.  We  throw  better food  over  the side  than  what Waterman  puts on  the table.  As for  ports of  call, San  Juan, Ponce,  Mayaguez,  and  the  ports  of  Santo. Domingo  supply  any  Seafarer  with  his  few  worldly  re­ quests.  In  Ponce  I became  a  more  experienced  seaman  by  making  nay  initial  appearance  on  the  "Rock  Pile,"  However  satisfied,  I  humbly  concede  defeat  to  the  ever  present  mosquito  hordes.  As  for  Mayaguez,  anyone  would  appreciate  the  low  rates  for  "rum  Brother  Jim  Hand  stopped  iuid  ,broad."  But  most  memorable  of  all  to  me  are  San  Juan  and  the  by  the  New  York  Hall  recent­ Bayview,  Most of  the SIU  crews do their  imbibing  here. Waterman  ly  to  say  hello  to  some  of  his  pallors  come  ashore  to  eat.  The  Bayview  provides  all  the  peace  former  shipmates.  Hand  was  and  taranquility  of  a  steel  mill.  The  boss,  a  swell  guy,  guarantees  en  route  to  his  home  in  Flor­ to  repair  all  broken  hearing  aids  and  pimctured  ear­drums.  It's  ida.  after  leaving  hospital  in  here  I  noticed  that  many  of  our  Brothers  have  joined  the  "re­ Montreal,  where  he  underwent  a  ntinor  operation.  serves''^—Calvert.  you can  even go  in  business  with  HEROES  One  guy  I  know  drank  so  much  Canadian  Club  he's  having  a  government  loan.  his  citizenship  revoked.  They  had  to  take  him  away  to  the  hospi­ If  you  remember,  skiUed  mer­ Now  where  do  you fit  in?  You  one  night  for  a  serious  operation—^they're  going  to  remove  chant  seamen  were  hard  to  get  don't.  You  were  paid  too  much  the  brass  rail from  his foot.  in  the  years  1941  to  1945.  We  already,  you  threw  it  away,  so  Too  many seamen  oii this run  are affected  with  chronic colds  were  called  the  "heroes  in  dun­ back  to  sea  you  go.  The  Ameri­ probably  be^n  drinking  out  of  damp  glasses.  Being  a  strict  ab­ garees,"  Many  of  our  Brothers,  can  Legion  says  you  don't  de­ stainer, my  nights were  spent  in  various forms  of  self­defense  with  are  among  the  more  than  6,000  serve  it  and  that  is  all  there  i9  a  terrific  opponent,  Petra  Garcia.  Before  rettuning  to  the  Islands,  To  Ihe  Editor:  seamen  who  lie  in  unmarked,  to  it.  It  makes  no  difference  I  appeal  to  the  makers  of  Coca  Cola  to  place  their  product  in  watery  graves.  We  were  loaded  I  for  one  believe  that  the  Uni­ time  and  again  with  high  ex­ that  the  thousands  of  Pentagon  paper  containers.  commanders,  gold­bricks  and  Now,  don't  get  me  wrong—I'm  not  saying  the  Bayview  is  a  ted  Seamen's  Service  clubs  are  plosives  and  sent  to  ports  un­ fair­haired  boys  all  have  bene­ beachhead  with  music;  even  though  every  night  at  12  o'clock  a  wonderful  project.  But  it. is  known.  a  matter  for  discussion,  as  to  When  we  arrived  at  the  other  fits  coming.  They  deserve  it.  there  is  intermission—when  they  carry  out  the  wounded.  You  don't. You're  a  labor  man.  On  Sunday  morning  the  place  is  closed—gives  them  time  to  how  much  this  organization,  as  side—^just  a  bit  back  of  the front  So,  if  I  were  you.  I'd  say  te  pump  the  blood  out  of  the.cellar.  Any  smart  beachcomber  with  a  non­profit  concern,  should  take  (the  front,  by  the  way,  started  the  draft  board:  "Here  I  am,  h  an  eye  for  a  buck  could  hire  himself  out  as  a  »piece­work  in  of  an  evening,  in  its  club  in  for  us  when  we  passed  the  sea  labor  man.  Take  me,  let  me  be  Yokohama  for  instance.  stretcher  bearer.  buoy)—we  became  the  target for  recognized."  Speaking  of  beachcombers,.one  poor  guy  is  getting  so  skinny  Certainly  they  are  not  to  be  every  MP  and  were  chased  out  TRIED  IT  OFTEN  !  that  the  other  day  when  he  walked  into  a  poolroom  a  guy  denied  profits.  Rather,  I  would  of  places marked for "Allied Per­ suggest  that  as  a  chain  it  be  sonnel  Only,"  because  we  were  jgrabbed  him  and  started  chalking  his  head.  Some  of  you  readers  might  He  has  tried  to  make  his  way  as  a  bookie,  but  things  are  permitted  to  prosper,  as  no  sea­ not  armed  forces.  Likewise,  we  ask  why  I  didn't  do  what  I'm  so  tough  he  had.to lay  off  two  cops.  One of  the  cops  has  been  in  man  is  forced  to  go  there.  I  were.  arrested  if  we  visited  advising  here.  I  did  repeatedljf  would  limit  this  by  saying  that  places  tabbed,  "Off  Limits  to  SO  many  shake­ups  they  call  him  "Malted."  during  the  last  war  but  wa»  At  present  I'm  lying low  for  a  few  days—the  slats  iti  my  bed  the  clubs  that  prosper  should  Allied  Personnel."  In  plain  turned  down  each  time.  fell  through. With  the 25th  drawing  near  I've  just  about  completed  spread  their  profits  by  raising  words,  we  were  tmwanted.  After  And  I'd  go  to  the  board  now,  my  Christmas  shopping  list.  For  Paddy  McCann  I'm  getting  a  set  the  standards  and  lowering  the  being  banged  around  by  the  except  that  I  am  too  old,  and  prices  of  these  clubs  that  ope­ high  brass,  you  sailed  your  ship  of  kilts—^kilts,  that's  Scotch  pants  with  one  leg,  as  a  result  of  two  torpedoes  oa  I've  got  a  nice  package  for  the  Watertnan  office—when  they  rate  in  out­of­the­way  places  back  to  the States,  via  the front.  two  different  occasions,  I  am  like  the  Persian  Gulf  ports.  get  it I hope  they  pull  the  right  string.  You've been  away two  months,  neither  physically  or  mentalljt  For  Senator  Taft  I've  got  a  watch  and  pen—^his  head  should  I  propose  this  for  a  good  rea­ so  you  do  what comes  naturally,  son.  In  places  like  Yokohama  wine, women  and song. You  have  capable  of  passing  the  require*  knock  like  the  watch  and  his  nose  should  run  like  the  pen.  I  don't  know  if  this  is  true  or  not  but  a  certain  Waterman  there  are  plenty  of  places  to  four  or five  days  to  catch  up  on  ments.  Sore  head?  No.  I'll  glad­ Port  Captain's  wife  has  been  hinting  about  looking  as  some  go  and  things  to  do  besides  the  everything,  so  you  spend  your  ly  go  to  sea  again.  I  am  a  Sea­ facilities  of  the  USS  clubs.  This  money  freely,  as  you  can't  take  farer  and  can  take  it  on  this  furs—so  on  Saturday  he  took  her  to  the  zoo.  ,  During  tlie  past  year  I  have  written  a  book—very  popular—  is  not  the  case  in  the  Persian  it  with  you.  You're  criticized  by  chin.  So  give  this  deep  though^  sold  5,000  copies.  Anyone  interested  in, acquiring  a  copy  get  in  Gulf  where  there  is  a  need  for  boys.  Think  of  your  future  and  touch  with  me—I  have  5,000.  The  title  is,  "Learn  Shop­Lifting  retreats  where  seamen  can  go  America's. To hell  with  the  conk­ to  refresh  themselves •  and  meet  At  Home."  mies  and  to  hell  with  Russia.  ­ After  careful  study  you  can  save  up  to  $500  a  year  on  sales  old  shipmates  over  a  cool  drink  Long  live  America, long  live  De­ taxes alone.  In closing  may  I remind  you  to do  your shopping  early  and  buy  merchandise  at  i*eason­ able  prices.  mocracy.  —but  not  too  early—wait  till  the store  opens.  C.  L,  (Bud)  Cousins  C.  C.  Cornell  Red  Campbell  To  the  Editor:  Seafarers  Together  in Army  Just  a  note  to  mention  my  ap­ Boston  Beauty  preciation  for  the  efforts  of  the  nurses  and  doctors  in  the  New  Orleans  Marine  Hospital.  I  was  hospitalized  from  Sep­ tember  21 to  December 8  and  the  Tp  the  Editor:  treatment  I  got  was  wonderful.  We  are  on  the  USNT  Suamico,  Any  Brother  who  gets  sick  in  running  between  the  Persian  New  Orleans  is  assured  that  he  Gulf  and  Japan,  and  from  all  will  get  the  best  of  care.  reports  it  looks  as  though  we  I  want  to  thank  Dr.  Stuart  will  be  out  here  awhile.  Williams  for  all  he  did  in  get­ ting  me  on  my  feet  again.  This  is  an  SUP­contracted  Also,  I  want  to  thank  the  ship,  although  the  crew  is  95  crew  of  the  SS  Del  Sud  who  percent  SIU.  Naturally  we  are  contributed five  dollars  to  all  all  interested  in  the  Union,  its  of  the  SIU  patients  here  in  the  membership  and  the  current  New  Orleans  Hospital.  Thanks  events.  Brothers,  that  "fin"  was  sure  SQ  could  you  please  send  us  appreciated.  the  overseas  edition  of  the  SEA­ I've  opened  a  lunch  room  at  FARERS  LOG,  as  we  have  been  704  Camp Street  in New  Orleans,  unable  to  get  any  copies  over  so  if  any  of  you  people  hit  town  here.  and  are looking  for  a  good  meal,  We  send  our  best  wishes  for  please  give  us  a  try.  I'm  sure  a  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Happy  Charming  is  the  word  fo*  you'll  come  back.  Two  Seafarers  who  had  been  shipmates  in  the  Alcoa  New  Year  to  all  officials  and  lovely  young  colleen  Eileen  I  want  to  wish  all  of  the  of­ members  of  the  SIU.  Meanwhile,  Cavalier  and  another  who had sailed on  Delta ships,  are taking  ficials  and  the  Brothers  in  the  McCarthy,­  daughter  of  Seai­ basic  training  at  the  Army's  Camp  Atteibury,  Xnd.,  Where  SIU  a  very  Merry  Christmas  farer  and  Mrs. Tim  McCarth]gi  we're  hoping  to receive  our  copy  of  the  LOG  soon.  above  photo  was  taken.  From  left  to  right  the  hep  soldiers  and  a  Happy  and  Wonderful  whose  home  is  in  South  Bos­ ton.  Mass.  Eileen  will  be  lieriot  Agoff.  West  WilHam  R  Hprrell  are  Hugh  West  and  Ernest  Copper  and  Tb  New  Year.  years  old  in  March.  M.  Newman  '  Ship's  Delegate  and  Agoff  were  Cavalier  galley  men.  Out­Of­Way Ports  Need Low Priced  Recreation Spots  Out Of  Drydock,  Brother Opens  Eatery In N.O.  Suaitiico Crewmen  Ask For Airmail  fopies Of  Log  • 41  �Page Tea  p;;;/  "  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  LaFitte  In  Japan'  Drydoek Un^  March,  So Crewmen Me  man  from  the  Jean  LaFitte,  can  believe  the  weather  is a­ bit  looking  for  a  house.  rough.  I  would  also  like  t©  say  Here  we  are  aboard  the  SS  It's  quite  a  thing  to  see  two  that  Old  Man  might  give  every  Jban  LaFitte,  a  Waterman  wa­ memba­s  of  this  ship  on  the  one  a  hard  time  once  in  awhile,  gon,  laying  in  Yokohama  dry­ street  bowing  and  swapping  but  when  the  ship  was  in  the  dock  for  bottom  repairs  due  to  chopsticks and  telling  each  other  position the LaFitte  was—and by  running  aground  off  the  coast  how  they  cook  their  rice  and  ­that  I  mean  that  no  lifeboat  fish  heads.  It  wouldn't  be  much  could  have  lasted  more  than five  ©1  Japan.  of  a  surprise  to  see  some  of  minutes  in  the  heayy  seas,  as  it  According  to  hearsay,  we  ex­ these  boys  back  in  New  York  would have been  smashed on  the  pect  to  be  here  until  March;  or  trying  to  ship  out  as  rickshaw  rocks  and  the  men  lost—he  sure  as  the  cofltracts  read,  82  days  if  boys.  I wonder  what  ratings my  did  a fine  job. '  the  material  we  need  holds  out.  friend  Paul  would  classify  them  I  believe  the  Old  Man  rocked  The  repair  list  amounts  to  one  in,  maybe  Group  Six.  this  ship  off  by  sheer  nerve  ano  propeller  to  be  shipped  over  on  good  calm  seamanidiip.  If  the  All  kidding  aside,  we  have  a  one  of  the  Waterman  ships.  Also  Old  Man  was  to retire  after  thb  there  are  192  bottom  plates  and  fine  crew  aboard  this  wagon and  voyage  I  would  say  the  sea  wa>  when  we  hit  the  rock,  they  act­ iimer"^ floor .  plates  that  must  be  losing  a  good  sailor.  replaced.  The  keel  was  damaged,  ed  as  men  and  good  sailors  and  In  closing,  I  want  to  wish  all  Sections  to  be  repaired,  and  the  brought  her  safely  to  port,  de­ spite  the  severe  damage  we  sus­ a  Merry  Christmas  and  a  rudder's  lower  section  needs  Happy  New  Year.  tained.  Work.  When  you  see  tarps  and  hatch  '  John  J;  Wxm  Ship's  Delegate  boards  flying  in  the  wind,  you  REPORT  COMING  To the  Editor:  I  "  Outside  of  the  above,  every­ tting  is  as  expected  with  Cap­ tain  Andrew  Anderson.  We  are  • >uuia uoii)  gets his  retirement  card  irom  Pat]mlman>­I­ making  a  full  report  of  all  that  Tom Clark at  New York  Hall  as he  prepares to enter the  Army. •  ­ >e .  ! .  has  happened  from  the  time  we  Sudia.  who  was  a  motorcycle  courier  in  thb  1946  General  Ikft  New  York  and  shall  have  it  To  the  Editor:  pass  an  exam  tb  join  the  Ma­ Strike,  paid  off  the  SS  Aktion  on  December  4  and  reported  rlBady  for  mailing  before  we  rines.  '  Hiya,  Brothers.  Here  I  am  in  Ibave  for  the  States.  lo  the  Army  nine  days  later.  So  again,  I  say  to  all  Seafar­ There  was  no  report  before  the  Staten  Island  Marine  Hospi­ ers:  Hats  off  to  the  doctors  and  this  writing  due  to  misleading  tal,  where  I  have  been  a  patient  nurses  at  the  Staten  Island  hos­ stories  of  what  was  to  be  done  for  the  past  ,  three­and­a­half  pital.  fb  the  ship.  There  was  talk  of  months,  and  I  must  say  that  I'm  By  the,  time  this  letter  is  pub­ the crew  being  paid  off  in  Japan  Ml  lished  in  the  LOG,  I  should  be  alid  other  talk  that  we  were  to  feeling  like  a  champion.  ­ ' make  only  necessary  repairs  and  I  came  into  the  hospital  for  in  New  Orleans  for  the  holidays.  Before  closing,  I  want  to  say  To  the  Editor:  labor's  ideals. "Further,  he  should?  > J  take  the  ship  back  to  Mobile  treatment  of  my  eye  and  after  hello  to  all  of  the  boys  at  the  courageously  dlefend  his  own';  for  the  job.  going  through  the  routine,  this  old  Spotlight  on  Bourbon  Street.  In  my  ' opinion,  a  seaman  convictions  but  when  overruled  Now  that  we  know  for  sure  is  what  they  found  was  wrong  Also to  all  at  Joe Ferrara's  Play­ should  represent  the finest  type  by  the  majority  he  should  exert  what's  going  to  be  done,  you  with  me:  Sight  gone  from  my  house  on  Dauphine  Street.  of  trade  unio^st;  The  nature  of  the  same  militant  enthusiasm  his  calling  allows  him  to  escape  toward  carrying  out  these  poli­ have  our  letter,  not  that  it  car­ right  eye,  a  severe  case  of  sinus,  Steady  as  she  goes!  the  exacting  and  monotonous  re­ ries  too  much  information,  but  hemorrhoids.  After  suffering  a  Spider  Korolia  quirements  that  are  typical  of  cies.  it  is  our  way  of  asking  that  you  lot  of  gas  pains,  while  confined  He  should  strive  to  improy©  b^d  us  the  LOG  while  we  are  to  bed,  they  found  that  the  lin­ (Ed.  Note:  As  Brother  Koro­ shoreside  pursuits.  himself,  both  by  self­education  ing  to  my  stomach  was  pretty  lia  was  preparing  tb  leave  for  here.  His  union  contract  protects  and  by  acquirii|ig  a  deepey  in­ well  shot.  his  holiday  at  home,  he  re­ and  safeguards  him  from  the  sight  into  oVrn  Union,  to  the  NO  DOUGH  Well,  I  was  treated  for  the  ceived  a  wire  from  his  mother  ever­zealous  employer  in  a  man  end  that, an  enlightened member;'  While  this  wagon  was  on  the  eye  condition  for  three  months,  that  his brother,  an  Army  man  ner  that  excites  envy  among  ship is  the  most  vigilant  and  re­ reguldr  run  there  was  talk  as  for  ihe past  IS  years,  had  been  other 'workers.  sourceful  truster  of  its  respon­  .  fb  how  the  crewmembers  could  killed  in  action  in  Korea.  The  Accordingly,  he  should  be  sibility.  . ^ake  a  weekend  in  any  of  the  Seafarers  extends  its  deepest  proud  of  his  vocation,  competent  He  should  ap oraise  the  other  '  ^rts  of  call.  Now  they  claim  sympathies  to  the  Korolia  in  the  fulfillment,  of  his  duties  man's  problems  with  sympathy  there  are  too  many  weekends  family.)  and  resolute  in  his  adherence  to  and  tolerance  e nd  be  prepared  and  not  enough  money.  But  for  to  battle  tyrann;  in  every  fornn  all  the  complaining  I  believe  As  a  result,  tie  should  comi  they  are  enjoying  every  minute  mand  the  respedt  and  loyjalty .  ©f  of  this  short  stayover,  and  all  his  Union  Brothers,  as  well  of  are  digging  in  for  the  winter  in  his  other  fellow  humans,  taking  tfeal  SIU  style.  The  talk  around  the  mess  table  is  about  buying  To  the  Edilor:/  '  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  trips  his  place  among  the  best  of  de­ cent  mankind­ homes  and  furnishings.  When  a  I've  ever  made.  After  having  been  on  the  man  walks  down  the  street  with  How  many  ol  us  meet  the^  beach,  sick,  for  more  than  seven  During  all  this  time  there  was  specifications?  a  bed  on  his  back,  the  people  ­ months,  I finally  got  out  on  the  never  a  cross  word  among  the  Seafarer  W.  rdmark  that  there  goes  a  crew­ Brady,  who,  SS  Aktiqn,  carrying  general  car­ crewmembers,  and  never  a  beef.  passed  away  recently,­ met  them  Evoyone^.  from  oldtime ­  book­ go  to  North  Atlantic  ports.  members  to  the  newest  permit­ all.  After  more  three  months,  man;  cooperated  fuUy.  !  Stern.*  I  paid  off  in  Baltimore  and  I'd  (Ed.  Note:  '!^e'writer  of  ihe^  like  to  take  this  opportunity  of  The  Slipper,  the  Mates  and  'Ihe holiday season  brought  th©  Engineers  were  everything  above ^IributO  had: been a ship­;.  SPIDER  KOROLIA  thanking  all  my  shipmates  for  a  batdh  of' messages  from  thait  a  seaman  hopes  for  when  male  of  the  1^  Sill  Brady  Seafarers  and  their  friends  he  mokes  a  ship.  It  was  a  real  on  several  voyages  in  the  pa£tT  ' throughout  the world  extend­ and  I'm sorry  to say that nothing  ED  PRENDERGAST  pleasure  to  have  been  on  her,  several  years  and  had  known  ing  greetings  to  SIU  mem­ could  be  done.  The  doctors  tried  working  with  good  joes ­  like  him  since .1941,  when  both  be­  j  'r; •  DIES  SUDDENLY;  ben.  everything  but  there  is no  hope.  them,  and  I  hope  to  do  it  again  came  members;  of  the .  SIU.  As the LOG  went  to press,  I  also  had  my  nose  operated  on  JOINED SIU IN '45  fe;,  in  the  future.  Brady  died  on  December  3  at'  greetings  were  still  coming  and  it  was  a  success,  as  was  To  Iho  Editor:  the  age  of  47.)!  Mait  Fields  im Messages already  received  the  operation  for  another  condi­ It  was  with  deep  regret  that  included  those  sent  by  the  tion.  I  learned  of  the  recent  death  of  foUowing:  As  for  my  stomach,  I  am  on  a  Brother  Edward  A.  Prendergast,  Ma«­ Fields,  Earl  F.  Spear,  medicine,  milk  and  cream  diet.  We  ­ are  out  of  New  York^  LuSs  Ramirez^  Ed  T­arlrin,  No  ulcer,  just  a  shot  lining  in  who  had  been  sailing  on  SltJ­ To  the  Editor:  contracted  ships  since  1945.  bound  for  the  Fir  East  via  Fris.v  Dqir  Hall,  H;  A  Orlando,  the  bread  basket.  Prendergast  died  suddenly  on  I am  enclosing  a  menu  of  the  CO.  It  looks  as  though  it  will  b©^  Russell  Smith,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Now,  about  the  doctors  and  Thanksgiving  Day  at  his  home  Thanksgiving  Day  dinner  that  a  good  trip  as  we  have  an  alt­ Eddie  Mooney,  Harry  Gor­ nurses  here.  They  are  tops,  and  in  Hingham,  Mass:  He  was  56  was  served  aboard  the  SS  Steel  around  good  ere IV.  don; Mr.  and ^Mrs.  Bob High,  cannot  be  beat.  Each  and  every  years  old.  Vendor,  Isthmian,  to  show  that  T.  W  (Slini)  King­ "Sir"  Charles  Oppenheimer,  one  of  them  gives  you  service  to  J; P. Shuler,  in addition to  know­ The  late  Brother  held  Book  Otto  Hbepner,  Crew  of  Ihe  the  best  of  his  ability.  And  the  (E(£  Note:  ,ack  of  space  No. 47264  and sailed  as Plumber­ ing, his stuff  as  a  Union  official,  SS'Golden. City,  Otto  Preus­ food  here  is  great.  Just  can't  be  Machinist,  knows  his  way  around  on  the  prevents  publiitation  of  ihe  sler,  and  M.  Newman.  beat  for  a  Marine  Hospital.  Surviving  are  his  wifCi  Chris­ Chief  Steward's  job  aboard  ship.  menu  forwarde i  by  Brother  In  behalf  of  all  Seafarers  He  is  ably  assisted  by  Fred  King; but  we  Dill  sey  it  hadl.  I  can  recall  seveifal  years  ago  tine,  and  a  sopr  Edward  Jr.  the  LOG  thanks  all  of  the  that  this  hospital  was  regarded  T  am  sure  many  of  Brother  Bucayon,  Chief  Cook,  and  U..  K.  everything,  froti  the  tanape^i  well­wishers  an.d  extends  to  as  pretty  tough.  But  it  seems  Prendergasfs  c^^hipmates  will  Mejudio,  SOcond  Cook,  whose  and'  lobster  coektaii; rtgbt. on>k  Wy:­ and  everyone  its  very  th.it  some  changes  have  been  bfr ssddMied" by  the  news  of  his  baking  rates  along  with  that  of  down>  through  the  roast  tuif« '  for  i  Happy  made.  Yes,  Brothers,  after spend­ passing and  join me in  extgndmg  .^'Baltimore"  Potts,  Isidro  Ave­ key  and  baked  ham  to  the;'  eiilo,  Tlnrd  Cook,; is  also  on  the  piunt  pudding  and­vchocolaie;;:  ing several  months  in  here  I  sr.­  S;iausi£riccs  to  his fanuly.  eclairsl)  ^  ball.  fit  as  a fiddle.  In  fact,  I  could 1  E.  B.  I  Fit  As  A  Fiddle,  Korolia  Praises  SI  Hospital  Staff  To  The  Late  Bill  Brady  Fields­Hails The Cooperation  Of Crewmen Aboard Aktion  Season's Greetings  Vendor Holiday Chow Fit For King  �.'­• • ••  >  ­M*'  M  ^  M  .«  »•   ^  M  M'  ^  ^ ^  T»E  SEAFARERS  LOG  .• * ""  • '".  '  ­i­» •   • "  —  fuba  El0w»n  •  •  • • ^  ^tt^AKNAH  ~ Chainn«n,  S.  Anyone  able  to finance  way­  t».  '1^,  25809:  Recording  ^ecxe  West  Coast  can  be  certain  Z, StankoTich,  25472;  Reed  job  when  he  gets  there,  he sai4  FwMFm  fWr#  fp Clerfe  W. Mdrris.  21636.  Agent  also  reported  that  SIU  ^  Minutes  of  Branches  read  an(  acquired  new tanker, SS  Repub^  REG.  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  lie,  owned  by  Trafalgar  Steam­ a^^epted.  Quarterly  ^hancial  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  REG.  DECK  ­  ENG.  PORT  STWPS.  SHIPPED  Committee's  report  r^ad  and  ac­ ship.  Communication  from  New,  cepted.  Agent  reported  on  ship­ Boston.  44  16  9  69  44  16  9  69  York  read  and  accepted.  Reso­ ping  and  invited  Seafarers  to  New  York.......  201  167  207  575  79  115  97  291  lution  dated  December 12  adopt­:  Ih^g their  wives and  girl  jhdends  Phfiaddphia  (No  Figures Received)  ed  after  reading.  .  (No  Figures  Received)  fj3i  a  Christmas  P^y being  held  BaUimore..—  186.  365  91  108  88  120  69  297  X  X>  X'  % the  ­Hall.  Motion  carried  to  Norfolk.  8  10  5  23  9  2  1  12  NEW  YORK—Chaizman,  Ear|  13  Balloting  Committee.  Mo­ Sav^ah.....  —  7  29  13  5  18  9  Sheppard,  203;  Recording  Secre­ tion  carried  that  all  members  Tampa  8  33  14  11  9  9  8  26  tary,  Freddie  Stewart,  4935;  dq' all  they  can  to  support  the  Mobile........  SO  48  53  160  60  43  40  143  Reading  Clerk,  John  Arabass,.  ^tail  Clerks'  pkkedine  before  New  Orleans.....  78  273  74.  121  76  79  117  272  29836.  «ddcal  store.  Under  Good  and  Galveston  40  36  103  '  27  36  37  26  99  '^Ifare,  several  members  spoke  West  Coast.....  65  Motions  carried  to accept  Sec­ 52  61  178  114  81  75  270  on. the importance  of  helping  the  retary­Treasurer's financial  re­,  I  514  708  586  1,808  584  472  GRAND  TOTAL  442  1,498  port  a.id  Headquarters  report  tot  Retail  Clerks  in  their  beef.  the membership.  Port  Agent sai^  t.  X  t>  ping  remains  slow,  with  nothing  that  shipping  had  been  fair  in  B O S T Q N  —  Chajnnan.  Ben  adopted  by Vote  of  288  to 1. Mo­ Secretary­Treasurer's financial  Rawson,  894:  Recording  Secre­ tions  carried  to  concur  in  Head­ report.  Resolution,  dated  Decem­ but  coastwise  ships  touching  the  the  past  three  weeks,  with  ap­ ^• 1  igyy,; R. ^urphy. 39427;  Reading  quarters  report •  and  Secretary­ ber 12,  from  New York  read  and  port.  He  annoimced  that  the  proximately 35 ships  paid off  andt  Treasurer's financial  report. Min­ adopted.  Minutes  of  other  P&O  line  had  signed  the  Wel­ 10  signed  on.  He  said  that  the  qiysrk,  J.  Higgins,  40576.  ^  Headquarters  report  read  and  utes  of  other  Branches  approved  Branches  read  and approved, ex­ fare  Plan.  attack  bonus  for  the  ships  that  cfqhcinrred  in.  Motion  carried  to  as  read.  Communications  seek­ cept  for  motion  to  non­concur  were  in  Inchon  on  October  15  t. ^  X,  aiecept  Secretary­Treasurer's fin­ ing excuses from meeting attend­ with  New  Orleans*  New  Busi­ MOBILE—Chairman,  L.  Neira,  is  being  taken  up,  and  will  be  ancial  report  as  read.  Minutes  ance  referred  to  the  Dispatcher.  ness  calling  for  extensions  on  2 6 3 9 3:  Recording  Secretary,  squared  away  shortly.  He  added  of  Branches  read  and  approved.  Port  Agent  discussed  shipping  shipping  cards  in  that  port.  Mo­ 'James  L.  Carroll,  14:  Reading  that five  men,  through  no  fault  Uispateher  reported  on  shipping  for  the  past  week.  Motion  car­ tion  carried  authorizing Agent  to  Clerk,  R»  Jordan,  71.  of  their  own,  had  ­missed  the  figures  for  the  past  period.  Mo­ ried  to  accept  Baltimore  Hospi­ purchase  new  clock  for  the  Reading  of  Secretary­Treasur­ Choctaw  in  Japan  while  the  tion  carried  to  accept  resolution  tal  .Committee's  report.  Under  Hall,  Excuses  Committee  recom­ er's financial  report  and  Head­ ship  was  at  anchor,  and  asked  from  New  York, dated December  Good  and  Welfare  it  was  rec­ mended  that  two  Brothers  be  • iiuarters report.  Motions  carried  that  these  men  get  in  touch  Ifi,  as  read.  Meeting  adjourned  ommended  that  ­ front  door  be  excused.  Under  Good  and  Wel­ to  concur.  Minutes  of  previous  with  him  so  that  matter  can  be  fare  several  issues  were  discuss­ meetings  in  other  Branches  read  squared  away.  Branches  minutes  aft  7:30  PM,  with  75  members  repaired.  ed.  Consensus  of  opinion  was  and  approved.  Agent  reported  of  previousmeetings  read  and  present.  NORFOLK—A  quorum not  be­ that  money  collected  for  Christ­ that  several  ships  are  scheduled­ approved.  Motion  carried  to  ac­ %  %  %  BALTIMORE—Chairman, Leon  ing  present,  special  meeting  was  mas  dinner  be  divided  among  to  come  out of  lajnip in  the next  cept  charges  as  read  and  refer  Jfbhnson,  108:  Recording  Secre­ held  to  check  shipping  cards.  men  on  the  beach.  Balloting  few  weeks,  although  there  is  them  to  elected  Trial  Commit­ Edward  V.  Smith,  48961:  Motion  carried  to refer  all  ex­ Committee was elected  and mem­ still nothing definite on  the num­ tee.  Motion  carried  to  concur  in  bers  wishing  to  do  so  cast  their  ber  or  time,  or  what  companies  resolution.  Oath  of  Obligation  Rnsding  Clerk,  A1  Siansbury.  cuses  to  the  Dispatcher.  votes.  will  get  them.  Shipping  should  administered  to  12  men.  Under  %  t  i  4^3.  SAN  FRANCISCO—Chairman,  be  fairly  slow  in  the  coming  Good  and  Welfare,  Frenchy  Mi­ t,  ^  X.  Earl L.  Morris, Book  No. 50938,  took  the  Union  Oath  of  Obliga­ L.  A.  Gardner,  3697:  Recording  TAMPA — Insufficient  number  two  weeks,  as  only  two  offshore  chelet  reported  on  progress  of  tion.  Motion  carried  to  accept  Secretary,  W.  C.  Davis,  38366;  of  members  present  to  consti­ ships  are  scheduled  for  payoff.  work  on  new  building.  Meeting  He  pointed  out  that  shipping  on  adjourned  at  8:15  PM  with  1,103  rfiarges  as  read.  New  York  re­ Reading Clerk, Ray Queen, 34594.  tute  a  quorum.  BojMtion  dated  December  12  Motion  carried  to  concur  in  Port  Agent  reported  that  ship­ the  West  Coast  is  at  a  high.  members  present.  l'.U:'  Ofeawni  I  Guide  for  SIU  Stewards  Department  have  been  wasted.  The  same  thing  applies  to  a  (Continufd  from  Page  12)  number of  other leaf  vegetables.  rich  soups, fine  gravies,  sauces,  and  even  cdnsommes, which  can  be served at night several  Pay  attention  to  the  galley  operations.  Don't  times a  week. Ttese,  if  properly  made, frequrait­ permit  careless  handling  of  the food.  Don't  per­ ly  form  a  whole  meal  in themselves.  Of  course,  mit  the Cook  to lean  over  the food  on the stove  I don't mean  to advocate serving soup  as the sole  with  a . cigarette drooping  from  his mouth.  Ashes  dish  at  a  meal. I merely  want  to  point  out  that,  may  fall  into  the  food  and  make  the  crew  ill,  if  the potential  nourishment from  these rich  and  Check  on  things  like  potatoes,  which  are  fre­ nutritious  bones  are  utilized  properly,  the  cr ew  quently allowed  to remain in their  cooking liquid  will  be  better  fed  and  the  cost  will  be consider­ for  an  hour  after  they  have  been cooked.  Don't  ji|ly  reduced.  permit the  Cooks to  prepare the mashed  potatoes  It  is  the  little  things  that  go  to  make  for  a  an  hour  ahead  of  time;  they  won't  be fit  to  be  g[ood  feeding  ^p. Paradoxical  as  it  may  seem,  eaten at  mealtime. Be  sure the food is tastefuUy  S has  been  my  experience  that  those  ships  that  arranged  on  the  plate.  Even  Shuler's  cooking  feed  in  the  lower  brackets  are  in  many,  cases  can be rendered  edible if  it is properly  arranged.  the  better  feeding  ships. This  is simply  because  Check  your  messroom  before each  meal. Don't  the  Steward  and  Cooks  are  on  the  ball  to  see  let  the  Messman  put  out  a  whole  pound  of  but­  that  the crew  gets the full benefit  of  food  placed  ter on each  plat& Let him cube it. The crew  can  the ship.  have  all  the  btitter  they  want,  but  there  is  no  ' When  a  Cook  is  butchering  his  pork  chops,  sense  in  feeding  it  to  the fish.  Watch  the  milk,  i^k him  to remove  the tenderloins and  put  them  Don't  let  the  Messman  put  too  many  cartons  of  below  When  enough  has  been  accumulated­ you  milk on  the tables. The same thing  applies. There  'find  yourself  with  a  real  tasty  meal of  pork  ten­  is  no  desire  to  skimp'  the  crew;  just  remember  derloins  on  hand,  which  would  have  been  lost  we can't  expect  the operators  to keep  the sharks  in  the  shuffle  had  they  been  treated  otherwise.  on  a  sour  milk  diet.  Check  the  bread,  too.  It's  important.  You  don't  need  a  whole  loaf  on  each  :  Pay  attention  to  the  vegetables.  Treat  them  plate;  it  spoils.  Watch  your  leftovers.^  They're  well,  and  they'll  treat  you  well.  If  you  see  the  important.  Potpies  and  hashes  are real  good  eat­ cauliflower  is  going  to  yellow  up  on  you,  and  ing,  if  properly  prepared.  you are  going  to lose  it, bring it  all topside,  trim  The  Steward  should  check  his  confirmation  it  and  parboil  it.  Beturn  it  to  the  freeze  box^  orders the moment  he gets aboard a ship. He can  then see  if  there are some  items he  would  rather  not have, and  take others as substitutions. For  in­ stance, I always  try to  persuade the port steward  to  give  me  hog  jowls  rather  than  sow  belly.  It's  got  the  latter  beat  all  to  hell  when  it  comes  to  flavoring  a  pot  of  beans  or  a mess  of  greens.  To  sum  it  all  up,  a  Steward,  in  order  to  be  a  ^ped  in  meal  portions,  and  you  have  saved  successful  one,  must  make  it  plain  to  everyone  yrplf  a  good  mauy  fresh  board  sbip  that^  he  is  going  to  run  his  owii  HI  department.  He  doesn't  have  to  be  nasty  about  it,  just  make it  plain to everybody  that  he is the  man  responsible  to  see  that  everybody  is  fed  aboard  ship. If  he knows  his  business  he should­ n't  have any  trouble  persuading  the  crew  to  let  him  go  about  running­his  job.  A  Steward  must  pay  personal  attention  to  everything that  his department does aboard ship,  This  calls  for  checking  every  meal,  so  that  he  can  see for  himself  first, if  there is  any  wastage  of  food; second,  if  the crew  enjoys  the menus hei  has  put  together  (always  try  to  substitute  for  dishes  that  are  not  popular);  and  third,  that  the  service  is  clean  and  satisfactory.  Make  it  a  point  to  be  around  arounc  the  galley  at  breakfast  time.  See  that  the  bacon  and  eggs  don't  come  out  as  though  Greasy  Joe  is  in  the  galley.  In  short,  pay  attention  to  your  ­job.  You  are  the  Steward  and  you  have  a  hard  job.  There's  no.  use  trying  to  malce  it  any  harder.  You  have  to  be  a  combination  of  a  lot  of  things  to  be  a  successful  Steward  aboard  an  SIU  ship.  But  it  is  not  an  impossible  combination,  because  we  have  many  an  SIU  ship  afloat  today  that  meets  the  Union's,  the  crew's  and  the  operator's  ex­ pectations. Let's  try to make  the whole fleet  that  way.  •   .  If  the  Steward  runs  into  any  trouble  trying  to  run  his  department  in  an  efficient  SIU  man^  ner,  he  should  contact  the  nearest  shoreside SIU  official.  '  �Page Twdire  By  FRENCHY  MICHELET  THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December  29,  1950  tical  Cook  or  Steward,  yrho  js  familiar  with  all  Steward,  where  planning  menus  will  be  part  of'  the  problems  peculiar  to shipside  cooking. .,  his  routine  duties.  For  the  past  several  years  it  has  been  our  But  so  much  for  the  o^rator.  Those  are  his  Remember, if  you  let  the  Cook  run  pork  chop^  boast  that  the  SIU  has  had  the  best  conditions  problems,  and  he  must  handle  _   them  himself.  three  times  a  week,  and  with  the  voyage  half,  in  the  maritMe  industry;  that  in  the  years  of  Let's  see  what  we  can  do  about  this  situation  over find  youriwlf  oiit  of  pork  loiri,  you'll find'  militant  struggle'  against  the  shipowners  we  and  still  maintain  our  standards.'The  f<dlbwing  the  delegate  will  come  knocking—not  at  the­ have  not  only  bettered  our  own  conditions  im­ observations  are  hot  abstract,  theoretical  recom­  Cook's door­^ut at yours. Brother. So  much for  measurably,  but helped  aU seamen, whose  unions  followed  our  lead  and  got  some  of  the drippings  mendations.  They  are  based  on  personal  experi­ generalities.  Now  for  a  few  specific  hints.  ence and the experiences of  other longtime stew­ One  of  the  principal  factors  in  the  cost  of  from  the gravy  bowl.  ards in  the SIU.  feeding  anywhere  is  wastage.  If  the  Stewarc  But  we  aren't  the only  ones  who think  so.  The  Inasmuch  as  the Chief  Steward Is  the head  of  attending  to  his  duties,  he  will finb  that  orie bl  shipowners  do,  too.  The  operators  are grumbling  the  department  and  is  directly  responsible, for  about  the cost  of  feeding  aboard  their ships,  con­ the  efficiency  of  his  department,  I  would  like  his  principal  duties  is  to  avoid  waste.  Half  of'  tending  that feeding  costs aboard  NMU  ships are  to  treat  on  his  duties  and,  indirectly,  those: of  the cost of  feeding aboard ships  is meat. Obvious­'  anywhere  from  10  to  30  cents  lower  per  man  his  department  crewmembers.  After  a  Chief  ly,  if  you  are  going  to  avoid  waste,  you  must  per  day  than  on  SIU  ships.  And  this  is  so,  they  Steward  takes  a  job  from  the  board  in  a  Union  pay  particular  attention  to  this  item.  When  thio'  claim,  because  the  NMU­contracted  companies  Hall,  he  should  go  for  an  interview  with  the  Ckwk  breaks  out  a  box  of  meat  and  puts>.it  into"^  choose  their  own  Chief  Stewards  (men  in  many  company  port  steward,  armed  with  all  of  his  the  thaw  room,  don't  let  him  take  only  what  cases  not  even  members  of  the  NMU)  and  that  qualifications,  in  order  to  show  the  company  he  needs  for  the  next  day  and  return  the  rest  these  men  are  personally  interested  in  keeping  that  he  has  the  background,  and  is  thoroughly  to  the icebox. This is a sure  way  to  waste  food;.  The  greater  the  quantity  of  meat  butchered,'!  costs  down.  grounded  in  his business.  the  more  economically  it  can  be  fabricated.  In'  The  SIU  can't  quarrel  with  these  statements.  When  he  gets  aboard, ship,  he  should  immedi­ addition,  you  do  not  risk  spoilage  by  throwing­ We  know  we  eat  better  than  the  crews  of  other  ately get  together  with his predecessor and  check  the meat in and out  of  hot and  cold three or four  the  inventory.  Having  satisfied  himself  that  aU  times.  Specifically,  let's  take  a  box  of  rounds.  the  meats,  crockery,  linen,  etc.,  that  are  listed  Ask  the  Cook  when  he  butchers  his  rounds  to  as  being on  hand  are  actually  aboard,  he should  butcher  at  least  two  boxes.  Let  him  put  those  then  change  every  lock  on  every  storeroom  and  parts  of  the  meat  that  he  proposes  to  use  for­ meat  box.  roasts,  swiss  steaks,  beef  ala  mode,  etc.,  aside.  (Some  vessels  boast  more  keys  to  the  ice  box  Then  let  him  take  all  the  trimmings,  cut  them,  and  linen  locker  than  shackles  in  the  gear  up  for  stews,  fricassee,  and  ground  meat.  You  locker.)  then find  yourself  with  a  sufficient  quantity  to­ companies.  And  we  intend  to  keep  on  eating  The  Steward  should  call  ja  meeting  of  his  en­ make a  number of  stews, etc. By  wrapping  these  better,  and  maintaining  all  our  other  superior  tire  department.  He  must  make  it  plain  to  the  in  meal  sizes  and  labeling  them  as  such,  you,  conditions.  men  that  he intends  to  run  the department; that  have  your  butchering  for  several  weeks  ahead  And  all  our  Chief  Stewards  are  shipped  off  he is  the man  responsible to the  Union, the crew  for  that  particular  meat; you  have saved  a  great,  the  shipping  board,  with  the  exception's  of  two  and  the  operator  for  the  performance  of  the  deal  of  money  that  normally  would  have  been ,  companies.  (And  even  one  of  these­ is  beginning  entire  Stewards  Department;  and  that  he  must  wasted  had  the  meat  been  butchered  in  small  to  see  the  light,  and  frequently  calls  the  Union  have  the  complete  cooperation  of  his  gang  to  quantities,  and'you  have  made  it  easier  for  the  for  Stewards,  who  are  shipped  from  the  board.)  properly  discharge  his  obligation.  Cook.  £(,  And  our  Stewards  are  Union  men,  not  com­ He  must  point  out  that  the  food  and  gear  Another source  of  waste on  ships is  fat. I don'f  pany  stooges.  They  know  that  their  Brothers  aboard  is  for  the subsistence  of  the  entire  crew  think it is an  exaggeration to  say that 95 percent  like  to  eat  well,  and  eat  wholesome,  food,  and  for  the voyage;  arid  if  any  one  person  takes any  of  the fat is thrown  over  the side. If  the Steward <  they  see  that  they  get  it.  part of  it ashore  to feed  or clothe  a haybag,  he is  will  ask  the  Cooks  to  remove  all  fat  and  put  it>  actually  stealing  from  his  shipmates,  because  in  a  receptacle  until  accumulated  sufficiently  to  Because  of  these  things some  shipowners  have  for  years,  been  trying  to  take  the  Chief  Stew­ there is  just  that much  less  to  be divided  among  mds out of  the Union. They  won't get  any place.  the crew  during  the  course  of  the  voyage.  !  The Steward  is in  a  peculiar  position aboard  a  However,  this  situation  poses  a  problem.  Even  i­:  though  we  won't surrender ahy of  the conditions  ship. The crew  wants good,  wholesome food, and  we  fought  so  hard  to  get—and  we  are  out  to  plenty  of  it, and  to  hell  with  the cost. The oper­ raise  them still higher—^we are also  interested in  ator  thinks  the  Steward  is  letting  the  crew  eat  bur  contracted  companies  staying  in  business.  him  out  of  business,  apd  the  Union  insists  the  In  the days  when  the gravy  runs thin, every  ad­ Steward  give  both  the crew  and  the  operator  a  ditional  cost  may  prevent  our  operators  from ' fair  shake. All  of  which  calls  for  a little  tact,  to  justify  rendering,  and  then  bring  it  topside  andJ  run it  through the grinder  and­render it,'he  competing  with  other,  lower­cost  companies,  and  say  the least.  The  Steward  should  be firm,  yet  patient  and find  that  not  only  has  he  reduced  his  lard  b;  lead  to  their  laying  up  ships  or  going  out  of  business—and  losing  jobs  for  the  membership.  sympathetic  to  the  other  guy's  problems.  He  by  two­thirds for  the  voyage,  but  he  has  gr  We  don't  want  to  lose  these  jobs,  and  we  should  run  his  department, with  a firm  hand,  the crew  the  benefit  of  foods  cooked  in  this  won't  lower  our  conditions. This makes it  tough,  But on  the otiier  hand  he shouldn't  confuse him­  which is a highly  palatable substance,  self  with  Jesus,  because  he'll find  the  Shipping  This  same  principle  applies  to  all  meats  and  but  there  are some  things that  can  be  done.  In  the first  place,  a  good  part  of  the  higher  Dispatcher  neglected  to  ship  him  any  Apostles,  fowl.  If  the  Cook  would  set  aside  certain "days  A  Steward  should  work  out  his  menus  with  for  butchering,  and  work  a  half­a  dozen  boxeip  cost  can  be  thrown  right  into  the  companies'  laps,  because  it occurs  before  the food  ever  gets  his  Cooks and  Baker. He should  leam  the Chef's  of  fowl  at  a  time,  he  will find  that  he  has  not  only  facilitated  his  work,  but  he  has  enough  \  on  board ship. We  all know  that  there are many  livers,  gizzards  and  hearts  available  to  make  instances  of  chiselling  by  port  stewards  and  several  tasty  dishes.  purchasing  agents,  who  supply  inferior  food  and  short­weight  merchandise  to  ships,  while  the  Another  thing we cannot  overemphasize, is the  company  pays  for  prime  cuts  and  full  weights,  importance  of  stock.  If  your  Cook  thinks  he can  saddling  the  poor  sailor  with  the blame for  high  make stock  in the morning for soup  he­ proposed  costs  while  he  eats  sub­standard  chow.  We  all  to  serve  at  noon,  he  is  in  the  wrong  business­ know of  these and  the other  rackets these  babies  he should  be cobbling  shoes.  It  takes,  at  a  mini­ run.  Eliminate  them,  and  the  companies  will  go  specialties, find  out  what  he  can  do  best,  and  mum, 12  hours  to extract  the  juices  from  bones.  plan  accordingly.  He  shouldn't  try  to  build  his  Then, if  these same bones whicfi have stewed  for  far in  cutting  the costs.  Again  many  operators  supply  books  of  in­  Cook  around  his  menus,  but  rather  his  menus  12  hours,  should  be  removed  from  the  pot  and  struction  to Stewards  and Stewards Departments  around his Cook. After all,  two months is a short  reimmersed  in  fresh  water  and  stewed  for  ari,­ that  are  full  of  platitudes  and  generalizations,  time to teach a guy  the business.  But  remember,  other*12  hours, then  even  more  juice can  be  ex­ and  sound  as  if  they  were  written  by  the same  the  Steward  is  responsible  in  the final  analysis,  tracted  than  from  the first  stewing.  gooffoall  who  laid  out  the galley  on  the  Liberty  if  the Cooks insist  on making their own  menus,  All  beef  and  veal  bones  are  potential  sources  ships.  it is  time to draw  the line; that  is the Steward's  of  nouri.shment.  If  all  the  beef  and  veal  bones  When an operator prints a book of instructions responsibility." If the Cook wants to plan all the aboard ship are utilized properly, the crew to Stewards he should have it written by a prac- menus, let him go back to the Hall and ship as (ContinueJ on 11) � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource December 29, 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. 25 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: EXTEND WAR RISK BONUS OLD ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL SLATED TO GO MARCH 1 SIU TO ATTEND CAPITOL PARLEY ON US SHIPPING A&G TALLY BEGINS JANUARY 4 DOING OUR PART DEL NORTE’S POOP-DECK PARTY BIG SUCCESS PAYOFF BEEF DEMONSTRATES NEED FOR MEDIC ON LONG-TRIP VESSEL PERMITS ENJOY BOOM IN MOBILE DURING HOLIDAYS BALTIMORE HARD PRESSED TO GET HOLIDAY CREWS PORTRAIT OF A SEAFARER SIU SHIPS PLAY KEY ROLE IN KOREA, EXPERIENCES OF TWO SEAFARERS SHOW DELAYS GAVE MOWBRAY MEN ‘SWELL TIME’ TINI DRYDOCKED IN FRANCE FOR BOTTOM REPAIRS SERVES AS ‘PIN CUSHION’ FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH GUIDE FOR SIU STEWARDS DEPT. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/29/1950 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/de4387931ee1a453fc4a59fcbd4920f8.PDF e57656998d50a20f0842698641bc1e08 PDF Text Text OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMEETCA Vol. V. t,-/ i• NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1943 No. 34 Macauley Whips Up Strike Scare In Smearing SlU-SUP VSS Is Picketed By Angry Merchantmen Captain Edward Macauley called reporters into his office early this week and issued hysterical charges that the SIU-SUP was planning to strike and announced that the WSA was laying plans to use the Army, the Navy and the RMO trainees to break the strike. This deliberate smear of the SIU-SUP was immediately given a big play by the nation's press—all the major papers in New York devoting scare headlines to the The United Seamen's Service, Moore took over. ^story. • that super-dooper, stream-lined, "The very fact that I was a This was, of course, just as bureau with the use of the RMO guilt-edged charity outfit, was picketed this week in New York - by a group of seamen who were fed up with the anti-union moves of this reformer outfit. Picket lines appeared on Monday eve­ ning before the Andrew Furuseth Glub and on Tuesday-before the USS headquarters at 39 Broad­ way. The signs carried by the pickets centered their attacks upon Mr. James Moore, a unionbaiting character who is now New York Port Director for the USS. The immediate cause of the picket line was the firing by Moore of Jerry McGlade, a seaxnen employed at the Andrew Furuseth Club. Ever since Moore has been in charge of the club he has been house-cleaning the organization in an effort to eliminate all those who fail to lick his boots or who show any real sympathy for the seamen and their problems. McGlade is a disabled seaman, having lost an arm and a leg abroad, and was employed at the club before seaman seemed to iritate Moore," McGlade said, "and I could see that he was determined to ease me out and put in some boys' club reformer." Mooi-e's way of easing McGlade out of his job was to demand that he run for the cops each time one of the boys in the bar got gassed up a bit. McGlade naturally objected to calling the cops just because the boys had heaved a few too many—and he was fired. Mr. Marshall Dimock's motherin-law also came in for some blasting on the picket cards. She is the one who demanded that a seaman be arrested when he ab­ sent-mindedly walked off with her fountain pen a few weeks ago. This was reported in Dushane's column week before last. The picket signs labeled Moore a "Little Ceasar" and de­ manded that the "USS Be Staff­ ed With Seamen—Not With Di­ mock's Relatives." New 'Luxury' Life Rafts Tested OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 29 — The latest "luxury" raft which will carry torpedoed soldiers and seamen away from their trans­ ports and merchant vessels in en­ emy-infested waters is designed to help meet the recreational needs of the survivors as well as to make life easier for any seri­ ously wounded men aboard. A Bible, a deck of playing cards, a carton of cigarettes and two canvas berth beds, on which men in a critical condition may lie in comparative comfort, are standard equipment on every raft. And when the new arcwelded steel life-saving appar­ atus underwent its final inspec­ tion test at the L. • A. Young Spring and Wire Corporation's plant in Oakland, a stove and (CotiUntud on Page 4) if Macauley planned. His deliber­ ate slander' against our union was couched in language design­ ed to make it appear that the union was sabotaging the war effort, thus assuring that the em­ ployer press would give it a big play. Actually no strike threat had been made by the union. What raised Macauley's ire was Harry Lundeberg's letter of protest against the Stalinist inspired move to eliminate many oldtime seamen from their trade by establishing rigid physical re­ quirements. Macauley, with a long record of supporting the Stalinists in maritime, took the Lundeberg letter as a personal affront and rushed tO"'"the press with his hysterical threats. What is significant in Macaul­ ey's performance is not so much that his snottyness is due to the weakness of his arguments, but that for the first time the vmions are threatened by a government The Saga Of Alcoa Scout Is Told The heroic story of the S.S. Alcoa Scout and its SIU crew was released this week, almost a year to the day after it occured. It is a story of a small, slow ship of World War I vintage, facing one of the most vicious North Atlantic storms in recent year's, and because of the seamanship of the crew, coming through with flying colors. The Alcoa Scout steamed into an east coast port at the end of her tussle with the elements last winter with only six inches of free-board aft and four feet for­ ward. Examination of the ship revealed that she was twisted completely out of alignment, the holds carried a large quantity of water, all lifeboats had been swept away, one anchor was gone and several ventilators were se­ verely battered. The report of the master, Capt. Charles B. Dunn, said that enemy action could not have hurt his ship any more than the wild, winter storms he had encounter­ ed in carrying vital supplies to remote. northern air bases estab­ lished by the Army. v'-v .. . . trainees as strike-breakers. The SIU-SUP has predicted from the very beginning that the WSA would attempt to use the thous­ ands of government trained kids as finks once the war ended and the shipowners and the unions come to grips. Now, even before the war ends, the WSA whips up a fake strike scare just to give it an excuse to threaten the unions with its trainees. Macauley told reporters that the government has 28,000 sea­ men available to break strikes. That's a lot of bunk. What he didn't tell the reporters is that the great majority of the train­ ees have joined the various mari­ time unions and are not' the do­ cile finks he considers them, and that the men he proposes to man the ships with have had no ac­ tual sea experience and are prac­ tically aU unrated men. When the real test of strength comes between the. unions and the ship­ owners (and their controlled government boards), we can promise Mr. Macauley that the great majority of his trainees will wind up on the side of the unions. He shouldn't be too cocky about how many strike­ breakers he can throw into the waterfront. So much for Macauley's diver­ sionary tactic—now for the real issues between us. This move to eliminate the old timers from the industry arises from a need on the part of both the Stalinists and the shipowners to pick off the old and tested militants in the unions. Both the Stalinists and the shipowners find themselves in irreconcilable opposition to the old-timers and hope to supplant them with the more tractable kids now coming out of the government schools. They have seized upon the scheme of physical examinations as the easiest and cleanest meth­ od of eliminating the militant union men. This plan was approved by Joe Curran last month. It was im­ mediately picked up by the fel­ low travelers in the WSA and a directive order was drawn which would become operative on De­ cember 1, 1943. Immediately a wave of pro­ test swept the waterfront, not only in the SIU-SUP, but within the NMU itself. It was to coun­ ter this protest that Macauley and the fellow travelers charged {Continued on Page 4) �THE Page Two '1 r SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 3. 1943 ^ I4 SEAFARERS LOG •hf i-'S Pulrlished by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf IMstrict III The NY Times And Crocodile Tears |4iC: • BV MATT-HEW DMSMAME-* Several months ago I reported the present Wai- Shipping Ad­ ficer on appeal will be in wrii< that the War Shipping Adminis­ ministration, and like the present ing and will contain his find* tration was working on a plan WSA, during world war No. ings and conclusions. The de-* HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President whereby all rherchant seamen cooperated with and supplement­ cision of the District C.G. of­ 110 Maricct Street, San Francisco, Calif. would be required to take a med- ed the work of the ISU. Then in ficer on appeal shall be final cal examination. Mr. Marshall E. 1921 the Shipping Board used and shall be binding on tha JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treas, Dimock, Assistant Deputy Direc- taxpayers' money to break the parties for all purposes. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Gty ;or for Recruitment and Man­ b a etc s of organized seamen (c) A iranscript ofdhe record ning, has sent me a communica­ -through the infamous lockout, MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. before the hearidg officer shall tion advising me that 4he WSA and inagurated their open shop 424 5tli Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. be made available to any per­ has proposed a general order on program, and made seamen flie *! W W! son whose license or certificala this matter. The RMO will hold chattels of the shipowners until is revoked or suspended for Directory of Branches a meeting to discuss the order on 1943, when the Pacific Coast the purpose of making an ap­ November 30th. Maritime Unions broke their peal pursuant to fhe provision^ PHONE ADDRESS BRANCH The WSA proposed order ap­ chains of bondage. of this section. NEW YORK (4) 2 Stono St BOwKng Green 9-3437 plies to all ships owned by or My opinion is that Mr. Dimock BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 (d) Any person whose li­ under bareboat charter to the is preparing to line himself up BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Cay St.. Calvert 4539 cense or certificate is revoked PHILADELPHIA ...6 North 6th SL Lombard 765 I WSA, and states this -medical ex­ and become the Captain Peter­ NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 or suspended and who intends NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 Chartrea St ^nal 3336 amination must be taken to son of the 1921 era. We have all SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 to appeal from the decision of safeguard the health of seagoing read Jack London's definition of TAMPA 423 East Piatt St.. revocation or suspension may MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 personnel and to avoid delays a scab. To my knowledge no one PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon .Puerto de Tierra file with the heuing officer a which are caused by illness of has defined a scab herder, in all GALVESTON 219 20th Street... ^Iveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway. .. Ft. Lauderdale 160 1 request for a temporary lieensa crew members while vessels are probability the English language or certificate valid during iha on voyage. Dimock certainly does not contain the words that pendency of the appeal. Sudt PUBLICATION OFFICE: knows how to line up the angles would adequately define such temporary license or certificate when he wants to put something subject matters. ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET shall contain such terms SBA across. New York City BOwling Green 9-8345 conditions as the issuing officer U.S. COAST GUARD: The standards for medical ex­ ~ Z67 may prescribe and shall con­ aminations shall be approved by Several cases are coming in! tain a definite expiration date regarding suspension and revo-, the U.S. Public Health Service fixed by the issuing officer cation of seamen's certificates. upon the recommendation of the which date, however, may be Medical Director of the WSA. Latest Coast Guard order is: extended from lime to time by Temporary wartime rules gov­ Standards will be set by the the issuing officer." erning investigations of accidents WSA. I am of the opinion that the All general agents of the WSA and casualties, as amended who have doctors on their staff through October 22, 1943 — Title membership should fully ao-, may continue examining seamen 46 Shipping — Chapiex II Coast quaint themselves with the C.G. as in the past. Those who have Guard: Inspection and Naviga­ orders on revocation and suspen­ The New York Times has suddenly developed a crying no doctors, arrangements will be tion—Part 133-"A" Marine In­ sions of certificates. Particularly jag over the plight of some fifteen million "white collar" made to provide medical exaip-; vestigation Board Rules" — Ad­ the above section, as there may workers who, because they are not organized, have failed to inations by doctors desiginated vise all agents to go to the near­ he some cases wherein a menir Obtain wage increases permitted under the "Little Steel by the medical director of the est C.G. office and get copies so her may he ordered to appear WSA. Evidently the shortage of that they can intelligently advise before a hearing officer, and he formula. collar workers belong to the va­ doctors that we read so much our membership as to their may not have the opportunity to When a conservative ncwspa-| rious AFL unions in the Federal rights, privileges, and immunities contact one of our agents for ad­ per like the New York Times Government service and in the about is aU hooey. vice. If possible, they should If a seamen is turned down under the Constitution. sheds walrus tears over the mis­ State, County and Municipal have the services of a lawyer. SEC. 136.107 Appeal, (a) or employment by the sawbones, fortune of any group of workers, Employes Union. Government Brothers, don't forget that when Any person whose license or he may appeal the decision in we begin suspecting that some­ employes, of course, must depend your certificates are revoked or certificate of service or effici­ accordance to the collective one is spreading something on on legislation to receive wage suspended, your draft hoard is bargaining agreement. Another ency is revoked or suspended too thick. adjustments and their unions appeal is by a doctor satisfactory may, within thirty days after notified. So if you do not want The strategy of the newspaper have succeeded in-obtaining such the decision of the hearing of­ to go into the Army, you should is obvious. It isn't even faintly legislation for them in most in­ to both parties. No mention is ficer, take an appeal to the dis­ make every effort to see that you made as to who is going to foot interested in the welfare of these stances. trict C.G. officer of the district get a fair and just trial. Have the bill for the sawbones that workers. Otherwise it would ad­ If the unorganized white col­ would be satisfactory (?) to both in which the hearing was held. been advised that this whole provise them to join a union which lar workers have failed to make Every appeal shall set forth as ceedure may he illegal. could get them all the rights similar gains, they have no one parties. briefly as possible the name of A seaman will be advised ver­ they are entitled to under the GULF COAST FISHERMEN the appellant, the nature of the to blame but themselves. That bally by the sawbones why he law and the regulations of the does not mean to say that we On November 9 and 10th—^The was rejected, a full report on his charge, the name of the hear­ War Labor Board. CPA held a meeting in Jackson­ ing officer who made the de­ lack sympathy for them. Sym­ rejection will be supplied upon Of course, the New York Times pathy is too mild a word. For his request, and will be in con­ cision, the substance of the de­ ville, Florida on the question of isn't handing out any such ad­ many years the American Feder­ formance with established regu­ cision, and a statement of each ceiling prices on fish. vice. Its purpose is merely to in­ ation of Labor has told these lations and practices of the U.S. separate ground for appeal. The general consensus of op­ flame unorganized workers workers that they are bound to Public Health Service. inion of the industry representa­ (b) The district C.G. officer against the justified demands of suffer unless they organize. Their tives and the SIU Fishermen's Mr. Dimock states that this on appeal may affirm, reverse, union workers for immediate re­ present plight proves the wisdom examination is primarily to stop representatives was that the ceil­ or modify the decision of the vision of the "Little Steel" for- of this advice. Nor is it too late delays in vessels, however, it ing prices on Mullet for the pro­ hearing officer or remand the mula to make up for increases in for them to act upon it. The seems to me that with all this case for further hearing. The ducers should he seven cents. living costs since May, 1942. unions of the AFL are glad to red tape, it will be a wonder if District C.G. officer will not The CPA representatives refused welcome new members at any they sail any vessels at all. consider evidence which is not to give, any consideration on the "THE BLAME LIES IN time. In fact, they spend consid­ This looks to me like a contest part of the record of the hear­ increased cost of nets and other , OURSELVES' erable sums each year trying to to eliminate all the old timers ing and will not consider- any material connected with the cat­ Moreover, we don't for one orgaaize the unorganized. and set up a super duper class of ground for appeal which is not ching of fish, and stated that the minute accept the figures offered Lest this be considered a pre­ seamen. It wasn't such a long specified by the accused. The ceiling price should he three •by the New York Times. We have judiced point of view, we would time back that several companies decision of the District C.G. of­ cents. extreme doubts that there are as like to call attention to what refused to hire any seamen over ficer on appeal will be in writ­ The low down on why the many as fifteen million workers in America whose wages or sal­ WLB Chairman Davis had to say thirty-five years of age, and the ing and will contain his find­ OPA is insisting, on a ceiling of aries have not increased as much when he was asked what under­ medical examination was the ings and conclusions. The de­ three cents is that the New Engpaid white collar workers should weapon that they employed to cision of the District C.G. of(Conthined on Page 3) as 15 per cent since Jan. 1, 1941. do to get wage increases they are enforce their rules. It also ap­ The fact is that many white entitled to. pears that the WSA is centraliz­ collar workers are organized into ing more of its power into the GET WISE—ORGANIZE trade unions affiliated with the ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR RMO, which indicates that this American Federation of Labor "Well, one way," said Mr. Da­ centralization of power is the WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15th TO 20th which have protected their inter­ vis, "is to join an organization. forerunner for the preparation ests fully. Thousands of office That is the way I would do." DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL by the WSA to jettison all col­ workers, for instance, are mem^ Yes, the white collar workers lective bargaining agreements bers of the AFL Office Employesj should take this lesson to heart. that the maritime unions have SHIPPED 361 180 275 816 Unions, which have been grouped; They should realize by now that with the employers. together in a national council.! no worker can afford to be a The United States Shipping REGISTERED 270 218 246 784 Additional thousands of white {Continued on Fage 4) Board was the 1921 version of Affiliated with the American Federation o/ Labor , • 1: fRtPOUT or\. n, >^ASHirvGiprv., Ifti- • r-,- -- : •" - '' ' '' ' '-i.•fV-- �Friday. December 3, 1943 THE SEAFARERS LOG WHArS DOING Arounil the Ports NEW ORLEANS Tomorrow 1 s Thanksgiving Day. We have to be thankful for the fact that in this land of ours all kinds can live and breath and carry on in the manner to which they are accustomed. We are honored by having in "our fair city a ship which is op= -Grated by our old friend Mr. -Squires. After being in port for five days they got around to pay-Ihg off, at this time it was sud^^denly brought to the attention of -the above named gentleman that there were some men aboard the -scow who had not made the trip. These men were ordered by the -First Engineer after the Master had made the statement that he was paying off (this was Friday) even though the men reported and worked. The deck engineer :%vOTked forty-four straight hours. Mr. Squires stated that he would not pay these men. The whole •question came down to whether !or not we should take orders from anyone but the office. This ;mihd you, after the run around •we got here from the Firmore •last summer. The men that were shipped from this hall were theh inform­ ed by yours truly that as they •were not going to get paid they need not work and at the same time I told Mr. Squires that he , was breaking the agreement. Of course he did not agree. Next day, after considerable discussion in the office of the Company which is the acting agent, it was agreed to pay these men for the days they worked and also for their lodging. When ready to leave, Mr. Squires in­ formed us that he wanted a white Stewards department aboard this ship, even though she had come in with a colored department and there had beeri a colored department shipped. I informed him that I would put the jobs on the board. The colored crew went to the ship the next day and turned to. Later this evening Mr. Squires called and stated that he had or­ dered a white department and how come that we had sent a col­ ored one. When I asked the gent if he would order me to pull off these guys he hedged and stated that he would not be put on the spot. The next move in the game is the gentleman trying to sign the ship on while she lays in drydock, even though she will be here some time. Have already several calls from members of the ship's crew who think that this is a lot of old-fashioned bunk and that they are not going to sign on. Every time that we get one of this company's ships in here we have a lot of unneeded trouble. There is more static involved in trying to care for a couple of these lousy packets than any other company that operates. I SIU And Tanker Members On West Coast Central Registering: and Dispatching Office Open in SUP Headquarters at San Francisco For SIU Members and T, C*s in Deck, Engine and Steward Departments 1 Increased shipping on West Coast by SIU members has made it necessary to open a separate and complete business office to be devoted solely to registering and car­ ing for the needs of SIU members in all departments. All SIU members in San Francisco are required to im­ mediately register in SIU office at 59 Clay St. SIU members in SUP Branches on the West Coast are to register in the respective SUP Office and receive an SIU shipping card. - SIU shipping cards will have preference on SIU ships and will be recognized by all SUP Dispatchers. SIU Deck mem­ bers will have second preference when SUP members are available. For Further Information: Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the addresses listed below. You will always finds somebody at these numbers excepting at night. SEATTLE, WASH.—86 Seneca St.—Phone Elliott 6752. —^E. Coester or Johnson. PORTLAND, OREGON—111 West Burnside St.—Phone Beacon 4336—John Massey or C. Atkins. RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA—257 Fifth St.—Phone Rich­ mond 4021—Louie Glebe or Banks. VANCOUVER, B. C.—340 B. Gamble St.—Phono Pacific 7824—Hugh Murphy. WILMINGTON, California—440 Avalon Blvd. —Phone 4449. NEW YORK crry — 105 Broad St. — Phone BOwUng Green 9-9530—Morris Weisberger. SAN FRANCISCO—59 Clay St.—Phone Exbrook 8229— i .-i Pha Coriley. -- believe that we would be in or­ der to bring to the attention of the powers that be the way that this outfit works and ask them to compile one of those files that they delight in forming on sea­ men. In closing I would like to be able to cast a glance into the old crystal glass and see what the second cook who is coming from New York to take the Paca does when he finds that we still ship from the union hall. So thanks for Thanksgiving, in Berlin those still alive are very, very thankful that their baliwicks are still standing. In Tokyo the slant-eyes are thank­ ful that there are no more Shangri-la's. We here in New Orleans in the SIU are thankful that there are no Calmar Steam­ ship companies doing business. Thanks. I wonder how I would stack up for a Thanksgiving job. ARMY, Ageni SAVANNAH Shipping in this port has been slow the last 10 days. I had a lot of the boys come up from Tampa and New Orleans but most of them went right on to Norfolk in as much as Brother Rogers was in need of men in all departments in that port. Shipping at the present time is very good here as we have one West Coast ship in Wilmington and one in Charleston. Shipping also looks very good for the com­ ing week. Nothing more to re­ port for now. CHARLES WAID, Agent HAWK TELEGRAPHS PROTEST TO LAND ON MEDICAL EXAM. Page Threa Editor's Mail Bag Editor Dear Sir; P-erhaps you couH helij me. Is there some sort of pin I could wear for my husband who died in the merchant marine in March? Isn't there something that I could wear to show that my husband did his part? I noticed in your paper of April 30, 1943, that my husband's name was listed "In Mcmoriam." Any information you could give ihe would help. Mrs. Herbert Zumpft (Relatives of merchant seamen killed in action are entitled to wear and display the regular gold service star.—^Editor). • • • Traffic Det. Hangar 6 National Airport Washington, D. C. Editor, Dear Brother: This is just to tell you (in case you don't already know) that in the current issue of Fortune Mag­ azine there is an article on unions—and a full page picture of the "Hall" with Paul reading off the jobs and a gang of the fellows standing ai'ound. If I re­ member it's in color. Again, as usual unfortunately, there isn't any credit given to our union. But I got quite a kick seeing Paul (some of the boys tell me that he's been going to sea again) and that now famous ship­ ping board again. I quit the sea in March for a special assignment with Air Transport Command (from cargo to cargo) and the work here is ad exciting (and as secret) as hell. Every General and every bigshot comes through here and wa get to see them all. But every so often I miss tha water and the ships and tha steady clanging of the engine room from below deck. And some how flying is a sleepy busi­ ness. Incidentally, in the next issue (probably hits the newstands on January 1st) of World At War Magazine, there is the story of my voyage to Murmansk in the days when it was stiU something to talk about. I mention it be­ cause I deliberately mentioned the SIU in it twice; I'll get a per­ sonal kick seeing our name in print after getting sick of aU the hot air the Curranumist were throwing out. Then there's another magazine story coming out soon in which I quoted Paul and again mentioned the Union. (This time they would only aUow one mention.) Got a note from Brother Joe Whelen the other day. Joe fol­ lowed in my footsteps (and our advice is don't anybody else do it) and joined the Army to "get away from the sea for awhile." So they stuck him in the Rescue Boat Squadron of the Air Corps. He was just born for salt water! Writing this because he men­ tioned getting his retirement card •and I remember Uiat in the ex­ citement I forgot to put in for mine. I'd like to now. Best regards to all the Brothers, Pvt. LIONEL SIMON / REPORT FROM Washington Telegram sent to WSA on day to a better share than they are {Continued from Page 2) of meeting to consider the phy­ land operators do not want fish­ now receiving. sical exams. The New England fish dealers ermen from up north to go south are cleaning up and do not want Admiral E. S. Land, this year. The practice in the past their fishermen to go south. Prob­ Administrator has been for fishermen from ably the only way to put the War Shipping Administration around Glocester, Mass., to go to Department of Commerce Bldg. the southern fishing fields in the skids on Mr. Trigg is a general strike of fishermen. Washington, D. C. winter. Now if the CPA set a low ceiling on southern fish, this Dimock of Recruitment and will have the tendency to not en­ Manning Organization is attempt­ courage fishermen to go to the ing to make compulsory a phy­ usual southern fishing grounds. R. H. TAURIN has overlime sical examination for all men in The New England fishermen coming from the Calmar Line. the merchant marine. Any rigid are at present on strike against See patrolman Sheehan about it. physical rules would inevitably the OPA boondongling on the n« eliminate many old-time seamen, fish ceiling set up in the New R. McLAURIN has overtime usually rated men, so vitally England Area. coming from the New York of­ needed in this war emergency. Mr. Charles Trigg, Chief Fish fice of the Calmar Line. Compulsory physical examina­ Consultant in the OPA, was « • • tions would play into the hands formerly a • fish dealer, and his of labor's enemies and give them policy has been to give all the Crew which paid off S.S. Alcoa an opportunity to deal us and the gravy to the fish dealers. He has Voyager in Sept. 1943, has $10 war effort a blow by black-ball­ given them so much gravy in the linen money coming. Collect 17 ing many men from their trade. New Englaiid aiea that the deal­ Battery Place. New York City. » » • Dimock says that ships have ers themselves have made the Steward Department of S.S. missed sailing schedules due to statement that the fishermen Cape Henlopen which paid oft ill health of crews. We brand should be given a better share of November 1943, has overtime this a lie and challenge him to the proceeds of the catch. In coming from the Bull Line. prove statement. For morale of statements made before the War » » » men sailing the ships, for the Labor Board the dealers admit- The logging of the Steward's best interest of the industry, we ed that they are making more Department of the S.S. Daniel appeal for. your aid in defeating money now than before the ceil­ Willard has been reversed by the ing prices were set up, and that this proposal. the fishermen should be entitled Commissioner after a length]^ JOHN HAWK triid. The men involved can col- ^ Secretary-Treasurer, lect extra meal money and Keep In Touch With log their Atlantic & Gulf District refund from Calmar Line Seafarers International Union Your Draft Board Office. MONEY DUE , ... . .:v .SA'ikse,!-. .,'1 �smm Page Four ??>•- •, THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 3, 1943 Macauley Whips Up Strike The NY Times And Scare In Smearing SIU-SUP Crocodile Tears I !• New ^Luxury' Life Rafts Tested {Continued from Page 1) jef a" unions several months ago It looks like this Proposed Order {Continued from Page 2) that the SIU-SUP was in favor of been incorporated wherever has been very carefully set up so rugged individualist. Theyshoulc letting men go to sea with ven­ possible, in this proposed Gener­ there can be no come-back in see the futility of bargaining as ereal diseases and other contag- al Order." This statement is un­ case of discrimination. individuals in an industrial true, insofar as we arc concern eous ailments. EXISTING PROVISIONS economy which is highly organ­ ed, because we are definitely and AMPLE SAFEGUARDS ized. To set the record straight once absolutely opposed to this pro­ You are well aware of the fact more—we are in favor of ven­ Isn't it just a silly manifests posed program dealing with that every merchant seaman who ereal inspection. We are in favor tion of false pride for an office medical examinations for sea­ goes to sea today must pass a of eliminating from the crews worker to consider himself above {Continued from Page 1) • men, beyond what already exists Public Health examination be­ any man who has a disease that his fellow workers? Isn't he cut frying pan with fifteen pounds of and has been functioning so well fore he is issued his certificate of constitutes a health menace lo ting off his nose to spite his face fuel also took the forty-five-foo| for many years past. seamanship. You are also aware if he fails to join with other of­ drop required by USCG regula­ his shipmates. Mr. Dimock further states: "I We are opposed to the rigid believe that this program of that if a man gets sick aboai-d fice workers in a union to protect tions, into San Francisco Bay. physical standards proposed by medical examinations is an im­ ship, he is entitled to go to the the interest of all white collar The stove and fuel are avail« Macauley and the Stalinists portant step in safeguarding the Marine Hospital. You should workers? able as extra equipment if th« which would eliminate the old- health of sea-going personnel and give the merchant seamen a lit­ It seems shameful to us that armed forces or Maritime Com­ timers suffering from minor in­ in avoiding ship delays which tle credit to this extent that no office workers, who have the mission want them. capacities which do not effect are caused by illness of crew man who is really ill will go benefits of better education, Like other standard rafts de­ their efficiency on the job. The members while vessels are on a aboard a ship and take a chance should be so far behind workers veloped during the war, it car­ on his own health! We realize in overalls when it comes to ad­ ries signaling and safety equip­ proposed physical requirements voyage." the Washington Bureaucrats who vancement of. their economic ment required by the Coasf could be construed to eliminate NO SHIPS DELAYED spend their time and the tax­ status through organization. from the industry many men who Guard, including distress signal^ We do not know of a cheaper payers' money drafting these receive "battle shock", impaired signal pistols, signaling mirrors* Potentially^ the office workers hearing, etc., caused from bomb­ way of trying to put over a pro­ Proposed General Orders do not could have one of the largest and illuminating oil, drinking cups, ings while delivering the goods gram such as this Proposed Gen­ have too much respect for a mer­ strongest unions in the country if matches, fishing tackle, blanketSJ -to the war fronts. Fine gratitude eral Order has in view, than by chant seamen's intelligence, but they would only throw off the compass and electric waterlight. to show these men who have stating it will "avoid delaying a seaman has that much sense, I ridiculous mental hazards against Measuring 8 by 16 feet by 41, risk their very lives in this war. ship,S caused by illness of crew can assure you. inches, the reversible raft is de­ What is wrong with the pres- joining a union which have been signed for twenty persons, but No provisions are being made to members." To our knowledge, cleverly set up by employer rehabilitate them in-shore jobs— (and we thing it is pretty exten­ sent et-up? Today some steam­ propaganda. thirty-six have been aboard at but they would become victims sive covering 40,000 Merchant ship companies have physical one time. There are the usual ten of the government's war upon Seamen, covering some 900 ships examinations. Others have not. As a member of an AFL Office quarts of water per person, four­ on the West Coast, not counting But, as stated before, and as you Workers Union ourself, we can teen ounces of pemmican and thd the unions. There is no question in any- those on the East Coast) at no well know, every merchant sea­ testify that such union member­ same amounts of malted millc . one's mind about how the rank time has any vessel been delay­ man must pass a Public Health ship has not interfered in the tablets, chocolate and "C" Army and file seamen stand on this is­ ed due to illness of the crew examination before he is issued slightest degree with our inde­ ration biscuit. Protective cur­ pendence of thought or action. his certificate of seamanship. sue. The NMU leadership know since the war started! tains, sails and canopy are all We can also testify from our painted orange to make them For years the shipowners have that there is a near-revolt in the We challenge you to refute this attempted to discriminate against personal observation that union visible long distances from sea ox; NMU. Macauley knows how the statement! seamen through company doc­ office workers are better paid air. other unions feel because a flood This Proposed General Order of telegrams has been descend­ for merchant seamen will mean tors, and seamen have been able and work under better conditions Irhe Young company expects to ing upon his office. Almost every nothing but the elimination of to appeal to the Public Health than non-union office workers. lit top production for its new So we say to the unorganized raft at its Oakland assemply line port on both cojists has been old-time seamen from the indus­ officers if they felt they were be­ heard from, and in no uncertain try. You know, of course, that ing discriminated against, and in office workers of the country— about Jan. 1, holding econtracts to terms. there are thousands of men be­ many cases company doctor's de­ don't envy union members who furnish various Liberty shipa; If Macauley can twist this into tween the ages of 40 and 60—and cisions have been repudiated by are better paid. Get wise and other types of cargo vessels, join an AFL union yourselves! a strike threat—let him do so. over—who still go to sea. Ex­ Public Health Service. tankers and transports. s —Philip Pearl » » » Now, the shipowners will be in cepting when someone is after Following is the text of Lunde- their scalps, they are called "Old a -different position. The ship­ berg's letter which sent Macaul- Sea Dogs." You know too that owners through this Proposed stonewall. In our frank opinion, this is ey's blood-pressure to such dizzy these men are not all 100 per General Order, will set War part of a long range program heights: cent physical specimens. How Shipping Administration, (man­ adopted by the bureaucrats of could they be, after spending 30 aged and controlled by them­ the WSA, in conjunction with San Francisco, Calif., to 40 years of their life in some selves, up to do the dirty work AUGUST DAUM: certain shipowners, to move in November 2-3, 1943 of the rotten, vermin-ridden, for the shipowners, and thru this Your wife has been injured^* and eliminate old-time union leaky and unsanitary fo'cstles, procedure, eliminate old-timers and would like to hear from you. Captain Edward Macauley, seamen. This is directly in line which were so prevalent until from the industry. She is at the Huntington Valley Deputy War Shipping with your training program, and the Unions were able to adjust Country Club, Abington, Pa. . Administrator MAKE WAY FOR YOUR with your Recruitment and Man­ «• » » these conditions? c/o War Shipping TRAINEES ning Organization — and how WALLACE H. SMOKE. Jr. Administration, There is a reason for it. The comes your "medical program." PLEA FOR OLD-TIMERS Contact the Tampa Agent. He Department of Commerce Bldg, Now, there are many old-tim­ War Shipping Administration has It will work handily in using has important information for Washington, (25) D.C. ers, whose eyes might not be so spent millions of the tax-payers' the taxpayei's money to build up (Copies to House Merchant strong at 50, as they were at 20 money enrolling "new men" for and guarantee jobs for the fu­ you. Marine and —whose hearing might not be so the Shipping industry, and it is ture for the "right" guys—pro­ money, in the high-handed man­ Fisheries Committee. good—his blood pressure, might no secret that in most cases they viding they do their dirty work ner in which you people are doWilliam Green, President, be a little higher—he might be are being taught to hate the against the American seamen, ng. A. F. of L. flat-footed — or there might be Union seamen. What would be and if the people in your Bu­ We are sending copies of this Mathew Dushane, Wash. any number of small physical sweeter for the shipowners and reaus spent a little less time in letter to all members of the Mer­ ^ Rep., SIU of N.A. defects which an aspiring medi­ politicians, who run this set-up, figuring out ways and means of chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ John Hawk, Scc'y.-Treas., cal officer might use as an excuse than to be able to show that the putting seamen behind the eight mittee of our Senate and Con- J_ Atlantic-Gulf District, to turn a man down for "physical Union man gets off the ship, and ball, and a little more for the gress, who so ably managed and SIU of N.A. is being replaced by the WSA- war effort, we would be much laid down the law for the Mer­ disability." Marshall Dimock, Asst. In the Proposed General Order trained newcomer? Do you ex­ further ahead. This proposed chant Seamen, and whose wise Deputy Adm. it also states that if a man is re­ pect to justify your expenditures General Order, worked out by a handling of the merchant marine| p! Recruitment-Manning, bunch of $10,000.00 a year stiffs, affairs is directly responsible for fg jected by "your medical officer" in this fashion? WSA and others.) —he can appeal to the Public How do we know we're going with nothing to do but scheme to the role the merchant marine has ® Dear Sir; Health Service. This evidently is to get a square deal from the keep themselves in office, will played in this war — and even On November 23, 1943, we re­ iviearit as a bit of satire—because, medical-appointees of the WSA? disrupt the now-efficient sailing you cannot deny that it has been ceived a communication from one as we understand it, the medical It is a certainty he won't get ap­ of American ships. a noble one. Should any ships be delayed of your men, Mr. Marshall E. examining officer will be ap­ pointed unless he is "right" in Our representative in Wash­ Dimock, Asst. Deputy Adminis­ pointed through the public health politics with the crowd running through this proposed medical ington, D. C., Mr. Dushane, wiH trator for Recruitment and Man­ office. So, how far is a man's the WSA, and therefore he will scheme of yours, we will lay the appear at the November 30tb owe his loyalty to whoever ap­ responsibility right in your lap. meeting and further outline ning. This communication con­ appeal going to go? tained a copy of a Proposed Gen­ You further state in your pro­ points him—and the appoint­ Our organization will absolute­ opposition to this program. ly and definitely not cooperate in eral Order regarding medical ex­ posed General Order that a man ment comes from the WSA. By Orders of the Membership, this respect. NO PROTECTION FOR who has been rejected shall be aminations for crews on War We challenge your authority to Harry Lundeberg, Secy.-Treas,,, SEAMEN Shipping Administration's ves­ verbally advised, if he requests Now, you can not deny that sit back in Washington, D. C. and Sailors Union of the Pacific. sels. Mr. Dimock's letter goes on it, as to the reasons for his rejec­ r-' C to say—"The suggestions made tion. This is also a joke—because the WSA is largely controlled by lay down laws and regulations President, Seafarers Interna­ • by the Maritime Labor Unions to if a man is rejected for medical the shipowners. Where does the affecting hundreds and thousands tional Union of North Americd (Representing 40,000 American| • Dr. Daniel Blain, in response to reasons, why don't the medical seamen's protection come in? Not of men, and involving the spend­ his letter sent to the Presidents officers put it down in writing? in this deal! 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Title A name given to the resource December 3, 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. 35 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: MACAULEY WHIPS UP STRIKE SCARE IN SMEARING SIU-SUP USS IS PICKETED BY ANGRY MERCHANTMEN NEW 'LUXURY' LIFE RAFTS TESTED THE SAGA OF ALCOA SCOUT IS TOLD THE NY TIMES AND CROCODILE TEARS SIU AND TANKER MEMBERS ON WEST COAST HAWK TELEGRAPHS PROTEST TO LAND ON MEDICAL EXAM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/3/1943 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/9bc8f326e65a20144ce662e90c9e1741.PDF b356fe4fc210f033d526b9292bf600d8 PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf Diatrkt, Seafarers International Union of NA NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948 VOL. Z Mow 49 HOLIDAY GUESTS OF AFL MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT ILA Wins Beef; Ships Moving On East Coast Victorious in their two-and-a-half week strike against East Coast waterfront employers, 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's As­ sociation began to work the ships again this week in ports from Maine to the Virginia Capes. Jobs for, seamen were on the board again.* Pressured by the strike action. preparation and distribution of the stevedoring companies sub­ the ILA's bulletin announcing stantially upped their earlier the employers' offer and other final" wage. offer, broadened bulletins was in line with the vacation eligibility rules, and traditional relations between the agreed to install a welfare sys­ two unions. They have assisted tem in the industry by Janu­ each other in many past beefs. Throughout the strike, the ary 1. (Continued on Page 15) The employers, working through Cyrus Ching, chief of the .Federal Conciliation Service, presented the new proposals to the ILA's Negotiating Committee on Thanksgiving morning. ILA officials then brought a copy nf the terms to - the SlU's A&G Headquarters irt New York ITF Sets Date For Panamanian Ship Boycott On the West Coast, the CIO longshoremen have signed a pact with the op­ erators. However, shipping is still tied up pending set­ tlement of final details be­ tween the Pacific seagoing unions and the operators. Some of the 1,200 memberi£ of waterfront imions, AFL, CIO and independent, who attended the Thanksgiving party put on by the New York Fort Council. For other pictures of the gala affair see pages five through eight. Sfheme For Navy To Run AH Ships In Wartime Laid To Hungry Brass shipping industry itself who overlook the fact that once* the There has been a lot of talk in Navy took over it would be in recent years about the Navy tak­ shipping to stay; red tape, bu­ ing over the merchant marine in reaucracy, gold braid and all. event of another war. This idea of the Navy taking This talk comes partly from over the merchant marine would bureaucrats who would like to be sort of laughable if it wasn't get their hands on anything that that there is a good possibility means more jobs and more of it being done if and when power. It comes partly from the nation is faced with another Navy men who have the unex- emergency. A lot of propaganda plainable assumption that the has been fired in that direction. Navy has some magic power of The chief argument advanced super-efficiency for the merchant by those who propose such a marine, having become so very, scheme is that Navy manage­ very perfect in its own domain. ment would mean more effici­ And, sadly, the argument is also ency. advanced by some men in the That's where the laughs come in, for Navy operation of the merchant marine would result in something which, by any stand­ ards of private ship management, Payoff time is the best, would be anything but efficient. time to meet Union obliga­ Here's just a sample why: tions, such as the $10 General Fund Assessment adopted by To run 4,000,freighters on the the membership in the recent scale^that private companies ran them from 1941 till 1945, the referendum. Navy would have to enlist 1,000,That assessment goes into 000, extra men for sea duty, be­ your Union's General Fund, sides the horde of Waves, yeo­ ^rom which routine operating men, ensigns and Lt comnianders expenses are met. The wis­ for the shore-side "brief case dom of the membership's brigade." decision is borne out by the This is no exaggeration. fact that despite a three Uncfer civilian management weeks halt of shipping due and with merchant crews, an av­ to the ILA strike. Union erage size freighter like a C-2 services a.nd functions con­ takes a complement of from 40 tinued uninterrupted. Some to 45 men. Under Navy manage­ facilities, such as entertain­ ment the same kind of vessel ment, were actually stepped would require as many as 300. up. We're in the best financial The big difference inmanning shape we have ever been in. can hardly be attributed to in­ Do your part to keep it that creased efficiency. way by paying up yoixr as­ The writer was recently aboard sessment now. a Navy transport of this class which had a crew of 250. Her By JOHN BUNKER officers excused the sorry look of the vessel by saying they were short of crew. Such a ship, they averred, should be given at least 300 or more. For why? To fall all over each other, no doubt. A good crew of merchant sea­ men on a C-2 can keep her ship­ shape and Bristol-fashion day in and day out in any kind of (Continued on Page 15) where a summary of the agree­ ment was printed by multilith for distribution up and down the coast. SIU couriers delivered copies of the summary to ILA centers in the outports. BACK ON JOBS On Saturday, ILA members in all ports voted their acceptance of the new proposals, only four locals out of 71 finding serious fault with them. On Sunday morning, about 2,500 longshore­ men in New York and hundreds in other ports began working perishable cargoes at the new overtime rate. On Monday morn­ ing there was a full shape-up, with most of the men getting jobs. The SIU's participation in the Maritime trade unionists iri the International Transportworkers Federation, representing thirtyfive nations, voted last week to boycott permanently ships trans­ ferred to Panamanian and Honduran registries by international shipowners. Adopted at a joint conference of the International Labor Or­ ganization and the ITF in Geneva, the long discussed plan to halt the transferral of ships from countries paying high wages and requiring strict safety regulations will go into effect May 1, 1949. Panamanian and Hohduran ships hitting countries which are members of the ITF, and this in­ cludes all the major maritime nations, will receive the full effect of the boycott. Effective action on the boycott will not begin until May 1 so as to allow seamen and officers to pile off the ships due to be hit. In the meantime, the ITF is compiling an up-to-date list of ships against which action will be taken. BREAKING THE GOOD NEWS i Pajr-Up Time ...• - When the waterfront employers capitulated to the AFL Infemafional Longshoremen's As­ sociation, representatives of the ILA met with members of the SIU's Emergency Strike Com­ mittee to discuss distribution of an announcement of the new terms and how best to defeat commie attempts to foul up the beef. Left to right, seated: Joseph Manginelli, ILA: Harry Hasselgren, ILA Secretary, and Dave Roche, ILA. Standing, Paul Hall, SIU A&G SecretaryTreasurer and Lloyd Gardner, SIU Philadelphia Port Agent. m •iSI �IWillPFP Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 3, 1948 i; SEAFARERS LOG V. Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At yi Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 i 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 Real Brotherhood It was a gratifying sight to see some 1,200 waterfront workers from all unions joining in the Thanksgiving Day festivities sponsored by the New York Port Council of the AFL Maritime Trades Department. Invitations to the affair were distributed up and down the waterfront to all hands, regardless of their union aflfiliation. And the men who accepted the MTD's hos­ pitality came as individuals not as "official" representatives. They came for a good time, nothing more. There were no speeches. There was just good waterfront fellow­ ship. The atmosphere was one of dignity and mutual goodwill. . Had it not been for the table placards indicating the various union members invited, an observer would have thought those present were all from one organization. Everyone agreed that the sponsoring AFL unions of the New York Port Council had a worthwhile idea. Guests interviewed by the SEAFARERS LOG were un­ animous in voicing their appreciation for a fine Thanks­ giving Day that otherwise might have been pretty gloomy for many. Almost all asked, "Why couldn't we get together like this more often?" To the man, they declared that the sponsors had provided a wonderful opportunity for the promotion of better understanding and good will among all maritime • workers. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post- ' card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. The men from the several organizations fount through the act of ruBbing elbows at the dinner table and the movies that they had many problems in common, and that real brotherhood is possible among all maritime workers. A word of thanks is due to the following AFL unions who made this splendid holiday possible: Men Now h The Mtnme Hospitab Staten Island Hospital Teamsters Local 202; International Longshorerrien's Association; Radio Officers Union; American Merchant Marine Staff Officers Association; Marine Division, ILA; Masters, Mates and Pilots; Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by*the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writing to them. You can contact^your Hospital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Nice Going, ILA The men of the SIU, A&G District, are mighty happy to doff their white caps to the men of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association for a job well done. Winning their strike was no small task. The com­ mercial press, taking the cue from tlje labor-hating Hearst papers, tried to turn public opinion against them, by emphasizing the purely temporary loss of business in East Coast ports while ignoring the fact that a longshore­ man has as much trouble these days getting up the scratch to pay the landlord and the grocer as anybody else. In spite of all the propaganda in behalf of the employers, the dock workers held fast. They let the employers do the yielding. As a result, they obtained the best longshore contract ever drawn. The men of the SIU, A&G District, are glad to have had the chance to support their Brother unionists . of the powerful AFL Maritime Trades Department. In fact, the solidarity at the point of production displayed by our two organizations made it possible for the ILA to tie.up the coast completely without establish­ ing a single picketline. Nice going, ILA. BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL C, GASKINS P. PEREZ JOSEPH E. GALLANT G. MALONEY JULIUS HENSLEY A. THIBODAUX VIC MILAZZO J. HARRIS JOHN J. GEAGAN J. WATLER i, X X N. ROMANO MOBILE MARINE HOSP. J. B. MARTIN C. OLIVER A. BAUM A. SMITH S. LeBLANC C. HAFNER E. LOOPER J. W. CARTER L. MIXON S. P. MORRISS J. BRANDON XXX X P X NEW ORLEANS MARINE HOSP. STATEN ISLAND MARINE J. N. HULL F. CARDOZA S. C. FOREMAN A. CASTILLO A. N. LIPARI C. B. SHIPMAN R. MALDONADO J. N. RAYMOND J. ASHURST J. N. McNEELY * J. DENNIS LARS LARSEN P. L. SAHUQUE ' A. NORMAN C. VINCENT WILLIAM HUNT N. S. LARSSON THOMAS VELEZ G. R. ROTZ J. N. WOOD G. O'ROURKE M. J. LUCAS O. HOWELL E. C. EATON V. P. SALLINGS N. H. LUNDQUIST H. C. MURPHY t. X X A. WARD BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. J. L. GREENE R. FREY J. MAHONEY R. N. KELLY W. L. RICE 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 Ist and 2nd floors.) -Jt G. GASE J. FITZSIMMONS M. R. KENAN R. MOACK F. BECKER R. PURCELL C. SIMMONS J. CHIORRA J. D. CARROLL E. C. BLOSSER J. L. MILLER E. C. LAWSON R. WATERS XXX MEMPHIS HOSPITAL JOHN B. HEGARTY XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL NICK NIKANDER J. GIVENS R. HUTCHINS L. McKRANE C. ATHERIVE S. ZEIRLER �Frid«7< Deeemb«r 3; 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thzee WhyDo WeHelpOther Unions? By STEVE CARDULLG Over the past few years Seafarers have been on the receiving end of a first-rate education in trade imionism." To get it, they haven't had to reply overmuch on the Organizers' Handbook either, for they have been obtaining their learning on SIU, A&G, picketlines in strikes up and down the coast. Some of these beefs have been'our own. But many of. them, have been the beefs of other imions, . CIOunions as well as AFL unions, small unions as well as big ones. And thereby lies the point of this article for the beefs in which the SIU has been involved, especially those of other unions, have b?en the subject of forecastle discussion on SIU ships around the globe. In the shipboard bull sessions, some of our members, most notably the younger ones who have not spent much time in the trade union movement nor had much time to reflect upon its nature and significance, raise this question: "Why in hell are we always helping some other ryiion?" OLDTIMERS KNOW This is a question any oldtimer could answer easily enough. But for the benefit of the late-comers, who have had little experience in direct or supporting strike action, let's get the answer down right here in black and white. Let's look at the record and see just why in hell we are always helping other unions in their beefs. Actually the answer is simple enough: As members of the SIU we are part of the whole labor movement. We are part of the whole body of workers, and we are related to every other part. We cannot afford to be cut or to allow others to be cut off. The whole movement might bleefd to death. To bring the story back to the waterfront, let's get out the history book. American seamen have had unions for many years. But back in the old days, the real old days, seamen held themselves apart from the rest of labor, Perhaps, as seamen, they felt that-they were different from workers ashore. Not better or worse, but different. Whatever their reason, the fact that they had made a mistake in isolating themselves became tragically apparent during the great strike of 1921. The 1921 strike—actually it was a lockout—^was a -terrible defeat for seamen. The shipowners smashed their organization, cut their wages to a pittance and destroyed such conditions as they had gained during World War I. Loss of the beef ushered in the darkest period for American seamen in modern times. Yet, the strike might not have been lost had the seamen been following a policy of participating in the trade union movement ashore. Their own isolation cost them the support of shoreside organizations that might have turned the tables on the owners. Nobody ashore knew the seamen or their problems. As a result, no imions gave them any help. And a tre­ mendous amount of ground was lost which had to be regained many years later .in a series of bitter struggles. DIFFEREN'T STORY By 1934, the seamen had achieved somewhat closer relations with their felloyr unionists ashore, and the new status paid off. The great 1934 strike might also have been lost except for the fact that West Coast locals of the Brotherhood of Teamsters stepped into the picture to give striking seamen and longshoremen all out support. It was the truck drivers' help which • won the strike. And if you don't think that the 1934 strike was one of the most important beefs in maritime history just remember'this: It, was as a result of the 1934 strike that seamen eventually got the Hiring Hall, the hard, indispensable core of maritime . unionism. , However, the lesson of the need for cooperation with other unions was imperfectly learned by the seamen. ' In 1935, a year after the 1934 strike, they lost the West Coast tanker strike because they built a wall around themselves. They communicated with -nobody. Consequently, nobody knew much about ' their problem or their aim, and nobody gave them a hand. Steve Cardullo is serving, at pres­ ent, as Headquarters Representative of the SIU, A&G District. He has had wide experience iii various union ca­ pacities on all coasts. had won an NLRB election. But we were glad to have some help from the outside. Every Isthmian ship lying in or hitting an American port during the nine days the strike lasted was tied up tight. Finally the proud company gave up and cried "Uncle." Isthmian became SIU—to the amaze­ ment of the entire maritime industry including unions -and employers, American and foreign alike, for Isth­ mian's anti-union bias was known around the worldIt was a tough beef. Every Seafarer who was in it knows how tough it was. When it began, the ship­ yard workers pledged support. What was more, they backed up their words with deeds. Isthmian had several C-3s in drydocks at yards where the CIO men had contracts. Anxious to show their gratitude for what the SIU had done for them, the Workers in these yards refused to touch an Isthmian ship until the strike was ' over. It was stands like this one taken by the Shipyard Woi-kers which assured our victory. Let's skip 10 years and come up to 1945. By that time, the SIU, A&G District, which had been founded in 1938, knew thq score. Seafarers had learned that the way to assure the march of labor including the SIU was to promote inter-union cooperation whether be­ tween affiliates of the same union or among different unions. If one week they helped—^say—the Taxi Drivers Union, the next week the cabbies would help them. It was both a very practical matter, and an expression of the brotherhood of all who work for a living. In that year, 1945, the SIU, A&G instituted a conci-ete program of helping other unions when they GREAT PRESTIGE asked for assistance, of learning their policies and understanding the obstacles they faced. This program Since then, the SIU has helped many unions, among has paid off immeasureably. For one thing it has them the Farm Workers in California, the Hat Workers created a host of warm friends for the SIU among in Montreal, the Bakers in New Orleans, the Jewelry unions which never would have known of our exist­ Workers in New Yoi'k, the Shipyard Workers in New ence. Seafarers have walked" in their picketlines and Jersey, the Tx-ansit Workers in New York, the Res­ given them a hundred other services which spelled taurant Workers in Philadelphia, the Airline Pilots in the difference between victory and defeat on more Norfolk and other points, the United Financial Em­ occasions than one. Those friends have been good ployes in New York and the Longshoremen in their friends in our own times of need. Our friends helped us win the 1943 General Strike—not to mention the Isthmian Strike of 1947. Both would have been tough without them. Take the 1946 General Strike when we forced the Wage Stabilization Board to recognize the. pay increase the SIU had negotiated with the shipowners. It was in this strike that.the powerful AFL Maritime Trades Department, which the SIU had been instrumental in founding, swung into action. All AFL , mailtime workers, teamstex's, longshoremen, tugboatmen, ship's officers, stood shoulder to shoulder in all ports on all coasts in the battle against the bui-eaucrats. The Maritime Trades Department was scarcely a month old, but it was to demonstrate the value of interunion cooperation as clearly then as it did just last East Coast stx-ike which just ended, and in Puerto Rico and elsewhere on other occasions. This is by no means week in the ILA beef in North Atlantic ports. a complete list, but enough are mentioned to convey "the idea. FRIENDS RESPOND Most of the unions who have come to us for Other unions followed suit. In Boston, the Hoisting assistance have been brother affiliates of the AFL, Engineei's refused to work colliers. In Baltimore, the butthe SIU, A&G District, has never balked at help­ Taxi Didvers cooperated with pickets. In Philadelphia, ing a CIO or independent union, so long as the latter the AFL Central Labor Union provided a mobile can­ had a legitimate economic beef. However, we have teen. In other ports on all coasts the picture was the drawn the line at getting mixed up in political ac­ same. tions. For political actions read "commie tricks," and A charter aii-line run by ex-GIs placed a plane at remember that the SIU fought the commies for years the SIU's disposal to transport men wherever they wWle other people were playing ball with them. Were needed. The same company also donated a Out of this policy of helping other outfits, the SIU limousine for the same purpose. Forthcoming from not only has received telling aid in its own disputes unions, restaurants, ginmills and other friendly outfits but has gained enormous prestige throughout the labor were food, medical aid and other contributions of movement. A case in point is the Wall Street Strike goods and services. The United Mine Workers' Presi­ of last spring. As a result of our activity in behalf dent, John L. Lewis wired, "If you need money, advise of the viciously exploited white-collar financial work­ me." President William Green of the American Fed­ ers, the SIU became known from coast to coast, and eration of Labor pledged all out support. Foreign received messages of acclaim from unions all over the seamen and longshoremen offered their backing. Does country. In Wall Street itself, stock brokers still anyone still wonder why in hell we help other unions? shudder when they see a white cap. After the 1946 General Strike, the SIU stepped up its program of helping out in the econoiruc beefs of SOUND PRINCIPLE brother organizations. When the CIO Shipyard Work­ The type of support given by the SIU, A&G Dis­ ers struck the yards of the Bethlehem Steel Corpor­ trict, to other unions is in direct contrast to the kind ation on June 26, 1947, Seafar-ers went out to the of support commie outfits are forever handling out. picketlines. The strike lasted until November 16 of The commies take advantage of a situation to fur­ that year, and many an SIU member got sore feet ther whatever the commie line is at the moment. On walking the eixtrances tcT the struck plants, most of the other hand, the SIU steps into a situation to fox'which were near Baltimore and New York., The Ship­ ither the principles of trade unionism. This means yard Workers won their beef, and SIU assistance was that the SIU is anxious to improve the economic lot a major factor iii the victory. This the Shipyai'd rf)f any union it assists ina beef. We feel that in Workers were happy to recognize. "You may count addition to thex'e being a Brotherhood of the Sea there on us for support at any time and anyplace," wrote is a brotherhood of the land—and in these modem their director of organization when the strike was over. days a brotherhood of the air, if our helping hand to This year the shipbuilders presented the SIU, A&G the Airline Pilots is counted in. In short, we feel that District, with a handsome plaque commemorating the there is a bx-otherhood of all workers, and that an help the union seamen gave them. However, the injury to one is an injury to all. Shipyard Workers had already returned the favor in This belief is manifested in the powerful Maritime considerable measure while their own strike was still Trades Department of the AFL. So firmly established in progress. is this creed among maritime workex-s, on the East BOLD STROKE Coost at least, that the Intex-national Longshoremen's In August 1947, the SIU, A&G District, struck the Association, which belongs to the MTD, was able to Isthmian Steamship Company the last of the " big strike every port from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to open-shop outfits. This was one of the boldest Portland, Maine, for 18 days last month without send­ strokes, perhaps the boldest, in the history of maritime ing out a single picket. Yet, not a ship moved. It was labor. Isthmian had been struck before and had the fii«t time in maritime history that a strike has successfully rebuffed every union which had tackled been won without pickets—or without broken heads, it. No Isthmian ship ever had-been tied up for any for that matter. In the old days, sailors worked when longshoremen longer time than it took the company to fly in a struck and longshoremen worked when seamen hit the plane-load of finks to man it. The SIU knew what it bricks. In other days there was bloodshed. On more was doing, nevertheless. Our strike was the climax of an intense two-year organizing campaign, and we (Continued on Page 15) �PfiMag, OtteniiiMtr 3. 1S4S T ff £ ^£dFAR EM « LO C Page Four Return Of MV PiHiee Boost To San Juan Shipping By SAL COLLS SAN JUAN—As far as ship­ might be effectively exterminat­ ping is concerned in this Port, ed without the use of DDT, we can sum it up in two letters when, lo and behold, one such KG—no good! There are no more character fell right smack into Bull Line ships scheduled in our lap! from the Atlantic Coast this He happened to be the Sec­ week. As everyone knows, the ond Mate on the Bull Line scow, Longshoremen's strike has tied Hilton. The charges the mem­ them up tighter than Isthmian bers of the Deqk Department By JOE ALGINA most of the arriving ships in pect the company to do. If stiff drew up against him read like overtime. gdbd shape. 'Minor beefs were fines don't curb this practice; those on one of Hitler's hench­ NEW YORK—This port like all However, the SS Jean is ex­ found, to be sure, but all of crews shouldn't hesitate to bring men at the Nuremberg Trials. the rest along the East Coast, is pected in from the island of back in full swing now that the them were disposed of in short charges against such characters. SNOOPER Santo Domingo along toward the oi-der. On balloting: ' ond of the week. She left the Among other things, he was a ILA membership has won its CREW SETTLEMENT Occasionally men, returning strike. Seafarers here are re­ States before the strike hit. From snooper, a blow-hard, a user of from long voyages, have com­ turning to the ships they left A beef on the Locksley, the Mobile - New Orleans area foul language when addressing comes the Waterman Wild, Ran­ members of the crew, the tenth when the strike began, and men settled by stiff fines at shipboard plained that they believe it un­ ger. Things generally run pretty AB on deck, and he had even are. being dispatched to vessels meetings, deserves a few words fair that they were unable to smooth aboard her. We don't threatened to throw the Carpen­ loaded since the end of the of print. It seems that men on vote on an assessment. The strike. ' expect to send more than one ter overboard to boot! the Locksley, and other Robin answer to these brothers is that The week not only saw the or two replacements to her at ships, too, have been missing the it is impossible to keep the ballot Well, something had to be movement of many men back to ship while in Southeast African boxes bpen until all brothers done and to be done quick. And the most. the ships but also saw the arrival From letters received by mem­ to make a long story short, ports. These aren't accidental vote as that would mean waiting bers around the Hall, we gather something was done. With the of a good number of vessels in misses, the men have been hav­ as long as a year. However, in the MV Ponce will be in San cooperation of • the Bull Line for payoffs. If they take cargoes ing too good a time ashore and the usual voting period the great Juan some time this week. If Steamship Company and" the and call for crews, the upsurge just didn't bother to return to majority of the membership get so, she will save us from having U.S. Coast Gliard, this would- in shipping should continue into the ship, figuring they'd pick it a chance to vote and those not voting would not influence the to report a slow week. The be Bligh was put on the beach next week. up in the next coastal port. The ships paying off here this Ponce has been out on a good where he belongs. It's a bum practice and one results. trip and she should take a gang And that. Brothers, represents week are the Raphael Semmes that should be halted. The Lock­ FEW MISS VOTE of the beachcombers off of our justice 1948 style! A long way and Governor Groves, Water­ sley crew did the right thing Men from most ships hit port hands. Many of them have been from the justice in vogue a man; Steel Worker, Isthmian; when they hung stiff fines on during a voting period and have awaiting her return for a long, scant hundred years ago when Carolyn, Frances, Beatrice and the offenders. ' their say, it's only a small flogging was the usual reward Suzanne, Bull; and the Locksley long time. By cracking down on this minority that misses out. There for having your pigtail with one and Goodf allow, Robin. Two practice the crews show that is, however, compensation in the DUSTY CARDS knot too many, and when it was additional payoffs were the Sea- they are desirous of keeping fact that if one misses voting in Their shipping cards are dusty always a mad rush to see who trains New York and Texas. their ship in order. It shows, enoiigh now to make the jobs would get what chow there was Patrolmen back on the water­ too, that they intend to live up one referendum, he usually is when and if they happen. Frank­ —the crew or the cockroaches. front after the strike layoff found to the contract, just as they ex- around for the next one. Another matter—one that also ly we'll sort of hate to lose We have come a long way brings occasional beefs — this these Brothers. They're a spirit­ since those days. Let's keep time from the Patrolmen, is that ed bunch and keep the Hall what we have fought for and of men who want to skip paying alive and the center of heated earned! their dues and assessments at discussions on almost every sub­ the payoff as they prefer to pay ject under the sun — especially up in their home port. This is a about girls and ships, in the constant pain in the neck to order named! By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD Patrolmen. The dues and assess­ All in all it has been more Several crews have re­ ment go to the same Union and Things are still in. the groove eight sign-ons. All in all, though, than usually quiet on the San ported that some men axe serve the same purpose regard­ down here in the Crescent City. shipping looks a helluva lot Juan waterfront, except for one sailing Bosun only because less where they are paid. Only such things as the weather brighter than the weather, and incident which most certainly of the wages, and show none Patrolmen paying off a ship are not as bright as the name,will, beyond a doubt, hold its bears repeating here. We had of the cooperation required own or improve for the next like -to bring the membership up no sooner finished reading Bro­ of men holding down that implies. ther Volpian's fine article in the rating. Several Sure thing. Brothers, old mo­ month or so, at the very least. to date in dues and assessments. instances Having to impress upon members November 19 issue of the LOG ther nature has once again hit have been reported .on ships VERY MILD the pointlessness of paying dues on bucko Mates and how they operating from Puerto Rican us with a deluge, and one's in their home ports takes up We've noticed several oldtimthoughts turn to foul-weather ports. ers from up yonder snowball valuable time, both for the An SlU Bosun is a man gear, canoes, ducks, geese, and way. All seem to have South Patrolmen and the crewmembers. who works with the crew. all the feathered fowl that have America on their minds — it The time to pay up is at the Your Union battled hard to arrived -fiere. 'As soon as the seems that the yarjis Salty Dick, payoff. The result is the same have the Bosun — not the beasts of the hair-covered type "Whitey" Tannehill and others no matter who handles the pay­ start an-iving, we are going to Mate — handle the job. If tell must be taking root. Any­ ments. start building our arks. I won­ you sUp as Bosun, you are By GAL TANNER to work as a conscientious der how Noah managed that way, some of the Brothers want While on the subject, the to go down there and see for Patrolmen also find that men Bosun should. If you can't, contraption. MOBILE — Shipping continued themselves. Moreover, it's all aren't aware of the various as­ Shipping picked up as pre­ slow during the last week with or won't, work with your true fellows. The senoritas (I sessments: AOA, Strike, Build­ a total of ninety-two bookmen shipmates, don't take the dicted here last week, though am told) all look like-they were ing," etc., and it .takes a lot of job. there is a luU this week with and seven permits shipped. There just stepping out of a Hollywood explaining to show these men only three payoffs and six or were three payoffs and two signstudio and are as friendly as Per­ the score. This is a matter in ons including one with continu­ sian kittens. As Arthur Godfrey which no Seafarer should be in ous articles. would say about Chesterfields, the dark. It's been explained . Ships paying off for the week' "they're mild too!" My wife over and over again in the cases were the Corsair, and Pilgrim reads this, Brothers, so I'll stop of old, established assessments. of- Alcoa, and the Beauregard By EDDIE BENDER right here! But if a man doesn't know about and Morning Light of Water­ Balloting continues briskly a recently adopted assessment he man. Sign-ons were the Warrior with all hands taking an active should check the LOG. and Beauregard, with the Morn­ The membership has ruled that new men, as wrfl as a refresher part in getting the vote , out. dues and assessments are to be to oldtimers who seem to forget DO THE JOB ing Light and Iberville on con­ The slogan adopted around here tinuous articles. Ships leaving paid at the port of payoff. This this now and vthen, the Patrol­ Now that shipping is back on a Mobile this week were headed should be done aboard ship at man can bd found in the crew's is: "Vote now or hold your peace normal plane, men shouldn't for Puerto Rico, Japan, Korea, the -time of payoff while the messroom during the pay off. A for anothdr year at least!" have tod much trouble shipping man need not go to the trouble STRIKE NOT FELT Greece, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Patrolman is aboard. in the rating they desire. How­ Belgium, the Netherlands and It is hard to see how a man of looking around Jhe ship, and The Longshoremen's strike on ever, when a slack period comes the bauxite run. All payoffs and can fail to ,do this at the proper then claim that the Patrolman the East Coast did not affect the,along it is not unsual for ABs time, unless he intends to de­ was not aboard. This is a very Port of New Orleans except for and black gang men to take jobs sign-ons were smooth. Minor beefs were settled on fault on his obligation to the poor excuse and cannot be ac­ the Beatrains. The Seatrain New as Mess men. Unfortunately, two transit ships — the Steel Union. For infraction of this rule cepted as reason for not paying Jersey has been tied up here for when these men go aboard the Vendor and the Steel Chemist a permitman vasS lose his per­ the fine exacted for this offense. two weeks. However, the com­ ships they tell the rest of the mit, and a bookman stands the If, however, you should ever pany did not lay the men off, galley gang that they're only do­ of Isthmian. likelihood of a $25 fine. Waterman has two C-2s ready pay off a ship without a .Patrol­ and may shift the New Jersey ing this for one trip and don't to go into the Coastwise run Some men take their money man aboard—and this very rare­ to the Havana rijn and tempor­ care for the work. when the ILA strike is settled, and pile off the ship without ly happens—stop in at the near­ arily lay up the Seatrain New It's tough that these men have and another two will go into squaring up their account with est Hall before going anywhere Orleans, since the New Jersey to shjp out of their ratings, but this service at Weekly intervals. the Patrolman, who is the Un­ else and get squar,ed away. This is the faster, better and newer at the same time, no matter what It looks as though the shipping ion's representative aboard ship. wiU save you from appearing as ship. We also understand dhat job they take, they are expected will continue slow for the fol­ Such men can have very little a free-loader. There is an .SIU Waterman stopped her coastwise to do the job to the best of their lowing week, with neither ma­ regard for or interest in their Hall in almost all ports where trade run for -the strike's dura­ ability. They signed on as MessSIU ships pay off. If not head tion; but they kept on full man and it's their job to do the jor companies having anything Union. For the information of the for the nearest Hall. crews. to speak • of scheduled. Messman's work. Shipping In NY Resumes With A Bang SlU Bosuns Weather Rugged, But Shipping Is Good, New Orleans Reports Mobile Shipping Continues Slow From The Sixth Deck ESI �rtidmr. Btomabn.9» MM- TBE SEAFARERS LOQ Page Five r^i 1200 ^om Maritime Unions ' Ei^y Gain Dinner In New York NEW YORK—You couldn't have done better at the Waldorf for 20 bucks a plate! " There was celery soup. There was turkey with trim­ i' ' ^ W''-'--'- r '- '• . ?r ' -, - I F <•. •? ^ ' ; "• . iSisllWPsif; PP^v Considerable credit for the first-class holiday dinner must go to Brothers Bennie Gonzalez (left) and Ray Gonzales—they're not related, They did a bang-up job preparing and roasting some 50 turkeys and supervising the menu. They were ably assisted by oldtimer David Heron, who looks on. mings. There were mashed potatoes with rich gravy, green vegetables, salad, celery and olives, There were apple, mince and pumpkin pies—and even lemon meringue pies for those who didn't go for traditional holiday fare. To wash everything down, there were steaming hot coffee and as much ice-cold beer as you wanted. Even the cigarettes were on the housA AFL PARTY This was the Thanksgiving Dinner put on by the AFL Maritime Trades Department at Headquarters of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District in New York, Invited werfe all maritime workers, regardless of union affiliation, idled by the longshore strike. And some 1,200 Seafarers. Longshoremen, Pursers, Radio Operators, NMUers, CIO Marine Cooks, SUP members, Tugboatmen, independent Marine Firemen, Masters, Mates, CIO Engineers and Teamsters accepted the invitatioik Their union credentials were , admission tickets. Even the Army Service were made Transport welcome. Representatives of the unions affiliated with the MTD's local Port council conceived the idea when they realized that Thanksgiving was going to be a gloomy holiday for hundreds of strikebound maritime workers. So ^ot to work. They planned a sumptuous holiday meal, with entertainment to round out the day. Invitations were distributed up and down the New York waterfront: Joining the waterfront unions in putting on the highly successful affair wa.s Local 202 of the Brotherhood of Team.sterSj whose members drive produce from the docks to market. SPONSORS Signing the invitation to the dinner were: Joseph H. Papa, President of Local 202 of the Teamsters; Joseph P. Ryan, President of the International Longshoremen's Association; Cap­ tain Bill Bradley, President of the ILA's Marine Division; Thomas Hill, New Yorlt Agent, American Merchant Marine Staff Officers Association: Fred Howe, New York Agent, Radio Officers Other Parties Maritime workers in New York were not the only ones to enjoy Thanksgiving din­ ner. Accounts of parties in other ports are coming into the LOG telling of holiday festivities along the water­ front. Since these reports were incomplete at press time.- they were not included in this issue. If full details are available next week, the LOG will carry the story— with pictures if possible. Pre-dinner activity revealed scenes like these. Brothers are cutting generous portions of delicious meringue and* pumpkin pies. Plenty of elb^w grease was applied in the galley to keep it up to SIU standards of cleanliness. No one did a halfway job. p:'?! Union; Morris Wcisberger, New York Agent, SUP; and Paul Hall, Secretary-Treasurer, SIU A&G District and Chairman of the New York Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department. The entire operation v/as man­ ned by members of the sponsor­ ing unions. New York Patrol­ men Ray Gonzales and Bennie Gonzalez headed a staff of crack SIU Stewards Department men who purchased, prepared and served the bang-up fare. MOVIES, TOO White-coated waiters moved efficiently as they set tables. Signs on tables indicate names of unions, whose members partook of feast. There was a good turnout from every maritime union; Before and after eating, guests relaxed on the third deck where they watched the telecast of the Penn-Cornell football game, and viewed two full-length movies plus short subjects. STATISTICS: 1,200 pounds of turkey (contributed by Teamsters Local 202); 100 pies; 12 gallons of green peas; 7 gallons of as­ paragus; 300 pounds of potatoes; 2 cases of cransberry sauce; 2 cases of celpry; 2 gallons of olives; 6 cases of oi*anges; 3 Paddy McCann was one of cases of apples; 50 pounds of asthe hands who worked fast Sorted nuts; 160 loaves of bread; carving helpings of turkey in 75 pounds of butter; 5 kegs of beer; 30,000 cigarettes, ' the galley. �Page Six TnE Ample seating accommodations were arrang^ for the 1.200 guests of the Maritime Trades Depcirtment. Above is a view of one of the three' dining rooms in which the gala dinner was served. SEAFARERS LOG Fiidar« Deoemb*r 3< 1848*- These men were among the first to be served. Soup and the main course were served at counters. Appetisers, desert, beer and coffee were brought to tables by waiters. llliilli This Brother kept the guests well-supplied with pie. icecold beer, olives, celery, bread, butter and the rest. No won­ der all hands expressed a wish for another such affeiir. H. H. Guenther (left) and 'Walter Gisczak announced their, enthusiasm over the whole af­ fair right from their table. They said they'd like to see it done more often. Signs on tables only indicated the .names of unions whose members had been invited. Men from all unions sat together at the same tables and the great majority thought it was a great way to become better acquainted. a:.. None of the helping hands tackled his job more sincerely than Chief Cook lAesper Grover. who hopped tables. Grover said he enjoyed his job almost as much as he did eating the dinner. . Only thing the guests were asked to do themselves, was to discard their empty plates on the way oub as the Brother on extreme right is doing. Without a single exception, all guests'complied with the request. �•Friday, Decatiiiber 3, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Cordial Service J Craclrv SIU Stewards Department men like the ones pic­ tured here put in a hard day's work. These Seafarers served as Messmen, and didn't iind the time to eat until all the guests had finished. M • -'i ;',j3 -1 m :•» I •3 m. <e| One of the Stewards Depart­ ment men who did' a bang-up job serving his SIU Brothers and their guests. The sign says ROU, but SIU members and their guests sat where they wished. ^ Seafarer Mel Dorfman (right) decluedt "The food was great/. and- it was. served in first-rate style. i I'll. bet there isn't a man who wouldn't agree with me on this. I know that a great many of the men who are here certainly would have gone without a Thanksgiving Day dinner if it hadn't been for the New York Port Council of the AFL Maritime Trades Department." �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 3. 1948 Movies, Smokes Top Off Day's Festivities One time a man wants a smoke and wants it bad i£ after a good dinner. The Maritime Trades Department took care of this too. giving everybody a pack of cigarettes when he left the banquet halL Before the festivities began, men from all the maritime unions gathered in Beaver Street waiting for the door to open. Union books were their admission tickets. After dinner, the guests went to the third floor to relax. Thoy watched televised football games until the sound pictures got under way. Two fulllength features headed the bill. Crowd of men in rear of photo above are rwidting for elevator to take them to one of the Ihrof dining rooms. Brothers seated in foreground hvre Some 30,000 cigarettes were distributed to the guests, who could pick their favorite brands. This marked the end of the first phase of the festivities. There was plenty more to come. Tired but contenteia, these men have just served the last guests and are now getting - taste of the' holiday fare themselves. Service at tl^e Waldorf at 20 bucks a plate couldn't have been better. abready eaten and ate walthing a footbidl contest via television. It was^ a '.'M: • -'ureat'day'fdr-all'present.'" • K.;i i iji-- t i rI �Friday, X>minber 3, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SHIPS' MINIITES AND NEWS Representation, Spic And Span Hall Make NO Hard To Beat — Member irS TEE HABANIERO! The New Orleans Branch settles beefs—and fast, stated Eddie Mooney, Pas­ senger Steward, who was recently on the Alcoa Corsair. In New York after a quick trip up from the Gulf, he's loud in his praise of all SI.U Branches, but feels the rep*• resentation the membership*"Why," he exclaimed, "they are Diamond Hitched is getting in New Orleans waxed and shined till you could just couldn't be bettered eat off of them! There is one thing for sure," he continued, anywhere. "the winos and performers had Hitched by the Deck Main­ tenance of the Diamond Hitch, whose name wasn't given, was the 210-pound catfish shown. Catch was made in the Paranana River, Dutch Guiana during a recent trip south by the Alcoa vessel. To bolster his claim, Brother better steer clear there. These Moohey gives an example. characters are dealt with sum­ Recently "a beef was phoned marily, and can kiss their books into the Hall at five o'clock in good-bye if they' start tearing the evening. The building super- down Union conditions in New intendant and Patrolman closed Orleans." the Hall and" rushed right down Mooriey's feeling- is that on to the ship. Everything was thOs ships you can't beat the co straightened out on the spot operation and efficiency of the with no hangovers to foul up crews shipping out of New Or­ the trip. With J. Jones behind the squeezebox and Chico waving leans today. Passengers have re­ Sailing in and out of. New peatedly told Mooney that they the maracas, the hot latin rhythm is too much for Brothers Orleans from July through Oc­ have never seen such well-man­ Click and Fernandez, who show the rest of the crew how tober on the passenger ships, ned ships, or such service on it's done. Scene is the Alcoa Patriot's No. 4 hatch during Mooney had plenty of opportun­ American carriers. The passen­ a recent trip. Pic was submitted to the LOG by Luigi ity to corroborate his favorable gers, about three-fourths North Perciballi, AB. initial impression of the ijew Americans and one fourth South Hall and its efficient operation. Americans, have turned in re­ He thought it tip-top shape in ports favorable to the crews, to the first place, but found it to the company offices, pointing up be improving each time he what Seafarers know: that SIU dropped in. The loudspeaker, the seamen are tops in the industry! movie projector, the showers— In conclusion, Mooney revealed all additions or improvements. that there is solid membership The laundry problem on their ship, solved through SLICK SHOP cooperation behind Agent ShepAs a crack SIU Steward, h^ pard and the whole Branch or­ the purchase of a washing machine, crewmembers of the especially noticed the floors. ganization. SS Steel Worker this week voiced the hope that the near Clean Togged Worker Crew Asks Washers On SIU Ships ^future will see all SlU-contracted* ships equipped with complete facilities for the dispatched from Kiel, Germany, atures 'the oil flowed very washing and ironing o f finally • broke the ship out slowly. through eighteen inches of ice. The return crossing set a rec­ crews' clothing. The temperature ranged to ord of eight days from Gotten­ ^ The crew's sentiments were thirtj^-eight degrees below zero. burg to Ambrose light. A 20- embodied in a motion carried at Heavy fog and ice extended well knot Victory, she only used 18 a shipboard meeting held just out into the Baltic. of her 33 nossels most of the prior to the ship's payoff in New time, for the prop was half out York this week, the end of a SLOW WORK of the water. All in all, con­ 111-day around-the-world trip. In the meeting, which was Eight days were spent in cluded- Correll, it was a swell chaired * by Lester Long, ship's Gottenburg, Sweden taking on trip. 3,500 barrels of oil which had to However, so few ships go there Carpenter, the Isthmian crew be brought in truck tankers that it looks like Brother Correll also voted to leave the crewfrom small storage depots inland. will have a tough time getting purchased washing machine and irons aboard the- ship for the Of course in the low temper­ back to Finland this winter. benefit of the oncoming gang. In making their move the re­ tiring Seafarers requested that WHITE CAPS ON THE C RE SAP the new crew take good care of the equipment and keep it re­ paired. Brother Long, who re­ ported on the crew's activities to the LOG, stated that the crew of the Worker during the trip found the machine a tremendous aid in keeping clothing clean, and morale high. CREW USE ONLY In using the machine the crew made no restrictions as to hours or frequency of its use; the only qualification being that it was solely for the use of the un­ licensed personnel. Commenting on the crew's de­ sire that all ships be equipped ' with washing machines and ironers. Long remarked, "if the men on the ships would kick in five bucks apiece, crews would have . no more laundry worries. The days of lugging ashore a seabag full of dirty linen would be While caps, haizy chests and shorts seem to be the uniform ended and the crews would be abodrd the Thomas Cresap, Isthmian. At least Brothers Ernest togged in crisp, clean linen at the payoff. After aU, our motto Buch, OS; Lefty, Oiler; and Les Keith, AB, would make it is An SIU Ship is a Clean Ship appear so. Pie was taken while the ship was in Calcutta —to me that means the crew's recently. gear, too." 1947 Trip To Finland Makes Seafarer Yearn For Encore With the winterwinds blowing around the country most seamen are eyeing south-bound vessels headed for the tropics; Seafarer Theodore Correll, however, re­ membering his voyage to Fin­ land last year at this time, would instead, choose a return visit to that frozen Scandaniyian coimtry. In spite of the difficult weather sure to be encountered in the crossing and in the Baltic, Cor­ rell figures the pleasure met in seeing the cities and people of Finland, which he "calls Paradise, would be well worth it. CONVINCING clothed and lovely, cigarettes brought 3,500 marks per carton, and the people were very friendly to the seamen. They even wore pins -bearing* the American flag. The ship discharged slowly, for the coal had to be shoveled by hand, with both men and women working oh the docks. Accord­ ing to the law, women must work unless they have a family at home, even school children must work after school. But with all this, they are happy people who are rapidly re­ pairing war-damage. Correll de­ scribes Helsinki as a beautiful modern town, with good restaui-ants and fine brownstone and concrete buildings. The populace there cannot forget, however, that the Russians took civilian hostages and hanged them during the war. His resume of the trip made last fall aboard the Knox Vic­ tory presents a strong defense ' - of his sentiment.: • ; Leaving a Baltimore coal pier the 5th of September, 1947, Cor­ rell recalls, the trip was an THROUGH ICE eventful one from the beginnihg. After a rough crossing, the^ ship After sixteen days in Helsinki, was lost for five days until get­ the ship moved through three ting a position from anpther ship inches of ice to Kotka,- thirtj' off the North Coast of Ireland, . miles away, where the rest of the After taking fuel in South­ cargo was discharged in seven hampton, she proceeded through days. In this little* town near thfe Kiel CanaL into the Baltic, the Russian border, the liquor where the Captain earned the was cheap and there were many name of "One Revolution" Swee­ night-clubs. ney, because of his habit of call­ Suddenly" the weather changed ing down to the engine room for from brisk fall weather to the one revolution up and one revo- frigid arctic cold, which her­ iufion • down. And no wonder— alds the winter festivities of the plagued with heiavy fog and'' a country. Then work stops and German pilot, whom he did not everyone enters into skiing and trust, the ;Gaptahi had his ship winter sports. •;: ^^roimd. thr*^,times before mak- Fifteen feet of snow fell in a ihg port. week. When the ship tried--to -. y-if Once in Finland it was another leave, two Finnish tugs could do -^..vmatter. vThe girls, were cleanly ribthihg with her. Icebreakers, m M �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Frldaf, December s, 1949 Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings JEAN. Oct. 27 —' Chairman kept clean. One minute of sil­ Ivan Vante; Recording Secretary ence for departed Brothers, Fritsbert Stephens. The stand­ ft ft ft ing of the membership was re­ AFOUNDRIA. Oct. 24—Chairs ported by the Delegates. Motion man Ernest Metts; Recording under New Business by Joseph Secretary O. Bodden. The Ship's Coolon and F. Vargas, that deck Delegate reported a beef about department toilets be painted, the Bosun. There were a few new locks put on doors of sail­ hours disputed overtime reported ors* quarters, drinking fountain in deck and engine departments, to be installed in engine room, i^otion carried under New Busi­ and new coffee urn to be inness to have coat hangers placed staUed in crew's messhall. One in passageway outside of the minute of silence for Brothers messhall. Under Good and Wel­ lost at sea. fare there was discussion on how to improve the food which was ft ft ft THE CABINS. Oct. 24—Chair­ covered proper dress in mess- terrible. The dissatisfaction with man Carney; Recording. Secre­ roont and cleanliness of ship. the Bosun was also discussed. tary Carrigan. Previous minutes One minute of-silence for Broth­ One minute's silence for Broth-_ read and accepted. Brothers ers lost at sed: ers lost' at sea. Boaller, Barnes. Carney and - ft ft ft i t. X Ploppert. Delegates, reported on ALCOA CLIPPER. Oct. 24— STEEL ADMIRAL. Oct. 3— the standing of the- membership. Chairman Duke Hall; Recording Chairman M. L. McCarthy; Re­ The meeting went into Good and Secretary. Frenchy Blanchard. cording Secretary Li L. Pickett. Welfare where it was pointed out Previous minutes read. Ship's Ship's Delegate reported beef on that the Stewards Department Delegate reported that Brother the chow. Some disputed over­ men are not required to paint, Engelhart still has beef about time reported by the Engine but that they may paint their the air-conditioning system with Delegate. Motions under New own quarters voluntarily for Chief Engineer, which would be Business- that tables and chairs overtime if the Deck Department turned over to the "Patrolman be built back aft for feeding is too busy to do it. Brother upon arrival. Department Dele­ local longshoremen. Good and Barnes spoke /on tife milk situa­ gates reported on standing of Welfare covered moving Messtion. The radio in crew's mess- membership. The. treasurer re­ men's foc'sle, improving foocT, room to be repaired. One min­ ported a balance on hand of getting salt tablets for engine All reports accepted. room, and a warning to watch ute of silence for Brothers lost $79.32. Motion carried under New Busi­ police in Has Tanura. One min­ at sea. ness to fine anyone leaving cups ute of silence for lost Brothers. BY HANK in messr.oom or throwing butts "On A Slow Boat To China" may be just a popular song on deck 50 cents. Collected fines right now but all the brothers on the beach in SIU halls to bci, turned, x)ver to hospitalized from Boston all around to Frisco are hoping they were on a brothers if. Seheles. elected slow boat to anywHere... One brother .grabbed a tanker for SHij>'s: Delegate. Uhder Good ^d Crurzuiao and Denmark and signed on twelve month articles ft ft ft ^ Welfare it was suggested that the with a possible shuttle run Out of the Persian Gulf. When FAIRXSLE4 Oct. 2'4~«hairmBn Ship's Delegate see the Steward ft ft ft we said we hoped the North Atlantic won't be tough he an­ G. W. Braxtan; Recording Secre­ about any changes' in the food STEEL ADMIRAL, Oct. 27-^ swered "duck soup"...Speaking of food, we're glad to hear tary C, Wrighft No beefs re­ that the crew wanted. The Sec­ Chairman A. Schroter; Recording : that SIU brothers (especially those on the beach a long time ported by the Delegates. C. ond Cook asked Brothers to stay Secretary C. McMullen. Reading trying to stretch out their last few bucks) and AFL mates, Wright was elected Ship's Dele­ out of galley during meal hours. of minutes of previous meeting. skippers, longshoremen, radio operators, pursers, and truck gate imder New Busines's. The Ofie minute of silence observed The Engine Delegate reported' drivers enjoyed the Themksgiving turkey dinner at our hall meeting went into Good and for departed Brothers. the trouble with the Second As­ last week. Welfare where suggestions were sistant straightened out. Motion made^ to install clock in the rec­ 4. t carried under New Business -to • Brother Warren Woodill had his Thanksgiving dinner up in reation room aft, !o check the change the Second Cook's hours. , Boston, but his brother Woodrow had his turkey, beer and cig­ ship's radio, to investigate the Motions to have Shii)'s Delegate arettes Beaver Street style... We hope Brother Patrick Daugherty condition, of the innerspring have steam turned on in pantry, in the Ellis Island Marine hospital has been receiving those weekly mattresses. The crew was asked and to warn the crew Messman bundle of LOGS to pass around. By the way, we read recently to make less noise in the pas­ to get on the ball or be replaced. • about a seaman complaining that merchant seamen were being sageways and to control drinking Discussion under Good and Wel­ discharged from the Ellis Island Marine Hospital to make room aboard ship in foreign ports. One fare on shortage of food and sup­ for displaced persons from Europe, We doubt this has happened. minute of silence was observed plies, and painting of PO messHowever, if it's true then it's mighty unfair to our seamen and for departed Union members. room. Delegates asked to see •ft ft ft should be investigated. GOVERNOR GRAVES, Oct. 19 Skipper about beefs. One min­ ft ft ft THOMAS CRESAP. Oct. 24— —Chairman Frank Albere; Re­ ute of silence for departed » 4^ & Chairman Wagner; Recording cording Secretary John Tilley. Brothers. The December issue of True magazine has a, fine Irue book length story called 'The Last Great Days of Sail" by Secretary Kuhn. No beefs were Previous minutes were read and ft ft ft reported by the Department accepted. The Delegates re­ ALGONQUIN VICTORY. Oct. Allan Villiers. Buy a copy before your ship sails. After reading it you'll appreciate your job during these modern Delegates and their reports were ported hll full books, and no 5—Chairman J. Garrison; Re- ' accepted as given. Motion car­ beefs pending. Luke Collins was cording Secretary John R. Mi- days of going to sea and your membership in the SIU. ried under New Business to try elected Ship's Delegate by ac­ chaelis. After the reading of pre­ any man performing while drunk clamation. Motion under NeW vious minutes and acceptance of The following oldtimers may still be anchored in town: G. before a five man committee. If Fleming, M. Newhoff, L. Aviles, L. A. Marsh, A. Jepson, A. found guilty he is to be fined not Business for 4he stewards .depart­ Delegates' reports, the meeting " ment to clean the .recreation went into New Business. Motion Quincnes, R: Zaragoza, J. A. Morris, R. Rowan, Andy Thevik, more than $25. Proceeds to be room, the engine department to carried to have the Chief Engi­ C, Bonafont and T. Wabolis.... Big Roderick Smith grabbed a donated to the LOG or such ship and 100 miles but of port she broke down and they came back charity as the majority of the clean the laundry, and the deck neer get the fresh water tanks into proper shape and to replace in again. Roddy wants to know if this counts, as a trip and calls crew may direct. A vote of department to straighten the gaskets in defective portholes. messhall on the night watches. for a discharge? The only thing it does do, Roddy, is give you thanks was given to New York Under Good and Welfare the 1 Carried. Motion caixied for each a chance to grab a few more boxes of cigars for the trip. Patrolmen Louis Goffin. Jimmie man to be responsible for re­ membership was asked to leave S ft J. Shashan. and Freddie Siewarl, placing cups and for leaving the the laimdry tubs empty arid Last week we read another ridiculous editorial in the for their good work in settling laundry in good shape after us­ clean after use. One minute, of New York Times, claiming that maritime workers were solely the ship's beefs. General discus­ ing. Cleanliness of ship was dis­ silence was observed for lost responsible for our merchant marine being so small today and sion imder Good and Welfare cussed under Good and Welfare. Brothers." the exit of thousands of seamen from the industry since the One minute of silence for lost war. The editorial reads—"As a matter of cold fact maritime Brothers. workers, either ashore or afloat, have contributed virtually ft ft ft nothing on their own part to ameliorate the rapid post-war STEEL VOYAGER, Oct. 1— decUne of the merchant marine...The conviction grows that Chairman Kelly; Recording Sec­ it is idle to hope for general comprehension among maritime retary R. P. Herald. The Diele.workers of the simple theory that they must share the indusgates' reports and the previous ^s responsibilities and do something to help maintain a minutes were accepted. Motion strong competitive merchant marine." carried under New Business to bring charges against men in we say the anti-labor newspapers in America never tell the Stewards Department who put people that the shipowners laid up thousands of ships, transferred out different food for saloon than hundreds of others to Panamanian and Honduran flags and alfor the crew mess. Motion, made . lowed the Maritime Commission to sell many ships to foreign for the Deck Delegate to request nations. The shipowners and the Maritime Commission are en­ that adequate soap be issued by tirely to blame. The seamen only wish to sail the ships under jJie Mate. • Carried. Under Good VKdreCTtHBSIU/ decent wages and conditions. How in the world can they be and Welfare it was suggested blamed for lack of cargoes, lack of dollars in the world and that each man take care of his chsmging subsidies? If the shipowners can operate ten ships then own cot^ that more juices be putfh^ can operate fifty ships now. out, and that the messrooms bh ^Juecfhon ms8+iVi >s are bemb held r^uiariu m all A®C5 poris . A well - rr^romexi Seofoher fe a ciredCh -te hmSe.l'^and-h Ms mhFs.M^ks, if-a pom'f-'b c:^r\dard poHicrjpkf/e t'on CUT and RUN « s, '?Btfrecr YOURSELF/ �Friday. December-3, 1948 T HE S E AFARERS LO G Says Social Security Law Harms Seamen To the Editor: •I believe it was in the LOG 'that I saw a short article, ex­ plaining the principal features of the Social Security Act. The article did not mention, however, the fact that while So­ cial Security time for seamen starts Jan. 1, 1937, they did not begin paying into the fund until Jan. 1, 1940. Therefore, a seaman who becomes 65 in 1950 and wishes to retire, his earnings for ten years would be averaged over only 13 years. This would give him a much lower average monthly wage on which his benefit payments would be based than he has actually earned. If he has worked steadily dur­ ing those ten years, he may have the necessary number of quar­ ters to his credit, but probably not much more. If at some time he signed on for a voyage in Sep­ tember and did not get back till after New Years, he would have lost that quarter and been put down as idle, though he worked all the time. Or again, during th^ war he may have been away for .six months or a year (as many were signed in March or June and stayed out till the following year). In this case he would have lost quarters three and two, respectively.'-Not only that, but his earnings for those long voyages would have been put down for the following year, thus crediting him with only what he earned before he left for that year. It is the same with the income tax. Suppose he earned $6,000 on one such voyage and earned at least $2,000 more later on that year for a total of $8,000 in all, with possibly $500, or $1,000 the yeaj before. Only $3,000 would have been credited to his Social Security account. Of course, he would be entitled to a refund of the tax he had paid on the other $5,000—but try and get it! Even an unlicensed man could easily have earned the $3,000 limit every year between 1940 and 1950 and feel that he had averaged $250 per month, and thus be entitled to the maximum monthly benefit payments. But actually he would get much less. He would probably do well to average half of that at most, or $150 per month. So, from the above' i t can readily be seen that the Social Security Act, like the Income Tax Law, while favoring the sea­ men slightly in the matter of subsistance in the main, worlcs against them. The Unions should get together now and call the attention of Congress to this deplorable state of affairs. A correction should be made when the law comes up for revision sometime next year. Ole Grindabl GOOD SEAFARERS GET TpGETHER AT GEORGIE'S, ^ Blasts NMUer's Bid To Free Aliens From Union Battles To the Editor: In the recent issue of the NMU Pilot of November 19, 1948 ap­ peared a letter by a member of that union, Valdis Zazis, in which he raised a loud protest against Panamanian ships and the ex­ ploitation of alien seamen by the shipowner. The subject of Panamanian ships is nothing new in the American shipping indusj^ry. In the year of 1940 the Standard Oil Company transferred twenty ships to the Panamanian registry, employing German seamen on these ships. When the United States entered the war. Standard Oil, in a patriotic, flag-waving gesture, transfeiTed these same ships back to the American flag and interned the German seamen in a prison camp on the Hudson. This self-same seaman argues that alien seamen, "If they take pai-t in any strikes against this exploitation by American ship­ owners to get shed of such dis­ crimination as practiced in the American industry today, they will be blackballed and de­ ported." Does the writer of such a .statement realize that Ameri­ can seamen took the same chances for years in organizing American ships, that today per­ mit this present alien to enjoy the fruits of his labor? BY DIRECT ACTION Iheir glasses in a toast to the cameraman are left to right—Seafarers Ray Cole. Vince Kuhl. Fred Reiddi and Frank Hall. Scene is the George Washington Bar, the SIU men in the port of Norfolk. 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK One of the boys saw the movie out bringing back some LOGS,, Someone said, if you can't "Goona Goona," with a cast of I mean. The LOGS ar-e sent boost, don't knock! I would like Balinese gals, and now he wants there regularly by our Union, so to add, if you can't take a joke, to ship for Bali, "Goona Goona," I ask Mr. Braga for a few copies don't dish one out! ... Tommy by the way, means love potion for your shipmates... If you're Griner told the crew about his ... "Bull" Sheppard is not the interested in butterfly trays, alli- experienced in the Middle East. i gator hand bags, or any other He claims all the pickpockets in owner of the Bull Line. What officer made this remark j article, buy there ... Keep posted Port Said are organized ... Would you cross their picketline? to passengers: "You needn't by reading the LOG. •worry about . tipping the boys. } I hear the Bernstein Steamship Jose Casiellon, Butcher, has They get good union wages." Did Company wants its ships equip­ saved enough money to go I say officer?... A short time ped with cafeterias, instead' of home to Cuba for a vacation. ago, I boarded an NMU ship, dining saloons. Pretty soon there While he's there he doesn't •the Argentina, and I was really won't be any staterooms — just want to see meat—just frijoles surprised. I found it very clean. dormitories ... What Second Ba­ and arroz ... Captain Clark It seemed, however, that there ker bought a Cadillac? When (B.A.) will return to New Or­ was some friction among the he's drivihg through the city, he leans. Captain Cooley will re­ crewmembers. That's why I'm turns on his radio loud .to' at­ place him ... And the Delta suggesting that all SIU mem­ tract attention. office is now located in Puerto In the current annual elec­ bers read the NMU's paper, and Nuevo, near Dock B. Whenever possible, board its tions, we have a chance to "Tiger Lil" in Rio has lost contracted ships. I just want you vote for officials of our Union. her heart to "Red" McConville. to see the difference between Be a good Union man and vote Sez she: "I've met many seamen for the right man for the job. them and SIU ships. but 'Red' has something no one Remember, it's your Union, so Again the boys are specu­ else has." Perhaps that's the rea­ lating in pesos. I bought ^quite. do your duty and vote ... By son he's afraid to go ashore reading this paper, you'll be a few in Rio for eight to one. there ... Eleanor Jaimoy is smil­ posted on what's doing in mar­ Now. here in B.A.. we're geting these days because .she~gets itime. ling ten and perhaps in a few The price of whiskey has more pesos for her dollars. days twelve, Presidente Peron Two of the crew had the of Argentina says he would gone up 20 cruzeiros. The price rather have his right arm cut lists now call for 90 cruzeiros, same idea. Both took a coke off than ask for a loam If he about $4.50 .., Mr. Utney of the to their girl friend and she keeps his word. I'm sure the Delta Line office in B.A. is a turned out to be the same boys will make a few ^dollars. good joe. He'll see to it that girl. It happened .in Santos and anyone taken ill is taken care were their faces red... Why I'm buying, too. So many of us will stop at the of... Dana Dennison missed the does Mrs. Johannson have Florida bar in Rio' and return ship a short time ago and during shampoos? We know, but do •to the ship empty-handed. With- the time ashore he was married. you? Page Eleven These conditions were not ob­ tained by bleating for more poli­ tical action, but by the use of direct-action on the part of workers aboard various ships and in such manner organizing as a group to create a solid front against John Shipowner. As an example, take Isthmian, recently organized by the SIU. Do any seamen of the opinion of the NMU member who makes such outlandish statements, be­ lieve this company welcomed a union on its ships? Isthmian, like Standard Oil, is interested in one line of business: profit at the least expense to itself. Does this NMU member real­ ize that every unorganized ship we have in the American indus- CONVALESCING TANKERMAN EYES LAKES SHIPPING To the Editor: I- was hospitalized in Japan and have been on the beach here .since being returned to the Marine Hospital at San Francisco on May 1. I have been a tankerman for many years, and at the time of my illness was on the USNT Mission Purisima as Elec­ trician. shuttling from the Per­ sian Gulf to Japan and Korea. Before the affiliation of the SIU-SUP. I held an SIU book, but now belong to the SUP. I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me the latest issues of the SEAFARERS LOG. I have been out of touch for several months. Also I would like to have the addresses of the SIU locals in Wisconsin and Chicago as I may sail the Lakes for a while. G. D. Jones Anligo, Wise. (Ed. Note: The LOG is be­ ing mailed to -your address. You will find the addresses of all SIU Halls, including tho^e in the Great Lakes area, printed in the directory on page IS.) try today must be organized by the American seamen who take the chances of being discrimi­ nated against and blackballed just as much he claims will happen to the seamen on Panamanian ships? Let us suppose the .10,000 alien seamen he refers to carry the opinion that they canpot strike or defend the prin­ ciples of the union in which they hold membership. Let us sup-, pose they fear deportation and blackballing, which he empha­ sizes so strongly in his letter. Let this NMU member realize also that regardless who the in­ dividuals may be there are al­ ways many men who try to avoid picket duty. What then is to stop his alien brothers from sailing these Pana­ manian ships during a strike? In every war we can always find the traitor to any cause, willing to sell out his country or union for money. ^ Why don't the alien seamen picket these Panamanian ships now that they are members in good standing here in United States and feel their union, the NMU, will back, them up on such a decision? Bleating for political action hasn't stopped the shipowner from transferring his ships to a foreign flag. DEPEND ON OWNERS This NMU member writes: "If legal entry and the right to strike cannot be gotten by alien seamen, they will have to live on big-hearted shipowners' money." This .statement is suffi­ cient enough to figure the char­ acter of this NMU man. He has told all seamen in the maritime industry that he carries #the backbone of a jelly fish. Were this NMU seaman inter­ ested in Amei-ican labor history, the writer could go on for days it telling him of the American and alien seamen who gave up their lives and liberty that other sea­ men in our maritime industry could enjoy the fruits of their saoifice. This NMU member protests that you get only 120 dollars and no overtime on these Panamanian ships, and the own­ ers feed you as they like, and if you kick you're fired as an agi­ tator. Isn't that terrible? Perhaps this NMU member can understand how the SIU suc­ ceeded in organizing Isthmian. The members of the SIU under­ stand the discrimination that would be practiced by the com­ pany, yet they sailed these ships —as organizers—many of them being aliens. The SIU first started organizing these ships back in 1938. By sticking to the fight they whipped John Ship­ owner by direct-action, not the political action you have been bleating for these many years. When an individual admits he lacks the courage to piole-st slave labor and will subject-himself to starvation on a merchant ship without even a protest, then theie must be something lacking in the character of the indmdual. M\ Book 312 AHENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner "store while you are at sea. You can't, take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. w.-ii •la •'3 •"i �T HE Page Twrtre SE AF AM EMS L0 G FtUkY^ December 3, THE HQMBEBSmP SraOKS Smacks Chops Oyer Thanksgiving, Blasts 'Institution' Holiday Meal To the Editor: The Seamen around Whitehall and South Street, have just fin­ ished celebrating a most happy Thanksgiving, due to the efforts of the N.Y. Port Council of the AFL Maritime Trades Dept. On Thanksgiving day at 51 Beaver Street, at the headquar­ ters of the Union, a wonderful dinner was served, consisting of roast torn turkey, chestnut dress­ ing, cranberry sauce, creamed mashed potatoes, green peas, celery, two kinds of salads, three kinds of pie, coffee, beer and many other "goody-goodies" that the writer is not able to remem­ ber, due to the fact that he is still so full of all of these yuriiyums that it has affected his memory. In line with MTD policy of ex­ tending the hand of friendship and fraternity, all labor organiza­ tions, regardless of craft or af­ filiations, were invited to partake of this bountiful - Thanksgiving spread. Members of practically every waterfront union attended this feast and in union brother­ hood ate Thanksgiving turkey and 'goody-goodies' until they were filled up to the brim. A wonderful time was enjoyed by all. ^ In marked contrast, a word about the institution on South Street that is supposed to be a •non-profit organization,' founded for the purpose of helping des­ titute seamen. NO FREE FEED This institution saw an oppor­ tunity to take advantage of the poverty stricken condition of the seamen, due to the long tie-up in shipping, and put pressure on them by charging $1 for what was supposed to be a Turkey Dinner. To be sure that all sea­ men understood that there would be no free turkey dinner, they advertised in that most conspicious place: the lobby, that the Sweatin' It Out i diimer was to cost them a buck. This doUar feast, fed to those who were able to scrape up a buck, consisted of a very small piece of turkey that was put on cold storage in the Year-of-Our Lord 1865, a few old gee'd-up vegetables that Noah heaved out of the Ark and a cup of last's year's coffee—all of this wonder­ ful spread only for a buck, a buck that no seaman on the beach had or could get. No doubt this policy was adopted by this institution as gesture to the ship owners; namely that they were ready too to get hardboiled and show these seamen and longshoremen that they had better settle this strike, or they stood ready to furnish finks as usual, the same as they have done in the past. ENRICHES OPERATORS Begging letters by the millions have been sent out over the years, telling well meaning peo­ ple how much good work this institution is doing for seamen. Through this constant barrage of WHERE GOOD FOOD MEANS GOOD LIVING propaganda, a golden harvest has poured in to support a high-class bunch of first-rate con men and women, who operate under the guise of religion and charity to enrich themselves at the expense of the seamen. Contributors, donators and endowers to this institution are led to believe that most services are free to seamen, and that such services that- are not free are to be had for a very anall cost. Any seaman knows that there is no service free 'in this institu­ tion, except malarky, and I understand now that they want to assess you a'small charge for that, claiming that you might go into the gardening business and use it for fertilizer." To mention the many rackets that this institution indulges in would be too lengthy. After all, seeing^ is believing. Those- who contribute or donate to this out­ fit should take a stroll around and become a guest for a few days— their eyes would be opened. "Spun Yarn" 'Tood worthy of a song" might be the caption to this picture, as M. Sierra, Cook, serenades on his* friring pan while A. JockeL Night Cook-Baker displays one of his hot mince pies. At the table Chief Cook J. Renosia gives Chief Steward T. Foster a "fuU House." Trollops Rate Over Seamen At Bremen Red Cross; Bose To ihe Editor: Here are a few things for sea­ men to remember when the great, "charitable" American Red Cross asks (or should I say begs) for donations: On our arrival in Bremen, we were informed that only U.S. military currency was to be used ashore and possession of foreign currency is prohibited and pun­ ishable by military law. So, af­ ter drawing a few script dollars I meandered uptown to visit the "At Ease Club," sponsored by the American Red Cross. I asked the young lady at the information desk where I could buy a few stamps with which to mail some letters. "I'm sorry, sir," said the pretty maid, "we can't sell stamps to civilians." Then I sat. down at the Snack Bar, a very lovely room' with cosy little tables, music and soft lights, which was filled with soldiers and their pretty Ger­ man frauleins, eating, drinking and chatting. After a fifteen minute wait, I called a waitress and asked for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. "I'm sorry, sir;" she said, "you may sit here, but I can't serve you—only military personnel." . ^"IT'S A SHAME" It was the same story at the soda fountain and candy coun­ ter. I did manage to buy a copy Check It—But Good Aboard Ihe Steel Maker,-and all ready to sail when the ILA strifce ended, Czewmemher Riefcy- Risheak, AB^ ia shown •»a»irwij things easy in hia ioe'sle. I'- Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adeqiuate supply of all the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. of "Stars and Stripes," though. I went back, to the information desk to give the young lady a little information on how I felt about the Red Cross. She said, "Yes, it is a shame that soldiers can bring prostitutes in here and buy them anything they wi^, while • American" seamen can't even buy a stamp; but' those are our orders, and we are not to blame." So I took my script, changed it on the black market, and spent my German niarke in an enemy" gin mill. That's it boys! When the Red Cross wants to pin liiat little tin flag on you for a generous donation tell them to get it from the Germans! Give them a knock whenever and wherever you can, because as far as the Red Cross is concerned an American sea­ man isn't as good as a German streetwalker. Frank Bose BUSY BROTHER CHECKS ON GEAR AND CREDITORS To the Editor: I'm SUP 456&, and I'd like to say hello to my shipmates. If any of you Brothers have any in­ formation regarding, my gear, which wax lost on November 15, on the Madaket, please contact me at 59 Clay Street, San Fran­ cisco. If there are any debts that I have not paid, please let me know also; for I have been too busy lately to attgnd to these matters. Here's to a bigger organiza­ tion! I Edward J. Bovickf" Assembled in the messroom the crew goes to work on the Stewards Department's gaslronomical delights. Seafarer in the center is A1 Wilk. Ship is the Gadsden. AmericanEastern's heavy lift vessel. Student Wants Facts, Asks For Log To the Editor: When I saw in the local papers that SIU men who were helping the ILGWU were arrested in New York, it made me realize how much I miss news of my former shipmates since I have taken time out from sailing to attend the University of Tusa, I know from the treatment the newspapers gave the UFE strike that I'll never get the v/hole pic­ ture from either the newspapers or the .national news magazines. Therefore, I am anxious to get the LOG in order to keep up with such events and with my former shipmates. For the boys whose interest run to such things—which I think covers the entire member­ ship—^let me say that these Oklahoma gals are strictly all right. Perhaps I just naturally prefer these Midwestern, cornfed women, but to niy way of thinking, anyone who prefers others should have his head ex­ amined! ' .• :.r- I'm looking forward to those LOGS. James A. Strickland (Ed. Note: You are now on the mailing list for the LOG.) HURRICANE MEN PROTEST BEING 'SHORT SHEETED' To the Editor: I am writing at the request of the crew of the SS Hurricane concerning the sheets that are placed on our ships by the con­ tracted companies. On nearly every ship that we sail .today, we have to put up with the stupidity of some ab­ sent-minded purchasing agent who orders sheets that are way below the size necessary for the standard "type bunk. We try to make out by the "nip and tuck" method; but in the end i|'s likd Yehudh—it just isn't there! Therefore we recommend that the purchasing agents of all our companies be notified of this nuisance" and be asked to do something about getting the proper sizes. • John D. Canlrell, Jr. �Ezidny* l>«cnnnb«T TH E SEAFARERS IMS LOG Page Thiitem Payoff Rule Pro: Feels Favoritism Halted By Ruling Job Security "Given Up In Rule Following are letters from the membership giving their views on the Union trans­ portation rule. The rule calls for men to take trans­ portation money iind.pile oft when a ship pays off at a port other than the one in which the crew signed on in cases where the vessel does not start for the sign-on port within ten days. All possible steps have been taken to give equal space in the LOG to both sides of the controversy. To the Editor: must wait four weeks more for called cliques aboard them and another job, he may not be able they remain aboard ships for It is the desire of the follow­ to maJ^ ends meet. I'm very much in favor of the long periods.' They shine up to ing Brothers to put on record the ruling in effect at the present the Mates and Engineers in Brothers will say that it is fair way we feel about the present time in regards to the shipping exchange for favors tl^at the offi­ rule requiring men to accept to one and aU, but that is not so. rule of men accepting transpor­ cers toss to them. They do over­ their transportation and pay off It will affect oiu: largest shipping tation and leaving the ship. time work without the payment ports more than any other, for the ship. I believe the ruling will help of overtime in exchange for time men from New York will be We, the undersigned members forced off ships in the Gulf and not only the men that are wait­ off in port. That in itself is of the SS Evistar, think that the West Coast although there will ing on the beach for a chance against all our Union stands for. present rule forcing men to ac­ not be enough steady-run ships to ship, but also the new men Our Union has run into quite cept transportation is unjust and from outports to absorb the extra coming aboard these ships. a bit of difficulty because of is not the job security that is men that return to New York, Many of these ships have so- some of these men. When our given to us in the by-laws of the for example. Negotiating Committee met with Union Constitution. If this prac­ some of the shipowners to renew tice is continued,, it will lead to NEW RUN the contracts, the companies a group of locals instead of a wanted to eliminate the trans­ National Union as we have now. Waterman is now planning a portation clause, because of a lot To the Editor: new loop from New York to of men remaining aboard ship Furthermore, it places a Europe and back to the Gulf. I believe the membership after accepting their transporta­ Union man in the position of los­ There they wUl load for the East should look at the following tion. ing his job at anytime if the and return to the West Coast, facts and weigh them carefully m ship happens to go to an outport. where they will load again for when considering the transpor­ I think the Union has fought hard to get us where we are To the Editor: This is an added hardship to aH Europe and back to New York. tation ruling: now. Let's all pull together on Brothers that have financial re­ It benefits the membership as this ruling and keep our Union I am definitely in favor of the On this run the New York sponsibilities that must be met a whole when men accept trans­ on the top of all the wages and transportation ruling now in ef Crew would get four or five portation money and get off the conditions in the maritime in­ feet, for the following reasons: on time each month. If a man weeks, the Gulf crew three is forced to leave after only four ship. dustry, where it belongs. It prevents crei^embers from or five weeks employment and months, the West Coast crew A change was made in our Don't forget that SIU also three months, and the New York becoming company stiffs, which shipping rules a while back that stands for Sailing In Unity. crew on the coastwise trip to means entering into deals of prevented shipboard promotions. the Gulf only five or six days. This assured ,us that in the fu­ Harry Banner neglecting to put in for over­ This could not be considered ture we would never have com­ time in return for favors. There To the Editor: fair to all hands. Also men with I pany stiffs or cliques on our is always danger of this when families could not move to other We, the undersigned, wish to ships. Now this transportation ports qs present conditions won't men stay on the ships too long express our opinions on the re­ rule operates the same way. allow this. and especially v/hen they start cent transportation rule. This There are men in the SIU, who To the Editor: Therefore, be it resolved that kicking back transportation question has been argued pro and came into the Union with newly I believe that when a ship the rule be changed so that a con and most of the fellows here money to the company. organized ships, who have stayed man may accept or reject the comes in and the crew has trans­ in the Gulf seem to think that with^the same ship and company The second reason, which is transporation as is provided in and have never shipped out of portation money coming to them just as important as the first, is it is one of the most outrageous the agreement. the Union Hall. By forcing occa­ they should take their money that it insures an increase in rulings ever inforced in the Union. sional job turnovers on these and get off. Signed by 21 crewmembers jobs. When a crew receives ships, the transportation ruling In the first place most of us SS Evistar transportation and piles off, the will assure that good Union men Reason 1. It would create a men in that port have to 'fur­ fellows were at sea when this better turnover of ships and give (Ed. Note: On this special sail the ships. nish a full crew for that ship rule was voted on. The Brothers Waterman run referred to, some fellows a chance to get who did vote in its favor seem This means the shipping list wiU Then this ruling offers help whether the ship engages a to have misunderstood just what out that would otherwise have decrease and more men will ship to Union men who have been on crew in New York or Mobile, faster than they have been able they were voting on. This rule .the beach for a long time wait­ to wait for a long time. she makes a trip to the Far as it stands now will allow a ing for jobs. And don't forget Reason 2. It gives some guys th do in the past. East and to the West Coast, that though you may be the a chance to see what the Union It will also be a great help man to work for only about loads there and makes a trip one getting off a ship today, tlie Hall looks like, when they have to our Brother members who seven months out of a year. ' to Europe, then back to a final In other words, fellow mem­ same rule will help you off. the been homesteading a ship. I have are aliens. bers, your job security is being port of discharge on the East beach on a later day. been on ships where a newcom­ I sincerely hope that the mem­ Coast. This was done by spe­ So, Brothers, when the time er had no say; for the majority bership will get together behind taken away from you. A man cial agreement in order to al­ comes to vote on this ruling, of the crew had been on for this issue for the best interest with a wife and a couple of kids low the company to enter the can't possibly hope to offer them think carefully of the many nine or ten months and thought of the Union. security as long as this ruling run. Without this agre«nent benefits it secures for the mem­ they owned her. 'the ships*would never have Joseph Carroll stands. bership, and vote for all crews Reason 3. It also breaks up gone into operation, and we ^ A lot of members will say to would not have the jobs on to accept their transportation the possibilities of some of the you that we fought a long time them today. If the final port when they are entitled to it and guys turning intg company men, to acquire this transportation of discharge at the end of the get off the ship! and it discourages the officers clause in our agreement. This is double run is other than the George Mihalopoules from getting too buddy-buddy To the Editor: true enough. But don't forget port of engagement then trans­ with the crew when you have a we fought for the right to hold portation will be paid—though At the last meeting held on greater turnover. board the SS Lafayette, we had a job without being intimidated, it will seldom happen. I am a firm believer in taking a discussion about the new for a long time before this ruling the transportation money and transportation ruling requiring was ever thought about. To the Editor: getting off. Even if you are mar­ a man who signs on the ships in That is one of the main things 1 can't see how anyone can be ried you can afford to stay on Mobile and makes a trip to any Unionism has fought so hard to opposed to the present Transpor­ the beach a couple of weeks foreign port and then, back to offer us. Now we are Ibtting it To the Editor: now and then. I say collect your New York (or vice versa) to ac­ slip through our .fingers. tation ruling if for no other I am a member of the SIU and reason than that it protects the transportation money and get cept transportation and pay off Signed by 6 book men on my return from a trip I read the ship. Transportation clause in our of!^ T. mite in the LOG about how an Al­ Agreement. Under the old ruling Some of these trips are only coa crew felt about the the new a man accepted transportation six weeks runs, and that's not transportation rule. and stayed aboard, giving the such a big payoff for a man who shipowner a bargaining point to may have been on the beach for This crew is very right. I also To the Editor: eliminate the clause. five or six months. have a large family and know To the Editor: One of the SIU slogans has We, the undersigned membei-s what it means to be forced off a If he refused transportation been jbb security. How can this of the SS Mae, do hereby ship and not be able to bring A lot of men want to stay on in order to stay aboard he was strongly oppose the new trans­ home enough money to fuUy technically guilty of buying the the ships despite the fact that be job pecurity? rights from Mr. Shipowner to the agreements provide that in Another thing, it would be im­ portation ruling requiring aU support my family. What good is it for me to get stay aboard, which certainly is order for a man to get his trans­ possible to collect unemployment members to accept transportation not the proper attitude of " a portation he must get off. insurance in a case like this. The money and get off the ship re­ this transportation money to gardless of the length of the trip. come back to New York not good Union man. If these men stay on the ship, agreement we have with the We further recommend that knowing when TU get another I say, accept Transportation, the men on the beach don't stand company- covers the transporta­ this ruling be brought before the ship? tion deal. Why not leave it that get off and give the guy on the a chance to get out. Men who entire membership by putting it way? I feel that a man is entitled to want to stay on the ships don't beach a chance. He'll have to do on a baUot for a voting period stay on his ship as long as he is want to see another man get a The crew voted to go on record the same for you! Here's for a a satisfactory worker and has his least thirty days. bigger, stronger and smarter break. Let's make it a square as being against this ruling and Signed by 25 crewmembers dues fully paid up. deal all around. to^have it repealed if possible. SIU. Peter Anchundia Georgo Meaney SS Mae Frank Gustav Signed by 33 crew members To the Editor: Favors Purpose Sees Job Boost Claim Error Urges Support Ask Repeal Sees Protection Questions Rule Asks Square Deal •». Ask Ballot 1 �-.f. ^ Page Fourteen THE SE AF ARERS LO G Friday, December 3, 1948 Seafarers Okay New Orleans Hospital l.-Slr' Convalescing Seafarers relax on lawn of the New Orleans Marine Hospital. Brothers in photo above are, standing (left to right): Timothy Less, H. H. Hamilton, J. N. Hull and B. W. Biggs; seated (left to right): Howard Jordan, C. J, Vincent and A. J. Ward. Less has been hospitalized more than 18 months as result of an automobile accident. At right, a staff dentist treats patient in hospitcd's modern dental department. *One Of Best In South' During the past month, representatives of the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District of the SIU have been visiting U. S. Marine Hospitals up and down the coast, interviewing sick and injured Seafarers, doctors, nurses and other members of the hospitals' staflfs. In addition, they have taken scores of photographs of hospital activities. Purpose of these visits is to give the membershipthrough the medium of the SEAFARERS LOG—a clear picture of what's being done medically for seamen. In photo above, a seaman is being examined in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat clinic, which SIU men claim is tops. The hospital possesses the latest medical equipment for all types of treatment. In photo right, a patient is being treated in what the Brothers refer to a# the "hot box." Brothers V. P. Sailings (in ^heel chair) and H. C. Murphy find the company of two unidentified hospital staff members mighty pleasant. Murphy, who has been in the hospital for 18 months, says he hasn't a single beef with the treatment he's been getting. Neither does Sailings. In submitting the material for this page, the SIU in the Port of New Orleans reports that Seafarers "re­ gard the New Orleans Marine Hospital as one of the best hospitals in the entire South." Previous issues of the LOG contained roundups on Ellis Islapd, Mobile, and Baltimore Marine Hospitals. Next week's issue will carry a pictorial report on the Marine Hospital in Boston. That mass of machinery is all part of the treatment necessary to enable Brother E. J. Smith to walk well again. He's been in hospital 22 months wait­ ing for a smashed knee-cap, sustained in a motorcycle accident,- to mend. .He's coming along okay, too. �Friday. Dacambef 3. 1348 Pa0« nfleeB THE SEAFARERS LOO Sees Hand Of Hungry Brass In Scheme' To Give Navy Wartime Control Of Ships ILA Victory Releases Vessels On East Coast of authority and authority loves (Continued from Page 1) to be recognized. John Bunker, author of this weather. They can keep her vacation was cut to 1,350 hours (Continued from Page 1) That the merchant seaman arlidie. sailed during the war chipped, soogied, and painted of work a year. The hiring rules and looking like any good Amer­ as a member of the SIU. .He wants none of this bowing and SIU gave the ILA all out sup­ were changed so that pnce a ican ship should. Why then has retired his book and is now scraping, that he doesn't show^ port up and down the coast. man is hired he is guaranteed a should a similar ship in the Nayy waterfront reporter for the the least awe when standing in' In New York, where the com­ minimum of four hours' pay. De­ the presence of gold braid, irri­ mies tried to horn in on the need a crew of 300? Efficiency Christiait Science Monitor. tates some Navy men beyond situation, SIU pickets helped dis­ tails of the welfare fund are can hardly be the answer. hats and well-intentioned bpt words. They think it shows a courage stooges from entering a still to be worked out. Always a good laugh for. a uninformed civilians that the lack of discipline. NO COOL-OFF commie-ruled meeting. Early one merchant seaman is the way merchant marine lacked disci­ morning, another complement of It is well for both services to The ILA began negotiations on they take in a hawser on a man pline during the war, let's re­ Seafarers helped break up a July 5. When the union threat­ remember from time to time o' war. member the record our cargo that the American. Navy grew commie effort to picket the Army ened to strike; the employers For a light spring line which carriers made in delivering sup­ out of the' fighting merchant Pier in Brooklyn which the ILA obtained an injunction against any good freighter's crew can plies to the fighting fronts. Any­ service-^from the days when all did not strike. In all ports, ILA a walkout, just before the old haul in and coil with three or where the freights were needed, Yankee freighters moimted guns members were offered the full contract ran out on August 21. four men, the man-of-wars men the merchant service took them and a sailorman was as handy use of SIU facilities. The injunction was granted im­ will muster about 25 hands, to through. There was a minimum with a cutlass as he was with a der the Taft-Hartley Act and CHOW TIME the accompaniment of numerous of saluting, perhaps, and precious halyard. It was the undaunted The SIU also played a leading was supposed to provide a "cool­ commands from lieutenants and little heel-clicking and "sirring", spirit of the American merchant ing off" period. petty off.icers. They don't haul but the old rust buckets sailed sailor, tbe man who showed no part in planning, preparing and When the injunction expired -m the line with well co-ordinated the seas, nonetheless, loaded with awe for tradition and lords and serving the Thanksgiving dinner early last month, the employers muscle power, using the good old the ammo, guns, tanks, high test gold braid and rank, that put the which the New York Council of stiU refused to make a reason­ "heave-ho" and bending their gas and the food that kept the Navy on the seas and which Jjp the powerful AFL Maritime able wage oCr"5.v», '^d declined to backs to the job. They vail grab Allies fighting on. fifty different survived in it in strong measure Trades Department put on in discuss a welfare plan. The ILA New York. The dinner was held hold of the line and, when the fronts. More than 90 per cent of to the present day. at headquarters of the A&G Dis­ membership had no choice but officers give the word, start run­ the oil that was Used in World The surest way for the mer­ trict in New York at 51 Beaver to use strike action anyway, and ning down the deck with it. The War II came from American re­ the theory of the "cooling off" result is a 75 per cent waste in fineries and was carried across chant service to remain inde­ Street. All maritime wprkers period was completely invali­ manpower... hardly an example sub-infested seas by the mer­ pendent, for the merchant sea­ idled by the strike were invited dated. man to remain a well-paid regarclless of their union siffiliaof ship-board efficiency. During the- strike, about 250 chant fieet. worker in a private industry^ is tion. ships were strikebound, of which Any sailor knows the Navy is Could inefficiency or poor dis­ for the merchant marine to Under the new agreement, 50-odd were SlU-contracted. no magic machine divinely en cipline, we ask, accomplish a job police itself untiringly. It should longshoremen in ports from dowed with omnipotent powers like that? Hardly! try always to be well disciplined, Portland, Maine, to Hampton More than 20 of the latter were caught in New York. of super-efficient management To the charge of "inefficiency", well trained and efficient. Roads, received a boost of 13 Nothing moved from East But to keep the brass hats from the merchant seaman can, of Discipline, not heel-clicking or cents an hour for straight time Coast ports except tankers and kidding the public that they are course, always bring up the sub­ saluting, is always important. and 19V2 cents an hour for night coal ships from Hampton Roads so blessed, the merchant service ject of "Pearl Harbor." That and weekend work. The raises which are not worked by long­ If one lesson can be learned had better start telling its story, debacle, however, is best forgot­ from the terrible ship losses of P^ought the straight time rate shoremen. There was no walk­ ten. too. to $1.88 an hour, the overtime out on the South Atlantic or 1942, it might be the fact that FOUGHT WELL To the charge by some brass rate to $2.82 an hour. Previously Gulf coasts, but the ILA served Every sailor of the merchant stricter shipboard discipline the employers had offered in­ •otice that those coasts would service .who sailed the ships dur­ could have saved many lives creases of only 10 and 15 cents. be tied up if any ships were ing World War II is moi-e than from skippers down to coal pass In addition, the eligibility for diverted to them. The southern ens. Discipline (better coordina­ willing to extend due credit to one week's vacation was reduced ports were affected, however, tion between officers and crew) the Navy. He remembers those SIU, A&G District destroyers to 800 hours of work a year, because coastwise shipping was cauld have saved Hundreds of and DEs that rolled . BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. and the eligibility for two weeks' halted. men from death in the Carib­ their way along the convoy lanes Wiitiam Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 bean, jn the Gulf, and along the BOSTON 276 State St. in the North Atlantic, helping ' E. B. Tiliey, Agent Richmond 2-0140 fight off the subs and taking a North Atlantic coast. Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 terrific beating in turbulent seas. DO THE JOB GALVESTON 308V4—23rd St. "Those bluejackets," as any mer­ Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Discipline at sea involves three firmly rooted in the principles (Continued from Page 3) MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. chant mariner will admit, "were things. than one occasion, notably in outlined above. Any deviation Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 good Joes. They had to be to It is, first of all, the willingness 1934, men died for the cause of from these principles would NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. bounce around on their little' E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 ships and go back for more." to do a job quickly imder orders unionism. The waterfront labor mean the end of our Union, and NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. The merchant seamen remem­ both for the safety of the ship movement has come far along would be a severe blow to the Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 and from a keen sense of job organizational lines since 1934, labor movement everywhere. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. bers, too, those fighting ships o Seamen, longshoremen and work­ But there will be no deviation, Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 the U. Su Navy that slugged it responsibility. PHILADELPHIA...614.16 No. 13th St. out with the Japs at Guadalcanal It is also the pride that a real ers in related fields have learned for Seafarers aren't built that Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 He knows the sailor takes in a good ship. This to depend on each other as well way. "We'll always come to the SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. and Okinawa. aid of our Brother workers in Navy boys in the Pacific spent is a sort of a subconscious dis­ as upon themselves. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 The reason the SIU, A&G Dis­ the struggle to improve wages SAN JUAN, PJL 252 Ponce de Leon many tedious months plowing cipline which instantly marks a Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5096 from one atoll to another as the well nm ship from a scow whose trict has been able to help these and conditions. That's our SAVANNAH ... .^ 220 East Bay St. fighting ships bridged the long crew "don't care, don't want to, many unions and help them ef­ policy and wel'll live by it. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 fectively is because of the unity TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. sea road from Australia to Japan. and just don't."" of purpose possessed by the That's why in hell we are al­ It is, just as importantly, a R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 Sure the Navy did a bang up membership. This unity is ways helping some other union. WILMINGTON, Calif., matter of every man being quali­ job.. No one says they didn't! 227 Vi Avalon Boulevard fied for the rating he's sailing But...and this is a BIG but. HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. That doesn't mean, the Navy is under. This is a kind of profes­ HAnover 2-2784 any moi-e qualified than it ever sional discipline which the good SECRETARY-TREASURER was to run the merchant marine, merchant seaman takes as a mat­ Paul Hall The SEAFARERS LCXJ as the official publication of the Sea­ service and the Navy have their ter of course. It's the kind of DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION own chores to do and the nation discipline which spells the differ­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish, Llhdsey Williams will be best served in any future ence between the life and death to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler emergency if each of them con­ of men—^the survival or sinking their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Joseph Volplan centrates on doing its own job of a ship in event of an emer­ the LOG sent to you, each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. gency. best. SUP As long as the merchant ma­ One thing about the merchant However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Service which irks the profes­ rine can take care of itself along hall, the LO(j reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Phone 5-8777 sional Na\o^ man is the lack of these lines and can get its story which you can M out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St, over to the public it has little to Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Beacon 4336 saluting, and obeisance. The Navy makes a big thing fear from the bureaucrats. RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. SIU HULLS Why Does SIU Aid Other Unions? Notice To All SIU Membors SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON Phone 2509 59 Clay St. Douglas 2-8363 86 Seneca St Main 0290 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 Canadian District MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Plateau 670(V—Marquette 5909 rPORT ARTHUR, w. .63 Cumberland St. Phone North 1229 PORT COLBORNE.....103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 TORONTO ...lllA Jarvls Street Elgin 5710 VICTORIA, B.C. .....602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 ' VANCOUVER 565 HamUton St. Paciac 7824 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION PERSONALS ONNI MANTYLA JOHNNY DE RICO W. R. Cogger would like you Get in touch with Solomon G. to write him at 6543 N. Inter­ Goldstein, Attomey-at-Law, 570 state Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Seventh Ave., New York, N. Y. ^ % X ANTHONY DE ZENZIO, JR. ' ARNOLD NELSON Mrs. A. DeZenzio, 57 Moreno You are asked to write Joseph VIorelli, Box 1474, Seamen's Courts, Warrington, Fla., wants Church Institute, 25 South Street, you to get in touch with her. New York 4, N. Y. % X X W. W. MOORE % % Communicate with Mrs. D. B. ROBERT GRANT Your wife is anxious to hear Moore, Route 1, Tarboro, North Carolina. rom you. j To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: Name Street Address City State Signed Book No.. �Page Sixteen tHE SEA PA R ER S L OG . FHdoy, DMMiilMr 3, 1948 «- s,, ^-7>V WHAT •" ' A', tTWMK • 'v' QUESTION: What do you think of this Thanksgiving Day Party? Place': Thanksgiving Day dinner given by AFL Maritime Trades Council in New York to which all workers in maritime and related industries, regardless of affiliation, were invited. ¥ I ili ."'•••rg'I - •,: :•>!•; "t; -• T' •••,., 4-'''•v;. CECIL C. RUSH. A&G District, SIU: JOHN YURICK. Sailors Union of the Pacific: JOSEPH ALEXANDER. A&G District. SIU: C. COATES. A&G District. SIU: The AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment has played an import­ ant part in the winning of many waterfront beefs. The MTD lias displayed its human qualities by organizing this Thanksgiving Day dinner for waterfront work­ ers of the various unions. As I helped serve the meal. I saw how these men appreciated and enjoyed the whole thing. It was a splendid job. Everything • was in good order. All those helping ID make the affair a success did their best to give the guests complete satisfaction in real SIU style. I enjoyed doing my bit. 1 look forward to doing it again. I'm sure having a good time. This was the finest dinner I've had in a long time bar none. Somebody in the Maritime Trades Department came up with a swell idea when he wanted to get members of all the unions together this way. Maybe we should do it again soon. The next time there's a holiday, say. Believe me. I'm not the only one who's having a good time here either. Everybody else is having a good dinner and en­ joying himself too. I haven't heard a beef out of anyone, and I don't know what anyone would find to beef about if he wanted to. I think this has been a great day for all of us here. The meal was wonderful ahd certainly it made Thanksgiving a real holi­ day for me. which otherwise would have been a dull day. as far as I'm concerned. If it hSdn't been for /his party by the AFL Maritime Trades Department. I wouldn't have had a holiday meal today. It sure was a nice way to bring together so many guys from different unions. Mighty nice to come in and get plenty to eat. delicious beer and smokes in a good union setting. Now. I'm going down to see the movies. Might as well make the day complete. Unfortunately. I wasn't able to be with my folks down in Watrace. Tennessee, but thanks to the New York Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department. I had a good meal and as nice a Thanksgiving Day as I could away from home. I think every union connected with the party deserves a big vote of thanks from all the men who got a chance to enjoy themselves here. The turkey was delicious and the mincemeat pie was probably the best I have ever eaten. Par­ ties like this give all hands a chance to understand each other better. After all. we're union men in this together. It was a darn good idea, this Thanksgiving dinner was. Whafg more, it was the best diimer I'd had in a long, long lime. I'm a Steward and know a good meal when I see one. If all tho unions got together like thla more often, and if all the,mem­ bers got acquainted with each other's ideas and problems Bf we should, you'd never heaif about any trouble on the water­ front. There wouldn't be any to hear about. Incidentally. I'vo been to sea myself, and I've been a member of both the MCS and the NMU and know the union problems. -SCOTTY" CAMPBELL. A&G District. SIU: JOHN NEWTON, SaUors Union of the Pacific: PIETRO RAMETTA. Radio Officers Ujnion: ROBERT YOUNG. A&G District, SIU: VLADIMIR UNRUG. National Maritime Union: I think this Thanksgiving shin­ dig was a, wonderful ~ idea. The maritime unions should get to­ gether this way more-often. They certainly shouldn't wait for a strike or a holiday to do it either. It's things like^this that promote good unionism for ev­ erybody on the waterfront. Per­ sonally, I had a swell dinner, about as good' a dinner as I can imagine anybody having. Everybody else tells me they've had good dinners too. I haven't heard a single kick from any­ body and I don't expect to hear any. As I said. I believe all the guys from the unions should do this again. It sure was a very fine and bountiful dinner, in my opinion. In fact, it was aboiit as fine a turkey dinner as I ever had the pleasure of eating. The holiday spirit displayed by the AFL Mar­ itime Trades Department in throwing this party is .splendid and impressive. I really believe that it would be a wonderful thing if the maritime labor un­ ions got together for things of this sort more often. It would mean better, understanding among all of them if it hap­ pened. Let's not wait for a strike up and down the coast to do it again. I say let's do it again anyway pretty soon. I like it. And I like the way everything has been handled. It seems almost like being home for a holiday dinner. Everybody around me. regardless of their union affiliation looked very happy about the whole thing. I'm quite sure they all enjoyed themselves from the very, start. Thp chow was tasty and the beer was smooth and cold. And there was plenty of both. The AFL Port Council certainly couldn't have chosen a better way to make the holiday pleas­ ant for all these men. I don't mind saying that things like this should be done more often. .This was a most wondetfiil idea. and I think it should be adopted by all unions as a reg­ ular thing. The food -was excel­ lent and it was served fine. One of the finest things about the whole idea was that a seaman could enjoy himself in a union atmosphere. It gave me an op­ portunity to spend the day pleasantly with some of my for­ mer shipmates, one of whom is now a member of the Meurine, Cooks and Stewards. He had a great time. too.- My friends ate before I did but they told ma that I wouldn't be disappointei^ And I certainly wasn't. ' FRED YOUNG. International Longshoremen's Association, Tugboat Division: If ' • This is one of the best din­ ners I ever had anywhere. I'm a cook and I know what I'm talking about when it comes to preparing and serving up food. All of us who are eating here today certainly appreciate get­ ting a meal like this one. Thank­ sgiving dinners are hard to find if you're strikebound the way we are today. They don't grow on trees. I'm glad to have our brothers from the other mari­ time unions aboard too. The AFL Maritime Trades Department rates a lot of praise for inviting all the strikebound seamen and Mngshoremen in New York to a dinner like this one. •••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/. 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. 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 December 3, 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. 49 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES ILA WINS BEEF;SHIPS MOVING ON EAST COAST ITF SETSDATE FOR PANAMANIAN SHIPP BOYCOTT SCHEME FOR NAVY TO RUN ALL SHIPS IN WARTIME LAID TO HUNGRY BRASS WHY DO WE HELP OTHER UNIONS? REURN OF MV PONCE MAY GIVE BOOST TO SA JUAN SHIPPING IN NY RESUMES WITH A BANG WEATHER RUGGED,BUT SHIPPING IS GOOD,NEW ORLEANS REPORTS MTD PORT COUNCIL IS THANKSGIVING HOST PLENTY OF TURKEY SND TRIMMINS'S FOR ALL HOLIDAY GUESTS ENJOY CORDIAL SEVICE MOVIES,SMOKES TOP OFF DAYS'S FESTIVITIES REPRESENTATION,SPIC AND SPAN HALL MAKE NO HARD TO BEAT-MEMBER CLEAN TOGGED WORKER CREW ASKS WASHERS ON SIU SHIPS 1947 TRIP TO FINLAND MAKES SEAFARER YEARN FOR ENCORE SEAFARERS OKAY NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL SEES HAND OF HUNGRY BRASS IN SCHEME TO GIVE NAVY WARTIME CONTROL OF SHIPS ILA VICTORY RELEASES VESSELS ON EAST COAST Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/03/1948 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/27a01046b817ee08d61148d3b4dfa552.PDF e58404ebc9d28e5726c78b886ad21477 PDF Text Text ..• Affl  14KE RS Jo Q  J!  •  .­'r­ OFFICIAL ORGAN  OP THE  ATLAN^^C AND  GULF  DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' iNTERNATIONAL ufllON  OF NORTH  AMERICA  VOL; in  NEW  YORK. N.  V;T TUESDAY, DECEMBER  30, 1941  No. 26  WMllfA A HAPPY NEW YEAR  And nhixiys remember, your Union is your hes( guarantee of every year being a Happy New Year, Support your Union for your Union supports you. Employers Attempt Sabotage Of the Closed Shop at Labor Meeting; FDR Backs Unions ­«>  Statement of Principles :  •  •  ,  y  . i­  ,  Last week the ^Log** reported the conference held in Washington between the shipowners, the Government and the maritime unions. At that time a War Emergency Maritime Board was set up. The following Principles were adopted at the conference and will serve as a guide to the Board in all future deliberations. NEW  MEDIATION BOARD WILL  RECEIVE  ALL  DISPUTES;  ORGANIZATION  OF  NON UNION  SHOPS  TO  CONTINUE  The  management­labor  conference  called  by  President  Roosevelt  is  ended,  and  it  was  a  sorry „spectacle  indeed.  After  sitting for  almost  a  week  it  became  apparent  that  the  12  emploj'ers  on  the  conference  board  were  out  to  sabotage  the  Union  Shop,  and  Roosevelt  himself  had  to  step  in  and  back  up  the  Unions  on  this  issue.  '  This  conference  to  set  pol­ 1.  Insofar  as  areas,  war  bonuses, iindin­ agreed  that  all  rights  guaranteed  to labor  icy  for  all  war  time  relations  and  industry  with  respect  to  collective  between  organized  labor  and  surance  are  concerned,  if  is  regardM :4i$  management,  was  in  sharp  desirable  ancf  necessary  thaf  a  ofttforrrr  bargaining  wiil be  retained  and  all  agree­ contrast  to  the  efficiency  of  basis fo>  each item covering the  entire na­ ments  and  obligations  arising  as^a  result  the  sub­cotiference  on  mari­ '• tion and  the  entire  industry  be  reached.  of  collective  bargaining  agreements  will  time  labor  Avhich  was  report­ ed  in"the "Log" last  Aveek.  In  in  no  way  be  violated.  During  the  period  2.  Without  waiving  the  right  to  strike,  the  sub­conference  the  SIIJ  of  the  war  there  shall  be  no  limitation  or  and  SUP  succeeded  in  estah­ fharitime labor  gives  the Government  flrrri  curtailment  of  the  productive  or  service  lisliing  certain  union  safe­ assurance  that  th.e  e^erpise  of  this  right  capacities  of  either  employer  or  employe.  Finnish  .ships  which '  have  guards  in  short  order  and  been  under  "protective  cus­ will  ba  absolutely  withheld  for  the'jjeriod  4. To  provide Hmachinery .for. the  settle­ tody" of­the U.S.  "Coast Guard  oT the war; on  a  voluntary  basis  therefore  Roosevelt  to Appoint  since  England's  declaration  this  is  a  guarantee  en  the  part  of  labor  rnent  of  disputes  without  interruption  of  of  Afar  upon  Finland,  were  War Labor  Board Soon  that  there  will be  no strikes  during the pe­ service  or  stoppage  of  work  during  the  seized  outvight  this  week  and  Secretary  of  Labor  Frances  riod  of  the  war.  "Representatives  of  em­ period of  the  war. and  to insure  the  appli­ added  to  the  American  mer­ J Perkins  conferred  Monday  with  William  Green,  A.F.  of  L.  I plpyers in the  maritime industry  also  guar­ cation  of  the  maximum  war  effort  and  co­ chant fleet  which  is  servicing  president,  and  Phiilfp  Murray,  the Allies  with munitions  and  C.I.O.  president,  on  plans  for  antee  there  will  be  rio  lockouts  for  the  ordination  of:  all  war  activities  coming  supplied.  a  war  labor  board.  within  the  purview  of  the  maritime  indus­ The  Maritime  Commission  period of  the  war.  She  said  they  "canvassed  try,  the  Maritime  War  Emergency  Board  announced  that"  the  vessels  ideas"  as  to  the  size  of  the  3. Tha  utilization  of  collective  bargain­ with, the  powers  and purpose  set  forth  in  were  taken  over  under  the  board,  and  its  methods  of  No  decision  was  ling  wilt in no  instance  be  impaired  or  re­ Exhibit  "A"  attached  hereto,  will  be  Ship  Requisition  Act.  Thijs  operation.  reached.  means  that  Finland • w   ill  re­ stricted  by  reason  of  any  action  taken  at  created.  ceive  compensation  for  them  ^(Continued  on  Page  2)  then  pledged  themselves  to  a  this  conference.  It  is  understood  and  later  on.  no­strike  policy.  This 'action  brings  to  a  to­ In  the  liiaiu  eoHfereiu'c,  tal  of  96  the  luiniber  of  foi'­ eign  ships  seized  by  the  Uni­ however,  the  employers  tried  ted  States  under  this  act.  to  bludgeon  the  unions  into  Most  of  tiie  seized  vessels  no­strike  agreements  without  were  of  Danish,  Italian  and  offering  thoin  any  safeguards  in  return.  French  registry.  '  Another  saga  of  tlie  courage  of  American  seamen  was  The  principal  stumbling  unfolded  as ­the  survivors  of  the  torpedoed  Lykes  Rrothers  The  Dekom  Shipbuilding  Ships  requisitioned  today,  block  was  the  question  of  the  jfreigiiter  Prusa  landed  and  revealed^the  hardships  they  had  Corporation  in  Brooklyn,  their  gross  tonnage  and  the  closed  .shop.  The  Unions  had  endured.  N.  Y.,  .  this  week  launched  ports at  which  tied  up,  are  as  already  agreed  not  to  strike  follows:  ­The  story  was  released to  th* world  in  the  following  dis­ the  YR­26.  This  vessel  is  a  patch  to  the''New York  Times".:  NEW  YORK—Amazon  (ex­ for  closed  shop  recognition  revolutionary  new  type  of  Thirteen  survivQi's  ot  the  crew <A  ""  Mathilda  Thordeu),  8,641;  but  fo  submit  it  to  arbitra­ 'of  the  Lykes  Brothers  freighter'  "Jloating  workshop".  The  Asta, 1,854; Kurikka, 3,106;  tion. The  employers, however,  Prusa  landed  today  at  Honolulu  ship  is  an  all­steel,  two­deck,  Kuurtanes,  3,026;.  Pandia,  did  not  even  want  the  ques­ after  nine  harrowing  days  a.t  sea  In  reference  to the  reeo­ welded  vessel,  and  is  built  to  2,368;  Saimaa,  2,001;  Wi­ tion  of  the  elo.sed  shop  to  be  in  an  open  boat  following  an  at  allowed  in  arbitration—they  ..l^k  by  an  eSfejtSy  submarine  lulaohs  paused  at  the  Ssr  be towed out  to sea to stricken  punen,  4,103.  wanted  it  ruled  out  entirely.  somewhere,  in  the  Paciiie.  Cap­ vannah  Agents'  GonfeiN  freighters  and  warships  BALTIMORE—Aagot{  3,939;  On  Monday,  a  week  ago,  it  It!^  G.  H.  Boy  and  eleven  other  jcfew  members  escaped  "In  ah­ ence  • —  Resoltititm:  No.  6  where  it  can  then  repair  An'ja,  4,836;  Marisa  Thor­ appeared  as  if  the  parle.v  deu,  4,536.  Nther  lifeboat,  which  is  uure­ was  incorrectly  reported  would  split  up  on  this  ques­ i.^;Ortsd.  Nine  of  the  erew  of  in  the  "Log."  It  should  them  on  the spot.  BOSTON­^Olivia,  6,307.  tion.  The  employers  seemed  thftrty­four  are  believed  to  have  read  as follows;  Like  her  sisjer  ship,  which  PHILADELPHIA—Advance,  determined  to  either  hog­tie  beea«^ killed.  Eight  of  the  thirteen  "On  those  union  offices  was  launched  at  the  same  i;839;  Atlas  II, 1,098.  la?vu*J(i;  here  had  been  injured.  labor  or  else  sabotage  the  en­ / The  attack  came  at  5:30  A.M.  where  there  are  no  regu­ yard  three  weeks  ago  and  NEWPORT  NEWS—Aurora,  tii­e  conference.  on  December  18,  said  .Sammy  lar  candidates  on  the  hal­ still  is  tied  up  at  the  dock  4j956.  Finally,  Senator  Elbert  Bartholomew,  an  oiler  and  one  lot,  the  Brother  receiving  GALVESTON —Deleware,  2­ beip:g  outfitted  with  machiii­ Thomas,  associate  nioderator  of  those  injured.  He  reported  the  greatest  write­ih  vote  441.  ery,  the  YRt26  is  a  complete  Chat  the  7,000­ton  freighter  bad  of  the  conference,  proposed  BU&k  in  ten  minutes  after  a  tor­ will  be  elected,  provided  seagoing  maehine : shop,  and  ST.  THOMAS,,  Virgin  Is­ the  following, solution:  pedo  hit  aft  near  the  crew's  he  receives  1/3 tiie  can  handle  any  repairs ; that  lands—Fidra,  1,827.  "There shall be no strikes 'quartern  It  was  f'^­;red:.that  seV­ votes cask in. the  e^etien.  (Cohfiniietf On Poj[jre 4J Total tonnage­is  51,878.  "  be;  required;­­ ^;  Y  •   •  m  PQffe. ,4) ^  • ,  I  •  .1  ,  Finnish Ships  In American  Waters Seized  SWrvivots of Torpedoed Vessel Tel I of Hardships '-m .­Jv  ­  I  ^­*• 1  im v­E  Repair  Ship  Is Launched  m m '  'x'J  CORREGTION  y­r.v/  m i  A  :  '  �THE  S E  A  F A  R  E  R  S '  L O  G  Tuesday, December  30, 1941  MORE  ABGITT  Publlslied' by tJi©  ATLAJNnC  &  GUfcF  DISTRKTT  of  the  Sfafemenr  of  Princip/es  .  Seafarers * Intematkmal Union of North America EXHIBIT A  or by sorhe  other  suitable name,  and t6 ber  composectand have  the powers  and duties:  PROPOSED'BOARD  TO  EXPEDITE  AND  hereinafter  set  forth.  COORDINATE  THE  WAR  EFFORTS  OF  Aff&iaied ^th'the American Federation of Labor The  Board  shall  consist' of  three;: rnem­ EMPLOYERS  AND  LABOR  IN  THE  bers  to  be  named  by  the  President of  fhe  MARITIME  INDUSTRY  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting  International  President  United Stafesr with the  understanding  fhat  110' Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  The  unions  representing  the  personnel  onemembet  shalf  be" selfected  from  the  ., ADBRESa ALL CORREHPOEBEEGE. GONCERNlNa THIS of  the  vessels­, of  the  American  Merchant  U.  S.  Oepartmenf of'Labor  and  one  frotnii  PUBLICATION TO: Marine  and  the  operators  of  those vesseb  the'Ui  S.  Maritime Comrmssion.  "THE SEAFARERS'  LOG"  having  pledged  themselves  to  cooperate  P.  O.  Bex  25,  Station  P,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Whenever  any  difference  shalt arise, be­t  P/jowet'BOwling  Qrerai 9'­8346  whol^earttedly  irr the  all­out  war  errort  of  f^een  any  steamship  operator  attd  any  the  Government  a net  to  take  no  action  union  representing  its  employees  with,  re  during  the  war  emergency  which  shall  gard' to  any  question  refating  to  war  risk  causer any  interruption,  of  the  service  of  compensation or  war risk  insurance  of per­ such ve^els,  ih is of The utmosk importance  sonnef of the'vessels of sach  steamship o|>  that  appropriate  means  shall  be  estab­ erator  and  such  question  shall  not  be  '  lished  in  order  to  coordinate the  war  ef­ fettled  through  the  oi'dinary  procedure  of  forts  of  employees  and  employers  in  the  collective  bargaining  between  such  steam­ RESOLUTION  American  Merchant  Marine  and  to  insure  ship  operator  •  and  its  employees,  such  .WHEREAS,  a state  of  war  exista between  our  country,  the  that, ail questions  which  may  arise Itefween  question  shall  be  referred, to  the  Board  by  United States of  America,  and the,Axis Powers,  and  WHEREAS,  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  them and which,  if not  promptly and ami­ sudh  steamship  operator  or  such  union  by  America  is  and  always  will  be  an  AMERICAN  Union  of,  cably  sOttledy nriight  leaflf  to interruptions  giving  written  notice  to the Board  and  to  in  such  service,  shall  be  promptly  and  the  other  party  of 'the  ' intention ­  of  the  by  and  for  seamen,  and  WHEREAS, as  true Americans  we  have solemnly  pledged  to  amicably  settled.  party  giving  such  notice  to  refer  such  It  is  confidently  expected  that  most  of  quesfion  to  the  Boardk  Such  notice  shall  fight  for  our  country,  individually  and  collectively,  and  WHEREAS,  the  United  States  Merchant  Marine  is  our  na­ such  questions  can  and  will  be  settled  specify  fhe  question  to  be  referred  to the  tion's  most  important  secoiid  line of  defense,  and  through  the  normal  procedure  of  collec  Board.  WHEREAS,  we  fully  realize  our  responsibilities  and  our,  five  bargaining  between­  such­  unions  and  Upon  receiving  such  notice  the  Board  ;  duty  to  our  country and  its  people,: and  the' steamship  operators.  shall  as  promtply  as  shall  be  practicable  WHEREAS,  we  know  it  is  our  dutyj like all  others,  to roll  Under  present  war  conditions,  however  afford  to  each  party  a  reasonable  oppor­­ up  our  sleeves  and  do  our share  to win  this w^r,  and  neither  the  unions, nor  the  steamship  op­ tunity  to  present  evidence  andi  argument  WHEREAS,  no  sacrifice  is  too  great  for  the preservation  of  our  country,  its  people,  and  the  four  fundamental  free­ erators  will  at  all  times  be  in  position  to  in  support  of  the  position  of  such  party, •   doms  which  have  existed,  and  we  have  enjoyed, since  we  obtain  adequate  information  with  regard  and  the  Board  shall  thereupon  render  its  to*  the  extent  of  war  risks  in  order  to  en­ decision  in  writing  with  regard  toi'  such  became  a  free  nation,  now  therefore'be it  able  them­to  bargain  intelligently  with  re­ question  and  serve  a  copy  thereof  upon  RESOLVED,  that,  as  individuals,  and  collectively  as  the  membership  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  gard to  questions relating  to war  risk  com­ each  party.  North  America,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  an  organization  pensation  and  insurance  of  the  personnel  The  decision  of  fhe  Board  upon  any  representing  true  American  seamen,  we  unequivocally  of  such  vessels.  such  question  which  shall  be  referred  to it; ­ give our government,  and those upon  whose shoulders  are  In  order  to  afford  a  prbcedure  tor  set­ as" hereinbefore set  fdrth shall  be  final and  placed  the  responsibilities  of  the  conduct  of  this  war.  tling  questions  relating  to  war  rislc  com­ our  full support  and  cooperation in order  that our  nation  pensation  and­ insurance  which' wilF at  the  binding  upon  all  parties  to  the' difference';  out of  which  such  question  arose.  . our freedom, and our democracy will be preserved  through  same  time  insure  that  thei  consideration  The  Board  shall  appoint  advisory  com'­ total victory in  tliis  war,  and  be  it further  thereof  shall' be  based upon: adequate  and^  mittees  of  representatives  of  the  steams ­ RESOLVED,  that  we  solemnly  pledge  and  resign  ourselves  accurate  information  and  that  such  ques­ ship  operators  and  of  such  unions  of  equM  to  whatever  action  may be  required, on'our  part, to help  tionsu  shall  be  settled  in  such  manner  as  representation  for  fhe  purpose  of  consult­ win  this war, and  be it  still further  RESOLVED,  that  we  do  everything  within  our  power  to  shall  most  certainly  assist  in  the  prosecu­ ing  with  and advising  the­Board in  respect  keep  our  organization  and  the  United  States  Merchant  tion'of  th^ war;  it is  proposed  that  there  of  any  other  matters  looking  fcwardr im­  '  Marine  free  of  all  subversive  elements, fifth  columnists  shall  be  established  a  board  to  be  known  provement  and  coordination  of  the  war  •  and  saboteurs,  and  be  it finally  as  the  Maritime  War  Emergency  Board  effort  of  the  United  States  in  the  jMer­ RESOLVED,  that  we  call  upon  all  orgaiiized  labor  to  take  (hereinafter  sometimes  called  the  Bbardji  chanf  Marine  field.  Unanimous Branch Vote'Pledges  Seafarers  to "Total Victory"  similar  action  to  give  our  government  full support  an^  cooperation  in  these  trying  times,  and  keep  their  yanks  free  of  all  subversive  elements,­ fifth  Columnists  and  saboteurs.  Priorities Unemployment m J'­ "fj:.  mm k'i­ L.  B.  PLATE  JOHN  J., COLLINS  Independent  Umqna. of' Licensed  Officers  on  Tankers;  Indepeandent  Unions  of  Un­  licensed  Personnel  OH  Tankers.  A.  M.'HEMPHJLL  National  Organization  Masters,  Mates  &  Pilots  of  America;  Mississippi Shipping  Co.,  Inc.  ^  Wv A.  KlGGlNS,  Jr.  A.  H.  Bull  Steamship  Co.  and  Baltimore  • I  nsular  Line.  FREDERICK  MYERS  Vice­President,  National  Maritime  Union.  HOWARD  McKENZIE  National  Maritime  Union.  " .  ,  :.  B.  L.  TODD  United  Licensed  Officers.  • T:  . . {From 'Labor") H. MARTIN  (Jovci­niiicnt  Officisila  were  The  g r e a test  immediate  National  Organization'Masters,  Mates  &  gi*app]iii<;  this  week  Avith  hloAV  is  being  felt  in  the  au­ Pilots of  America.  many  jirobleins  created  by  tomobile  industry. The  Michi­ JOSEPH  P,  SELLY  ^ARRY  LONDEBERG  the  Avai',  but  one,  of  the  nio.st  gan  Unemployment  Compen­ I.­ by  WAYNE  P.  PASCHALL  ^  Sailors'  Union  of  the  Paciftc.  ­ acute  Avas  that of  "priorities  sation  CommiHsion  estimated  President,  Amer.  Cbmfflunications  Assn.  ­  MORRIS  WEISBERGER  uneinployinent.  that  government­ordered  cur­ GEORGE  F.  ANDERSON  Sailors'Union of  the Pacific.  Even  before  America  en­ tailment of  anto output  Avould  Sec.­Treas,;  American; Merchant*  Marine  J.ACK  O'DONNELL  tei'ed  the  Avar,  hufulreds  of  throAV  over  2O(U000  Avorkers  I­*'• *   •  •  •  Staff  Officers  Assn.,  Inc.  '  '  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards  Assn;  Thousands  of  AA'orkers  had  al­ in  the industry out  of  jobs  in  E.  W.  WIGGINBOTHAM  V.  J.  MALONE  '  :  Teady  been  laid  otf  in non­de­ about  a  Aveek.  Many  are  al­ Sec'y,  Local  No.  4,  N.O.M.M.  & P.; of  A.  Racific  Coast  Marine  Firemen,  Oilers,  fense  industries  because  of  ready  on  the  sti^ets.  CAPTAIN  W.  E.  ANTHONY  ?  »Watertenders,  Wipers  Assn.  ,shoi­tage,'| of  materials  needed  This figure  of  ma.ss. jobless­ Waterman  Steamship  Co.,  Mobile;  Ala.  r "MARDY  POLANER  for  military  production.  ness  may  rise  to  350,000  by  CAPTAIN­O.  F.  MAY  ' SIU,  Great  Lake  District.  These  layoffs  have,  taken  a  February 1,  the  United  Auto­ President,  N.O.M.M;  &  R,  Local  90 ;  6th  JOHN HAWK  /  sharpupturn since  tlie Japaii­ ihobile­ Workers'  Union  .fore­ Nat'l  Vice­Pfesident,  Atlantic and  Gur District,:  S IU/'  ^  ,ese  attack  and  in  the  next  east.  It­ aeeiLsed managements  FRANK  J.  TAYLOR  K^THEW D.  BIGGS  V,;  feAV  moirths the  job  slaughter  of  majoi­  responsibility  for  President,  American  Merchant  Marine  ^  Seafarers international^  will reacli  record  proportions,  the  critical  sitiration,  eon­ Institute, Inc.  .  v  Ji Bu  BRYAN  Federal  officials  said.  Eventu­ tending  that  in  their  gr^ed  • SAMUEL J.  HOGAN  ­Pacific American  Shipowners  Assn.  ally,  as  tlie  nation  gets  into  for  immediate  profits  mahy  ­ President,  ^NafciOTal  Marine  EnginCiafS':  and  Biorne,  HaHioq,  its  "all'­out'"  stride,  the  job­ A 'Bepresentatives of the I.L.W.U., asked less will  be absorbed, but con­ "stalled" on  converting  their  f  ,, V  ui/HVi' V fi  permission: to  imtiai  the­docunieM  after  a.sserribly  lines  for .  manufac­ siderable  suffering  is  antici­ Vice­Pres,;  Anrerieah  Communcations  As­ i  .^fujonsultation  with  the  president  nf  their  pated  in  the  interval.  i  ture  of  military  supplies.  .  sociation,  010,  Union.  �SEAf?ARERS'  LOG  What* «  D o in g —•   Ports SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District  • 44  Secretary-Treasurer's Office '  Room  213  —  2  Stone Street,  New  York  City  P.  O.  Box. 25,  Station  P  Phone:  BOwling  Green  9­8346  444  time  enough  to  take  up  NEW YORK where  ;  Ave  leave  olY  with  DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES JOHN '  SHIPOWNER,  who  December  15  1941  ' ­  New  Orleans,  La.  WHiL  BE  READY  FOR  US.  Dear  Sir  and ' Bro.:  BRANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  •   December  20, 1941  NEW  YORK  2 Stone St.  .BOwling  Green  9­8346  Fraternally,  I squared  away  most  of  the  EdJt^or,  S^afauers'Log,  Dispatcher's  Office  ..BOwling  Green  9­3430  Armstrong  beefs  before  leijving  for  the  BOSTON  330  Atlantic  Ave;  ... LIBerty  4057  New  ^ork,  N.  Y.  Agents  Uonlcrence  in  Savan­ PROVIDENCE.  .. 465: South Main St  . .Manning  3572  Dear  Sir  and  Bro.,  BALTIMORE  ...14  North  Gay  St.  ...Calvert  4538  pali,  but  a  fcAv  of  them  piled  PHILADELPHIA  ,6  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  TAMPAyFLA. The  biggest  noise  of  the  up  Avhile  I  Avas  gone.  Nothing  NORFOLK  25  Commercial  PI.  .. Norfolk  41083  iveek  h(^e  was  made  by  the  NEW  ORLEANS  309  Chartres  St  MAgnolia  3962  much  scriou.s,  however.  I  still  .December 19, 1941  SAVANNAH  ....218 East  Bay  St  Savannah  3­1728  Bi'otiier  that  took  our  patrol­ have  the  beef  from  the  S.S.  JACKSONVILLE  .136  East  Bay  St  Jacksonville  5­1791  Tampa,  Fla.,  ,111011  off  to  one  side  and  said,  Ma.jor  Wheeler,  Avhich  isn't,  TAMPA  206  SOi  FrankJln  St.  .Tampa  M­1323  'Mr.. Teddi  v.'hy  1 can't  sail  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log,  MOBILE  56  So.  Conception  St. Dexter  1449  settled  as  yet  TEXAS  CITY  ...105 ­  4th  St.,  N  Texas  City  722  that ; ship,  there  is  guns  on  Dear  Sir  and .Bro.:  The  Ihilloting  in  NCAV  York  MIAMI  1348  N.B.  First  Ave.. Miami  2­2950  heri,"  And  he  meant  it.  Shipping  for  the  jiast  IAVO  has  gone  very  sloAvl.y.  IMore  SAN  JUAN  8  Covadonga  St.  .... San  Juan  1886  Tlie seoond  big squawk  Aias  weeks  has  been­very  good.  It  than  that.  I:  liave  a  hcil  of  a  Ifli^d  when  the  best  known  is  impossible  to  get  Black  time  gelling  a  balloting  com­ ar  in  the  gulf  tried  to  take  Gang  or lleck  Dept. for  these  mittee  oi'gani'/.ed.  And  all  the;  ylhgs  and fly,  ably  assisted  sinp.s,  E.very  ship  that  leaves  time  the  sliipping  lists ^arc  by the  cliau'ffieur.  It  managed  out  of  here  is  short  ­handed.  fnll  of  men  Availing  for  .jdhs.  to  iuake  a"  eOUple  of  easy  We  have  <1.  board  full  of  jobs  • It .ju.st  seems  tliat  they  don't,  fliglds  but  when  it  tried  to  and: no  takers.  take  thi.s  election  .seriously  loop the loop  (this is  reserved  The  S.S.  Topa  Topa  Avas  in  enongl),  AYe  hear  plenty  of  A  review  of  the  merchant fleet  and  the  ability  to  Avith­ for  Buiekfe)  it  folded  up. and  the  other  night  and  Avas  beefs  every,  UOAA:  and  ilieii  .stand  the  strains  placed  upon  it  by  America's  entry  into  the  how;.  To:  confirm  this  T  refor  three firenuui  short  and  after  about  this  olTlieial  or  tiiiit  of­ Avar  Avas  relea.sed  this  Aveek  by  the  Maritime  Commission.  you  to  the  Texas  City  Agent  shaking  all  the­  orange  trees  ficial.  Welly  noAV  is  the  time  plus  , Bro.  ­Biggs.  Result  is  aiul  palms  we finally  found  for  the  hrollier.s'  to stale  their  .  "The  general  eonchi­sion  of  the  Coinmi.ssion  Avas  that  the  that  I  saw  Biggs  trying  to  one'  about  tmi  o'clock  that  elioiee;  Nolmdy  has  a  right  to  iiierehant  marine  i.s  in  a  much  bettor  position  today  than  it  make  a  deal  with  the  paper  hoof  about  the  ontebme  of  was  during  the  opening  days  of  the  first  World  War.  night.  ­ •   and  rag  man  for  his. Mule.  this  eleelioii  if  they  ­fail  to  I  Avas  at  the  Agents'  ec)n­ The  optimistic  attitude  Avas  AA^as  based  on  the  folloAviing  Tliis  grey, paint  that  they  vote.  The  STU  is  one  of  the  —  t'ercnce  this  past  AA­eelc,  so  points:  are flapping  around  seoias  to  mo.st  democratic  unions  in  through  sale  or  charter  after  re­ after  getting  back  to '^famiAa  1.  Private  shipments  capable  be  getting  the  hand  of  ap­ the  eouiilry—the  Avay  to  keep  of  building  400­foot  'or  larger  conditioning.  Monday  I  Avent  tb  tire  Pan  proval  from  the  ships  cham­ it  that  Avay  is  for  the  rank  ocean­going  merchant  ve^els  6.  Approximately  80  merchant  ber­maids,  ^ (A.B. 's  to  you).  Grleans  and  the  Dolfino  to  and file  to fulfill  their re.spon­ have  been  expanded  from  10  witli  ships  of  foreign  registry,  laid  up  If''  46  ways  in  1937|  to  4'd,  with  275  in  united  States  ports, have  been  n  fact  Iwe  heard  several  try to  get  enough  members to  .sibilities  and  to  vote!  ly "that  the  Japs  .should  form  a  Quomim  to  act  on  the  That's  about  all  friiiii  this  ways,  an  increase  of  approxi­ requisitioned  and  placed  in  serv­ iave  started­ ,s6oner.  Some­ Miiiutes  yf  the conference.  So  port  for  the lime  heingj­.I  jnst  mately  500  per  cent  in  prodnc­ ice,  many  having  been  recondi­ tion  capacity,  not;  including  that  tioned;  iliiug  about  a  Male  lluit saves  after  promising  me .that  they  Avant  to  close  by  Urging  CA''­ on  the  Great  Lakes.  7.  in  cooperation  with  the  11  the i  Ai^ather  side  Avliitc  Avonld  eoihe  to  the. hall,  T  ery  brother'to  vote!  We  .'iiT  2.  Authorization  and  appropri­ Commission,  shipyards  on  all  ivork  till  it  gets  Nortli;  of  Avatleii  uutil  7:30  and  only  approaeliiiig  some  .  p r c t't;  ations  have  heeu  made  covering  coasts  of  the  ifSlion  haA^e  estab­ construction  and  delivery  into  [llatteras,  you  knoAv  the  t.vpe.  tAvo  shoAved  up.  rough  Avbatlier,  and  it  is  iiec­ service  of  more  than  1,400  ocean­ lished  training  schools  for  ship­ builder,s  to­  meet  the  peak  re­ Findujg  it  rather  difficult  Brothers,  T  think  thflt  you  essary  that  oA^oryman  sliould­ going, c.argo­vessels,  in  addition  quirement  of  600,000  to  700,000  to  tell  one  .ship  from  another  should  take  a  little  interest  share  his  fnn  rosponsibiJity.  to  about  150  accessory  ships  of  men  by  late, in  1942.  Ordinarily,  fis  they  come  up  the  river  in  yoiu!  IlnioUi  NO­AV,  there  is  The  re.sjionsihility of  the raiik  other  types,  by  the  end  of  1943,  there  have  been  less  than  100,000  involving  an  estimated  total  in­ now,.  I  thought  that;  1  Avas  no  xloubt  that  .some  of  the  and file  members  at  this  lime  vestment  of  approximately  three  skillytr  men  thus  employed.  tilings  Avill  he  hlaxted  that  fairly  smart  as  regards  to  is  to  east  their  ballots  for  billion  dollars.  knoAving  the  .ships,  but  this  Avoro  biought  Up  at  tin'  ebn­ the  men  they  think' 'mo.st  3.  Approximately  1,000  of  t'liese  SHIP­WORKERS GET  grey  paint  messes  things, up  ferenee,  '  by  ­iho  oiies  that  qualified  to  guide  onr  union  ships,  are'  under  construction  or  contract,  the  remainder  to.  be  or­ BACK  PAY  UNDER  as  fur  as telling.thorn  apart.  were  absent  from  tlie  meet­ fbr  the,  next  year/,  dered  as  rapidly  as  propulsion  ing.  Usually­  they  are  the  Fraternally,  equipment  becomes  available.  ^:>eems  to  be  rather  a  short­ ones  that­  do  all  the  kicking  WAGE­HOURS  ACT  Arthur  Thompson,  Agent  4.  As  an  auxiliary  to  the  armed  age  of  seamen  around  at  this  and  raising.liell  when  things  forces,  the  Maritime  Commission  jtimer  The  board  is  full  of  arc  not  suiting  them.  It  is  All  .iinexpeet«»d  Christmas  to  date  has  acquired  and  turned  l  obs  with  no. takers.­Ttfbund  niy opinion  that  if  these birds  PERSONALS  over  to  the  Navy  and  the  Army  boilus,  in  the  form  of  ­$43,­ here^for  the  last  feAv  montlm  would  attend the,meetings in­ appi­oximately  175  major  ships  028.26  in  in  back  pay  oAA­ed  to  JOHN  H.  PERGERSON  aggl^gating  about  1,2'50,000  gross  them  under  the Federal  Wage  to  moA'^e  around  the .  office  stead  of: holding  meeting.'^  in  AvindoAV  you  had' to fight  your  the  bar  rooms.  Aye  could  get  Get  in  touch  with  your  daugh­ tons,  in  addition  to  many  smaller  and  Hour  liinv.  Avas  distribu­ ter,  Mrs.  M.  C.  Cooper,  109  Iris  craft. •   way  through  tlie  boys­  tliat  Road,  Ft.  MItchoU,  Covington,  5.  All  of  the  198  ships  remain­ ted  to  159  Aveekly  salaried  some  place.  wanted  to  go  to  sea  so  to  K;y.  It  is  urgent.  ing  in  the first  World  War  hiid­ employees  of  the  Robins  Dry  OiU'  of  these  hrotlicvs  is  miss  the draft.  Since  the  onl­ up fleet  and  turned  over  to  the  Dock  and  Repair  Co.,  of  Erie  JOHN  SAMARDJIG  rnnning  for  a­  pie­card  .joh  Commission  in  1937  have  been  Basin,  Brooklyn,  as  the  re­ It is  important  that  you  get  in  brcak  of  hostilities .the­ same  utilized  and  moat  of  them  have  and  to  my  knoAvledge  he  has  touch  with Red  Brady  in the  New  boys  are  conspicuous  by  their  been  returned  to  service,  eUhei­ sult  of  an  iiijuhetion  entered  York  office.  never  attended  a rmceling  in  iibsence.  I Avonder  Avliy?  in  U.S.  District  Court. Brook­ this  port.:  lyn.  restraining  tlip  dry  dock  Watch the  squawk  come to  It seems  to me that  iurthese  concern  from  further  viola­ the  bat  WOAV  that'  there.  .AVUI  small'  ports.  Avhere  AV«  can  tion  of  tlie  oA­ertime  and  be  no  more  sailing  board  record  keeping  provisions  of  time  po.sted,  no­' more  per­ only  havG  a, meeting once  in  a  To  iiioot  the  Avnr­timo  iiee­ July  I  to  Nov.  30,  54,000  the  Wage  and  Hour  Law.  forming  iii  foreigtr  ports,  no  Avhile.  that Avheu a ship comes  %  more  smoking  on  deek­s  at  in,  the  crcAV  could  bring  up  e.sHit..y  of  preventing  sjihotage  ti­iivclers  left  the  lYcw  York  Federal  Judge  Marcus  B.    ork  'port  area­' and' had' their  bag­ aigh­t,  nx);  more  quitting  ships  that  is  vital to  all  concerned;  anj^f 'eiipifihagfii' the' NOAA'­ • Y Campbell  signed  tJie  injunc­ gage  examined.  brajiclt  of  the  U.  Uvistora  fit  the  last  minute  becau­se  Brother.^,  let's  pulf  togeth­ tion  incorporating  the  direc­ The  deparlniont's  cargo  di­ mu  don't  like  the  Avay  tliat  er  fxir  a  bigger  and  better  Service  has  aildeil  200  addi­ tion to  make  re.stilutioii to the  the  Mate  ties  his  tie.  WhaT  Union,  and  attend  que  Union,  tional '111en  to  its  .rtaff.  This  yi.sioii  is  noAv  searching  for  employee.s  for  the  unpaid  I'm  trying  to  get  over: is  the  meetings.as  a  real  rank  and  Avasi  announced  by  Harry' M.  violations  of  the  Trading  OA­ertime  OAved  them  under^  Duelling,  Colkclor  of  the  With  the  Enemy  Act,  and  fact  that from  noAV  on  the old  file  union  should.  the  hlAA^  participated  IAVO  Aveeks  ago  line­of. Bull isn 't going  to  get  ­Fraternallyi,.  .  •   Port.  Under  iteAV  regnlnl'ioHs,  the  in  ' nncoverihg  evidence  The  Robins  Di\v  Dock  and  by.  From  noAv  on  tlie first  D.  h. Parker,  Agcmt  baggage  of  "all  persons  de­ agaui.st  a 'ship  of  a  foreign  Repair  Co.  Avhich  has  a  total  juestion  before  the  house  is,  'parting  from  this  country  by  neutral  country  on  Avhieh  Avorkiug  force  of  12,000  em­ let's  move;  the  ships!  That  is  DO NOT SHIP  steamship;  or  airplane  must  quantities  of  luilicensed  ma­ ployees  is  a  subsidiary  of  the  our  part  in  the  pi­cscnt  emer­ receiver­ scrutiny  •   similar  :  to  terial  had  been  taken  aboard  Todd  Shipyard  &  Repair  gency;  Let 's  show  the world  PERMIT  REVOKED  that} applied' Avhen  pnssengei's  under  the  guise  of  '"'ship's  Corporation,  I  Broadway,  that we  can'.  After  this world  Oeorg^ fi:  &oxartH,  No.  P­2S62  New  York  City.  'aiTrve­'in'rpeaec­ 'tTnie, " Ptom'^  stores."  war  is  over,  then  it'  will  be  O.  M;  Kane,  NO;  P.2908  OKLEAISS U.S. Marine Program is Analyxed I'  Customs ftiU H^ny  tads  IV' •  ­riyMA't­,, i.?  • yi  " i' �T ii""  THE  S E A  F ARSRS*  LOG  More  About  Survivors  (Continued  from  Page  1)  eral  men  had  been  killed  in  their  bunks.  The  Pfusa  seamen  did  ^not  see  the  submarine  untii  after  the  attack,  when  it  surfaced  but  made  no  efforts  to  aid  the  crew  members  or  to  attack  them.  The  two  lifeboats  headed  for  the  nearest  land,  but  were  sepa­ rated  on  the  second  day  in  heavy  seas.  On  Christmas  Day  a  Navy  patrol  plane  sighted  Bartholo­ mew's  boat  and  dropped  supplies.  •   The  men  in  the  boat  wfere  picked  up  yesterday  by  a  naval  shiip.  Those Who Were Saved  I r^v.  ni  ®r­'  iv  s;  The  eight  injured  men  were  Bartholomew," Pedro  Perez,  Joe  Cannon,  James  Clark,  Alfred  Dyer,  Adneri  Martinez,  John  Campbell  and  Jerry  Hammell.  They  were  treated  at  a  hospital  and  then  billeted  by  the  Navy.  The  others  saved  were  Henry  Hunter,  August  Tluber,  Enrique  Estrala,  Levi  Hammell  and  Geo.  Thompson.  Grin  Jewett.  boatswain  of  the  Matsqn  treighter  Manini,  which  was  torpedoed  and  sunk  by  a  submarine  on  Dec.  17,  arrived  here  yesterday  with  eleven  o,f  his  mates  aboard  a  naval  rescue  slilp,  which  picked  them  up  after  they  had  spent  ten  days  in  a  life­ boat.  Only  one  of  the  men  was  injured.  It  was  believed  that  Cap­ tain  George  Sidon  and  twenty  other  crew'members  had  escaped  In  another  boat,  although  they  ,are  unreported.  .  At  the  Beach  Hotel  thi.s  morn­ ing,  Jewett  said  that  the  attack  on  the  Manini  had  come  at  seven  o'clock  in  the  evening  as  he  and  others  off  watch  were  playing  blackjack  in  the  mess  room.  "I  had  just  dealt  myself  u  black  jack,"  Jewett  said  ruefully,  "and  I  left  twelve  bucks  and  a  good  ­knife  on  the  table."  Jewett, who  is  2?years old  and  lives  at  Van  Nuys,  Calif.,  assert­ ed  that  heavy  seas  were  running  whten  the  torpedo  hit  just  aft  the  engine  and  apparently  almost  on  the keel.  The  men  ran  to  the  life­ boats  without  panic.  Jewett Xas  ii>  the  windward  boat,  which  was  launched  with  dlfllculty  as  a  big  wave  washed  it  back  alongside  the  ship.­  That  night  the  men  in  the  boat  saw  a  light  that  they  believed  was  from  the  other  boat.  No  Charts  in  the  Lifeboat  r « • •   •   •  • iVfti;.'  r";4:  The  boat  in  which  Jewett  wqj?  a  passenger  was  under The  com­ mand  of  Second  Mate  G.  W.  John,  hut  who  had  a  compass  and  no  charts.  Fortunately,  the  boat  had  just  been  provisioned,  and  supplies  were  dropped  by­ Navy  planes  on  separate  days.  The  chief  suffering  was  from  the  sun  and  exhaustion  caused  by­ bailing.  Equipped  with  their  compass  and  a  sail  and  guided  by  a  posi­ tion  given  to  them  by­  one  of  the  Navy  planes,  the  men  attempted  • t  o  reach  land.  On  the  ninth  day  they  saw  headlands  in  the  dis­ tance,  hut  the  wind  failed  and  they  drifted  away.  Twice  they  saw  searching  vessels,  but  were  not  seen.  Finally  a  naval,  ship  sighted  them  at  daylight  yester­ day.  The  Manilla  .sank  about  twen­ ty  minutes  after  the  attack,  Jew­ ett  said.  She  was  of  about  6,000  tons  and  one  of  the "old  "Liberty  ships"  launched  in  the first  World  War.  Jewett  said  that  he  did  not  know  what  the  ship's  destination  had  been,  for  she  iind  sailed  under  sealed  orders.  The  submarine  that  torpedoed  the'  Mftnina.  came  to  the  surface  afterward  and'  turnedi  a  seatob­ llght  oh  the#freif|^irv T  '..U  Portrait  of  A  Business  Agent  ^  MorerM>out>.  December  30, 19^1?  z:r^—^  ^  By  GERTRUDE  SBLBY  (From  Labor  Chronicle)  A  Business  Agent  must  have  talents  galore,  He  must  keep  his  head  w/hen  the  members  get  When  conditions  are  tough  and  no  jobs  can  be  had,  His  job  is  to  get  out  and  create  them,  egad 1  from Page 1) .or  lockouts  for  the  .diirulion  (there  shall  be  no  sifikes  or  1()l'  t lie  war;  all .controversies  lockouts  and  all  disputes  sluill  he  settled  peacefull.y;  a  shall  be  settled  by  peaceful  mediation  agency  to  be  pick­ means.  I  shall  proceed  at  Having  won  the  election—in  this  lofty  post,  He  must  be  a  gallant,  considerable  host;  ed  by  the  President  M"  Uic  once  to  act  on  your  third  His  home  is  no  longer  his  private  retreat.  Pnited  States  shall  handle  point.  But  a  place  where  the  rank  and  file  can  compete.  Oovcrnment  mu.st  act  in  all  disputes."  All  J2  labor  repre.sontiilives  general.  The  three  points  He  must  be  prepared  In  the  still  of  the  night  /  To  referee  on  the  'phone  a  member's  vague  fight—  ­AFL  and  CIO—­accepled  agreed  upon  cover  of  neces­ And  although  often  prone  to  taking  a fit,  the  proposition.  Tlie  12  cm­,  sity  all  disputes  that  may  He  must  keep  his  sanity,  spirit  and  grit.  arise  between  labor  and  man­ ployers  again  balked.  If  a  member's  in  trouble  or  caught  In  a  brawl,  The  "employers  again  in­ agement.  If  he  takes  a  rash  plunge  and  is  in  for  a  fall—  sisted  thai  the  Unions  he  The  particular,  disputes  The  B.  A.  must  know  all  the  judges,  et  al,  drastically  limited  when  it  musL  be  left  to  I be  cousiderar  So  that  he  can  come  to  the  aid  of  a  pal.  ciime  to  bringing  the  hehehts  tion  of  those  who  can  study  of  nnionisrn  to  unorganized  the  particular  differences  and­ When  he  strolls  through  the  Day  Room  it's  a  sort  of  a  Jar  To  be  greeted  and  hailed  like  a  great  movie  star;  workers. Their  position would  who  are  thereby  prepared  by  He  empties  his  pocketss  to  Tom,  Dick  and  JImmie,  have  led  to the  bi'eakdown  of  knowledge  to  pa.ss  judgment  As  he  can't  bear  the  looks  which  say,  "Gimme,  O  gimme!*'^  mo.st  of­ the  rights  won  by  in  the  particular  ease.  1 have  labor  under  the  Wagner  Act.  full  faith  that  no  group  in  He  must  know  the  answers  to  questions  diverse.  And  all  of  this  data  must  gladly  disperse;  To  break  this  deadlock  our  national life  will take un­ He  must  know  the  Best  clubs,  best  doctors  and  lawyers,  President  Roosevelt  stepped  due  advantage  while  wc  are  And  how  to  get  on  with  all  sorts  of  employers.  in  and  backed  up  labor's  po­ faced  by  common  enemies.  I congratulate you—I thank  sition.  He  informed  the  con­ If  a  melhibel­  is  sacked  for  some  cause  that  is  Just,  ferenee that  all disputes could  you,  and  our  people  will  join  The  B.  A.  must  promptly  the  grievance  adjust;  Though  the  boss  doesn't  want  the  employee  at  all,  be  submitted  to a  War  Labor  me  in  appi'eeiatiou  of  your  The  8.  A.  persuades, him  to  relent  and  play  ball.  .  Board  that  he  would  imme­ great  contribution.  diately set up. In other word.s,  Your  achievement  is  a  re­ He  must  be  well  posted  on  jobs  from  East  to  West,  the  question  of  the  closed  .sponse  to  eomnion  desire  of  know  the  right  people  and  officials  to  suggest;  shop  would  be.  legitimate  all  men  of  good  will  that  And  if  members  want  transfers  to  cities  remo,te,  The  A.  B.  must  direct  them  and  keep_  them  afloat.  beefs  for  the  new  Board.  strikes  and  loekout.s  cease  Although  the President  has  and  that  disputes  be,  settled  If  members  get  sick  or  break  out  with  a  rash.  sided  with, labor  in  this  dis­ by  peaceful  means.  The  B.  A.  must  call  and  should  have  ready  cash.  And  though  never  trained  in  the  acting  profession.  pute, that  dftes  not­mean  that  May  I  now  wi.s'h  you  all  a  He  must  contrive  to  disguise  his  expression.  the  fight  is  over.  The  em­ Merry  Christmas.  ployer  representatives,  when  Very  sincerely  your.s,  He  must  foretell  the  weather,  prognosticate  news.  they  heard  the  decision  of­ (Signed)  •   Have  keen  vision.and  foresight  in  digging  up  clues  FDR,  were  reported  as  be­ Of  potential  Jobs,  and  then  correctly  forecast  The  numbeir  of  days  or  weeks  that  each  job  will  last.  ing  "stunned."  They  recov­ FRANKLIN D.  ROC'^f ELT  •   :  •   ­n­ •  If  members  owe  dues  or  rent  or  their  cars  break  down,  If  the're  feeliivg  tiptop  and  want  to  paint  the  town,  Play  saxophones  at  dawn,  get  the  boys  out  of  jail—  The  B.  A',  must  pull  the  striDjgs  and  supply  the. bail.  ered,  howeyer,  and  are  beef­ ing  plentj'.  :  Already ­  there  are  rum­ blings, from  the  i­eaetionavy  element^ in  Congress,  A  de­ He  must  be  endowed  with  unusual  powers,  mandli^isi  agaiif  ­being'^licard  To  explain  the fine  po^i^ts  of  wages  and  hours.  fov.ihe  passage  of  the  notori­ How  to  get  off  relief  and  make  overtime  pay  ­  "  When  th") member's  bent is to  shirk  work  all  day.  ous Smith  Act  whudi  recently  slipped  throiigh  the  Hoii.se  In  this  connection,  he  must  know  all  the  angles  of,  Representatives ybut­  was  Of  PWA  and  WPA  tangles;  shelved  in,the Senate^'.  ,  He  must­know  thVihtricate  ramification  '  The  Navy  announcepient  Of  Social  Secifrity  and  Wbi­kmen's  Compensation.  War  time  is  time  for  labor  of  the  sinking  of  the  Matsoii  He­must  always  be  pleasant  when  he's  dining  out,  .  ,  _ .  to •   be  on  guafd,  hot  'only  fi­eighter  Maninin  December  Pay  the  check  for  the  party  and  be  a  good  scout—  .  jigainst .&Tiy  foreign v enemies,  17  in  the  Hawaiian  zone  fol­ He  cannot  presume  that  a  member  should  share  it,  but  aguirist­ those  aC hbrne  as  lowed  official  disclosure  t'luit'  And  if: he's  insultecl;  he  must grin  and  bear  it.  h  ''  enemy  submarines  ' still' are'  (  well.'­;  ­  "r­ .  •  ­  •   'V''.  •   A  The,hours  he  keeps  are  the  bane  of  his  life,  operating  off  th.e  PaciiSd  I. >  'Pre^iideiil  Rlkiseveil's­ letter  And  often  have  cost  him  his^home  and  his  wife;  V  ­  .'  ­  _  outlining  the'basi.s  of­tiie  no­ Coast.  A  husband ,who  rarely  comes, home  to  his  dinner,  vi"  strike  agreement ­ arrived  at  The  14th  Naval  District  In  affairs  of  the  heart  istiqt always  a  winner.  by  the W^ar  Labor  Conference  Headquarters said that  twelve  He  must  attend  banquets!  to  Honor  a  leader,  Board  for  the duration  of  the  survivors  of  the  Manini'  had  Raptly  listen  to  speeches  drawn  out  by  a  "reader,"  war  follows:'  been  taken  to  Pearl "Harbor,  And  no  matter  what  business  or  Job  he  neglects—  .  ­No  mention  was  ni,ade  of  At  funerals  and  weddings  he  must  pay  his  respects.  riTIE  WHITB­HOUSE  casualties.  '  '  '  '  He  must  have  the  patience  of  Job,  wit  of  Voltaire,  •  •  i  ;  Washington, H.C.r^  The  Government  diselosgd  ^  A  diplomat's* training  and  an  orator's  flare,  And  when  disposed  to  give  some  one  a  piece  of  his  mind,  Dee'ember  23,  1941.  unauthorized  radio  (nessages  11  He  must  contribute  to  funds"to  better  mankind.  Geutleinen  of  the Conference;  were  being  sent and  recejyecl..  '.-. r. If  he  does  all  these  things  with  intentions  sincere,  '  V  Mpderatoj Havis  and  Sena­ on  the  West  Coast,  and  Will  he  win  in  the  election  the  coming, year?  ' .  tor  Thofnas  liave  i­eported  to  cracked  down  on  ppssible  ^  It  is  sad,  but  alas!  some  may  turn  on  the  heat  me  the  results  of  yout  delib­ enemy  espionage  in  y seven  • And say,  'He's  just  a  dumb  lirute,  let's  plot  his  defeat."  "  "  erations.  They  have • giyoh­mc  Western  States.  The  Manini  wa.s  the secohd  each­  proposition  *vyhich' "you  have  discussed,  t am  happy  Matson­  ship  sunk  since ­  the'v  to­'^cept  yOur  general  points  outbt^eak  of  the  Pacific  war, '  ALBERt ACV.fiA and  the  fourth  vessel  sent  to  of: agrecmeht  as  follows :'  But  it  was  In  vain.  Last  Last  week  the  LOG  re­ L  There'shall  be  n,6  strikes  thti  bottom  in  water­s  between  Wednesday  he  died.  ported  th.e  accident  that  the  mainland  and  the  Hii'ivaii''^  or  ibclcouts.  Acuna's  lungs  had  been  befell  Brother  Albert  Acu­ area.  •  •   i  punctured  ifi  too  many  2.  All  disputes shall, bq set­ na.  When  he  paid  off  in  The  Matson  freighter"  La­ places  by  broken  ribs.  The  tled  t(y  peaceful  means.  New  York,  he  started  to.  blood  he  had  received  from  haitta,  the  freighter  Cynthia  walk  uptown  but  was  run  his  Union  brothers  only  3,  The  President  shall  set  Olson  and  the  Janker  Monte­ over 'by  a  truck  traveling  succeeded  in  prolonging  his  up  a  pfopef  War  Labor  bello  have  beeq  sunk  by sub­ against  the  light.  life—not  in  saving  It.  Board  to^ liandle  tliese idis­ i marine  action  in  eastern  Pa­ Brother  Acuna  was  bur*  Five  Union  brotheri  gave'  • putes. .  •  •  ^ Vl v  f•   cific  waters.  The tardtcr: Eini­ ioid  this  'week.  SlU  men  their  blood  to  give  'Acun'a ,  were  honorary, pal t­bearers..  '  I .accOpf* Ivithout  reserva­ dio  and  the  freighter  Absa­ a  figiiting  chance, for  life.  4ibh" \  .cbvenanta  ' that  roka 'wera  daxna^d.  Ship  Sunk  in  The  Pacific  � 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 December 30, 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: EMPLOYERS ATTEMPT SABOTAGE OF THE CLOSED SHOP AT LABOR MEETING; FDR BACKS UNIONS STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FINNISH SHIPS IN AMERICAN WATERS SEIZED SURVIVORS OF TORPEDOED VESSEL TELL OF HARDSHIPS REPAIR SHIP IS LAUNCHED UNANIMOUS BRANCH VOTE PLEDGES SEAFARERS TO TOTAL VICTORY PRIORITIES UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS OF U.S. MARINE PROGRAM IS ANALYZED SHIP-WORKERS GET BACK PAY UNDER WAGE-HOURS ACT CUSTOMS ADD MANY GUARDS SURVIVORS PORTRAIT OF A BUSINESS AGENT ANOTHER MATSON SHIP SUNK IN THE PACIFIC ALBERT ACUNA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/30/1941 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. III, No. 26 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/a3d00a34d15161155dd163f29057a885.PDF e0723e4cbd6dec01dfd1da83c2db3c28 PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gidf District, Seafarers International Union of NA 1 VOL. XI NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1949 > No. 34 NLRB Says 'No' To Stooging CTMA Printed below is the full text of the NLRB decision, which bitted the latest? attempt by the Cities Service-controlled CTMA to keep the CS tankermen from the freedom and protection of an SIU contract. "In response to your letter dated December 16, 1949, this is to advise you that a Petition for Certification of Representatives was filed on December 14, 1949 by Murphy, Strasberger and Purcell, attorneys, in behalf of Citco Tankermen's Association, covering a unit consisting of the sailing personnel on the Tank­ ers S.S. Abiqua, Cantigny, Chiwawa, Council Grove, French Creek, Logan's Fort and Paoli, excluding licensed officers, cadets, pursers, radio operators, bosuns and , stewards. "In accordance with Board policy the petition was dismissed on the grounds that there are now pending charges in this office filed by the Seafarers' Internation­ al Union, AFL, against the Company' alleging, among other things, that the Com­ pany has refused to bargain, and further alleging that the petitioner (Citco) has been formed in violation of Section 8(a) (2) of the Act. "Pursuant to National Labor Relations Board rules, fhe petitioner may file a request for a review of this action, with the National Labor Relations l^ard within ten days." Branches And Crews Cmdemn Trotskyites Gnlf Fishermen Group To Join With Seafarers Kill a snake, the saying goes, and its tail will twitch until sundown. And night is falling fast for the poisonous CTMA, Cities Service-dominated "union," which, already repudiated by the Cities Service Tankermen, has just been dealt another blow by the National Labor Relations Board. The Board denied CTMA's request for a col­ lective bargaining election on seven of the com­ pany's tankers on Decembejr 16, citing the fact that the SIU still has charges pending against Cities Service for refusing to bargain and for forming a company union in violation of*^——— the company union actually has the law. a single member. As a result of the NLRB re­ CTMA's request for the col­ jection, the company has one less trick left to stall collective lective bargaining election was haigaining sessioris with SIU. made v/ithin a few days after Thus, Cities Service seeunen the NLRB announced certifica­ moved a step closer to the se­ tion of the SIU over the nine curity and benefits of a genuine vessels not voted last year. Union contract. Having already been rejected by the Cities Service seamen in two NLRB collective bargaining elections in which the SIU was Heads New Body overwhelmingly the victor, CTMA's latest move was obvious­ ly intended to stall bargaining between the Union and the The possibility of the Seafarers company. ushering in the New Year with The ships which CTMA sought an employer-financed welfare to have polled were the Abiqua, plan appeared brighter, follow­ Cantigny, Chiwawa, Council ing a meeting yesterday of ship­ Grove, French Creek, Logan's owners' representatives and the Fort and Paoli. The SIU was SIU's Headquarters Negotiating certified as bargaining agent for Committee. these vessels in May 1948, after Although the SIU committee receiving 83 percent of the valid still hadn't got the operators to ballots cast in the NLRB elec­ sign on the dotted line, sufficient tion. progress was made in the talks SLATED FOR HEAP to warrant optimism. Commit­ SIU organizers pointed out that tee members said after the meet­ CTMA is trying desperately to ing that the area of disagree­ show signs of life, but that it ment over the Union's demand would wind up on the scrap for the establishment of a Wel­ heap—as did its two predeces­ fare Fund, paid for solely by the sors, known as the Unlicensed employers, was narrowing down. Employee's Collective Bargain­ SIU negotiators had laid ing Agency of Cities Service Oil before the operators a welfare Company and the American Tan- fund proposal caUing for con­ kermen's Association. tributions of 25 cents a payrcdl Both of these company fronts day for each man at the initial were ruled illegal by the NLRB. session on December 9. In attempting to revive these From the tenor of the discus­ J. H. Oldenbroek. executive organizations under the name df sions so far, the SIU Negotiat­ secretuy of the International CTMA, Cities Service has been ing Committee said the reason Transportworkers Federation— forcing pledges from its seamen no major opposition to the Union to which the SIU is affiUated by threatening dismissal to those demand had arisen was obviously —has been chosen to head the refusing to sign up. that the shipowners were satis­ Except for the handful of fied with the efficient manner in recently organized, anti-com­ munist International Confede­ CTMA organizers on the com­ which SIU crews were handling ration of Free Trade Unions. pany payroll, it is doubtfid that their ships. the same full acceptance in re­ ports i-eceived by Headquarters to date. However, because of the great distances and the short pe­ riod of time which has elapsed, most of the crews are yet to be heard from. "DUAL AND HOSTILE" The resolution, first adopted at the New York Branch meet­ ing on December 7, termed Trot­ skyites within the SIU "dual and hostile" and called for their expulsion. (Full text of Ihe reso­ lution appears on page 4.) Its text outlined the' group's aims against the welfare of the SIU and made clear to the member­ ship the-danger the group poses. The proposing of the resolution»and its subsequent adoption The Seafarers International is the Union's answer to the Union gave a pre-campaign push Trotskyites' two-month-long in­ to the AFL's drive for a "Million tensified campaign aimed at di­ Members in '50" when it was viding the SIU and turning it to announced, last week, that 4,000 the ends of the Trotskyites. Gulf Coast fishermen were join­ POLICY ing up with the SIU. With the resolution now an The 4,000-fishermen are mem­ official part of policy, the Union bers of the Gulf Coast Shrimp­ can, if necessary, take disciplin­ ers' and Oystermen's Association,^ ary action against this group one of the largest independent and its sympathizers. fishermen's organizations in the Despite the relative smallnes? Mississippi area. of/the Trotskyite organization, ^IND UP DETAILS its adherents within the SIU When the SlU-contracted Wa­ Final details of the fishermen have in recent months peddled terman ship SS Alawai pulled group's affiliation with the SIU a program of dissension which out of New Orleans on Decem­ are now being completed. was part of a larger maneuver ber 9 for a trip to the Far East, Cal Tanner, A&G District Port to stir up discontentment within she began what once would have Agent in Mobile and a Vice- maritime unions on all coasts. been a three-month blackout of As" detailed in a recent issue Union news. But the Alawai wiU President of the SIU, worked out arrangements for the affilia­ of the SEAFARERS LOG, the now have plenty of light and tion, along with W. L. Hines, Trotskyites have joined forces learning. Her voyage this time president of the Mississippi Fed­ with the Stalinist commuijists in will be punctuated regularly by eration of Labor, and U. C. Bor- the NMU in an attempt to take the arrival of the SIU air-mail sage and Leon Heira, represen­ over that union, and had recent­ Bulletin, a new feature chock tatives of the fishermen's section ly created a disturbance within full of Union news which is sent the SUP for the same reason. of " the SIU. to all SIU ships. The Bulletin, which wings its While the powers granted the The new SIU affiliate is head­ ed by Louis Simmons, president; Union under the resolution have way to the Alawai and the hun­ Mackie Fountain, vice-president; not been invoked to date, the dreds of other SlU-contracted Charles Allen, secretary, and Union expects to swing into ac­ ships every two weeks, is the Leon Strong, treasurer. Head­ tion against known offenders Union's answer to the problem soon. of how to reach the bulk of the quarters are in Biloxi. Fully in sympathy with the Headquarters • Branch resolution condemning Trotskyites and their sympathizers for acts against the Union, Seafarers in A&G Branch meetings up and down the coast on December 21 voted for its adoption unanim­ ously. Crews of SlU-contracted ships, which received the resolution in the air-mailed Bulletin, indicated CTMA's Request Fer New Election Denied By NLRB SIU, Operatws Neta- Agreement On Welfare Plan SIU Bulletin Ends News Blackout membership — the men on the ships — with the goings-on of the Union. First published last July, the Bulletin has, in six months, prov­ ed itself to be an indispensable aid in informing crews of the policies adopted and the action taken by the membership ashore. Equally important, it makes it possible for the Union to learn the sentiment of SIU crews through the response to the is­ sues brought to their attention. Before the inception the Bulletin, crews on foreign voy­ ages often went news-hungry for months, gleaning what Union news they could from ships more recently arrived from the States and, occasionally, issues of the SEAFARERS LOG, which are sent to certain clubs and bars in foreign ports. It was because of this long and complete break with the Union apparatus that the Union took under study means to bring the most news to the members in the shortest space of time, at a minimum cost to the organi­ zation. Out of this study the Bulletin was born. On July 22—without fanfare— the first Bulletin was sent to the, SlU-contracted fleet, located in every part of flie world. Almost immediately, the re(Cotttinurd on Page 3) �Jin" THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday, December 30, 1949 LOG SEAFARERS Published Every Other Week 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 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 Looking Forward The end of 1949 brings to a close another eventful year for the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf District. Undoubtedly, the most significant events of the pe- riod were the second election in the Cities Service tanker fleet, in which the SIU was overwhelmingly designated by the unlicensed personnel as their choice for collective bar­ gaining agent, and the subsequent certification of our Union by the National Labor Relations Board. The year 1949 was also significant from the stand­ point of other major efforts made by the SIU, among them the unprecedented demand, presented to the opera­ tors a few weeks ago, for an employer-financed welfare plan. If we were to take all the accomplishments of our Union in the year now fast drawing to a close—and those of the past four or five years, if you like—and weld them all together, they would spell out two words—"Looking Forward." And those two words are at the foundation of every policy formulated by the Union. The SIU ;maintains that unless an organization has foresight, coupled with suffi­ cient drive and courage, it will soon cease achieving greater security for its membership. If we may be par­ doned for this bit of immodesty, we think we have those STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL qualities. And we're looking at the-Pecord when" we say so. MOSES MORRIS Seafarers Members Now In The Marine Hospitals H. E. LOGE J. J. O'CONNOR What is responsible for translating these qualities C. E. SANCHEZ into achievements? SAMUEL JONAS L. F. BARNA Simply this: A strong, level-headed membership, D. P. GELINAS ^united in purpose and of undivided loyalty to their union. FRANK NEARING Without such a membership, no union can expect m forge RICHARD GRALICKI ESOLAN ahead in the face of the many obstacles unions have long CRIACO C. MARTINEZ ago learned to expect. DUSAN DE DUISIN M. J. LUCAS When the SIU some five years ago tackled the hercu­ JOSEPH F. GAMBLICH lean job of oi"ganizing the Isthmian Steamship Company, NICHOLAS CORATTI . there were sounds of "tsk-tsk," and "they'll never make L. F. ROZUM CHARLES HAWVER . it" in some quarters. But our officials and our member­ H. J. OUT ship meant what they said when they adopted the sloganj V. J. RIZZUTO .JAMES F. MARKEU "Isthmian, too, will be SIU." EUGENE LADRIERE HENRY WATSON It wasn't easy—not by a long shot. But Isthmian HENRY JOHNSON Wcame SIU. JOSEPH ARRAS L. D. DIEUDONNE The pollyannas were scattered here and there when 4 4 4 the SIU marked off Cities Service as the next organizing FORT STANTON objective almost three years ago. Again, the task was a MARTIN BLUM JOSEPH LIGHTFOOT tough one. We've come a long way in the struggle and WILLIAM H. ROBERTS the final chapter is just about to be written. CLARENCE D. SHIVELY P. SMITH But a lot of hard work lies ahead before the job is GIDLOW WOODS finished. Notorious anti-union organizations like the DONALD MCDONALD - Cities Service empire give the workingman nothing. A A. McGUIGAN 4 4 4 showdown fight is generally the only way to a successful BALTIMORE HOSPITAL F. JUDAH, Jr. conclusion. E. MATTSSON , It is particularly appropriate as we swing into 1950 A. WRIGHT that we restate a previous resol's^: "Cities Service, too, A.- L. MASTERS • G. A. CARROLL will be SIU." i). H. BRUNIE And—after Cities Service, every other unorganized G. W. MILLER H. W. SPENCER outfit. It will sound bold to some, but we of the Seafarers C. P. THOMPSON are looking forward. G. D. REAGAN W. A. BREWER J. G. HARRIS E. F. ACHILLES W. W. SORENSEN R. M. SOUZA P. E. DARROUGH C. W. GOODWIN H. HUNTER G. L. HAND E. F. PAUL C. J. BISCUP F. KORVATIN W. J. HACKETT H. L, HORTON, Jr. 4. 4. SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. JAMES HODO JAMES R. LEWIS WILLIE WATSON T. ISAKSEN J. KEENAN RAFEL SALDANA t NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL T. W. ULINSKI J. J. O'NEILL J. DENNIS F. LANDRY H. F. LAGAN L. LANG L. WILLIS H. H. SCHULTZ P. ROBERTS A. MAUFFRAY O. RAGLAND N. I. WEST J. R, ADAMS O. HOWELL J. JUSTUS W. W. LAMB SHIMELFEING J. TASSIN R. REED J. McNULETY W. MAUTERSTOCK L. TICKEL L. DANTIN "C. LYONS W. ROBERTS J. H. McELROY J. P. PHUGH NEPONSIT HOSPITAL WILLIAM PADGETT MATTHEW BRUNO JOSE DE JESUS J. M. LANCASTER R. E. LUFLIN ESTEBAN P. LOPEZ CHARLES L. MOATS PEDRO G. ORTIZ R. REDDEST R. A. RATCLIFF THOMAS WADSWORTH R. A. BLAKE ^ L. BALLESTERO - JOHN T. EDWARDS E. FERRER I. H. FRENCH JOSEPH SPAULDING JOSEPH SILLAK ' LUIS TORRES L. TULL FRED ZESIGER V 4. 4- 4. i' . ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL BEAU TEAU KNEW HENRY P. GALLAGHER EDWARD SNOWMAN • NOPEMING ?MINN.) .'I SANATORIUM C. HAGBERG 4 4. 4 SAVANNAH HOSPITAL ^ J. J. CERDA L,. A. BROWN L. RINECHUCK 4 4 4 MOBILE HOSPITAL TIM BURKE m-: F. BURROUGHS H. WESTPHAL R. FOSTER •••"y Vi-yKjy •, L. HOWARD * O. THOMPSON �Page Three THE SEAFARERS IOC Friday. December 30. 1949 Air-Mailed Bulletin Keeps Crews Informed Accurate delivery of the Over^as Bulletin to SlU-contracted ships throughout the world is made possible by the day-by-day record of vessel movements kept in Union Head­ quarters. Boards like those shown above contain names of every Seafarer-manned ship, its ports of call, and dates of arrival and departure. Inauguration of Bulletin service enables SIU men at sea to read of Union news shortly after it breaks. (Continued from Page I) sponse from tte crews indicated a hearty reception. Every suc­ ceeding Bulletin, which was nukde more attractive and- had a greater news content, brought more enthusiastic praise^ from the ships. One of the outstanding rea­ sons why the crews are unani­ mously in favor of the Bulletin is because it is the answer to that old bugaboo; rumors. As Seafarers well know, rumors of­ ten spread from ship to ship in foreign ports, gathering new twists in snowballing along imtil dozens of crews find them­ selves embroiled over a matter that has no foundation in fact. Seafarers on unusually long trips know the disruptive conse­ quences of a rumor campaign, which they happily report are now effectively squelched by the appearance of the Bulletin. 1 For an example of how effec­ tively the Bulletin works in this respect, take the SS Alawai, which, after leaving the Canal, will make its first stop at Hon­ olulu. Mobile Stresses Importance Of Elections By GAL TANNER MOBILE — Shipping in this port for the last week was fair, with approximately 129 bookmen and 28 permitmen shipped for the period. In addition to this, we shipped 87 men to relief jobs on tugboats and shifting gangs. • Ships paying off during this period, all in good shape, were the Antinous, Monarch of the Sea, Kyska, Warhawk, Arizpa and Wacosta, all Waterman; the Seawind, Seatraders; the Cava­ lier and Clipper, Alcoa. Signing on were the Madaket, headed for Japan and Korea; Monarch of the Sea, Puerto Ricobound; Kyska and the Warhawk, headed for Europe; Arizpa, for Mediterranean; Clipper and the Cavalier, back on the Alcoa pas­ senger run to the British West Indies. All sign-ons were smooth, all repairs and beefs having been taken care of prior to the signon. In-transit for the period were the Bessemer Victory, Steel Scientist, Stonewall Jackson. The membership is again re­ minded of the importance of Pre-Xmas Boom Helps Savamah By JIM DHAWDY SAVANNAH—We had a preChristmas shipping boom that lifted 35 men off the beach here in two days. It was all over on December 14, however, and at present shipping is slow. The vessels responsible for the pre-holiday lift were the follow­ ing: SS Southwind, SS Southport, both South Atlantic, and the SS Jean, Bull. These ships paid off and then signed on. In addition, we had a couple of visitors, one of which' was the SS Steel Fabricator, Isth­ mian. The other was a Cities Service scow, the SS Bradford Island. Biggest event of the holiday season was the Christmas dinner and party held in the Hall on December 21, This affair was made possible by the generosity of the crews of the Jean, SouthWind, Southport and Cape Rape. These" men deserve praise for their donations. * Seventy meals were served to members, their wives and guests, and Fred of the Soda Shop here put out a very fine dinner. After the meal was over there was dancing until 10:30 PM. Thanks are also due the fol­ lowing people and .organizations for their help in making this holiday festivity a success: The Social Club, McDermottSj BoPeeps, VFW, Metaxas, South Atlantic SS Company and Southem Marine Supply. Those who were present will certainly remember the good time they had for a long while to come. A few of our Brothers are in the local Marine Hospital at this writing. They are J. J. Carda, suffering from a broken leg, L. A. Brown and L. Rinechuck. turning in jobs in ample time to secure a replacement before the ships saiL, shorthanded. Anyone who takes a job, and then finds it is impossible-to sail it, must notify the Hall in ample time to secure a replacement or face charges before the member­ ship. Start the new year off right by registering and voting in the City, County, and State elec­ tions. For information on get­ ting registered, contact any of the officials in the Branch and they will be glad to give you the score. It is your duty to the organi­ zation to register and vote in all elections, to help elect the friends of labor and defeat those who are unfriendly. The Mobile Branch wants to extend its best wishes to the Seafarei's International Union and their friends, for a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. There a Bulletin, mailed a week after the Alawai sailed, will be waiting. After the next port, Yokohama, the ship hits Keelung," where a Bulletin will be waiting. The ship will take a quick bounce to Manila and when it returns to Japan an­ other Bulletin will be in the mailbag. She'll then swing homeward for stops in Honolulu—another Bulletin—and then to the Pan­ ama Canal, possibly another Bulletin, then home for a pay­ off on the Atlantic Coast. Quite effective in making barren terri­ tory for a rumor to gain nutri­ tion. The story of the Alawai can be multiplied by the number of ships under contract. At almost evex-y port touched the crew is given the news of the Union in capsule form. And if the Union takes action on a matter of un­ usual impoi'tance, the member­ ship on the ships is made aware through a special mailing, as in the case of the Hawaiian Strike and the chai'tei-ing of the Bro­ therhood of Marine Engineers bv the SIU. THE SET-UP The base of operations for the Bulletin is, of coui-se, .the SIU Headquarters at 51 Beaver Street in New York, where, on a 6th floor wall, a Sched - U - Gr-aph contains the names of everj'' company and ship under conti-act to the A&G Disti-ict. Each ship has a line of its own, a transparent tipped flap. On a card beai'ing the ship's name'is a description of the vessel and where it operates in the world. Next to the name is a per­ forated marker which lists the ship's itinerary, if on 'a regular run, with the next port of call showing through the transparent tab. (Tramp ships have only the next port of call given.) A plas­ tic signal tells when the ship is scheduled to leave the port. At the right side of the graph, signals tell whether the vessel is "company-owned or chartered, on a regular run or ti-amping. A black and white striped signal identifies an idle ship. Every day the signals are changed to correspond with the movement of the ships and the change in operating status of the various company fleets. The positions and expected movements of the ships are se­ cured from various marine sour­ ces and transcribed to the charts. For a mailing, the chart is con­ sulted for the anticipated move­ ment of the vessel and its dis- . tance from Headquarters. *• A port is then selected for each ship. The primary aim is to reach a ship as soon as possible, and still not figure the time so closely that the mail may miss the ship. Early in the week of a mail­ ing, the charts are checked and rechecked; each ship marked down for a particular port. Some­ times it is impossible to assign a port to a ship, in which case the Bulletin is sent to the com­ pany office to go out with the first cx-ew mail. GOES TO PRESS After the port is selected off the graph, the company's list of agents is consulted for an ad­ dress. The envelopes are then addressed and stamped. Later in the week, the edi­ torial board of the Union decides what items are to be given the highly valuable Bulletin space. Almost invariably the set-up parallels that of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. Once decided, the Bulletin is written, edited and laid out in the Union offices. A sensitized multilith plate is made and the final product run off on the SIU multilith machine. To keep the air-mail cost down, the news is run off on tissue thin sheets. The entire operation costs the Union but a small fraction of a similar print-; ing job. The entrance of the Bulletin into the field along with the SEAFARERS LOG and the edu­ cational meetings makes com­ plete the SlU's news-dissiminating set-up. With almost evex-y ship re­ ceiving the Bulletin regulax-ly, the member who doesn't know what is going on in the Union should be a rax-e bird. It's like one ship's delegate said in his comments on the Bulletin: "If a member is uninformed now, it's his own fault." DISCUSS BOSTON'S MARITIME PROBLEMS Little To Report From •Pbiladoliriiia By JIMMY SHEEHAN PHILADELPHIA — There, is little to report from Philadejlphia. Shipping has slowed down quite a bit here, from what it had been, but those ships that did hit this port have been pretty clean. We had the. Southstar in here, and had to replace a couple of men who missed the ship in Albany, New York. The stoiY doesn't end her^ however, as those lads will find out. Otherwise, things have been running smoothly, and there are a lot of new faces here. That means that many of the old on^s have gone, and that's what we like to see here—a turnover on the beach. Well, here's hoping that all Of you had a very Merry Christmas and the best wishes for a Happy New Year. The Senate subcommittee studying the needs of the American shipping industry held con­ ferences in the Port of Boston recently at which AFL maritime unions were represented. In photo above, left to right, ve Daniel Donovan, iLA vice-president; Capt. John Diehl. MM&P; Douglas Hartman, agent for iiie Senate subcommittee; Capt. Waller Costello. MM&P Boston Port Agent, and Ben Lawson, SIU Boston Port Agent.—Photo Courtesy of Christian Science Monitor �Page Four THE SEAFARERS Unanimously Passed Trotskyites Are - Below is printed the complete text of the recently passed resolution which brands the Stalinist communists and the Trotskyite com­ munists as "dual and hostile" and "enemies of our Union." This resolution was voted on by the mem­ bership of the Atlantic and Gulf Branches at regular shoreside meetings and by the crews on every ship at^ sea. THUS FAR, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE VOTE RECORDED AGAINST THE RESOLUTION, which gives one a clear picture of what the SIU member­ ship thinks of these union-busters. Comments on the resolution from the ship­ board meetings will be carried in future issues of the LOG. WHEREAS, the Seafarers International Un­ ion since its creation in 1938 has consistently fought for the advancement of its members' shipboard and general economic betterment, having battled for and won increases in wages from an average of $72.50 per month to the present high scale, and during the same period shortened the hours of work, made better the food and foc'sle conditions; and WHEREAS, in the process of raising the living standards of seamen the SIU has suc­ cessfully fought our traditional and open ene­ mies, the shipowners, both across the conference tables and on the picketlines; and WHEREAS, at the same time the SIU has also fought enemies not so obvious as the ship­ owners, such enemies being the Communist Party and splinter groups originating from the Party; and WHEREAS, members of these political splin­ ter groups are more difficult to recognize as plotters against our Union and all it stands for, inasmuch as some of them hold Union books and through activities in the Union subtly at­ tempt to present themselves as good and active union men; and WHEREAS, the actions of these disruptors, aimed at trying to cause seamen to believe them to be good union men, are in reality a mas­ querade, a cover-up, for the group's real aims, aims which call for using the trade union movement for their own ends, these to be achieved through communist tactics explained by Lenin and quoted by Trotsky on page 30 ^ of his book, "Their Morals and Ours," which states: "It is necessary to be able ... to resort to all sorts of devices, maneuvers and illegal methods, to evasion and subterfuge in order to penetrate into the trade unions, to remain in them, and to carry on commuftist work in them at all costs;" and Friday, December 30. 1949 LOG Of Our Union' Conrniunications have already been received from the following vessels, re­ porting their action on the resolution which condemns the Trotskyite communists and the Stalinist communists as enemies of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. Although the majority of the arews have not yet reported — their votes should be in within the next week — not one dissenting vote has yet been cast against it. This has been, it is obvious, one of the most popular moves taken by the Union. The crews aboard the following ships have all unanimously passed the reso­ lution condemning the Trotskyites: SS Seatrain New Orleans SS Alcoa Cavalier SS Greeley Victory SS Chicasaw SS Steel Flyer SS Robin Gray SS Wild Ranger SS Puerto Rico SS Steel Voyager SS Black Eagle SS Rosario SS Ann Marie SS Del Sol A SS Seatrain New York SS Seatrain Texas SS Antinous i SS Steel Surveyor SS Bessemer Victory SS Andrew Jackson SS Canton Victory SS Mae SS Alcoa Partner SS Steel Seafarer SS Del Sud SS Alcoa Planter SS Alcoa Corsair SS -Fairland SS Southstar SS Atiniston City SS Del Valle SS Alcoa Roamer SS Iberville SS Morning Light SS Golden City SS Kyska SS Yaka SS Kenyon Victory SS Southwind SS Alcoa Pilgrim SS Del Viento SS Angelina we go on record here to deal with the sup-r porters of these union-busting groups individ­ ually and collectively as enemies of our Union as well as enemies of all American seamen, and that any member of the SIU who is a mem­ ber of, contributes to or as a fellow traveler THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the knowingly follows the policies of any of the Communist Party (Stalinists) and all so-called above organizations, be declared an enemy of splinter parties of the CP, such as the Socialist' the SIU and be made to stand charges, and if Workers Party (Trotskyites) be declared dual found guilty be expelled from the Union for and hostile to the best interests of the SIU; and aiding and abetting enemies of this Union; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in , BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy view of their disruptive record on the water­ front within the NMU and other unions and of this resolution be put aboard every SIUtheir blind following of the anti-trade union contracted ship and be given full publicity theory advocated by Lenin and Trotsky that throughout our Union. by these union busters it can be seen that they have no concern for the. welfare of our Union nor loyalty to our membership, but instead would—if they could—destroy our Union and all it has gained for the membership; WHEREAS, among the groups endorsing and supporting the boring-from-within policy of Lenin and Trotsky described above is the Socialist Workers Party, better known as the Trotskyites; and WHEREAS, this splinter faction, because of its failure to make any extensive headway in dhe SIU, is at the present time following the cwnmunist philosophy of either rule or ruin by maihng its odorous newspaper to SIU ships as well as distributing anti-SIU handbills, which bear the libelous signature^ "SIU Committee," the purpose being to first confuse our members by the use of the SIU's name and then dis­ rupt, divide and take over either some part or ail of our Union; and • WHEl^AS, from their own official records quoted here and actions presently being taken . Th® resolution branding, Trotskyites and other commie splinter groups as dual and hostile to the SIU originated in the port of New York at the regular membership meeting on December 7. In ab^ve photo, part of the meeting is shown as the mMttbars indicated their desire to acc^t the resolution by unanimotis vote. Not a note of dissent was beards, as speakers took the Ooor in support of the resolution and urged a firm stand agaiast the communist fackons seeking to divide and disrupt the .SIU. , �Page Five TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 30, 1949 Trotskyites Raise Cry Of 'Sill Goonism' To Hide Own Reign Of Terror in Seattie read what the Tretskyites had to say, on Dec. 19, aheut the "geonkm" ef SlU effkkds, after the immh&ship had mmked them as en&aies of the Uakm ?O0t-3ttWlt9etli:frFri.. Dec.23, 1949 Sailors * Official Beaten, Badly Hurt And then read what the Trobkyfte-Alahoney gang did to an SUP effkial on Dec. 22, three days later TMg MmTAHT IHONDAY. I>ECEMBER 19^ 1940 SWP Threatened With Violence By SlU OHicials Six Assailants Recognized By Robert G. Gummings Severely beaten by six as» sailants, an official o£ the Sailors Union of the Pacific was in a critical condition in Columbus Hospital Thursday,, suffering from a possible; skull fracture. He is John Fox, 43, 9501% 21sfe Ave. N. W., dispatcher for the Se* attle branch of the American Fed* eration of Labor affiliate. The beating was the most se» vere in a series of outbursts of violence which have kept the Sc» attle branch in tifrmoil since last July. Fox was so badly beaten that hospital attendants would not per* mit police detectives to talk with' him Thursday afternoon. The'waterfront was tense mean­ while, awaiting the next move, as threats of reprisals were freely bandied about by friends of Fox^ ALL RECOGmZED— Fox told The Post-Intelligencer he identified all of his assailants. All, he said, were supporters of former members who had been expelled by the union during the course of the current rift. One of them tried to pick an NEW YORK — Paul Hall, secretary-treasilror of the argument with him in a tavern, Seafarers International Union, has responded to The MiK^ but Fox tried to dissuade hinu tant's exposure of his gangster-ridden regime in the SIU he said. Finally, after constant urging, he stepped outside. by gangster threats against the' They went tO' a parking lot Socialist Workers Party. Phone ~ outside the union hall at 1st Ave. . talis by Hall's agents, and one. and Clay St. suspected to have been by Hall At first. Fox s'aid, he tried ta himself, have been made threaten­ It would seem that' when hold his would-be assailant ofi^ ing rs}ids and physical violence but after the latter "gave him on the SWP. These calls followed the Trotskyites are weak in the boot," he "dropped him." a meeting of the New York numbers they yell, "democ­ A friend of the assailant then brandh of the SlU where a lynch racy" (that is, the right to UNION ASSAULT VICTIM-^—Cuts over eye, swollen nose and mouth took up the melee with Foj^ atmosphefe against Trotskyism disrupt and wreck). But when give mute evidence of the beating John Fox, Sailors' Union dispatcher, and four men came out of an­ was worked up by the qfhcials (as in Seattle) they have other nearby tavern. One trip­ received from six assailants in union internal rift. and a motion ^as jamnied through numbers and the cops on ped Fox. Then ^ all of them (Post-IntelUsencer Photo by Dick Cameron.) declaring the SWP "dual and their side, well— "put the boots" to him, while hostile" tg the SIU. he was down, he said. These threats are typical of Bob Dombroff, Seattle agent the way the SIU ofhcialdom of the union, who recently was practices "democracy" inside and threatened at gunpoint inside the outside their union. Out of a clear union hall, was vehement over The membership has spoken most decisively A&G District began acting up, and began to blue sky, the SIU membership this latest development. promote friction within the organization, the was presented with a six-page on the question of the Trotskyites. Unani­ tirade against Trotskyism in the mously, thus far, they have gone on record Seafarers took the only action they could to 6 WITISESSES— protect themselves and their Union — they Nov. 4 Seafarer's Log, The fol­ He said there were six wit­ lowing issue of the union paper to declare them "dual and hostile" to the SIU -branded them enemies of the Seafarers. nesses to the assault and addeds continued with some drivel alraut and "enemies of the Union." In addition to their disruptive tactics, the "I have repeatedly reported :Tt'otsky and Kronstadt and acts of lioience and threats of There had been a long series of anti-Union Trotskyites are not above using goon squads Viciously lumped together the acts on the part of Trotskyites before the mem­ to terrorize the membership, as the above violence to the Seattle police. TTrotskyists and the fascists. But bership. acted—notably their war against our clipping proves. "If the police force won't no sooner had The Militant picked affiliate, the Sailors Union, in the Port of preserve law and order, it will We are also told that this is not the first up these attacks, exposing •the. Seattle. The membership saw how these would- incident of its kind, that other members of become my duty to protect our reasons behind then;, than the members as I see fit.'' the SUP have been ganged up on. The vb e a t i n g occurred. early SIU ofhcials left the plane of be revolutionists acted in other unions—^par­ We wonder how long they expect to get Wednesday evening" but Fox did "discussion" and went over to ticularly in the NMU—combining with the not report it,to police.and went methods they feel more at home Stalinist variety of communists in desperate away with this in Seattle; how long a few crackpots, and their strongarm cohorts, expect to theJiospital Thursday, only at with — threats, violence and' rule-or-ruin tactics to capture control. The membership read, too, what the "frot- to be able to intimidate the entire member­ the urging of friends, after. Jt« police methods. !had shown up for work, at th» skyites had to say about their attitude toward ship of the SUP. pED HERRING limion hall as usual. We also wonder if they have any idea of unions, and in their own words, saw them This sequence of events proves admit that all they wanted to do is to control starting the same thing on the Atlantic and to the hilt that the attack on all unions for their political purposes, using Gulf Coasts. We are not, as the record shows, Trotskyism was nothing but a whatever means they could: "devices, maneu­ partial to them, by any means. But we'd like "red herring" drawn across the, vers, illegal methods." . ' to give them some friendly advice. Don't try it. So when the few pitiful Trotskyites in the \* Just A Thought A wofd Of Advice To The Trotskyites .M �I»age Six THE SEAFARERS LOG SouthwindMen Jump IntoVacationDebate, Urge Six-Month Limit On Shipboard Stays Friday. December 30. 1949 OF SEATRAIN CRASH The current Union-wide debate on compulsory vacations tpok another turn this week, when crewmembers of the SS Southwind announced that they favored a rule limiting stays aboard one ship to six months. The Southwind plan, set forth in a resolution signed by the 23 crewmen, also recommended re­ negotiation of the contract clause to give men with six months service on a single vessel a oneweek vacation with pay, instead of two weeks at the end of one year, as agreements now provide. According to the. Southwind resolution, the six-month limita­ tion "would insure a much greater job turnover, thus allow­ ing more and more members to ship, and give economic rights to all..." With damaged piping and bulwark at its side, crimped The text of the Southwind Seatrain Texas freight car rests on the ship's deck, having resolution follows: been knocked from its cradle by* the force of a collision with , "Whereas: Due to the fact that the SS Exefors in New York harbor on December 16. Photo many of omr contracted compan­ by Seafarer Glenn Vinson. ies are now operating fewer ships and the chances of organizing the unorganized has reached a standstill; and "Whereas: Our membership has decreased and the available jobs now are at an all-time low, Eddie Brett. Ship's Delegate, signs resolution aboard we propose that the membership Southwind at sea. as Tony Michaleski. Wiper, smiles approv.^ go on record to remedy this sit­ A twilight collision in New York harbor on Deceny • ingly. Looking on is Julio Colon. Messman. Photo by "Mac" uation; and McAuley. ber 16 put the Gulf-bound Seatrain Texas back in port. "Whereas: There is little ship and give economic rights in the event the membership for midship repairs and the American Export freighter chance of our membership de­ to all; therefore votes this resolution into effect, Exefors in drydock with her* — — creasing in the foreseeable fu­ "Be It Resolved: That this re­ that officials meet with all con­ bow stove in. Crewnfen rushed from the messture, we propose that time solution be voted on for two con­ tracted companies and negotiate room onto the deck to lifeboat aboard aU SIU contracted vessels secutive shoreside meetings, and No one was injured on either stations but a quick examina­ a- new contract clause, allowing be limited to six months; and if passed, Secretary-Treasurer those men who stay on a ship ship. The accident gave many of tion showed that the ship was "Whereas: This would insure prepare a referendum ballot for a full six-month period, one the Texas crewmen whose homes in ho danger of flooding or are in the New York area an catching fire. Damage was con­ a much greater job turnover, with a 60-day voting period; and week's vacation with pay." thus allowing more members to "Be It Finally Resolved: That Several motions recommend­ unexpected opportunity to spend fined to the ship's side-plates and ing compulsory vacations after Christmas at home. a freight car lashed on deck. one year's service aboard a ship The force of the collision also INTERRUPTS CHOW to those, entitled to two weeks twisted a deck cradle, the bul­ vacation have/been carried at The crash occurred at 5:30 wark and piping. shoreside meetings. The mem­ i'M, during dinner hour, as the The more severely damaged bership, however, is on record Seatrain Texas was making her Exefors sustained a bashed in by "SALTY DICK' in favor of a union-wide discus­ way through, the narrows off bow and a flooded hold. Exactly sion of the question before any Staten Island on her regular run how the crash occurred wasn't definite action is taken. to New Orleans and Texas City. immediately known and the re­ Duke (Red) Hall has left the The fellow you see walking sults of an examination by the Clipper, and has been replaced down the street with a slight Coast Guard have not been an­ by Fred Diekow. . . T. E. Dick­ limp and entering the penny nounced pending completion of ens and J. P. Shuler are in arcade is Felix Caillovet. He had hearings. town. Dickens asked me who trouble with his knee but the was the uglier. How do I know, doctor took care of it. . . "Dag­ TAKES CRASH PIX I said. . . A certain Captain ger" wants the membership to Glenn. "Vinson, crewmember of is making it tough for himself know "Fat Boy" Hill has finally The" mother, of Walter E.- Rob­ by telling passengers the wait­ retired from the sea and vsdll erts, 23-year-old Seafarer who the Texas who made snapshots of the crash damage, held the ers are well paid and not to tip never return to the salt water. was lost at sea in the storm that them. . . Ernest Eklund, Cook, Rubin (Born to Lose) Barrett buffeted ;^e SS Calmar in the view ^that the Texas' troubles recently left a Marine Hospital lost his car and belongings re­ Columbia River mouth en route might have been greater but the and plans to ship out soon. bulk of the crash was absorbed cently, yet you'll always see him to Seattle last month, thanked by a pipe-laden freight car on The Mississippi Shipping Com­ smiling. A member of our Union his shipmates tjjis week for the deck. is often broke, but he'll be wearpany celebrated its 30th anniversary recently. A couple of ing his $37.50 alligator shoes. I floral wreath and contribution Describing the crash, Vinson parties were held aboeird the hear that when he goes to bed, sent in his memory. stated that the crew was startled Del Sud in New Orleans emd he puts these shoes under his and shaken up by the sudden­ company officials congratulated pillow. . . Kenny Miller is stiU Mrs. I^berts* sentiments were ness of the accident, but almost the crew for their fine job. . sailing out of the Gulf, but is conveyed to the * LOG by her as one they grabbed their life "Big Tex" is driving his Ford aiming to go back home soon. son Francis, also a member of jackets and rushed to. the main after a recent operation and is "Big John" Zavadil wants the SIU. Francis was aboard the deck, where they saw the Exe­ everyone to know he was in­ Afoundria in Honolulu when in­ ready to sail. fors with her bow stuck into the I'm asking Santa Claus to nocent in the Santos incident. formed of his brother's death.' Texas' midships. bring me a package containing Someone else was caught by the He paid off the Waterman ship "1 took time to look at the compulsory vacations. And a Brazilian customs men and the and flew home to Somerville, WALTER E. ROBERTS Mass., to be with his folks. other ship," "Vinson stated. "Her culprit gave Zavadil's name. happy holiday season and New bow had a rip in it from the Zavadil, chef on the Del Mar "Walter, who was washed over­ port in the South Pacific' during Year to all the membership. . . anchor down. As for her crew, recently was married in Montev­ board in the storm that also the war, Ralph Domonici has retired from all 1 could see were boat covers the sea for a short while. He's ideo. . . Toney Pisano, the Cas­ took the life of First Mate Clar­ A graduate of Somerville Jun­ and oars flying in all directions." driving a truck with "Dad's anova of Bourbon Street, is back ence Hutton, joined the SIU in ior High School, Walter resided Cookies" on it. His son,^ Ralph in New Orleans and spends most early 1947, after having been with ^ his mother at 3 Eliot St., Repairs to the Texas were Jr. is working in a brewery and of his evenings at the Catholic discharged from the Navy. He in Somerville. Three sisters and completed on December 28. The Maritime club on Camp Street. served on a Navy attack trans- two other Brothers also survive. ship resumes her run today. liking it. Seatrain Texas, Freighter Crash In New York Harbor Voice Of DL Sea Mother Of Late Seafarer Thanks Crew For Tribute �Friday, December 30, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pago Seven Pigested Minutes Of SI0 Ship Meetings MARYMAR. Oct. 23 — John and Welfare it was recommend­ ed that everyone eligible vote Schwabland, Chairman; Guy in current Union elections. Walter, Secretary. Ship's dele­ gate read letter received from XXX EDITH, Nov. 18—Vincent GenSeattle Agent on Wiper who co. Chairman; Pittman. Secre­ ipaid off in Tacoma. No beefs in tary. Steward claimed; tliat he Deck and Stewards Departments; has right to equal overtime. eight hours of disputed over­ Three department delegates in­ time in Engine Department. Mo­ spected meat boxes and passed tion carried to turn all disputed on their cleanliness. There were overtime over to Patrolman at no signs of overtime work hav­ payoff. Ship's Delegate said he ing been done in the meat box would be glad to answer. any as the Chief Cook claimed. As questions concerning Union and to dii-ty galley, there are heel after brief discussion, motion marks where the Cooks put carried to, go, into Good and change books in ship's library. their feet and they are supposed Welfare. Discussions on condi­ Vote of thanks given Stewards to clean that themselves. Mo­ tion of shower heads in Deck. Suggested that sardine cans be Department for excellent food tions carried: to have Steward and service throughout the tiup. Department Patrolman come used to feed. aboard t'l settle the beef: to have 4. 4. CAROLYN. Nov. 5—C. Gann, FRANCES. Nov. 13—Bill Jan- all thrci delegates and Patrol­ YOUR PICTURE IN YOUR MBMBERChairman; D. McCracken, Secre­ ish. Chairman; Luis -Ramirez. man check the stores. Vote of SHIP BOOK, SO THAT IT CANNOT BE tary. Delegates reported that no Secretary. Motion by Carr. sec­ thanks*given to the Cooks. 4.- 4. X beefs existed in any of the de-. onded by Olson carried that re­ MISUSED INCASE YOU LOSE IT. BRING moving gangway ladder before DEL RIO. Nov. 19—Sidney partments. Each delegate is to IT DOWM TO THE SlYTH FLOOR AT H£ADtake care of repairs in his de­ the sailing time posted on-bul­ Turner. Chairman; Leonard Crad» QUARTERS AND A PATROLMAN WILL letin board should be stopped. dock. Secretary. Minutes of last partment, with repair lists to be SUPERIMPOSE THE UNION SEAL, AS Chairman will refer matter to, meeting read and accepted. Del­ posted. If permissible, crew AN ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARD. • Patrolman. Engine Delegate Ram­ egates reported everything okay, would like Steward to go as irez suggested that men wishing with only Engine department Chief Cook on next trip, as he to make noise should confine having three hours disputed overis doing Chief Cook's work any­ themselves to their own quar­ way. Steward would like to ship ters where they cannot disturb tirne. Discussion on fans for as Chief Cook himself. One min­ i-est of crew. Discussion on beef crew mess, with suggestion that ute of silence in memory of de­ concerning Steward's cleanliness they be put on repair list. Vote of thanks given permit men for parted Union Brothers. and supervision of the galley. good work done on this trip. 4> 4. t LOYOLA VICTORY. Nov. 13— by Hank J. Kase. Chairman; Curley Welch. Secretary. Ship's delegate report­ Full of that happy-to-be-back-before-Christmas-holiday-spirit ed that beefs had been settled "Bing" Miller and Bob Thorhmen sailed in wishing the best to all. to crew's satisfaction on West XXX We're kinda sure Bob and Bing were still steering a straight course 4. 4 4. Coast. Each delegate to get a STEEL SEAFARER, Nov. 20— BESSEMER^ VICTORY. Nov. draw list and repair list. Brother back for another trip to those swell ports they hit. Next time, 13—F. Starkey, Chairman; L. R. Welch pointed out reasons why Charles Burns, Chairman: J. though, we're gonna ask them what ports? ... Two Seafarers from Waller, Secretary." No beefs to we should be vigilant in pre­ White. Secretary. Department Reading, Pennsylvania, were in town. John "Brush" Buzalewski report, according to Ship's and serving Union gains. Discussion Delegates reported. On point of and Bob Kreml. The nickname "Brush" means John's mustache the Department delegates. Mo­ on transportation. Electrician information member asked and we're also sure we've spelled Bob's last name correctly, too tion (by John Duffy) carried or­ agi-eed to repair radio in mess- whether one department may ... Brother James Helms is still building himself a home out in dering resolution to be drawn room. F. E. Gardner, Steward, hold a meeting to take action Queens, Long Island, and being that he's also in the business of up and sent to Headquarters has promised to give Brothers against member of that depart­ roof sidings and repaiis he said he could use one or two skilled ment. Chairman ruled that this recommending that a member a big. Thanksgiving dinner. was possible. Motion carried to guys- on the beach who are having it rough... Swift recovery to who stays aboard a ship for one Duke O'Connor, turning to for some weeks of convalescence out in have all crewmembers chip in year and is entitled to vacation Staten Island. By the way, Duke has a mustache. (Hardly anyone at end of voyage to purchase pay is to get off and take this comes into New York with a beard. Could be too many guys read spare parts, or trade in, wash­ pay. The motion carried after that recent book telling all about what different beards mean.). ing machine. Delegates are to much discussion. Brother Charles 4. 4X collect money. All hands caution­ i,ee spoke on the procedure for Back from Antwerp this week was the SS Black Eagle. ed to take good look at sailing introducing a resolution and its Fred Kleiber. who sure goes for Western records, is one of the board before going ashore and subsequent handling. Member­ crew-members^ who has been volvmtarily helping address or to live vip to agreement by re­ i X ship was reminded to return all mail envelopes and other things for many weeks. Also aboard STEEL DESIGNER, Nov. 13— porting back one hour before cups to the pantry. Suggested is Pete Gvozdich, Deck Delegate, who told us that his ship- M. Beck, Chairman; B. Schmilz, scheduled sailing. that Patrolmen do business in mates, Les Ames and Whitey Tesko were on the hot-PersianSecretary. Motion by Keane, sec­ XXX. the recreation room, rather than Gulf run with the Steel Artisan. Hey. Pete, another shipmate. onded by Nugent that petition MAIDEN CREEK. Nov. 24— messhall during meal times. Pete Karas. was asking for you recently here in New York... be drawn up to obtain wages Charles Wells, Chairman; M. C. Either up in Massachusetts for the holiday stretch or but on a * t- tfor Wiper Bumalay from Man- Kleiber. Secretary. No beefs re­ trip is / Richard Maley—a fair guy with a typewriter. THOMAS CRESAP, Nov. iila to New York, as he had been ported in any of the depart­ Charlie Norris, Chairman; K. M. in Manila on previous trip ments. Suggested that unsatis­ XXX Nesheim, Secretary. Agreed that Q£ vessel and is now returning factory medical treatment aboard Happy New Year to oldtimer Earl Spear up in Portland, Maine cold drinks will be served twice workaway and is be called to Patrolman's atten­ ... The same best wishes to all the crew and Donald Fisher of a day while ship is in the trop- j.gqnij,g^ gggj^ tion. Motion carried to have all Ohio and Richard Ransome of California aboard the Steel Navigar ics. Motion carried instructing game as other Wipers. Steward water tanks cleaned, scraped and tor recently hitting Colombo, Ceylon. Ceylon, fellas, Ceylon... Delegates to see Old Man about Syzmanski explained that Bum­ cemented. First-aid kit needed Charlie Davis, oldtimer and Texan, didn't come a-visiting with sougeeing the foc'sles. Motion alay had been left at Cebu be­ for engine room and galley. Dup­ any true long-spun yarn about how big Texas is or carrying his carried that Skipper issue item­ cause no sailing board was post­ licates of repair list are to be famous sea-going shipmate of a rabbit as he did several years ized list of all wages at payoff. ed until 5:30 Simday night and placed in messhall to insui-e ago. Charlie drawled in with another swell Seafarer, Bill Gray, Suggested that crew keep mess- ship sailed early Monday. Man action. who in his salad days, as we like to express it, corresponded inter­ room cleaner at night. One min­ is day worker and left ship Sun­ nationally with people in the architectural business. Charlie and ute of silence in memory of de­ day to go to his home in Cebu, Bill spun us the news about how everybody, from topside to parted Union Brothers. below, were making a happy ship out of the Seatrain New Jersey with intentions of returning to —and that they had a Christmas tree, all the trimmings and cigars work Monday morning. Chau-to enjoy. They also had special praise for Chief Cook A. Sistrunk man Beck spoke on proper con­ XXX who bought in Havana, Cuba, hand-painted menils for all the ROBIN TUXFORD. Nov. IB— duct aboard ship, duties and tables with a picture of the New Jersey on top. They must be J. Connell, Chairman; James Encleanliness of foc'sles. Suggestion by Tilley that all crewmen do­ sor. Secretary. Only one beef— beauties and only cost a buck apiece. nate five dollars for new wash­ regarding feeding of animal— XXX XXX ing machine at first American reported. This a Deck Depart­ Albert Lavoie. one of the many brothers - volunteering to SEATRAIN TEXAS, Nov. 11— ment beef. Motion by Stanley help out whatever there is to do—filling up envelopes, framing port. Harry L. Franklin. Chairman; Evenchuck. seconded by Henry photographs of various beefs we won. etc.—dropped into New-_, , John Messick. Secretary. Harry XXX York happily yakata-yakating about the swell crew and officers Franklin elected Ship's Delegate PENNMAR. Nov. 13 — John Shepeta that more frozen vegaboard the Waterman scow. SS Yaka... Two coffee time toasts and Edward Jones elected Stew­ Marshall. Chairman; Edward Mc- tables be stored inasmuch as to the crew of the SS Puerto Rico! (1) Never having beefs ards Department Delegate. Mo­ Cormick. Secretary. Motion by fresh supplies are not available since her first trip under the SIU flag. (2) Putting out the best tion carried to request Union of­ George, Finklea. seconded by in East African coast ports. Mem­ newspaper afloat, the Advocate. Blackie Colucci proudly stated ficials • to investigate establish­ Fred Donaidson thai? beef on bership was reminded that Union that the only reason the soft-ball team of the Robin Hood ment of certified hospitals on stevedores doing sailors' work literature is prominently display­ ed in PC and crew messhall for in Vancouver should be turned challenges all softball teams to beat is because they're only in all Seatrain ships. Motion car­ use by all hands. Under' Good over to Patrolman for settle­ South African waters. Because of this situation, Blackie no ried to install "square windows" and Welfare, it was suggested ment. Motion by Flaherty, sec­ doubt will immediately expect the soft-ball team of the Robin in-, wheel house to allow Quarter­ that Softball equipment supplied onded by Davis that Steward Hood to concede defeat by proxy—via air mail!... To every masters better view. A proced­ SIU Brother, ashore and afloat, we wish a happy and healthy ure for education meetings is Marshall, Cooks and Messman be by Robin Line be returned to New Year and good will to all the. people in the ports of to be planned and executed. thanked for efficient and cheer­ Mate in good condition for next the world. Louis Swan volunteered to ex- ful service rendered. Under Good crew's pleasure and recreation. fwMYdmsevF CUT zn& RUN �THE S EA,F ARERS Page Eight FHde7' Dteemb«r 30, 1949 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS A NEXT-GENERATION SEAFARER Oldtimer Miffed By Critic. Of Off-Hour Splicing Class To the Editor: I have a beef in the form of a question. I have been going to sea for a long time. On every ship I have been on I have made it a point to teach the younger fellows a little of what I have learned in my 28 years at sea whenever they come to me. I figured this was my duty to my Union Brothers, as long as they are willing to try. As you know the closing days of a trip keep the Deck Gang pretty busy and me being a Deck Maniac, I don't get too much time between eight and five, so here's what happened: BY SPECIAL REQUEST On a Friday at 6 PM, the 12 to 4 OS and the sanitary man, also an OS, came to me /<and asked me to open the "Rum and Coke Splicing Academy." I did and we held a session in the carpentry shop for an hour. The sanitary OS practiced what I had taught him for an hour and a half one night. When we knocked off, I was in the pantry getting coffee and the 12 to 4 OS came to me and said one of the younger ABs told him he ought not to be do­ ing that kind of stuff on account of the union was against that practice as wire splicing is a FACTORY job. When I heard that, it took the heart right out of me. It makes me wonder sometime, what the hell i^ the use? It's true these two kids were unfortunate in having to learn on their own spare time, while I was able to help the others during my regular 8 to 5 working day. My idea is that if everyone helps the other fellow, we will be able to produce more pro­ ficient sailors and in turn be able to demand better contracts. Now my question is this: Have I done wrong in showing these fellows some.of the ropes in my off hoiurs? If I have, I am will­ ing to stand corrected. and take Merry Xinas To All Greetings from members, crews and various organiza­ tions have been received by the SEAFARERS LOG wish­ ing the membership and offi­ cials best wishes for the Holiday Season. Those who extend their best for a Mferry ChristmaO' and Happy New Year are the crew of t^ie SS Ponce DeLeon, Al­ bert F. Mazarelle. Dr. Joel Dasch. Apostleship of the Sea. the crew of the SS Can­ ton Victory, Charles Oppenheimer, James and Johaima Purcell, John Jellette, Luis Ramirez, Mitch Zankick, Henry. Beckmann, George H. Seeberger and Mitch's Top Inn. The, SEAFARERS LOG hopes that all hands enjoyed a good Christmas and ex­ tends its best wishes for a Happy New Year. any consequences, but if I have­ n't I would like to know about it. G. L. (Jerry) Thaxton SS Monroe Victory (Ed.' Note: We think Bro­ ther Thaxton's conscientious efforts to teach younger men some of ^the essentials of good seamanship are commendable. His spirit is the kind that makes for a greater Union ot better'^ seamen. Certainly any sailor worth his salt would want to know how to splice. The LOG would like its read­ ers to submit their comments on the question raised in this letter.) Williams Seeks Buyer For Paint Shop Near Frisco To the Editor: Would you mind me telling the Brothers about a painting business that I am forced to sell because of a note falling due. It is located in a prosperous and growing city of 20,000 people near San Francisco. The shop is the largest of its kind, for which I pay $100 a month rent. It has aU the latest equipment, including a truck, sprayers, mix­ ing machines, etc., enough to handle the biggest jobs in town. ESTABLISHED 1937 This is a going concern, es­ tablished jn 1937 and is managed by the same superintendent who worked for the former owner. I will sell it^for $5,000, half the price it is worth. And I wiU take a note to cover the large stock of paints. Brothers who are interested in this offer can write to me at the address below. Incidentally, I have been a member since 1941 and am paid up to 1951. R. L. Williams Box 7205 Seamen's Unit Rincon Axmex San Francisco, Calif. RAILROAD WORKERS LIKE LOG ARTICLE ON TROTSKYITES To the Editor: I would appreciate a couple of extra copies of the LOG (Nov. 4) containing the article in which you told of a very small part played by the finky Trotskyites. Quite a few men out at the C&O freight car repair shop here just outside of Toledo are inter­ ested in the article and in pass­ ing it around. I think it was a very good ar­ ticle and that' there should be more of them exposing such or­ ganizations for what they really are. Thanks very much. Robert Squire Toledo, Ohio " (Ed. Note: The copies re­ quested are on the way.) Ship's Book Fund Gets $10 Boost From Shipowner To the Editor: We crewed up the SS Mother ML, of the Eagle-Ocean Trans­ port Company, with a 100 per­ cent SIU crew in New Orleans and left that port on November 17. While enroute to Charlestori for our cargo of super-phosphate destined for Fusan, someone sug­ gested that we chip in for some 'reading material. The result of the collection ex­ ceeded our expectations, with each member of the crew and every topside man donating a dollar. The Skipper gave a five spot. The Skipper is Thomas Mazzella, who is well known around SIU halls. Meet three-year-old John Stm Miguel, sturdy son of Mr. While making my rounds to and Mrs. P. San MigueL John accompanied his. Dad, a Deck swell the fund I was stopped man on the SS Puerto Rico, on visit to New York Hall recently by a well-dressed elderly gen­ to extend holiday greetings to all hands. tleman who asked me what I By the way, the LOG welcomes photos of Seafarer's chil­ was doing and who I was. I told dren. How about sending in a pic of your pet. him and he immediately handed me a ten dollar bill with his blessings. He was, I later learn­ ed, Marcus Lyras, president of the company. The total collection amounted to $51, which enabled us to buy a wide variety of take any action against them books and ma'gazfties. To the Editor: On some ships these days we becai^e outside of his occupa­ BREAKS LEG occasionally find a man sailing tional maladjustment, he may During our stopoff in Charles­ as a Cook-or a Baker who is not be a good shipmate. I would, like to offer the sug­ ton we had a bit of bad luck. qualified for those ratings. Dur­ ing the war, there were occa­ gestion that whenever a crew Brother - Jesse J. Cerda fell off sions when ships were ready to decides a man is not qualified the gangway and fractured a sail but were short a Cook or to sail as Cook or Baker,' they leg in two places. He is in Ro- . Baker. Any Messman was hur­ record their reasons for his not per Hospital, Charleston and, due riedly given an endorsement and being qualified and then turn to complications, will be there dispatched to the ship to fill that them over to the boarding Pa­ for some time. All of his friends trolman, who, in turn, should are urged to write. vacancy. Some of these men continued forward them to Headquarters. Aboard the ship every man is There a master record could doing a bang-up job, especially sailing in those ratings, although they know little about the work be kept and when sufficient evi­ old "Cinnamon Roll" Pappy involved, and in some cases, dence has been presented to the Reed, famous for his cream puffs membership, the man who is on Sunday. Pappy's got to watch cared less. We would like • to see some found to'be incompetent should out though, for Chief Cook John form of acticHi taken to correct be compelled to sail in a lower Knowles is giving him some this situation. As a rule, the rating, until such time as he strong competition. Little Johnny Mahoney crewmen who are shipmates with establishes his competency. Ship's Delegate Fred T. Miller such characters are reluctant to Competency Rule For Cooks, Bakers Urged By Seafarer oCog. - To Tlie Perpetual Beefer by Lige But a slug of rum will make him 'think He's boss with all his might. This is the daily sing-song.^ From s<»ne rummy sailing souls. Who always crowd the Stewards gang. From the ramparts to the poles. This He's He's He's No angels, we, the Steward clan. We try to do our work. Along he comes-, this beefing man. This foolish, gabby jerk. beefing boy who ne'er lets up. always like a gnawer. always wanting just "that thing." batty in^the drawer. There's nothing right to hear him teU, The steak is always tough. But when he hits the beach—"oh boyi" Ifs hot dogs in the rough. The Boston Baked are hard as hell. Yet he orders a full house: He stows away the food pell-mell. And calls the Cook a louse. • He never sailed in Ye Good Olde Days. He never ate beef stew. He's used to one-arm doughnut trays. Bui now he'll mew and mew. He's quiet as hell without his drink. Then everything is always right. He sneaks ashore, returns too late. To help his pal get through. But he'll harp like hell about his rate. And about you, and you, and you. ''' Beware this jerk, this beefing bum. He's out to do us harm. To burn within when full of rum. So send him back to Marm. - --U," r- '• V'-' Fardwell you jerk, performer, too. We know your kind from scratch.So bide your time, we say adieu. We've locked the union latch. Some beefs are just—^there is no do While others are so phony. So take a lesson from that tout: Be right, and that's no baloney. mi•'1i4 �.•:«l December 30. 1949 THE SEAFARERS A HEJtDS'UP ISTHMIAN CREW IN INDIA jliPlisiil illpi iiilii lill Expected to arrive in the US shortly, the Steel King crew was still many weeks away from home when photographed in Calcutta. Here at coffee time are—standing. 1. to r.—John Muno, Carl Fransom. Paul Hellehrand and C. Terry. Front row: Charles Armstrong. Marvin Blizzard and John Stanford. The Black Gang hits the deck for a bit of evening air and the usual exchange of hot air. Z.eft to ^right: Van Allst, George Hale, Bertil Svensson and C. Terry. Photos were submitted lo the LOG by. C. Dunn. LOG SIU Favomble Job Ratio Doesn't Warrant Compulsory Vacations, Seafarer Asserts To ihe Editor: The statement made by a Brother in a recent LOG article attributing the presem *une,iiployment in the SIU to home­ steaders is, I believe, very mis­ leading and should be refuted in order that a responsible and sober segment of our member­ ship, even in the minority, should not be unjustly blamed for some­ thing' that does not even exist —unemployment among the book members of the SIU. Even if it exists, that state­ ment is misleading, because it implies that there are over three million unemployed Americans because factory workers, farmers and other wage and salaiy earn­ ers are staying on their jobs af­ ter a year's en\ployment and not quitting, as is being proposed Occupying what must be the favorite hang­ out for the Steel Kingers, a quintet of Sea­ farers face the camera apd bare their teeth. Left to right, the men are: Y. Talberg, Leo Dwyer. Paul Hellebrand. C. Terry and Gordon Anderson (seated). Brother Labels Charge That Homesteaders Can't Be Good Union Members As 'Nonsense' To the Editor: . I wasn't going to take either side of the compalsory vacation issue, but I feel I must answer my old shipmate. Brother (Salty Dick) Martinez' article on this subject. Page Nine but that the SlO has a job for every bookman. We all know that the only reason a bookman able to ship happens to be on the beach is because he either doesn't want to ship or because he is pretty fussy as to which DISAGREEMENT ship, where it's going, who he If this is so, and I believe it can ship with, and how much is, the beach can't be getting too overtime he can make, keeps crowded, that is. Brothers, if him there. you really want to ship. I also NO REASON FOR RULE disagree with the Brother's state­ ment that "the SIU has a policy As long as the SIU has a job that says, a job for every book­ for every bookman, there is no man." reason why any member should says "shipping has slowed down and the beach is pretty crowd­ ed." Then a little further on he admits "any bookman knows he can ship out between two and four weeks." Brother Martinez writes very well as a rule but in this par­ ticular article he does not give juiy concrete reason why the compulsory vacation rule should ^ adopted by our membership, jn fact, the Brother contradicts ibis argument for it. The ti-uth is not that the SIU covet or try to deprive another . In one paragraph Martinez says a job for every bookman. memb^ of his job, w^hether he has had that job a month, a year, five years. Providing, that is, that the Brother has been and is living up to his Union agreement, constitution and by­ laws. by many labor economists in the One aspect that we should consider is, what effect will the SIU. The membership should find policy or rule of making one a better solution than depriving give up his job after a year have any one of our members of his on our organizing efforts. (The fundamental and constitutional present shipping rule v/hich aprights to work as long as he plies to men taking vacations wishes if the current unemploy- amounts to this; giving up his ment in our Union is to be al- job.) Will crew members of unleviated. By forcing one to be organized ships, especially those unemployed so another could be who have long service with the employed does not solve the company welcome this system? I believe not. problem in the least. HAVE TRADITION ALTERNATIVES , During the last war, when the To ease the unemployment in very existence of our country our Union which exists mostly was at stake, our Union clung among the permitmen, I believe strongly to our traditional policy the following suggestions would in not approving many proposed be of great help: rules which would force them 1. Intensify our drive in or­ to take any job against their ganizing the unorganized com­ will." We should continue that panies. policy and disappiove any rule 2. Make an all-out demand for that would force anyone to take a welfare fund which of course or quit any job against his own will include the permitmen. Inwish, provided he abides by all 'lensify our campaign to liberal­ Union rules and contracts. ize the present unemployment A man knows, more than any­ insurance systems of several one else, his own or his families States so that unemployed sea­ needs, and when he can afford men may obtain unemployment to be out of a job without plac­ benefits with little restrictions ing his dependents in dire need. and red tape. It is not evei-y member who has , 3. Clamp tighter on the is­ a large family that can, after a suance of Union books. Absol­ year's employment, save enough utely no book should be issued" to tide him over while he waits except to men who are aboard indefinitely for another job. His an unorganized ship who had rating aboard and the run his been fired for his union efforts ship is making will determine to at organizing and those who are a large measure his take home aboard at the time of the elec­ pay and his saving. tion when the SIU won. NO JOB PROBLEM 4. Modify the present vacation Is the unemployment among rule in our Shipping Rules-where the SIU book merpbers so ser­ a man taking his vacation may ious or alarming that we should return to his ship after a vaca­ even consider a i-adical change tion. This will give it the real in our traditional policy? The meaning of VACATION. I know answer is NO. According to the of several men who would take "State of the Union Report" of their vacations yearly if they 1949, we have 10,523 book mem­ could go back to the same ship bers. Total jobs available on after their sj'acation instead of contracted ships are 10,021. This going to the bottom.of the ship­ leaves only 502 book members ping list. unemployed at any given time Let us preserve our tradition. if all the jobs available are fill­ Let us maintain our policy. Let ed by book members. The number is so small and- every member keep his right of inadequate' to provide the nor­ choo.sing to stay or quit a ship mal replacements that we have at his own convenience, provid­ to take in and maintain over ed his presence aboard a ship 4,000 permitmen. The presence is satisfactory to the Union and of permitmen on practically evep' the company. Let us keep un­ contracted ship proves this con­ changed our Union's excellent tention and supports our official record and prestige in the realm claim that we have a job for of trade unionism. Joseph Blake practically every book member Philadelphia. Pa. of our Union. IT MAKES A NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT Citrus Packer Got Off Easy In Mine-Loaded Tokyo Bay To the Editor: In reference to an article in the LOG and shipboard news pulletin concerning war bonuses and mines, I would like to tell you of an incident that occured on this ship, the Citrus Packer. As you know, we were washed abound in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 1, 1949. • During the , .same typhoon, three mines were washed ashore, within a radius of 800 yards from our ship. The Army sent men to. explode .these, mines and we - watched the operation, so .we. know they , were not duds. If these mines were found in this manner, how can we be sure that there aren't more?' It was just a miracle that one of them did not hit our ship dur­ ing the storm. We will never know how close they came, but I know that , many a prayer was said after we saw them. And the crew realized how lucky we were that we Trusses these mines during the storm. It certainly looks as though there is still plenty of argument to support payment of war bonr uses. R. E. WhiKT Ship's Delegate The old cry that homesteading causes a man to become a poor Union man and, a company stiff is a lot of nonsense. You are either a good Union man or not —no job or coridition changes you. Therefore, Brothei-s, when the resolution is voted on, I shall vote no, and I hope the majority of our membership does likewiset'^ I agree wholeheartedly with Brother Joe Buckley that a four^watch system would be much more constructive and would insure the job security to which every member is entitled. . Drank Bose M. D. Faircloth (rightj shows Brother R. (Salty Dick) Martinez an ash tray made from an elephant's foot. Faircloth said he was giving the foot to one of his friends. Martinez is now in New 6rleans waiting lo ship; Faircloth is on the Fort Bridger. �Pag* TMI TUE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Daeember 30, 1949 MOBILE:—Chairman. J. Park­ cilities clean in the Hall. Meet­ er; Recording Secretary, J. Caring adjourned at 8d0 PM, with roU, 50409; Reading Clerk, Har­ 362 members present. old Fischer, 59. 4 4 4 Minutes of meetings in other NEW YORKP—Chairman, LindPORT REG. REa" REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Branches read and concurred in. DECK ENG. STWD8. REG. DECK ENG; STWDS. SHIPPED sey Williams, 21550; Recording At this point Port Agent Taimer Se^etary. Fr^die Stewart, 4935; 9 13 19 41 13 8 7 28 Reading Clerk, Eddie Mooney. introduced Brother Gartman of Boston. 138 138 134 410 122 101 77 300 the Radio Technicians Union, New York Minutes of other Branch meet­ 64 39 Philadelphia. 43 146 32 13 26 71 ings read and approved, with Local 1284. Gartman discussed 106 69 61 236 54 53 52 159 exception of Tampa New Busi­ the strike his imion is conduct­ Baltimore 48 50 33 131 2 1 3 ness containing committee rec­ ing against Station WABB. His Norfolk. 19 12 7 38 19 9 9 37 ommendations for renovation of talk was well taken by all pres­ Savannah 14 11 9 34 16 18 15 49 building. Motion carried to non­ ent, and Brother Tanner urged Tampa. 78 53 Mobile 59 190 62 51 44 i 157 concur with this report in view that we go on record, to support 70 72 92 234 87 78 95 260 of previous membership action the Technicians Union in their New Orleans 47 37 Galveston 47 131 29 27 14 -• ^70 naming New York as next port beef. The Agent also discussed 35 • 29 19 83 30 27 15 , the status of shipping and named West Coast .72 whose building is to be improv­ the vessels scheduled to arrive GRAND TOTAL 628 523 523 1,674 466 386 354 1,206 ed. Port Agent said that ship­ in port .during the next two ping had been holding its own weeks. He also reported on the here, and that most sliips we;re progress of the Union negotia­ on charges until all involved member-ship read and approved. tion. Motion carried to have oof- coming in shipshape. He also tions for a Welfare Fund, and of can appear at a hearing at this Motions carried to ' accept and fee set installed here, as it is in cautioned men against fouling the apparatus ^eing set up in Hall. One minute of silence in concur in minutes of other New York. Amendment recom­ up or drinking aboard- ship. connection with the Cities Ser­ memory of deceased Union mem­ Branch meetings. Port Agent mending that coffee-making be Communications from men wish­ vice beef. Agent concluded his bers. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 said that shipping had been slow, taken care of by volunteers also ing to be excused from meeting report by announcing - that the PM, with 134 members present. although a number of vessels carried. Meeting adjourned at were referred to the Dispatcher. official reopening of the Hall 4i 4" 8125 PM with 375 bookruembers Secretary - Treasurer's financial NORFOLK—Chairman, J. A. would take place some time after present. report accepted as read. In re­ the first of the year, the exact Bullock, 4747; Recording Secre­ port to the membership, Secre­ 4 4 4 date of which would be set tary. J. L. Hodges, 50555: Read­ tary-Treasurer discussed the sta­ BALTlMORE-^Chairman, Rex shortly. Motion carried to adopt ing Clerk, B. P. Rees, 95. tus of negotiations with the op­ resolution on expulsion of Trot- Motions carried to accept as called on in-transit status. He Dickey, 652; Recording ~ Secre­ erators on the Union demand for skyites and commie splinter read all Branch minutes of pre­ also named the ships scheduled tary, G. A. Masterson, 20297; an employer-financed welfare groups. Motion carried that we vious meetings. Headquarters to arrive here during the next Reading Clerk, A1 Stansbury. plan. He said the Union negotireport to the membership read two weeks. He mentioned the 4683. a'ting -committee was sticking to and approved. Motion carried to Christmas dinner to be given in Motion carried to suspend, reg­ concur in Headquarters Rein­ the Hall on the holiday eve. ular order of business and go statement Committee's report of Motions carried to accept Head­ into Obligations and charges. F. November 23—December 6. Mo­ quarters Reinstatement Commit­ E. Walker, Macon Welsh and tions carried to accept following tee's report and Balloting Com­ Paul D. Lawrence took the Uny committee's reports: Port Bal­ mittee's report. Resolution to ex­ ion Oath of Obligation. Charges loting Committee, Donations pel Trotskyites and other com­ read' and approved. Trial com­ donate $50 to Radio Technicians Committee and, the Tampa mie factions for their disruptivq mittees' decisions concurred in. for use in their strike. Secretary- Branch Building Committee. Mo­ maneuvers was-adopted unanim­ Minutes of all Branches meet- its demand for one fund admin­ Treasurer's financial report and tion carried to adopt and .concur ously. Under Good and W^are ings->ead and approved, except istered by a committee reprO-. Headquarters report to the mem­ in resolution calling for expul­ a rising vote of thanks was given for motions to non-concur with senting the Union, the operators bership read and approved. Mo­ sion of Trotskyites for their dual to Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Levy, Savannah and Galveston new and one impartial member. He tion to adjourn carried at 9:45 and hostile activities within our Patrolman Robertson and Agent business. Resolution recommend­ reported that some operators PM, with 255 members present. Union. Port Agent discussed the Morrison for their efforts in pro­ ing expulsion of Trotskyites for stressed a preference for their status of shipping in this port, moting the Christmas dinner to their disruptive tactics was un­ own individual funds (.and were SAVANN.lU»-^l^rman, Jim stating that this week a sharp be given here in the Hall. Meet­ animously adopted. Communica­ unwilling to contribute to an in­ Drawdy. 28523; Recording Sec­ drop was noted in the number ing adjourned at 7:20 PM, with tions read from several mem­ dustry-wide plan. The Secretarybers seeking to be excused from Treasurer stated that this would retary, J. H. Babson. 31845; Read­ of job calls.. Communications 46 members in attendance. meeting were read and referred not be agreed to by the Union, read from several members seek­ ing Clerk, J. Floyd, 50633. 4 4. 4 to the Dispatcher. Headquarters because of the unnecessary ex­ Secretary-Treasurer's financial ing to be excused from meeting. NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. report to the membership ac­ penses involved in duplication of report read and approved. Port Motion carried to refer requests Major Costello, 114; Recording cepted as read. Port Agent spoke detail work. He pointed out that Secretary. George Allen, 114; Agent said Southland was ex­ to Dispatchei'. One minute of on the state of shipping in this this would sap the reserves of Reading Clerk, Buck Stephens, pected to payoff in Charleston silence in memory of departed port. Motion carried to accept the welfare fund, which should 76. December 22 to sign on foreign Brothers. Motion carried to ad­ Hosjiital Committee's report. One be operated with the least pos­ Minutes of previous New Or­ articles. Until the first of the journ at 8 PM, with 161 mem­ leans meeting and financial re­ minute of silence in memory of sible adn^inistrative expenditure. year, shipping is expected to be bers present. port read and accepted. Charges departed Brothers. Under Good Seveial members took the Union slow, he said. Minutes of other 4. 4. 4. Branch meetings read and ac­ PHILADELPHIA— Chairman. against crewmember of Del and Welfare there was discus­ Oath of Obligation. Meeting ad­ cepted, except for motion to non­ J. Sheehan, 306; Recording Sec­ Norte read and concun-ed in, and sion on keeping the sanitary fa­ journed at 8 PM. concur with Galveston New Bus­ retary, C. Kimball, 52; Reading motion carried that all ports be notified that these charges are iness. Under Good and Welfare Clerk, William Click, 48741. several questions were asked in Minutes of previous meetings pending in this port. Minutes of regard to the Christmas, party in other Branches read and ac­ meetings in other Branches read to be held in the Hall after the cepted. Motion carried to write and approved, with exception of regular membership meeting. Mobile for clarification of motion Savannah New Business. Port SIU, A&G District SUP Motion carried to adjourn at made under New Business. Agent Agent said that shipping was BALTIMGRE 14 North Coy St. HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. 7:45 PM, with 75 members in at­ reported that shipping had slow­ slow but that affairs of port are William Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 Phone 5-8777 tendance. ed down quite a bit. Ships com­ in good shape. For the coming BOSTON 276 State St. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. ing in were pretty clean, he said. two weeks, 10 payoffs scheduled Ben Lawson, Agent Richmond 2-0140 t Beacon 4336 DispatcherRichmond 2-0141 BOSTON—Chairman, T. Flem­ The business of the port is in thus far. A new Hall has been RICHMOND, CaUr. 257 5tll St. 308Vg—23rd St. ing, 30821: Recording Secretary, good shape and the Agent added opened in Lake Charles, he said. GALVESTON Phone 25^ Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 B. Prine; Reading Clerk, B. Law- that, a lot of new faces are be­ The address is 1419 Ryan Street MOBILE 59 Ciay St. 1 South ' Lawrence St. SAN FRANCISCO Douglas £-8383 son, 894. Phone 2-1754 ing seen in the port. Secretary- and Brother Johnny Johnston is Cal Tanner, Agent NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. SEATixE 86 Seneca St. in charge. The Agent invited all Minutes of previous meetings Treasurer's financial report and Main 0260 in all Branches approved as report to the membership read members, their wives, and fam­ E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK .51 Beaver St. WILMINGTON...... .440 Avaion Bivd. read, except for motion to non­ and approved. Motion carried to ilies to the Christmas Eve- party Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Terminal 4-3131 concur with new business of adopt resolution branding Trot­ to be held in the Hall here. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 Savannah Branch. Motion car­ skyites and commies as dual and Communications from Brothers Ben Rees, Agent 337 Market St. Canadian District ried to concur in Agent's report hostile and calling for their ex­ asking to be excused were re­ PHILADELPHIA J. Sheehan, Agent Market 7-1635 in which the status of shipping pulsion to prevent their further ferred to the Dispatcher. Reso­ SAN 404 Le Moyne SL FRANCISCO :.. .85 Third St. MONTREAL.. in this port was discussed. Sec­ attempts to divide our Union. lution to expel Trotskyites and Jeff Morrison, Agent Douglas 2-5475 UNiversity 2427 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. FORT WILUAM. .llS'/g Syndicate Ave. retary-Treasurer's report and Brother Joseph P. Merkel, Book Jim Drawdy, Agent Phone 3-1728 Ontario Phone 3-322t Headquarters report to the mem­ No. 32519, took the Union Oath SEATTLE 2700 Ist Ave. HAUFAX iZBVt Hoilis St. bership read and approved. Mo­ of Obligation. Motion carried to Wra. McKay, Agent Seneca 4570 Phone 3-8911 tion carried to adopt resolution refer communications from ab­ TAMPA ..1809-1811 N. Franklin St. PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. calling for expulsion of Trotsky- sentees to the Dispatcher. 250 Ray White, Agent Phone M-1323 Phone: 5591 ates and other commie splinter members were present when a commies was read. The resolu­ WILMINGTON, CaUf., 227 »/g Avaion Blvd. lllA JarvJa St. E. B. Tiliey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 TORONTO igroups which have been seeking motion carried to adjourn. tion was adopted by a unanim­ HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. Eigin 5719 4o undermine the Union's con­ 4 .4. 4' SECRETARY-TREASURER ous. vote. Headquarters repdrt to VICTORIA, B.C. ... .602 Boughton St. tinued drive for gi-eater security SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman. the membership read and ap­ Paul Hall Empire 4531 -DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION for the - membership. Charges M. Bernstein, 2257; Recording proved. Motion carried to. reac­ VANCOUVER. 568 HamUton Sfc Lindsay WUilams against member accused of being Secretary, P. M. Robertson, 30,- tivate books of Melvin Schrade ' Pacific 7634 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS drunk on gangway watch and 148; Reading Clerk, Jeff Morri­ and Salvatore Candela." George HEADQUARTERS.,... v .512 McGUl St. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler pilfering stores were read, and son, 34213. ^ Montreal Plateau 676 . Joseph Voipian Duxworth and Thomas Hyde a motion carried to hold him Headquarters report to the took the Union Oath of Obliga- A&G Shipping From DOG 7 TO Dot, 21 Directory Of SIU Halls �THE SiEAFARERS LOG Fxiday, December 30, 1948 Page Fleren la I WIMT tttllMK., • 1 QUESTION: The membership has called for discussion on the advisability of setting up a credit union within the Union. What do you think of the plan? JOHN JELLETTE, Sleward; We seamen are quite apart ^•rom the rest of the world beicsuse of the nature of our work. We're in a port for a payoff, then out. We don't get to banks be­ cause we don't have time or be­ cause we're not ^ure when we'll ^et back there. I think that it is fitting and proper that we have ^ banking system of our own which will permit us to save conveniently and to draw such funds as we may need at any |>ort where the SIU has a Branch. It would encourage us to accumulate money. Then, when we're in need, the rest would be ioasy. I'm for anything that builds security fpr seamen. -LAN MACDONALD, AB: There are plenty of factors in favor of such a plan. A credit union is protected by a Federal Agency, just like banks are. If we had such an organization, it is likely that-'we could borrow money at a rate of interest con­ siderably lower than that charg­ ed by commercial banks. It would provide an incentive for seamen to save money by mak­ ing deposits at the payoff. He would then have a xtaeasure of security in the event of need during a strike, lockout or per­ sonal emergency. It might even be possible to make allotments to personal accounts in the credit union, an excellent way-.of saving.~ . W. J. HEIDY, Steward: ROBERT MCNAY, FWT: ORLIE PRICE, Bosun: MARJAN REINKE, DM: A good idea, I'd say. I'm in favor of a credit union which a man can join by buying shares. As a responsible member, he would then be entitled to bor­ row if he needed money. But I don't think anyone should get the idea that a credit union is just an easy way to make a touch. If everyone favoring the idea understood that he would have to contribute his share, and participate in its administration, there would be little confusion. And it could be made to work with a minimum of effort. It all depends on the guys who join up. If they are serious and con­ scientious the plan can work. I first saw mention of this topic in the SIU Overseas Bul­ letin while 'I was aboard ship, and it was roundly discussed by the crew. The consensus was that we didn't think it could work. The majority of men were afraid that a lot of guys might think they could make a good' thing out of a credit union, and thus spoil its chances for success. They might borrow whether they needed money or not, and too many loan ai^lications would pile up. I want to say that the fact that this matter was' brought to our attention by the Bulletin proves the value of this over­ seas news sheet. I think that if it were possible to get a credit union working, it would give a man a chance to fall back on something when the going got a bit rough finan­ cially. Speaking for myself, I've found that I could use a few bucks to tide me over until the next ship currives; because I didn't put some cash away after a payoff. Somehow, a guy doesn't always get around to sticking a buck in the bank. If we had a credit union and I could bank at the port of payoff, I'd salt something away. Then, if I needed some dough, I'd have something to' fall back on. I think it's a pretty good idea. If a fellow should need money immediately—maybe for medical expenses for his family — the credit union could be a big help to him. It is much better than having to rely on loan sharks or the pawn shops. I know fel­ lows who had to put everything in hock when such an emergency came up in their families. We dis. cussed the idea aboard the Steel Voyager, and I believe most of the crew was in favor of such a plan. In the ouiports, a credit union would make it possible for a man to get his money without a long wait, and he could de­ posit it in any port he happened to be in. PETER KARAS, AB: CLARENCE SANSOM, Steward: DON WILLIAMS, MM; JAMES DUBOSE, AB: The credit union sounds like it means the end to red tape in getting loans for seamen. A man's financial status is easily known and his ability to pay can easily be determined through the gen­ eral shipping picture. The low rate of interest—about one per­ cent—sounds very attractive. I would join such a set-up with­ out hesitation. With a credit un­ ion a fellow can bank in his Union Branch, without having to run all over town to find a reg­ ular savings bank. All of his business could be transacted in one port under one roof. Bank­ ing in the Union Hall would en­ courage thrift among Seafarers —a good idea in itself. A credit union has a* particu­ lar appeal to me, and it will ap­ pear attractive to a majority of members. For example, we are all acquainted with that uncom­ fortable experience of riding a train across the country after a payoff, with a big roll of bills. If we had a credit union, all we'd have to do is stop in at the nearest SIU Hall in the pay­ off port, unload our cash and pick it up when it is needed in another port. Under such a set­ up, there'd be no more need to chase around for a d>ank and travellers checks. And better still, there'd be no more un­ necessary risks in. carrying pay­ off money around. While I don't understand the idea of credit unions fully, I have a pretty good idea of how they work and setting one up within our Union sounds like a good idea to me. As I see it, a credit union would mean that a man belonging to it would have a branch office of his bank in every port where there is an SIU Hall. I'm from New Orleans, but ship out of New York, and I would have real trouble trying to cash a personal check in a city wliere no one knows me and I have no bank 'account. This sounds like the answer to a seaman's money problems, that arise as he moves -around the counh^. .. 1 have discussed this idea of establishing a credit union with­ in our org'anization with a num­ ber of people. As a result, I learned that several other unions have tried out such a plan, wiih disastrous resuLts. Should we set up a credit union and something goes wrong, it would cast a re­ flection on our Union and not on the guys in charge of the credit union. The point is that credit unions are one thing—^ruu by members who join them vol­ untarily. They are the ones re­ sponsible. I am against anything thai mii^it met turn out well andi reflect wffairly on ffie BIU. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 30. 1843 &^ort Of four SfU Affiliotes Buoys Spkits Of Betoil Clerics Ami Streugtheus Pkketiiues Their spirits buoyed by the presence of crewmember3 off the SS Florida and members of the SIU's affiliated unions, AFL Retail Clerks are funding the picketlines in Miami, Fla., determined to win a bitter fight for decent wages and conditions for the employees of the Tip-Top grocery stores. The support the seafaring and allied workers of the SlU are giving the Retail Clerks Union springs from their conviction that the legitimate economic beefs of one AFU pnion are the concern of all. Miami is witnessing a sound demonstration of AFL trade union cooperation in Retail Clerks' strike, as shown by pickets signs in photo above. These-picketing men of the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf District, Sailor's Union of the Pacific, Marine Allied Workers and Brotherhood of Marine Engineers know that a defeat for the Retail Clerks would be a defeat for the cause of trade unionism everywhere. In short, they know; the score. Most of the SS Florida crewmembers, whose vessejl runs between Havana and Miami, are veterans of im­ portant SIU beefs, among them the P&O strike and the 1946 General Strike. Sparked by Ship's Delegate Mario Reyes these Seafarers volimtarily turn to on the RetaU Clerks picketlines everytime the ship hits port. Christmas being a particularly tough time for a man to be on the bricks, the Florida crew held a tarpaulin muster, the proceeds of which were turned over to the Retail Clerks to enable them to have as decent a holiday; as possible under the circumstances. The Retail Clerks Union representative in Miami haS expressed deep appreciation and high, praise for the Sea­ farers' support in the Miami^ beef. He said that if other unions in Miami would lend one-tenth of the aid given by SIU men, the strike could be won in 24 hours. As several SIU men on the Retail Clerks' picketlind put it: "The fight for union conditions should be the business of every man and woman who enjoys the advan­ tages of working under a union contract. Christmas trees stand outside struck Tip-Top market but that's as close as the store owners come to demonstrating good will to all men. Signs of Iwo pid^bls maicWiig in front of the anti-union Tip-Top shop toU passorsby of the MJLWs and SUP's support. "And if working people who need a helping hand in' an important beef can't turn to their brother unionists, where else can they expect to get support?" , Identification of men did not accompany these photos, but all of these pickets were out on the line in the name of gpod trade unioxdsm. Retail Clerks are asking people of Miami not to patronise Tip-Top groceries because pro­ prietors refuse to bargain in good faith with the union. � 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. 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 December 30, 1949 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XI, No. 34 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log 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: CTMA'S REQUEST FOR NEW ELECTION DENIED BY NLRB NLRB SAYS 'NO' TO STOOGING CTMA BRANCHES AND CREWS CONDEMN TROTSKYITES SIU, OPERATORS NEAR AGREEMENT ON WELFARE PLAN GULF FISHERMEN GROUP TO JOIN WITH SEAFARERS SIU BULLETIN ENDS NEWS BLACKOUT LOOKING FORWARD MOBILE STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ELECTIONS PRE-XMAS BOOM HELPS SAVANNAH LITTLE TO REPORT FROM PHILADELPHIA UNANIMOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTION DECLARES TROTSKYITES ARE 'ENEMIES OF OUR UNION' TROTSKYITES RAISE CRY OF 'SIU GOONISM' TO HIDE OWN REIGN OF TERROR IN SEATTLE SOUTHWIND MEN JUMP INTO VACATION DEBATE, URGE SIX-MONTH LIMIT ON SHIPBOARD STAYS SEATRAIN TEXAS, FREIGHTER CRASH IN NEW YORK HARBOR MOTHER OF LATE SEAFARERS THANKS CREW FOR TRIBUTE SEAFARERS HELP STRIKE OF MIAMI CLERKS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/30/1949 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1949 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/016d5da8fa6eb3af9ae2bf56474baddb.PDF af9b65ccfa26c152c7ea91fb8adebcc3 PDF Text Text CARERS IPQ  OFFICIAL OEOAN  OP THE ATLANTIC AND  GULF  DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL  UNION OF NORTH  AMERICA  VOL.  II  NEW  YORK,  N. Y.,  TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  31,  1940  FIRST  NEW  YORK  S.I.U. MAN  CALLED BY SELECTIVE  SERVICE  Brother  Sidney  Bernstein,  SIU  No.  6577,  was  the  first  known  seaman  in the  Atlantic  District  of  the  Sea­ farers' International  Union to  be drafted  into the  Army  this  week.  The  brother  was  about  t«  sail  on  the  S.S.  Pipestone  County  on  the  African  run,  when  the  draft  papers  were  served  on  him.  A  permit  to  sail  was  re­ fused upon  his  request.  He  is  expected  to  leave  for an  Army  camp  at  the  end  of  January  from  the  port  of  New  York.  The  Draft  Board  which  handled  his  case  did  not  pay  much  attention  to  the  seamen's  argument  for  deferment  on  the  ground  that  trained  seamen  are  essential  to  the  operation  of  the  merchant  marine,  the  so­called  "first  line  of  defense."  Although  the  brother  is  not  allowed  to  sail,  the  Draft  Board  has  not,  natur­ ally,  made  any  other  provisions  to  help  him  gain  his  livelihood.  Manila  Reports:  No. 23  Tanker  Manned  by American  Crew  Sunk  Off  African  Coast  ­«>  Washington  Reports:  Sinking of Charles Pratt  Shows  Danger to Seamen and Need of  Adequote Bonus on Foreign Runs  President Maps  Big  Drive  In  Shipbuilding  President  Roosevelt  will  soon  propose, an  authoritative  Washington  .source  said  this  week,  that  the  United  States  construct  a  great  number  of  merchant  .ships  at  high  speed  to  oft'.set  the  heavy  inroads  made  by  Nazi  planes and  .sub­ marines  on  Britain's  "life­ line."  Tt  is  to  bo  a  building  program  "reminiscent  of  that  under  which  ships  were  built  in  record  time  during  the  World  War."  Details  were  not  disclosed.  Heavy  fog  over  the  Christmas  The  United  States  now  has  Heavy Fog Causes  Raiders  Make  Accidents in Port  Pacific  Unsafe  Of New York  Fer  Shipping  446  weekend  caused  several  marine  about  2,000,000  tons  of  merchant  mishaps,  at  the  .same  time  as  it  shipping,  of  which  1,291,204  rep­ stopped  all  air  travel  for  28  resent  the  active  and  laid­up  Extension  of  European  war­ hours.  The  tugboat  Robert  H.  fleets  of  the  Maritime  Commis­ fare  to  the  Pacific  is  reported  sion.  With  most  of  these craft  ob­ in  a  dispatch  from  Manila  to  went  aground  early  Sunday  morn­ solete  in  design,  that  Federal  the  XcAv  York  Times  on  De­ ing at  Oyster  Island  near  the Sta­ agency  has  since  the  beginning  cember  30.  According  to  the  tue  of  Liberty,  and  remained  of  1938  started  the  construction  same  dispatch  at  least fifteen  there  for  six  hours  until  she  was  of  179  new  transocean  vessels,  the first  major  addl­ ships  of  British,  Netherlands  freed  by  high  tide.  In  the  after­ comprising  tion  to  the  mercliant fleet  since  and  Norwegian  registry  liave  noon  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  the  World  War.  di.sappeared  in  Asiatic  Pacific  tugboat  Baltimoi­e  narrowly  Of  these,  54  have  been  com­ missed  hitting  the  S.S.  Acadia  of  waters  rccenlly.  On  the otlier  the  Eastern  Steamship  Co.,  com­ pleted  and  are  in  service.  A  total  hand,  four  German  cruisers  ing  up  the  East  River  more  than  of  181  new  ships  is  under  con­ in  all  yards  at  present.  arc  known  to  be  operating  in  five  hours  late  on  the  trip  to  struction  The  additional  construction  is  the  Southern  Pacific  between  Bo.ston.  Swinging  to  Manhattan  said  to  come  on  top  of  the  order  Australia,  tlie  mandated  is­ in'^rder  to  avoid  a  collision  with  for  60  freighters  recently  as­ the  Acadia,  the  Baltimore,  with  lands  and  Majjila  and  the  four  empty  barges  lashed  to  her,  signed  by  the  British  to  ship­ coasts of  China  and  India, the  ran  into  the  barge  Jack  Scully,  builders  in  this  country.  which  whs  tied  up  at  East  Sev­ Times  report  states.  From all indications, these dan- enty­fourth  Street.  The  Scully  Commission  Orders  and  two  barges  were  damaged.  (Continitcd on Page 4) "Embargoes"  Voided  While  the  shipowners  refuse  to  pay  Amer­ ican  seamen  an  adequate  bonus  on  the  African  runs  on  the  grounds  that  a  belligerent  zone  is  not involved,  a  striking example of  the dangers  seafaring  men  undergo  on  these  trips  was  re­ vealed  this  week  with  the  sinking of  the  tanker  Charles  Pratt,  manned  by  a  U.  S.  crew,  off  the  coast  of  West  Africa!  Two  of  the  crew  are  known  definitely  to  have  met  their  deaths.  As  yet,  the  Panama  Transport  Company,  owners  of  the  vessel,  have  not  disclosed  their  names,  nor  the  exact  cir­ cumstances  surrounding­  the  tragedy.  The  whole  affair,  al­ though  involving  a  ship  under  Panamanian  and  not  U.  S.  registry,  is  shrouded  in  secrecy.  No  doubt  the  ship­owning  interests are  concerned about  the possible repercussions  from  this affair  and anxious  to hush it  up,  so that  their profits  will  not  be  hurt.  —  The  tankers  of  the  Panama  mm  ^  Transport  Company,  a  total  of  three  of  which  have  been  sunk  this  past  year,  were  part  of  a  group  transferred  by  American  owners  to  foreign  registry  be­ cause  of  the  banning  of  IT.  shipping  from  belligerent  waters!  by  the  Neutrality  Act.  M.C. Program  Boosted with Eye  To Naval Reserve  Law  "Not  Involved"  Tlie  Neutrality  Act  also  pro­ hibits  American  citizens,  includ­ ing  seamen,  from  entering  com­ bat  areas  on  foreign  ships  with­ out  express  permission  of  the  State  Department.  However,  ac­ cording  to  the  New  York  Times  of  December  28,  1940,  "in  this  in­ stance  it  appears  that  no  law  was  violated  because  West  Africa  is  not  within  the  prescribed  area."  With  the  transfer  of  ooii­ ­siderabie  Aiueriean  tonnage  to  Great  Britain,  an  exten.siou"  of  tJie  Maritime  Commission's  Bliipbuilding  program  tva.^  an­ nounced  as  "necessary"  this  week.  Accordingly  the  pro­ gram  is  to  be  amended  to,  go  far  beyond  the  original selicd­ of  oO  new  vessels  per  year.  A  "0­4" Type'  Pretext for  Profiteers  In  addition,  a  new  type  of  ves­ That the dangers for seamen sel  is  to  take  its  place  in  the  (Conliiiued on Page 2) (Continued on Page The  Maritime  Commission,.^act­ ing  after  "embargoes"  on  cargo  between  the  North  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports  had  been  declared  by  the  Agwi  and  Cyde­Mallory  lines,  issued  an  order  requiring  these  companies  to  cancel  their  "embar­ By  re.solution  of  the  national  couvention  of  the  Congress  Acting­  on  a  resolution .presented  by  Charles  F.  May  of  goes."  In  the  report  accompanying the  of  Industrial  Organizations,  held  recently  at  Atlantic  City,  the  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  and  seconded  by  Harry  Lun­ order,  the, commission  found  that  deberg  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  the  California  an  "embargo"  is  an  emergency  a  concerted  effort is to  be  made  to  merge  existing waterfront  State  Federation  of  Labor's .Executive  Board  voted  on  De­ measure  to  be  resorted  to  only  groups of  the  CIO  and  lay the  ground for  a  "national indus­ eembei:iil5  to  go  on  record  opposing  any  further  appropria­ when  there is  congestion  of  traflic  trial  union"  of  maritime  workers.  Taking  advantage  of  this  tions  California  Nautical  Academy  and  to  eliminate  or  when  it  ia  impossible  to  trans­ re.solution,  the  Communist  Parly  stooges  on  every  coast  are  port  freight  offered  because  of  drumming  up their  usual  type of  "unity" drive—which  aims  '  it  altoge\ Mr  if  possible.  The  step  taken  by  California  labor  the  physical  limitations  of  the  against  the fink  training  schools  is'of  national  siginificance,  carrier.  No  such  condition  had  not  so  much  at  unifying  workers  for  action  against  the  op­ erators  as  at  the  disruption  of  all  such  organizations  as  do  worthy  of  emulation  by  organizations everywhere.  been  shown  by  the  companies  not  submit  to  C.  P. control.  The  reasons  enumerated  by^  concerned,  and  therefove  their  ac­ ­  On  the  West  Coast,  stooges  in  the  Firemen  have  refused  to  bite.  Captain  May  in  the  resolution  of  obsolete  design  and^have  but  tion  was  held  to  be  "unreason­ MFOW  Statement  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards  which  brought  about  this  action,  the  slightest  resemblance to  nqod­ able."  In  a  statement  issued  to  the  (CIO)  were  picked  to  launch  the  while  dealing  with  California  ern  ships.  Only  by  the  greatest  press  this  week,  the  MFOW  demove,  with  the  end  in  view  of  conditions,  apply  equally  as  well  stretch  of  the  imagination  can  NOTICE TO ALL  AGENTS  clared  that  maritime  labor  needclubbing  the  independent  Marine  to  the  fink  training  ships  and  they  be  designated  as  training  ed  "a  few  months  of  peace  and  Firemen,  Oilers,  Watertenders  their  management  by  the  Mari­ grounds  for  an  experienced  per­ Permit  No.  3542,  issued  and  Wipers  into  line  before  Ifn­ quiet"  more  than  it  needed  the  t i m e  Commission  everywhere.  sonnel.  to  one  A.  LANDRY,  is  to  Ing  up  additional  pressure  to  "national  seamen's  union"  proBecause  of  their  universal  appli­ Money  Wasted  be revoked.  All  Agents and  converge  on  the  militant  Sailors  posed  by  the  stooges  in  the  M. C.  cation  we  bring  Captain  May's  S.  They  reaffirmed  their  inSecond, the cost of maintaining members  are  to  be,  on  the  Union  of  the  Pacific  for  some  and  arguments  below:  '  tention  of  remaining  independent  fancy  wrecking  activity.  Accord­ Schoolships  Are  Obsolete  these schoolships is out of all lookout  for  this  man!'  (Contintced  on  Page  S)  ing  to  latest  reports,  however,  (Continued on Page 4) Fli'st,  the state schoolships  are  Calif. Labor Bucks  State  Aid to Fink Training Ships  Firemen  Rebuff  Phoney  'Unity'* of  C.P, Stooges  �Mi  •  V­  • ';  • • • ,• '•   .«.  t: THE  SEAFAR E R  S  More  About  published  by  the  ATLANTIC  &  GULF  DISTRICT  of  the  .  U.^  Seafarers'  International  tjnion  of  North  America  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  15/te  "  'I;  :t  Tanker Manned by  HARRY  LUNDBBERG,  Acting  International  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNINO THIS ', PUBLIC AT TON TO: "THE SEAFARERS'  LOG"  P. O.  Box  522,  Church  St.  Ahhex,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­3437  H^iti  fjar!  Tuesday, December  31,1940  "Pol!" leats  Drums  for  Longer  Hours  r..  M.  u  Tlierp'ai'o  many  "public  opinion  polls"  inakinf*  the  fouiuls  which  are siV])pose<3  to siiow wliat  people  are actually  ihinkinjr.  The  fact  is  that  in  most  cases,  the.se  ''polls"  are  rnn  in'ortler  to  have  ])eople  tliink  as tiiose  who  rnn  that  I'lav­ ticnlar racket  want  tliem  to tliink.  (Striking  proof  of  this fact  was  given  by  the  presidential  elections  last  Fall, vvhen  mofit  of  these "scientific"  polls  just  flunked  completely  in  in­odiet­ ing  all  kinds  of  majorities  for  AVillkie.  (Continued  from  Paye 1)  off  tlie  African  coast  —  and  for  that  matter.  In  nearly  all ..Allan  tic  and  Pacific  waters  these  days  —aie  just  as  serious  as  in  the  area  "pre.scribed  by  law"  is  made  ever  moi­e  obvious  by  such  trage  ARGUMENTS  BEHIND  POLL  dies  as  tliat  of  the. Cliarles  Pratt  Xow  tlierc  is a  poll  being  run  by  the  Elmo  Roper  Organi­ and  the  City  of  Rayville, .sunk  in  zation,  wliieh  also  acts  for  "Fortune"  magazine,  Avhich'  Australia  a  few  weeks  ago.  Thus  "shows"'that  57  per  cent  of  the  people  are for  longer  hotrt­S  the  law  serves  not  as  th'e  safe  guardfiig  pleasure  for  which  it  because  of  "national  defense."  was  allegedly  intended,  but  as  a  According  to  thi.s  i­easoning.  "defon.se"­production  is  so'  pretext  by  means  of  which  the  war­i)roflteering  shipowners  can  short­handed  that  it  is  noeessary  to  have  the.  individual  risk  tlie  lives  of  American  sea­ worker  work  more  than  fort.v  hours a  week  in  order  to  meet  men  without  even  a  thought  Of  schedules.  But  what  are  tlie  aelual  facts?  adpfpiate  comiien.sation.  f o  all  members  on  the  Seven Seas  and  in  every  port,  the  • Seafarers' International  Union  of  North  America  and  the  "Seafarers'  Log'.'  extend the  heartiest  wishes for  A  HAPPY  SIU Pointed  to Ukngers  NEW  YEAR!  Tlie  Seafarers'  International  The  past  year  has  seen  a  gratifying  growth  in  member­ Union  luus, pointed 'OUt  this  situa  ship  and  a  steady  improvement  of  conditions  for  seamen  tion  from  the  very  beginning,  under  tho  SIU  banner.  May  the  coming  year  be  inspired  only  recently  again  in  the  ca.se  of  Robin  Line  sliip  "Algie,"  with  the  same  militancy  and  devotion—with  the  spirit  that  the  where  a  Federal  "conciliator"  will make  the SIU  second to none  as ­a  union steadily  wiping  joined  the  sliipowners  in  mini­ out  economic enslavement  among  the  men  who sail  the ships.  mizing  tlie  dangers  off  tlie  Afri­ Let's  resolve  to  build  the  union  stronger  than  ever  can  coast.  Only  by  the  most  te­ nacious  efforts  has the  SIU  been  in 1941!  ­ able  to  raise  the  bonus  for  these  runs  from  25  per  cent  to  SSVi.pei'  cent  and finally  to  a flat  ­$1  per  (lay.  Paytriotism  That  Pays  L O G  WRAT  REAL  FIGURES SHOW  According to  the statistics  released recently by  the Ameri­ can  Federation  of  Labor,  latest figures  show  that  there  are  54,192,000  gainful  workers  in  the  country.  Of  these  only  46,063,000  are  employed.  8,130,000  are  STILL  UNEM­ PLOYED,  in  spite  of  the  terrific  increase  in  production  dur­ ing this  year!  That means  that  ONE­SIXTH of  the country's  labor  force  is still  idle  and  ready  to  be  absorbed  in industry.  NEED TO PUT ONE-SIXTH BACK TO WORK! \Vli3"  sluiuld  any  one  of  ilie  ma.sst'.s  of  loiliiig  people  in  lliis  eounlry  then  be  for  longer  hours?  It  stands  to  reason  hat  the average  man  would  he  for even shorter hours so  as to  put  that  OXE­SIXTH  of  the  country's  idle  labor  hack  to  work!  •  WHO'S BACK  OF THE ' 'POLV?  But  to  understand  the "poll"  prn|)erly  it  must  ho  known  who  the  SP0X80RS  are.  Xow.  tlie  .sponsors  of­the  Roper  oil  are  none  other  than  the  XATIOXAL  ASSOCIATION  OJ''  IMAXUFACTURERS,  wliich  hired  tlie  Elmo  Roper  Or­ ganization  to  make  tliis "survey"  for  them.  NMU  Obstacle  Althuujth  the  "<hd'enKe"  progi­aiii  has  only  jiist  sot  iimler  way,  Further  effort.s  to  increase  tli(^  profits  in  some  of  the  "defense"  Industries  are  already  sky­rock­ bonus  and  make  for  adecpiate  eting.  .\eeording  to  "Standard  Statistics."  an  impartial  research  compensation  will  not  be  spared  bureau,  here  is  the situation  in  the steel  industry:  During  the  first  nine  months  of  1940,  United  Steel­ Increased  by  the  iiiiioii.  One  of  the  major  its  profits  400  per  cent, over  the  same  perijal  last  year.  Youngs­ obstacles  in  the  way  of  progres.s  town  Sheet  and  Tul»e  shows  a  »00  per  cent  gain;  Bethlelieni,  a  ill  tliis  direction,  however,  is  the  2t>"  tJt''  cent  gain;  itepnhlic  SteCl,  220  per  cent;  ­AUegheny­Lud­ fact  tliat  tlie  leadership  of  the  National  Mawtime  Union  does  I .•   liim,  427  per  cent.  luit  liudge  an.incli  to  get  better  But  topping ahem  all  is,  of  course,  the  biggest  npen­sliopper  MYSTERY  OLEAR^b  UP  It  and  anti­lal»or  agitator  of  them  all;  Ernest  Weir  and  his  Weirton  tlian  the  25  per  cent  bonus  which  That  (deal's  itp  tlie  mystery.  The  X.A.iM,—tlie  big  asso­ siiips  luuhu­  its  jurisdiction  have  Steel  Co.,  with  a  gain  in  profits  of  no  less  than  21:10  per cent!  Iieen  obtaining  on  tliese  liighly  eiation  of  employers^—wanted  "facts"  to  prove  that  "the  In the  nircrnft industry,  although  the  percentages  are  not  quite  so .sensational,  they  neverthele.ss  show  the  same  tendency  towards  risky  runs.  The  NMU  officialdom  people"  were  for  longer  hours.  The "poll''  simply  delivered  super­profits:  8»  per  cent,  for  rmtis­Wright;  200  per  cent  for  was  responsible  for  establisliing  goods  houglit  and  paid  for  by  the manufacturers!  Xaturally,  that  ridiculously  low  bonus  rate  Douglas  .Aircraft  and  217  per  Cent  for  tih'iin­.Martin.  ­ According  to  the  experts,  all  these  fabulous  profit.s  will  escape  on  the  East  Coast  at  the  very  be­ the big  business men  are for  longer lionrs. "riial: permits  t hem  the  soaalled  "excess  profit"  tax  enacted  by  Congi­ess,  notwith­ ginning,  wlion  they  double­crossed  to  get  more out  of  tlie  men  employed  for  llieir  ])rofits  and  at  standing  President  Roosevelt's assurances  that  the "defense  emer­ SIU  representatives  in  a  joint  tlie  same  time  leavfs  an  army  of  unemploj'ed  that  they  can  • • ­fScncy"  must  not  be  permitted  to spawn  a  lot  of  new  millionaires.  confereiiee  vvltli  tlie  shipowners  use  as  a  pressure  club  against  the  men  on  the  jobs!  Theit'Wall  .Street  .Tournal"  declares  that  the  provision  of  the'law  in  Washington  in  the  fall  of  JUST ANOTHER PHONEY TRICK permating  corporations  to claim  a  deduction  of  eight  per  cent  on  1939.  They  remain  responsible  for  theiiv^mtire capitalization  will  be a  perfect "out" for  all but  a few  this  miserable  condition  as  long  The  employer­run  "polls"  are  just  as  phoney  as  all  the  con*rvatively  capitalized  concerns.  The  capital  of  most  concerns  as  they  retain  the  25  per  cent  on  other  methods they use  to  beat  down the  workers.  their  ships!  is "^atered."  1)1  it  any  wonder  that  these  great  paytriots  hoiler  ".sabotage"  Unity  Requires  Action  of  '(^national <lefen.se"­every  time a few working  still's take action  to  A  great  deal  has  been  heard  Strike  for  a  couph'  of  extra  cents an  hdur  in  order  to  make  ends  I  sr  meet?  "Sabotage'^ of  super­super profits  iS  what  these "paytriots"  about  "unity"  from  the  big­ mouths  in  Cuvran's  office.  Cer­ 1  really  ineau!  •   tainly  unity  of  the  seamen  is  necessary  to achieve  real  progress  Voting  for  the  election  of  Atlantic  Si  fJulf  District  ..in  the  matter  of  the bonus  as  well  olficials  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  as  iu  regard  to' other  dangers  America  for  1941  has  been  in  process  for  throe  weeks.  threatening  union  seamen  as  a  Last  week  we  commented  on  the  declared  dividend  of  the  South­ whole.  But  the  "unity"  dries  of  So  far,  reports  from  the  various  ports  indicate  fairly  ern  Pacific  Company  (IVTorKiui  Line)  as  an  example  of  Ifow  needless  the  NMU  Pilot  and  the  "national  good  participation  in  the  balloting, but not  nearly good  the  NMU  officialdom's  solicitious  concern  for  the shipowners'  welfare  officers"  woiild  be  taken  far  more  enough.  actually  ial  Here  is  soiiie  more  information  on  the  same  subject  oeriously  by  seamen  if  they  took  ix  OltDElC  'to  OBTAliN  A  REPRESENTATIVE  culled  from  the  press:  a  few  practical  .steps  in  tiie  direc­ "Measured  by  ton­miles,  the Southern  Pacific  Company  moved  tion  of  at  least  bringing  the  bo­ SELECTION  OF  MEN  TO  CONDUCT  THE  UNION'S  more freight  in 1940  than  in  any  other  year,  A.  D.  McDonald,  nus  fate  on  tlieir­ships  up  to SIU  AFFAIRS  IN  THE  COMING  YEAR  IT  IS  UP  TO  president,  said  yesterday."  {N.  Y:  Times,  Dec.  27).  Standards.  EVERY  RANK  AND  FILE  SEAMAN  IN  THE  SIU  Only  a  reduction  in  freight  rates  in  recent  years,  Mr.  McDonald  As  for  the  Seafarers,  the  trag­ TO  DO  HIS  DUTY  AND  CAST  HIS  BALLOT  IN  explained,  prevented  the  company  from  realizing an  income  $50,000­ edy  of  the Charles  Pratt  will  only  THESE  ELECTIONS.  000  higher  than  the  peak  year  of  1929.  And  MooSejaw  thought  a  serve  as  a  spur  for  us  to  get  12.50. monthly  increase  for  the  seamen  would  land  the shipowners  in  grekter  protection  for  the  men  The  Seafarers'  Interriational  Union  is  a  democtatie  the  poor­house!  under  the  militant  banner  of  this  labor organization.  The melhBership decides everything.  union!  To get  officials that  will  protect  the  be.st  interests of  the  IJ  Don't  Forget  to  Vote!  ,  Postscript on  Morgan Line  {Seafarers' Log  Honor  Roll  SCOIIARIE  DEL  RIO  BAYOU  ClirCO  OATAIIULA  S.S.  CAMOR  L.  Aiiflerson  Joe  MieJiael­s  H,  Jojinson  .  Inr A.stlie  . .. .  .­.$22.80  20.25  16.00  3.65  6.05  1.00  1.00  .50  .50  GREETINGS  FRUM  ­rHE  CANNERY  WORKERS  ON  THE  WEST  COAST  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log:  We  the  members  of  the  Fish  Cannery  Woihers  Union  of  the  Pacific,  ^fllllatcd  with  with  the  Sltr,"wJ.sh  all  Sea­ farju's a  Merry  Chi­istnia.s  and  a  Happy  Now  Year.  TOM  ALLEN,  Business  Agent,  Richmond,  Oal.  rank  and filie in the most  efficient  and  honest  manner  is  YOUR  RESPONStBTLITY AS WELL AS  PRIVILEGE.  Take advantage  of  it for  your  own  sake and for  the  sake  of  the organization  as a  whole.  Go down  to the  union  hall when  you  are in port  and  cast your  vote!  Voting  takes place  at  all branch  meetings  on  every  Monday  night  until  tlie  second  weelc  in  February,  1941.  A­balloting  eommillee  is  on  deck  at  the  hall  usually  at  noon  lime every day.  Don't  fail  to  do  your  duty!  Don't  delay!  VOTE  NOW  FOR  OFFICERS  OF  YOUR  OWN  CHOICE!  uvvtN^  ..T .•   Mi:£\ •  V"­  'I  ­ vr  • ' i;  �I^f^;;:^­..  Tuesday, December  31, 1940  T H E  S E A  F A R  E R S •   LOG  iP^hat't  Doing  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District  • • •   HEADQUARTERS They  read  "back  to  a filial  port  of  discharge  in 'the  U.STA."  How­ ever,  the  crew­ raaintamed  that  Deb^mbter  20,  1940  at  the  tiibe  of  signing  on  in  New  Editor, ­Seafarers'  Log  York  they  Were  mider  the  im­ bear  Sir  and  Brother;  pression  that  a  verbal  agreement  Shipping  is  picking  up  more  existed  whereby  if  the  ship  paid  and  more every  day  here.  In­ fact  off  in  Mobile  they  would  receive  the  situation  is  getting  to  be  transportation  back  to  New  Yofk.  'critical  because  of  the  shortage  •   *  «  of  qualified  men  in  the  three  de­ After  two  days  of  arguments  partments.  We  still  have  three  pro  and  con,  the  Company  finally  Alcoa  ships  In  the  drydOck  being  capitulated  and  agrged  to. pay  thoroughly  reconditioned  with  transportation  back  to  New  York  one  due  to  come  out  in  about  two  for  all  the. men  who  left  the  ves­ weeks.  MOBILE  sel.  The  members  should  take  a  tip  from  this  case  and  in  the  fu­ ture  see  that  the  Articles  are  properly made  out with  provisions  Inserted­to  Insure  them  of  trans,  portatlon.  The  fair  city  of  Mobile  was  graced  with  a  most  EX­TING  DISHED  personality  last  vyieek  who  was  none  other  than  the  pride  of  the  No­More­Unlon,  Joseph  Curran.  As  the  local  press  put  It,  he  was  here  to  ad  dress  a  meeting  In  the  C.I.O.  hall.  It  made  no  mention  afterwards  of what  actually  happened  in  the  meeting.  In  the  course  of  his  address  he  stepped  on  some  one's  toes  because  two  shipyard  workers  Instead  of  mutely  re­ specting  him,  challenged  him.  The  two  goons  who  act  as  body­ guards  appeared  from  nowhere  and  the  two  shipyard  workers  were  ejected  from  the^fneeting.  Is  It  possible  that  at  long  last  the  members  of  the  N.M.U.  and  the  shipyard  workers  are  wakltig  up  and  realizing  that  Curran  is  no  more  than  a  puppet  for  the  dictates  of  the  Communist  Party?  There  was  quite  a  bit  of  evidence  of  this  trend  shown  in  Curran's  mad  dash  for  Congress.  Last  week  the  S.S.  Kofresi  came  In  with  a  small  Item  of  dis­ puted  overtime  which  was  alt  cpllected.  The  S.S.  Afoundria  was  also  in  and  she  too  had  quite  *  *  «  a  bit  of  disputed  overtime.  This  So  far,  we  have  only  been  able  overtime  was  collected  with  prac­ to  conduct  the  voting  on  official.^  tically  no  arguments  vvhatsoever.  on  Monday  nights  due  to  the  lack  South  Atlantic  Mall's  Schoharie  of  men  to  form  a  balloting  com­ was  in  from  a  Far  East  voyage.  mitteo  duriiig  ,tho  week.  'Vt'^e  Before  she  left  v»e  had  the  mess­ have  got  a  few  men  off  the  ships  room  enlarged  arid  several  other  to  come  up  and  vote  but  they  *  >»  «  repairs  effected.  The  crew  was  have  been  very  few.  This  elec­ The  crew  of  the  S.S.  Schodak  worried about  transportation back  tion  should  mean  a  great  deal  to  to  the  Atlantic  but  their  fears  you  members.  If  you.  don't  turn  liicked  in  a  donation  to  the  tune  were  di^elled  when  we  managed  out  and  vote  for  men  wlto  in  your  of  $1.5.00  for  the  'Log'  and  $7.00  to  get  transportation  back  to'  opinions  are  the  most  efficient,  for  the  ''West  Coast  Sailors'!  Baltimore.  *  *  ­jt  how  do  you  expect  to  have  an  •   *  *  ~  •  The  Schodak  of  the  Alcoa  S.S.  Company  blew  in  last  Monday  afternoon  and  before  she  left  there  was  quite  an  uproar  aboard.  The  articles  did  not  spe­ cify  any  particular  port  pi> waters  as  a final  port  of  paying  off.  efficient  organization';  Don't  iiold  Fellows,  when  you  are  dovvn  back  until  it  is  too  late  and  then  this  way  remember  that  we  do  stffrt  cussing  your  officials  be­ cau.se; you  did  not  get  a  chance  not  patronize  the  Ten  Cent  to  vote.  It  is  your  responsbility  Taxiej  or  the  630  Cabs.  Frafernally  yours,  to  yourself  and  to  the  organiza­ Robert  A.  Matthews,  g  tion  to  go  to  the  Union  hall  and.  vote.  GO  NOW!  Mobile  Engine  Patrolman.  '  Roofii  918,  Washington  Loan  &  Trust  Co.  Building,  9th  and  F Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.  0.  P.  O.  Box  6180  Phone:  District  5963  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These reports are read in fall at branch meetings and the excerpts brought here are for the benefit of the SJU seamen who, being (it sea, may mi.ss hearing them at the meetings. On  Branch  Minutes  In looking'  over  the  various  Branch  minutes  for  the  past  few  weeks, I see where  the membership  assembled  at certain  Branch  meetings  have been  very  lax in  taking  proper  action  on  the other  Branches'  minutes.  I  would  like  to  call  it  to  the  attention  of  the  memherhip  that  whenever  a  resolution'  appears in  smy  Branch's minutes,  specific  action on  the  reso'­ lution  should  he  taken  by  the  membership  assembled  at  the  other  Branch  meetings,  when  it  Is  read—it  should  be  either  concurred  in  or  non­concurred  in.  . •   ii­  a,  •  ^1  • i  t®  iir­ Just  merely  accepting  tlie  iniiuitos  doe.s  not  mean  that  the  Bi'ancli  Iia.s  gone  on  record  as  concnriing  in  the  resolution  con­ tained  in  the  minutes  and  that  is  why  I  am  requesting  that  the  membership take,definite action  on  all  resoliitio}i.s app(>aring  in  any  and  all  Branch  minutes, and  1 also  letpiest  that all  .Agents call  this  matter  to  the  attention  of  the  memhership  assembled  in  meeting  whenever  a  resolution  is  read  from  any  Branch's  minutes.  The  a  unification  of  efforts  on  the  (Continued  from  Page 1)  membership  when  as.sembled  hi  meeting  at  any  Brancii  shouid  of  both  CIO  and  AFL^  saying  part  of  all  their  unions  to  effec­ give  careful  consideration  to  all  resolutions  and  motions  pas.sed  they  • would operate  under  a  "sim­ tively  resist  the  shipowners'  at­ ­  (Continued  from  Page  1J  ill  various  bnsines.s  meetings  and  insist  that  ail  Branch  niimite.s'  ple  slogan—keep  off  the  grass."  tacks—made  under  the  guise  of  program.  "This  model,"  says  a  be  read  and  specific  action  l>o  taken on  all of  tliem.  "national  defense"—and  to,  pre­ An  Example  hi  Point  Fed  Up  With  Disruptioa­ vciie  the  scabby  Naval  Reserve  commentator  in  the  Journal  of  • Por an  example,  1  would  like  to  call  to  the  attention  of  the  Commerce,  "which  may  be  called  scales  of  wage.s  and  working  con­ T h u s,  the  _^so­ca,lled  "unity"  memhership  the Savannali  Branch  minutes  of  December 10,  wiiich  drive  of  the stooges  has  met.jwith  ditions  from  becoming  the •  pre­ the  'C­4,'  is  expected  to  be  the  siiows  tiiat ­tlio'  memhersip  assembled  at  tliat  meeting  read  and  a first  and  very  important  rebuff,  vailing  standards  in  the  maritime  swiftest  cargo  carrier  e­v'er  put  on  took  action  only  on  the  New  York  and  New  Orleans  minutes  and  industry  goes  without  saying.  'fihe  Firemen's  declaration  tliat  the  high  seas,  and  capable  ot  passed  a motion  to  read  the  otlier  Branch  minutes  from  tiie  wall.  "a  few  months  of  peace  and  United  action  on  the  part  of  the  maiiitaing  the  raw  material  sup­ Tills  action,  in  niy  opinion,  was  not  fair  to  tlie  other  Branches',  quiet"  are/leaded  more .than  any­ seamen  is  becoming  increasingly  ply  line  from  the  Far  East  and  and  all  Branch  minutes on  Iiand  should  have  been  read and  acthm  necessary.  A practical working out  thing  else^  indicates  very  clearly  Asia  and  other  points,  ­in  the  taken  thereon.  of  .steps  in  this <lirectlon—that  is  that  they,  together  with  all  other  This  is  hot an  orgahizatioii  where  the  New  York  and  Now  Or­ the  genuine  path  towards  unity.  place  of  British' and,  British  con­ maritime  workers,  are  fed  up  leans  mimites are  the only  mihnte.s  of  importance,  for  every  ofhhi4  To  howl  about  a  "National  Sea­ trolied  tonnages  sttll  in  these  with  disruptive  activities,  and  Branch  in  this  organization  has  as  uracil  autonomy  and  power,­ that  any  move  towards"  genuine  men's  Union"  at  the  same  time  routes  if  the  time  conies  when  and  actions  taken  at  their  meetings  hax'o  as  much  inqioitancc,  unity on  the  waterfront  must­first  as  every  effort  Is  made  to  divide  these  must  bd  withdrawn.  .  .  significance  and  hearing  oh  fhe  welfare  and  policy  of  the  't­hfoh'  the  forces  of  the  seamen'  when  he  preceded  by  a  show  of  good  Eye  to  National  Defense  as  any­action  taken  at  the meetings  lield  in  New  York  and  New  faith.  Before  any  sort  of  coopera­ Confronting  the  shipowners—that  Orleans.  tion  is  possible,  the  hostilities  is  the  type  of  phoney  ­'ffinity"  "In  addition  to  affording  Important for  Democracy  which  has  resulted  in  nothing  but  freighters  superior  to  any  that  conducted  by  the  C.  P.  machine  Every  liranch  mii.st  lie  re.spccted  and  their  mimiies  must  bo  setbacks  for  the"  rank  and  hie  have  been  sfeen  before,  the  ves­ against  their  opponents  among  ­eyery'time  it  has  been  tried  in  I'cad and  acted  upon  liy  tlie  membership  assembled  in  meeting  in  sels  Would'  hdVe  uiAMtml  valud  the  seamen  must  be  drastically  the past.  It  will  not  go over  now!  as  national  defense  auxiliaries  all  Branches.  This is  very important and  if  we are  to run  a  demo­ curbed  within  the CIO.  because  of  their  great  speed  and  cratic  oi'ganiwttion,  every  Branch  must  be  considered '.just  as  im­ That  seamen  arc  going  to  need  What  the  seamen  need  and  portant  as  any  other  Branch.  Any  action  taken  by  any  Branch  their  large  capacity."  want  is  one  common  front  in  the  struggle  against  the  shipowners  Thus,  it  appears,  that  aside  certainly  rate^  the  respectful  consideration  of  tlfb  memhership' as­ NOTICE  TO  ALL  and  their  agents—for  niutuaj, pro­ fi'om  the  four­flt'th  of  the  present  sembled  at  tiie  other  Branch  meetings.  I  tiiist  that  the  memhCi'ship  will  not  overlook  this  important  tection.  In  spite of. all  those  who  inter­coastal  and  coastwise  ton­ SltJ  MEN  detail  in  the  future  and  tliat  by  doing  so,  they  will  enable  theii?  nage  assigned—according  to  the  present  obstacles  to  it  at  prekent,  officials  to  i­un  a  strictly  democratic  organization  in  wliich  every  Canadian Branches of the this  common  front  of  tlie  seamen  American  Merchant  Marine  Insti­ Brancfi  is. equally  respected  by  the  other  and  that  the  policies  of  must  and  will  be  forged  in  the  tute's  Mr.  Taylor—for  use  as  na­ S^eafarers' International var  reserve  vessels  in  case  of  the  organi^tion  are  formulated  and  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  period  ahead.  .  Union emergency,  the  new  vessels  be­ Of  the  Branches.  Seatrain  Agreement  ing  built  are likewise  to  be  placed  "When  in  OdhMigh  ports,  The  agreement  which  we  have  with  the  Seatrain  Lines  ex­pires  in  the  same  category.  It  looks  visit  the  hails  of  the  following  like  the  Navy  is  going  to  swal­ Oh  February  13,  1941,  and  if  the  Uiiion  wishes  to  terminate  oy  organizations,  affiliated  to  the  low  up  about  all  that's  viable  in'  amend  thks  agreeiiient,  we  nrast  notify  the  Company  by  no  la'tei  Seafarers'^  Jnferncttional  Union  tlian  January  13,  1941;  therefore  I  request  the  membei­ship  to  NEW  ORLEAN.C}.  —  According  merchant  tonnage.  of  North  America:  also  take  immediate  action  on  whethef  or  not  they  wish  to  have  to  the  United  States  District  En­ CANADIAN  this agreement  amended,  termiiiated  or  renewed  for  another  year  Threat  to  tjmon  gineer,  the  new  diiect  to  Gulf  SEAMEN'S  UNION  For seamen  the question  arises:  as  in  its  present  foi­m.  ship  channel,  serving  the  port  of  406  St.  Lawrence  Boulevard  Happy New  Year!  Lake  Charles,  will  be  opened  on  What  will  become  of  present  Montreal,  Canada  February  15.  "rhe  channel  I'oute  union  standards  and  wage  scale.s  The  Washington  Headquarters  staff  and  myself  wish  to  will  reduce  the  distance  to  deep  when  all  this  happens?  Isn't  it  take this  opportunity to  wish each  and  every member  a  vcv"'  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  Gulf  water  and  is  expected  to  re­ necessary  to  take  step.s  now  in  Merry  Christmas  and  a Happy  New Year  wid  i­ks­cT­i­ SEAMEN'S  UNION  sult  In  increased  shipping.'  'The  oi'der  to  insure  the  maintenance  340­B  Cambio 'Street  ing year  he a most successful one for  the Soafarors'  lotrrv?.­ engineer's  office  estimates  initial  of  conditions  won  througli  hard  Vancouver,  B.C.  ,  .  I'b'aternjdly,  struggle  by  tlie  seafaring  union's  tiona! Union.  Phone:  TRfnity  2m  «  ship  traffic,  in  and  O'Vl  it  forty­ Sydney  Gretelier,  Sec.­Trea.s.  in  the  last  few  years?  vessels  per  month.  Firemen Rebuff  Phoney  M.C. Program  ^'Unity" of  C.P. Stooges  To Naval Reserve  Giilf Channel to Open on February 15 ..MU;  ll.  L ^­,^­­4­1  �^S'*  • .f*  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Tuesday, December  1940  In Supreme  Court;  "National Defense"  Doesn't  Stop  Calif. Labor Bucks  State  Aid to Fink Training Ships Arnold's  Drive  British  Workers'  Union  Rightr  On  Unions  Caiied fascist'  While  even  before  war  Is  de  conditions;  and  one  was  a  sym­ dared,  American  emp'loyers  are  pathetic  strike.  During  August,  best  representatives  of  our  (Continued  from  Page  ])  trying  to  terrorize  the  working  final  settlements  were  reached  proportion  to  tlieir  usefulness—  youth  from  choosing  the  sea  as  stiffs  out  of fighting  for  their  in  the case  of  47  disputes.  Eight  If  they  have  any  at  all—  and  a  a  livelihood,  and  eftcourage  only  just  demands,  it  appears  that  in  were  settled  entirely  in  favor  of  r'xomplete  waste  of  the  taxpayers'  milk­sops,  who  happen  ­to  have  the  British  empire,  where  the  the  workers. . .  money.  This  is  best  illustrated  influential  friends  and  relatives  war is  actually  on,  labor  is  not  ..  Australia.  The  number  of  dis­ by  the  fact  that  the  California  to  make  the  way  easy  for  them.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—  at  all  shy  about  standing  up  for  putes  in  the  year  1939  was  415,  schoolship  has  not  made  a  trip  Such  calibre  is  not  conducive  to  Assi.stant  Attorney  ­  General  its  rights.  Here  is  what  we  involving  141,565  workers.  Dur­ In  two  years,  and  when  it  did,  an  efficient  Merchant  Marine.  Thurman  Arnold's  campaign  gather  on  this  subject  from  ing  the first  quarter  of  1940,  prior  to  that  time,  additional  Unions  Should  Direct  reading  the  Canadian  Labour  there  were  110  disputes,  involv­ of  prosecuting  labor  union.s  funds  had  to  be  raised  to  bring  Gazette,  official  government  pub­ ing  94,497  workers.  (Here  the  Eighth,  the  training  of  sea­ it  back.  under  thc_  Anti­Trust  laws  lication:  men  is  a  mafter  of  the most  im­ war  seems  to  have  brought  on  was  branded  as "Fascism" at  Great  Britain.  The  British  an  increase  in  strikes.)  ...  • •   Discrimination  mediate  concern  to  the  trade  Third,  the  opportunity  to  en­ unions  because  they  comprise  a  bearing  before  the  United  Ministry  of  Labour  Gazette  pub­ New  Zealand.  For  the first  six  lishes statistics  dealing  with  dis­ months  of  the  year  1940,  there  ter  these  schoolships  is  confined  the  most  skilled  and  able  men  States  Supreme Court.  principally  to  youths  with  par­ in  the field  and  are  the  most  Chailes "Tuttle,  former  U.  S.  At  putes  involving  stoppages  of  were  33  disputes  involving  ents  of­some  means.  The  Amer­ capable  agencies  to  assist  iurthe  torney  for  the  Southern  District  work  and  gives  some  details  of  6,769  workers.  .  .  of  New  York,  appearing  as  cqun  the  more  important  ones.  .  ican  boys  of  no  means  and  those  trhining  of  such  a  personnel.  The  number  of  disputes  which  India.  For  the  year  1939,  the  sel  for  the  United  Brotherhood  of  who  have  the  seafaring  profes­ began  during  August.  1940,  was  total  number of  disputes in  prog­ sion  at  heart  must  work  their  These  reasons  for  opposing  the  Carpenters  and  Joiners,  charged  ress  was  406,  involving  409,189  way  up  from  the  bottom.  present  program  of  the  Maritime  that  Arnold's  assumption  of  the  50  and  two  were  unterminated  workers.  Settlements  were  Commission  in  the  training  of  light  to  prosecute  strikes  as  ille­ at  the  end  of  July,  making a  to­ reached  in  392  of  the  disputes,  Training  Negligible  Merchant  Marine  personnel  far  gal  "is Cascism—pure  and  sim­ tal  of  52  disputes  in  progress  Fourth,  these  schoolships  are  from  exhaust  the  arguments.  ple."  last  August.  The  nupiber  of  with  the  workers  successful  en­ more  like  yachts  which  provide  Viewed  in  the  light  of  the  fact,  workers  involved  was  7,400  and  tirely  in  63 and  partially  in  144.  Dispute  Arose  in  St.  Louis  an  opportunity  to  those  who  are  that  there  are  enough  available  Tlie  case  before  the  court  in­ the  resultant  time  loss  13,000  As  can  be  seen  from  these fig­ ures,  if  the  working  stiff  sticks  favorably  situated  to  make  an  competent  seamen  —  many  thou  volved  an  old  jnrisdietiqnal  dis­ man­working  days.  Of  the  50  disputes  which  be­ up  for  his  rights,  he  can  get  .occasional  cruise,  and  to  absorb  sands  of  them  beached  because  of  pute  in St.  Louis  between  the car­ a  snlatteriug  of  navigation,  sea­ unemployment—men,  who  are  al­ penters  and  the  Inteinational  As  gan  duj­ing  August,  nine  arose  some  improvements  in  his  con­ manship  and  a  slight  acquaint­ ready  enrolled  in  the  unions  and  sociatiou  of  Machinists.  Arnold  out  of  demands  for  increased  ditions  despite  war  conditions,  ance  Mth  out­of­date  engineer­ good  union  men,  this  program  obtained  an  indictment  against  wages  and  22  wore  over  other,  which  generally  tend  to  increase  ing  at  the  expense  of  the  State  cannot  be  legarded  otherwise  William  L.  Hutcheson,  president  wage  questions;  nine  were  over  government  partiality  to  the  em­ and  Federal  governments.  Even  than  as  a fink  training  move  of  the  carpenters,  as  an  out­ the  employment  of  particular  ployers.  The  secret  of  success,  after  graduation  from  these  against  the  unions  with  a  view  to  growth  of  the  strike,  but  the  in­ classes  of  persons  (probably  here  as  elsewhere,  lies  in  strong  schoolships  its  enrollees  have  bieaking  down  union  conditions.  dictment  was  thrown  out  of  against finks);  se\­en  arose  out  unions  and  thorough going  soli­ rarely  adopted  the  seafaring  No  plan  for  the  training  ­of  a  court  when  the  case  came  np  for  of  questions  respecting  working  darity  of  the  men  in  action.  profession,  and  this  being  par­ Meichant  Marine  personnel  can  trial  in  the  Federal  District  ticularly  true  of  the  boys  grad­ be  worth  the  paper  it  is*written  Coui't.  He  is  now  appealing  that  uating  as  marine  engineers.  on,  unless  the  unions  are  taken  decision  in  behalf  of  ^iie  Govern­ Talk  About  Beefs:  into "consideration.  They  are  the  ment.  Graduates  Don't  Stick  best  qualified  to  determine  the  Challenged  by  Justice  '  Fifth,  considering  that  the  ways  and  means  of  going  about  During  the  course  of  the  argu­ number  of  graduates  from  these  such  a  job.  Nor  can  the  danger  of  ment  before  the  Supieine  Court,  schoolships  since  their  establish­ turning  out  a  superfluous  number  ­A.ssoclat.e  Justice  Felix  Franicfur­ ment  has  been  sufficient  to  man  of  badly  trained  men  be  over­ tei^  challenged  Ai­noid's  position  the  entire  U.  .S.  Merchant  Ma­ estimated  as  far  as  the  lives  of  sevci­al  times.  He  pointed  out  tiiat  rine  from  licensed  personnel  to  the  people  who  travel  on  slips  jurisdictional  strikes  haYc  A  long  From  the  news  service  In  Fact  messboys,  any  impartial  analysis  are  concerned,  the  cargoes  ,that  history  and  that  "they  have  had  we  get  the  following  facts;  ­  '  will  show  that  only  an  insignifi­ are  transported,  and  the  welfare  them  In  England  for  hundreds  ot  "In  March,  1939,  an  Army  Bill  cant  portion  of  them  have  fol­ of  the  trade  unions  which  have  years."  Tuttle  declared.  In  his  required  tlie  Army  to set  up  a fly­ lowed  up  their  training  profes­ been  mainly  respop.sible  for  the  turn,  that,  such  strikes, do  not  af­ lug  school  to  train  Negro  pilots,  sionally.  If  yoir fhink  there  are  things  high  standai'ds  so  far  achieved  fect  inter­state  commerce  In  such  but  since  then,  in  defiance  of  to  beet  about  on  board  the  ves­ by  our  Merchant  Marine.  Disregards  Merit  degree  as  to  bring  them  wljlhin  Congiess,  no  such flying  .school  sels  of  the  American  meichant  Sixth,  it  imposes  the  rankest  Many  bills  ai'e  pending  and  .the  scope  of  the  anti­trust  laws.  marine—and  there  are  enough,  to  has  been  set  up.  Out  of  62,000  kind  of  discrimination  and  pre­ many  more  are  to  be.  submitted  Would  Abolish  NLRB  be  sure—have  a  look  at  what  the  licen­sed  pilots  in  the country,  130  vents  the  boy  who  has  acquired  which  involve  the  most  funda­ Another  lively  intei'change  took  men  drafted  into  the  Jirmy  are  are  Negroes.  The  Civil  Aeroriaut­ a  real  knowledge  of  seamanship  mental  interests  of  SUP,  the  SIU  place  when  Justice  Frankfurter  ics  Board  and  the  NYA  are  not  from  actual  and  hard  experience  as  well  as  the  other  maritime  asked  Arnold  whether  he  thought  faced  with.  According  to  Dr.  Jafnes  A.  training  Negro  pilots.  Out  ot  at  sea  to  advance  on  the  merits  unions.  Now  is  the  time  for  the  tiie  anti­trust  laws  could  be  ap­ unions  to  give  their  utmost  atten­ plied  to  "jurisdictional"  disputes  Dolce,  in  charge  of  sanitary  re­ 180,000  men  being  trained  as  of  his  skill  and  abilility.  tion  to  what  is  going on  in  Wasfi­ between  American  Federation  and  ports  for  the  Public  Health  Serv­ technician.s,  tliree  are  Negroes..  Discourages  Youth  ington  and  be  on  guard  against  CIO  unions.  Arnold  said  he  ice, last  week  the following  condi­ Why  this  discrimination?  Ne­ Seventh, such  hindrance  to  the  any  measure  which  may  be  thought  the  laws  could  be  applied  tions  wei'e  prevalent  in  tlin  army  groes,  along  with  white  working  /rewarding  of  genuine  effort  by  shoved  through  to  weaken  or  en­ in  such  disputes  if  they  involved  camps:  stiffs,  will  be  expected  to  lay  down  their  lives  in  "defense  ot  /  fair  trial  will  discourage  the  danger  their  position.  Camp  M ur  r a y,  Wasliihgton,  restraints  of  trade.  "So  you  think  the  thing  to  do.  v;here  12,000  soldiers  are  sta­ democracy"  when  the  cell  comes.  Instead .of  going  before  the  Labor  tioned,  topped  all  army  camps  in  But  where  will  the  democracy  Board,  is  to  indict  them  all  under  influenza  cases,  with  a  total  oi  come  from  for  Negroes  to fight  for  if  they  are  denied  equal  the  Sherman  (anti­trust)  Act?"  682  cases  on  December  2.  Justice  Frankfurter  asked.  There  were  1,328  cases  of  "re­ rights  in  training?  And  where  do  "Not  necessarily,"  was  the  best  spiratory"  illness ^in  Camp  Mur­ tlie  brass  hats  get  off  contraven­ respdtise  Arnold  could  summon.  ray,  according  to  the  surgeon's  ing  democratic  decisions  of  Con­ gress?  If  this  be  "defense  of  de­ general  office.  mocracy,"  tlien  the  chief  defend­ Camp  Clapsop,  Oregon,  had  251  ers  are  surely  .showing  a  mighty  WHEREAS,  Wc  now  have  a  closed  .slipp  agreeuient  with  influenza  cases  among  Its  875  poor  example!  the* Baltimore  Insithir  Line,  and  soldieis.  ­  • »  WHEREAS,  This  contract  is  due  to  the  overwhelming  Camp  Beauregard,  where  most  vote  in  favor  of'the  Seafarers'  International  Union  in  the  of  the  Michigan  men  are  sta­ defense  project  laborers  are  sta­ tioned,  had  480  "respiratory"  tioned.  National  Labor  Relations. Board  elections,  and  cases  out  of  10,000  soldiers  in  And  these  men  are supposed  to  WHEREAS,  The following  named  men,  holders  of  Permit  camp."  (Continued  from  Page, 1)  be  trained  to. fight!  Looks  l|k«  Cards  in  the  Seafarers'  International  LTnion,.  were  aboard,  gers  to  rnerchant  trade  in  the  Pa­ At  Alexandria, .La.,  the're  were  they  need  a  few  patrolmen  ^nd  cific  are  to  be  identified  to  a  high  30,000  cases  oi  colds,  influenza  delegates  to,clean  up  these  beefs,,  various ships  of  this Company  during  this election, and  degiee  by  German­Japanese,  co­ and  fevei;.  This  is  a  city  where  if  they, are going  to  be fit  for  any­ YI^NREAS,  These men through  their  actions have  showii  operation,  it, is  reliably  said.  The  35,000  army  camp  workers  and  thing  but  the  hospital.  ­  thettsfelVes to be  worthy of  membership  in the  Seafarers' In­ Nazis  are  known  to  be  egging  Ja­ • ~t—  pan  on  for  quick  action  in  Indo­ ternational  Union,  therefore  be  it  china  and  the  Dutch  East  Indies.  RESOLVED,  That  the  following  members  of  the­ crews  At  the  .same  time,  they  have  ' of  the S.S.  Gov.  J. Lind  and  the S.S.  Delisle  be  permitted  to  planted  numerous  German  mer­ chant  marine and  naval  officers  in  turn in  their  Permit  Cards  and  upon  payment  of  the regular  China  and  Japan  to  give  substan­ Papers and  other  property  belonging  to the  foriowing  pien  have  fees they  be issued  membership  books in  the Seafarers' Inter­ tial  aid  in  the  manning of  raiders.  been  found  and  turned  tn  to  the  New  York  Branch  of  the  Sea­ Plenty  Of "Flu"  in  Camps  for  Draftees  I rw'i Charges  Army  Discriminates  Against Negroes  Resolution  on  Issuing  Books  for  Baltimore­Insular  Permit  Men  Raiders Make  Pacific Unsafe  For Shipping  E/. I  Lost  and Found  Notice  national Union  of  Nortli  America,  Atlantic and Gulf  District.  William  L. Sylvia  J. F. Martins  F. V.  Crawford  B: Hepoleta  IT.:  P­24  —S.S.  Gov.  John  Lind  P­15  —S.S.  Gov.  John  Lind  P­877  —S.S.  Gov.  John  Lind  P­1315—S.S.  Delisle  (Adopted hy N. Y. Branch, Dec. 16, 1940/ concurred in hy all the other Atlantic S' Gulf Vranches.) An  indication  of  the  importance  attached  to  this  situation  in  the  Pacific  is  reflected  in  the  fact  that  "shipping  companies  ,are  now  insisting  that  all  passengers  and  shippers  sign  a  document  ab­ solving  the  companies  of  any  damage  suffered  to  cargoes  and  injuries  to  passengers  while  aboard  ship.''  farers!^ International  Union  for .safe­lteeping:  John  Mgdtlen  Richard  Stewart  Elmer  R.  Ingersoll  Juan  Martinez  Alberto  Sanchez  James  M.  Smith,  5584  Paul  Charles  Myers  William  Mattox  Angel  G.  Lectora  Lawrence  P.  Murray  Anthony  Kane  A.  Fernandez,  SUP  Metro  Borcziak  Kennedy  Arthur  H.  O'Niel  Tliese  brothers  can  retrieve  their  belongings  by  getting  in  touch  witli  Agent  Arthur  Thompson at the  New York  office of  tho  union. "•   ~  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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PROGRAM BOOSTED WITH EYE TO NAVAL RESERVE CALIFORNIA LABOR BUCKS STATE AID TO FINK TRAINING SHIPS FIREMEN REBUFF PHONEY "UNITY" OF C.P. STOOGES EMPLOYERS PHONEY "POLL" BEATS DRUMS FOR LONGER HOURS PAYTRIOTISM THAT PAYS POSTSCRIPT ON MORGAN LINE DON'T FORGET TO VOTE "NATIONAL DEFENSE" DOESN'T STOP BRITISH WORKERS' UNION RIGHTS PLENTY OF "FLU" IN CAMPS FOR DRAFTEES CHARGES ARMY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST NEGROES RAIDERS MAKE PACIFIC UNSAFE FOR SHIPPING RESOLUTION ON ISSUING BOOKS FOR BALTIMORE-INSULAR PERMIT MEN Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/31/1940 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. II, No. 23 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1940 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/be603e0ab836949b672c898a4834a270.PDF 71842e12526b887532d7f1f90ead10fd PDF Text Text OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THEATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, W SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. V. NEW YORK. N.Y» FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1943 No. 39 A "Log" ^ Headline Review Of 1943 SECVIIITY IH UmYf ^^^^^============——====— V*' HO. J1 Crew Gete $7,OW lOur Worki^S?: tOr''t <r ^<r WSPa& WVCKOFF'S SABOTAGE ^ ATLANTIC LD^ [SHIPOWNER FRAMES *NEW ENGLAN ;oin the West Ov, jnning [New Wit) "n'onj in nr,. "" the : - ®iDf m ^5 to p"=i So I/NI'^ co^ We Open New I Union Hall alif. |li^2is4£e 1 AT^on' Was .i "^'"' J Ztson, Hl9 W... '"'•0 St. "any. ""• '"• ite' aj C";,"'';,"'''Pbc'f®- ""PT/ CAR Hon ork "'-5' ere; v., Atlantic Fishermen Call ike For Living Wage 'od se,... —Si^ntniei /1 AV" - fe°si'?c« Uhe most irAnspof^" , \AO\>1'^ "P ' I pa.J rtvte Saga Oi of union-government-industry negotiations for .in in-i | the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, SlU, pulled the pin^ ew Bedford fleets this week. Th^^ he fish wholesalers^ Lundeberg Leads SIU-SUP In Successful Defense Of Jones Act«ii*^**^^RcES AFL-CIO To End Maritime labor scored aii week when it smashed a movj ,war and • III I big fling to l^r^EF^uscieiff^rrr .\c undc' Fedct^" Very p Gulf Pfshermen Make First Big Gains Under SIU Ba l5ed By WIN CLOSED SHOP AT HIGGINS St. Petersburg The Oulf District Towboatmcn of the SIU have been designated as the exclusive bargaining agents for all licensed and un­ licensed personnel, boat operat­ ors. deck hands, and' all other ratings on floating equipment in the Higgins Ship Yards of Ni Orleans, Louisiana by the al Labor Relations We have been fl: present time t! company immediately. At the present time some pro­ men are the^ gress has been made toward on the I T. we completing the agreement we hope -to iron out tl^ ini-poinU al a Contim I T . T^_ S.I.U. CREWS LAUDED FOR HEROISM AT SEA The crews of iMI ••6 I — ^ rTrZ*n1/>/Z ,nirs AreAllot»cd Fuss Budget Wyckoff , xdtiaius"»"P° tnglon.»-=; September 6..1943 Thi. "'"nd trip isa^"un'uig'«« OK"' The ai M The. ""I'tTmost dangerow'] dowi^ hips were the object of high praise this week from the camenship while under enemy attack on the high seas ' lit tajl|MC.erchant marine and the union to which These headlines clipped from various issues of the Seafarers Log printed during the past year, reveal that it has been a busy \l2 months for the union. We have been engaged in a constant battle with the shipowners and the government in defense of our^ \rights and conditions. We have not won all the battles, but have won the majority of them —and the most vital ones. I �•'vg;'; •i* ' Page Two :i®- 1%' iB. I THE SEAFARERS .fR€P01?T orv ^ASHirVGTOIV Pitblished by the 't' SEAFARERS' INTERNATiaNAL UNION OF NORTH AMRRICA AHantic and Gulf District HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HA^E ------- Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep, 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. n m Directory of Branches BRANCH PHONE ADDRESS • BV MATT4IEW DuSHAM^e^ SELECTIVE SERVICE Affiliated with the American Fedcrathn of Labor . NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwIlns Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10).. 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 405 7 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St .Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS (16) . .321 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH..... 216 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St,....... Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St .Dial 2-1392 PUERTO R1C(3... 45 Ponce de Leon... Puerto do Tlerra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-6043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway... Ft. Lauderdale 1601 n K OR PUBLICATION OFFICE; - ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8345 267 3-hom. JhsL ^tcdufi, fijunA. — Bankei-s Loaned Germany Seven .Billions For many, many years Lord Vansittart was a high-ranking "civil servant," and was, there­ fore, in a position to acquire in­ side knowledge of what was go­ ing on in Britain—politically, financially and diplomatically. He retired after this war started and Kt'.ig George rewarded him with a seat in the House of Lords. Friday,. December 31. 1943 ' LOQ SEAFARERS LOG I/TH-: n i'i •*... •' not sign clear of the articles as they take a chance of losing cer­ tain conditions which are incor­ porated in the ship's articles. They are entitled to wages imtil their vessel arrives back in the U.S. 'The WSA is now checking to see what the articles of the SS Thomas Hill called for, whether there was a transporta­ tion clause in there. Washington have put the ding ori the RMO, they are given a flop and chow, in some instances giv­ en transportation to some sea' port. Of course the boys claim that they are stranded. Quite a few cases coming in here wherein officials of the union are being classified in 1-A, or being ordered inducted into the Army. They are not being *One of these mooches came in to see me. He stated that he was even given considei'ation as sea­ a member of the SIU, his name men and permitted to go to sea is Wilham Costello, and he stated when their local board turns that he was going to Miami to down the union's request for de­ join the SS Alcoa Trader. A. W. Armstrong, SIU Agent, ferment as an official of the New Orleans: Re; Crew of MV union. These cases have all been He did not have his uniofi taken up with the RMO end HQ Cape Pillar clahn for overtime book with him and stated that while loading ammunition on of Selective Service. the union official in N.Y. sent his Sunday. book to the union hall in Miami. Advised all union officials to TJpon being informed that the The WSA has sent a letter to immediately contact their respec­ union did not have a hall there, tive HQ whenever they are being Mr. C. H. MarshaU, Gulf Coast he tried to wiggle out with an­ director of the WSA on Decem­ given the works, so that HQ can other cock and bull story. inmiediately make arrangements ber 13, 1943, and has stated that members of the unlicensed per­ for an appeal, and right up the This bird looked to me like S sonnel loading ammunition be­ line to the President's Commit­ professional bum and certainly is tween 5 P.M. and 9 P.M. are en­ tee. RMO here does not make an not good union material. The titled to $3.00 per hour for such appeal for luiion officials, they RMO gave him a night's flop. work under the terms of Section will support the union's request 33. If, however, this interpreta­ Claims that he has been sailing for an appeal. Here is a list of tion of the agreement is disputed, since 1938 and joined the SIU union officials who are being re­ the claim would have to be taken last July in N.Y. Stated that he classified 1-A, and others ordered to arbitration under the terms of has never joined any union prior to report for induction. section 4 and 5 of the SIU agree­ to that time, has been sailing on ment and the company involved, tankers. Pietro Albert Maniscalo, SUP patrolman, S.F. Advise all agents to keep tabs UNITED SEAMEN'S SERVICE E. Wilson, SUP Business on this guy, and he is strictly a agent, Norfolk. There is quite a racket going leech. Herbert Yate, SIU patrolman, on by some seamen who have Wilmington, Calif. The WSA has requested that figured out angles to put the ding Buck Stepheris, SIU patrol­ the AFL appoint some one to be on this outfit. It has come to my man, New brleans. on their post war planning com­ attention that several boys are mittee. Matthew Woll, Vice going from one seaport to an­ The RMO has supported the President of the AFL has re­ other and. putting the ding on union's request for deferment in quested that 1 accept this assign­ the people who have charge of the above cases. However, it is necessary for HQ of the union to the purse strings in this set-up. ment for the AFL in the Mari­ time Industry. Believe that it is keep working on all of these The angle is that they are active important that we have some one seamen and before they can ship cases, and not depend on the they need a month's room rent on that committee to look after RMO offices. H.Q. of Selective for their wives, mothers, etc. our interest in the maritime inService will not overrule local or state directors on any case. All Several boys passing through dustry cases should be taken to the President's Committee when all bq Votincn) Conqrcssmfln Dripp other means have failed, and these appeals should come from H.Q. of the unions. • •' answer is that British and other international bankers loaned him $7,000,000,000! The money was raised by selling German secur­ ities to investors in Britain, the United States and other democ­ ratic nations, and now practically all those securities are in default. Mussolini was financed in the same way. If the bankers had not advanc­ Now Lord Vansittart is spon­ ed these enormous, loans, this soring a drastic program to dreadful war would not have oc­ shackle Prussian militarism. curred, because the champions of Space will not permit a review Fascism would not have been of all his proposals, but one point able to enslave the people of needs to be stressed. their own countries and prepare How was Hitler able to finance for the subjugation of the rest of Ihe war machine he has used to the world. J. K. Shaughenessey, SIU terrorize the world? Vansittart's •—Labor Agent, Fort Lauderdale: Case of Robert Oiven Stevens has been turned over to the RMO, They have filled out form 42-A and have notified his local board to Since the WSA pink and white have to overstay the shore time give consideration to this man Form No. 61 has replaced Form allotted to you, you must con­ as an active seaman as per direc­ No. 48 in handling draft defer­ tact the union Agent in your port tive of War Manpower Commis­ and have him explain the ex­ sion. Advise you to contact local ments for seamen, we have had tenuating circumstances to the RMO on any similiar cases in the a large number of men inducted local RMO office. If you fail to future as they have this jurisdic­ into the aTmy. It seems that they do this it is pretty likely that tion over active seamen. are paying little attention to you will be classified I-A and be these new forms and to the RMO army bound. In such cases there All ships delegates, and pa­ policy in general. is little that the union can do for trolmen should make it their Under the old set-up Card No, you. For your own welfare, as business to see that masters of 48 was sent into each local office well as the welfare of the union, vessels send in RMO form 61 of the RMO, and from that office I urge all members to be most when crews sign on and pay off. sent on to Washington, D.C. This careful in their observance of Arthur Burke, SUP Patrolman, has been changed in that now these rules. We need the old- S.F. Case of Ralph Johnson who all the new forms go directly to timers and experienced men was sick while a member of the Washington and the RMO set-up aboard the ships — not in the crew of the SS Jane Delano and is more efficient in cracking army. paid off of the vessel in Durban. down on delinquents. If you -JOHN HAWK WSA position on this matter is that he isn't entitled to transpor­ tation to the Pacific Coast as he ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR signed off of his vessel thereby, making that part of the ship's WEEK OF DECEMBER 13th TO 18th articles null. It is important that DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL all members must again be noti­ fied that when ever they are sick and go to a hospitaL they should SHIPPED 360 295 280 935 DRAFT INFORMATION REGISTERED - — 301 272 300 873 Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board rbiro GgNTLEMEN EROM THE CiO ,ANO AFL SEE YOU, > �Friday, Decembor 31, 1843 THE HAPPY NEW YEAR? This is the traditional time to wish friends a "Happy New Year," and we make such a wish for all SlU ihem Howiever, we would" be less than real­ istic if we expected any degree of fulfillment for the wish. The men who man the merchant ships have had a rough time of it during the past year and they will have just as bad a time in the year to come—^no one can deny this fact. It's not just the enemy bombs and torpedoes that we're talking about (though those are no small item, God knows), rather is it the home front offensive ag^ainst the rights and liv­ ing conditions of the men. Facing storms and loneliness and submarines is part of the modern seamen's job and he is doing it with unparalleled courage and fortitude. But he feels that his sacrifices at sea entitle him to a living wage, union security and the dignity of a freeborn man. He receives none of these without a continual and bitter battle with profit ma.d shipowners and power drunk Washington bureaucrats. While the seaman risks his very life in the prosecution of this war, the shipowner sits safely at home and schemes how to . break the unions and cut his payroll costs. And this situation isn't going to change in 1944—-it's going to get worse. So, we don't make an idle wish for a "Happy New Year," rather do we wish for all SIU men a New Year of courage and militancy and solidarity; courage to face the dangers they must, militancy in the face of their enemies at home, and solidarity with all union brothers in the building of a strong union which is the only guarantee of achieving a "Happy New Year" in the years to come. SIU Hero Lauded On Return To Sea SIU Fishermen's Strike Spreads SEAFARERS LOG Page Three ADMIRAL LAND ISSUES MEDICAL EXAM RULES Lakes SIU Warns Railroads On Scabs DETROIT' Dec. 27 = Somo 700 car fer*y seamen affili­ ated with the Seafarers In­ ternational Union (AFL) in the Great Lakes district warned today that they would join in the impending walkout of railroad brother­ hoods and unions if the railrocids attempted to substitute non-union employes. Mardy Polaner, district secretary - treasurer of the Seafarers, sent telegrams Stating their stand in the rail­ road controversy to ferry op­ erators including the Ann Arbor Railroad at Frankfurt, Mich.; the Grand Trunk Western Railroad here; the Pere Marquetto Railroad here, and the Mackinac Transportation Co., Mar­ quette, Mich. The messages mformed the ferry operators the seamen would refuse to work with scabs and would not move freight cars handled by them. MONEY DUE LOUIS DOYLE, DOMINICK TRAIANO, HERAL COBLER: You have differential in wages coming from the last trip of the SS Marina. Collect from any Bull Line office. * * * Overtime is coming to the fol­ lowing crew members of the SS Del Aires: C. MICOSZEK J. KORNAFSKI L. GOEMAN A. JEPSON E. TORRES J. DAND J. JOHNSTON BOB NOAH J. VALESQUEZ. Collect from any office of Miss­ issippi Line. The War Shipping Administra­ tion has just released the new revised medical examinations which are to be binding on Jan­ uary 1, 1944. Every member of the union should study the fol­ lowing text of Admiral Land's order. The WSA has announced that these regulations wiU go in­ to effect, irre.speptive of any ob­ jections to them by the various maritime unions. 1. In order to safeguard the health of crew's members and troops, and the safety and effici­ ency of the vessel itself, there shall be instituted the practice of requiring regular annual, as well as signing on medical examina­ tions and the basic immunization of all licensed and unlicensed personnel employed on aU Am­ erican, Honduran, and Panamian flag vessels owned by or under bareboat charter to the War Shipping Administration. 2. Nothing in this order is ap­ plicable to medical programs of shipping companies which al­ ready have such programs in op­ eration. This general order is applicable only to facilitie.s and programs of the United States Public Health Service and the War Shipping Administration which either are available or will be made available to carry out the purpose of this order. 3. In accordance with admin­ istrative order No. 51, these ex­ aminations shall be under the guidance and control of the med­ ical director of the War Shipping Administration, who shall be an officer of the United States Pub­ lic Health Service detailed for the purpose by the Surgeon-Gen­ eral of that service. The medical director will be represented in each port by a port medical rep­ resentative, who, at ports where the Public Health Service main­ tains a first of second class relief station, shall be the medical of­ ficer in charge of the Public Health Service relief station at that port. The port medical rep­ resentatives shall have supervis­ ory charge of these examinations in their respective ports. 4. The signing on examina-. tions are designed to discover cases of tuberculosis, veneral di-sease, commimicable and infec­ tious diseases, epilepsy, Insanity, and acute surgical conditions. Special immunizations shall be arranged for when vessels are proceeding into pestilence areas. Annual physical examinations, providing the basis of individual treatment and' cure, shall be in­ stituted as rapidly as facilities permit. 5. Experienced seamen shall not be disqualified for age or dis­ abilities due to age and occupa­ tional wear and tear. The pur­ pose of the program is protection to others and remedial action for those needing it. The hospital facilities of the United States Public Health Service and the rehabilitation program of the Federal Security Agency are al­ ready available for seamen re­ quiring such services. 6. Examinations .will be in­ stituted at each port where mari­ time activity justifies it on the effective date of this order, or as soon thereafter as po.ssible. Sup­ plements win be issued to this order for carrying out these ex­ aminations and immunizations and the procedures to be follow­ ed. 7. Standards for medical ex­ aminations shall "be set by the medical director of the War Ship­ ping Administration, under the requirements and with the ap­ proval of the United States Pub­ lic Health Service. 8. Each examinee, if he so de­ sires, shall be fully advised oral­ ly regarding the facts disclosed by his examination. If he fur- (Continiied on Page 4) Brother Jules Souza, hero of the sinking of the SS Alcoa Guide, received praise this week for returning to sea after only a short period of recuperation on the beach. Officials pointed to As the strike of the Atlantic him as a man "typifying the Fishermen's Union, SIU, entered spirit of the merchant marine." its sixth week today, the import­ The Alcoa Guide was attacked ant Gloucester fleet of 100 boats by three submarines that put began tying up. Gloucester had /approximately 100 shells into previously reached an agreement her before she went down. Rafts on catch prices with the whole­ and boats were launched "with &eat difficulty because the en­ salers and the OPA, but the gines were running full ahead, branch is now walking out in jnd there was no one in the en­ support of the other ports which gine room. With great difficulty have been unable to reach any iart ^of the black gang went be­ agreement. low to reverse the engines, al' lowing Souza to launch the rafts. This support from the Glou­ iSouza fished three shipmates out cester fishermen was announced ' of the sea and the four of them by Austin Powers, business agent spent weeks on the raft. The for the union in that port. Pow­ others died before rescue arrived ers said that some 270 members ,'; on the 32nd day — Souza being of the branch had met to de­ ' the sole survivor. nounce the wholesalers and OPA and to lay plans for active sup­ As these words are being writ­ port of the union by strike ac­ ten Souza is again at sea. tion. Another meeting of the full 700 members of the branch These heads of the five operating railroad unions are shown on Dec. 23rd as they entered the will be held the end of the week White House in the lEist step of their yeeir long fight to win wage increases to meet the sky-rocket­ v/hen the formal strike vote will ing cost of living. Shortly after meeting with these union leaders (and denying their just wage de­ be taken and the boats tied up. mands), President Roosevelt seised all the railroads in the country and proceded to oj^erate them In the meantime the fishing under army control. CHARLES SEYMOUR (Left to right) T. C. Cashen, Switchmen's Union; H. F. Eraser, Order of Railway Conductors; fleets in Boston, New Bedford Contact Ait. Samuel SegaL 11 and New York remain tied to A. F. Whitney, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; A. L. Johnston, Brotherhood of Locomotive En­ gineers; and D. B. Robertson, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen St Enginemen. their docks. Broadway, New York City, 1 k\ . , 1 • i * ••rk • • �• " ,= Pagp ,F;ow THE SEAFARERS Mules On Issuing Trip MEDICAL Collection Of Dues, OK'ing Transfers ' ' All Districts of the Seafarers International Union have adopted imiforna and integrated rules on issuing Trip Cards and the transfering of members from one District to another. These rules were first drawn up at the San Francisco meeting of the SIU Executive Board this faU, and have since been ratified by the membership up 5and do^ the coast. Friday, Decfember 31, 1943 LOG {Continued from Page 3) . ther desires a written statement, it will be furnished to him in conformance with established regulations and practices of the United States Public Health Ser­ vice. • 9. If a seaman who has failed to pass a medical examination, questions the correctness of the EXAM RULES decision, he may appeal in ac­ cordance with the provisions of hi.s collective bargaining agree­ ments. If the seamen's collective bargaining agre'ehients contains no specific provision relative to physical condition, or no collec­ tive bargaining agreements ex­ ists, the dispute shfeU be settled by a doctor satisfactory to both 'issuing Trip Cards: 1. All men who do not have trip cards issued by a district af­ filiated, with the SIU, and who are dispatched aboard vessels we have under contract, must be dispatched through the union hall :»ith a trip card from the Atlantic and Gulf District. 2. Any crew member found aboard ships, who shipped in out ports or after hours, and who does not have a trip card from one of the districts affihated with the SIU, shall be lined up by the of­ ficial contacting the ship. 3. The district which first dispatches a man and has his trip card duplicate on file, shall receive all revenues paid upon that trip card. 4. A trip card man who has paid dues on his trip card, shall pay dues and assessments to the district which issued the card. 1. 5. Trip card men, in good standing with their organization, deffiring to become a member of a different district, may do so pro­ vided he is acceptable and makes .application to that pai'ticular Idistrict. " 6. When a trip card man becomes a member of another district Othef than the district which originally issued the card, the district joining the man shall notify the respective headquarters of the •frahsfer. 1 CaiUciing Dues On Trip Cards •:''V I'S;- 1. Trip card men shall pay in advance the Strike and Organiigatidnai Assessment ($5), the Annual Strike Assessment ($3), and the Current Months Dues ($2), a total of $10. The collection of these monies shall be left to the discretion of the local union officials. 2. After the completion of one voyage of 30 days or more, and upon recommendation for membership, the trip card man shall pay <in addition to the payments listed in paragraph 1) a $10 initiation fee, $2 hospital and burial assessment qnd sufficient dues to bring him paid up to the current month. Transfers Into the Atlantic & Gulf District: rf!^ h-;: 'i. Any member in good standing of any District may transfer to ^y other district affiliated with the International, subject to the ^;jprovisions and rules of the respective districts. However, no mem-ber shall be forced to transfer from one district to another as long ^is he remains in good standing in his original District. 2. A man applying for a transfer must be a full book member of his Original District. This means that Probationary members are •not eligible for transfer. 8. The applicant for transfer must have paid all current assess•menis and the current month's dues to his original District. If the applicant has paid dues ahead in his original district, these dues are ..not credited to the Atlantic & Gulf District, and he must begin pay'«ng monthly dues from the moment of his transfer into the new .'©istrict. • 4. The applicant shall pay to the Atlantic & Gulf District the .following monies at time of transfer: Current Strike & Organizational Assessment $ 5.00 , • *Current Annual Strike Asse,s.sment 3.00 •'Current Hospital, Burial & Shipwreck Assessment 2.00 Transfer Fee i 1.00 Current Month's Dues 2.00 •Tp'TAL : $13.00 Transfers into the Sailors Union of the Pacific: AFL Pres. Winiam Green, Pres. Frederick Crawford of the National Association of Manufacturers and CIO Pres. Philip Murray (1. to r.) are pictured together at the 48th Convention of the NAM in New York. But they did not agree on postwar aims. While Green and Murray called for full employment after the war, Crawford ,asked for "freedom from labor leaders." LEAVE HER JOHNNIE, LEAVE HER (Paraphrase on Yankee Clipper Sea Chantey) I thought I heard the seamen say {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) Our NMU leaders turn us gray {It's time for lis to leave her.) The ships stuck fast for many a year {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) Leave her to Browder with a big Bronx cheer {It's time for us to leave her.) Her bottoms gone, her planks cue warped {Leave her, Johnnie, leave fjer) Her finger men have the seamen marked {It's time for us to leave her.) „ They can neither steer, nor luff, nor wear {Leave /xr, Johnnie, leave her) The Star of Moscow is their only care {It's time for us to leave her.) Her running riggings carried away {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) The Browder lubbers are there to stay {It's time for us to leave her.) - ,: . _ The trip was short tho the years were long {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) Their hot air windy gales were strong {It's time for us to leave her.) t ' TOTAL 1 $15,00 4. Applicant must have paid, all current assessments and cur­ rent month's dues to his original District. If he paid dues in ad­ vance to his original District, these dues are not credited to the SUP' alhd he must start payinig dues to the SUP from the moment of his transfer. So Sing Ahoy may we never be {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) On a finky ship and a Moscow sea {It's time for us to leave her.) Requirehaents the same as those of the SUP. ^•Current, means the year in which man transfers.) / I I MAIL IN AGENT'S OFFICE-NEW YORK 1. Same as paragraph one under the Atlantic & Gulf District. 2. Applicant must have been a member of a District affiliated with the International, and must haye been a member for one year. 3. Applicant shall pay to the SUP at time of transfer, the fol­ lowing monies; •Current General Fund Assessment I $ 5.00 •Current Organizational & Legislative Assessment 5.00 •Current Hospital, Burial & Shipwreck Assessment 2.00 Transfer Fee 1 1.00 Current Month's Dues , 2.00 transfers into the Pacific District: parties. If such an arrangement is impracticable, the case shall be decided by the Public Health Service" officer who has been ap­ pointed as port medical repre­ sentative. A seaman if rejected may appeal the decision to the medical director, representing the United States Public Health Ser­ vice and the War Shipping Ad­ ministration, whose decision shall be final. ^ 10. All reports of signing Oil medical examinations are to te made on a form approved by the medical director of the War Shipping Administration. A re­ port of each medical examination shall be retained by the exam­ ining medical officer; a copy shall also be forwarded to the medical director of the War Shipping Ad­ ministration as he requires. Re­ ports of physical examir^tions shall be treated as confidential In accordance with the regulations of the United States Publio Health Service. 11. The effective date of this order is January 1, 1944. E. S. LAND, Administrator War Shipping Administration r t .\ 1 Tho their speeches blew the ship stuck fast {Leave her, Johnnie, leave her) For men get wise to their game at last {It's time for us to leave her.) —Top 'n Lift NOTE: This Chantey, was sung when coming into port. It WM a ritual used to serve notice on the Old Man that the crew were leaving the ship and didn't intend to stay on her. Arruda, Seafuro M. Berwick, Louis Cheatham, Harry (2) Christensen, Martin Denman, Frank Driver, W. A. Engquist, E. T. Farmer, Richard E. Feber, Leo Fitzgerald, Neil Figueoa, Jose Glenn, E. T. Hamby, Clyde Harmon, Neal (2) Hauke, Adam Hesselrope, H. A. Hillmer, Harry Kaney, William B. Kelley, Jesse Kischner, B. M. Klauber, Perry Kliderman, Steve Klieger, Harry Kust, Andrew Lukkarila, Edwin O'Brien, James Osterberg, Albert A. Perkins, Walter Peterson, Eric Rogan, Norbert Sanchez, L. Seda, Angel Sliterman, Harold Sokolowski, Alexander Spencer, WiUiam L. (2) Starrbrough, Donald M, Turner, S. D. Van Duyne, James A. Zippriam, Patrick W. (2) WhSnfTa ™| SCAB? "After the God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vam* pire, H® had some awful eubstance left with which he made a scab. A scab is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul— a water-logged brain, a combin­ ation backbone made of Jelly and glue."—Jack London. Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board 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 December 31, 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. 39 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: A "LOG" HEADLINE REVIEW OF 1943 BANKERS LOANED GERMANY SEVEN BILLIONS DRAFT INFORMATION ADMIRAL LAND ISSUES MEDICAL EXAM RULES LAKES SIU WARNS RAILROADS ON SCABS SIU HERO LAUDED ON RETURN TO SEA SIU FISHERMEN'S STRIKE SPREADS RULES ON ISSUING TRIP CARDS, COLLECTION OF DUES, OK'ING TRANSFERS LEAVE HER JOHNNIE, LEAVE HER WHAT IS A SCAB? Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/31/1943 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/10f95edf275dee3d2d53ba24fb76a27f.PDF 29367178a9923359b056be91af9536ae PDF Text Text -T-ryT: LABOR SUPPORT OF SlU MOUNTS AS SHOWDOWN LOOMS ON EGA 1 The full-scale battle being waged by the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf District and other sections of the maritime industry against the Hoffman scheme to halt the use of American ships in the European Recovery Progam picked up more momentum this week. Organized labor protests of the plan, which Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA would doom the jobs of thousands of American seamen and seriously weaken the national defense, continued to pour into Washington with unpreceNo. S3 NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1948 VOL. X *dented force. Little Good In CS-CTMA Combination 'In/arioas, Unfair To Ameriam Seamen' INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS' UNION AHtiicAN' fioiiATioN or iAioi • 1710 BOOAPWAY • NEW YORK 19, N. Y. CAIll A»»MII. HOWS—NIW row . fHONEi eolUMIUf f'TNO Dec. 21, 19ij.8 By JOHNNY ARABASZ MVI» WniNWT . Indisputable facts set forth in Jast week's issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG showed conclu­ sively the tie-in between Cities Service Oil Company and CTMA, Citco Tankermen's Association. Summarized briefly, the LOG article exposed CTMA as moth­ ered by and fed by. Cities Service Oil Company. The facts proved: I 1. The "union" has no regular headquarters, using as a mailing address the offices of two lawyers in Linden, New Jersey. 2. The "union" is an overnight creation, having no elected offi­ cials, no elections, no rank and file beginning, no constitution and by-laws. 3. One of the "union's" princi­ pal organizers, David Furman, has mysterious connections with high-ranking Cities Service ex­ ecutives. 4. The "union's" organizing committee on the Winter Hill is not a legitimate set-up, but is the creation of David Furman. The men listed as the "uiiion's" organizing committee actually were not working for the CTMA. In fact, one of the names used was that of a pro-SIU man, who was fii'ed from his ship before his name was used. TWO QUESTIONS With this proof establishing beyond a doubt the common bond between company and "union," two questions should come to the mind of every man sailing Cities Service ships: 1. With Cities Service Oil Company controlling CTMA, how can any seaman expect to better the conditions of his occujpation? 2. Under what pretense can CTMA claim that its a legitimate, democratically-run union respon­ sible to Cities Service men? Question No. 1 is easily an­ swered. Cities Service men can­ not expect genuine collective bargaining through a "union" controlled by Cities Service and its lawyers. The proof is aboard every Cities Service ship today. The company's policy has never been one of benevolence. Any better­ ment of wages and working con­ ditions has come because of bet­ ter wages and conditions on Union ships and for the sole purpore of quelling any rising Union sentiment. The company, however, has (Continued on Page 11) lUlM ANTONINI rint Ylefttmlil— rUOHI« r. UiMtT MOMI* (lAltt JOiini Miiuw MAX COHEH iMAti reiNMto MVI» OINOOIS MAUr MEINMM iACM HIllU MUM'HOCMMAN. rwur xtAMn. OIAUH MIINOUl tOUIS'ltVT iOHH «. MAiTIN JMNie MATTA* . CeWM AMtlMNI ' IflDOlE NAOIM SAIVATOU NINPO tAMuii ono MEYU mUTtlM OEOMC IMIN LOUIS STUIStM NASir WANOEt CHAELIS S. 2IMMBMAN Mr. Paul Hall, Secrotary-Treaaurer, Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and ^ulf district, 51 Beaver St.. New York !{., N.Y. , Dear Brother Hall: I desire to assure you of my keen Interest in the situation which arose owinj? to the plan promulgated by EGA Administrator Paul G. Hoffman, to ship all Marshall Plan bulk cargoes in foreign flagships, a project v/hlch would seriously affect the welfare of the American seamen and cause widespread un­ employment and hardships. In connection with this matter, I wish to inform you that I have forwarded today the following telegrEuns to ^'resident Truman and to EGA Adminis­ trator Hoffman, v;Mch reflect the sentiments of the 1;.00,000 members of our International Union. Hon. Harry S. Truman V/hlte House, 'Washington, G.c. HAVE JUST SENT FOLLOWING WIRE TO EGA ADMIIUSTRATOR HOFFMAN. "OH BEHALF li.00,000 LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS VITALLY INTERESTED PROGRESS OP MARSHALL PLAN, RESPECTFULLY URGE THAT PROPOSAL TO 3 HIP ALL MARSHALL PLAN BULK CARGOES IN FOREIGN -PL\GSHIPS BE DISCARDED. CONSIDER IT INJURIOUS, UNFAIR TO AMERICAN SEAMEN'AND MERCHANT MARINE." RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO BRING ABOUT REJECTION OP HIS PROPOSED PLAN. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT V/ORKERS' UNION. Paul G. Hoffman ECA, "Washington, D.G. ON BEHAIF lj.0C,000. LADIES' GAR^EN^ WORKERS VITILLY INTERESTED PROGRESS OP MARSHALL PLAN, RESPECT-. FULLY URGE THAT PROPOSAL TO .SHIP ALL MARSHALL PLAN BULK CARGOES IN POREIGIl FLAGSHIPS BE DIS­ CARDED. CONSIDER IT INJURIOUS, UNFAIR TO AMERICAN SEAMEN AND'MERCHANT MiARINE. . INTERNA'TIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS! UNIpN,_ With my best wishes for an early and favorable settlement of this pressing conflict and an ex­ pression of admiration for the fine trade union.' spirit of your membership, I beg to remain Fraternally yours, David Dubinsky • ' David Dubinsky, Prpsident,* International Ladles' Garment Workers' Union. From one of the most powerful unions in the world. The International Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union, the above letter is typical of the support organized labor is giving the Seafarers International*Union in its fight to halt the Hoffman move to scuttle the American Merchant Marine. Letters and telegrams from organizations representing close to a million workers have registered strong protests of the move to Government officials and Congressmen. A detailed list of the unions that thus far have joined in the storm of protest by American Labor appears on pages 6, 7 and 12. Besides involving the jobs of thousands of American seamen, the Hoffman plan, which has provoked such wide-spread protest, is of considerable concern to the entire nation because it would seriously weaken the national defense. At the same time, members of both houses of Congress indi­ cated to the SIU that they will resist any attempts to scuttle the American merchant marine and will move to block the plan when the 81st Congress convenes in January. Evidence that Economic Co­ operation Administrator Paul G. Hoffman fully recognized the formidable opposition whipped up by his policy switch came last week with the announcement that the ECA chief had extended to Feb. 1 the period for ob­ servance of the rule that 59 per cent of bulk cargoes bought in this country for Marshall Plan countries are to be shipped in U. S. vessels. DOWN OR OUT The original ECA announce­ ment, made early in December, that touched off the controversy now raging stated that the 50 per cent requirement would be aban­ doned by Jan. 1, unless Amer­ ican operators met the "com­ petitive rates" of foreign ship­ pers. "When he issued the ultimatum to American shipping, Hoffman said he acted as a result of a rate differential, particularly on coal shipments, between U: S. and foreign flag shipping com­ panies. In announcing postponement of the deadline for bulk cargo ship­ ments, however, the ECA said the step was taken in view of several "new circumstances." The one-month postponement "will also permit appraisal of the underlying problems by the new Congress, when it convenes on Jan. 3, 1949," the ECA added. CLAIM RIGHT The Marshall Plan agency, nevertheless, still sticks to its original position that the plan to ditch American ships was for­ mulated within the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948, a section of which contains the 50-50 shipping stipulation. In reply to an SIU communi­ cation, Howard Bruce, Acting Administrator of the ECA, wrote: • "We shall of course continue to keep the shipping situation un­ der constant review, and shall endeavor fully to comply in the future as we believe we have so far done, with the purpose and intent of the law under which ECA operates." The SIU, however, has charged that the Hoffman plan is a clear violation of the law and mem­ bers of Congress appear to stand in support of this view. Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana informed the Seafarers that it is his feeling "that Mr. (Continued on Page 3) I V• �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 31, 1943 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 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 Hoffman's Folly By the time Economic Cooperation Administration chief Paul G. Hoffman's outrageous scheme to scuttle the U.S. merchant fleet reaches the showdown stage, as it undoubtedly will in the halls of Congress next month, Mr. Hoffman won't have a leg to stand on. Against Hoffman's one lonely argument that he could save a few bucks on shipping costs by shifting all Marshall Plan bulk cargoes to foreign flag vessels, there are a score of overwhelming reasons why his arbitrary move should be slapped down an,d slapped down hard. There is, of course, the all-important consideration that Hoffman brashly set out to violate the provisions of the Economic Assistance Act, which says that 50 per cent of the bulk cargoes for countries participating in the European Recovery Progam must, go in American bottoms. The members of Congress who wrote that provision of the law say it was their intent and purpose that Ameri­ can ships carry not less than 50 per cent of ECA cargoes. Among the other reasons why Hoffman should be told off and advised to run his agency according to the law which fathered it are several of vital concern to the entire nation. First off, there's the matter of national defense. As a leading industrialist and administrator of a nation that Only a few years back was caught with her ships down, Mr. Hoffman ought to recall that we didn't enter World War II fully prepared. But with most responsible people keenly aware of the potentialities in the present interna­ tional situation, Hoffman nevertheless is ready to throw thousands of trained American seamen—^most of whom saw the horrors of war first-hand—on the beach and their ships into the boneyard to rot. No .such calamity could happen in Great Britain, >vhere the importance of the merchant ships is apparently more deeply appreciated. In a trade treaty Britain worked out with Soviet Russia, the British very carefully pro­ These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, vided that all cargoes were to move in their own ships, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ^hey did not allow the ships of Russia—or any other heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by nation—to carry the goods while their own ships stood by. writing to them. Another argument against the vicious Hoffman plan BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. B. W. BIGGS H. SWANN concerns pork chops, for seamen. No forward-looking S. S. WILSON F. BECKER S. LE BLANC person anywhere could possibly sanction a scheme which RAY O. NOACK D. MC KINNIE >vould deprive vast numbers of American workers of F. TEIGEIRO G. MESHOVER their means of livelihood while it professed as its goal C. SIMMONS W. GARDNER A. BLAIS the raising of the world's standard of living. What kind J. CFIORRA E. DEAN of phony economics is it that takes the bread out of the R. F.. '.RAFIAT D. EOICA R. FREY inyuths of one group of workers and then claims it is J. YOUNG WM. HALL being done to help others? J. P. LAVERY S, X % Hoffman would look no more ridiculous if he went J. D. BROWN BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL out to Detroit and told the automotive industry and its R. SMITH JOHN J. GEAGAN i i » JOSEPH.E. GALLANT .workers that they were through with the Marshall Plan, NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL VIC MILAZZO that from now on the purchase of auto materials for S. C. FOREMAN NORMAN J. MOORE European recovery would be made in France—and with A. N. LIPARI X % X American taxpayers' money. HARRY J. CRONIN MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL One thing Mr. Hoffman's ill-advised plan is ac- J. DENNIS S. HAFNER F. L. SCHUQUE fcomplishing—he's playing right into the hands of the E. SOTO E. PERRY E. SMITH communists against whom the ECA was intended as a B. MALDONADO ' T. BURKE ' bulwark. The communists, who have attempted to show G. ROTZ H. W. PETERS the workers everywhere that the Marshall Plan was not O. HOWEUL J. CARDONA V. P. SALLINGS designed for their benefit, will certainly try to capitalize D. L. BRANNON H C. MURPHY on the unemployment that will stalk the American A. WARD X X t STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL waterfront, if the Hoffman plan succeeds. C. MEHL A. CASTILLO With probably not miich more than the communists G. ]VL\LONEY J. -C. BLAKE F, BIVINS . .. rooting for his success, Mr. Hoffman shouldn't be sur- L. MILLER W. HUNT r: jprised next month if the scales of justice are tipped in W. FERNHOUT R F. WiJNDT J. McNEELY favor of the American seamen and the shipping industry. D. RUSSO Men Now h The Marine Hospitals Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your wetrd. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staton Island Hospital at the fallow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 pun. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pjn. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. TUTWILER A. NORMAN J. GULLSTEIN D. O'ROURKE H. R. KREUTZ C. FISHER T. VELEZ J. N. WOOD M. J. LUCAS E. C. EATON N. H. LUNDQUIST I • 1| i i-: r 'I'M • t''- • \If1 GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. GIVENS V; W. WESTCOTT . I. D. HUTCHINGS r. J. j; O'CONNOR S. R. PARIS M. FOSTER M. MAYNARD XXX SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. A. C. McALPIN L. MARSH r H. R. BELL f R. ANDERSON ^ f R. FLAGLER ' ' M. PLYER j' '• , ' - 1 - I �Friday. nAcamber 3!.- !943 I THE SE A PAHEHS 10 G Page Three Fight To Save US Shipping Nears Ciimax •m. • " t ' ' . What Representatives, Senators Say Ahout Hoffman Plan Below are some of the favorable responses received in answer to prot^ting telegrams sent members of Congress by A&G Branches. The number of Congressmen and Senators who have signified their opposition to the £CA order is growing steadily. Seafarers^ their families and friends are urg^ to continue to make known to their Congressmen their opposition to the scuttling of the American Merchant Marine. (Continued from Page 1) Hoffman is acting illegally and is flouting the will of Congress." Replies received by the SIU from other members of Congress indicated that they will insist upon complete adherence to the intent of Congress when it wrote the European recovery law. Against the formidable array of opposition to the Hoffman ultimatum, few proponents havd raised a voice in support of the ECA chief. Perhaps one of the most amaz­ ing outgrowth of the ECA at­ tempt to limit the role of U. S. ships in Marshall Plan traffic is the avalanche of protest it touched off in the oi'ganized labor field. Workers in AFL, CIO and independent unions—in occupations as remote from ship­ ping as the garment trades and journalism have lined up solidly behind the SIU to prevent the proposal from going into effect. eoMMirm Excerpts from Congressmen's ASNAHAM J. Muuren •AMDM MS CMMOwr l«m DintMor. NM YMR replies to SIU protest of Hoffman plan: Rep. Olto E. Passman. (D„ La.): "Let me assure you that the liotiitt ol HeprtficentatibeK subject matter will have my earnest consideration and I will .PuIKnsfDti, 9. C. do everything in my power to protect American interests." I)eft«ater 23j 1948 ^ X X Rep. Overton Brooks (DM La.): "I am asking the Economic Co­ operation Administration for a complete written report on this subject. I assure you of my con­ tinued interest in this vitally important matter." Paul Hall, Sad'y traas. SUPPORT SIU Saafarera intarnational TJnlon XXX Scores of unions throughout Atlantic & Oulf District Sen. Herbert R. O'Connor the country have already fol­ 51 Beaver Street (DM Md.): »ew York, ^.Y. lowed the SIU's lead in vigor­ "In an effort to be" of assist­ ously protesting to President ance I have taken this matter Dear Ifr* Hell: Truman, members of Congress up with the Economic Coopera­ and to Hoffman himself. tion Administration and just as Receipt is acknowledged of your telegrain The position of the SIU, in soon as I am in receipt of a re­ of December 22nd. I am sure you will be happy to face of the ECA threat to the know that Mr. Eofftaan has decided to withhold for port I will notify you." at least thirty days putting into effect a regu­ American shipping industry, was » » lation as to discontinuing the use of domeatio clearly set forth by A&G District Rep. Hale Boggs (D.. La.): ships in connection with B.C.A. Secretai-y-Treasurer Paul Hall, at "It is my feeling that Mr. Hoff­ a recent meeting of the Greater man is acting illegally, and is Congressional intent is directly to the New York Central Trades andi flouting the will of Congress. I contrary of the proposed regulation and I am sure Labor Council. am quite certain that his matter that as soon as Congress convenes we will make that "We American seamen believe will be one of the first things evident to Itr. Rofftian. in the Marshall Plan," Hall de­ on the agenda for the approach­ Be assured of my continuing interest in clared, "and we fought for it ing Congress, and I am equally your problems. because we ai-e opposed to com­ certain that Congress will in­ munism. But we will fight sist uppn the 50 percent pro­ yours. against any proposal which • vision regardless "of the type of threatens the working conditions cargoes." and the livelihood of American XXX workers. APRAH^ J. MtJLTBR Rep. W. Kingsland Macy "Not only wUl this proposal (R., N.Y.): destroy the livelihood of Amer­ "Of course, I am in agreement ican workers but it will also seri­ with you as to the desirability AJkifgu of using our own ships to the ously injure our national de­ fense," Hall told the CuUIlcil maximum." Rep. Henry D. Larcade (D.. La.): been glad to communicate with continue to do what 1 can in this delegates. XXX Rep. James J. Murphy (D., N.Y.): "You may be assured that I ECA officials in Senator's name connection." The A&G official was blunt "I am fully in accord with shall do everything in my pow­ urging use of American ships in and to the point as he spoke of X X X your protest against Paul Hoff­ er to have American ships sending Marshall . Plan cargoes Bruce Tucker, Administrator As­ consequences, should the Hoff­ man's decision and will do all utilized to the fullest extent by abroad." sistant to Sen. Russell B. man plan succeed and force the in my power after Jan. S to. the Economic Cooperation Ad­ union's hand. Long (D.. La.): XXX see that ^he Marshall Plan's ministration." "We warn Hoffman," he said, "Because of Senator-Elect Rep. Sol Bloom (D., N.Y.): original program of shipping 50 "that this order will result in a "Let me assui-e you that the Long's deep interest in the XXX percent of bulk and general car­ Lennan Anderson, Administra­ matter in which you are inter­ American Merchant seamen, you strike which will tie up all Mar­ goes is carried out." tive Assistant to Sen. Rich­ ested is receiving my most care­ can feel sure that when your shall Plan cargo. We don't want ful attention and consideration." telegram is brought to his at­ to strike, but I assure you we ard B. Russell (D» Ga.): XXX Rep. John J. Rooney- (D.. NtY.): tention he will communicate with will If Hoffman -goes through "Your telegram received in Rep. Schuyler Bland (R.. Va.): "Heartily agree with yoixr absence of Senator Russell. Have "I have been doing and shall the President in their behalf." with his program." stand protesting proposal Econ­ omic Cooperation Administration that all bulk cargoes sent un­ der Marshall Plan move in for­ eign ships. Shall do everything possible (to) block adoption of such a dangerous move, and have wired Paul G. Hoffman, Administrator, strongly .urging Moran Towing and Transporta­ yeai's old. Cost of conversion the rejection of such a proposal." A proposal for a merchant register. Others are: Great Brimarine of the air has come from tain 40, Canada 37, Honduras 19. tion Company. The main point was roughly estimated at from XXX of opei-ations will be Houston, ten to twelve million dollars. XXX Rep. Prince H. Preston (D.. Ga.): Representative Kennedy of Mas­ The United States government with a branch in New Orleans. The Congressman XXX "Unless sentiment has changed sachusetts. XXX considerably it is unlikely that wants to have a law enacted to is considering the sale of some Sign of the Times: The Amer­ of" freight pre-war American ships to Italy The Waterman Steamship Cor­ ican Institute of Marine Under­ the E.C.A. law will be amended encourage a fleet planes big enough for peacetime for use in carrying Italian emi­ poration has moved into its new writers has announced the eli­ to eliminate the fifty percent cargo provision. I will certainly commercial uses and for an grants to South America. Italy quarters, a sixteen-story office mination of a clause in marine oppose any effort to amend it auxiliai-y defense in time of war. missed out in an earlier attempt building at 61 St. Joseph Street, policies covering loss or damage Kennedy's idea sprang from his to buy U, S. ships when her bids Mobile, Alabama. The building •to vessels by atomic fission. along this line." observations of the Berlin air lift. submitted were too low. Italy is is occupied entirely by the Wat­ XXX XXX planning to send 400,000 emi­ erman Corporation and its sub­ Sen. A. Willis Robertson XXX Application has been made for grants to South America to re­ sidiaries. More than half of Greek(D., Va.): the construction of a bridge lieve Italy of over population. owned ship tonnage is registered : X X X "Will bear in mind the strong across the Narrows, the stretch Operation of the Matson liner objection of your union to the under foreign flags. While 246 XXX of water between Brooklyn and proposed policy of the ECA... ships of 1,363,000 gross tons are Part of the floating equipment Monterey by the American Staten Island in New York har­ I recognize the importance of sailing under the. flags of at least to be used in transporting crude President Lines is being con­ maintaining an American mer­ five nations, 265 ships of 1,202,- oil from points in the Gulf of sidered by the company. The bor. The proposed bridge will chant marine for defense and 000 .gross tons are of. Greek Mexico to terminals ashore under company feels that i-econditioning be a concrete and steel structure other needs and I shall devote registry. Panama, with 145 ves­ the set-up proposed by the newly of the ship could add about four­ having a horizontal clearance of my best efforts toward that sels, leads the list of countries formed Offshore Oil Transport teen years to the vessel's life. 237 feet at the center of the with Greek-owned ships under Company will be provided by The Monterey is now seventeen main span. end." of tbt fHnitebi^tateo C ij -.'i ,i •'.1 :| �THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag* Four Savannah Sees Rise In Shipping With New Year Friday. December 31, 1948 ATTENDING UNION EDUCATION SESSION IN NEW YORK New York Sails Along At Fair By E. M. BRYANT By JOE ALGINA NEW. YORK — The holiday : SAVANJNTAH—The next vessel week in this port saw shipping scheduled to arrive in this port continue at a fair . clip with for payoff is the SS Southport, green ticket deckmen finding South Atlantic Steamship Com­ good post-Christmas job ship­ pany. There may be other, un­ ping on the board. Men holding scheduled jobs popping in before green .tickets have a good se­ her, of course, so we'll be on the lection of ships and runs wait­ alert. ing for them in this cold port. After the Southport, we have What with a good number of five more vessels already slated men keeping their toes warm at for arrival here in January. All honje, not much has taken place in all, then, things look pretty here during the past week. .Ships good for the next month. are coming and going, most of A couple of changes caused a them in ship-shape SIU style.' revision of the port's hospital The majority of the crews have list, with the following Brothers their ships in good shape and ; now receiving treatment in the offer the Patrolmen easy times The SIU's educational program is now in full swing at the New York Branch, with the at the payoffs. local marine hospital: A. C. McAlpin, L. Barsh, H. R. Brothers gathering twice a week to take part in the discussions dealing with matters of Union Among the ships hitting New Bell, R. Anderson, R. Flagler, interest. Photo above shows a section of the group present at one of the recent sessions. All York in time to see the Great hands are urged to attend the meetings, which are held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. and M. Plyer. White Way in its holiday wrap­ pings are: Evelyn, Kathryn, NICE WORK Emilia, Bull; Colabee, AmericanHawaiian; Seatrains Havana and Elbow grease, paint and some New Jersey; Hastings, Water­ local enthusiasm are doing won­ ders to our Hall here. The place By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER to convey their thanks, through |ing the nation's maritime work­ man; Marine Star, Robin; Sanis really shaping up nicely. It the medium of the LOG, to all ers as we enter the New Year, ford B. Dole, Metro Petroleum; PHILADELPHIA — There was the fund contributors. And I'm it is essential that every Sea­ Sea Trader, Sea Trade Corpo­ is beginning to look more like something we can be proud of. a pre-Christmas lull in shipping doing that very thing right farer lend his voice to the pro­ ration, Irvin S. Cobb, South At­ And the Brothers will find it a in the port last week but the here. Many thanks, to all. tests already made. Write or lantic. HEADIN' OUT lot more comfortable than it was post-holiday period promises to During the past week I at­ telegraph your Senators . and be fairly bright. Three payoffs In addition to handling a before. tended a meeting of the Phila­ Representatives and tell them are already scheduled for the heavy niunber of in-transit ships, We hope that the final'^ touches delphia Port Council of the AFL what this scheme will mean, if days immediately ahead. most of which called for re­ will be applied before the time Maritime Trades Department, it is allowed to succeed. placements, we signed on the All hands in this port enjoyed rolls around for the new Port where further action was taken The cold weather really has I Evelyn, Kathryn, Emilia, Colaa mighty fine holiday. Those of Agent to take over next month. to help defeat the vii'ious Hoff­ wrapped itself around this town bee, Seatrains Havana and New our Brothers on the beach who man plan that would virtually and the boys are peering south­ Discussion is still brisk on the Jersey, Irvin S. Cobb, Robin were a bit hard up got a lift dump the American merchant ward out of tearing eyes. Me subject of the transportation Lqcksley, Robin. rule. We keep telling all hands from the proceeds of the local marine and throw thousands of too. Oh, Florida, how we'd like All ships got away in good that the LOG Editor is still ac­ Christmas fund. The fund was American seamen out of jobs. to be on the way to you. style and will undoubtedly see cepting letters setting forth all started sometime the early part PROBLEM NO. 1 That's about it for the time the New Year in while out on of the month and kept mounting views. Whether you for it or Since this proposal by the being. Next week, more as us­ the ocean. Maybe they'll be the' right on up to the holiday. against it, you ought to drop a ECA Administrator is one of ual. Meanwhile, a very Happy happiest guys come the morning It proved to be a very worth­ note to the LOG. the biggest problems confront- New Year to you all. after. while project because the boys Among those on the beach for who were beneficiaries expressed the holiday season are the fol­ their deep appreciation to all lowing Seafarers: for making their holiday a bit w: Stall, E. J. Jordan, J. Mon- brighter. teverde, J. L. Sikes and T. MusAny crewmember found pilfering ship's gear is subject to < CONTRIBUTORS greve. charges by the membership of the SIU. To these Brothers and to all Crews of all SlU-contracted ships are reminded that in Among those deserving of By FRENCHY MICHELET the pthers in all ports and aboard mention are the following don­ line with SIU policy, anyone caught walking off a vessel with the ships at sea, we send our ors who contributed the sums SAN FRANCISCO-^The ship­ ship's gear, such as linen, food and equipment, is to have ping boom here continues in full very best wishes for a Happy specified: charges placed against him by the ship's delegates and crew. strength. Jobs are corning in so New Year. The SIU fought too hard for the high quality of equip­ SS Daniel Lownsdale crew, ment and food aboard ships to allow any irresponsible char­ $10.00; Dec. 1 membership meet­ fast a man doesn't even' have acters to jeopardize the union's gains. Although the amount of ing, $26.00; SS Edith crew, time to set his seabag down. All gear disappearing from SIU ships is the lowest in the industry, $15.00; Charley Nangle, $2.00; you have to do is stick your pilfering on'SIU ships must be wiped out completely. A. B. Smith, $1.00; F. J. Richer- head in the door of the Hall Travel Note— and you're on your way~ to a son, $1.00; SS Arlyn crew, $15.00; PHILADELPHIA—The foUow- J. George, $1.00; B. Zagorda, ship. ing communication was received $5.00; SS Nathaniel Currier With this staggering pace to on a postal card at the PhiUy Jcrew, $73.00; F. Ploppert, $5.00; maintain, the holidays foimd the Hall one morning a week or so F. Van Vynck, $5.00; J. Abra- harassed officials in anything but ago: hamsen, $2.00; Dec. 15 member­ a festive mood. Manpower is "I should like to travel to ship meeting, $36.50; Stark and our number one and only prob­ Africa and South America. Can Goldstein, $50.00, and Mrs. Son- lem. We no sooner scrape up a By EARL SHEPPARD . - crew for one scow in Seattle you get together a crowd of men ia Mitch, $10.00. who would be willing to travd? I have been asked by the men then one pays off in Wilmington. NEW ORLEANS — Shipping as well as numerous other Bro­ Any rated man on the East or here in the Port of New Orleans thers from Yankee-land, and: I have no money. I can travel Gulf coasts who can afford to at your expense entirely." they have vowed to home­ pay his way out here will find a continues good and, unless some stead the sunny runs until ole' This message bore the send­ job waiting for him on arrival. unforseen lull comes along, we Sol agrees to cast his warm iip er's signature and home address, expect to continue having smooth yonder once more. which is right here in Philadel­ Every member making a ALL AT S^A phia. I'm hoping the Editor will donation to the Union for sailing out of the Crescent City. The Brothers whom we have So fast and furiously are we One fly in the soup is that talked to around here are gen­ print it and maybe at the same any purpose should receive time figure out a way of help­ an olEficial receipt bearing shipping men out that we haven't Alcoa keeps on laying up all erally in favor of the Transpor­ ing a guy- who wants to roam the amount of the contribu­ even been able to hold a meet­ her Liberties—the last two hav­ tation Rider remaining as is. It is as bad as the writer of this note tion and the purpose for ing for there just wouldn't ing hit the boneyard during the the opinion of most of them that be anyone .around to attend. past two weeks. If all the re­ the rider protects the interests does. which it was made. Anybody that looks like ports we hear are true, this of the membership as a whole,' I guess the next thing we'll If a Union official to whom be getting is a request for baby contribution is given does an SIU man finds himself out should mark the end of Alcoa's though it could on rare occa­ sitters, or maybe an invitation not make out a receipt for on a ship in short order. Liberties. sions work a temporary hardship' No let-up is in sight, either. The snow-birds are still arriv­ on a few brothers—but, as a to escort some wealthy widow to the money, the matter should the African jungle — something immediately be referred to There are still several new Wat­ ing here, and it can be well whole is a very good rider and I'd never submit to the LOG. Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ erman ships that are going to understood, what with twenty- should remain as is. • I'd be too busy packing my gear surer. SIU, 51 Beaver Street, take crews from this coast. So two inches of snow in the hin- Brothers around here are the manpower situation will re­ ter lands up No'th, we are showing a great interest in the' for that particular assignment New York 4. N. Y. myself. In advising the Secretary- main critical for quite some time. keeping our eyes scanning the general election this year, and We all from this coast wish skies for whole flocks of 'em. are showing it by turning in a But it's not every day that we Treasurer of such transac­ Yep, we've seen Frenchy Ruf, long vote. In fact, voting in the' get a note like the one quoted tions, members should state the Brothers everywhere the. very Big Bill Brown, Rocky Benson, Port of New Orleans could very above. the name of the official and best for the New Year. Excuse us, please. A guy just Carl T. Palmequist, F..^Peredne, easily double that of last year,^ the port where the money Ray Oateif popped in to register. He's prac­ Scotty Malloy, Lorah" Harris, and last year's vote set a newwas tendered. (Ed. NiOtei Anyway, it was Blackie Bridges and Tony Pisani, record for this port. tically aboard ship now. darn nice of the guy to ask.) Post-Holiday Prospects Bright For Phllly West Coast Job Boom Continuos WARNING TO PILFERERS The Patrolman Says Shipping Good In New Orleans, Is Expected To Stay That Way Get A Reeelpt �Friday, December 31. 1948 THE SEAFARERS Page Fire LOG MEMBERSBIP SPEAKS Frenchy Surrenders; Claims Spurlock's Book Just Ain't To the Editor: use to rip one another up the back. - Then I popped the question: "Who is she?" Like the lamb in the wake of the slaughter-house goat, I followed that wicked old sinner toi the doom. These lines in her face were but avarice and greed, her lips hid the tongue of a shrew, and, her eyes had grown great with prying into other people's affairs. I have done my level best to give Brother Spurlock an ex­ planation of the fate of his (?) Boswell's "Life of Johnson." If he cannot understand it, I am afraid that I must have recourse to the text: "I have given him an explanation; I cannot provide him with an understanding!'.' Frenchy Michelet Because I feel full of the milk of human kindness and the spirit of the Yuletide, as well as a mess of catfish cooked in the inimitable manner peculiar to that acknowledged master of the culinai-y, Brother Michelet, I am going to alter the habit of a lifetime and tell Homer Spurlock what happened to that beatup old book that he—was beefing about in the LOG a few issues back, for today my cup runneth over and I would be at peace with all mankind. Were I an honest man, I would have returned the book to the American Merchant Marine Li­ brary Assn. in the first place, because, according to the flysheet, that's the people Brother Spurlock swiped it from orig­ inally anyway. But my wellknown humanitarianism trium­ To the Editor: phed over my native honesty, and I gave it to Shuler so that I was very much surprised and he might learn his letters and not a little hurt to read in the perhaps eventually even get hep November 26th issue of the SEA­ enough to puzzle out a few re- FARER'S LOG the article which cipds in one of the simpler cook stated that my place of business, the Pennsylvania Bar, was accused books. However, I've got a beef with by one of the SIU members of this guy. Spurlock myself, for "dumping the LOGs in the grwhile I am prepared to admit bage can as soon as they arrive." that he's an artist of no mean I wish to state here in this let­ abilities, I maintain that the ter that that statement is not guy don't know any more about true. The SEAFARERS LOGs depicting character than Shuler knows about cooking. When I first stumbled into Puerto Rico a few summers ago, I was immediately struck by an intriguing portrait of a brood­ ing girl hanging on the after bulkhead of Sal Coil's office. To the Editor: Ah; what a dish she was! She had full, pouting lips like vmto While reading the SEAFAR­ those that adorn those mysterious ERS LOG of Friday, November Coptic darlings who frequent the 12, 1948, I happened to notice choicer flesh marts of the lower in the feature "Seafarer Sam reaches of the Nile. Her eyes Says" that the new transporta­ Were great brown pools that tion ride is up for re-examina­ promised to drown sorrows that tion by the membership. could swim eVen better than There is one transportation mine, and the lines of her face item X would like to bring to suggested that she could re­ light and try and have clarified. solve the very riddle of the It involves an experience on my last ship—an Isthmian scow. Sphinx itself. I joined this vessel, the Steel PATRON OF THE ARTS Rover, in New Orleans, signed I immediately sought out the coastwise articles, and later artist, who proved to be none payed off in New York. We other than the versatile Homer then signed foreign articles and Spurlock, and . I was loud, if not made a four months trip to In­ lucid, in my praise. I prated dia. When we returned we paid learnedly of chiaroscure, linear off in New Orleans; but were delineation, and all the other not paid transportation (even two-bit words that these daubers though the port of signing on was New York). These articles read. Port of engagement—and Found Baltimore of course I was first engaged in New Orleans. Hospital Staff Some of the crew collected Attentive, Kind transportation, but only the ones who came on in New York. To the Editor: I think there should be some Please permit me enough discussion on this point and if space in the LOG' to thank the possible changed to the port of doctors and nurses out at the signing the foreign articles. Baltimore Marine Hospital for Thanks a million for sending the kind attention and service the LOG to my home address. given to me while I was dryJames C. Mitchell docked there recently. (Ed. Note: This ship was Any of our brothers who may paid off correctly, as the port need hospitalization will never of engagement, not the port regret turning in there. of signing articles, determines eligibility for transportation.) F. P. Jeffords KEEPING A HEAD UP Seafarer Bill Jones demonstrates the correct manner for cleaning a fire on a coal-burning Lakes ship, the John W. Davis. Brother Jones has put his shovel aside and is now attending Michigan State College. BarOwner Answers'Dumping Logs'Charge Member Inquires As To Procedure At Ship's Payoff which are sent to my place of business each week are very popular with my customers and have a special place on my show­ case at the back of the bar, where .they are always put as soon as they arrive, and where they are always cheerfully given to anyone who wishes pne. Having been a seaman and union man myself, several years ago, I- respect all linion literature, I respect seamens' imions, and what they stand for, and what they are fighting for.- As I rely a good part on patronage by SIU men, it is inconceivable that I would do such a thing. A man does .not kill the goose that lays the golden egg. For a long time now, I have been a friend of members of the SIU, especially when the men are on the beach. I have rooms which they rent and live in. I have lent them money, I have let them live • in my rooms, when they had no money. In closing, Mr. Editor, I wish to say that my policy has always been to be as com-teous as pos­ sible to all my customers, to aid them if I can, to satisfy them, to make them comfortable and happy while on my premises. I shall continue to adhere to this policy. Sam Chago Pennsylvania Bar San Juan Shipmates Miss Pal Honeymooning In Sunny Tampa To the Editor: r We will be very much obliged if,you would print the following in the next issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Even though it has only been a few days since Brother Frank Bose, Chief Electrician, has left us, we already miss him a great deal. All we know is that he retired his book and went honeymooning to Tampa, Florida, but we don't exactly know whether he is com­ ing back or not. We figure he is enjoying his honeymoon. ' DUCKED FLAKES Mr. and Mrs. Bose sure will be happy to hear that they dodged the snow of Dec. 15 and Dec! 19. We're sorry to advise Frank that we haven't received any word from the "Rock." Neither Lin­ coln or Tommy Murray has' let us know anything so far. The better for us if we don't hear anything about it because then we wUl be sure that you'll come ' back to New York, : get your book out of retirement and • ship out again to that unforgetable "Rock," where the sun­ shine is waiting for you. But just the "sunshine"—don't get us wrong. As a matter of fact, we will wait for the Hilton and find, out the score. So keep in touch with us, Frank. Meanwhile, we wish both of you — Mr. and Mrs. Bose -7- a Merry Christmas, a Happy fTew Year and a wonderful hoheynioon. Ralph 'V. Orliz ' Dominick Darrigo SCENE IN THE PORT OF MANILA : -• r .- This phoio of czewmembers aboard Ihe SS Queens Vielory. an Isthmian scow, was taken by Ludovico (Manila Watch) Agulto, when the vessel docked at pier 13 a couple of weeks ago. Representing all three departments the men pictured are Pete Vorke, Chuck Gladhill, Mar­ cel Rialland, Fred Loplanta, Clinton Webb, D. Moller and H. Hancock. They were standing watches when Agulto boarded the ship. Most of the crew were ashore seeing the sights at the time. Agulto says the Queens Victory Seafarers were interested to hear about the signing of the nevr Isthmian contract. He, of course, distributed the latest copies of the SEAFARERS LOG to the crew, as is his custom whenever an SIU vessel hits the Pacific port. . •'I �Paoe Six THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORjajiia trs ASSOCIATION LOG 1 Weoa^ «itK AMERICAN «OCRATION frWM Ubor PniidtMt 2^^ • rtrlkLf®-' SCenCTAMV-TMIAl JAMU A. fUrrAIMC. M lOCAl M. ^AtAtOtNT MMOM A. WOWMWAIAMT. tV L«tJI». t 7iA«T vicc pnesiocNT • A. AAewtrr. AirraauAA. KA« •KCANO VICC^FACSIOINT TWO*. J. owmukH. >*M«*Vll.Lt. • TMIRO VtCC.MtStDKNT niANN c. aHtA, aim*, «o«t AliplO Ol a! > LaiB-' onoANixao < "^.' 1440 '""..NH- MPioer INTERNATIONAL VICE-PRCSIOENt NATHAN WBirrHKIMin . . •*• «*UT ITTM tT.. H V CIMCk* •••?•?.• 4^^ J" r^ft l*^CI>^ttfn« ••s. ail. 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H. «• eAHUCb J. mtitmt. eAakAMSk CAne December 23, 191|B •KVtNTH VtCf-entatDENT tewARD * eNAt. p»«iu»eii«4iA. e*. l^OCAL 8^4 ^SSS, icllann VMSRIS^ p*"»» ?»«• S3i „ Toiv ""SlsSss^ E,ece»toer IS COVJHO*- 1940 |4Ns OF rx> '•®»2a ' V o» *^«*»Lesn ^O, Tf*-"' HtV< o.» .flUf • v(«S< -RBATA'**' •/ '<A -^Oo * QJI JAUH t otANt 1940 JOHNSON Alnelotl^ ^ ^"'wAy. «Bd Meier «»e«proy.„o# America ^ BAKERY AMD CONFECTIOMERV WORKERS' LOCAL UMIOM hO. 10 -t TWlMlir 1?' 4 ANtUeied ftl Bp AmencQn Fed« Kew terk State F Albany Central .<P-A «0N£ *"•13 «iid •»v -~-Z>' ^,o. ••'•Won 0/1., Aifij/g, am^ .. "O'loo -» - '""ca rofir •".JY. So. bl%l ^e ee ma rU"-" / , to*** ^ «la«i ii:6 WMBA flie 8IW i» i ;5S to * .T 1 5' $V PP i ^ ^ Ls s f a «• i J/ £ %^n M«.a^ M •5V,„ •* • •V'...^-* : r--'- r' - -' :ir;\>«;ji^,."- . -• • V.-.. • vl- ;.'W- r v.-.-sf"'- - : •,'-1 -:'5* - ft, - IStC' / #'/,^' 1/ > �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS 1,/r Legion Crew Returning From Run Wanderlust Is A Woman By C. A. NISLEIN I know not what the end may bring, For I want not to go, but must— I'm cursed by a restless "love, I love "Lady Wanderlust." \k- I iV^^, • •:?"•: ' " '• fi' . •jv" '• v.' .:•• A?*' Friday. December 31. 1948* LOG And I know: You're wild as a west wind roaring. Round the seaways of the world. Fast as a Yanlcee-clipper ship Neath a free-man's flag xmfurled. .. A scheming nymph of man's destruction Whose soul is all you're after. Once gaining this, it's cast aside, A playtoy of your laughter. With poison on your red, red lips. For men who are fools alone. For having kissed the tempting tips. Their souls are not their own. To look into your eyes is madness. To accept your challenge, pain. For you'll send the fool around the world. His search forever vain. And you'll taunt him, haimt him, onward, Down the tarantelle of years. You'll break his heart a thousand times And burn his eyes with tears. Still yet, I wonder: When the weary soul within me Can no longer bear this life. And my body, beaten, battered Can no more fight the strife. Will you look with scorn upon me. This man whom you saw fit to rule? And laugh, and send me hellward. Another wandering fool? Or will you take me gently to you. Rest my head upon- your breast. And give to me, the love I've searched for, ' North, East, South and West. MYSTERY IN SAN JUAN To the Editor: The Legion Victory left New York December 10, destined for New Orleans to lay-up. To most of us, gathered by the "senti­ ments expressed in the mess- HEADING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 1 m. iiO IWli iii llfi giisssis? iSSSil WMmi City of Alma crewmembers perched on deck squint questioningly into the camera. Ship made a run to the Far East and hit the States in time for the crew to celebrate Christmas and New Year's in-the States. The men are, back row, left to right—Jack O'Brien, Pete Pedersen, Whity Palmer, Chico Miniez, Joe Duha; middle row—Swede Berglund, Ed Calahan, John Robson, Howard Moxil, Eaton; front row— Bernie Friedman, Barney Barnes, Ronald Burton. Dinner In New Orleans Made Real Thanksgiving: Gardner To the Editor: On Thanksgiving Day here in New Orleans there was quite a number of brothers on the beach who enjoyed a Thanksgiving in the best tradition of the day, even though they were far from To the Editor: / I ft vJ •////•'. • IV \ .'A <SL ||9S>t*KW l.i«Hr This sketch is the subject of a lot of speculation down in San Juan. No one knows who the artist is. The particular idece of art was found under -the door by the Dispatcher as he opened the hall one recent morning. Anyway it was sub­ mitted to the LOG. which is printing it herewith in the hope that it will bring joy to a group of Seafarers somewhere— perhaps the Waterman Morning Light crewmembers. iff ili IIP Dorothy Grew Asks Information On 60-Day Rule Vt.y' 'kf!/J/ 'fW room during the - trip, the best feature of this run was the fact that the ship was going one way and therefore we woulc get transportation money. I'll ex­ plain. We the undersigned members of the crew of the SS Dorothy would appreciate clarification of Shipping Rule No. 35, Section C, which pertains to the sixty day continuous employment or one round trip for Permitmen. We were told in the Philadel­ phia Hall that Permitmen on coastwise vessels were allowed to stay the full sixty days without being pulled off, inasmuch as the trips are only for a period of four to five weeks. ^ In Baltimore Permitmen have been pulled off the ships regard­ less of the len^h of the trip. We do not think this is right because it is so very hard for a permitmen to ship but. Clarification of this rule will end much misimderstanding among coastwise and near-by foreign trips. 21 crewmembers SS Dorothy (Ed. Note: The intention of the rule is to aiUow all men at least sixty days on the ship. If a voyage ends sho^ of the sixty days, the permitman may' stay aboard for another trip.) home and, in many cases, al­ most broke. Thanks to the dinner spread in the Seafarers' New Orleans Hall, members of the SIU were able to observe the holiday in true festive • fashion. On the main floor of the Hall, the program started at 1 P.M. with a blessing given by a local priest. The gang then turned to on the dinner, which included the finest roast turkey and ham with all the trimmings, plus an unlimited supply of beer. The affair was a gay one. De­ spite all the beer at the bro­ thers' disposal there was no per­ forming. We know that many of the brothers would have been eating hamburgers for dinner, a fact which added to the spirit of the-occasion. A few of the n)en who ' got on in New York lived' in the South 'and were planning to spend the holidays home, and quite a few of the North coun­ try boys planned to ship out from New Orleans. So what hap­ pens when we arrive in N.O., but Isthmian hands oqt a rail­ road ticket to all. Naturally this causes us a little inconvenience, and a change of plans. Reluctantly we accept the tic­ ket, and prepare to face the cold blasts, of New York again. Now. this is nobody's fault, for the new contract with Isthmian stip­ ulates they can give us railroad tickets, first class, or the cash equivalent thereof. ROUGH EXPERIENCE Few of us though, would ride to New York on a sleeper which takes about 40 hours, preferring the streamliner which takes 28 hours or the bus which takes about 38. I want' to say now that I'm writing this letter pure­ ly as an experience, without brickbats for anyone, "but most of you brothers can appreciate the. following items. Meals for Dreakfast range from $1.10 to $1.75, an extra cup of coffee costs $.30. Diiuier $1.50 to $2.75, supper, if you're hungry, same price as dinner, and if you don't mind the expense you'll go the whole hog if you want to fill up. While playing cards with some of the gang I absent-mindedly ordered a ham sandwich. $1.50, the solemn-faced waiter says. And, brother, what was in be­ tween the slices would cost too much for caviar in the same portion. The employees of this train (Louisville & Nashville Rail­ road) were courteous, if businessike. They have no easy job to ae sure, seeing that they have to please such an odd assort­ ment of humanity^ - and they have to depend to an extent on gratuities to get along. But nei­ ther the service or the train ride, is worth what they charged for meals. To pass from this, one can buy liquor (small bottles of bourbon), or carry your own. The only reservation to drinking is not to act like you're on a lost weekend. In conclusion, I want to say that they were a fine bunch of men on this run, which was signal for the teamwork dis­ played in the Deck gang, and harmony in aU departments. John J. Flynn UNTIRING EFFORTS Chief credit for the fine party must go to Brother Bull Sheppard, our agent. It was by his untiring efforts that the affair went off so well. I am sure that he must feel very proud and happy for this event which meant so much to the brothers on the beach. The party involved a lot of extra work for the officials, but we know they were just as happy about it as anyone else. This was a fine example bf the fact that the leadership of the SIU is always enterprising. They are always looking for ways to improve conditions for the membership, not only on board ship, but" on the beach as well. Here again Brother Sheppard has shown himself to be right on the baH. James Gardner freetln Holiday Greetings from the men on the ships and -ashore are still arriving in the LOG office. Some of the brothers and friends of the Union who wish the best of the season to the members of the SIU ar.e: Seafarers in Staten Island Ma­ rine Hospital, Jewell Kelley of the 219 Club, Angel Rodriguez and the Baltore crew. Jack Shrimpton, Seymour Heinfling, Labor League for Political Edu­ cation (APL), James Purcellj Red Campbell, an anonymous booster of the LOGj crew of the Marine Arrow, Stan Babrowskl. -,5^1 �Friday, December 31, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Two Opposing Viewpoints On Union's Payoff Ruling Below axe letters from the membership giving their views on the . Union transportation rule. In line with , the SIU policy of full discussion on all matters of policy, the LOG for the past several weeks has devoted space to the .opinions of the member­ ship, both pro and con. All letters on the matter of transportation will be printed in the LOG during the coming weeks to give the membership ample time to form opinions on the rule. All possible steps are being taken to devote equal space to both sides of the controversy. In brief, the rule calls for men to lake transportation money and pile off their ship when it pays off at u port other than the one in which the crew signed on. This applies in eases where the vessel does not start for the sign-on port within ten days. LOG Page Nine Efficiency, Well-informed Members Reason SIU Sets Pace, Member Says To the Editor: as the most efficient of the mari­ time unions—and I think a Un­ ion's efficiency is measured by what it does for the guj-^s who belong. to it. There are several good rea­ sonswhy we Seafarers can boast of an efficient Union. In my opinion the reasons are these:KNOW SCORE First of all, our membership knows what's going on. We're probably the best-informed mem­ bership on the waterfront. We have a Union newspaper that's devoted solely to matters of in­ terest to the seamen in our un­ ion. As a matter of fact, not only Seafarers find it the most readable maritime paper, but I've met lots of guys from other unions who read our paper in preference to their own every I've been promising myself time. that I'd write a letter to the Another reason for our sound LOG for a long time to .say some position is that we stick to our of the things that I've been policy of making our Union thinking about. At last I got work for the economic better­ around to it. ment of our membership. -We From what I've seen of de­ haven't wasted any of our velopments in the maritime field, strength on struggles between and I have been watching them different factions and we don't pretty closely, I'd say we of go in foi- political action as an the SIU have been doing okay. organization. I can't help making compari­ A third reason is our strike sons between our SIU and other efficiency. We've been in some outfits, when 1 read what's go­ tough beefs—tough and import­ ing on. The conclusions I've ant. But none of them have been drawn make me feel damned prolonged. We've been able to To the Editor: To the Editor: sure I've been making a good wind them up quickly. Short and sweet beefs certainly means The recently adopted trans­ There was a meeting held investment every time I pay my dues. we're on the ball in this de­ aboard the SS Arizpa recently portation rule calling for men to All around, the SIU stands out partment. and the most important topic take their transportation money discussed was the new ruling COMPETENCE COUNTS and quit their ship when the concerning transportation. My last reason, but not the vessel pays off in a port other With the exception of one least, for our efficiency is that than the one in which she signed man, it was unanimously voiced the great majority of our mem­ articles should have the approval to be against such a ruling. Var­ bership are competent seamen. ious opinions were given and of all members of the SIU. In gaining top wages and con­ most of them were based on To the Editor: picture of the "anti" commies; it ditions for the membership, our Take the Permitmen: In the sound logic, but the important If you've nothing to do some twists a mess of facts to do it, Union feels it has an obligation bulk of the situations where factors were as follows: to supply the best men for the evening and want to get a belly­ however. The new ruling does away transpoi-tation is involved the Claude Lucas jobs. ful of laughs, read the phony with job security for those who A section of our contract says permitmen aboard would have to are not on regular runs, such as article on the NMU in the De­ "that the Union agrees to fur­ pile off the ship any. way be­ those of the Mississippi ships. It cember 25 issue of Saturday nish the company with capable, cause of the 60-day rule. These was pointed out that the key Evening Post. According to the competent and physically fit splashy story, entitled "How Our men a,re not encountering any jobs, such as Steward, Chief persons." Seamen Bounced The Commies," new hardship imder the new Cook, Bosun have to stay on the some of the NMU Pie cards As a guy who goes to sea for beach for a considerable time rule. A permitman learned when a living, and is proud of his should be called "Commie Killhe was issued his permit that he before shipping. After so long work, I'd like to know that I must follow book members in a time they make a ship and the According to the article the belong to an outfit that holds lasts for six weeks and then taking a job and that he must trip competence as a requirement for they find themselves back on NMU followed the commie line quit his ship after sixty days the beach for seven or eight'for eight years but finally saw To the Editor: a job. That's what will be res­ aboard. Under the new trans­ the light, it was then a battle to By this time I'm used to peo­ pect for all of us. The com­ weeks. portation rule, which affects both The 'bs that come on the the death. The writer didn't say ple giving seamen a hard time. panies recognize this too. That permits and books alike, he, in board are based on rotary ship-1 what it was that caused some of Anybody that's been ai'ound ^ section makes us a responsible the majority of the cases, will ping and are accepted as such..the fakers to see the light. awhile knows that it's a struggle union of responsible and cap­ already have served more than All the men on the beach can't Anyway, the rib-tickling part if j'ou go to sea for a living. able men. In winding this up, I say to sixty days on the vessel. wait until a regular run job is where the writer of the article That's why we Seafarers have Bookmember also should not comes up. We have to take ^ dwells on the Isthmian campaign, had to build,^ such a strong all the Brothers: We're right up find any great difficulties what job and what ship that According to the article the com­ Union. If we didn't have our in front. Let's work to stay wrought by the new rule. The comes up on the board. mies lost the Isthmian fleet be­ organization our enemies would there. Joe Cashmir. membership of the SIU (book- The meeting thus agreed that'cause they were devoting all pick us off like clay pigeons. When I read about that Hoff­ men) is equal to the number of if one part of the membership' their time to internal union polijobs available. A bookman may enjoy job security all the mem- tics. The article continues on man plan to quit shipping 50 find that \mder the rule he will bers should. Either throw the ^ this point and states that the im- percent of the Marshall Plan, .have to change his ship a little entire idea in the ash can or portant thing for the commies bulk cargoes in American bot-1 more often but he will have no make everyone of the members was not to organize Isthmian but toms, it hurt and hurt plenty. difficulty in taking another one. j get off at the end of each voy-|to organize the union's elections You don't pick 10,000 jobs fori Family men should not have any j age. However, the ruling could and insure the defeat of "non"- American seamen off trees and that's the price of the plan if it fears of long periods on the be modified to read that if a communists. To the Editor: beach if they hold books. The man accepts transportation he, From where I sat during the succeeds; jobs available to bookmen are in must get off, but if he refuses Isthmian campaign the NMU was That news hurt me, like it I read the LOG from cover-tonumbers great enough to elimi­ to accept his money, he can doing a lot more than trjring to must have hurt lots of other guys cover every issue, and it is a nate any long period on the stay aboard. dump the administration. I saw around the waterfront. But it helluva good paper. The issues It is absurd to think of pass* beach. a hell of a lot of NMU or- didn't surprise me — I expect I find most interesting, holvever, ing a rule that only allows a ganizers on the ships and tons of most anything. are the ones that cany the digest OKAYS TURNOVER What did surprise me was the of all the Branch meetings and man to work for a given period NMU literature being thrown One of the arguments advanced of time. A man should be al-j around. Remember those nice terrific support our Union got—' shipping figures of all ports. Practically at a glance I can, against the new rule is that it lowed to work as long as he | "T" shirts they handed out to and is getting—from the rest of organized labor. tell how many men registered in ireally doesn't improve shipping sees fit just as long as he is Isthmian seamen? When things look a little dark, each port and how many were because the men piling off the producing results that are satis­ The fact of .the matter is that the SIU threw better organizers it feels damned good to know shipped. And that was a pretty ships replace men on the beach factory to all concerned. and thus the number of men on Should -this ruling remain in and more typical seamen into the there are hundreds of thousands good idea to breakdown the fig­ the beach, is always the same. Of effect then the men on regular isthmian drive. The organizing of organized working: men and ures for each department. As a course the number is always the runs are receiving far more ad- job done by the SIU was far women in this coui.try who get result I have been able to get same if the membership and vantages than are those that ^ better organized and better re­ sore when someone tries to sand­ an accurate picture of shipping bag a seamen. conditions and job possibilities number of contracted ships re­ take their jobs off the board a^' ceived by Isthmian seamen. the jobs come up. Job securit^ Times must be changing. This in the various ports. No phony claim of "we were mains constant. The point is rea- fighting two we're not fighting battles" can exi I.WW wcii.u,;;o WA-, time -o o alone. In fact, these figures are a sort that a more equal distribution is one. o£ .the. fundamental sons of unionism, and forcing a ^use the NMU from its loss to From list of supporters published of barometer of the general ship­ of work is made. man off a ship because of a on the front page of last week's ping situation. • So far it seems that a lot of few transportation dollars is a the SIU in this battle. LOG, it sui-e looks like we Sea­ And since I like to know The men of Isthmian saw a snap judgments have been made long cry from job security. farers have friends in labor—lots what's going on at the meetings more efficient union in opera­ without allowing the ride time to In closing, the undersigned of friends. A lot of American throughout our Union, the sum­ prove itself. A little more time crewmembers wish to go on tion and top maritime contracts, people are behind the SIU. mary of the branch meetings' in operation should prove the record as being definitely op­ and threw in their lot with the And if the guys in thft new minutes come in handy. SIU. The SIU policy of concen­ rule to meet the approval of the posed to such a ruling. trating all of its efforts into one Congress that's meeting in Janu­ These minutes are the next entire membership. 21 Crewmembers campaign paid off in the Isth­ ary are hep guys, they'll listen best thing to actually being pres­ Jackson Tireilo 1 SS Arizpa mian drive. We gained a fieet of to what the people have to say. ent. They're especially interest­ ships and the Isthmian seamen And I'd like to remind them that ing after you've paid off a ship Space prohibits the printing of all letters received to date gained the best imion in the the majority of people in this and you v/ant to check back to country are the workingmen and see what's been doing while on the transportation rule. Future issues will carry letters now field. The commies disruption is far women. you've been at sea. on file, among them communications from the following from finished in the NMU; The last congress didn't pay I hope you'll continue to run individuals and crews: Partha E. Jernigan. George Dunn, SS there'll" be plenty of turmoil and any attention to the|e people. these two features. For my William R. Davie. R. H. - Guiberson, SS Robin Sherwood, fireworks in, that outfit for a But look what happened to a dough, they're tops-in LOG read­ lot of them who were in it. long time to come. ing. Franklyn Webb, John J. Flynn. The ax-ticle paints a nice rosy Charles Hollanger John Bransinski PRO: Sees No Harm CON: Ask All Or None "«l Magazine Boost Of NMU Rates Razz From Oldtimer Member Hails Labor Stand On EGA Move Finds Minutes, Shipping Figures LOG Highlights HI �\m PBS» Ten Sea&aieeSimiix CUT and RUN 1 LOG Friday. Decembe* 31, 1948 Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings DEL VIENTO. Oct. 31 — BiU stewards department overtime be -- - Howe, Chairman; Raymond Tay settled to satisfaction of Union. lor. Secretary. Delegates reported W. Tracy elected ship's delegate M r; and was instructed to take care no major beefs. Motion by Melock to see if it is possible to of ship's business at payoff. have the Oilers move into the 4 4 4 Wipers' foc'sle. Motion con­ KATHRYN, Nov. 17—A. Oqudemning the medical relief of­ endo. Chairman; W. Fohian, Sec­ fered by Purser and Captain retary. Motion carried to accept Motion by Schoenrock that the delegates' reports. Motion by meat box be inspected upon the Guelluite, seconded by G. Ayala, arrival of the ship in port. The that arrangements be made with present supply of meat is of very company to install book cabinet poor quality. Patrolmen to check in crew's mess in order to keep slopchest for foul weather gear all reading material in a safe at payoff. place. Motion by F. Cornier, sec­ Vote of thanks given Steward onded by Torres, that all port­ 4 4 4 GOVERNOR GRAVES, Oct. 31 and Second Cook for the fine xmoertcm ierms -fclicrf'4<ie lAwenb^w —John Ross, Chairman; John R. jobs they've done. One minute holes be painted before sailing public is <x<\a\(As\- "Hie f>kin ^ EC A (leod Tilley, Secretary. Delegates re­ of silence for Brothers lost at sea. from New York. Motion by Cornier, seconded by L. Carbone, ported everything running F^iul HofFwion to scaWe-Hfe Awen'caH 4 4 4 that arrangements • be made to smoothly. Crew agreed to send TOPA TOPA, Oct. 31 — John have xiew hooks installed to in /blaiciiawf McinVie. All cngtA^scuKsliVidiVicla letter to the LOG on the MarshalL Chairman;. John Lin­ room to hang clothes on. uc7 members should u>KHeioT^«/4k>fBtKiw, Union's transportation rule. Let­ coln. Secretary. Motion by M«- every Under Good and Welfare several ter to be written by Luke Col shall, carried, that a new supply tV8SideKTf-*Thiwci»i, cwd Sewrhr 9kfl€& Brothers took the floor to discuss lins. Education: Brother Tilley of mattresses be put aboard and several topics of interest to all 'Bridqes. Iid <addHidH,ael;ii^€mbers ff read off a list of clarification in that separate copies of requisi­ hands. One minute of silence the agreement given to him by tion be given the heads of all qour Tamili'es uytcf qour-friencfs io wt'ftt, observed in memory of departed the Boston agent. " Motion ^ by departments. Good and Welfare: Brothers lost at sea. •HieiK -fo 4heiK 'Repi'^eSeiTlqfiv^ Ross to post the clarifications on Members discussed the need for the bulletin board in the rec­ bringing all beefs up at the Sewcrhors J reation room. One minute of meeting rather than elsewhere. silence for Brothers lost at sea. Discussion on repairs needed for washing machine. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 4 4 4 SANTORE, Nov. 11 —WiUiam DEL MUNDO, Oct. 31—Mur- Sears, Chairman; - Maurice Gil­ ray. Chairman; James Bell, Sec­ lespie, Secretary. Delegates made By HANK 4 4 4 retary. Delegates Swayne, Turi- their reports. Motion carried NEW LONDON, Oct. 30— son and James Bell reported that three delegates meet to de­ This week we have plenty of items about the brothers here, Chairman not given; Edward their departments as being in or­ cide on ways and means of there and everywhere... From San Juan, Brother George Litch­ field writes about the people who donated something towards Chanle, Secretary. Delegates re­ der. Report made that Captain cleaning various unlicensed per­ making their SIU Thanksgiving Dinner a success. Some of the ported number of books and per­ tias stated that cigarettes are sonnel's quarters, report to name donors were Miguel Such, Facundo Air Lines, Andelix Sanchez mits in ' their departments. available any time the slopchest departments to be cleaned and of the Hotel Sanchez, the crew of the Wild Ranger, Senor Gon­ Brother Porter elected ship's is opened. New Business: Ship's by whom. Men not fulfilling zalez Candy Store, Claudio Refrigeration Service, the newspaper delegate. Motion carried to send delegate Cauble asked the men to theii' duties are to be fined and man and photographer from the newspaper El Emparcial, and a letter to Headquarters endors­ keep quarters, heads, mess- proceeds turned over to SIU in ing ship's permitmen for books. rooms and g a 11 e y St clean. others. i Baltimore Marine Hospital. Un­ Statement drawn up for presen­ Electrician reported that it is der Good and Welfare, a vote of tation to Patrolman. Concerned not necessary for all blowers Oldtimer Frank Gardner, the stamp collector, writes that Mate hitting crewmember with a to be turned out in order thanks was extended to Steward he and "Carioca Red" Charles Benway send their New Year f ashlight. Steward asked investi­ to blow tubes. Motion requested and his department for outstand­ greetings to all brothers. They're on a slow ship with a good gation of Mate and Captain a carbage disposal unit be in­ ing courtesy and fine food served. 4 4 4 crew, good officers and a decent skipper... Several months searching foc'sles and lockers. stalled when ship hits New Or­ YANKEE DAWN, Nov. 14—0.~ ago Brother Martin. Machel said he was working ashore One man missing $125. leans. One minute of silence for It. Rhodes, Chairman; E. Kasnawmaking boilers for our salt water wagons over there in the Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 sky. Secretary. Previous meet­ town of Akron, Ohio. Well, could that be Brother Machel ALCOA CORSAIR. Oct. 30— ing's read and accepted. Depart­ in New York right now? Clarke, Chairman; A. L. Stement delegates gave their re­ hens. Secretary. Crewmembers S. 4. i ports. Stewards delegate stated Brother Herbert Doyle, who says he would like to hear from missing from meeting to be fined that some of the needed repairs any of his shipmates, is working at present for the tJ. S. Forest $5. Ship's treasurer reported the were made during the voyage. Service in Greenlee, Virginia. He also wishes all brothers good fund as standing at $124.26. Dele­ Suggested that we contact Pa­ luck in keeping the SIU far ahead of all other maritime unions gates reported number of books trolman upon our arrival in ... Brother John Fox Leinster, disabled down in South Carolina, and permits in their departments. Tampa and have him straighten is another brother who has said it's a great thing to see the Motion by Dowling that ship out air books and permits, since 4 4 4 menibers acting ashore and aboard ship as true rank and file concur in recommendation to LA SALLE, Nov. 11 — A. this ship had rather a fast pay­ union men, keeping the SIU strong in every way... Harry "Pop- send copies of ship's minutes to Campbell, Chairman; L. White, off in Bucksport, Maine. Vessel eye'' Cronin thanks the crew of the SS Corsair for their Christmas the Cavalier and Clipper. Motion Secretary. AU delegates reports has been shuttling from port to contributions to the brothers hospitalized in the New Orleans by Danny Byrnes that a cold accepted. Motion by J. Flynn, port, and -Patrolman found it supper be served on Monday Marine hospital. seconded by J. Higgins, that hard to locate. Under Good night in New Orleans. Good steps be taken to insure coopera­ and Welfare there was a 5> S. i. and Welfare: Suggestion that The weekly LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes ship's delegate check up on post­ tion among members of the en­ thorough discussion of the A&G of the following brothers: William McBride of Missouri, age, rates for mail home. Sug­ gine department doing sanitary District registration rules. One Clarence Hemby of Florida. Jack Lewis of Missouri, Grin gestion that there be more quiet work. Amended by S. Furtado minute of silence for our de­ Gavin of Michigan, William Howell of Alabama, Antone at night in the alleyways. One that any member failing to per­ parted Brothers. Lamego of Massachusetts, James Tutwiler of North Carolina, minute of silence for Brothers form his sanitary duties be re­ Roy Belz of California, Patrick Coponiti of West Virginia, Low­ lost at sea. Sixty-eight members ferred to payoff Patrolman. Car­ ried by majority. Motion by ell Swan of Delaware, Crowder Story of Virginia, Edmimd Mul- present at the meeting. Furtado, seconded by Isaacs, that ford of New Jersey. Nicholas Korsak of New Jersey. crew's laundi'y, deck head and t 4. t those quarters not painted this trip be painted before sign-on on Lost and Found Dept.: Looking for shipmates, fellas? Well, next trip.. It was agreed by •Brother George Vago. is now a private, turning to daily with 4 4 4 majority of engine department the Eighth Engineers in Japan... Brother Chester Ritter is work­ ROBIN TUXFORD, Nov. 14— that Wiper be fined $10 for vio­ ing for the St. Joseph Lead Company of Flat River, Missouri. 4 4 4 W' T. Mackin, Chairman; J. J. He says that if any shipmates are passing through this town STEEL VENDOR, Oct. 31— lation of four-point resolution ^luitt. Secretary. Delegates re­ they're welcome to see how lead is mined... Brother Frederick Tom Cochan, Chairman; Grover outlining sanitary duties of de­ ported that things were pretty Walker mentions he's, anchoring down for a few months in White, Secretary. Delegates re­ partment members. One minute ported minor beefs in their de­ of silence for those Brothers lost smooth in their respective depart­ Kitchener, Canada. Happy New Year, Brother Walker. ments. Ship is to be fumigated. partments. New Business; Motion at sea. * 4 4 A vote of thanks is to go to the carried to make up draw list and Brother Ed Larkin, the electrician, now working down in ask the Captain tr< wire in for ALCOA PURITAN, Nov. 14— Savoy Hotel in Lourenco Mar­ Las Piedras, Venezuela, writes that night life is very touchy money. Motion carried that three O. Stevens, Chairman; C. L. ques for supplying the ship with since fheir last revolution. Brother Larkin says that when­ men subject to charges be turned Stringfellow, Secretary. Motions the latest LOGs. Shipping rules ever he has the time he goes aboard an SIU ship and steers over to Patrolman. Motion car­ carried to accept previous min­ were discussed for the benefit them towards the movies, bars, etc. ashore with his station ried to write up list of work utes and delegates' reports. Other of tripcarders. All book mem­ wagon, since there is no transportation available. We presume done by coolies in Calcutta and motions carried: That each de­ bers were urged to vote in Union Ed means taxis, etc. Brother Larkin also mentions a good have bookmen sign it. Purpose partment delegate contact the elections upon arrival in port. thing—the fact that the USS down there brings the SIU crews is to see what can be done about head of each department for Crew discussed usual disputes; our LOGs and other books. Well, we wish Ed a happy New it. Good and Welfare: Discussion overtime purposes; that Patrol­ everything seems to be okay. : Year and "mucho" appreciation for volunteering to help SIU on equalization of work done man see Captain about playing Slopchest was also subject of disn j?: crews ashore in Las Piedras. by men in the deck department. of ship's radio; that engine and 1 cussion. VWasKiM^im wwsfc be -bald in »o Ife-- THE SEAFARERS �FridaE7« December 31, 1(M8 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven CS Record Dooms CTMA's Rosy Promises time rate remained at $1 per men live the rugged life of for the most part engaged in the SIU charge of corhpany tankermen and the SIU freight- coastwise or nearby foreign op­ unionism, a fact which will make hour. In September 1948, four ship and tanker seamen take erations, runs which usually take every seaman in the Cities Serv­ about two weeks. ice fleet regard that organifhtion months ago, SIU tanker wages home the extra money. Normally, in the shipping in­ as a horrible joke. rose to $225.50 for ABs, $295 for BUM CHOW dustry, tankers and coastwise The lawyer and company in­ Bosuns, $243.50 for Deck Mainte­ freighters are the best feeding spired CTMA campaign of mudnance, $267 for Chief Cooks, $190 Is more proof of the com­ ships, inasmuch as the ships are slinging and truth-distortion has for Messmen, $225.50 for FWT pany's intent to do nothing SIU SCALES LEAD always near fresh supplies. Yet, been aimed at smearing the name and Oilers, $196 for OS, and $220 needed? Hardly, but messroom In July 1947, SIU- tanker ABs for Wipers. conversation will be sparked by among other things, CS tankers of the SIU. CTMA, however, has were getting $205, Pumpmen get milk only on the,northern offered nothing concrete to bol­ the following: BIG DEAL $285, Chief Cooks $245; as com ster its claim to legitimate end. Why are so many seamen in pared with $200.50 for Cities Did Cities Service increase its unionism. Look at the continuous red Service ABs, $261.50 for Pump wages? They increased the over­ Cities Service complaining about leading and chiseling on legiti­ The SIU, on the contrary, the quality of the food being men and $239.50 for Chief Cooks, time rate for the few overtime mate overtime: needs only to stand on its record. served? The stopping of overtime at 12 The true facts the character of Cities Service paid $1 per hour hours they hand out to the men. Why are petitions often cir noon on Saturday in port, when CTMA are reaching the men of to all unlicensed ratings for over As far as any wage increase— culated, with no results, con the ship actually sails in the the Cities Service fleet, in spite time work, as compared to the NO. Cities Service men are to demning the ability of certain middle of the afternoon. of the attempt by the company SIU scale of $1.10 for ratings this day getting the old scaleCooks and Stewards who hold The cutting of actuaT overtime and CTMA to supress and distort making less than $210 base pay inferior to th^ wages of any monthly, and $1.40 for those other groups of American sea­ their jobs through influence with worked as much as an hour in the truth. Guard's at the company gates making over $210 base pay men. No giveaways from the ship and shoreside officials, or in the report. The absence of over­ condemnation of the quality or time for work after 5 PM and and stool pigeons aboard ship monthly. company here. Men sailing quantity of the food? before 8 AM in any port, for­ will not prevent the truth from The company's policy hasn' Cities Service tankers should Why are Cities Service men eign or American, while loading reaching the men of the Cities changed recently. In a wage compare the different rates and dissatisfied with the food on their Service fleet. and unloading. boost won before April of this see how well the company con­ (Future articles in the SEA­ year, SIU ABs were paid $220, trolling CTMA would treat them ships? After all, these shipg are Fact after fact can be reported. The conclusion will always be FARERS LOG will continue the Bosuns $270r Deck Maintenance under CTMA. the same—CS men are being expose of CTMA.) $235, Pumpmen $290, Chief Cooks Is Cities Service company go­ milked of money legitimately $265, Messmen $185, FWT and ng to give its seamen the break theirs. The routine will con­ Oilers $220. Overtime rate on Jiey deserve by increasing their The SIU Negotiating Comtinue, with or without CTMA. SIU tankers was raised to $1.15 pay with retroactivity? Insofar as being a legitimate Biittee announced this week and $1.45. If the company does so, will it union working solely for the ED SANDERS thai the remainder of the Cities Service then raised its be because CS men are now oenefit of its members. CTMA's 'Write to Donald Miller, care of wages to $214.50 for ABs, $256.50 practically the lowest paid Amer­ contracted freight ship ope­ activities point to the contrary. Donnie's Luncheonette, 827 North for Bosims, $214.50 for Deck ican tankermen, or to counteract rators have agreed to the Instead of making clear to the Eighth Street, Reading, Pa. Maintenance, $280 for Pumpmen, the tremendous influence the $3.50 a month across-themen of the ships it exact char­ $250.50 for Chief Cooks, and SIU has among the men of the boitfd pay increase and over­ 4 4 4 acter, program, finances and of­ $179.50 for Messmen. The over- Cities Service fleet? time boosts for all ratings, ROBERT A. SLATHAM ficers, its whole make-up is one retroactive to Dec- 15, won Papers left on the Irving S. The tradition that tanker of damning question marks. from a majority of the com­ Cobb are being held for you in wages are always higher than CTMA has failed to explain to panies two weeks ago. the 4th Floor Baggage Room, those aboard freighters doesn't Arrangements have been the crews aboard the ships points New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, lold in the Cities Service fleet. completed for negotiations which a legitimate trade Union, New York. SIU, A&G District For months SIU freighter com­ with contracted tanker com­ such as the SIU, makes known 4 4 4 panies have paid higher wages panies, upon whom demands to all. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. JACOB R. ROHRBACKER ban those paid to CS men. The CTMA has not explained who William Rentz, Acent Mulberry 4540 for similar wage increases set up the $2 in dues and the Contact your mother, 440 "Ham­ BOSTON 276 State St. extra hardships tankermen en­ will be made. ilton Street, Gretna, La. E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2*0140 dure are not compensated for by proposed wage scale. Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Cities Service. The Cities Service 4 4 4 CTMA has failed to disprove GALVESTON 90SH—23rd St JERRAL T. SHELTON Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Get in touch with Earl Frank­ MOBILE 1 Sonth Lawrence St, lin, 1435 Polymnia Street, New Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Orleans. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 4 4 4" NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. B. JENSEN ^' Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2764 the SS Virginian (being towed paid on December 11 in Balti­ SS MADAKET NOIU^OLK 127-129 Bank St. Your gear is in the New 'Or­ Anyone knowing of the where­ to Brunswick, Georgia) broke more: Z. Bronislow, 'W. BrightBen Rees, Agent Phoae 4-10S3 leans Hall. abouts of Edward J. Bovick's away from the Great Issac. well, J. J. Tucker; R. Michael. PHILADELPHIA.. .614.16 No. 13th St. 4 4 4 M/V Farallon Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 gear, lost on this ship, Novem­ 4 4 4 LARS CARLSSON SAN FRANCISCO ... 85 Third St. ber 15, or of any debts which 'When the SS W. C. Latta was CHARLES NETTLETON, GUer Steve CarduUo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 he has outstanding, please get salvaged and towed to Hampton A wallet containing photos, Contact Benjamin B. Sterling, SAN JUAN, PJL 252 Ponce de Leon in touch with him at 59 Clay Roads after the Latta ran out of driver's license and other papers, 42 Broadway, New York. Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Street, San Francisco. fuel. 4 4 4 bearing the name Charles NettleSAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 M/V Farallon CURTIS E. NELSON ton, was found aboard the Fair» TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin SL FORREST B. O'NEIL At the time of the salvaging land after the payoff in Phila­ RICHARD SCHWARTZ R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 Discharges belonging to you, You are asked to contact Ben­ of the Panamanian flag ship SS delphia on Nov. 12. The wallet WILMINGTON, Calif.., 227H Avalon Boulevard found on the SS John LaFarge, Ionian' Leader, March 15, 1947. is being held in the baggage jamin B. Sterling, 42 BroadWay, HEADQUARTERS.. 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. lave been turned over to the The Ionian Leader was towed room of the New York Hall and New York. This pertains to the ^ HAnover 2-2784 Coast Guard, 42 Broadway, New into Norfolk. may be obtained "upon proper accident suffered by Rudolph York. Michaler, to which you were SECRETARY-TREASURER M/V Great Isaac identification. Paul HaU witness. • ' From March 18 to April 2, 4 4 4 DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Anyone knowing the where­ 1947, when the SS John Dickin­ Men due money from Amer­ 4 •4 4 Undsey WilUama abouts of George M. Schemm's son was being salvaged. ican-Eastern are asked to write MERVIN W. SHIPLEY ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS gear, left aboard the Monarch M/V Point Vinoenle to the company at 50 Trinity Commimicate with Jesse L. Robert hiatthews J. P. Shuler Of The Seas in August, is re­ 'When leaving Ponte, Delgada Place, New York for the money Green, c/o Samuel Segal, 11 Joseph Volplan quested to write him at Fed- Azores, May 14, 1947, salvaging due. No money will be paid to Broadway, New York. eralsburg, Maryland. the SS Kern HiUs. men who call at the company's 4 4 4 SUP M/V Trinidad Head office. ^ i 4. HOWARD 1. MUMME HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. M/'V Moose Peak 'When she took over the tow Your wife asks that you get 4 4 4 Phone 5-8777 All former crewmembers who from the M/V Point Vincente M. FARR in touch with her at once. PORTLAND ......Til W. Bumside St. Beacon 4336 were on the M/'V Moose Peak on on July 9, 1947, and towed the "Will you please call at Patrol­ 4 4 4 iUCHMOND, Calif. ....257 5th St. Dec. 9, 1946, when she salved SS Kem Hills into New York men's counter, 6th fioor, SIU WILLIAM R. PHILIP Phone 2899 and towed the SS Spetsae, a on July 14, 1947. Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York There is no mail for you in the BAN FRANCISCO .59 aa^ St. Greek flag Liberty in distress 550 M/V Trinidad Head City, in regard to Receipt No. New York Hall at present. Douclas 2-8363 Salvaging the SS Sinclair 56827 issued to you for dues pay­ SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. miles off Bermuda, please get in 4 4 4 Main 0290 touch with Abe Rapaport, in Opaline, which ran aground at ment made in San Francisco Dec. RICHARD FORD, 26180 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. the offices of Ben Sterling, Room the mouth of Cape Fear River, 18. Get in touch with bookkeeper, Terminal 4-3131 1711, 42 Broadway, New York January 8, 1948. 6th floor, 51 Beaver St., at orice. 4 4 4 City. J. COLGAN Important. % X % Canadian District 4. 4 4. The holder of receipt number 'Will you please call at Patrol­ 4 4 4 MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Crewmembers who were on C73953, issued by C. J. Stephens men's counter, 6th floor, MAIK VOCOLAS or ETTJ Plateau 6700—Marquette 5009 board the following M/V ocean .in New Orleans on December 18, Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New MIKES VOUKOULAS PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St. You are asked to get in touch Phone North 1229 tugs during the time they sal­ is requested to get in touch with York City, regarding Receipt No. PORT COLBORNE. 103 Durham St. vaged the vessels listed below, the 6th Floor, SIU Headquarters, 56873 issued to you for dues pay­ with the Greek Consul in New Phonei 5591 are urged to get in touch with 51 Beaver Street, New York, for ment made in San Francisco York. An important letter is be­ TORONTO lllA Jarvie Street Abe Rapaport at the offices of dues credit. ing held for you. Dec. 18. Elgin 5719 VICTORIA. B.C. 602 Boughton St. Benjamin B. Sterling, 42 Broad­ 4* 4 4* 4 4 4 4 4 4 Empire 4531 way, Room 1711, New York 4, The following men are asked RAY A. WITTMAN Men who were aboard the An­ VANCOUVER ...568 Hamilton St. New York. to contact SIU Headquarters, 6th gelina on August 28, 1948, are Communicate with your father Pacific 7824 M/V Great Isaac Floor, 51^ Beaver Street, New asked to contact Benjamin Sterl- or the Vancouver SIU Hall im­ On. February 3, 1947, when York. This pertains to monies ng, 42 Broadway, New York. mediately. (Continued from Page 1) never gone to the extreme of raising its wages to equal those of Union ships. A marked wage differential has always existed between CS and SIU ships, Wages Okayeii Personals SIU HflLlS NOTICE -I �/•. Page Twelve TH E S E Ar ARE R S LOG The SIU wishes to thank the following unions who have joined the fight to keep ,EGA from scuttling the American merchant marine: •/ IS? 3 ^fUdayv DaeanlMr 31, 1948 Local 17, Local 10, Bakery and Confeclionary Workers Inlernational Union Tampa LocaL Inlernational Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers Local 325, Local 312, Local 32J, Building Service Employes' International Union San Juan Central Labor Union Local 546, Local 30L Local''1656, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners , Tampa Local, Cigar Makers International Union Retail Clerks International Association Local B-41, Tampa Local, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Philadelphia Central Labor Union ~ International Ladies Garment Workers Union Dress Joint Board, Local 62, Local 142, ILGWU Local 8, United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union 'ffew York Joint Executive Board, Local 60, Local 16. Local 302, Local 15, Local 302, Local 301, Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union International Jewelry Workers Union International Longshoremen's Assodation Local 1476, Local 340, ILA National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots Local 153, Local 205, Local 141, Local 46, Office Employes International Union District Council 9, Local 201, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Local 10, Jouxneytnen Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmetologists International Union Local 200, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry * Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Local 58, International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' Union Radio Officers Union Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly Local 253. Local 702, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine Operators Local 380, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers Local 79, Local 814, Local 804, Local 202, District Council; 16, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware­ housemen and Helpers District Lodge 1, International Association of Machinists Empire Typographical Conference, International Typographers Union Local 471, New York Newsboys Union New York Organizing Committee, National Federation of Insurance Agents New Orleans Central Trades and Labor Council Trade Union Council of Liberal Party United Hebrew Trades Association of Catholic Trade Unionists Local 21625, Display Fixture Workers Union ' Union of CARE Employees Newspaper Guild of New York Region 9, Region 9A, United Automobile, Aircraft, J^gricultural Implement Workers Local 397, International Association Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Mobile Central Trades Council Local 38, Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers & Helpers Association Local 318, Local 4, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper >lill Workers Local 802, American Federation of Musicians Galveston Labor Council Division 1342, Local 282, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes Central Trades and Labor Coimcil of New York Baltimore Federation of Labor >. Norfolk- Central Labor Union ^ ^^ Tampa Central Trades and Labor Assembly . - ;v Baltimore Maritime Trades Council ^ Central Union Label Council of Greater New York Local 94, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 143, International Chemical Workers Union San Francisco Labor Council Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers Eastern Joint Board, Iidemational Handbag, Luggage, Belt and Novelty Workers Union Local 95, International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union Local 616, Permanent Firemen's Association New York State Council, Sheet Metal Workers International Association Boston Central Labor Union New York State Legislative Board, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Wholesale Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Salesmen � 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 December 31, 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.53 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES LABOR SUPPORT OF SIU MOUNTS AS SHOWDOWN LOOMS ON ECA LITTLE GOOD IN CS-CTMA COMBINATION FIGHT TO SAVE US SHIPPINH NEARS CLIMAX SAVNNAH SEES RISE IN SHIPPINH WIYH NEDW YEAR NEW YORK SAILS ALONG AT FAIR SHIPPING CLIP POST-HOLIDAY PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR PHILLY WEST COAST JOB BOOM CONTINUES SHIPPING GOOD IN NEW ORLANS, IS EXPECTED TO STAY THAT WAY CS RECORD DOOMS CTMA'S ROSY PROMISES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/31/1948 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/6df3791583c273ec0b445566e610b973.pdf b59bf32af5ca52b30ae1acee400952b3 PDF Text Text li  :V'  '  rK  SEAFARERS^fe^LOe  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • A   FL­CIO  •   • i  RUNAWAYS'  SHIPS  :1  .Story  On  Page  S  Bait, MTD Seeks Port Overhaul .Story  On  Page  2  ?  w  th  Uv%n^rKv  York  headquarters  nofiaajr  vffiecr•  cafeteria  was  host  to  600  guests at  Thanksgiving Day  feast.  Above, Seafarer  ad­ mires display  of  fruit  and  other  holiday  delicacies.  At  left,  two  of  the  many  family  groups  who  came  to  the  dinner dig in.  At rear are David Blonstein, AB, his wife  Anna, sons Charles 7, Neil 4%.  In foreground are Lucy  and Margy Guzman.  (See other photos, page 3.)  lv>.>  h  hV­'  IV'"­^  . jMliJ  Congress Inquiring Info  Military Role In Kings  Point Maritime School  •  . • if:  M  ^  Jt  EM  I  After being stranded in Detroit by runaway shipowners,  r irSf  wOOCi  AtCfll* crew of  Panama­flag Theodoros A looks forward  to tur­ key  dinner  provided  by  Union.  SlU^steward  Walter  Anderson  does  the  honors.  Owners  have  disappeared,  leaving  crew  holding the bag.  (Stpiry  pp page .9.)  v..  .  A  Congressional  subcommittee  is  now  conducting  an  inq^uiry  into  the  nature  Of  Kings Point train­ ing  for  merchant  marine  officers.  tStory on page 7.)  'I  ,A  • '  y\  •  i  • A  �Pire Tm  December  4,  1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Bait. Afro Seeks  Role In Port Plans  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  SiU  membership  meefo  ings.  are  held  regularly  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ nesday  nighls  at  7  PM  in  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ forers  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:  Deceinber  9  December  23  Jonudry  6  Foreign Co's  Pick Up All  Lakes drips  BALTIMORE—^Maritime  labor  in  this port  is  putting  the  pressure  on  the  state  govern­ ment  and  the  Maryland  Port  Authority  to  get. moving  on  construction  of  package  cargo  With  the  seasonal  closing  of  tho  piers here.  The  drive  for  modernization of  the  port  was  kicked  off  by  the  Baltimore  Port  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  last  week,  Council  of  the  Maritime^  ;  ;  ^  foreign flag  operators  can  look  Trades  Department  AFL­CIO  mitted  to  Governor  J.  Millard  Authority  board  and  among  its  back  on  their  best  cargo  year  on  personnei.  and  has  stirred  up  dormant  Tawes.  the  Lakes  while  their  US counter­ The  MTD  communication  "If  we  don't  get  representation  plans  to  improve  the  port.  parts  glumly  review  a  "red  ink"  At  present,  Baltimore  depends  charged  that  the  Port  Authority  through  normal  appointment chan­ year  and  think  only  of  the  future.  almost exclusively  on  various types  discriminates  against  maritime  la­ nels,"  Sheppard  concluded,  "we'll  A  survey  ibdicates  most  foreign  of  bulk  cargoes.  Development  of  bor  by  failing  to  include  labor  press  for h  change  in  the  law."  lines  made  money,  a  few  "broke  The  Authority  itself,  through  its  package  cargo  trade  would  provide  representation  on  the  body.  even."  But  spokesmen  for  the  more  employment  opportunities  It was  pointed out  that  3^ years  chairman,  John  L.  Kronau,  con­ foreign flags  operating  in  the  for  seamen  and  other  maritime  have  passed  without  the  Authority  cedes  it  hasn't  been  getting  any­ Great  Lakes  said  competition  for  workers  shipping  out  of  this  port  coming  up  with  a  single  plan  for  where.  He  urges  development  of  business this  year was  so keen  that  and  would  benefit  the  shipping  building  a  general  cargo  terminaL  Harbor Field  as an  integrated  gen­ One reason  given for  the failure  is  eral  cargo  terminal.  numerous lines  were fcrced  to low­ industry  generally.  er  rates  below  established  scales  Seafarer  Walter  Sibley, secretary  that  the  railroads  and  other  busi­ in order to continue  operating. One  of  the  Baltimore  Port  Council  of  ness groups are dragging their feet.  representative  of  a  foreign  line  MTD, raised  the whole  issue of  the  Elaborating on  the problem,  Earl  which  broke  even  this  year  said  inactivity of  the Maryland  Port Au­ Sheppard,  SIU  Baltimore  port  thority  and  its  failure  to  heed  agent, put  it this  way:  his flrm  would  be  back  next  year  "Present  one­industry  monopoly  labor's  voice  in  a  resolution  trans­ with  bigger  ships  and  expectations  in  the  harbor  must  be  ended  if  of  an evep  greater competitive year  we're  to get  ahead.­ Pier  operators,  for  the  lines.  mainly  the  railroads,  haven't  been  US  Lines  LMC  able to cooperate  with the  Port Au­ Two  of  the  12  ships  operated  by  the  World  Tramping  One  US flag  line,  AmeAcan  Ex­ thority  in  building  general  cargo  Agency, and  manned in  the unlicens^ departments  by mem­ port,  estimated  losses  this  year  at  terminals.  bers of  the SIU  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District have been,  sold at  $500,000;  another,  Grace  Lines,  is  "Today,  after  years,  such  expected  to  report  heavy.losses  as  public auctions to satisfy cred­ proposals  aren't  any  further  along  well.  itors'  liens  against  them,  in­ the  US  District  .Court  In  Boston  than  when  the  Authority  was  es­ It  has  been  apparent,  however,  tablished.  Immediate  public action  cluding  crewmembers'  claims  to approve  the  transaction.  for  wages and  family  allotments.  The  Pacific  Carrier  was  sold  tor  that  foreign  operators  with  their  is  Imperative.  "We  must  build  general  cargo  The  two  freighters  are  the  Pa­ the  Standard  Marine  Company  for  shallower  draft  ships  had  a  very  piers  of  the  quality  of  new  termi­ cific  Navigator,  which  was  sold  on  $129,000,  also  subject  to  court  ap­ definite  advantage  over  American  operators  in  the St. J­awrence  Sea­ WASraNGTON—The  27V^  per­ nals  at  New  York  and  Hampton  November  23  in  Boston,  and  the  proval  Pacific Carrier,  which was  sold  the  The  matter  first  came  to  the  way,  in  that  they  could  easily  ply  cent  depletion  allowance  which  Roads,  or. give  up.  has  helped  fatten  the  pocketbooks  "One  of  the  gluing  deficiencies  following  day  in  Baltimore.  The  attention  of  the  Union  when  crew­ the  water passage  even  when  load­ Baltimore  sale  has  not  yet  been  of  oil  and  gas  prodj^jpers  for  years  in  the  Port  Authority­  is  that  no  approved  as  there  was  only  one  members  began  to  complain  that  ed  to  capaci^.  their  families  were  not  receiving  Even  before  the. Seaway  was  single one of  its five commissioner­ —most  of  whom  also  operate  run­ bidder  present.  aways,  and,  consequently  get  tax  appointees  has  had  prior  maritime  Six  other  World  Tramping  ships  their  allotments,  or  that  allotment  completed  foreign  ships  had  been  checks  were  bouncing  when  they  making  inroads  on  the  Lakes  with  benefits  there—is  under  sciutiny  experience. Without  maritime man­ are  still  immobilized  by  creditors'  did  come  through.  small, motorshlps which could  navi­ by  the  House  Ways  and  Means  agement  or  labor  bringing  its  liens  in  various  US  ports,  while  When  the  ships  hit  the  States,  Committee  in  its  study  of  the  na­ know­how  directly into  MPA  delib­ three are  coming  in  from  the Mid­ many  of  them  were  extremely  low  gate  the  14­foot  depths  of  the  erations,  progress  is  bound  to  be  tion's  tax  structure.  dle  East and  Africa. The  12th  ship,  on  stores  and  there  were  no  pay­ Lachine Canal.  slow ... the  port's  30,000  workers  Already,  the  Congressional  unit  the Pacific  Ranger, had  been  taken  masters  on  hand  to  pay  the crews  '  On  the  other  hand,  American  ships  of  deep  draft  couldn't  safely  has  been  bombarded  by  presen­ are  completely  without  a  voice  in  over  previously  by  another  SIU­ off.  tations  from  both  sides  of  the  the  Port  Authority,  either  on  the  contracted  company  which  is  pay­ The  Union  immediately  took  navigate  there  unless,  of  course,  fence,  which  were  recently  made  board  or  among  its  paid  staff,"  ing off  her obligations.  steps,  through  Its  attorneys,  to as­ they  carried  less  than  capacity  Sheppard  noted.  public  by  the  study  group.  Two of  the  other  ships  stranded  sist  the  criewmen  in  putting  liens  cargoM.  11  {hey  did.  they  couldn't  US  maritime  unions,  including  In  comparison,  the  railroads,  in  the  Middle  East  have  now  been  against  the  vessels.  It  also  took  possibly  compete  with  the  foreign  the  SIU,  are  on  record  against  the  maritime  banking  and  other  busi­ turned over  to new operators.  They  other steps to aidihe crewmen and  vessels and,  consequently,  wouldn't  depletion  allowance  as  being  an­ nesses  are  well represented  on the  are  the  Westport  and  the  Pacific  their families pending  the outcome  break  even  for  their  efforts.  other  form  of  underserved  special  Venture,  which  are  loading  ore  in  of  the  legal  actions.  The  25  to  27­foot  depth  limit  of  privilege  for  giant  oil  companies  South  Africa  for  delivery  on  the  the  Seaway  imposes  limitations  on  US  East  Coast.  which  are  the  backbone  of  runa­ American  ocean­going  ships  which  The  Pacific  Navigator  was  stold  way­flag  operations.  usually  need  around  30  feet  of  to  satisfy  16  creditors'  clai/is  A  joint  statement  issued  by  the  water.  But even  worse  is the prob­ against  her,  including  Claims  for  •   The fuU  text of  the Landrum­ lem  in several  of  the  major  Lakes  Seafarers  Section  of  the  MTD  about  $20,000  in crewmen's  wages.  Griffin  amendments,  to  the  cities  whose  ship  channels  are  called  the  depletion  allowance  The  purchaser  was  the  holder  of  Taft­Hartley law is now  in proc­ often  shallower  than  the  Seaway  the  "most  glaring  concession  in  the  ship's  mortgage,  the  Equitable  ess  of  being  set  up.  It  will  be  our  tax  structure  .  .  ,  (which)  itself. .  Shipping  Corporation  of  Dover,  "shifts  the  tax  burden  in  part  to  printed  in  the  December  18  Another  problem  in  Seaway  op­ Del.,  and  the  sale  price  was  non­privileged  taxpayers."  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Technical  erations  has  been  frequent  acci­ $154,000.  The  union  statement  also  point­ Since  the  sale  price  was  $36,000  difficulties delayed  the  printing  dents  in  the  lock  sections  causing  ed  out  that  the  major  oil  compa­ which  was  Iqitially  scheduled  expensive  repairs  and  lengthy  de­ RIO  DE JANEIRO—The  crew  of  less than the ship's appraised value  nies  are  allowed  to  charge  pay­ for  this issue.  lays.  ments  to  such  countries  as  Saudi  the  Del  Norte  had  an  unscheduled  of  $190,000,  it  was  necessary  for  stopover  in  this  city  this  Week  as  Arabia  against  their  domestic  taxes,  costing  the  US an  estimated  the the result of  an accident off  the  coast  of  Brazil  which  disabled  the  $3  billion.  An  economics professor  who rec­ ship.  ommended  its  elimination  called  The  Del  Norte  en  route  to  New  the  tax  benefit  "fraught  with  evil  Orleans broke  her rudder shaft  300  .  .  .  devoid  of  merit."  Specifically,  miles out  of  Rio  de  Janeiro and  40  miles offshore, and had to be towed  he  said:  "This  is  not  to  deny  that  there  to  Rio by  a  Brazilian navy  tug. The  exist  many  practical  problems  of  crew  and  41  passengers  spent  serous  public  import  in  connec­ Thanksgiving  Day  l3eing  towed  back,  arriving  in  Rio  the  next  day.  (Continued  on  page  5)  The  Del  Norte  is  expected  to  leave Rio December 5 and to return  SPFAFARERS  LOG  to New  Orleans by  way of  Curacao.  The  ship  is  expected  to  arrive  in  Dec 4, 1959  Vol. XXi,  No. 25  New  Orleans  about  December  18.  A replacement for the broken rud­ der  shaft,  weighing  some  4i/i  tons,  was  flown  to  Rio  by  air  freight.  PAVI  HALL  Secretary­Treaxurcr  A spokesman  for  the  company  said  HBsnon  B«AND  KdUor.  BKBHAU  SBA  it  has  not  been  determined  yet  XI.IN  Art  KdUor.  UEBMAM  ABTBVB.  lawn  ISPIVAK,  At.  HASKIM.  JOHM  BKAzn.,  ABTIIUB  whether  the  ship  will  be  laid  up  BEBcn.  Cnuoxs  BKACMET.  'Haft  Wr'HsrM.  upon  its  return  here,  whether  it  BILL  BIOODY.  Gulf  Area  Representaiivt.  will skip  a  voyage, or  whether they  PuMisliM  MwMkty  M  ar  ma  ma usaAqwartan  will  try  to  fit  it  into  another  intarnational  Unton.  A^  of  Hia  .  lanHe « e«|f Oiatrlcf, APL^CIO, «75 F^'rK>.  schedule.  Avomia  Sroaklyn  32,  NV  Tal  HVaUinn  The  passengers  aboard  the  ship  Sacofid  class  pesfaea  paM  Anolhw  group of Seafarers  who  suecossfully cqmploied  course  of  framing  Of  SIU  Lifeboof  School  at ma  Post  oeica in arookivn. HV. imdar  at  the  time  of  the  accident  were  poses for phofo of heodquarfers  with insfructor  Bill Dook  fcenfer,  reorl.  In  group  ore  Seoforers  A.  MM iMI a»  Ana  2A  1*12.  transported to New Orleans by vari­ I2t  Homok; B. Benlit J.  Bentx^ J.  Schinkel, Fobion, S. Bober.  E. Oe Quortel, E. Becker,  J. Moody, W. Dol­ ous  methods,  including "by  air  and  Bdemiro, M. Gelles, C Hompson.lJ, McGrath, J. Borone, FimuW.  by  other cruise ships  out of  Rio., .  . ton. S. Woloi  db' t» 1^4 9 f  '  I'iJ  eAt>q  I<  fJ C.Ii  Sell Two  World Tramp  Libertys; More Coming  Sea Unions,  Others Rap  Oil Tax Rig  Del Norte  Disabled; In  Drazil Yard  Labor Act In  Dec. 18  LOG  SiU Lifeboat ^hool^raduating Class  m  �Deeember 4, 19S§  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Three  Set Up  Runaway­Ship  Union  TURKEY  DAY  AT  SlU  Operators  of  runaway  ships  will  now  face  concerted  organizing  activity  on  their ships.  A  new  union,  the International  Maritime  Workers  Union,  has  been  formed  specifically  for the  purpose of  organizing  and  representing  the  crews  of  runaway­flag ships.  standards,  working conditions,  wel­ when  enrollment  in  the  union  In  the announcement of  fare  protection  and  job  security."  reaches  a  substantial  level.  the  new  organization,  It  is estimated  that  the  runaway  Following  announcement  of  the  principally  Liberia,  Panama  new  organization.  Hail  and  Cur­ SlUNA  President  Paul  flags,  and  Honduras,  offer  tax­free  low­ ran  left  for  a  meeting  of  the  Fair  Hall  and  NMU  President  wage  havens  to  operators  of  some  Practices  Committee  of  the  ITF  in  1,695 ships  of  over 24 million  dead­ Antwerp.  The meeting will  discuss  Joseph  Curran  declared  weight  tons.  An  estimated  70,000  jurisdictional problem^ on runaway  that its  objective is the  organ­ seamen  are  employed  on  the  ves­ ships as an  aftermath of  the earlier  ization  of  "all  seamen  em­ sels involved.  meeting  in  Athens.  At  the  Athens  ployed  aboard  vessels  whose  Curran  and  Hall have been desig­ meeting,  the  Greek  seamen's union  Seafarer  Robert  Bettancourt  and  his  two  sons  Luciano,  10  and  Fran.k,  8 dig in  to their  Thanksgiving dinner.  The kids  had a  won­ derful  time  with  the  shrimps,  turkey,  and  pie«  Dinner  was  served  from 10 AM to 3  PM.  Cafeteria  staff  in  New  York  hall  pose  behind a  roost  beef,  turkey  and ham display fust  a few minutes  before the annual Thanksgiving  meal  was  served.  Feast  included  twenty­odd  turkeys,  plus  hams  and roast beefs.  Nick Goresh  and family,  along  with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tymoczko  (extreme right) pause a moment before beginning to eat the  turkey  oh their  plates.  They  W9r9 among  the first  to arrive  at this  year's  Thanksgiving dinner.  flags  are  foreign  to  the  US  and  whose  ultimate  ownership  or  con­ trol  has  no  substantial  connection  with  the  country  of  registry,  in  order  to  assure  those  seamen  just  and  fair  treatment  and  to  improve  aiid  protect  their  wages,  their  hours  of  labor  and  their  working  conditions."  Other  Unions  Invited  The  staff  and  facilities  of  the  new  union  will  be  provided  by  the  SIU and  NMU until  it is  able to set  up  its  own  facilities.  The  organ­ ization  will  function  in  all  major  US  ports  and  elsewhere,  if  neces­ sary,  and  will  invite  participation  by  other  AFL­CIO  unions,  includ­ ing'the  licensed  officers'  unions.  The establishment of  the new un­ ion  is  the  outcome  of  a  year  of  joint  activity  by  American  water­ front  unions  and  other  unions  af­ filiated  with  the  ITF  on  the  run­ away  issue.  The  joint program  be­ gan  a  year  ago  when  ITF  unions  around  the  world  ran  off  a  four­ day  protest  against  runaway  flags.  Here  in  the  US,  some  160  ships  were  tied  up  during  the  four days.  The  two  union  presidents,  in  making the  announcement, pointed  out  that  they  anticipate  an  enthu­ siastic response from crewmembers  on the runaway  ships, as these  men  have  long  been  exploited  through  rock­bottom  wages  and  working  conditions.  "Our  aim,"  they  said,  "is  to  provide  the  seamen  on  run­ away  ships  with  the  means  of  ob­ taining for the  first  time,  a  proper  collective  ­  bargaining  relationship  which  will  assure  them  decent  nated  to  serve  as  co­chairmen  of  the  new  organization.  They  are  charged with  calling a  constitution­ al  convention  for  the  purpose  of  adopting  a  permanent  constitution  agreed  to  cancel  contracts  on  US­ controlied  runaway  ships,  and  Greek  shipowners  recognized,  in  principle,  the  rights  of  American  unions to  organize  such  ships.  Runaways  Intervene  In Sea Level Case  The unfair  labor charges which  the Atlantic  and Gulf  Dis­ trict filed  earlier  this year  against  the operators  of  the Libe­ rian­flag Sea Level now are shaping up as an important legal  *  test  of  organizing  jurisdiction"^  was  made  by  the  same  runaway  over  American ­ owned  run­ operators'  lobby—the  so ­ called  aways—and  one  that  seems  "American  Committee  for  Flags  ot  headed for  a  Supreme  Court  show­ Necessity"—and  was  made  even  though  the  operators  of  the  Sea  down.  This  became  apparent  when  Level  do  not  belong  to  the  com­ American  runaway  operators,  ob­ mittee.  viously  running  scared  because  of  SIU  attorneys  are  now  prepar­ the  headway  maritime  unions  have  'ing  the  Union's answer  to the oper­ been  making  in  their  campaign  ators'  claims,  for fiiing  with  the  against  the  runaways,  asked  the  board.  Meanwhile,  the  Union  has  National  Labor  Relations  Board  to  indicated  that  it  intends  to  con­ knock  out  the  SIU  charges  on  the  tinue  the  campaign  against  these  grounds  that  the  board  has  no  vessels,  with  the  result  that  any  decision  by  the  Labor  Board  will  jurisdiction  in  this  area.  undoubtedly  be  carried  to  the  na­ Plea  To  State  Dep't  tion's  highest  courts  by  either  the  The  operators'  appeal  to  the  La­ bor  Board  came  on  the  heels  of  Union  or the oper^ors—depending  their  recent  plea  to  the  State  De­ on  how  the  decision  goes.  partment,  asking the  State  Depart­ Fired  Crewmen  ment  to  protect  their  cut­rate  The  SIU's  complaint  about  the  wages  and  tax­dodging  gimmicks  Sea  Level—the  old  Seatrain  New'  by  upsetting  the  application  of  US  Orleans — charged  the  company  labor  law  on  their  vessels.  with  discriminating  against  the  The  appeal  to  the  Labor  Board  ship's  Cuban  crewmembers  who  signed  SIU  pledges.  The  case  began  before  the  NLRB  regional  board  in  New  Orleans,  but  last  July  was  taken  before  the  full  Labor  Board  in  Washington  be­ cause  of  the  importance  of  the  jurisdiction  question  involved.  Besides  the  Sea  Level  case,  the  SIU  has  a  number  of  other  cases  WASHINGTON —Soviet  Premier  Nikita  Khrushchev's  pending,  and  the  Labor  Board  de­ on  any  of  these  will  also  boasts  about  passing  the  US  in  industrial  might  are  coming  cisions  have  an  important  bearing  on  the  true very rapidly in  one arena—that  of  merchant shipping.  question  of  runaway  jurisdiction.  The Russians are fast catch­­*  :  Yarmouth  Hearing  ing  up with  the United  States  unlikely  that  pressure  by  force  of  in  merchant. shipping  while  arms  can  be  used  on  a  large  scale  In  the  case  of  the  runaway­flag  the  US  merchant  marine  dwindles  in  a  hydrogen  bomb  age,  the  Rus­ Yarmouth,  the  NLRB  has  agreed  on  the  vine  in  part  because  of  sians  have  openly  announced  that  to  hear  the  Union's  argument  that  apathy  and  hostility  to  shipping  in  they  are  going  to  try  to  outdo  the  it  has  jurisdiction  over  that  ship.  In  the  case  of  the  runaway­flag  some  official  quarters.  A  major  US  in  production  and  trade.  Florida,  an  NLRB field  examiner  If  the  Russians  can  capture  a  villain  is  the  US  good  part  of  US  trade  markets  in  has  already  ordered  the  owner  to  Government's  en­ SEAFARERS  such  areas  as  the  Far  East,  the  reinstate  eight  discharged  crew­ couragement  of  LOG  oil­rich  Midd'le  East  and  Latin  members  and  to  bargain  with  th®  runaway  ­ flag  America,  they  can  damage  the  US  SIU.  shipping  at  the  SPECIAL  economy  accordingly  and  increase  Another  important  test  of  Labor  expense  of  the  REPORT  the  size  of  their  own.  And  Russian  Board  jurisdiction  is  vising  out  of  American  flag.  merchant  shipping  is  obviously  a  a  recent  petition,  by  the  National  Another  is  the  Maritime  Union, for  an  election  on  pro­railroad  policies  of  the  Inter­ key  weapon  in  any  such  effort.  19  ships  operated  by  the  United  Already,  the  Russian  merchant  state  Commerce  Commission  which  is destroying  shipping  in the  marine  on  a  ship  count  basis  is  al­ Fruit  Company  under  the  Hon­ domestic  trade,  the  one  area  in  most  as  large  as  the  privately­ duran flag.  The  NMU  already  has  which  US  shipping  could  flourish  owned  US  merchant  marine—and  under  contract  19  other  United  without  subsidy  because  it  is  pro­ is  more  modern  to  boot.  Here  are  Fruit  ships  under  the  American  flag.  An  election on  the  Honduran­ tected  from  foreign  competition.  the  comparitive  figures:  As  has  been  pointed  out  before,  •  The  Soviet  merchant  marine  flag  ships  would  involve  about  500  in  an  emergency,  a  domestic  ship  now  stands  at  800  ships  totaling  crewmen.  The  NMU  and  SIU  have  been  is  just as  good  as an  offshore  ship.  some  4  million  deadweight  tons.    active  US  privately­ spearheading  the  American  cam­ The  merchant  marine  issue  • ­The  looms, as  one  of  particular  import­ owned  merchant  marine  accord­ paign  against  runaways,  which  is  aflce  at  this  time  because  of  a  ing  to  the  American  Bureau  of  being  sponsored  on  a  global  seal®  change  in  the  strategy  of  .the  cojd  Shipping,  stoocLat.SOS  sbipa  ot 12  by  the  Intisyijitional  Transport­ workers  Federation.  war.  Since  it  is  generally  deemed  (Continued  on  page 5)  Soviet Cargo Fleet  Gaining Fast On US  �DcMiBber 4,  1M9  SEAFAKEKS  LOG  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIFPINO  ROARD  N.  Ship  AcfiVfly  NoveiriBer  12 Through  November 25,  1959  Tlie  coming holiday  season  should  be  a  good  one  for Seafarers  if  the  The  job  breakdown, percentage­w;se, remained  fairly constant  Class  PV  Si«u  in  OHs  Om Trau..TOTAi:  present shipping  trend  continues  to  hold  up.  According  to  the reports  A  men  continued  to take  the  greater share, claiming  some  72  percent  turned  in  by  the  14  SIU  ports,  shipping  for  the  past  period  bounced  Class  B  men  accounted  for  21.5  percent  and  class  C  the  remaining  ierfea  ..  —  _  .  8  .  6  back  with a  flourish, topping  the 1,200  mark.  There was a  total of  1,230  New  Ymfc  ... ... 14  a  14  36  6.5 percent.  This represents  only a  slight change  in  the  class B and  C  men shipped during  the last two  weeks, a gain of  some 360 jobs over the  ;  a  3  7  12  categories,  prior  period.  6allbuoru  ...  11  8  7  27  There  were  10  ports  showing  increased  shipping.  Three  showed  Although there  were less ships  in port  as compared  with the  previous  3  4  '  7  little or  no change,  and one.  New  Orleans, reported  a decline.  Most  of  two  weeks,  a  greater number  of  them  signed  on,  accounting  for  much  NmMk  7­ f  the increases  were  the  result  of  a  number of  vessels coming  out of  lay­ of  the increased shipping.  There was a total of  205 vessels serviced over  JuHweaviHe  ..  1  1  1  3  up and  calling for  crews, and  because  of  a  number  of  long­trip payoffs.  the  last  two  weeks.  Of  this  figure,  54  paid  off,  36 signed  on and  115  Mloiid  4  —  Tumpu  a........  8''  S  Baltimore  this  period  took  the  Igad  over  all  the  other  ports,  ship­ were in  transit.  MeMIe  ping a  total  of  263  men.  New  York,  generally  the  leader,  took  second  The  following  is  the  forecast  of  SIU  shipping,  port­by­port:  S  ...  4  17  4  place  with  226,  and  New  Orleans  third  with  185.  The  ports of  Hous­ Boston:  Should  improve  . .  . New  Yoifc  Good,  a  number  of  vessels  New Orieem ..  i  3  ^1  32  ton  and  Seattle  also  reported  sizable  increases,  shipping  130  and  119  due  in from  long  trips .  . . Philadelidiia:  Good,  shows  signs  of  picking  Hmnteu  .  3  4  23  32  men  respectively.  New  York  recovered  somewhat,  but  it  totals  still  up  .  .  .  Baltimore: Exceptionally  good  . . . Norfolk: Slow  . . . Jackson­ WUmiugteu  ..  1  —  A  _7  lag  behind  the port's average  280­320 men  shipped.  ville: Steady  . . . Miami:  Slow ... Tampa: Steady . . . Mobile: Slow  . . .  Son rimnlma ..  3  2  5  16  Down  in  the  Gulf,  Mobile  shipped  66  men  this  period,  more  than  New Orleans:~Should  pick  up ... Houston: Picking  up, but  registration  Seattte  ..  4  2  1  .  7  twice  its prior  total.  But  this  is still  far  behind  what  this  port  usually  lists heavy  . .  . Wilmington: Slow ... San Franeiseo: CkK>d  ... Seattte:  handles.  Very goo^  Tofub  .  .  84  34  118.  Mi  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  7  3  11  —  1  1  1  2  66  —  19  32  9  9  13  22  7  11  2  20  1  —  1  2  11  22  8  41  2  3  9  14  .  2  8  —  4  2  4  3  7  IS  —  S  7  1  3  3  6  —  —  1  —  1  —  —  —  —  5  —  5  —  1  —  1  12  10  2  2  4  24  —  6  70  1  10  14  23  35  12  25  10  17  7  34  2  4  8  14  1  5  —  6  —  5  1  6  4  14  4  22  —  1  1  2  14  4  38  —  5"  1  6  167  184  54  345  €  48  59  113  Perl  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville.  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  SeatUe  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  —  1  2  —  —  —  tfi  —  ,  4  6  16  15  34  16  4  12  6  22  —  —  2  2  20  39  9  68  2  13  18  33  3  7  1  11  2  —  2  2  6  1  [  9  —  2  1  —  —  —  —­ —  —  —  —  !  3  —  3  —  —  1  I  5  S  5  18  —  2  6  23  25  10  58  1  —  7  *  12  25  5  42  —  1  6  1  5  2  8  3  1  1  5  8  2  15  —  1  4  8  11  3  22  1  4  4  99  183  61  343  9  28  58  2  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Kegtowned On The  Beaeh  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  S  ALL  A  2  3  B  C  ALL  1  _  2  ....  2  4  18  5  1  —  1  65  10  1  76  98  217  36  —  22  —  —  2  24  11  16  13  _  1  1  68  33  1  162  45  70  14  ...  1  1  11  4  1  16  8  1  3  _  1  1  2  9  3  2  14  3  5  1  —  __  1  ...  __  3  1  ~2  11  2  _  IS  8  26  33  32  4  _  1  1  58  8  1  67  42  79  24  —  _  _  42  7  49  31  53  8  2  ^  2  8  5  2  15  3  10  ...  '  15  5  26  14  19  S  —  4  10  14'  22  9  14  45  9  11  1  —  22 343  95  221  468  383  543,116  1  €  u  GROUP 1  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  27  _  4  3  7  351  . 5  34  49  88  40  1  .3  4  129  8  lia  25  47  12  7  7  14  9  1  1  2  I  IS  2'  :2  89  1  8  ­  9  148  3  18  14  84  92  13  16  29  IS  •  6  1  7  38  3  4  7  21  1  1  9«d  19  183  133  251  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  •   M  A  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  3  1  4  <2  12  39  11  1  8  3  12  2  19  5  26  —  3  —  3  8  —  8  —  —  1  —  1  1  6  —  7  5  12  —  17  14  38  12  64  3  27  3  33  3  3  1  7  1  17  3  21  2  21  3  26  44  285  42  291  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  2  2  9  8  19  —  2  —  2  —  15  5  10  —  2  2  4  —  3  2  5  —  —  —  —  —  3  2  5  1  10  12  23  1  10  7  18  —  1  —  1  —.  2  1  3  9  3  —  12  4  57  48  109  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  •  <LASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GBOUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  A  B  C  AI.f.  1  2  8  . Al.l.  1  2  3  ALL  _  2  2  1  1  2  3  ...  1  7  1  8  3  3  €  11  38  6  55  —.  11  6  17  3  55  17  3  75  45  137  29  211  7  41  24  3  72  11  2  13  —  —  2  2  2  1  16  1  19  6  1  _  1  13  26  1  3  4  58  3  11  13  2  48  8  27  1  2  3  58  27  3  88  7  79  4  90  1  18  14  33  —.  .  _  4  4  —  4  —  2  2  4  8  1  13  1  4  ....  15  1  3  6  16  2  —  3  —  1  1  5  6  1  2  .  3  3  6  3  12  —  7  —  7  1  1  2  —  ....  —  1  1  —  —  —  1  —  1  ...  1  1  2  __  —  ­ ....  4  4  _  4  4  2  13  1  16  .—  ...  _  18  _  1  12  5  1  1  18  1  19  13  46  2  61  2  9  11  35  7  24  4  5  5  10  3  3  35  10  3  48  30  64  12  IM  2  27  10  39  ...  9  27  8  44  —  3  6  9  9  44  53  11  53  4  68  1  17  11  29  ...  1  3  1  5  1  1  —"  5  2  7  4  2  9  1  14  5  3  2  4  12  3  19  4"  2  6  ....  19  .6  25  9  23  2  34  e^.  7  5  2  6  14  2  22  1  5  1  7  1  3  5  7  9  38  9  22  12  —  12 ­  ...  4  5  9  42  202  39  283  5  44  43  92  3  22 283  92  22  397  123  482  83  668  12  126  91  229  9  10  ..1.  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  • ii­ kfe­ Port  Boston  New  York  ...  Philadelphia..  Baltimore....  Norfolk  ...  Jacksonville..  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans.  Houston  .  —  Wilmington..  San Francisco  Seattle  .. ..  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  123 ALL  2  2  5  15  21  43  3  7  12  6  9  23  6  7  5  8  3  11  9  10  2  7  12  91  2  1  1  9  9  35  6  15  3  2  2  7  4  6  48  115  I  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  12  3  ALL  1  1  2  —  2  21  2  17  19  18  6  36  60  2  2  5  2  8  15  1  2  9  12  24  8  18  SO  1  1  1  3  2  1  3  1  4  1  3  1  8  6  21  53  31  —  7  16  22  1  254  S"  2  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214  I  258  86 i 264 i838 i 78fr  �DMMufter 4,19St  SEAFARERS rage Wtam LOG 5IU BLOOD BANK  Red  Fleet Cafehing Up On US  HONOR  JtOU  cut  off  OF  control, oil  production  ominous  estimates,  US  carriage  at  (Continued  from  page  3)  mUlion  deadweight  tons  on  June  on  which  the  West  depends.  But  its  foreign  trade  is  now  down  to  30.  Large  tankers  and  passenger  up until  now  they  have  lacked  the  less  than  10  percent,  and  the  pri­ ships  help  account  for  the  sizable  tanker  capacity  to  do  |p.  Now  vately­owned  fleet  Is  hovering  at  Vice­Admiral  Ralph  E.  Wilson,  Its  lowest  post­war  ebb.  difference  in  tonnage.  deputy  chief  of  Naval  derations  To  these  905  ships  should  be  reports  the  Soviet  is  out  to  added  the  148  ships  of  the  Mili­ supplant that  the  western  oil  compa­ tary  Sea  Transportation  Service  and  the  400  or  so  ships  in  the  re­ nies  as  the  carriers  of  oil.  serve fleets,  Victorys,  C­2s  C­3s,  Aside from  the dollars  and  cents  cost  of  hauling  oil,  in  an  oil­rich  and  C­48  which  are  still  usable.  Quantitatively  then,  the  US  Middle  East  country  it  is  easy  to  sUll has  a  big  edge in  tonnage  and  see  which  would  more  impress  the  numbers.  But  the  trend  is  all  local  governments  and  populace—  (Continued from  page  2)  agakist  the  American  flag.  It  1«  the  sight  of  tankers  flying  the  expected  that  the  Soviet  fleet,  Russian  flag  or  one  flying  the  Li­ tion  with  the  discovery,  develop­ within  six  years,  will  be  about  berian flag.  ment  and  scientific  utilization  of  twice  Its  present rise,  based  on  Should  the  Soviets  be  success­ mineral  resources.  estimates  of  ships  planned  or  un­ ful  in  this  gambit,  they  would  be  "It  does  deny,  however,  that  tho  der  construction.  In  that  same  able  to  deny  many  Western  Eu­ depletion  allowance  is  an  effec­ period,  the  US  privately­owned  ropean  countries  part  of  their  oil  tive  or  socially  desirable  means  of  The  SIU  blood  bank  supplies  Seafarers  or  members  of  their  families  owned  merchant  fleet  is  likely  to  supplies.'  The  same  tactics  could  solving  these  problems.  Within  tho  be  employed  in  Indonesia,  Vene­ vnth  blood  anywhere  in  the  United  States.  Seafarers  can  donate  to  shiMik,  if  anything.  broad  latitude  of  private  ingenui­ the. bank  at  the  SU  clinic  in  Brooklyn.  Listed  here  are  a  few  of  the  Further^  a  good  proportion  of  zuela  and  other  areas,  once  the  ty  and  governmental  powers,  many  Seafarers  and  others  ivho  have  donated  to the  blood  bank.  The  names  the  American  fleet, both  privately­ Soviet  has  enough  tankers  on  alternative  arrangements  are  pos­ "of  other  donors  will appear  in  future  issues.  Protect  yourself  and  your  owned  and  Government­owned,  hand.  According  to  Admiral  Wilson,  sible  for  evolving  practical  solu­ family.  Arrange  to donate  to the  SIU  Blood  Bank  now.  consists  of  ships  such  as  T­2s,  the  US  "must  insure  that  we  have  tions  which  would  be  both  effec­ Victorys  and  Libertys  which  are  at  all  times  direct  control  of  tive  and  socially  beneficial,"  he  Erbrick,  Dennis  W.  Zola,  John  E.  either  over­age  or  rapidly  becom  enough  fast,  modem  shipping  to  reported.  Rodriguez,  Sixto  O'Connor,  Jahn  M.  ing so.  Cirignano,  Louis  N.  meet  our  essential  needs.  To  do  The  witness  suggested  that  it  Morriss^y,  Patrick  J.  Red Threat  Realized  Doughrty,  Ralph  H.  otherwise  is  to  invite  disaster  .  .  .  would  be  ill­advised  for  Congress  Torres,  Enrique  Kaust, Casmier  A.  "While  our  ocean  commerce  to  attack  t h e  allowance  as  a  US  officials  who  have  studied  Bbrst,  Frank  E.  Landron,  Angel  L.  Colucci,  Michael  —  the. situation  believe  that  the  Rus­ and  consequent  dependence  on  "pecularly  objectionable  form  of  Fediow, John  Monselli,  Frank  sians  could  make  a  serious  dent  the  sea  are  increasing—our  posi­ tax  privilege,"  while  overlooking  Gardner,  Ira  M.  Snarez,  Elisha  in US  trade  by  concentrating  ship  tion  in  world  trade  is  threatened—  other  less  publicized  means  of  tax  Mansell,  Robert  P.  Ricciai^i,  Joseph  ping  on  a  few  trade  routes  and  and  our  maritime  strength  is  ebb­ relief.  A  spokesman  for  an  oil  and  re­ Carey,  Daniel  F.  Fnnk,  Richard  A.  ^  carrying  cargo  far  below  costs  to  ing.  Energetic  leadership  is  re­ fining  company  who  said  the  al­ Zhemeck,  Joseph  Demarest,  William*,  Jr.  drive  out  American  shipping.  This  quired  to  correct  these  ominous  lowance  was  necessary,  attacked  Chimera, Thomas  Moros,  Demosthenes  would  also  open  up  markets  for  trends."  Bull, Hartley  Arnold,  Edward  Russian  manufactured  products  at  To  confirm  Admiral  Wilson's  various state  and  federal  taxes  im­ posed  on  oil  and  gas  producers.  Johnsou,  Carl  R.  Spear, Maurice V., Jr.  the  expense  of  American  produc­ A  professor  of  law  told  the  Bayless,­Gerald  W.  Modin,  Otto  tion,  and  for  Russian  farm  prod­ Committee  that  examination  of  Boyle,  Edward  GotUieb,  WUliam  ucts  at  the  expense  of  US  grain  taxes  on  the  industry  must  take  Casey,  Richard  J.  Pierce,  Ernest  W.  and  cotton.  into  account  tlie  increasing  c­om­ Orchart,  Hannibal  Sweet, David G.  Another  area  which  the  Rus­ plexity  of  the  "so­called  foreign  Ostergaard.  Finn  Kisberl,  Raymond  ^  sians  are  sure  to  make  a  dent  is  situation/' noting  that  "the  almost  Farley, Teddy  Cofone,  William  G.  in  the  hauling  of  petroleum  prod  irrestible  pressures  for  admission  Jansons,  Valentins  Collier,  Robert  J.  ucts,  up  until  now  monopolized  by  WASHINGTON — More  massive  of  foreign  oil  are  contributing  to  Rexin,  Ernest  H.  Greaney,  Thomas F.  American­owned  runaway  ship­ shipments of  farm surplus products  the  deterioration  of  the  position  of  Karlsen,  Charlie  Wong,  Kim  Soon  ping.  In certain  areas  of  the  world,  to India ai­e in  the offing. An agree­ the  producer  who  has  only  domes­ Gomez,  Juan  Pickett,  Frank  such  as  the  Middle  East,  the  Rus­ ment has been  reached for the  sale  tic  reserves."  St. Clair, George A.  Samat, Kassim  B.  sians  have  long  sought  means 'to  of!)>nearly  $239  million  worth  of  Lord, Alfred  J.  Fleming,  George  B.  agricultural  surplus,  half  of  which  will  move  on  US­flag  ships  under  terms of  the  "5O50"  law.  Included  in  the  shipments  are  110  million  bushels  of  wheat  and  For  obvious  reasons  the  LOG  flour,  100,000  bales  of  cot­ WASHINGTON —Scheduled  increases  in Social  Security  taxation  will  take  eff«t  on  wheat  cannot  print  any  letters  or  ton,  almost  four million  bushels  of  January 1 with the possibility that  new or  improved Social Security  benefits will f^ow.  various  feed  grains  and  500,000  other  communications  sent  in  by  Seafarers  unless  the  authcur  As of  the first of  the year, ^e payroll tax  bite on a worker s wages for Social Security  pounds  of  tobacco.  signs  bis  name.  Unsigned  The  India  grain  run  has  been  purposes goes up to three  per­'  in  disability  pensions.  At  present,  the biggest  single  item  in  the farm  anonymous  letters  will  only  cent from  the present 2% per­ ent  $120  a  year.  pensions  are  llndted  to  workers  surplus trade,  and has  kept a  num­ wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  Under  the  prdvisions  of  the  act  cent.  Payroll  taxes are  taken  If  circumstances  justify,  the  over  the  age  of  50.  However,  the  out  of  gross  wages  up  to $4,800  a  employers  also  will  have  to  in­ program  is  costing  \ess  than  was  ber  of  tramp  Libertys  and  T­2  LOG  will  withhold ^a  signature  tankers  in  business  over  recent  year,  so  that  at  three  percent,  the  crease  their contributions  to  $144.  estimated  originally  and  the  re­ on request.  maximum  payments  will  be  $144  One  area  where improvement  in  serve  for  disability  purposes  is al­ years.  annually,  as  compared  to the pres­ the benefits  is liable  to be made is  most  $2  billiims.  *  As  a  result,  it  is  expected  that  all  age  limits  for  disability  pen­ sions  are  likely  to  be  eliminated,  enabling  an  estimated  125,000  dis­ abled  workers  under  50  to collect  the  benefit.  Such  a  move  would  mean  US  benefit  payments  of  varying  On the heels of  the Interstate Commerce Commission's rate­ amounts for  disabled Seafarers un­ der  age  50  who  are  at  present  re­ cutting  weapons  with  which  to destroy  the  paper  and pulp  ceiving  the  $35  weekly  disability­ shipping  trade out  of  Savannah, the SlU­contracted Seatrain  pension  frdm  the  Seafarers  Wel­ fare  Plan.  The  amounts  of  such  Lines  has  had  to  go  to  court  —  to  block  still  another  railroad  holds, cut  the rates­ on all­rail  traf­ benefits  vary  with  the  wage  earn­ fic  from  Eastern  steel  mills  to  ings  during  a  itorker's  lifetime.  rate­cutting  maneuver.  Southwest  oil  fields.  At  the  same  Seatrain  is asking  for a court  in­ time,  they  made  no  reductions  in  Regulations  are  liable  ,to  be  junction  which  would  compel  the  rates where  the railroads carry  the  loosened  as  well.  Under  the  exist­ railroads  to  live  up  to  a  1942  ICC  pipe to and from the  dock for sliip­ ing  regulations,  more  than  two  of  ruling  on  rates  for  steel  pipe.  For  ment  by ship.  This is  the standard  every.five  disability  applicants  was  the  past  two  years,  the  shipping  railroad  tactic  whe?eby  the  rails  rejected.  Less  likely,  but  possible  in  1960,  company,  charges,  the  railroads  rig  rates  so as  to virtually  compel  is  a  general  increase  in  maximum  have  ignored  the  1942  ruling  and  the  shipper  to  send  his  cargo  ex­ monthly  payments.  There  are  23  have  cut  steel  pipe  rates  on  the  clusively  by  rail.  bills  in  the  hopper  to  boost  the  long  haul  so  as  to  take  away  bqsl­ '  ICC Suspends  Rate*  present ceilings of  $162.80 a  month  ness  from  shipping.  The  railroads,  the  Seatrain  suit  As a  result of  the railroad action  for  a  worker  and  his  wife  now  re­ in  April,  1958,  the  company  con­ tired,  and  $190  nmnthly  for  those  tends  that  Seatrain's  carriage  of  retiring  in  future  years.  Another  steel  pipe  has  been cut  in  half  on  100  bills, have  been  introduced  which  would  liberalize  the  $1,200  the  southbound  run.  Going even beyond that, the rail­ annual  earnings'celling.  ­ Oiganked  labor  is  particularly  roads had  recently established new,  lower rates on steel pipe on the all­ interested  in  a  bill  which  would  Navy  hospital  ship  Con;.Cilaiion  is  shown  at  anchor  in  Son  Fran  rail, long­haul run. These new rates  provide,  hospital ­ surgical  benefits  CISCO  as sponsors  of  Proioct  Hopo start  fund  drive to  send  her  to  have  been  suspended  by  the  ICC  for Social  Security  pensioners,  but  Asia  OS  floating  hospital.  Ship  will  be  operated  by  American  pending  the  outcome  of  the  court  this is running into the usual heavy  President Lines.  opposition  of .,  organized  medicine.  actiiMi.  '  ,  1  "I  Unions Hit  Oil Tax Rig  'I  • S  ''p,  'J  India  Gets  Surplus Deal  See Boost In US Age Benefits  Sign Name On  LOG Letters  Needs  $$  For  Refitting  Seatrain In Court  To Bar Railroad Rates  I  ­  • •a    . . '.­4  '1  •   '• n '  �•  •# .  1959  SEAFARERS  tOC  New Hall For Lakes Sailors  Amon^  Our  Affiliates  BUSINESS ETHICS  OUTLOOK—DIM  Under  the SIU  Great Lakes  Dis­ trict  seniority  set­up,  603  men  shipped  out,  with  594  registered,  during  the period  ended  November  13.  All  Job  vacancies  were  han­ dled  in this  manner:  If  the  senior  man  couldn't  ship  at  once,  a  tem­ porary  seaman  was  shipped—with  a  guarantee  of  at  least  seven  days'  work—until  the  senior  man  was  able  to  pick  up  the  vessel.  The  heavy shipping reflected the return  of  Lakes  operations  after  the  steel  strike.  Since business concerns  and  their political  sympathizers in  and out  of  Congress have been  raising a considerable hue and  cry about  ethics and  corruption for the past  couple of  years,  it  is  interesting  to  note  the  following  round­up  of  items  errant  stores.  It  was  charged  that  that  were  gleaned  from  just  consumers  were  cheated  of  heavy  one  week's  perusal  of  the  daily  sums  by  rigged  scales  or  manipu­ lation  of  scales  in  the  shops.  press:  • The    Michigan  Supreme  Court  Among  stores  receiving  summons  has  reinstated  a  suit filed  against  were  branches  of  such  national  General  Motors  corporation  deal­ chains  as  A&P  and  Safeway.    ing  with defective  power brakes  on  • Congressional investigators are  1953  Buicks.  The suit  was filed  by  busy  inquiring  into  payoffs  by  rec­ Great Lakes Seafarers shipping  out  of  Alpena, Mich.,  are now  us­ a  pedestrian  who  lost  a  leg  after  ord  companies  to disk  jockeys  and  ing this new facility recently opened  by the Great  Lakes District.  being  hit  by  a  '53  Buick  with  de­ officials  of  radio  and  TV  stations.  fective  brakes.  In  reinstating  the  The  payoffs  were  designed  to  pro­ suit,  the  court  ruled  that  General  mote  recordings  put  out  by  the  Motors  concealed  the  defects  from  companies,  give  them  false  popu­ purchasers  of  these  cars.  It  did  larity  ratings  and  play  them  re­ instruct  its dealers  to repair  power  peatedly in  order to  stimulate their  brakes  on  all  1953  Buicks  which  sales.  I  Federal  agencies  have  em­ came  in  for  servicing,  but  did  not  inform  the  general  public  of  the  barked  on  a  drive  against  phony  existence  of  this  defect.  Conse­ ads  on  television  which  use  decep­ SAN  FRANCISCO—Backed  solidly  by  Harry  Bridges  In­ The  ternational  Longshoremen's  and  Warehousemen's  Union,  a  quently,  many  Buick  drivers  were  tion  or  outright  lies.  blithely  driving  cars  with  defective  campaign  is  an  aftermath  into  the  brakes.  The success  of  the suit  will  investigation  into  rigging  of  TV  Communist candidate for San Francisco^s board of supervisors  undoubtedly  inspire  others  from  quiz shows  in which  the contestants  polled  33,310  votes  in  this"*  received  "formal  labor  support  people  who  were  involved  in  acci­ received questions  in  advance.  The  city's  election.  .  .  .  in  the  endorsement  of  the  dents  with  that  model  automobile.  advertising investigation  deals with  • A   widespread  short­weighting  fakes,  deceptions  and  false  claims,  The showing of the Commu­ joint  legislative  committee  of  the  nist  candidate,  Archie  Brown,  >vho  fraud among  New York  City butch­ with  medication  claims  being  the  also  happens  to  be  a  member  of  San  Francisco  locals  of  Brown's  own  union,  the  Int'l  Longshore­ worst  offenders.  GM  is  indirectly  ers  and  supermarkets  was  exposed  Bridges'  union,  was  the  subject  of  in  the  city  and  dozens  of  sum­ involved  in  one such  set of  charges  considerable  exultation  in  "The  men's  and  Warehousemen's  Un­ monses  have  been  handed  out  to  made  against  its  supplier  of  auto  Worker"  of  Sunday,  November  29,  ion."  The next pitch,  politically, is that  glass.  the  official  Communist  Party  or­ labor  should "get  together" behind  New  York  State  is  investigat­ gan.  "an  independent  labor  candidate"  ing  eight  savings  and  loan  associa­ tions  which  have  advertised  for  The  open  backing  given  by  the  in  future  elections.  Undoubtedly  funds  in  the  state,  claiming  that  ILWU  to  Brown's  campaign  re­ the  "independent  labor  candidate"  Headquarters  wishes  to  re­ their  deposits  were  fully  insured.  flects the increasing boldness of the  will turn out to  be a loyal  CP mem­ mmd  Seafarers  that  men  who  The insurance  agency turned  out t|)  Communist  Party  waterfront  sec­ ber.  are  choosy  about  working  cer­ be  a  one  room  office  in  Morocco  tion,  of  which  Bridges  is  the  top  tain  overtime  cannot  expect  an  which  had  just  $150,000  in  assets  figure,  for  practical  purposes.  It  equal  number  of  OT  hours  with  to  "protect"  deposits  of  over  $ldB  follows  upon  Bridges'  visit  to  the  the  rest  of  their  department.  In  million.  The. attorney  general  is  Soviet  Union  early  this  year,  his  some  crews  men  have  been  seeking  to  bar  the  associations  heading  up  of  the  Communist­ dominated  Tokyo  conference  of  NEW  YORK—the  Maritime  Ad­ turning  down  unpleasant  OT  from  soliciting  funds  in  New  York  dockworkers  unions,  the  visit  of  jobs  and  then  demanding  to  State.  ministration  has  invited  US  inter­ Nikita  Khrushchev  to  Bridges'  ests  to  bid  on  another  25  Liberty  come  up  wi.th  equal  overtime  The  same  state's  Motor  Ve­ headquarters and  their fervent  em­ ships  for  scrapping  purposes.  The  when the  easier jobs  come  ­­lo; s.  This  practice  is  unfair  to  Sea­ hicle  Bureau  and  attorney­general  braces,  and  finally,  the  invitation  Agency  reports  it  won't  consider  farers  who take  OT  jobs as  they  are  looking  into  a  $250,000­yearly  from  top  Russian  officials  to  less  than  $70,000  per  vessel.  Bid  take  of  a  group  which  peddled  Bridges  to  come  to  Moscow  again.  come.  opening  date  is  December  16,  in  The  general  objective  is  to  driver's  licenses' to  non­  qualified  Communist  Gets  Votes  Washington,  DC.  applicants  at  $10  a  throw.  The  equalize  OT as  much  as possible  The  ships  offered  for  sale  are  but  if  a  man  refuses  disagree­ ring  was  set  up  by  driving  schools  The  "Daily  Worker"  described  able  jobs  there  is  no  require­ in  conjunction  with  corrupt  motor  Brown as "a longshoreman by trade  at  anchorages  in  the  reserve fleets  for the  past  23  years,  and  a  Com­ of  the  following  states:  Alabama,  ment  that  when  an  easier  job  vehicle  inspectors.  No  comment  yet  on  any  of  these  munist  by  political  conviction  for  California,  New  York,  North  Caro­ comes along  he can  mak­  up the  lina,  Oregon,  Texas,  Virginia,  and  overtime he  turned down  before.  items  from  either  Landrum  or  more years  than that. . ."  Griffin  The  "Worker" noted  that  Brown  Washington  State.  4"  Bridges Goes All Out  For Red Candidate  Turned Down OT?  Don't Beef  On $S  Seek Ship Bids  4  An  SIU  Canadian  District  neg­ otiating  committee  is  working  up  a  list  of  recommendations,  to  be  presented  at  meetings  with  Lake  shipowners.  At  the  top  of  this  list  are  increased  wages,  a  shorter  worH  week,  a  vacation  pay  pro­ vision,  payment  for  statutory  holi­ days,  and  safer  working  conditions  for  seamen.  4/4  4  Forty­two  candidates  have  'ac­ cepted  nominations  will  vie  for of­ ficial  posts in  the Sailors  Union of  the  Pacific  and  five  for  regular  positions  as  building  trustees,  dur­ ing  elections  starting  next  month  and '  running  through  January.  Originally  102  members'  names  were  received  for  official  offices;  another 14 for the trustee positions.  To  qualify,  candidates  for  SUP  office  must  (1)  possess  American  citizenship;  (2)  have  two  years'  good  standing  with  the  SUP  and  three  years'  sea  time  on  SUP  ships,  and  (3)  must  not  have been  ashore  more  than  six  months  at  the  time  of  nomination.  4  4  4  In  accord  with  the  Landrum­ Griffin  law  and  in  an  effort  to  modernize  Its  constitution,  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific's  headquarters  membership  has  adopted  a  series  of  recommenda­ tions  as  the  basis  for  a  new  con­ stitution  draft.  The  draft  is  now  in  process  and  is  expected  to  be  put  to a  membership vote  between  December  and  January  of  next  year.  /two./,  ^  Dress For Tlie Weather '  Now  that  the  foul weather  season Is upon us,  It's Important  for Seafarers  to be properly protected against the  elements  when going  out on  deck.  '  It may  be  a  nuisance  to have  to  wear  rain  gear  or  a.  cumbersome poncho while at work, but it's a lot better than  coming ­down  sick  or  getting  so  fatigued  from  chill  and  wetness  that  you hove  an accident.  Keep  that foul weather  gear handy,  and make  sure  you  come  home  healthy—and  safe.  /  "  ­  "V  !  '4'­ 'I .  :  i  i  I  1  •  �f.jf.  DBe»^4.1t50  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pa«e Screa  YOUR  mm WORTH  Open Kings Point Inquiry;  Seafarer's Guide To  Better  Buying  Focus On Military Role  WASHINGTON—An  investigation  of  the  Kings  Point  Merchant  Marine  Academy  has  been  ordered  by  the  House  Merchant  Marine  Committee  to  go  into  the  operation  of  the  maritime  school  from  top  to  bottom.  A  three­man  subcommittee  consisting  of  Rep.  Her­ Science Comes Cheaper Than Toys  bert  Zelenko,  "Victor  Anfuso­*­ Amonr  the  busiest  people  in  the  new field  of  space  exploration  are  and  Francis  E,  Dorn,  all  of  ing  on  ships,  18.5  percent  of  the  receive.  The  bills  were  supported  the  toy  manufacturers.  .  ­ New  York  City,  will  handle  total,  A  larger  group,  214  men,  by  the  Maritime  Administration.  But  it's  far  better  for  a  child  if  you  invest  your  gift  money  in  • I  si By Sidney Margoliua the  inquiry.  Zelenko  and  Anfuso  24.3  percent,  are  working  for  At  the time, criticism  of  the staff  genuine  science  equipment  than  in  the  novelty­type  toys  some  of  the  are  Democrats,  Dorn  a  Brooklyn  steamship  companies  in­ shoreside  included  the  tax­free  allowances  large  manufacturers  have  produced  for  Christmas.  You  can  spend' $10  Republican.  jobs,  making  43.8  percent  of  the  and  exemption  from  civil  service  for  the  miniature  rocket  launcher l)eing  advertised  on  TV.  It  sounds  Apparently the  investigation  was  graduates  having  some  merchant  regulations. The staff  then included  a  siren  and  pops  a  plastic  projectile  into  the  air.  This  is  supposed  prompted  by  dissension  arising  marine connection at present. Obvi­ 205  officers  and  petty  officers  and  to  be  the  hottest  item  in .the toy  industry  this .year  (from  the  seller's  from  moves  by  some  Kings  Point  ously,  since  the  men  working  for  19  seamen,  many  of  whom  per­ point  of  view).  Or  you  can  put  that  money  into  a  microscope,  astron­ staff  members to  retain their  semi­ shipping companies shoreside grad­ formed routine  maintenance duties.  omy  kit,  physics  kit  or  other science  materials.  military  status.  Legislation  which  uated  since 1954,  they can  point  to  At  present.  Kings  Point  has  an  enrollment  of  1,000  cadets,  and  Since  most  of  a  child's  playthings  for  the  whole  year  will  be  those  would  have  put the  Academy  on an  very  little  actual  seatime.  Another  361  graduates,  or  40.9  graduates about  200 men  each year.  he  gets  for  Christmas,  test  the  value  this  way:  Can  you' see  the  child  entirely  civilian  footing  has  been  percent  are  on  ­active  Navy  duty,  The  superintendent  of  the  acad­ playing  with  this  item  two  qg  opposed  by  some  staff  members.  three  months  from  now?  Does  it  Since  a  good  part  of  the staff  is  with  the  remaining  16.3  percent,  emy,  Rear  Admiral Gordon  McLin­ teach  him  anything  about  the  drawn  from  the  Navy,  the  instruc­ 144  men,  working  ashore  in  non­ tock  said  that  he  would  welcome  tors  and  other  staff  members  in  maritime  pursuits,  studying  for  the  study, which  will  discuss  plant  world  around  him?  In  'general,  prices  of  toys  and  many instances receive subsistence,  advanced  degrees  or  otherwise  not  improvement,  and  standards  of  in­ struction  as  well  as  looking  into  playthings  this  Christmas  are  no  living  allowances  and  other  bene­ classified.  higher  than  last,  hut  still  at  rec­ fits  which  would  be cut  off  if  they  Six  months  active  duty  with  the  the  civilian  status  of  the  institu­ Navy  is  a  requirement  from  the  tion.  ord  levels.  One  development  is  had  to  assume  civilian  status.  graduates under  the selective  serv­ One ol the major arguments used  Union  Criticism  that  competition  of  supermarkets  ice  laws  at  present.  and  drug  chains  has  forced  some  Traditionally,  the  SIU  has  been  '^e present  quarrel  over  Kings  by  Academy  supporters is  that  the  of  the  traditional  toy  retailers  to  critical  of  the  Kings  Point  opera­ Point  staff  arose  in  March,  1958,  complexities  of  modern  shipping  offer  more  low­priced  toys.  Some  tion  on  several grounds.  One is  the  when  bills  were  introduced  jointly  requires  officers ^ith  sound  basic  of  the  dolls  and  other  playthings  Union's  belief  that  seamen  coming  by  Rep.  Bonner and  by  Sen.  War­ training  in  the  sciences.  However,  the  Union  holds  that  the  small  sold  at  low  prices  by  the  big­vol­ out  of  the  ranks  should*be  en­ ren  Magnuson  (Dem.­Wash.)  which  percentage  of  Kings  Point  grad­ couraged  and  given  opportunity  to.  ume  retailers  are  relatively  good  would  have  classed  aH  Academy  uates  who  make  shipboard  mer­ value.  You  can  buy  dolls  in  the  become  ship's  officers,  rather  than  staff  members  as  civil  service  em­ chant  service  their  career  tends  to  have  officei­s  trained  in  a  military  big  markets  for  as  little  as  $5  or  ployees  and  include  in  their  pay  defeat  any  advantages  that  might  less  for  big  20­inclr  models.  Just  atmosphere. The other was that the  tax­free  expenses  which  they  now  be  gained  from such  training.  maritime  funds  available  limited  make  sure  they  are  the  preferred  should  not  be  used  to  pay  for  the  all­vinyl,  are  fully  jointed  and  training  of  steamship  officers  at  have  rooted  hair.  Government  expense,  but  rather  The  real  reason  for  the  high  that  candidates  for  marine  officer  price  of  toys  is  the  high  mark­up,.  jobs  should  either  pay  their  own  Manufacturers  usually  mark  up  way through  school or be supported  toys  approximately  "four  to  one",^ as  they  say  in  the  industry.  A  toy  by  the  industry.  that  costs  $2.50  to  manufacture  will  have  a  retail  list  price  of  $8.98  Further, the SIU  has objected  to  or $9.98.  On  a  toy  that  has  a  list  price  of,  say, $10,  the  retailer  gets  the fact that  the Academy  has been  40  percent  of  the  retail  list  price  and  often  also  a  ten  percent  adver­ an  annex  of  Annapolis, rather  than  tising  allowance.  He  thus  pays  $5  for  the  $10  toy.  The  manufacturer  a  maritime  training  center,  with  a  also  pays a  ten  percent  jobber's  or sales  commission. His  own  mark­up  majority  of  its  graduates  either  for  administrative  expense  and  profit  typically  may  be  $1.50  of  the  going  into  the  Navy  or  into  shore­ side  jobs.  $10  list  price.  Nowadays  many  stores  in  the  more­competitive  urban  shopping  A  SEAFARERS  LOG  article  in  September 30, 1955, at  a time  when  centers  do  give  discounts  of  20­30  percent  on  toys.  •   This  department  consulted  expe'­ts  in  educational  and  science  ma­ Kings  Point  future  was  being  de­ terials  for  suggestions  on  values  in  science  playthings.  We  haven't  bated,  put  it  this  way:  Pay Own  Way  covered  the whole field  by  any  means,  but  can  offer  these suggestions:  BegiBBer'.s  Microscope,  $7.25;  Pre­Electricity  Physics  Lab,  $5.95;  "... the SIU  position  has  been  Ultraviolet  Science  Lab,  $11.95;  Calculo  Analog  Computer  Kit,  $16.95  that  the  Government  should  not  (a  recent  award­winning  kit  for  age  12  and  up).  Available  in  depart­ pay  for  the  training  of  steamship  ment  stores  and  book  shops  or  from  Science  Materials  Center,  59  officers.  Officers,  it  holds,  like  the  Fourth  Avenue,  New  Yortt  3. You  can  get  a  catalog  of  these  and  other  other licensed  professions—doctors,  science  materials  from  the  center.  The  center  includes  a  free  color  lawyers  or  teachers—should  pay  their  own  way  through  school,  or  spectroscope  worth  about  $3  with  orders  over  $5.  their  training should  be  supported  In  buying a  child's microscope,  judge quality  not  only  by  the number  by  the  industry.  Men  moving  into  Seafarers  Joe  Holzenbach,  and  A. C. Ezell,  ABs  off  the  Maxton,  of  times  it  magnifies,  but  by  the  optical  clarity  and  mechanical  per­ officers'  ranks  through  the  foc'sle  formance—how  well  and  accurately  the  knobs  and  slides  move.  pose  in  front  of  winery in  Jerez,  Spain, center  of  sherry  wine area.  have  had  to  pay  their  own  way  at  Basic  Mathematics  Kit,  manufacture­d  by  Harvey  House,  $3,  is  well  private  schools  to  get  necessary  Pix  from  United  Seamen's  Service.  recommended  and  available  in  many  stores;  age 12  up.  training. The  vast  inajority  of  offi­ Bridge­and­Tumpike  Building  Set;  girders  and  panels  enable  young  cers on  US  merchant  ships did  not  engineers  to  build  highways  with  modern  cloverleafs,  bridges,  build­ come from  Kings Point.  ings,  This  new  building  plaything  is  recommended  by  educators.  "The Union  believes that  the ex­ Prices: $3  to $10,  depending on  number  of  pieces in  the set  and  where  istence  of  a  Government­operated  you  buy  it.  academy  tends  to  perpetuate  a  Starmaster  Astronomy  Set;  battery­powered  kit  teaches  identifica­ training  situation  that  is  not  re­ tion  of  constellations;  about  $8­$9  in  many  stores.  MOBILE—More  than  300  Seafarers,  their  wives  and  chil­ sponsive  to  the  ebb  and  flow  of  Girl's  Lab  Technician  Set  by  Gilbert,  lists  at  $12.98.  Manufacturers  manpower  in  the  industry."  dren  enjoyed  the  wonderful  Thanksgiving  turkey  dinner  eonsider  girls,  too,  potential  scientists,  at  least  for  the  purpose  of  Criticism of  Kings  Point  has em­ given  in  this  port.  The  hall's  meeting  floor  was  converted  selling  playthings.  The  girl's  includes  microscopes,  specimens,  appa­ phasized that  only a minority  of  the  into a banquet room with long  ratus.  Another  Gilbert  set  with  somewhat  fewer  extra  materials  but  school's  graduates  rr'«I'e  a  career  tables,  attractively  arranged  crewing  up  of  the  Cantigny,  a  of  seafaring.  On  this  score,  the  similar  microscope  costs  about  $1  less.  In  general,  Gilbert  science  sets  are  considered  fairly  good  in  com­ latest  figures  supplied  by  the  with  flowers,  ferns  and  other  Cities  Service  tanker  which  has  holiday  decorations,  adding  to  the  been  laid  up  .here  for  some  six  parison­with  some  of  the  other  commercially­manufactured  sets.  Gil­ academy  for  the  period  1954­1958  holiday spirit.  Everyone  was  unan­ months  now.  The  vessel  went  back  show 163 out of 882 men  now work­ bert  also  has  a  new  Physics  Lab  set  with  a  list  price  of  $15,  and  a  imous  in  their  praise  of  the  staff  into the  coastwise  trade.  Star  Finder  with  illuminatetT viewer and  sky  compass,  listed  at  $8.  for  the  cooking,  preparing  and  The  prospects  for  the  coming  Beginner's Slide  Rule  with  instruction  book  teaches  youngsters  how  serving  of  the  meal,  Harold  period are about  the same, with  the  to use  this engineering  and  math  aid; $1.25;  available at  local  stores or  Fischer,  acting  agent,  reported.  exception  of  the  Valiant  Freedom  Science  Materials  Center.  Other items which received  favor­ which  is  scheduled  to  payoff  here,  Book  Of  The  Month  Club  has  a  special  "Young  Readers"  offer  of  able comment  around  the hall  here  if  they  can  get  the  vessel  off  the  telescope  and  junior  microscope  free  if  you  buy  one  "Landmark"  or  during  the  last  two  weeks  were  rocks  in  Cuba.  The  ship  ran  "Allabout"  book  at  $1.75  each  month.  the  new  diabetes  program  and  the  aground  recently.  "Adventures In  Science  At  the Smithsonian," a  24­page  science  book  WILMINGTON,  Calif.  —  Fair  publication  of  the freightship clari­ There  were  six  vessels  paying  for  junior­high  students,  gives  information  about  many  different  shipping  and  slow  registration  was  fications, Fischer said. The recently  off  in this port, all after short  trips.  sciences,  25  cents  from  Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington  25,  DC.  noted  in  this  port  during  the  last  announced  plan,  to  check  all  Sea­ They were  the Alcoa  CBrsair, Alcoa  Wildlife  Kits,  Games,, such  as  Adventure  Kits  for  collectors,  $2.95  period. Three ships are  due in  dur­ farers  and  their  families  for  dia­ Roamer,  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  from  National  Wildlife  Federation,  232  Carroll  St.,  NW  Washington  ing  the  next  two  weeks,  so  at  this  betes  was  well­received, for  as  the  Partner  (Alcoa),  Monarch  of  the  12, DC.  The  federation  will  send  a  list  of  gift  ideas.  point,  another  slow  span  is  ex­ ^membership knows,  if  caught early  Seas  and  the  Claiborne  (Water­,  Natural  History  Materials  such  as  the  famous  "Pebble  Pups" rock­ pected.  enough, this disease can­ be brought  man). Signing  on  were the  LaSalle,"  specimen  kit  ($1.25),  also  science  books,  are  available  from  mufwiims.  Paying  off  was  the  Almena  under  control.  Iberville, Hastings  (Waterman); AI­;  The following  will  send  price  lists  of  rock,  gem, insect,  weather,  shell  (Clover  Carr.). There  were  ho sign  On  the shipping  side  it  has  been  coa  Partner  (Alcoa)  and  the  Can­ and  other  collections and  kits.  Chicago  Natural  History  Museum  Book  ons.  a  fairly  slow  period.  Most  of  this  tigny  (Cities  Service).  In  transit  Shop,  Chicago  5;  American  Museum  of  Natural  History Shop;  Central  In  transit  were:  Yaka,  City  of  was due  to the fact that  there were  were  the  Del  Alba  (Mississippi);  Park  W.  at  70th  St, New  York  (also  publishes  Junior  History  Maga­ Alma,  Warrior,  Maiden  Creek  no  offshore  payoffs  in  this  port  Beatrice,  Elizabeth  (Bull),  Steel  gine at  $1:75 for 14  months); Museum  of  Science and  Industry, Jackson  (Waterman);  Steel  Scientist  (Isth­ over  the  last  two  weeks.  The bulk  Admiral  (Isthmian)  and  the  Alcoa  ihian.h'  Rebecca  '(Intercontinental).  of the business for the port was the  Ranger  (Alcoa).  Park, Chicago  37.  • '   .  • • i  ­'ii  1  ­ Where Genuine  Sherry Conies  From  • ii  ­.1  •• 'tl  31  Tanker  Crevr­Up  Boosts  Mobile^ 300  At  Dinner  Slow Outlook  In Wilmin^on  • ­i I  i'j I  I:?­ �S;:  :iN'  y  ®*e«iber 4,  195t  SEAFAREHS  LOG  pace  Elclit  'Job'  Peddlers Back Again  Want  to  be  in  the  merchant  marine?  Want  to  VISIT  INTERESTING  COUNTRIES,  travel  to  EXOTIC  and  ROMANTIC  lands,  and  be WELL PAID for  aU  this  According  to  a  letter  being  distributed  by Captain H. Wohlenberg, of  PO Box 192, New  York  4,  the gateway  to  these  opportunities  will  be  flung  sources of  possible employment.  conditions  found  in  the  American  .  Any  of  these  addresses,  of  Merchant  Marine  as  compared  to  open  for  just  $2.  Your  $2  will  get  you  a  mimeo­ course,  could  be  found  in  the  tele­ gi aphed, 13­page booklet ostensibly  phone  directory.  telling  you  how  to  get  a  job  on  a  The  captain  does  make  it  clear  that  legitimate  maritime  unions  ship.  The  booklet  says,  essentially,  like  the  SlU,  SUP  and  NMU  are  that  if  you  want  a  job  on  a  ship,  responsible  for  the  wages  and  go  to  a  shipping  company,  or  a  working  conditions  that  most  American  merchant  seamen  enjoy  maritime union.  As  an  added  service,  the  book­ today.  let  lists  the  addresses  of  some  ma­ He says, for instance,  that "these  ritime  unions,* including  the  SlU,  unions  are  responsible  for  the  ex­ SUP  and  NMU.  It  also  lists  some  cellent  conditions  and  high  wages  non­union  oil  companies,  non­ found  aboard  American  ships  to­ union outfits like the Lake Carriers  day.  They are also  responsible for  Association,  and  a  few  other  the  high  quality  and  abundant  quantity  of  the  food  served,  the  rigid  safety  requirements  and  the  overall  higher  standard  of  living  Propose  US  Tax  Aged  WASHINGTON  —  Uncle  Sam,  looking  for  more  dollars,  may  put  the  next  tax  bite  on  the  country's  retired,  if  the  suggestions  of  some  economists  are  hee'ded.  Testifying before  the House Ways  and  Means  Committee,  several  economists  suggested  that  Social  Security  retirement  benefits  be  made subject to the Federal income  tax.  ­One  Brooklyn  college  professor  said  that  if  Social  Security  bene­ fits vere  taxable,  the  contributions  should  be  deductible.  There  were  also  several  sugges­ tions for  repealing  the existing  tax  exemption  on  sick  pay  benefits.  The law now  permits the exemption  of  up  to  $100  a  week  paid  in  lieu  of  wages  to  workers  absent  from  their  jobs  because  of  sickness  or  Injury.  ^UIREMENTS ARE NECESSARYI  You^akl^  PHYSICAL OR  EDUCATIONAL Rt  EXOTIC AND  * How"  Excerpts  from  leaflet, promising  money,  travel,  adventure  and  romance—all for  a $2 bill.  Leaflet is one  of a series  of  such oper­ ations  which  pop up  from  time  to  time  to milk  the  gullible.  Your Gear..  tor  ship ... for  shore  Whatever  you  need,  in  work  or  dress  geor,  your  SlU  Seo  Chest  hos  it.  Get  top  quolity  geor  at  substontiol  sovings  by  buy­ ing  ot  your  Union­owned  ond  Union­ operoted  Seo  Chest  store.  Sport Coats  Slacks  Dress  Shoes  Work  Shoes  Socks  Dungarees  Frisko  Jeens  CPO  Shirts  Dress Shirts  Sport  Shirts  Belts  Khakis  Ties  Sweat  Shirts  T­Shirts  Shorts  Briefs  Swim Trunks  Sweaters  Sou'westers  ,  Raingear  Caps  Writing Materials  Toiletries  electric Shavers  Radios  Television  Jewelry Cameras  Luggage  the  foreign  flag ships."  But  in  case  you're  not  inclined  to  get  out  of  bed  and  seek  out  a  union,  things  are  made  easier  for  you.  By  mail  you  can  apply  for  membership  in  the  "International  Brotherhood  of  Seamen,"  Box  17,  Brooklyn  8.  This  application  will  cost  you  only  $5—"to  cover  cost  of  etc."—and  will  entitle  you  to  be  put  on  the  list  for  a  job.  When  your  number  comes  up,  you'll  be  notified.  Meanwhile,  don't  call  them—  they'll  call  you,  when  and  if  they  get  a  ship  and  jobs  under contract  which  might  be  in  the  year  2000.  SEA  CHEST  QUESTION: Soma  paople claim  thai bucko mates  an<Lengineers no  longer  exist.  Do  you  agree  with  them?  A.  Thomas,  wiper:  No,  they've  DOB Keddy, electrician: As a rule  still  got  them.  I've  come  across  I'd say there are hardly any around.  them  on  a  few  Of  course,  there  ships  in' the  last  are  exceptions  to  year  or  so.  But  every rule and  its  I  do  think  that  always possible to  they  are  getting  find  bucko every­ where.  But  much  scarcer.  There  are  less  of  them  less  than  before,  because  they  around  than  ever  can't  get  away  before,,  which  is  with  it,  and  they  fine, as far as I'm  know  it, too.  concerned.  $  $  M. Landron , bosun: I don't think  A.  Miranda,  OS:  There  are  no  thgy exist  anymore.  1 know  that I  buckos  around  anymore.  A  long  time  ago,  in  the  h a v e n't  come  early  f o r t i e s,  across  any  for  a  there  were  long  time.  In  buckos,  but  fact  its  been  so  they've just about  long  ago  since  I  disappeared.  did run up against  We've  got  a  bet­ one  that  I  can't  ter  organization  eveh  recall  when  now, so they can't  it happened  or on  bother us the way  what  ship  I  was  they  used  to,  in  sailing.  the early  days.  ~  4"  it  Dennis  W. Erbrick,  OS:.I've  just  finished  my  first  trip  at  sea,  so  I  can't  really  com­ ment about  bucko  mates,  except  that  I  certainly  couldn't complain  any  buckos  on  the ship I  was on.  The crew  and  the  officers  were  okay  and  I  was  WASHINGTON —The  relation­ very  happy  with  ship  between  smoking  and  lung  them  and  the way  they treated  me.  cancer is  once  more a  public  issue.  This  time,  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Public  Health  Service,  Dr.  Leroy  E.  Burney,  is  the  authorita­ tive  spokesman.  In  an  article  published  in  the  "Journal", of  the American  Medical  Association,  Dr.  Burney  reported  that  filter­tipped  cigarettes  do riot  minimize  the  hazards  of  lung  con­ cer, and  that no method of  treating  BALTIMORE—Shipping  is  bust­ the tobacco  had  reduced  the  peril,  ing out  all over  here after  the long  doldrums  occasioned  by  the  steel  either.  strike,  Baltimore  Port  Agent  Earl  Cites  Data  Sheppard^reports.  It  was  so  good,  Specifically, he cited  several .fac­ in  fact,  that  nearly  twice  as  men  tofs  resulting  from  PHS  studies  shipped  as  came^^in  to  register,  to  date.  They  included:  thus  eating  heavily  into  the  back­ _•  Smoking  was  the  principal  log  of  men  on  the  beach.  cause  of  lung  cancer,  and  Is  asso­ ciated  with  the  increased  chance  The  prospects  of  continued  good  shipping  are  bright  with  the  com­ of  developing  this  cancer.  ing  of  the  Christmas  holiday  pe­ • Eliminating    cigarette  smoking  riod  which  usually  makes  for  a  after long  exposure is  beneficial.  heavy  turnover.  On  top  of  that,  • Non­smokers    have  a  lower  in­ the  rumor  mill  has  it  that  three  cidence  of  lung  cancer—regardless  ships,  the  Irenestar,  Kenmar  and  of  their  sex,  occupation  or  area  of  Valiant  Explorer,  will  be  crewing  residence.  up  very  shortly.  Taking  issue  with  Burney's  re­ All  this  shipping  prosperity  port  was  James P.  Richards,  presi­ could  prove  a  flash­in­the­pan  un­ dent of  the Tobacco Research  Instir  less  the  steel  compariies  sit  down  tute,  who  called  the  surgeon  gen­ eral's  summations  "extreme  and  and  talk  turkey  with  the  Steel­ workers  Union  on  a  contract.  Bal­ unwarranted."  timore,  being  the  port­of­call  for  Research  Spelled  Out  Galmar  and  Marven  ships,  was  Dr.  C.  C.  Little,  scientific  direc­ hardest  hit  by  the  lengthy  steel  tor  of  the  Tobacco  Industry  Re­ tie­up.  search  Committee,  which  makes  The  11  welcome  payoffs  here  grants for independent  medical  re­;  Included  the  Santore,  Baltore,  search,  cited  the  following:  People wha are the world's  heav­ Venore,  Chilore  (Marven):  tha  iest  smokers  have low  lung  cancer  Evelyn,  Jean,  Edith  and  Hilton  deaths  compared  with  those  who  (Bull);  the  Cities  Service  Balti­ smoke,  less  but  have  long  been  more  (Cities  Service),  and  tha  Oceanstar  (Triton),  *  exposed  to  urban  air  pollution.  Sign­ons,  nine  in  number,  in­ Animals  Tested  cluded  the  Santore,  Baltore,  Ven­ Exposing  laboratory  animals  to  ore  and  Chilore  (Marven);  Beth­ cigarette sipoke has not  resulted  in  causing lung cancer  among the ani­ coaster,  Alamar  Seamar  (Calmar);  the  Bethtex  (Ore),  and  the  Gulf­ mals  tested.  Lung  tissues,  which  undergo  water  (Metro).  A  number  of  these  changes,  are  found  in­both  young  ships  had  been  idle.  and  old  smokers  and .non­smokers.  Another  seven  in­transits  took  Lung  cancer  occurs  niore  fre­ men  off  the  beach  including  the  quently  in  people  who  have  a  pre­ Alcoa  Pennant  (twice);  Alcoa ftun­ vious  medical  history  of  serious  ner  and  Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  lung  ailments  such  as  TB,  pneu­ Robin  Qoodfellow  and  Robin  Kirk  monia  and  influenza,  he  reported.  (Robin)i  and  Oremar­  (Marven).  (Sgs Cause  Cancer, PHS  Headlnsists  Liners Veto  Cuban Ports  Fidel  Castro's  fiery  condemna­ tions  of  the  United  States,  and  the  internal  turmoil  within  Cuba  have  frightened  away  some  $750  million  dollars  worth  of  tourist  trade  from  the ^city  of  Havana,  a  traditional  stop  on  the  itineraries  of  most  of  the  cruise  ships  that  sail  to  the  Caribbean  islands.  At  present,  eight  cruise  compa­ nies  have seen  fit  to  cancel ^a  total  of  41  visits  to  Havana,  and  other  companies  are  studying  the  situa­ tion.  Many  of  the  runaway­flag  op­ erations  out  of  Miami  live  off  the  Havana  trade.  The  cancellations  have  followed  upon  unfavorable  passenger  reac­ tions  to  the  unsteady  political  sit­ uation  in  Cuba  under  the  Castro  regime.  One  line  mentioned  that  90  percent  of  its  passengers  had  commented  upon  the  political  un­ rest in  Cuba  and  gave  negative  re­ actions  towards  stopping  in  Hava­ na,  Since  each  passenger  usually  spends  an  average  of  fifty  dollars  between  purchases, sightseeing  and  nightclub  visits,  the  loss  of  rev­ enue  to  Cuba  is  substantial.  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  • ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  YORK.  Use of  this address will assure  ledy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages  and  faster  ­ervice  for  the  men  in' ­'ved.  Jobs Boom  In Baltimore  /i  �Lakes SIU Aids Grew;  Runaway Owners Vanish  DETROIT—Faced  with  the grim  prospect  of  exposure  to  winter  weather  without  money,  food  or  clothing,  the  Greek  crew  of  the Panamanian­flag Theororos A has received  a helping hand  from  the SIU  Great  Lakes District  here.  The  Union  has filed  suit  on'*^  —  —  ­•   their  behalf  in  Federal  court  different  rates  of  pay.  The  ship's  The  owners  of  the  ship  are  be­ for  som^  $50,000  in  wages  articles  had  no  duration  date—  lieved  to be  residents of  New  York  coming  to  28  officers  and" men  of  they  were  renewed  from  year  to  who registered  the vessel  under the  the  ship  who  have  been  stranded  year  the flrst  of  the  year.  Al­ Panamanian  flag.  here since  November  9  because  of  though  all of  the crew  (all  but  two  The  Theodores  A  originally  $35,000  in  unpaid  bills.  '  are  Greek  nationals)  are  members  came  into  the  Lakes  from  Mexico,  Going  beyond  that  to  meet  the  of  the Pan  Hellenic Seamen's  Fed­ discharging  cargo  at  Cleveland  immediate  needs  of  the  crew,  the  eration,  there  was  no  union  con­ and  Detroit.  It  had  picked  up  a  Union  saw  to  it  that  the  crew  re­ tract  on  the  ship.  load  of  grain  in  Duluth,  Minne­ ceived  a  full­fledged  SlU­style  sota,  and  was  headed  for  Vene­ After  this kind  of  treatment,  the  Thanksgiving  dinner  and. is  giv­ zuela  when  creditors  hit  her  with  crew  was  stranded  when  the  run­ ing  them  financial  assistance  so  away  owners  disappeared.  They  an  assortment  of  liens  for  ship  that  they  are  assured  of  meals,  are  believed  to  have  taken  a  $48,­ supplies,  Seaway  tolls  and  other  shelter,  medical  aid  and  winter  000  advance  on  the  ship's  grain  unpaid  bills.  The  crewmembers  gear  until  the situation is  resolved.  cargo  and  then  skipped.  US­  au­ themselves  had  not  been  paid  The  story­of  the  Theodores  A  is  thorities  have  been  looking  for  since  August  31.  a  digest  of  the  kind  of  treatment  them  for almost  a  month.  The  at­ When  the  liens  were  put  on  the  handed  out  by shipowners  to crew­ torney  for  International  Milling  ship,  the  US' Marshall's office  paid  members  of  runaway­flag  ships?  Co.,  owners  of  the  164,000  bushels  seven  crewmembers  $7  a  day  Conditions  on  the  Panamanian­ of  wheat  aboard,  charged  that  the  'about  three  times  as  much  as  flag  vessel  were  the  rock­bottom  owners  deliberately  defaulted  to  their  regular  wage)  to  safeguard  variety  under  which  runaways  op­ creditors,  milking  the  ship  for  the  ship.  The  men  took.the  $49  erate.  Wages  varied  from  $70  to  whatever  revenue  they  could  get  and  split  it  up  among  the  crew  to  $90 a  month and,  even at that,  men  at  the  expense  of  the  crew,  the  try  to  cover  their  needs  until  the  working  the  same  ratings  received  shippers  and  the  ship's  suppliers.  SIU  stepped  into  the  picture.  Chief  mate Eustathios  Chorlabotis paces  dock  on  front  of  tied­up  Jheodoros  A  in  Detroit, awaiting  word  about  disposition  of  ship.  Owners  have  disapjjeared  and  crew  has  not  been  paid.  1  Cheered  by  support  given  by  SlU  Great  Lakes  District,  crew­ members  pose  in  front  of  the  Union's  Detroit  headquarters  hall  where  they  authorized  legal  action  on  their  behalf.  SIU steward Walter  Anderson gets ready  to carve  Thanksgiving  dinner  turkey  aboard the  Theodoros  A  as  Greek  crewmembers  of  the  runaway  ship  look  on  expectantly.  Union  has  been  feeding  and  maintaining  the  crew.  At meeting  in SlU  headquarters crew  discussed  ways  and  means  to  process  claims  against  ship,  get .clearance  from  Immigration  and  other  US  authorities.  "Brotherhood  of  Sea"'is  signified  by  (I  to  r)  Paul  Drozok,  StU  organizer;  Scotty  Quinlivan,  SlU  messman;  C. Maroutas,  ch.  en^  gineer;  B­ed  Farneni  sec.:treas.,  Lakes  District;  E.  Charlabitas.  At  work  in  galley  preparing  dinner  are, Carlos  O'Faril,  ass't.  cook;  C.  Sklikas,  cook;  Walter  Anderson,  SIU  steward;  Alton  Hoyt, SIU  messman.  Looking  on (center)  is  George Galinas,  AB.  Copt.  Yossilios  Trimis  re­ laxes  knowing  that  crew's  needs  are  being  met.  �j;;  rac* TCB  hlk  • =J  •   SEAPARERS  LOG  AflT  Revises Job  Calls Procedure  Keeping Things  Shipshape  NEW  YORK—Shipping has improved  here during the  past  two weeks, with 14 ships paying off, two signing on and 14 in­ transit.  During  the  next  shipping  period,  only  a  few  ships  are  expected  to  arrive  from­*"  long  tripKS,  reports  Assistant  the  dispatcher,  too.  Secretary­Treasurer Bill Hall.  The  lifeboat  and  AB  schools  Deeember i. I99h  ^  Ui^rn  For  In La. Port  NEW  ORLEANS—With  eight  ships  paying  ott,  three  signing  on  and. 21  in­hransit  during  the  last  period,  shipping  can  be  classified  as  "good,"  repmrts  acting  agent  Buck Stephens.  ­  '  Six  ships  are  scheduled  to  pay  off  before  the  next  meeting;  two  crewless  vessels  are  waiting  to  load grain  for a  Brazilian  run,  and  another  Is  waiting  for  its  cargo.  The  three are  expected to  crew  up  soon, and  thereby keep  shipping  at  a fair pace,  says Stephens.  The following ships  paid off; Del  Alba, Del  Campo, Del  Mar, Del  Sol  (Miss.);  Neva  West  (Bloomfield);  Steel Age Gsthmian); Young Amer­ ica  and  Arizpa  (Waterman).  Most  were  good  payoffs,  with  a  few  minor  beefs  being  resolved.  Signing  on:  Del  Alba.  Del  Mar  (Miss.)  and  Lucile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield).  In  transit  were:  AICM  Roamer,  Alcoa  Corsair  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  Louisiana  iScatrain);  Del  Viento,  Del  Mar  (Miss.);  Beatrice.  Evelyn,  Elizabeth  (Bull);  Neva  West  and  Lucile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  Steel  Admiral,  Steel  Flyer  and  Steel  Age  (isthmian);  Iberville.  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Hastings,  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan  Atlantic);  Atlanfis  (Petrol Shipping); Gulf water (Metro  Pet.);  and  Robin  Kirk  (Robin),  A  new  set  up  in  dispatching  has  have  beqn  very  successful,  but  gone  into  effect,  whereby  calls are  filings  have  been slow  in  the  FWT  being  made  according  to  depart­ school.  Wipers  with  at  least  six  ments,  not  ships.  The  dispatcher  months'  sea  time  can  sit  for  their  would  appreciate  it  if  the  engine  FWT  endorsement;  those  who  are  and steward department men would  qualified  should  check  with  the  stand  back  until  jobs  for  their  dispatcher  for  particulars.  It  also  departments  are  called.  This  will  should t>e  pointed out  that ordinary  make  things  easier  for  both  mem­ seamen  ^ith  12  months'  seatime  bers  who  are  shipping  out  and  for  can  qualify  for  their  AB  tickets.  Lifeboat school training is available  to  ail  three  departments.  Any Seafarer  who re­registers  in  this  port.  Hall  noted,  should  be  sure  to  tell  the  patrolman,  so  that  he  can  replace  the  present  regis­ John  Potino,  FWT,  pouses  From  ha  bumer­deaning  dutios  long  tration  card  with  a  new  one.  enough to pose for LOG comero in engine room of Steel Desi^er.  He also  stressed  that  if  a man  Is  turned to aboard ship by the depart­ ment head  and he thinks the nature  of  the  work  he's  doing  should  be  classed  as  OT,  be  sure  to  submit  same;  otherwise,  the  patrolman  won't  be  able  to collect  this.  NEW  ORLEANS—The  keels  The following  ships paid  off  dur­ have  been  laid  for  three  new  de­ ing  the  past  two  weeks:  Elizabeth,  At  the  Airline  FUets  Associa­ ates  plabts  in  Kenoca  and  Fwt  luxe  freighters  of  the  Mississippi  Kathryn,  Angelina  and  Frances  tion's  seventh  annual  air  safety  Frances,  Ontario.  .  Shipping  Co.,  operator  of  the  Del­ (Bull);  Alcoa  Patriot,  Alcoa  Run­ forum,  the  union  stated  that  the  The  paper  industry  also  saw  ta  Line.  The  new  13,000­ton  dis­ ner,  and  Alcoa  Pennant  (Alcoa);  greatest  safety  problem  in  avia­ members  of  Local  237  negotiate  a  placement  vessels  will  feature  Raphael  Senunes  (Fan  Atlantic);  tion is adequate  pilot training.  The  two  year  pact  with  Certain­Teed  air­conditioning,  a  two­island  de­ Seatrain  Louisiana,  Seatrain  NJ  union  contends  that  some  airlines  Products  Corporation,  Tacoma,  sign  which  permits  easier  access  (Seatrain);  Steel  Voyager  (Isth­ stiU  rely  on  "on­the­job  train­ Washington.  The company  agreed  to. cargo space, and  a  service speed  mian);  Madaket  (Waterman);  CS  ing."  Such  training  is inadequate,  to an eight­cent an hour general in­ the  union  pointed  out,  especially  crease,  with  a  wage  reopener  in  of  18  knots.  Nmrfolk  (Cities  Service);  Ocean  today  with  the  complexities  of  August,  I960, plus other benefits.  The navigation  bridge,  passenger  Evrfyn  (Ocean  Trans.).  ^  i  X  and  deck  and  steward  crewmen's  Signing  on  were:  Robin  Trent  jet  aircraft.­ if  %  if  Unfair  labor  practice  complaints  quarters,  messhalls  and  galley  will  (Moore  McCormack)  and  Santa  As the  result  of  negotiatioBS be­ were lodged  by the  general counsel  be  situated  well  forward;  engine  Venetia  (ElamK  tween  five  international  paper  un­ of  the  National  Labor  Relations.  room  and  engine  foc'sles  will  be  In  transit  were:  Azalea  City,  back  aft,  with  two  catwalks  for  Beauregard,  Bienville  (Pan­Atlan­ ions  and  the  Ontario­Minnesota  Board  against  Bethlehem  Steel  tic);  Seatrain  Savannah,  Seatrain  Pulp  and  Papfer  Company,  em­ Co.'s  shipyard  division,  which  em­ communication.  The  vessels,  of  the  C­3  variety,  Texas,  Seatrain Georgia  (Seatrain);  ployees  of  Ontario­Minnesota  Pulp  ploys  nearly  17,000  members  of  will  have  seven  holds—^five  of  Emilia,  Jean (BuU);  Antinous,  Wild  and  Paper  Company  will  receive  the  Marine  &  Shipbuilding  Work­ them  amidships,  serviced  by  five­ Ranger  (W,stennan);  The  Cabins  higher  retirement  benefits,  in­ ers.  The  huge  steel firm  refused  ton  cranes.  Also,  there  will  be  a  (Texas  City);  Capt.  N.  Sitinas  creased disabili^ benefits, and sev­ the  union's  offer  to  extend  the  hatch  forward  of .the  bridge,  and  (Tramp  Shipping);  Fairland  and  eral  other  improvements  in  their  agreement  "during  continued  ne­ pension  plan.  The  company  oper­ gotiations and  imposed major  work  one  aft  of  the  stack.  Additionally,  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic).  the $10  million  ships will  befitted  rule changes  affecting job  security,  WASHINGTON—The removal  of  with  60­ton  Stuelcken  heavy­lift  wage  rates,  grievance  procedures,  the  50  percent  1^6  Merchant  equipment,  first  to  be  installed  on  rest  periods  and  size  of  work  Marine  Act  limitation  on  construc­ American  flag vessels.  crews,"  the  report  said.  The  tion subsidies  for ships  built  in  US  The  new  freighters  will  be used  union  has  been  working  for  the  yards, will  be the  subject of a  hear­ on  Delta's  South  American  and  firm  without  contract  protection  ing next  week  in San  Francisco  by  the Senate Committee on Interstate  West  African  runs.  They  will  have  since  last  July  1.  and  Foreign  Commerce.  an  over­all  length  of  506  feet,  a  if  i  i  PHILADELPHIA—More  and  more  Seafarer  "sidewalk  Undmr existing law,  the construc­ beam  of  70 feet  and a  design  draft  'rhe United Paeidng H«He  Work­ of  28  feet,  according  to  the  firm.  superlntendants"  have  reported  favorably  on  the  progress  en  continues  its  strike  against  tion subsidy  may not  exceed 33 1/3  being  made on  the construction of  the new SIU hall for  this  Wilson &  Co., a large meat­packing  percent  of  the  com^ction  costs  the  vessel,  less  the  cost  of  na­ port,  Port  Agent  Steve^  Car­"^^ Voyager (Peon Shipping) signed on.  concern with  plants in at least nine  of  tional  defense  features,  with  tha  dullo  reported.  All  of  the  In  transit  were  the  Robin  Kirk,  cities  throughout  the  US.  UPWA  exception  that  in  cases  where  the  to  negotiate  with the firm's  government  has  information  that  ^ G  A  A  ZER. S  brothers  who  have, looked  Robin  Goodfellow  (Robin);  Petro­ efforts  top  (^icials  met  with  demands  the  actual  differential­  between  over  the  construction  site  said  it  chem  (Valentine);  Steel  Traveler  from  the  company  about  "manage­ costs  in  the  US  and  abroad  is  (Isthmian); Jean. Emilia  (BuU), and  will be. a hall to be proud  of.  ment  rights,"  and  an  offer  to  re­ greater  than  the 33  1/3 percent,  it  the  Alamar (Calmar).  As  has  been  the  custom  in  the  turn  them  to  their  jobs  if  they  may  okay  a  differential  subsidy  of  past.  Thanksgiving  dinners  were  would  ^gn  antf­nnion  contracts.  up to  50 percent.  served  to  aU  of  the  members  and  Meanwhile,  AFL­CIO  Presidrat  Proposed  legislation  al(Hig  these  their families in  the port.  This has  George Meany pled^d  full siroport  lines  was  introduced  recently  by  been a  practice in the past, and one  to  the  workers.  Senators  Magnuson  (Wash.)  and  which  has  been highly  received  by  Bufler  (Md.).  XXX the  membership.  The  ofiicials  of  Some  2,«M  OO,  CIwBdeal  *  The 50  percent  limit  has become  the  port  of­Philadelphia,  in behalf  of  the SIU,  wouid like to take  this  SAN  FRANCISCO  ­^.Though  Atomic  Workers  have  been  on  unworkabro  to  a  degree  because  picket  lines  in  three  cities  since  some  foreign  y&rds,  principally  In  opportunity to  wish each and evety  shipping  has  been slow  during  the  last  July in  an  effort  td  save  their  Japan,  can  build a ship  at less  than  member of  the SIU a pleasant  holi­ last period,  it's expected to pick up  coiitracts  at  American  Oil  and  half  the cost  of  construction  in  an  day season.  some  here  with  the crewing  up  of  Standard  Oil of  Indiana.  Contract­ American  shipyard.  Shipping  for  this port  continued  a  presently  crewless  sliip  in  the  destroying  measures' by  the  firms  to hold its  own. The crewing  of  the  —such  as job reclassification,  man­ Penn  Voyager  made  this  possible,  near  future.  About  a  dozen  slots  were filled  ning of  units and making grievance  as  did  the  usual  number  of  in­ transit ^ips and vessels pajdng  off  by  men  here  after  getting  a  Call  and  arbitration  procedures  ineffec­ here  and  taking  on  replacements.  from  Seattle,  which  had  active  tive—comprise  the  gist  of  the  oil  Seafarers  with  beefs  regard­ In  answer  to  many  inquiries,  the  shipping.  This  helped  to  perk  up  workers' beefs.  ing slow payment  of  monies due  SS  Ocean  Ulla, a  new  supertanker  somewhat  the  unsteady  shipping  4  firom various  operators  in  back  conditions.  which  recently  underwent  her  sea  The  Cahan  Confederation^  of  The  foUowing  vessds  paid  off:  Workers  withdrew  last  week  froih  wages  and  disputed  overtime  trials,  is  stiU  in  the  drydoek  here.  should first  check  whether  they  The vessel is undergoing repairs to  Rebecca  (Maritime  Overseas);  City  the  Inter­American  Regional  Or­ have  a  proper  mailing  address  her  sh'aft,  and  there is no  set  date  of  Alma and Maiden Creek  (Water­ izatien  of  Labor.  A  resolution  on file  with  the  company.  SIU  •  as  to  vdien  she  will  be  put  into  man).  adopted aftmwards  by the  (Cuban)  headquarters  officials  point  out  operaliua.  Siguhtg  on  were: Rebecca  (Mar­ National  Labor '  Cmgress  called'  that  repMts  received  from  sev­ "niere  was  a  total of­­lu  tiesselS  itime Overseas) and  Maiden  Creek  the regbmal organiiatlon "an  agen­ eral operators  show cheeks have  (Waterman).  Calling  here. Two  vcsscL.  imi of?,  cy  of  American finpOrfaliMu."  been  mailed  to  one  addrms  thre* signed on  and seven  were in  In  traasat:  TraiMCMtam  (Trans­ Congress decided to set wp  its own  while ft  beef  on  the  same sleere  transit. The vessels paying off  were  eastern);  Ocean  Eva  (Maritime  copfedefatioh,  to  be  composed  fs sent ftjant  aimtber,  thus ere­ the  J<dm  B. Waterman  (Waterman)  Overseas);  Steel  Scientist  (Isth­ hiafnfy  of  "revolutionary  workers"  ftting mpeh difficulty  in keeping  and  the  Marore  (Marven).  These  mhitt);  Atlas  (TVamp'Tankers); and  of  Latin  America,  with  headquar­ accounts  straight  twtt  ships,  along  with  the  Penn  De Soto (WataTBanX  ters  in  Havana.  Yard Starts  Keels For  Delta Ships  LABOR  ROm­lIP  Senate ^dy  To Discues  Subsidy Limit  New Phila. Hall Big  Draw For SlU Men  r,r  m  SR&St  ^  r"  •   •  Vl^/  '  .'.  '• '• r.V?'­­ .  m SOTH  tlBumwrn 'Frisco Sees  Job Pick­Up  UseOniyOne  Mail Address  Ifbofm acMHcne  �DcMinber 4.196t  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Relocation Is Indicated  In  Light Of  Current Conditions'  iV  Pare  EleveB  Tanker Cain Seen  In Surplus Ruling  WASHINGTON—The  tanker  industry,  which  has  been  in  the doldrums  lately, is due  to get  a  big  boost  under  an Agri­ culture  Department  decision  which  makes  available  to  that  industry  a  greater  volume  of­*^  :  farm  surplus  cargoes.  At  the  ican­fiag  tankers  are  presently  in  same  time,  the  implementa­ lay­up,  including  some  newly­ tion  of  the  decision  will  cause  launched  supertankers  which  hav«  heavy  economic  stress  to  Liberty  been finable to pick  up  oil­carrying  and  berth  ships.  charters.  The  new  agreement  is  a  clarifi­ cation  of  the  "50­50"  law  which  allows  American  shipping  interests  to  obtain  an  equal  half  of  all  over­ seas grain  shipments  under foreign  aid  programs  of  the  US  Govern­ ment.  Cargo  allocations  in  the  past  HAMBURG — Atomic  ­  powered  were  made  by  the  department  on  ships  will  be  as  common  as  flies  a  ship  category  basis.  In  other  within  five  years,  judging  from  all  words,  for  every  cargo  transported  the  activity  in  this  area.  On  the  in  a  foreign  tanker,  there  must  be  heels^of  similar  plans  announced,  one  on  an  American  tanker,  and  or  being  worked  on,  by  Japan,,  so  on  for  the  tramps  and  berth­ the  United  States,  Great  Britain  liners.  and  the  Soviet  Union,  West  Ger­ Now  that  Uncle  Sam  is  making  many  plans  to  convert  a  T­2  tank­ his  grain  allocations  strictly  on  a  er  for  nuclear  propulsion.  The  ship  involved,  the  Esso  basis  of  distribution  among  Ameri­ can ships,  the tankers—with  a  defi­ Bolivar,  will  be  converted  to  serve  nite  rate  advantage  over  the  other  as  a  testing  ground  for  nuclear  classes—will  be  getting  the  larger  propulsion.  Conversion  costs  are  percentage  of  grain  tonnage.  Still  estimated  to  run  between  $5  mil­ another advantage  the  vessels have  lion  and  $7,500,000.  is that  they can  pick up  oil cargoes  The  conversion  will  be  handled  in  the  East  after  making  delivery,  by  the  Society  of  Nuclear  Engi­ and  return  Stateside  fully  loaded.  neering,  which  is  a  Government­ A  considerable number  of  Amer­ financed  private  enterprise  in  Ger­ many.  Conversion  time  is  expected  to  take  two  to  three  years  follow­ ing  the  raising  of  the  necessary  funds.  The  Japanese  have  announced  In  order  to  assure  accurate  possibly  the  most  ambitious  plans  digests  of  shipboard  meetings  in  the  LOG,  it  is  desirable  that  involving  a  variety  of  ship  types  the  reports  of  shipboard  be  and  sizes.  The  US  nuclear  ship  Savannah  should  be  coming  out  typed  if  at all  possible.  some  time  next  summer.  J  Germans  Plan  Atom  Tanker  Type  Minutes  When  Possible  Two  developments  in  the  past  couple  of  weeks  have  cast  more  Jight  on  the  shabby  myth  of  "effective  control"  and  on  the equally­shabby  practices of  runaway shipowners.  One  was the  riot last  Saturday, the second  of  its kind,  at the  bor­ ders  of  the  Panama  Canal  Zone.  The  other  was  the  condi­ tion of  the crew aboard the runaway ship Theodoros A.  The  riots  in  Panama,  the  second  in  a  series  of  such  out­ (The brothers described below are receiving the $150 monthly SIV disbreaks,  showed  up  the  opportunistic  and  unrealistic  nature  ability-pension benefit.) of  US shipping policy.  The State Department and other agen­ Dusan De  Duisin .. . 52 . .. One  of  the veteran  Seafarers  who  joined  cies  which  back  this  policy  have  been  passing  out  soft  soap  the  Unioq  at  its  inception.  Brother  De  Duisin  sailed  in  the  black  gang  to  the  effect  that  it  isn't  necessary  to>have  ships  registered  for over 21  years before  retiring in  June,  1959.  Brother  De  Duisin  under  the American flag;  any "friendly flag"  will do.  *  started  sailing  initially  back  in  NORFOLK—When  four  amateur  What this policy overlooks is that nobody can guarantee the  1935 in the New York port  area and  "friendliness" of  a  nation  to  the  United  States forever;  wit­ salvagers  succeeded  in  raising  the  went  deep  sea  upon  joining  the  stern  section  of  the  sunken  Li­ ness the  Panama disturbances.  It could  put the  US merchant  SIU  in  1939.  In  the  course  of  his  berian  tanker  African  Queen  sev­ marine  in  the ridiculous  position  of  having to dig up a  new  many  years  at  sea  he  has  sailed  "friendly" flag  every  time  the  international  political  picture  virtually  every  type  of  ship  afloat  eral  months  ago,  they  received  a  changes color.  except  the  Mariners.  great  deal  of  attention  from  the  Nor  does  it  hplp  the  United  States  win  friends  and  influ­ His preferences were for the Med­ newspapers.  After  all,  they  did  ence people in  Africa  or South  America  when  they see  huge  iteranean  and  Caribbean  rui^  be­ raise  tbe  ship,  which  the  profes­ and  wealthy  US corporations  using  the flags  of  a  poorer  na­ cause of, as  he put  it, the  beauty of  sional  salvagers  hadn't  been  able  tion  to avoid  paying decent  wages to the  crews and  taxes to  the women,  the delightful  food and  drink  ^nd  the  pleasant  climate.  to  do,  and  they  had  risked  their  the  US  Government.  Everybody  agrees  by  now  that  this  is  During  World  War  II,  Brother  lives and $100,000 dollars in  a four­ the real reason  why they seek  a "friendly flag."  The "effec­ De  Duisin  had  two  ships  shot  out  tive control" excuse which has been  used to answer criticisms  month  effort.  from  under  him,  the  H.  M.  Baker  was simply  thought  up as  an  afterthought.  As for "effective  Millions  Quoted  the  Bienville,  but  came  back  and  control"  one  of  these "friendly flags"  may  some  day  decide  Dusan  De  Duisin  and  his  pet  Figures  like  $3  million  dollars  to  pass  a  law  seizing  all  or  part  of  the  ownership  of  such  dog  outside  his  Jersey  home.  to shipping as soon as he was on his  feet.  His  wartime  experiences  were  quoted  in  the  papers  as  the  ships.  Under international law, they  would have a very  good  were written  up at length  in the  June 11,  1948,  SEAFARERS LOG.  possible reward for this daring  ven­ chance  of  making such  conflscation  stick.  Now  in  retirement.  Brother  De  Duisin  shares  an  apartment  In  ture,  and  there  was  a  general  air  The  case  of  the Theodoros  A illustrates  another  aspect  of  Jersey  City  with  Arthur  Thompson,  his  shipmate  for  ipany  years.  of  optimism  surrounding  the  sal­ runaway operation.  It is simply  that if  you give a shipowner  vagers. They said they also  planned  a  free  hand  under  a  runaway flag  he  will  grind  down  the  to  tackle  the  Andrea  Doria  with  conditions'of  his  crew  to  rock  bottom  levels  of  human  ex­ Marcel  Mitchell ... 57  ... A  member  of  the  steward  department,  secret  methods,  involving  balloons  istence—in  this'case,  $70  a  month  wages,  indefinite  articles  Mitchell  retired  from  Seafaring  on  July  7,  1959.  He  is  now  on  and such.  outpatient  at  the  US Public  Health  Service  Hospital  The whole grand  affair  suddenly  without a termination date which bound the crew to indefinite  on Staten  Island, after suffering  a  stroke  which  par­ servitude,  no  union  contract,  no  accident  or  sickness  pro­ collapsed  like  a  punctured  balloon  tially  paralyzed  him.  However,  thanks  to  a  daily  when  not  a  single  bid  was  offered  tection,  rotten  food  and  terrible  treatment.  weight­lifting  program  and  other  physical  therapy  Anytime anybody  attempts to hand  you a  line that  today's  for  the  rusting,  oll­smeared  vessel  activities, he  is now  coming along  nicely.  when  It  was  put  on  the  auction  ship operators are "enlightened" and that they would pay good  Sailing  usually  as  chief  cook,  Mitchell  had  been  ­ block.  "I  don't  know  what  we'll  do  wages out of  the goodness  of  their  hearts even  if  there were  in the old Internatiooal Seamen's Union  back in  1936  now,"  said  Lloyd  Dier,  one  of  the  no union, take a good look at ships like the Theodoros A.  But  and  became  a  Seafarer  with  the  chartering  of  the  ^amateur salvager J  after he watched  for  a  union,  all seamen  woiild  be  living  ani5  working  under  SIU  In  1938.  "I'm ftnankful  for  the  benefit  cheeks  bis  dreams  of  a  fortune  disinte­ such conditions today.  I receive  every  week,"  Mitchell  writes,  but  the  best  grate.  The reality behind the shabby  pretenses of  the runaways is  news he could  get would be  that he could  go back  to  The  LOG  had  predicted  in  its  Oct.  9,  issue,  that  the  salvagers  that  they  are paying  the lowest  possible  wages they can  get  work  again.  would "be  lucky  If  they even  make  away with.  Their excuse  that  they cannot  operate under  the  He  still  keeps  in  touch  with  former  shipmates  Henry  Harris, and  •  profit  when  they  sell  *it  for  American flag  because wages are "too high," falls flat  in face  Philip Swing,  and  would  like  to  hear  from  more  of  his  old  shipmates.  of  their  refusal to pay  their  crews more  than $100  a  month.  They can reach him at 343 St. Nicholas  Ave., Apt. 29,  New York  27, NY.  scrap."  Salvagers $  Hopes Fade:  Ho Bidders  ­ '  .­v.'' V;­'?  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Twelva  SEHFUEIIS M nrDOC  $:•   S'­ t  i;'i  '  'tr  #•  •   r'  .  i,  "i.  I  r  Brother  Allen Burke,  who  last sailed on  the  Penn Trader,, is laid  up  In  the  Norfolk  USPHS  with  a  heart  condition,  but  he  is  improving  steadily and  should  be released  in  the near future,  the  Norfolk  welfare  representative  reports.  Also  down  Norfolk  way  are  brothers  Henning  Bjork, and Leon Gray.  Bjork, a former able seaman on the Jean Lafitte,  underwent head surgery and is now  getting  along  fine.  Gray,  also  an  AB,  landed  in  the  hospital  because  of  stomach  trouble,  but  he  is  im­ proving  steadily,  according  to  last  reports.  In  the  Baltimore  area,  brothers  Maurice  Flynn,  Euslbie  Gherman  and  Marion Luska  are currently  in  the  hospital.  Brother  Flynn  is  making  tine  progress  in  the  VA  Burke  Bjorke  hospital  and expects to  be released  in about  two months.  He has  been confined  with a  broken hip.  Gherman  has  been  in  the  Baltimore  general  hospital  since  October  and was  recently transferred  to the  PHS hospital for further treatment.  He  was  injured  in  an  automobile  accident.  '  Brother  Luska  is confined  to  the  USPHS  with  ulcers.  He  has  been  responding  to  treatment  and hopes  to be  released soon.  Seafarers are urged  to remember  their  friends  in  the  hospitals  and  visit them  or  write letters  to them.  Gherman  If  you're  in  port,  why  not  drop  in  to say  hello and  cheer up a  buddy.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Henry  Adams  David  Herbert  Edward  Allen  William  Ktrby  George  Baker  William  Lang  Edward  Broaders  Marion  Luksa  George  Butera  G.  Macunchuck  Donald  Catlin  George  Mucha  Charles  Cawley  Johan  Nordstrom  Jeff  Davis  Anthony  Pinchook  John  Dixon  Elu  Pule  Charles  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Salvatore  Zammith  Frank  Mazet  Bozo  Zelencic  Pablo  Mendez  Editor,  SEAFARERS LOG.  675  Fourth  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  NY  I  would  like  to  receive  the  SEAFARERS  LOG—•   please  put  my  nome  on  your  mailing  list.  (Print  Information)  N^kKdE  .... • .....• • • • ' m  STREET  RESS  ...  CITY  ...'  ZONE  ...  STATE  .  .  • • • '• • • • • »•* • • • • '•  • • I  rO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you era  an old  subscriber  arid have  a  change'  of  address,  please  give  your  '^ormer  address  below:  ADDRESS  '  CITY  •   ,  ZONE  STATE  n  DeMnber 4,  IfSI  caught  fire  while  alongside  the  Men Suggest  docks.  And  these  were  never  the  fault  of  a  cigarette  or  Vacation Plan  To  the  Editor:  lighted match.  To  the  Editor:  At  recent  ship  meetings  There  are  many  things  that  Just  these  few  lines  to  let  "you know, that I get a  wonderful  can  cause  an  explosion,  and  ­"aboard  the  Robin  Locksley,  view  of  the  Harbor  of  Aden,  things  can  be  done  to  correct  there  have  been  quite  a  few  discussions on  vacation  pay.  As  known  as  Steamer  Point,  from  these  on  tankers.  my bed  on the open  air veranda  First  of  all,  have  a  general  the  ipembership  ­knows,  the  mates  and  en­ of  this  Royal  Air  Force  Hos­ inspection  of  the  tanks  to  see  gineers  enjoy  pital.  that  they  are  rustproof.  Then,  two m o n t h s'  In  the  interests  of  better, un­ see  that  the  pumps  do  not  get  vacation  with  derstanding  and  tolerance  be­ too  hot  so  that  the  friction  pay­a  year,  as  tween  all  peoples,  I  can  only  causes  an  accident.  See  that  compared  to.  state  the  truth  and  say  these  every  possible  precaution  is  less  than  one  taken  while  loading  the  ships.  months'  pay  a  Make  sure  that  the  crew  is  off  year  for  most  the ship  and the  plant  is closed  ratings  in  the  down.  SIU.  Horns  ' Every  state  should  get on  the  The  mem­ hall  to  see  that  a  seaman  can  bership  aboard  this  vessel  has  have  a  clear  mind  and  Sleep  sent  a  resolution  to  headquar­ in  peace  without  having  to,  ters  calling  for  the  negotiating  worry  when  they  will  he  going  committee to petition  for a raise  All  letters  to  the  editoit  for  .  into "orbit."  in  vacation  pay  to  at  least  $600  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ There  have  been  more  lives  per  year.  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  lost  on  tankers  in  the  last  few  This  might  also  solve  the  by  the  writer.  Names  will  years than  on those  ships in  the  problem  of  homesteading,  since  be  withheld  upon  request.  war.  Ill  the  war  we  could  not  with  $600  a  man  could  well  af­ ,  help it, but now we can do some­ ford  to  get  off  a  ship  after  a  Limeys (so called)  are giving me  thing,  if  we'll  just  use  a  little,  year,  and  takes  his  vacation.  the  best  of  care  and  I've  made  hit  of  common  sense.  I'd  like  How  about  discussing  a  vaca­ many friends among  thejn  since  to see what  other members have  tion  raise  at  your  next  meeting  coming  here.  to say  on  this  subject.  and sending your findings tb the  Johnnie  Hoggle  I  have  my  right  leg  in  a  cast  negotiating  committee.  now,  and  after  spending  a  few  Bill  Horne  t  t  i  sleepless  nights  immediately  4  4  4"  after  breaking  my  ankle,  I'm  Thanks Seafarers  resting  more  comfortably  now.  SI Hospital  f  get  the  use  of  a  wheelchair  For.Biood  Rates Tops  when  needed.  To  the Editor:  To the  Editor:  Yesterday a  traveling show  of  I  want  to  give  my  deepest  British  entertainers  did  their  gratitude to the  following broth­ Having  spent  22  days  in  the  stuff  and  I  had  a  ringside  seat  ers  for  the  blood  they  donated  Stdten  Island  Public  Health  from  my  wheelchair.  Actually"  for me here at the Public Health  Service  hospital,  beginning  on  October 26,  I had  a good  oppor­ it sort of brought  back memories  hospital  in  New  Orleans,  La.  tunity  to  see  what  the  hospital  of  during  the  war  when  enter­ Philip  Cardinals  is  like  from  the  inside.  In  my  tainment  was  so  necessary  to  Laffarque  Lawrence  opinion,  the  seamen  who  get  keep up  the  morale.  Peter  Gehhia  Jr.  .  treatment,  in  this  hospital  are  I  shall  be  sent  back  at  the  Ciine  S.  Galhraith  fortunate. They are getting what  company's  expense  as a  passen­ John  N.  Pinter  must  be  close  to  the  best  medi­ ger either on a vessel or a  plane.  Ray  J.  Elliot  cal  care  that  can  be  given  by  Naturally,  I'd  prefer  a  plane  James P.  Pendergrass  anybody  anywhere  in  this  coun­ trip.  Joseph M.  Camhern  try.  One  consolation  is  that  due  Carlos  A.  Martinez  to  our  agreement  my  wages  I had  to go in for an  operation  Harold  B. Sandoz  continue  until  the  end  of  the  for a  hernia, hiit  what  I was  im­ Also,  I  would  like  to  thank  pressed  with  particularly  was  voyage.  I  hav^  recourse  to  other means of  redress also,  but  Buck  Stephens,  Charley  Tanne­ the  way  in  which  I  was  checked  that  must  wait  until  I  arrive  hill and  Boh White  for  their co­ out  so  thoroughly  before  the  operation.  surgeons  would  touch  me  with  back  in  the  good  old  USA.  Harold  Restucher  the  knife.  The  examination  I  Many  vessels  come  through  was  put  through  covered  every  here  because  it  is  a  refueling  (Ed.  note;  Seafarers  or  mem­ possible  aspect  of  my  personal  port,' but  none  seem'  tp  stay  very  long.  The  US  Consul  bers  of  their families  who need  health  (including  dentistry').  brought  me  a  LOG  with  my  blood  can also  obtain  it  by  con­ Some  of  the  hyothers  who  go.,  son's  picture  in  it.  The  agent's  tacting  the  SIU  welfare  repre­ into  tbe  hospital  complain  a hit  representative  brought  me  the  sentative  at  headquarters  about* having  to  go  through, all  articles  to  sign  so  that  I  could  through  the  Union's  teletype  kinds  of  tests,  hut  believe  me,  pay  off  by  voucher  the  balance  system.  "The  blood will  be mqde  it's  the  most  sensible  thing  for  of  my  wages  if  needed  by  me  available  through  exchange  ar­ the hospital to function this way,  at  any  time.  He  also  patiently  rangements  which  the  Union  because  there  is  no  point  in  a  bank  has  with  local  blood  man  being  treated  for  one  con­ explained  about  what  I  could  blood  dition  and  then  finding  out  a  expect  in the  way of  transporta­ banks.)  few  weeks  or months  later  that­ tion, etc.  t  f  sometliing  else  is  wrong  with  In  sixteen  years  of  sailing  him.  under  the  SIU  banner  (and  I  LOG  Stirs  The  thorough  check­up  the  wouldn't  have  it  any other way)  hospital  does  on  all  it's  patients  this  is  my  first  occasion  to  use  Sea  Memories  is  positive  assurance  that  when  a  hospital in  a  foreign port.  In  To the  Editor:  away  I'm  glad  it  turned  out  to  As  I  read  the  Log,  which  I  a man  is discharged he  is in  the  he  in  one  in  which  everybody  get  regularly  and  enjoy  very  best  possible  condition  that  the  spoke the  same language I do.  much, the  memories of  the days  doctors  can  put  him  in.  Clarence  Cousins  I  sailed  with  the  SIU  as  night.  I  also  would  like  to  say  that  cook  and  baker come  hack.  My  the  personal  attention  and  con­ . i  i  t  always on  the  boys  cern  shown  by  the  doctors  and  Put Men Ashore  thoughts are  I  ^sailed  with,  and  I  forever  nurses  is all  that  anybody  could  hope  that some  day I may  again  ask  for.  They  show  a  genuine  During Loading  personal concern about the well­ make a  trip.  "  To  the Editor:  being  of  any  patient  which  Js  To me, the SIU  is the only  urn  In  regards  to  the  last  tanker  wonderful  for  a  man's  spirit.  explosion  in  Houston,  Texas—  ion  that  anyone  going  to  sea  I want  to particularly mention  should  have  to Jielong  to  .  . .  I  Why  is  it  the  seamen  always  Dr.  Detweiler,  Dr.  Kurtz,  Dr.  have  to  be  the  fall  guys  everyr  extend  my  best  wishes  for  a  Manier  among  others,  for  their  happy holiday and God  bless all.  time a  tanker goes  up?  care  and  attention.  And  there  Arthur  Brazil  Why  can't  the  oil  companies  are  many  others  on  the  staff  1  pay  lodging  money  to  all  the  could  name  if  space  permitted.  t  4"  t  crewmemhers,  while  a  ship  is  Furthermore, I  was impressed  loading?  We  never  know  when  Crew  Wishes  with  the fact  that ail  the exami­ • • ..  a ship  will catch  fire or  have an  nations and tests were conducted  explosion, causing  many lives to  Happy  Hoiiday  very  efficiently  and  speedily.    o  the  Editor:  he  lost, and a  grg/at  deal  of  suf­ • T We  seamen  have  really  good  The  crew  of  the  SS  Trans­ set­up  to  turn  to  in  the  Public  fering.  The few dollam that  the  steamship  companies  would  east e r u  '  send  greetings  at  Health­  hospitals  and  we  should  have  to  put  out  wouldn't  hurt  Thanksgiving  to  the  entire  make  sure  that  they  stay  that  membership  ashore,  at  sea  and  way  by  helping  them  get  the  them  very much.  I notice  that  there have  been  in  the  hospitals.  money  they  need.  SS  Transeastem  plenty  of  tankers  that  have  'Toby  Flynn  ,  Beached By Leg,  Loves Limeys  letters To  The  Editor  �•  M  P««eiii1ber 4. ItSf  On The Ships  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace Thirteea  Fairport Survives Hurricane D/nah's III Winds  SS  FAIRPORT,  Japan—^"The  SS  Fairport  IS a seaworthy  SIU's  own  version  of  a  seagoing  thriller  is  told  here  by  Francis  vessel.  Of  that, the crew can attest, especially after  our wild  "Mac" McCall  who  describes  the  voyage  of  the  SS Fairport  and  her  ride  through  typhoon  Dinah,  in  late  October,  North  Pacific  bout  with  Hurricane  "Dinah."  bound for Japan.  "From  the  oldtimers,  with  youngest  members,  the  opinion  seas did  tower  over  our main  mast  boat  or  raft  for  use  in  any  dis­ was  unanimous  that  the  seas  were  35  years  at  sea,  down  to  the  the  biggest  anyone  had  ever  seen.  when  we  were  in  the  trough,  but  astrous  circumstances  that  may  He  Points To  Family Tree  Philanthropy  Felix  Dayrit  watches  the  gages as he takes over  the oil­ er's slot  on Steel  Executive.  Donald  Thompson,  better  known  as  "Bugger  Red,"  a  messmon  on  the  Iberville.  Horace  Cormichoel,  steward  and  Clarence  White,  chief  cook  (I  to  r)  on  the  Iberville.  "It  took  some  time,"  Seafarer  Ctiarles  Rawlings  writes,  "but  the  proof  is  in  the  pudding." Rawlings  had  often  boasted  about  his  heri­ tage  to  many  of  the  fellow  crew­ members,  but  to  no  avalL  "They  just  didn't  believe  me,"  he  said.  Well,  now  he  can  back  up  his argu­ ments, with sound  proof.  Croing  through  some  old  papers,  Rawlings  said,  he  came across some  records  of  an  early  date  from  Evansville,  Indi­ Rowlings  ana,  from  his  great­great  grandfather,  Willard  Carpenter.  Carpenter,  he  said,  had  made  his  fortune  following  the  words of  Horace Greeley—"go west,  young  man,  go  west."  Philanthropie Works  Having  made  his  fortune.  Car­ penter  decided  to  settle  down  jn  Evansville,  and  to  use  some  of  his  money  for  philanthropic  works.  In  a letter to a group of men he picked  as  trustees.  Carpenter  said  he  wanted  to  devote  a  portion  of  his  property  and  means  to  public  use.  As  a  result  of  his  donations,  the  trustees  built  the  "Willard  Li­ brary,"  and  the  "Willard Park."  However,  the  library,  a  notable  addition  to  the  town,  was  not  the  only  gift  Rawling's  great­great­ grandfather bestowed.  He also con­ tributed  a  large  portion  of  the  Christian  Home  and  sent  gifts  and  bequests to ji number of  clergy and  missionaries  throughout  the  coun­ try.  In addition,  he spent a  good deal  of  his money,  and time,  running an  underground railroad helping slaves  "to  the  north  before  the  Civil  War.  The  complete  story  of  Rawling's  grandfather and  his activities is  re­ called in  a number  of  different old  manuscripts  and  pamphlets  in  the  possession  of  the  Willard  library.  Sailors  are  notorious  for  their  ex­ aggerations—from  the  beauty  of  the  girl  met  in  Singapore—to  the  heat  of  the  Persian  Gulf—to  the  cold  of  the  North  Atlantic—to  the  mountainous seas  that  we rode  out  back'in  '03.  Errol  Flynn  Too  "Why  even  such  old  salts  as  Clark  Gable  and  John  Wayne  would have to admit that this storm  was  at  least  the  equal  of  anything  they ever had  to face  on the  studio  lots  of  MGM  or Warner  Bros.  "In  all  seriousness  though,  the  she  rode  'em  like  a  duck  over  one  giant wave  after another.  Our dam­ age  was minor,  though  we  did  ship  water  through  the  fresh  air  vents  in  the  after  living  quarters,  and  it  was  not  so  laughingly  suggested  that  we* put  in  for  50  percent  sub­ marine  pay,  as  the  quarters  were  below  the  water  line  at  the  height  of  the  storm.  No  Raft  Aft  "Our  snorkel  device  was  inade­ quate.  Talking  of  inadequacies  it  should  be  mentioned  that  the  22  men  living  aft'  on  a  Waterman  C2  are  left  without  benefit  of  a  life­ ^  1  .• I  '4  i  arise.  Shaft  Alley  Link  Our  only  connection  with  the  midship  for  the  better  part  of  two  days  was  the  shaft  alley,  and  had  this  beMi  broken,  what  a  slim  chance  those  men  aft'  would  have  had.  To my knowledge,  none  of  the  30  odd  Watermans  have  eyen  a  raft  aft'  which  is  an  oversight  that  should  and  can  easily  be remedied.  "With  the  politicking  out  of  the  way,  and  the  storm  now  a  well  remembered  phase  of  our  sea­ going,  our  story  is  complete  from  the  Faifpor.t."  Pacific Wave 'Survivors'  Have  Rocky  Flight Home  Seafarers stranded upon the Pacific Wave,  when it ran out of  money and everything else  in Haifa  had quite  a time on  their  return  trip  to  the United  States.  The  men  were  tied  up  for 47  days in  Israel, while  arrangements were  being  made  for  the  disposition  of  the  ship.  '  It was stranded in Israel when  its  parent  company,  World  Tramping,  seemed  to  collapse  Gorman Seymour  (I)  and  Paul  Finrow  relax  at the  airport  in  Brus­ sels  while waiting  for  their  plane to  the  United States.  — by  Seafarer  R. W.  Perry  Chow time aboard  the Sabena plane taking  the boys to  New York.  One of the lovely stewardesses pours  tea'... "Crumpets anyone?"  from  lack  of  funds.  A  lien  was  promptly  attached  to  the  Pacific  Wave and three  Seafarers remained  in  Haifa  to  take  care  of  the  legal  niatters involved  in selling  the ship  while  their  buddies  winged  home­ ward.  (The  World  Tramping  Com­ pany  also  left  a  number  of  other  ships  stranded  and  they  are  being  similarly  disposed  of).  On  their  trip  home,  the  men  stopped  in  Athens  for a  while,  and  spent  one  night  in  Luxembourg  when  bad  weather  forced  their  plane  down.  They  made  it  to  Brus­ sels  the  next  day  and  were  all  set  to take  off  at  1  AM  when  a  fire  jn  an  engine  forced  them  to  delay  again.  They  reported  at  4  AM  and  made  a  brief  stop  at  Shannon  In­ ternational  Airport,  Ireland,  where  they  saw  "some  of  the  most  beau­ tiful hostesses  in  the  world."  The  Crew  of  the  Pacific  Wave  was  quite  favorably  received  in  Israel.  According  to  Gorman  Sey­ mour,  one  of  the  crewmenibers,  "There were  items in  the Jerusalem  Post about  us being  stranded there.  "And  the.  seamen's  club  there  was  very  good  to  us,"  he  added.  "They put  on special  movies for us,  and  were  very  courteous."  Perhaps  the  nicest  touch  in  the  whole  rocky  voyage  came  at  the  end  of  the  trip,  when  Patrolman  Jeff  Gillette  came  down  to  meet  the  men  at  Idlewild  Airport  and  made arrangements for them  to get  home.  Many  of  the  cfewmembers  flew to  their homes  that afternoon.  Moving? Notify  SlU, Welfare  Is*:?:.;,  I.J* (;«*  8  >  A  SlU  patrolman  Jeff  Gittette  checks  the  men  in  at  the  airport  after  V iliMlri flight IrbiniJsriielj^ ^Photcft submitted by Gorman Seymouk­f  r  >11  Seafarers  and  SIU  families  who  apply  for  maternity,  hos­ pital  or  surgical  benefits  from  the  Welfare  Plan  are  urged  to  keep  the  Union  or  the  Wel­ fare  Plan  advised  of  any  changes  of  address  while  their  applications  are  being  proc­ essed.  Although  payments  are  often  made  by  return  mail,  changes  of  a4dre5s  (or  illegible  return  addresses)  delay  them  when  checks  or  "baby  bonds"  are  returned.  Those  who  are  moving  or  plan  to  move  are  advised  to  immediately  notify  SIU  headquarters  or  the  Wel­ fare Plan,  at 11  Broadway,  New  York.  NY.  ,  V  r­  » i  '<  • '<  F'  •  r  S  f*  5  f.  > n  f  K  J  f­ • t r 0 I'^  n  �PENN  VANGUARD  (Penn  Marin*  Co.),  Nov.  14—Chairman,  Jamai  F.  La*;  Secretary,  S.  T.  Aralat.  Thanks  to  all  delegates  in  the  three  depart­ ments  for  their  cooperation  during  this  voyage.  Communication  concern­ ing  our  night  cook  and  baker  who has  been  sent  back  for  hospitalization  in  US  have  been  concurred  by  members.  150  hours  of  disputed  overtime.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  Nov.  IS—Chairman,  Bianchard;  Sec­ retary,  Berger.  Food  situation  is  not  up  to  par.  Vote  taken  on  this  is  7  for,  13  against,  8  not  voting,  6 .men  on  watch.  Steward  should  be  in mess­ room  at  meal  time  to  supervise  serv­ ing  meals.  Food  beefs  to  be  turned  over  to  food  committee.  $9.25  to  buy  nuts  and  brandy  for  holiday  cakes.  $104.09  in  fund,  not  Including  profits  on fifty­five  cases  of  Coca­Cola  yet  to  iv  DEL  ORD  (MlulsslppI),  Oct.  »—  Chairman,  Henry  C. Gardes;  Secretary,  George  Duncan,  M.  T.  Morris  elected  ship's  delegate.  $8  In  ship's  ftmd  at  present.  No  beefs.  VENORE  (Marven),  Oct.  31—Chair­ man,  Roy  C.  Wilt;  Secretary,  O.  C.  Maddox.  Ship's  delegate  resigned.  Stracciali  was  elected.  No  beefs.  i  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  Nov.  I—Chairman,  W.  L  .Holland  Jr.;  Sec­ retary,  J.  P.  Baliday.  Ship's  delegate  reports  everything  running  smoothiy.  ­Ship's  fund  was  $26.05.  $3  for  cable­ gram  to  hq  concerning  man  hospi­ talized  in  Yokohama.  S.65  for  mail.  Balance  $22.40.  Few  hoiu­s  of  disputed  OT.  Resolution  to go  baek  to old  way  of  logging.  Other  resolution  is  that  there  be  no  payoff  without  a  Union  representative  on  board  like  previous  trip.  We  suggest  that  crew be  present  at  safety  meetings.  MONARCH  OF  THE  SEA  (Water­ man),  Nov.  14—Chairman,  N.  Powell;  Secretary,  L.  B.  Moore.  Suggest  extra  screens  for  laundry  machine,  fan  In  laundry,  removal  of  items  from  cloth­ ing,  drains  to  be  cleaned  in  wash  basin,  and  removal  of  clothing  when  dry.  Some  disputed  overtime.  No  beefs.  VENORE  (Marven),  Nov.  11—Chair­ man,  R.  Noren;  Secretary,  H.  Starry.  |v''  ffl::  Suggest  that  a  representative  of  the  food  plan  to  inspect  food  quality  and  amount  of  stores  on  board.  Shortage  of  drinking  glasses  and  washing  ma­ chine  working  improperly.  No  beefs.  SANTORE  (Marven),  Nov.  $—Chair­ man,  J.  Michael;  Secretary,  H.  Col­ lier.  Two  men  missed  ship  and  four  men  late  at  sailing  time.  Dispute  penalty  for  delayed  sailing.  Request­ ing  two  fans  for  recreation  room.  Only  one  fountain  working.  Would  like  two  to  be  repiaced.  Request  master  carry  sufficient  money  to allow  men  to  draw  limit  allowable.  Oct.  18—Chairman,  Michael;  Sec­ retary,  Frank  Alien.  H.  Collier  elected  as  ship's  delegate.  No  beefs.  RE  Steel King Gives Orphans Party  MARORE  (Marven),  Nov.  19—Chali^  man,  C.  M.  Rice;  Secretary,  Richard  Glaze.  Request  to  be  made  for  more  fruits  and  ice  cream.  Butter  incident  to  be  brought  to  attention  of  patrol­ man.  Few  minor  repairs  made.  Machinist  injured  foot.  Taken  off  in  Panama  Canal.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Philadelpliia.  Some  disputed  OT,  CAROLYN  (Bull),  Nov.  8—Chairman,  John  Giordano;  Secretary,  Frank  Nak­ licki.  Things  running  smoothiy  ex­ cept  for  a  few  hours  disputed  OT.  $8.40  in  ship's  fund.  One  man  missed  ship  in  San  Juan,  Delayed  sailing  disputed  in  San  Juan.  Discijssions  held  regarding  men  missing  ship,  "B"  &  "C"  men  having  same  say  so  as  anyone  aboard.  Men  urged  to  use  better  sanitary  habits.  Washing  ma­ chine  is  not  operating.  THE  CABINS  (Texas  City  Refining),  Oct.  18—Chairman,  Herman  Whisnat;  Secretary,  John  Breen.  Delegates  to  get  repair  Jist  for  next  port.  Call  hall  in  Houston  concerning  wiper  being fired.  $13  in  ship's  fund.  N.  Okray  resigned  as  ship's  delegate  in  favor  of  H.  Sanford.  See  patrolman  concerning  letter  from  headquarters  regarding  payoff  at  sea.  Enter  mess­ room  properly  clothed.  Keep  mess­ room  in  clean  condition.  Vote  of  thanks,  to  steward  department.  No  beefs.  be  sold.  Some  disputed  overtime.  Delegates to  turn  in repair  iist.  Cards  to  be  bought  out  of  ship's  fund.  DeMmber  4,  1989  SEAFARERS  LOG  Piue  Fonrteen  AMES  VICTORY  (Victory),  Nov.  t—  Chairman,  H.  B.  Raines;  Secretary,  S.  A.  Schnitzer.  Library  stocked  with  pocket  books.  To  select  a  man  from  each  department  for  safety  meeting.  FLORIDA  STATE  (Ponce),  Nov.  31  —Chairman,  H.  Will;  Secretary,  Jer­ ome  B.  Kiigore.  Would  like  to arrange  for  patrolman  to  board  8hip  in  Ponce  to  settle  beefs.  Having  trouble  get­ ting  captain  to  call  replacements  promptly.  All  beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  Union.  No  deals  with  topside.  Rebuilding  the  ship's  fund.  Steward  ordered  three  sets  of  linen.  Matches  on  board  not  serviceable.  Trying  to  purchase  American ­ made  matches.  Some  disputed  OT.  One  man  getting  off.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  Nov.  14—  Chairman  P.  L.  Miranda;  Secretary,  W.  Young.  W.  Messenger  retires  as  ship's  delegate.  $36  in  ship's  fund.  There  were  numerous  petty  beefs.  None  were  settled  satisfactorily.  J.  Ivankovic  elected  ship's  delegate.  Mo­ tion  that  ail  scuppers  be  cleaned  out  due  to  foul  odor  coming  from  all  of  them.  All  persons  able  to  wash  clothes  by  day  are  requested  to  do  so  in  order  that  those  who  are  not  able  to  use  them  by  day  can  wash  at  night.  Crew  not  in  favor  of  hous­ ing  project.  HILTON  (Bull),  Nov.  15—Chairman,  A.  Wile;  Secretary,  G.  Seeberger.  Discussed  operation  of  new  washing  machine.  A  vote  of  thanks  to steward  department  for  good  meals  and  serv­ ice.  Some  disputed  overtime.  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  Nov.  7  —Chairman,  William  Home;  secre­ tary,  John  Reinoss.  It  is  suggested  that  messhails  be  locked  while  in  port.  Watchman  to  cooperate  by  keep­ ing  others  out.  Ship's  fund  $13.50  of  which SB  was donated  to the  American  Seamen's  Friend  Society  Library.  No  beefs.  Wish  to  have  vacation  pay  raised  accordingly.  Members  feel  that  vacation  benefits  for  mates  and  engi­ neers  are  far  better.  COASTAL  SENTRY  (Suwannee),  Nov.  8—Chairman,  Henry  Murranka;  BALTORE  (Marv^), Nov.  13—Chair­ Secretary,  C.  H.  Bruce.  No  response  man, S.  Hoiden; Secretary,  P. M. Meth.  to  request  for  clarification  of  over­ Elected  new  deck  delegate.  Some  dis­ time  for  spray  painting  and  handling  puted  overtime  in  engine  department.  cargo.  Correction  sent  to  LOG  con­ E.  McNab'elected  ship's  delegate.  Re­ cerning  nose  cone  retrieved  by  this  quest  headquarters  to  clarify  matters  vessel.  It  was  not  the  Rose  Knot.  such  as  delayed,  sailing,  when  com­ Captain's  letter  to  Suwannee  regard­ pany  must  change  board, fines  for  ing  quality  of  meat  and  vegetables  missing  ship,  and  whether  pre  ships  aboard  fully  justified.  Brazilian  bread  are  considered  "in  port" in  Puerto  de  Is  of  poor  quality.  Suggest  American­ Ilierro  and  Cruz  Grande.  New  wash­ style  bread  to  be  baked.  ing  machine  ordered.  Quality  of  drinking  water  should  improve.  Dis­ JOSEF INA  (Liberty  Nav.),  Nov.  8—  cussed  repairs  to  sink  and  coffee  urn.  Chairman,  J.  E.  Tanner;  Secretary,  Boyd  H.  Amsberry.  J.  E.  Tanner  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (Alcoa),  Nov.  elected  ships'  delegate.  No  beefs.  Chairman,  U.  Saunders;  Secretary.  L.  _.  Most  of  repairs  were  done  in  port.  L.  'Phillips.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  problem  of  fresh  milk.  No  beefs  CHILORE. (Marven),  No  date—Chair­ in  any  department.  man,  W.  Tregembo;  Secretary,  A.  Whitmer.  Mate  has  keys  &  tumblers  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa  Steam­ ­  but  no  control  key.  Eight  members  ship),  Oct.  15—Chairman,  Jimmy  Nay­ complained  about  food  quality.  Baked  lor;  Secretary,  D.  Marine.  No  beefs.  goods  and  vegetables  were  not  criti­ Everything  running  smoothly.  $226.10  cized.  Few  hours  overtime  disputed.  in  movie  fund.  Need  longer  spreads  No  beefs.  to  cover  mattresses.  ^  Seafarer  Fred  Shaia (left)  and  John  James,  2nd  electrician,  both from the Steel  King,  ose  with  the  superintendent  of  the  Bi­Dul­Gi orphanage in Pusan,  Korea,  and  orphans.  Crew­ membera  of  tne  Steel  King  ALCOA  POINTER,  Leghorn—If  bought  candy  for  the  kids.  Men Seek  'More Milk'  Some  orphans  in  Pusan,  Korea  are much  happier today  because of  the  generosity  of  Seafarers  in  the  crew^f  the  SS  Steel  King.  The  men  got  together  and  chipped  in  to  buy  candy  and  refreshments  for  the  children  in  the  Bi­Dul­Gi  orphanage,  and  then,  when  the  ship  docked  in  Pusan,  Fred  Shala,  John  Jamea  and  a  passenger,  Mr.  Thomas  Osborne,  of  Phoenix,  Ari­ zona  volunteered  to  bring the  gifts  to  the  children  at  the  orphanage.  Last  year,  the  Steel  Surveyor  '  threw  a  Christmas  Party  aboard  ship  for  the  same  group  of  chil­ dren.  .  The  voyage  of  the  Steel  King  seemed  to  run  pretty  smoothly,  reports Seafarer  Shaia.  "I want  to  say  that  the  crew  was  very  con­ siderate,"  he  says,  "as  the  trip  ended  up  a  little  longer  than  scheduled, and  we  ran  out of  some  provisions  that  couidn't  be  re­ placed.  "Ijtherefore  wish  to thank  them  one  and  all,  and  especially  Bosun  'Tiny'  Walace,  AB  Herman  Fruge  and  the  very  well  known  T.  T.  (Tommy  Tucker)  of  Bourbon  Street,  New  Orleans."  the crew beefs on the Alcoa Pointer  are  any  sample,  the  favorite  bev­ erage  of  Seafarers  is  miik—and  abshnce 'of  same  is causing  consid­ erable  unhappiness on  this  ship.  The minutes of  November  21 re­ ceived  at  headquarters  put  it  very  succintly:  "Motion  by  Roy  Evans,  Great  Lakes  District  SlU, A&G District  ALPENA  127  River  St.  seconded  by  C.  Guilet  to  see  the  SECRETARY­TREASURER  ELmwood  4­3616  Paul Hail  patrolman  at  the  payoff  and  have  BUFFALO,  NV  ,.,...914  Main  St.  ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS  GRant  2728  J. Algina. Deck  W. Hall, Joint  a  meeting  with  the  ship's  crew  to  C. Simmons, Eng.  CLEVELAND  1420  W.  35  St.  J. Volpian. Joint  try  and  get  the  captain  straight­ E. Mooney, Std.  MAin  1­0147  621  W.  Superior  St.  ened out  on ordering  milk where  it  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  DULUTH  Phone:  Randolph  2­4110  Earl Sheppard. Agent  EAstern 7­4900  FRANKFORT.  Mich  PO  Box  287  is available  according to the  agree­ BOSTON  278  State  St.  ELgin  7­2441  ment."  G. Dakin. Acting Agent  Richmond 2­0140  MILWAUKEE  633  S.  Second  Ave.  BRoadway  2­3039  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  It  seems  that  the  skipper  had  R. Matthews. Agent  CApital 3­4089; 3­4080  RIVER  ROUGE. .10225  W.  Jefferson.  Ave.  Vinewood  3­4741  informed  the  crew  he  would  not  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  SOUTH  Mich.  CHICAGO  9383  Ewing  Ave.  FRanklin 7­3564  order  milk  in  Italy  pnless  he  got  Louis Neira. Agent  SAginaw  1­0733  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St;  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  a  letter  from  the  American  consul  Cal Tanner. Agent  HEmlock 2­1754  CHerry  8­2431  certifying  it  was  pasteurized.  The  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Lindsey Williams. Agent  Tulane 8626  crew  thought  he  ought  to  take  the  Canadian District  675 4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  FORT  WILLIAM  408  Simpson  St.  local government's certification  for  NEW  YORK  HYacinth 9­6600  Ontario  Phone:  3­3221  same  as  being  authentic,  but  the  NORFOLK  416  CoUey  Ave.  HALIFAX  N.S  12814  HoUis  St.  J. BuUock,  Agent  ­  MAdison 7­1083  Phone  3­8911  captain  would  have none  of  that.  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  MONTREAL......634  St.  James  St.  West  „  Victor  2­8161  S. CarduUo. Agent  Market 7­1635  The indignant  crewmembers also  44  Sault­au­Matelot  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  QUEBEC  came to  the defense  of  the steward  SAN  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1569  Marty Breithoff. Agent  Douglas 2­5475  52  St.  David  St.  and  his  department,  which  they  SANTURCE.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  THOROLD,  Ontario  CAnal  7­5212  Stop 20  noted  are ' doing  "a  good  job  of  Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.  TORONTO.  Ontario..,,..272  King  St.  E.  Phone 2­5986  . .  EMpire  4­5719  Main  St.,  Room  200  ST.  JOHN.  NB  ....177 Prince  William  feeding  and  is  still  trying  to  get  JACKSONVILLE. .920  St.  WiUiam  Morris.  Agent  ELgin  3­0987  that  milk."  They  suggested  the  SEATTLE  OX  2­5431  2505  1st  Ave.  VANCOUVER.  BC  298  Main  Sti  Babkowski.  Agent  Main  3­4334  skipper "get off  the steward's back.  Ted  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  The  man  is  doing  a  fine  job  and  TAMPA  B. Gonzalez, Acting  Agent  Phone 2­1323  MFOW  WILMINGTON.  Calif  505  Marine  Ave.  BALTIMORE  everyone  seems  to  be  satisfied,  Reed Humphries. Agent  1216  East  Baltimore  St.  Terlnlnal 4­2528  EAstern  7­3383  HEADQUARTERS.. . .675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  HONOLULU.,. .56  North  Nimltz  even  the  officers  on  this  ship."  Highway  Turning  to  less  controversial  NEW  ORLEANS  523 ™enville®'st[  SUP  topics,  the  minutes  note  that  we  HONOLULU.... 51  South  Nimltz  Highway  NEW  YORk  130'crcenwfch''^  have  a  very fine crew  on  this ship,  PHone  502­777  523  Bienville  St.  NEW  ORLEANS..  PORTLAND  .522  NW'Everett'SL  including  several  oldtimers  out  of  Jackson  5­7428  CApitol  3­7297­8  Ave.. Brooklyn  SAN  FRANCISCO.  the Gulf  such  as "Cherokee"  Hall­ NEW  YORK....... .675 4th HYacinth  240  Second  St.  9­6605  DOuglas  2­4592  man,"  "Pinky"  McEvoy,  Freddie  PORTLAND  211  SW  Clay  St.  SAN  PEDRO  296  West  7th  St.  CApitol  3­4336  Hog  Jaw"  Hunter,  Roy  "Cool  SAN  FRANCISCO. .......450 Harrison  TErminal  3­4485  St.  SEATTLE  2333  Western  Ave.  Breeze"  Evans,  "Daddy'  Rfed"  Douglas  2­8363  MAin  2­6326  8505  1st  Ave.  Burke,  the  Frenchman  with  all his  SEATTLE..  Main  2­0290  pretty  berets,  and  one  crewmem­ WILMINGTON....  505  Marine  Ave.  Terminal  5­6617  ber  identified  only  as  "Sabu,"  all  of  them  devotees of  the cool, foam­ MC&S  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  ing, creamy brew—milk that is.  HONOLULU... .51  South  Nimltz  Highway  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  PHone  5­1714  523  Bienville  St.  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  NEW  ORLEANS..  RAmond  7­428  immediately  for  a  replace­ NEW  YORK...... 675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  HYacinth  9­6600  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  fJBin VMS  211  SW  Clay  St.  PORTLAND  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  CApitol  7­3222  I'LL  SAN  FRANCISCO  350  Fremont. St.  filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ EXbrook  7­5600  SEATTLE  ...2505  —  1st  Ave.  nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  MAin  3­0088  WILMINGTON...,  ..505  Marine  Ave.  sailing  shorthanded.  Shorthanded?  TErminal  4­8538  mC::'  r  IPJ;?''"'­,  :\t  •  WHAX  HAPP^MEP  To  ­BY SClEN/CE  to 6RIA)S  yof  KAJOW  i4oW  ­THE  BEAJEFITS OP  THIS  AMBfZlCAtJ  iMDUSt^  M0VE.9N AGE  IS  USifiOAU. AOVAfJCES.  tt> THE  PUBLIC ...  I  W£tL, I  WAS  Bl?OL>SHT  THE  LATEST jADVjAMCe  IM SAFETY RAZOPS..  ¥i'f.  'K:  4i4si;  �iNwcmlier 4, 1959  Takes SlU Milk Break  SEAFARERS  LOG  PO Urges  Mail Care  Pan Fifteea  FINAL  In order to avoid  delays in  deliv­ ery  of  packages  or  letters  this  Christmas  season,  the  Post  Office  Department  reminds  everyone  to  use  a  bit  of  extra  handling  ewe  during  the  coming  holidny  season.  Officials  suggest  you:  • Carefully    pack  and  securely  wrap  your  packages.  The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  • Mark    delicate  gifts  (such  as  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  glass, radios, etc.) "FRAGILE," and  foodstuffs,  "PERISHABLE."  Thomaa  L.  Teears,  48:  Brother  10  at  the  USPHS  Hospital,  New  • Insure    parcels  or  letters  of  Teears,  a  mem­ Orleans,  La.,  of  pulmonary  tuber­ real  value.  ber  of  the  SIU  culosis.  He  leaves  a  cousin,  C.  F.  You can pick  up a free  pamphlet  since  1946,  died  Stevens  of  Houston,  Tex.  Place  of  called  "Packaging  and  Wrapping  of  bronchial  burial  was  Thompson  Brothers  Parcels  For  Mailing"—at  any  Post  pneumonia  at  the  Cemetery,  Memphis,  Tenn.  Office.'  USPHS  Hospital,  4  4  4  New  Orleans,  on  December  8,  E.  R.  CTOW^,  49:  Brother  Cro­ well died  October  1958.  He  had  4 at his residence  been  a  member  in Mobile,  Ala.  A  of  the  SIU  since  member  of  the  1946,  serving  in  the  deck  depart­ deck  departmeBt  BizabeHi  Young,  V/2, looks  curiously  at camera  durmg ber  visit  ment  He leaves a wife, Mrs. Ira  M.  he  had  been  sail­ to  SiU  cafeteria  witli  her  dad,  Lorry,  S1U  steward  <kpartment  Teears  of  Mobile.  Burial  was  at  ing  with  the  SIU  member.  Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans.  since 1942.  Burial  4  4  4  Wm.  E.  Thempsw^  Jr.  was  at  Pine  Alfred  C.  KeasJIng,  49:  Brother  Urgent that  you contact  your ex­ Crest,  in  Mobile.  wife  promptly concerning  some im­ Kessling,  an  SIU  deck  department  Brother  Crowell  portant  matters.  She  hopes  you  member  since  1951,  died  Septem­ was  unmarried.  have  fully  recovered  from  your  ber  25  of  a  cerebral  hemorrage  aboard  the  Alcoa  Pilgrim.  Surviv­ recent  illness.  ing  him  is  his  mother,  Mrs.  Nora  Jose  F.  Wiscoviche  AU  of  the  following  SIU  familiet  have  received  a  $200  maternity  Your  discharge  off  the  Wang  Kessling  of  New  Orleans,  La.  Burial was In  Cypress Grove Ceme­ benefit  plus  a  $25  hand  from  the  Union  in  the  hahy's  name:  Archer  has  been found  and  turned  tery,  New  Orleans.  Linda  Lee Gnagey.  born  October  ' Evelice  Rodrifuez,  born Sepfem­ into  the  LOG  office  at  headQi.iar­ 4  4  4  11,  1959,  to  Seafarei'  and  Mrs.  ber  1,  19S9,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  ters.  Jacob  R.  Gnagey  Jr.,  Baltimore,  Juan  Rodriguez,  New  York  City.  James  E,  Ward,  55:  Brother  William  Wiemers  Md.  4  4  4  Please  contact  your  uncle.  Jack  Ward,  who  sailed  in  the  steward  Claud  Webb  Jr.,­hom  November  W.  Wimers,  at  136  Mercer  Street,"  department  since  1944,  died  May  ^  ^  Edna  Irene  Goodnick,  born  Sep­ 4, 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs. Claud  Jersey  City  2,  NJ,  telephone  HE  tember  19,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Webb,  Mobile,  Ala.  ff4844.  4  4  4  Mrs.  Robert  K.  Goodnick,  Balti­ Crewmembers  Van  Dewey  Riviere,  bom  Octo­ more,  Md.  Steel  Advocate  ber  22,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  t  i  4.  Feb.  6­May  15,  1959  Edward  J.  Riviere,  Ontario,  Calif.  Extremely  important  that  mem­ Crawford  L.  Hodge  Jr.,  born  4  4  4  August  27,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Debra  Catherine  Coleman,  born  bers  of  crew  aboard  at  that  time  Mi­s.  Crawford  L.  Hodge,  Awedaw,  September  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  contact  Perry  Pederson,  12­4  AB,  SC.  and  Mrs.  Roger  P.  Coleman,  New  356  55th  Street,  Brooklyn  20,  NY.  Orleans,  La.  4.  4  Jack  Dolan  Contact  your  sister  in  Warwick,  4  4  4'  Donna  Hilado  Tigmo,  horn  No­ Wilfred  Cruz,  born  October  1,  NY.  '  vember  9,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Edward  Louis  Schmitz  Mrs. Manuel N.  Tigmo, Jamaica NY.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Juan  Cruz,  Jr.,  New  York  City.  Contact  Mrs.  J.  Schmitz,  191  4i>  4>  4'  4  4  4  _  Park  Avenue,  Brooklyn  1,  NY.  Andrew  Danlluk,.  born  October  Margaret  Curtias  Higgins,  born  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  Earl  R.  Harrison  October  16,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  An­ Urgent  you  contact  your  wife  as  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Higgins,  Meriden,  drew  Daniluk  Jr.,  Los  Angeles, 'she  is ill.  Calif.  Conn.  Thomas  T.  Willis  4  4  4'  4  4"  4' "  Your  mother  is  worried  abo.ut  PhilUs Ann  Flanagan, born  Octo­ Richard  Daniel  Clark,  born  Sep­ ber  20,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  not having  heard from you.  Please  tember  14,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  contact  her  at home.  Mrs.  Melbcum  Clark,  Washington,  John  Flanagan, Philadelphia,  Pa.  Income  tax  refund  checks  are  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  f 11:20 EST  Sunday)  ,4  4  4  DC.  ,  Cathy  Ann  McNeely,  born  July  being  held  for  the  following  men  4  4  4  WFK­39. 19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  11,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ Berenadett  Cillne  Fritch,  born  James  P.  McNieely,  Brooklyn,  NY.  at  Room  201,  SUP  Building,  450  Harrison  Street,  San  Francisco  5,  tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  September  15,  1959,  to  Seafarer  4  4  4  Calif.  Contact  Jack  Lynch:  Ernest  States.  and  Mrs.  Michael  Fritch,  Tampa,  Janice  Doreen  McVey,  born  C.  Anderson,  Claude  D.  Berry,  Florida.  WFL­65,  15850  KCs  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ September  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  Theodore  G.  Claapothakos,  Donald  bean,  West  Coast  of  South  4  4  4  and Mrs.  Ray  F.  McVey,  Baltimore,  L.  Christensen,  Bleslav  J.  Dzelak,  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  Levem  Mitchell  Miles,  born  Md.  Thomas  V.  Logan,  Sheffield  Ner­ and  US  East  Coast.  October  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  4  4  4  kitt, Joseph  Pitetta, Bernardo  Tom­ Mrs.  Wilbert  J.  Miles,  Prlchard,  Sharon  Elizabeth  Moore,  born  bocon.  Ding  Hai  Woo.  WFE­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  Ala.  October  24,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Jan Amland  US  East  Coast  4  4  4  IVIrs.  Lawrence S.  Moore,  Washing­ ­  Get in touch with  Hatsuko Kuma­ George  Francis  Clarke,  born '  ton,  IJC.  gai,  1565,  Miko  Okamae­cho,  Hi­ October  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and '  $  $  Mrs.  George  F.  Clarke,  Chicka­ David  &  Raquel  Rivera,  born  meji,  Hyogo­Ken,  Japan.  Robert  Bucdick  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  saw,  Ala.  October  7,  1959,  to  Seafhrer  and  Lloyd  Forster  Mrs.  Alfonso  C.  Rivera,  Santucce,  Dempsey  Nicholson  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue .  .  .  PR.  ex­Wang  Forwarder  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  4  4  4  Contact  Edgar  R.  Bonsall,  attor­ (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  Christopher  Sovich,  born  Octo­ ney,  690  Market  Street,  Room  824,  WCO­13020  KCs  ber  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  San  Francisco.  Europe  and  North  America  Ship's  delegates  are  urged  to  Michael  Sovich,  Clifton,  NJ.  notify  the  Union  immediately  .  The  following  men  are  advised  4  4 ;  4  WCO­I6908.8  KCs  when  a  shipmate  is  taken  off  Donlta  Gwyn  Swann,  born  Sep­ to  pick  up  their  gear  from  the  East  Coast  South  America  the  vessel  in  any  port  because  tember  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Cities Service  warehouse  within  60  WCO­22407  KCs  of  illness  or  injury.  Delegates  Mrs.  Herman  C.  Swann,  Garden­ days.  Otherwise  it  will  be  donated  West  Coast  South  America  should  not wait  until  they  send  dale,  Ala.  to  charity:  Doiixlas  HarreU.  S.  Pool,  W.  Graham,  in  the ship's minutes  hut should  Every­Monday.  0315  GMT  4  4  4.  Robert  Peters,  R.  Whitehurst.  C.  Cawley,  handle  the  matter  in  a  separate  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  James  Randolph  Trehern  born  Paul  Raggett,  H.  Ha]iprrsett. Robert  Con­ communication,  so  that  the  Un­ October  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  roy,  L.  Brown.  W.  Armstrong,  B.  Brod­ Aaron  Duncan,  W.  J.  Meehan,  A.  WMM  25­15607  KCs  ion  can  determine  in what  man­ Mrs.  Raymond  W,  Trehern,  Whist­ erlck,  Granger,  Willie  J.  Rogergon,  A.  Australia  ner  it  can  aid  the brother.  Thuemjnd,  lH>uis  Rohn,  Lawrence  Kelly,  ler,  Ala.  0. Ramsey.  W. W.  Moore, L.  Marshall,  D.  It  would  also  be  helpful  if  ^  ,  WMM  81­11037.5  Franco,  W.  Delphy,^  W.  Walker,  Leroy  4  4  4  the. full  name,  rating  and  book  Northwest  Pacific  Duhon,  William  Connerty,  Louis ­ Boren,  Brigitte  Laura  Wagner,  born  jr.  SpcUman,  R.  WUUamson.  J.  King,  /number  was  sent  in.  Address  October  31,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Geo  Tucker,  P.  R.  Wagner,  W.  GuiUory.  these  notifications  to  Welfare  Mrs.  Emil  P.  Wagner,  Ford  City,  .Toseph  CuhomskL  W.  C.  Connors,  M.  Lavoie,  Towns,  John  Duffy,  Manuel.  Jo­ Services at headquarters.  Pa.  .  "  «ej|b  9ol|j  M.  Simtpj,'Jan^e|/^an.  DISPATCH  SIU  BABY  ARRIVALS  Tell  it  to  tilt  Log;  •  •:  • '1 •  •>  J  III  If  ­  .  ;•   EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  IDROADCAST  I  'M  ''I  I  MTD­ "THE VOICE OF THE  J­:­II  .  1  lid  li,/  Notify Union  About Sick Men  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  S W  m­ m  • ­  M H « M 'W  i.: .11: • •.  Ji    j  'i  t J=!tI'll  1i   HI iMi  I'"  11  • • • • :'  �I  ^.  [  Vol.  XXi  No. 25  SEAFARERS^LCKI  • OFFICIAL    ORGAN  OP  THE  SEAFARBR5  INTERNATIONAL  UNION • ATLANTIC    AND  GULP  DISTRICT • AFL­CIO    •   Man  With Patience  'Valchem,  Rosa  Both Guilty'; CO  NIWS  HIADIINIS  IN  REVIEW  WASHINGTON—The  tanker  88  Valchem  and  the  liner  Santa Rosa  were both found  responsible for the March 26  col­ lision  between  the  two  in  fog  off  Atlantic  City,  it  was  an­ nounced  by  the  Coast  Guard •   after  a  lengthy  investigation.  isn't on the bridge, the Coast Guard  Three SIU  men on  the tanker  chief  noted  that  said  duties  have  and  an  engineer  lost  their  lives  in  "long  been  established  by  law  and  the crash  which  was caused  princi­ regulation  and  court  interpreta­ pally  by  " . . . failure of  both  ves­ tion."  He  agreed  with  the  board's  rec­ sels  to  slow  to  a  moderate  speed  when  conditions of  reduced  visibil­ ommendation,  however,  that  mas­ ity and  fog  were encountered,"  the  ters  •  and '  deck  officers  should  Coast  Guard  held.  The  ships  were  qualify  as  radar  observers,  noting  traveling  at  tojv cruising speed, the  that this  would  be taken  up at  next  Just  for  laughs,  you  might  oslc  Seafarer  Bob  Kelley,  AB,  for  a  year's  meeting  in  London  of  the  Coast  Guard  said.  match.  IHe used 8,500 of  them on  this detailed model of  his ship,  International  Safety  at  Sea  Con­ Adm.  Alfred  C.  Richmond,  com­ vention.  the Alcoa Roomer.  mandant  of  the  Coast  Guard,  up­ held  the  conclusions  of  a  three­ man  investigation  board  including  one  which  stated  that  both  vessels  misinterpreted their radar. Another  Agreement  has  been  reached  between  the  International  Longshoremen's  Association  contributing cause was the fact that  "both  vessels  failed  to  take  timely  and  longshore  employers  on  the  terms  of  a  three  year  contract.  The  contract  contains  a  action  and  stop," the  Admiral said.  decision  on  the all­i.aportant  automation  issue.  It is expected  to be followed  up by a speed­ At  the  time  of  the  crash,  the  up  up in the number of ships con­­*  ;  ;—:  Santa  Rosa  was  ndrthbound,  head­ verted  to container  vessels.  ber 10.  Failure to  reach agreement  act  promptly  on  containerizing  ing  for  New  York;  the  Valchem  The  three­year  agreement  will  result  in  the  issue  going  to  their  ships  is  the  SlU­contracted  was southbound,  making its  way  to  provides for  the following:  arbitration.  Bull  Line.  The  company  has  been  the Gulf. The inquiry  board recom­ Under  the  Taft­Hartley  law,  the  ­studying  conversion  of  some  of  its  A  41­cent  package  of  wages  mended  a  study  be  conducted  on  longshoremen  will  be  voting  by  establishing  separate  tracks  for  and  welfare  benefits.  Twenty­two  secret  ballot  on  the  terms  of  the  C­2s  for  use  in  container  trade  be­ tween  New  York,  Puerto  Rico  and  cents  are  in  straight  wages,  eight  north  and  southbound  ships,  but  agreement,'  hence  the  December  the  Dominican  Republic.  Other  cents  for. pensions,  four  cents  for  Admiral  Richmond  said  such  a  10  deadline.  companies  in  the  nearby  foreign  study  "does  not  appear  to  be  war­ welfare and  three cents for medical  The  longshoremen,  whose  con­ trade  are  expected  to  do  likewise.  clinics.  ranted  at  this  time."  • Agreement    that  the  present  tract  expired  September  30,  struck  Longshoremen's  Goals  As  to  the  board's  recommenda­ standard  gang  size,  20  men  in  the  East  and  Gulf  coasts  O'ctober  For  the  longshoremen,  every  tion  that  standard  instructions  be  issued  specifying  duties  of  masters  most  instances,  will  be  retained  1 and  remained  off  the  job  until  automated  ship  could  mean  a  loss  the  Taft­Hartley  injunction  sent  and  watch  officers  on  the  bridge  on  container  ships.  of  longshore  jobs.  For  this  reason,  • The    question  of  premium  pay  them  back  to ­ work  October  8.  If  the  longshoremen  had  made  the  and  specifying  under  which  condi­ tions a  mate should  be  required  to  for  handling  containers  will  con­ they  do  not  accept  the  contract  retention  of  jobs  their  primary  notify  the  master  when  the  latter  tinue to  be negotiated  until Decern­ terms,  the  longshoremen  will  be  goal  during  the  contract  negotia­ free  to  strike  again  on  Decem­ tions,  and  money  items  have  be­ ber  27.  come  a  secondary  consideration.  Automation  The  Issue  Both  the  union  and  employers  Automation,  of  course,  is  in­ had  been  in  agreement  on  the  volved  in  the  most  revolutionary  money  settlement  proposed  by  cargo­handling  development  in  re­ Federal  mediators  in  the  dispute.  cent  years  as  operators  have  been  The  N6w  York  Shipping  Associ­ turning  to  containerships  in  in­ (This  column  is  intended  to  acquaint  Seafarers  with  important  creasing  numbers  to  reduce  their  ation  negotiates  wages,  hours  and  provisions  of  the  SIU  contract  and  will  deal  with  disposition  of  costs  by  chopping  down  cargo­ fringe  benehts  for  Atlantic  Coast  various  contract  disputes  and  interpretations  of  the  agreement.  If  employers from  Maine  to  Virginia.  Seafarers have any  questions about  any section  of  the agreement which  handling  charges.  Companies  like  The  wage  terms  reached  in  the  they  would  like  to  have  clarified,  send  them  in  to  the  editor  of  the  Pan­Atlantic  on  the  East  Coast,  New  York  settlement  generally set  Matson  on  the  West  Coast,  and  SEAFARERS  LOG.)  Browning on  the Great Lakes,  have  the pattern for  wages in  the South­,  SECTION  30. Penalty  Cargoes,  (a)  When  members of  the  nnUcensed  already  turned  to  containerships  ern  ports,  with  a  differential  of  personnel  are  required  to CLEAN  HOLDS  in  which  lead concentrates,  and  a  number  of  other  companies  about  eight  cents  an  hour.  The  coal,  coke  or  penalty  cargoes,  as  specified  herein,  have  been  carried  are  reportedly  awaiting only  a  res­ other  contract  terms, in  the South­ they  shall  be  paid  straight  overtime  for  the  watch  on  deck  and  over­ olution  of  the  longshoremen's  dis­ ern  and  Gulf  ports,  are  generally  negotiated  on  a  port­by­port  basis.  time and  one ­half  for the  watch  below.  pute  before  they,  too,  ad6pt  con­ (b)  For  the  purpose  of  this  agreement  the  following  are  classed  as  tainership  techniques.  •  penalty  cargo:  Among  companies  expected  to  In  Bulk  Bones  Caustic  Ash  Green  Hides  Soda  Ash  Manure  Creosoted  Lumber  Seafarers  being admitted  to a  In  Bags  or  Bulk  Public  Health  hospital  are  Bone  Meal  Super  Phosphate  urged  to  carry  with  them  their  Chloride of  Lime  Cyanide  Union  book  plus  proof  of  eli­ Lampblack  Cement  gibility,  for  SIU  benefits;  Carbonblack  Gasoline  carried  in  any  manner  Christmas  dinners  for  Seafarers  Sidphur (3,000  tons)  Greave Cakes  and  their  families  on  the  beach,  namely, a  record that they  have  Sulphur  Saltcake  and  a $25 Christmas  bonus for men  at  least  90  days  seatime. during  (c)  Oh  vessels  carrying  penalty  cargoes  IN  BULK  in  the  combined  in  the  hospitals  will  be  given  in  the  previous  year  and  at  least  weight  of  1,000  long  tons  or  over,  unless  otherwise  specified,  the  keeping  with  the  holiday  season.  one  day during  the  previous six  company  agrees  to  pay  each  member  of  the  unlicensed  personnel,  in  Both  of  the  benefits  have  long  months.  Failure  to  have  the  addition  to  the  regular  monthly  wages,  10%  of  such  wages  from  the  been  traditional.  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  time  the  loading  of  the  penalty  cargo  is  started  until  the  penalty  The  Christmas  money,  as  voted  delay  in  payments  to  the  Sea­ cargo  is  completely  discharged.  by  the  trustees  of  the  Seafarers  farer,  Just  recently  a  ship  paid  off  in  New  York  which  had  been  carrying  Welfare  Plan,  will  go  to  all  Sea­ If  the Seafarer  is admitted  to  5,000  long  tons  of  sulphur  in  bags.  The  crew  had  not  done''any  hold  farers  who  are  hospitalized' for  at  a  hospital  which  is  not  a  PHS  cleaning  on  the  vessel  involved  so  there  was  no  overtime  payment  least one  day between  December 21  institution,  he  should  contact  involved.  However,  several  Seafafes  on  the  ship  thought  they  were  and  December  27.  It is  in  addition  the  Union  immediately.  The  entitled  to collect  the ten  percent  bonus for  penalty  cargo.  Union  will  arrange  with  the  to the  regular  weekly  hospital  ben­ It  was  pointed  out  that  Section  30  (c)  of  the  general  rules  called  efit  paid  to  Seafarer^.  USPHS for  a  transfer to  a Pub­ for  the  ten  percent  payment  only  when  such  cargoes  are  carried  IN  The Thanksgiving  and Christmas  lic  Health  hospital  in  his  vicin­ BULK,  whether  or  not  the  hold­cleaning  is  involved.  The  ten  percent  meals  and  the  $25  Christmas  ity.  The  PHS  will  not  pick  up  bonus  is  not  collectable  when  any  of  this  cargo  is  carried  in  bags.  bonuses  to  hospitalizdd  Seafarers  the  hospital  tab  for  private  The  hold  cleaning  overtime  as  specified  in  paragraphs  (a)  and  (b)  are  part  of  the  .services  provided  hospital  care,  unless  it  is  noti­ can  be  collected  when  the  sulphur  is  in  bags  as  was  the case  on  this  to  members  by  the  Seafarers' Wel­ fied in  advance.  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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 December 4, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SET UP UNION FOR RUNAWAYS’ SHIPS BALT. MTD SEEKS PORT OVERHAUL SEA UNIONS, OTHER RAP OIL TAX RIG SELL TWO WORLD TRAMP LIBERTYS; MORE COMING RED FLEET CATCHING UP ON US SEATRAIN IN COURT TO BAR RAILROAD RATES SEA BOOST IN US AGE BENEFITS BRIDGES GOES ALL OUT FOR RED CANDIDATE OPEN KINGS POINT INQUIRY; FOCUS ON MILITARY ROLE LAKES SIU AIDS CREW; RUNAWAY OWNERS VANISH NY REVISES JOB CALLS PROCEDURE SEE UPTURN FOR SHIPS IN LA. PORT NEW PHILA. HALL BIG DRAW FOR SIU MEN TANKER GAIN SEEN IN SURPLUS RULING SALVAGERS $ HOPES FADE: NO BIDDERS ‘VALCHEM, ROSA BOTH GUILTY’: CG 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 12/04/1959 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. XXI, No. 25  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4368437034c2427c3c2fff0e0b7d84ac.PDF b075a4c972f074a59891057fad56ecea PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. More Crews Go To Defense Of Youtzy, Boutweli WEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1947 Seafarers In Action At the membership meeting of the New York Branch, held at Beethoven Hall, 210 East 5ih Slreei, on Wednescday, December 3, Samuel Glickman, Educational Director of the CIO Shipyard Workers, showed motion pictures of the way the SIU-SUP members in Baltimore went to the aid of the Ship­ builders in their recent strike. The same night saw the Baltimore Branch honored by the presentation of a placque by the Shipyard Workers in that area in appreciation of the assistance rendered by the Baltimore Seafarers. On all picketlines established by • the Shipyard Workers in their 136-day strike against the Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, the white-capped Seafarers were present to 'in­ fluence' scabs from breaking the lines. No. 49 MC SellingTwo-Thirds Of US Reserve Fleet Te Foreign Ceuntrles The Union is continuing to bend its efforts to assure a prop­ er defense for Ralph Youtzy and Robert Boutweli, two good Sea­ What is happening to the U.S. It may stick in your craw a farers face to face with a mur­ Merchant Fleet, and to the jobs bit to learn, moreover, that of der trial in Georgetown, British of U.S. seamen as a result, is 1,074 sold for foreign registry Guiana, next month growing out pretty clearly revealed in the 113 are American-owned. Those of the accidental drowning of last quarterly report of the U.S. last are some of the Panamanian the Captain of a harbor launch. Maritime Commission. and Honduran scows that are From Mobile recently, Frank What is more, the Commission undermining the occupation of Knight, who was a witness to tells the dreary story without seafaring. the accident, wrote that the crew cracking a smile or voicing a Just to make the picture comof the Alcoa Roamer had do­ word in criticism of the policy pigte, as of September 30, there nated $50 toward the trial costs. of doing American sailors out; were 775 applications pending In a letter to Joseph Volpian, of a living, and holding down I at the Commission for the purSpecial Services Representative, the conditions of sailors every- chase of ships for foreign regKnight said that the Roamer In a joint resolution, propose^-' our call upon the Congress of where at the same time. istry. For American registry. was carrying a swell bunch of by SIU and SUP members, an' Here's the central fact. Dur- there were only 94. the United States made previ­ boys alert to the needs of their passed by the New York mem ously by the SIU-SUP to write ing the three months before What all these overall figures Union Brothers. bership of the SIU in regular into the relief bill a provision September 30, the Commission I mean comes clear when they Meanwhile, Knight, who is a meeting on December 3, foreign that these cargoes be carried in sold 171 ships and sold 121 ofl^^.^ broken down a bit. British subject, has been asked aid for the "shattei'ed people o' American flag ships, manned by them to foreign operators. That s CRYSTAL CLEAR to give testimony at the trial Europe and Asia" was supported American merchant seamen, and better than two to one. which starts January 13. After with the proviso that such as be it further Those 121 ships will sail the Included in the ships already being approached by Mobile sistance be shipped in Amorica'RESOLVED, that we give this seven seas in competition with' sold for foreign registry among Port Agent Cal Tanner, Alcoa bottoms, and that a halt be call­ resolution the widest possible American ships. Their crews will which are the 113 that are officials said they would do their ed to the practice of handing publicity throughout the labor be paid coolie wages, will live American-owned, were: 46 C-ls, best to provide Knight with I over American tonnage to for- movement, and it be also called under coolie conditions. Freight 11 C-2s, 577 Liberties, 98 Vic­ passage to Georgetown in plenty gjgn powers. tories, 126 coastal vessels, 208 again to the attention of mem­ charges will be low. American producers, anxious large tankers and eight coastal of time. The resolution, which was bers of Congress and President to preserve what they call the tankers. Add them up—1,074. The ci-ew of the T. J. Jack- adopted by an overwhelming ma Truman, and be it finally "American way of life," will ship son, Alcoa, of which Youtzy follows: RESOLVED, that we call on In comparison, the number of cheap. American sailors will i the Commission's ships sold to and Boutweli were membei-s, do-| WHEREAS, through the trans all organized labor throughout nated $221 before the ship left gf American ships to foreign the country to support us in our whistle on the dock to keep j Americans-for American regiswarm—or sail under strange ' try—is ; unimpressive. They in­ Geoi-getown and another $332 at^flagg paying the wage: opposition to this move to take flags. cluded: 18 C-ls, 122 C-2s, 88 the payoff in New York late in standard in the American mari- away from the American mer­ 2 TO 1 ALL THE WAY Oc'obei', C-3s, 110 Liberties, 9 Victories, time industry the number of chant marine what jobs are still These 171 sales brought the 22 coastal vessels, 110 large Since then, the crew of the ships sailing under the Amerucar left. total number of ships sold by, tankers and two small tankers, William Cullen Bryant, Alcoa,' flag has diminished to an alarm For SIU: J. P. Shuler, Robert the Commission under the Ship Only 481. has given $24.30; the crew of ing degree, and In addition, the boneyard fleet the Casa Grande, Pacrfic Tank­ WHEREAS, this has caused a A. Matthews, Lindsey Williams. Sales Act of 1946 to 1,555. Joe Algina and Paul Hall. Now listen to this. Of those on all coasts increased to 1,237 ers, $12. sharp decr-ease in the number of For SUP: Morris Weisberger, 1,555 ships, exactly 1,074 have | on September 30 compared to Union Headquarters is doing jobs available to American sea everything it can to keep in men, thereby creating a serious Henry Jackson, William Arm­ gone to foreign registry only 1,196 on June 30. You see where the jobs are touch with witnesses and defense unemployment problem on the strong, H. Potts, Jack Dwyer. 481 to American registry. Two and Jerry Lichtman. going. It's crystal clear. to one, right down the line. attorneys in order that the en­ American waterfront, and tire defense case can be coordi­ WHEREAS, under the Mar­ nated. shall Plan it is proposed that re­ lief cargoes be carried in for­ eign bottoms instead of Ameri­ can bottoms, and WHEREAS, this plan will ag­ gravate an already serious Fenced in by police lines, the in a nearby school until morn­ NEW YORK—With all the ap­ threat to the continued gainful men completely occupied three ing. employment of American sea­ pearances of the depression days sides of a city block. During A staff of city employees pro­ when men camped outside fac­ A congressional committee men, therefore be it their all-night vigil the men cessed the men through the rou­ RESOLVED, that this Union go tories for days seeking jobs, 4,000 crowded around curb fires drink­ tine of filling out the applica­ investigating the high cost of on record as being in favor of tions and being fingerprinted. home building received a tei'rimen waited outdoors in the cold ing coffee and eating sandwiches. bringing relief to the shattered Each man when applying paid fic jolt recently when a bigtime to apply for 1,000 laboring jobs Unlike the all night waits for $1.12 for costs. New York builder refused to people of Europe and Asia who world series tickets, there was offered by the city. The order of preference, in ad­ place the blame on the building look to the United States for no singing or boisterous shout­ Those who responded to the the assistance to help them cre­ dition to the first come—first trades unions. ing, waiting all night to com­ William Levitt, builder of ate a decent woiid out of the city's call, which stipulated first pete for a limited number of served method was: disabled vet­ thousands of homes in New chaos wrought by the war, and come—first served, waited thro­ jobs did not make for holiday erans, veterans, non-veterans. ughout the previous day and Although the city took appli­ York, instead blasted the mid­ be it further atmosphere. RESOLVED, that we reaffirm night to be on hand at 9 A.M. cations for 1,000 jobs, it was dlemen and distributors of ma­ STUCK IT OUT announced that no actual va­ terials. He stated that because our previous position as being when the application office open­ cancies exist at the moment, as of useless middlemen, who of­ unalterably opposed to that part ed. As the night of waiting grew ten never even see the materials, of the Marshall Plan which pro­ The tremendous turnout to colder none of the men left his the jobs are filled by temporary employees. the cost of a home is thirty- vides that relief cargoes be ship­ the advertisement, a sure sign place in line to take shelter', un­ Thus, instead of providing jobs three percent over what it should ped in foreign bottoms, and the of the rising unemployment and til an arrangement was made for more men, it merely means be. By knocking out the middle­ provision that American tonnage lowering wage rates, was for whereby the men were given the replacement of temporary men a $7,500 home could be be handed over to foreign coun jobs which will pay $41.54 a workers with permanent em­ numbers corresponding to their sold for around $5,000, Levitt tries, and be it further week for street cleaners and gen­ said. place in line and were billeted ployees. RESOLVED, that we reaffirn eral laborers. Sm Okays Fereiga Relief, Demaads US Ships Be Used Middlemen's Profits Big Factor In Cost Of Building Homes The New Look: 4000 Men Sweat Out 24-Hour Line For 1000 Laboring Jobs That Pay $41 Per Week �- • ; •;(<- • THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 5, 1947 REAMIIC LAMP''' Ftiblished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated wilh the American Federaften of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 J. P. SHULER - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL 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 . So All May See The Quarterly Financial Statement of the Atlantic and Gulf District, recently completed by an Auditing Committee elected by the membership, shows that the organization is in sound shape, and that the economies recommended by the 1946 Agents' Conference, and con­ curred in by the membership, have been instituted with e?;cellent results. Prior to the last Agents' Conference, the A&C Dis­ trict, although solvent, was spending money on unneces­ sary items, and as a consequence, the situation was rapid­ ly heading for chaos. But the Conference met the reali­ ties of the situation with cold logic, and recommended a program designed to increase the efficiency of the Un­ ion's structure, while at the same time reducing the overhead. This has been accomplished, and tlic Report of tlie Auditing Committee, which appears on page 16 of this v/eek's LOC, is proof that the Union has made great strides in organizing the unorganized and servicing the membership, and at the same time cutting operating costs to the bone. But more than that, the statement is definite proof that the affairs of the Seafarers International Union are an .open book to the membership. There is no hedging, no attempt to whitewash discrepancies, and no efforts to cover up the few cases where officials have failed to carry out completely the instructions of the membership. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are ihe Union Brothers currently in Ihe marine hospitals, as reported by Ihe Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writing to them. In other unions, the financial affairs are a deep se­ cret, with only the top officials having access to the books. Recently the President of the United Automobile Work­ STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL ers blasted other officea-s of his union for was-ting a half M. PARASCHIEV W. E. STORVIS million dollars on an organizing campaign; most of this C. O. UNDERWOOD money having bean spent to pay the salaries of organizers G. ROGERS J. McNEELY who did absolutely Jio work on the campaign itself, but G. BISCHOFF used tlae time instead to propagandize for tlie communist 1. V. KELLY T. MiUSCOVAGE party. Even more recently the Treasurer of the National Maritime Union issued aji ejnergency report to the effect that his union is in desperate straits, .with expenses every month which are far greater than tite money collected in dues and initiation lees. Such proceedings lead mevitahly to bankruptcy. The SIU is sailing along on an even keel, with a stiff wmd behmd it. No function of the Union has been neg­ lected, twganizing continues at a rapid pace with com­ panies heing signed up all the time, yet economies have been effected, and expenses are well within our income. R. WOODWARD F. WALLACE F. BECKER H. McDILDA E. T. BROWN G. CARLSON F. NERING W. VAUiGHN E. B. HAYES W. B. CHANDLER N, HUFF R. EGAN G. J. MILLER C. RODRIQUEZ W. BARRETT E. CARAVONA A X & The Union has aehicved that dream of all honest FORT STANTON HOSPITAL trade unions financial solvency, coupled with complete inner democracy. Such a combination cannot be beaten, JOHN P. WILLL4MBGN E. B. WRIGHT and the new companies which have been added, to the' CLIFFORD MIDDLETOM list of SlU-coatraotod outfits is proof of that. ' ARCHIE MBGUIGAH R. S. LUFLIN JULIUS SUPINSKI M. D. PENRY X % X SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL J. KRESSEN J. HOD'O P. J. MILLER DANIEL BEQAL J. SPURON XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL O. S. SHAHAN W. K. WUNG J. j. O'NEILL • G. CURL A. S. CONTI C. T. WHITE • R. L. McGREW F. R. DE VASHER , I. E. MATHERNE M. LIUZZA G. A. WILLIAMS G. HARDEMAN L. A. HOLMES W. •€. -COLLEY J. E. SILKOWSKI R. K TRULY L. CLARKE C. C. HAYFUSE J. E. PENCON A. J. LE JEUNE MARJORY "LINDA" EVANS J. B. GEISSLER E. E. DAVIS E. M. LOOPER E. G. WALKER J. DENNIS L. GROVER C. MASON J. E. MAGUIRE A. A. SAMPSON R. BUNCH XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL W. J. SULLIVAN E. L. MYERS W. C. JEFFERLES J. C. RAMBO W. C. CARDANA M. W. BUSBY E. V. GRANT W. D. JOHNS C. W. BARNE XXX BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. A BONTE R. liORD G. MEANEY M. DEAN J. MURPHY J. BARBON H. SCHWARZ J. O'BYRNE J. McKEAN (SUP) B. HUDSON E. DELLAMAIN O J. LEWIS T. BOGUS J. SILKOWSKI (SUP) J. ANDERSON XXX GALVESTON KOSiPlTAL WM. BARGONE DAN GRAVES A. MCALPIN W. CARVANN W. VORRELL P. A. WHITE F. W. GRANT W. E. ROWAN J. HARRIS i ; i 7 �Friday. December 5, 1947 THE S E .4 P 4 K E R S LOG (AtMmRSHlP Page Three Filing Claim For Jobless Benefits Simple Procedure By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative By J. P. SHULER. Secretary-Treasurer Negotiations ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY: The complete Isthmian contract has been negotiated and a full report covering same has been sent out. Verbatim copies of this report, together with the contract itself, have appeared in the Sea­ farers Log of November 28, 1947. This is a con­ tract that lots of people in the Maritime Indus­ try said could never be secured. The weak points, as well as the strong points of thi.-i contract are dealt with in the Negotiating Committee's Report. It is therefore recommend­ ed that every member gels a copy of this par­ ticular issue of the Log and read the happenings of the entire negotiations. CALMAR AND ORE STEAMSHIP COMPANY: Headquarters Office will now make arrangements for negotiations as soon as possible with Caimar and Ore Steamship Company. Once these dates have been airanged, your Negotiating Committee will be convened and negotiations will start. These are the only contracts which the Union have open at this time and will now attempt to rectify some of those faults which we know do e.xist under those contracts as they presently are. Quarterly Finance Committee's Report There will be submitted to all Branch Mem­ bership Meetings tonight copies of" the report made by the Quarterly Finance Committee, as elected at the last regular meeting held in New York on November 19, 1947. It is very import­ ant that all members read this report. As Sec­ retary-Treasurer of this Union, I have met with this Committee on different subjects and have requested them to render a full report and rec­ ommendations regarding all phases of the Union, showing the good points, as well as the faulty ones. (Report appears on Page 16.) The Committee, in my opinion, has made a good report. There is one point, however, that it ap­ pears they have forgotten. That is th.at although they specially instructed certain Agents to make certain reductions in expenditures, but they at­ tach no penalities to the Agent if he fails to make such reductions if the membership states that he should. I recommend, therefore, to the membership for action the propostion that in the future whe n Union money is spent by Union officials which has been specifically prohibited by either mem­ bership action or constitution, that the Poi't Agent or the person responsible for such ex­ penditures be held directly accountable to the membersiiip, and ropay this amount of money from his own pocket. So as to be sure that the membership will have the chance to acquaint themselves with this report in its entirety, I recommend that tl'.ese .special points as taken up by this Com­ mittee be printed verbatim in the next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Balloting Committees' Reports From All Ports All Ports in the Atlantic and Gulf District show heavy balloting in the General Election for Officials for the year 1948. It now appears that be:ause of the added membership interest in the affaii^s and problems of the Union, we will tstablish a new high this year for votes cast in the Atlantic and Gulf District than in any previous voting period. Bookkeeper Change In Headquarters Office Due to the illness of the former Bookkeeper in Headquarters Office, it has been necessary to change same. To avoid cases where, as in the past, through illness of the Bookkeeper, busi­ ness has been delayed by his absence to sign Union documents and checks, the following is recommended: 1. That only regularly bonded Officials of the Union sign and counter-sign Headquarteis checks. 2. That in compliance with the regular memhcrship's in..t.uctions to have two signatures on Union Headquarters checks, that Paul Hall, New York Agent, be authorized to sign. checks in place of the Bookkeeper. 3. That Joe Algina, Deck Department Patrol­ man of New York and Acting New Yoi'k Agen", be authorized to act as alternate to sign checks and Union documents in the event that either the Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, mr the New York Agent, Paul Hall, are out of town on Union business Upon concurrence of this report, it is recomi.iended that ihis change be made immediately to avo'd any future c.elays in regular routine business. Headquarters Reinstatement Committee The procedure to be followed by merchant seamen in obtain­ ing unemployment insurance benefits is fairly simple, and Seafarers who are entitled to this aid should make application immediately. If you worked aboard any ves­ sel—WSA or privately owned— during 1946 and you are now unemployed, you are eligible for unemployment compensation. To receive the benefits this is what you must do: Immediately after your ship pays off, you are to go to the nearest SIU Hall and register for a job. You then go to the nearest unemployment insurance office —in whatever State you happen to be in at the time—and make application. Make sure you have the fol­ lowing papers with you: 1) The shipping registration card issued at the Union hiring hall; 2) Your seaman's certificate of identification; 3) All discharge certificates for the year 1946. Generally, your compensation checks will begin arriving in about three weeks. Payments are retroactive. Administration of this project is very complex and varies in several states. In New York, for example, no payments are made for the first week of unemploy­ ment which is known as a wait­ ing period. You're advised to be patient, however; eventually you'll get all that you're entitled to. Remember, any seaman who worked aboard a vessel in 1946 but now is unemployed and who is ready, able and willing to work may file a claim "for unem­ ployment insurance benefits at the insurance office nearest his place of unemployment. In New York City, Seafarers can file at the State Labor De­ partment Office at 227 Canal Street. Although benefits may vary slightly in some states, the table below will give Seafarers an idea of how compensation is cal­ culated: The membership, with the exception of the Port of Boston has gone on record to accept the lecommendation made at the last coastwise meetings regarding the Headquarters Reinstate­ ment Committee. The Port of Boston has raised a question that by adopting such action, that the membership is placing "top control" in Headquarters Office. The record should be made clear on this issue. The membership can, at any time, as it has in this case, designate such committees. The membership should be furthei made aware of the fact that any person that this Committee acts on will be men who are more than 12 mom lis in arrears in dues and/or assessments and who actually are no longer members of t'nis Union. The failure by Headquarters to have such a And you earned You would be elig« committee in the past has caused this Union If the wages paid in the calendar the corresponding ible to receive the gUtat troubles. This trouble has been caused quarter in 1946 in amount shown in corresponding week­ particularly by two Ports; the Port of Boston which your wages this column during ly benefit amount were highest the whole year and the Port of Tampa. Because of remitting 1946: shown below: back dues to various people who were so-called amounted to: "reinstated" in the Port of Boston, in violation $100.00 — $240.00 $300 $10 of previous membership action, the Union now 241.00 — 263.99 330 11 ha's charges placed against it by the New York 264.00 — 286.99 360 12 State Anti-Discrimination Board. 287.00 — 309.99 390 13 This could easily have been avoided had the 310.00 — 332.99 420 14 Boston Branch not allowed these former mem­ 333.00 — 355.99 450 15 bers to reinstate who were not entitled to same. 356.09 — 378.99 480 16 Because of this Boston Branch previous action. 379.99 — 401.99 510 17 Union officials in Headquarters have had to 402.00 — 424.99 540 18 attend two formal hearings to date on this ques­ 425.00 — 447.99 570 19 tion of discrimination and have been instructed 448.00 — 470.99 600 20 ^0 stand by for further hearings. 471.00 — and over 630 21 The Port of Tampa, by allowing men to re­ instate who were not entitled to do so, and where Headquarters had to later refund the various men involved money, the Union now has been charged with violation of the anti-closed shcp law in Florida and will possibly be brought up on official charges shortly. , The actions of these two Ports, Boston and The lid that was blown off the For instance, total receipts, in­ Tampa, show why setting up such a Committee National Maritime Union, CIO, cluding dues and initiation fees was necessary. for the month of November to­ The membership should be made aware of the last year by Joe Curran's blast taled $136,836.74, while expenses fact that in setting up such a committee, first of against communist control of hit the figure of $409,706.03. all, it would save themselves a lot of trouble the union, was lifted a little SKY-HIGH PAYROLL by having three full book men handling this, in higher into the stratosphei-e this addition to their other duties, and that those week by an emergency financial The payroll for the NMU, just phonies, who did not stand picket duty and who report issued by Treasurer M. for the month of October, reach­ I'ofused to sail ships during the war because of Hedley Stone. ed the staggering figure of $105,danger, and now want to go back to sea so that According to Stone, the NMU 182.01, or almost as much as they can receive top wages and conditions, can is "practically destitute," and was taken in for dues and in­ be curtailed. there is no assurance that the itiations. Other e.xpenses, such The membership should be made aware of the union will be able to meet its as transportation and per diem, fact that the necessity for such a Committee are not included in the payroll operating in New York Headquarters is simple. payroll for the month of Decem­ total. ber. All membership records, as applies to dues, Stone recommended to the In November alone the union strike activities, etc., are on complete file in New York, in addition to other official commu­ went into the red to the tune of membership that certain steps nications and documents of the SIU. It is there­ $143,652.67, and in order to be taken immediately to cut ex­ fore easily understood as to why the necessity "ovci'come this deplorable situa­ penses. Specifically he urged a of checking these men's records against the tion," Stone had to liquidate ten percent wage cut in the sal­ aries of all officials and em­ Headquarters records must be done in New York. $235,000 worth of bonds. ployers of the NMU, a ten per­ It is further recommended that the membership Several items in Stone's re­ cent cut in personnel, and reduc­ in all Ports, especially in the Ports of Boston port make interesting reading. tion in the number of New York and Tampa, discuss this particular issue at to­ Patrolmen from 30 to 20. night's meeting. In concluding his report, the Ships Delegates Treasurer mysteriously warns The question has been asked recently by var­ tliat in future articles he will ious SIU crews as to whether or not an SUP show what happened to the man is eligible to become Ship's Delegate when money, presenting facts and fig­ riding SIU ships. The answer is absolutely yes, ures on administration and the providing of course, the crews elect him the wages paid union employes, the same as all Ships or Departmental Delegates organizing picture and the peo­ are. It must be pointed out to the membership ple in charge, and administration and made clear that when SIU men are riding of strikes and the people in SUP ships that they have the same right. This charge. matter should be made clear to all SIU crews Those articles should make in­ so as to prevent any misunderstanding on the teresting reading. subject. NMU is "Practically Destitute," Says Stone In Emergency Report �Page Four Frisco Shipping Low; Steer Clear Of Gold Coast By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO—If it hadn't been for the arrival of the SS Calmar in transit, tlie old Gold Coast would have been the most dismal of ports this week. As it is, shipping is at its lowest with the week not producing a single payoff or sign-on. !?• I: I. SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 5, 1947 WHAT ttWIlK QUESTTON: What gear do you think the recreation hall should keep on hand for the mem­ bership's use? HARRY LANCOUR, OS: The sstup in Ihe recreation hall is pretty good as it is. VtosilY everything the fellows would need to pses away some time is on hand now. Besides, there isn't too much room avail­ able to go in for any big chan­ ges. One thing, though, that I think would be a SW'ell thing and which wotrldn't take too much to operate -would be a moving picture, once a day. If we could see a movie once a day, or some shorts, it would help break the monotony of kill­ ing time between shipping calls. JOE DeCARLO, Oiler: Our recieation room has a pretty good library at present, but .1 think we can add a few of the newer books to the shel­ ves. Books are always popular. Chess and checker sets are al­ ways in demand as well as a good supply of pinoclile and straight playing cards. Perhaps a. good way of killing those hours of wailing would be to have rope around for the new­ comers to practice knot tying. The deck bands. I believe, would make use of any weaving ma­ terials supplied to make belts, wallets and other handicraft. The SS Calmar stopped off in transit and had enough beefs to keep us busy for a little while. There were overtime beefs in the Deck Department and five men wanted to pile off. Tliey were paid off and re­ placed, taut other than these five men we haven't sent a man from the Hall. We aren't going to say that things will pick up, although they can't get any worse, but. something is bound to break sooner or later. If it is necessary, here is a word-of advice; stay away from MICHAEL TGSADO, OS: NICK VIOREL, OS: Frisco if J'ou're looking for a I think we could stand a sec­ About everything that's need­ ship. tion set aside for the fellows to ed is now on hand in the rec­ patch their gear, sew on buttons reation room. It's pretty hard to HALL CHATTER and press pants. A sort of drythink of anything we don't have, The lallt around hero seems except for a few things. About dock for personal gear. Of to be concentrated on two en­ the only thing I ever use doWn course, v/e can always use more tirely disconnected subjects: the there are playing cards — and books, playing cards and games Isthmian contract and the West they have pleni-y of those. Right —the present supply seems to Coast football games. be too small. I'd like to see a n.ov/, with shipping pretty slow, I don't know too much about I think we could use more seat­ couple of pool tables for the the luggers of the pigskin, but ing facilities. There are more guys who like to cue a fev/, like I do know that my nomination guys hanging around the recreame, but the recreation room here for All-Ainerican honors goes I tion room and some of them is too small for the necessary to our negotiating coinmittce can't find a place to sit dov/n. maneuvering space needed. May­ for the fine contract they gained A juke box so we could listen be they could work this in the from the Isth.inian company. outports, but New York is too to the latest records might be a crov/ded. Oldtimcr Bi'other Joseph Din- good deal, kias is in town at the moment enjoying the city'.s irospitality. Joe says he is spending his time in the local movie houses and at the football games. By RUSSELL SMITH The Great Lakes District of tain matters which thc.-e liars to vote for the SIU, some salt­ It is real football •v\'eather out have been spreading false prcrp- water guy will take your job the SIU has a Secretary-Treas­ here now. The weather has be­ DETROIT—Several times dur­ urer named Fred Fnrnen who is aganda about. Wc want all Great away from you." come a little chilly and the old ing the past .season we've pre­ a Lakes man. All other Port Lakes seamen to know ;hc score SALT WATER HOOEY fireside feels good. dicted that -tiie Lake Carriers This is really one of their fa­ Agents, Patrolmen and officials about the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ Of course, in fair weather or As.sociaiien, their member com­ trict at all times. vorite stories because these phon­ are members who have sailed for.I, the gashounds will still be panies, representatives and stoo­ One lie which these desperate ies like to stir up dissension be­ the Lakes, and understand com­ ges would stop at nothing in tween men who sail tlie Lakes pletely the problems peculiar to their all-out attempt to stop the stooges continuously repeat is and those who sail deep water. the Great Lakes seamen. CAL!R9RNIA 5RNIA— I successful organizing drive of that men who vote for the SIU They also like to add that the will have no job .security because WHY? HESE iGo! the SIU Groat Lakes District. SIU is completely run and do­ Weii, we don't like to say we other men will be .sent out by As for saltwater men taking minated by saltwater men who Irud you so, but th0.se guys have the SIU to take their jobs. This over the jobs of Lakes' seamen, have no interest in the Great lie is easily disproved because really been pulling every trick that's the biggest laugh of all. Lakes other than to milk the in the book since the voting oe- all SIU Great Lake;-, contracts Lakes seamen our 5-- Lakes seamen ; sailing saltwater — many more gan around the middle of No­ provide that the men who lay tlian there are saltwater men vember for the men of the Han- up a ship shall ha m Lie right Both of these lies are typical out that same ship. sailing the Lakes. In the SIU na, 'Wilson and Kinsman (Stein- of fitting For years, the SIU has been of Hitler tactics that when you Great Lakes District, your paidbrenner) fleet.s. A new low has lie you should tell a big one and been reached by the same guys printing crew lay-up lists which the gullible public will at least up membership book entitles you who e.stabli.shed the old record are furnished to all SIU con­ believe part of it. Both of these to sail on any SIU contracted tracted ships. These crew layfor lov/down activities. vessel—Pacific, Lakes, Gulf, At­ out by the Paul Bunyan stories can eas­ lantic or Inland. If it wasn't that these com­ up lists are filled ily bo proven false. There's one sure way to apply on the loose. This past v/eek pany stooges and officials were SIU departmental delegates ab­ First, as v/e've stated many they seemed to be out in good playing with the very lives and oard the vessels at the time their times previously, the SIU Great the acid test to these lies which are being circulated by the Lakes numbers and most of them con­ jobs of hundreds of Lakes sea­ ship is laid up, and copies arc Lakes District is one of five verged on tiift Hall. men, we'd say to them to go kept on file at SIU offices. autonomous Districts in the Sea­ operators. Just ask yourselves right ahead and do their dam­ Of course, any time an SIU Some of them eiaimed they farers International Union of why are these operators so mucli nedest to discredit the SIU. member desires to change his bid beefs tj settle, but the way North America, AFL. Great afraid of the SIU. Why are they promising you the moon to vote However, we can't sit idly by ship for any reason, he immed­ they garbled matters, it was hard Lakes seamen run the SIU Great for the so-callcd "Independent" while these slimy creatures car­ iately registers on the rotafy to figure out just what they had Lakes District free from any Lake Sailors Union? ry on with their filthy lies and s'nipping list. This means that outside dictation or control. on their minds. Any operator's brain and soul propaganda, and attempt to in­ SIU member Joe Doe then With the exception of ten rest solely m his pocketbook. TOUCH TASK timidate tlie liuiidi-eds of Lakes Ihrows in for any job which he cents from each two dollars of If a guy isn't sober enough seamen who sail in their ships, desires. The man with the most dues ruoney, all Great Lake.5 You know this for a fact. If sru DUTY they weren't mortally afraid that waiting time gets the job, but to present his beef correctly, When you sign an SIU pledge there are many jobs on the n;oni;y remains on the Great an SIU contract and conditions then it isn't v/orth pressing. card asking the SIU to repre­ board, so waiting time is usually Lakes. would cost them many extra It is the hardest thing in the Tills five percent per capita dollars, why would these phonies sent you for collective bargain­ .short. world to handle a beef for a On top of this type of security, tax means that we have the tell you to vote against the SIU" ga.shound. 'Usually it's a bum ing purposes, we believe that you are entitled to SlU protec­ SIU members never need be strength and support of more Great Lakes District? beef he dreamed up over a tion the same as SIU members afraid that some friend or rela­ than ninety thousand Seafarer.s You be the judge and juiy. bottle, and the official who press­ You have already indicated the tive of the Skipper or other behind us in our beefs. Ask yourselves "Why?" Tiien de­ es it ends by looking as silly as SIU Great Lakes District as your officer will take their jobs when In addition, the International cide for yourselves whether ycu the drunk. choice. provides many more services want the SIU Great Lakes D.!?the going gets tough. If you have a beef, stay so­ For that reason, we are duty Another favorite lie of these well worth double the small trict, or some outfit that the ber long enough to fight it bound to put all Great Lake smooth-oil guys is the one that amount paid to them for affilia-, operators recommend as being through to the end. good for Lakes seamen! seamen straight regardmg cer- "If you fellows are crazy enough tion. fF' Si THE �Friday, DeceroJ»et S, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Paga Five Shipping Rises, But Mobile Has Enough Seamen Lakers Begin Winter Lay-Ups in Port Buffalo By CAL TANNER By CHRIS HENDRICK MOBILE—As we reported last week, shipping has just begun to pick up here after a bad lull of nearly a month. BUFFALO—The Port of Buf­ falo is once more 'oack to her normal grain storage capacity of iwenty-eight million bushels v/ith the reopening of the Mon­ arch Elevator. This particular elevator had been closed for three months along with three others, due to drop in grain movements, and was the last to reopen. Even though we've had an exceptionally nice Fall, old man Winter finally hit port bringing some six inch'e.s of snowfall v/ith hirn. This weather change indi­ cates that the Great Lakes sailf;^t'"dr fr close. First of the winter fleet to lay-up with storage grain is the Midland ship, SS J. C. Williams. Another Midland ship, the SS J. H. Macoubray has just com­ pleted her last trip of the sea­ son. The old familiar "West Shore" that we all know so well has changed hands. It would certain­ ly have been a change not to see her somewhere along the creek feeding a hungry bunker. This means that she's had a re­ prieve from her scheduled trip to the gra^•eyard. At the present time, we're still up in the air regarding how many ships will winter in port. Rumors have it t.hat anywhere from 25 to 60 ships will lay-up here this winter. However, we'll have to wait a while longer to count them, and hope that they plug the port with storage grain ships. It would do many of the Great Lakes seamen good to see the nuinber of new faces coming to the SIU Hall to inquire about joining up. At the rate we've been going this past year, it should only be a couple of years before the entire Great Lakes is all SIU. So far, v/e've voted two Hsnna ships in Buffalo, and both lined up well for the SIU. New York Shipping HoUs To Stoady Pace, Payoffs And SigihOns Koop Port Rolling During the past seven days, we have ci-ewed up five vessels and had two payoffs. For the coming week things continue to By JOE ALGINA look pretty fair with three Alcoa ships and two or three Water­ NEW YORK—We can't say man Liberties scheduled to take that things are any bether here on full crews. than they were last weelt, but So, all in all, things are the situation isn't any worse. brightening up in Mobile. Business and shipping continue To prevent anybody from get­ to be fair with enough ships pay­ ting wrong ideas, however, let off and signing on to keep us me hurry to tell you that we have enough men on the beach busy. to last well into December. As X said last week, bookmen If you're heading .south for better winter shipping, detour around Mobile—for a while any­ way. V/e'll keep letting you know how things are. We had a visit last week from General Organizer Lindsey Will­ iams and got all Uie latest dope on the organizing campaigns go­ ing on in vai'ious companies. We hope that Brother Williams will be able to get down this way again in the near future. can still get a ship without too much difficulty. The wait on the beach isn't too long for men with ratings, but unrated permitmen have to figure on wait­ ing awhile for a ship. V/e had some very good pay­ offs this past week. One excel­ lent payoff was the Cody, Alcoa. According to the crew the Mate was a good man to work with and the rest of the officers co­ operated v/ith the crew in every­ thing. I am happy to report that the three men v/ho had been in jail BIT THE DUST charged with disorderly conduct But, like all good things, it is while helping get a group of at an end as the Cody is now Culinary and Restaurant Workers on her way to the boneyard. An­ organized have been released. other good ship goes into lay-up. These Brothers had been held The Rosario, Bull Lines, and on the beach here about three the Minnesota wound up trips in weeks, but after the restaurant New York this week and were owner in the case signed a un­ no problem to the boarding pa­ ion contract he agreed to drop trolmen. Both were good ships the charges. with excellent crews. One thing we have been, hap­ The crew of the Joliet Victory, py to note is the dcrease in the which also had a fine payoff, nunjber of gashounds and per­ brought to light and took action formers at payoffs lately. on a beef in their Engine De­ I hope that the bulk of the partment. membership is beginning to rea­ A few of the men in the En­ lize that being sober at the pay­ gine Department had missed off is a pretty important thing their watches on several occa­ in any voyage. sions. It became a sore spot to the men who had to double up for them 30 they went OJ; i ecord to fine the offenders. Of course, if the men had made arrangements for someone else to stand their watches, no action v/ag taken; but 'his was not the cu.se most of the time. The guilty ones wore slapped with fines ranging up to $25 which the rest of the crew hopes will put an end to the v/hole business. They have a legitimate beef in this and it is up to the crew to penalize the men re­ sponsible. It's just as the crew on this ship felt: They like to get ashore in good ports too, but v/ith ir­ responsible crewmembers bolt­ ing over the side as soon as tire ship ties up, the rest of the gang gets stuck with all the Bremen S&ore Leave Tli® Military Government i» Bremen, Germany, is now iggning pasees for shore leave to personnel aboard mer­ chant vessels calling at that port. All hands must carry these cards on their person when ashore in Bremen, Is­ sued by the Captain of each ship, they bear the name of the crewmember and his ship. When receiving your pass, make certain it has your name and ship correctly, otherwise you may be picked up and detained unnecessari­ ly until you can be properly identified. GALVESTON — Shipping con­ tinues to improve in this port over v/hat it was a few weeks ago, but we still have .sufficiciiit men to crew all ships that will hit the port during the month of December. upon investigation, proved to be only a rumor. One of the ship's officers had told the crew that the slopchest was inadequate, but when we looked into it we found that it contained more stores than the average. The Ships Delegate and crew agreed with the Patrolman on Slowly but surely the ships :this, so the beef evaporated. are beginning to move a little The Jackson paid off in fine faster making the wait on the shape. It was as clean a payoff beach a little easier. It will lake as we ever expect to have in this a full-fledged shipping boom be­ neck of the woods. Po.ssibly, one fore we can send out a call for of the big factors aboard the Jackson was the fact that the more menentire crew was composed of We bad two payoffs Ihjg week: book members. the James Jackson, Vvaterman, The Skipper of the Jackson came in, paid off and signed on was left in a German hospital immediately; the Puenta Rills, American Pacific, paid off but and the crew, at the payoff, gave hasn't called for a crew as yet. him a vote of confidence and wished him speedy recovery. BEEF VANISHED They al,so turned to handsome­ In transit we had the Sealy for their Brotber.$ in the Ma­ train New York; Fort Erie, Paci­ rine hpspital by donating $58.70 fic Tanker: Bull Run, Sag Har­ as a Christmas present. bor; Fort Hnskiijs, Pacific Tank­ Two of the erew from the ers; and the Fairport, Water­ Ja.Gksoii, Walter Brightwell and manJack Kelly, piled off at the pay­ The Fairport produced the on­ ly beef among the transits which, off and have decided to home­ CHANGES MADE We paid off .several I.stbmian ships this week and for the first time in that company's history, when those ships sign on they will begin operating under union working rules a.nd a full con­ tract. The new agreement is a fust class piece of goods and worth .. UWD dojl 1 all the waiting and sweating. The men on tlisse .ships have waited a long time for a full contract and they got every­ thing tliey wanted. The new set­ up will mean greater earning power for the crew. Today, more than ever, that means a hell of a lot. 1 can't help but comment on the sad situation facing the East­ ern coast this winter. We have been told there will be an oil shortage; in fact, we are begin­ ning to feel it already, but who, I wonder, were the masterminds behind the sale of needed tank­ ers to foreign governments. There must be some red faces in Wash­ ington. They yelled about surplus tan­ kers so long that the govern- • sold the biggest' stead it here on the beach until ment finally after Christmas. percentage of them. Now they have to do a flipflop and start GOOD TURNOUT looking around for extra ships to CHICAGO — Another famous Voting in the election is go­ make up for the storage. snip will pass into the limbo of ing along well with a good per­ By the time they agree there Lakes lore and legend with the centage of votes already cast, is a shortage and start pulling scrapping of that grand old ivfosi- of the bookmembers hit­ tankers opt of the boneyard, it's lady, the former "'See-and-Bee". ting the Hall have made it one going to be awfully cold in oil- She's sc'hediiLed to be tov/ed to of their first duties to cast their heated homes. I guess a fireplace Milwaukee soon, .nnd will be ballot. Having done their duty, is the only sure things these '/crapped at that port. they then head for the Dis- days. For 29 years, the "See-andjatcher. Bec" was well known to thou'sNOT AT PAYOFF ands of tourists on the Lakes. On the organizing front, John­ An item wliich is often mis­ Finally, with the advent of ny Ward is being- kept busy interpreted in our agreements is World War II, the grand old covering all the Tidewater and that pertaining to wages and lady donned a coat of gray, and Cities Service ships in this re­ subsistence in traveling. The way became the first side wheeler gion. it works is like this: When you aircraft carrier in maritime his­ He tells me that the AFL is payoff and receive your trans­ tory. out to sign its first contract portation cash, your wages and More than ten thousand naval among the oil refinery worlc- subsistence for time in travel pilots learned carrier operations ers, and expects it to be down is not included. from her super-iinp'.sed flight When you reach the port of deck- To the Navy she was on paper before Christmas. Good signing on, you must report to known as the "Wolverine." luck to them. We can use more the company office or agent After the war's end. United of this in Texas. within 30 days where this money States Maritime Commis.sion of­ There is not much more to re­ will be paid you. ficials had to make a weighty Some fellows have paid off decision. Should she be recon­ port from this Gulf port except that old Jack Frost is still keep­ under the impression that their verted to passenger operation or traveling wages and subsistence sJiould .she be scrapped.' ing his distance from this port, were included in the payoff. This They finally decided upon and everyone around here had isn't the case, so go after that scrapping, and so passes another a swell Thanksgiving. money due you. famous SIU ship. Galveston List Takes Care Of Job Calls By KEITH ALSOP work. The men on the Joliet Victory should be GO.nnmer}ded for their stand on this abuse. Old 'See-And-Bee' Diie For Scrap Heap �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Gassed Skipper Guns Seaman On Smith Thompson Friday, December 5, 1947 Comforts Of Home Here's an interior shot of the spacious SIU Hall in Tole­ do. which the Union maintains all year 'round at 615 Sum­ mit Street. A comfortable reading room, facilities for card playing and letter writ­ ing, plus a roomy meeting place ere among the many ad­ vantages of this Hall. If you live in the Toledo area, drop into the well-equipped head­ quarters in that city. During the winter months a wellheated and spacious rendez­ vous is available for the use of all Seafarars. Drop in, and bring your friends. You are al­ ways v/elcome. By CHARLIE STARLING SAVANNAH — Things finally have started to move in this port, and to prove it we had two payoffs, the SS Felix Grun­ dy and the SS Smith Thompson, both South Atlantic.'We squared the beefs right on board. However, on the Smith Thomp­ son we had something that was a little more than a beef. The Captain shot Seafarer Jones in the neck. It should come as no sui-prise to anybods'- that the Coast Guard pulled the Captain's papers. He'd been gassed up at the time, and was, in fact, a real gashound. Seamen have been called gashounds and performers and worse for a long, long time, but on this occasion it was the Skipper j and the Second Mate who put! on the show. They stayed gassed throughout the trip. Good ShippiEig, Clean Payoffs In Baltimore NEAR DEAD By WM. CURLY RENTZ That was the way it was un­ BALTIMORE — Shipping has til Brother Jones was found Ij^been good here for the past two ing in a passageway almost dead with a bullet in his neck. The weeks and there is every reason Second Mate began rushing to think that it will stay good at around with a bottle of iodine. least through the coming holi­ He was going to fix Jones up. Now I am sure that a little io­ days. With a lot of men wanting dine would do a pistol slug in a 'to stay on the beach for Christ­ guy's neck a hell of a lot of mas, the picture is pretty bright. good. We paid off 11 ships and sign­ The crew ran the Second Mate right out of the ship's hospital ed on four. We'll be signing on before the Chief Mate took over. more next week and there are The latter took the Captain's plenty of ships due in Baltimore. guns away from him and locked The payoffs included two Ore him and the Second Mate up for a day and a half. Brother Jones Line ships, two South Atlantics, was put in a hospital on the two Alcoas, two Bulls, a Robin, a other side. Waterman and a Pacific Tanker. 'When the Skipper was called NOTHING PENDING up before the Coast Guard all he could say was that he never We signed on two Ore Line By HERBERT JANSEN knew what happened or how, ships, a Bull and a South Atlanand that Jones was the finest tice. We've also had a number CHICAGO — Shipping has seaman he had. He found out of ships in transit. been fair in the past week, al­ what happened all right, when There were some beefs on most though tapering off somewhat as he lost his papers. of these ships, but everything the regular sailing season nears Naturally, the crew wouldn't was settled without any trouble. it's end. The Tanker Westcoat sail with the Second Mate either, By and large, they were in made her last call of the year, so the Thompson has a new pretty good shape and there is returns to Detroit where Second now as well as a new nothing pending on any of them. she will be laid up for the Wint­ Master. Other Seafarers won't Moreover, the payoffs were er months. have to be afraid of the ship. pretty good, since everybody Still in full operation are the Nobody's going to shoot them. showed up in good condition and sandboats DoviJle, American, That's all been taken care of, and the next trip ought to be the Union didn't lose anything Gilbert and Michigan. They'll on any of the beefs. continue to v/ork full blast until a better one. This is the way things should the Winter ice stops 'em. At the Thompson payoff, the crew chipped in something over be. We all fought like hell for We had a little taste during $200 for Jones' wife and kids. our conditions and we intend to the past week of the weather We all hope that Brother Jones keep them. which Old Man Winter has in will soon be back in the States store for those hardy souls who WANT TO KEEP GOING ready to ship out again. make the Windy City their home There aren't many men on the in the Winter. Now some of the beach here because the shipping warm weather boys will start has been good. Most of the men thinking of tropical climes, and here are actually new faces who head south with the birds. Members whose gear has have arrived to ship out fast. Here at the Chi'cago SIU Hall, been held for more than three our Winter preparations con­ The talk around the Baltimore sist of getting ready for the months in the fourth floor Hall is mostly of the tanker coming pinochle gajnes and bull drive and of organization in gen­ baggage room of the New sessions which the boys all love. eral. York Hall are advised to call Some of the gang have already "What company are we going for it immediately, or notify brought in their own cards and after next?" is the question all the Hall where they wish if stashed them away. Could be the Brothers ask. "Let's get sent. they prefer their own brand! everybody under the SIU ban­ Crowded conditions make ner and let's get the commies NMU'S LAST TRY off the waterfront everywhere," it impossible to hold gear According to a recent Pilot they say. longer than three months. All item authored by the NMU pres­ All in all, everything is in ident "Holy" Joe Curran, the effects remaining unclaimed very good shape in the Port of NMU is going to make one more after three months will be Baltimore. If that needs any desperate, do-or-die attempt to sent to the owner's home via further proof, let me point out organize the Lakes. We refer express collect. that if there is a gashound in to Joe as being "holy" due to town 1 can't find him. The gas- the fact that he's got religion Gear without addresses hounds stay away from here. since disavowing the NMU com­ will be disposed of otherwise. They know we keep an eye mies. peeled for them. If the NMU is not successful Great Lakes NMU Falling Apart At Seams Men Turning To Seafarers For Protection Unclaimed Gear (and what Lakes seamen in their right minds would think of join­ ing the practically defunct and strife-torn NMU?) then they will turn over their membership to some . CIO shoreside union such as the Oil Workers Union. This would really be the pay­ off! However, it reveals only too plainly the bankrupt tijinking of Joe Curran and the other misleaders of the National Maritime Union. One group would give the seamen over to Joe Stalin's tender mercies, and the other would transfer the seamen to some shoreside union! What would the Oilworkers or anj' other shoreside union like the Steelworkers or Autoworkers know about the problems and beefs of the seamen? How can anyone except seamen know the problems of seamen? LET MEMBERS DECIDE If Joe Curran or any of the other pie-hungx-y officials of the NMU had the welfare of the Great Lakes seamen at heart, they would say, "The NMU is finished on the Great Lakes, and we should let our Lakes members decide for themselves what to do." But they know only too well that the vast majority of the small NMU membership on the Great Lakes would want to af­ filiate with the SIU Great Lakes District. After all, these men know what Union leads on the Lakes when it comes to getting improved conditions and wages. Good union men in the NMU are soon going to have to make up their minds about dropping the dying NMU and joining with the SIU Great Lakes District. It's going to take the strength and solidarity of all union-mind­ ed men on the Great Lakes to fight against the open shop op­ erators of the LCA and their tool, the LSU. The SIU Great Lakes District has already made great strides in organizing the Great Lakes. If we continue at our present pace, it should only be a matter of a couple of years before the efftire Great Lakes is organized under the banner of the SIU. Keep It Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clean 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. �THE Flrids^. DitCMiber S, 1947 Philadelphia On The Lookout For New Hall Us Hat Watei? When your ship has been out of ho< water for over fwehre hours inalce sure thai this faei is reeonted m the Engine log book. It win save a lot of trouble when your ship hits port. later. If you are in port when the boilers give up the ghost, notify the HaR hnmediately and a Patroiman wiH hancBe the matter with the com­ pany. Don't wait until the ship is half way across the ocean before you send word; let out a yell before your ship leaves port and the mat^ ter will be settled at once. SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Tankers Bring Good Shipping To Boston, Fulfilling Agent's Cautious Prediction Both were scheduled to payoff ture caffs for paying off two 'the same day and time at Port­ tankers coming in foreign and BOSTON—As cautiously pre­ land, the Hood River alongside another West Coast ship—all by By BILL HIGG3 dicted in my last week's article, the dock and the Choctaw in Tuesday, December 2. PHILADELPHIA — Shipping .shipping has finally taken a ithe stream. On the presumption Beyond that we don't make in this port has picked up con­ sharp upward turn and' the Hall that the two-week trip would any predictions: at any rate the siderably since our last report Ls emptying rapidly. be cleared up in jig-time, the Dispatcher's list of available men to the LOG, we are most happy As usual, most of the jobs Hood River was hit first. should be rather small by that to declare, and that is just the available were on tankers—on However, the port overtime time. way we will try to keep this two of the.se, the SS Choctaw beef was described by the com­ port rolling along. A suggestion under Good and Trail and the SS H.ood River, pany as the result of a "sitWelfare was tossed our way this Ernest Tilley, our Patrolman, fifty-five men obtained jobs. do-wn" strike in the port of Gal­ week which merits a little mill­ had a busy week on the water­ The SS Choctaw Trail, out veston. Therefore it took a lot ing over by everybodje front. The Monroe, a Bull Line almost eight months, paid off of time and inve.stigating to get It was pointed out that prac­ wagon, paid off and he observes without trouble. On the other at the truth of the matter, and tically all the acts of irresponthat the Delegates had her in hand, the SS Hood River, out to ascertain the cau.se of the .sible mernber.s which are detri­ fine shape. In fact, the payoff a couple of weeks, had a port so-called "sit-down" strike. mental to the Union and an was a pleasure. overtime beef that t-ook several BOSUN FHftlD annoyance to their shipmates hours to square away. We also had the Mansfield, a It finally developed that a 24- ore committed either at sea, or, Luckenbach wagon, and Jacobs, hour delay was caused by the chiefly, in foreign ports of call. the SUP man in Baltimore, came actions of the crew in Galveston, It was suggested that the ships over to help Tilley handle her. who had decided to wait for a delegate cannot very well con­ Jake, I might point out, gives shoreside Patrolman'.s ruling be­ trol the irresponsible few unless us splendid cooperation when we fore assenting to the arbitrary and until he is recognized by are a bit overloaded here. He's firing of the Bosun, who was be­ the crew as a duly authorized always glad to come over and ing di.-reharg'fid without notice, representative of the Union Vvith By BLACKIE CARDULLO help payoff an SUP ship. without cause, and without trans­ the status of shoreside Patrol­ MARCUS HOOK — Shipping will introduce really tops the portation back to the port of man. There have been several ships here in transit. They had beefs has picked up in this port. In Taft-Hartley Act. It v/ould make engagement. EXTRA PAY The beef was eventually set­ of several kinds both major and fact, everything picked up all it a federal offense to prohibit He should be properly instruc­ a worker from going to his job. tled with concessions on both minor which Tilley handled to at once. ted in his duties and powers— sides, ina.smuch as two v.u-ongs the entire satisfaction of the WANTS "EQUITY" and lie should be paid a premwere com.mitted: first, the man­ For Thanksgiving dinner we crews. ner in which the Bosun was dis­ In other v/ords, if you stopped got hit with four ships which SCOUT FOR HALL a scab and talked him out of charged, and. second, the man­ just about cleaned house. .scabbing the FBI would be ner in which the rest of the With things going along nice pounding at your door.-Or if you crew protested the discharge. In addition, we put 40 men and smoothly and the weather It is axiomatic that two did anything at all to stop him not too bad as yet. we are try­ to work on longshore jobs this wrongs never can make a right, you would he breaking the law. ing to patch up the holes in this wreck. The boys on the latter and all hands were instructed dilapidated Hall before the snow work knocked down about $150. In Hartley's own words: "What as to their rights and duties in gets shoulder deep to a tall we are endeavoring to do i.s the event they should ever be­ which means that at the end of giraffe. write equity into the labor law.s." come involved in a dispute of a Ihe week there will be a bunch Right now, jmu could swing Yes, Mr. Hartley, we believe similar nature. of live wires around here. a cat by his tail, turn him loose you are trying to write equity But by tire time the foregoing Now that shipping is tough into the labor laws, but equity was settled amicably, the gang in any direction and he would have an even chance of not most of the time, this long.sh'ore for whom? Would we be show­ on the Choctavv' had decided to hitting the wall, the cracks and work comes in handy. It certain­ ing prejudice if we stated that get paid off and get along home ly solves the problem of how to you are not writing it for the —and who could blame them ium wage for assuming the pos­ crevices are so many. ition; even the companies co'uld We are also scouting around keep from going broke on the unions? But enough of Mr. Hart­ after the run they had just com­ be induced to contribute a share beach. ley. pleted. Incidentally, only fifteen a bit for a better place to rent of tlie extra wages, because they of ttie original crew still re­ We see where our good friend or buy and we hope that in the For the information of all conwould have 'every right to be­ near future we get a better Hall Congressman Fred Hartfey of cenmed'. Brother Labrosse did not mained with the scow at the j lieve that his presence aboard New Jersey, of the famous or lose his seaman's papers for the termination of articles. for the boys here. would discourage "gear grabbers" As Brother Sweeney pulled Tlie Union was called on la.st militant stand he took on the alongside in the launch the boys and the guys who figure they can f week to assist the Waiters and death of Dale Johnson. were lowering their gear; but stick someone else for their Waitresses Union, AFL, in a beef EAfANClPiiflnft YDV watches in foreign ports. Brother Johnson, you will re- .the Pumpman had time to pass IMOaSE SUKVe&l they had going not far from the The principle of this idea caff from- Labrosse's article in on a disputed overtime beef be­ Hall. Our boys were on the picworked very well on unorganized fore pulling away. ketline in nothing flat. Mass pic­ the LOG, died on the way into siiips, since in most cases the If he should read this column, keting won the beef and won it Puerto Rko, and Labrosse charg­ he will be pleased to know that SIU organizer aboard was look­ fast. ed that his life might have been Brother Sweeney collected C3 ed up to by the rest of the SLICE OF CREDIT saved: had his case been liandled hours for him, which he can col­ crew as having official status. lect by writing to the Paymaster My well-meaning friend is differently. Mr. Davis of the Waiters gives of Pacific Tankers, Inc. convinced that it could have us a big slice of the credit for Our good friend Plumstel came GOOD SHIPPING equally good results on our or­ making the company see the running into the Union Hall and , Shipping was particularly good ganized ships. At any rate, it light. And Fll' say myself that wanted to ship in a hurry. We for the Deck Department this makes for some deep thought for more splendid cooperation was past week, as three of the pay­ those who are fed up with the never had anywhere. infamous Taft-Hartliey Act, made don't know just why, but we offs were West Coast ships. Dr. Jekylls of continental U.S. When our boys were asked to a speech the other night at have an idea. P'lumstel and Three other tankers on coast­ ports who become Mr. Hydes help, it was just another case of S-warthmore college near here. Paul Armould have been shang­ wise runs, called in for replace- as soon as thev clear the threeHe e.xplain.ed the Act, we read. haied. the old STU spirit. ments. And the immediate fu-'mile limit. Bill Brown, our Dispatch Kid, TOPS T-K LAW states- that he wishes all his friends- and old shipmates a Hap­ • Now why does Mr. Hartley try py Turkey Day. And, while this to explain the Taft-Hartley Act may reach you a little late, let to the exclusive Swarthmore the only language that they By JIMMY HAWKERS We had two Cities Service me say that all of us here in tlie students who' ddn't know what seem, to understand, that the ship tankers in durin.g the last few Port of Brotherly Love wish all a day's work is, don't have to JACKSONVILLE — The Zach- would not sail without the propda,y.s. They were the Chiwawa our S3DU Bijothers everywhere a work for a living, anyway and aiy Taylo-r, South Atlantic, hit 01' repains being made. and the Paoli. A few of our men don't know what the unions Happy Thanksgiving. this pfii't last week with more managed to get jobs aboard these LATE AWAKENING have done for the working peo­ beefs than I've seen on a ship in scows, in spite of the local fink ple? I'll bet he didn't get any many a day. When the Taylor was still who crews their ships. •opposition. there two days after she w:i.s She needed new mattresses, due to sail, they came around to. It is usually a tough job for We, the membership of the pillows, toasters and percolators, men to get joKs on these ships, see our side of the dispute. SIU-SUP' here in Marcus Hook but the Company didn't seem to Everything they could secure but when we find an opportun­ wish that Mr. Hartley would agree with the crew and the was put aboard, and a rider was ity to do so wo grab it. Both of come down to pay us a visit shoreside officials in this matter. attached to the articles stating tliese .ships have already voted, and prove to us that his pet' law We settled most of the beefs that the men could payoff if she but the fight is far from being is not a slave-labor Act. immediately, but getting the new didn't get the remaining sup­ over. We also see where Mr. Haiflley supplie.s aboard was a differ-ent plies beforre sailing from the If you get a chance to take a stales that he expects to intro­ matter. We .wrangled with the States. job aboard a Cities Service slxip, duce additional labor legislation company's representative for a The crew stuck together take it and hold on tight. It's a when the Congress starts its, day or so, but nothing was done throughout this beef and proved little rough now, but it's gravy, regular session in January. for the crew, once again that a solid front will in the future with an SIU con­ tract. One of the points whkh he Finaffy, we showed them, in win any bat;le. By JOHW hfOGAlT Marcus Hook Picture Brightens, Longshore Jobs Take Up Slack ilacksonville Halts Run-Arouiid On Bepairs m �THE SEAFARERS Page Eight Lakes Seamen learn Only SlU Gives Security LOG Friday. December 5, 1947 New Hall, Jobs, NO Weather Keep Everybody Happy A,:-;.--- •• • . • •Sf:'" • II By EINAR NORDAAS By EARL SHEPPARD DULUTH—Since the clearing up of the season's first big storm on the Lakes, the more than sixty ships which were tied up here for a while have practical­ ly all moved out, and the har­ bor area is fairly clear once again. First of the Browning ships to be laid up is the SS Crescent City, and she's in the shipyard at Superior. Lay-up work on her is supposed to be finished around December 15. One of the Midland ships, the SS Michael Gallagher, hit the end of the dock as she was tying up with her last load of coal. She should be out of the ship­ yard by the time this hits the press. The other six Midland ships are all headed for the Lower Lakes with loads of storage grain for the Buffalo area. According to reliable sources, the last load of iron ore will leave this area around Decem­ ber 2 or 3. Then we'll settle down for the long Winter wait until navigation opens up next April some time. NEW ORLEANS — Shipping here is on the climb once more and things look as usual with ' very heavy shipping during the holidays—at a time when the majority of the Brothers would like to take a breather and re­ lax around the Christmas din­ ner. We had a total of 11 payoffs here last week and three coast­ wise ships hit port in addition. This activity so relieved shipping that when we consider the re­ ports coming in of the number of ships due to payoff through­ out the month we can say that the whole shipping problem has been taken care of—temporarily. Brother L i n d s e y Williams, General Organizer, is in town and we are working out a policy for an organizational program for the Marines Allied Workers. With some hard work, this im­ portant brancn of the SIU can be expanded to a large hard­ hitting outfit and be an out­ standing a.sset to the Seafarers. The MAW held their second meeting November 26, and are now going to be meeting twice a month. Good progress is being shown at these affairs and there is lively interest in them. We have taken title to our new building here and we ai'e shap­ ing it up to move into it. How­ ever, it may be sometime after Christmas before we can move in as we have to do a little re­ modeling. Those things take time, you know. You can bet your life she will be a beauty when we get her squared away. SMOOTH SAILING The Alcoa Corsair is all-out for an educational program. Copies of the Shipping Rules and Constitution and By-Laws are hung in the mess halls so that the Brothers can study them anytime. The picture ab­ ove shows the Brothers off duty attending an educational meeting, and at the right is a shot showing the Brothers re­ laxing after the strenuous ses­ sion. Bottom picture shows members of the Stewards De­ partment, Cooks and Waiters, preparing to serve a meal to the passengers of the Alcoa Corsair, The same food is served to the crewmembers. These pictures and the in­ formation about them was sent in by Rocky Benson, '47 SIU GAINS During the year 1947, the SIU Great Lakes District has made many gains, but the report won't be complete until the results from the Hanna and Wilson elec­ tions are in. Lakes seamen have • learned to look to the SIU for leadership in winning improved wages and conditions. In addition, many of these sea­ men have learned that they need something more than periodic improvements in wages and con­ ditions. Lakes seamen have found that they need security. They need the right to go back on the ship they laid up, and they need freedom from fear when ship­ ping on the Lakes slows up. These men know that the only way they can secure job secur­ ity and job seniority is through the protection of. an SIU con­ tract. For that reason, thousands of Lakes seamen want the SIU on their ships. However, security and SIU contracts on the Lakes are not going to be won without a struggle. The Lake Carriers As­ sociation has been in business for almost forty years, with pow­ erful lobbies in Washington and all of the State Capitals in the Lakes states. Does anyone think for one moment that the LCA will give un the open shop without a bat­ tle? With the full support and backing of the Lakes seamen, the SIU Great Lakes District can and will whip the open shop op­ erators. That day is fast ap­ proaching when th SIU can match it's economic strength against the many millions of the By BEN REES LCA and their lobbyists. NORFOLK — Shipping contin­ Then, and only then, wUl the ues to be good in the Port of Lakes have the strength and Norfolk, particularly for permitsolidarity of the SIU to bring men, there not being enongh SIU security, representation and bookmen to fill all the jobs we've conditions to the entire Great been having. Lakes. P.S. The following Brothers The ships paying off in the should write for their mail: Al­ last two weeks were the Rut­ ton Oakman, Michael Sullivan, gers Victory, the George Chaffee, A1 Clark, Thomas McGuire, Wal­ the Mayo Brothers, the Robert ter Brannan and Herman Gon- McBurnie, the Grover C. Hutch­ lick. inson, the William Carlson, the MORE DOUGH NOW The bakery strike here is about over, if what we hear about doughless days is correct, with the Bakers Union coming out on top by winning the great majority of its demands. Of course, several of the more reasonable minded bakeries sign­ ed up a while ago and there has been a little bread to be had. But we know that many a cook book was purchased by enter­ prising housewives during the beef. Wonders will never cease! You remember we told you about the rains here this fall. Well, believe it or not, the sun came out at last, and for several days now the weather has been what it's supposed to be in New Orleans. Disregard anything we said previously. A day like today makes us forget all those bad ones. Norfolk Shipping Holds Up; Future Looks Bright Robert Forbes, the James Fenimore Cooper, the Robert Crosby and the DeSoto. Most of these vessels crewed and sailed with about 25 percent bookmen, the balance being permitmen and tripcarders. The Grover C. Hutchinson, or "Jolly Rover," came in as usual —in tiptop shape all around, clean, happy and satisfied. For a Patrolman, the "Rover Grover" means a good dinner, good coffee and writing a few receipts. All her crew is paid in­ to 1948. It looks as if shipping would continue good. For instance, we have four South Atlantic vessels due to arrive next week. We have in port the Coral Sea of the Coral Shipping Company, a new outfit contracted to the SIU. She just finished a four month trip. She was crewed in Tampa, in the land of oranges and sunshine but was scheduled to be paid off here December 1. On Performers The membership has gone on record to prefer charges against all gashounds and performers, as well as the men who willfully destroy or steal ships gear. The SIU has no place for men who ruin the good conditions the Union wins for them. Take action in shipboard meetings against men guilty of these things. �Friday, December 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS CREWMEN OF THE SS GOVERNOR GRAVES Barry Skipper Badly Needs Pact Interpreter Possessing an inflated ego and an air of self-importance bor­ dering on the ridiculous, the skipper of the William T. Barry set himself up as the final auth­ ority as to what could and could not be done aboard the ship— regardless of the Union contract To him, Master of the vessel meant just that—and more. He felt he was the master of the ship and all within its bulkheads including the crew — nothing could take place without his ap­ proval, at least that's what he told the ship's three delegates. He made it plain to the men that the contract meant little to him when he called the men into his office and bluntly told them that he absolutely forbid union meetings on the ship with­ out his knowledge and consent and claimed the privilege of at­ tending all meetings held. CLEAR IT WITH ME Going further, he stated that in the event he allowed meet­ ings to take place, he was to re­ ceive a copy of the minutes. In stunned silence the dele­ gates heard him bellow pointlessly of his authority as Master. No overtime in general; no clean­ ing of quarters, heads, showers or rooms if they called for the payment of overtime. The skipper cited Article 2, Section 9 of the contract as authority for his brash ruling. It reads: "Nothing in this agreement is intended to, and shall not be construed to' limit in any way the authority of the Master of other officers, or lessen the obe­ dience of any member of the crew to any lawful order." With that one clause he mistakingly thought he could dis­ miss the rest of the contract. Quickly recovering their com­ posure, the delegates let the skipper down, deflating his ego like a punctured balloon. UNION SECRET Deck Delegate G. R. Walker lashed out at the skipper by telling him that for him to give the Captain copies of the min­ utes would be a violation of the Union oath requiring that all Union matters be kept secret from unauthorized persons. Y. S. Worrell, Engine Dele­ gate, quickly followed up the attack by notifying the Captain that when the ship arrived in port a Patrolman from the Union would notify him as to the ex­ tent of his power over the crew. The report of what took place in the Captain's office was re­ ported to the LOG in the min­ utes of a shipboard meeting. Whether the meeting was held with or without the approval of the ship's master wasn't men­ tioned. The Barry has since paid off and is out at sea again, so it's logical to assume that the skip­ per found the real interpreta­ tion of the contract at the pay­ off—^but not the .way he wanted it. BlOWS Ift After Rugged Voyage Loaded With Mishaps The trip the MV Cape Horn made last summer from New Orleans to the south coast of Brazil and back was no picnic, according to the detailed account of the This photo was taken immediately after last membership meeting aboard the Waterman ship prior to its arrival in the Port of Mobile Oct. 15. Cameraman was Bill Langford, Stew­ ard; picture was submitted by Clete Clark, who stated that there were only a few minor beefs during the voyage and all were satisfactorily settled at the payoff. Crew Aims To Scour Fiske When a new crew signed on the SS John Fiske, Overlakes, in Baltimore for a trip to Le Havre the boys found the vessel in pretty bad shape for an SIU ship. What was moi-e, they didn't get much cooperation from the Old Man about doing anything to clean her up although the Baltimore Port Captain signed a statement which he left at the Del Norte Men Donate To SIU Patients In N.O. NEW ORLEANS—Crew mem­ bers of the Stewards Depart­ ment aboard the SS Del Norte, one of Mississippi's three cruise ships operating out of this port, pread a measure of cheer among their less fortunate brothers con­ fined in the local Marine Hospi­ tal, according to an announce­ ment by George Moran, Stew­ ards Delegate. A total of $43.00 was collected from the group on "V' vage No. 6. Each of the following men con­ tributed one dollar to be dis­ tributed among the SIU patients: •Victor Bottazzi, Faust Bottazzi, William Faust, Anthony Alleman, Raymond Proudfoot, Jose Castellon, Ben Fitte, Joe Kotalik, Thomas Kotalik, Adel Rowe, Majorie Evans, Vincenzo Marconi, Sam Marcus, William Murphy. Edna .TohariR.son, T.eslie Sigler, Henry Lae, Peter Hammer, Delbert Steele, Rich­ ard Martinez, George S. Moran. Also Osmand McMahon, Woody Warren, Gordon Walker, Charles Pecoraro, Felix Savoy, Francis Fletschinger, H e n r i k Hansen, John Fontan, Cecelia Cervantes, Thomas Landry, Sam Florence, Ivan Durling. Also Norman Corley, John Smith, Shelton Long, Moses Milano, Alfredo Duarte, Lloyd Wet­ zel, N. G. Nassar, Patric Orr, R. J. Flynn, and Frank Cacioppe. Hall declaring what necessary painting and minor repairs would be taken care of at sea. In fact, the Skipper seemed to be more worried about his stand­ ing with the Company as a slow man with a dollar than about the welfare and comfort of the Crew. "I would like to have this ship cleaned up," he told the Ship and Deck Delegates, "but this is my first trip with this Com­ pany and if I go back in with a lot of overtime I will lose my job." four-month voyage contained in the personal log kept by M. O. Carroll, Chief Steward. The trouble started when the ship's plant broke down about noon June 2. Dinner that night was cold. There was no fresh water, the toilet and bath facil­ ities were useless and, of course, there were no lights. And that was the way things were to be for a longer time than Chief Steward Carroll cares to remember, for the plant broke down again June 10. The Horn, which is chartered to the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany, was headed for Santos, but some way had to be found and found quickly to get her into Recife on the Brazilian hump, which was the nearest port. Al­ though the ship was just fioating, and the crew was putting out cans to catch rain water and keeping a fire in an oil drum on the fantail to make coffee, the Captain refused to radio for a tug to take her in. Instead, he chose to wait for the SS Louis McLane, a Liberty ship, which didn't show up until June 13. From here on, Carroll's diary reads like the record of a tough voyage under canvas a hundred years ago. Surprisingly enough, though, he constantly stressed that the passengers took the trip's rigors quite cheerfully. Cape Horn crew had to cook and eat what little food they had out on deck when plant broke down. no speed and the iceboxes work­ ed poorly. And just as she put into Santos the plant broke down again! The Horn was in Santos three weeks which were rugged ones for the crew. On August 10, she arrived in Paranagua. Got there without a breakdown, too. Trouble was they had to stay there 16 days. Then she proceeded to Rio Gran­ de do Sul and finally to Porto Alegre where the consignees for some automobiles the Horn was carrying were surprised if not NOT ENOUGH BAD TO WORSE exactly pleased to find them, He said that the galley, which The McLane finally got the as Carroll put it, "bent and was in terrible condition, only Horn into Recife, although the dinged and covered with oil." needed to be partly painted, and line broke once and everybody After a second call at Rio that a good sougeeing would be was drinking brackish water, Grande, the Horn finally headed enough for the recreation room but they did not arrive there north for home. By then it was and mess hall. until June 22. To make matters September. Two days out, she The Crew couldn't agree with worse, the Horn foundered on a ran into heavy seas and began him but was unable to do much rock in Recife harbor and the "rolling like a barrel," CarroU about it. The main trouble was bump was bad enough to gire wrote and wondered if he ever that the Skipper was fixing up^ the Horn a bad list to port and would see New Orleans. The an extra room for the Purser j to necessitate a layover until temporary patches in her side, while holding out on painting July 14. put on in Recife, had every­ the Crew messhall and quarters. The layover was a pretty sad body worried. For one stretch, At a shipboard meeting it period. The Captain paid out she only made about 70 miles finally was voted to invite the some subsistence when the Dele­ a day with the screw out of wa­ Captain to a special meeting to gates straightened him out a ter most of the time. But on discuss the ship's condition and bit, and the launch service September 10, things began to wasn't too bad, but conditions improve. what to do to better it. aboard continued to be terrible. Things went on all right from To make things a little bit worse, then until the arrival in New Mess On Deck the food went bad. Part of Car­ Orleans on September 26, a fact roll's entry for June 30 reads: for which everybody was thank­ "... the meat was going very ful. Even so, there were a few bad, the fish also was very bad. hitches. The vegetables had just started PLENTY HOT to go. I had about 3,400 lbs. of meat, thrown overside today. It One was a niixup over where seems a shame to have such a to dock in Trinidad. Another lot of good American meat go was the terrible heat encountered bad. We have lights and water in the Caribbean which at one tonight. They got one boiler go­ time reached 131 degrees in the ing now, but the di'inking don't galley and, Carroll noted, had taste so good." everybody aboard in a pretty July 5, he noted as follows: bad humor. "The toilets on the shelter In view of the history of the deck here are in a hell of a voyage, Carroll's final comment state, they cannot be flushed, and should be viewed as an under­ they stink." statement. "Well, we have ar­ HERE WE GO AGAIN rived in New Orleans at last," Another view of outdoor Things weren't too much bet­ he wrote, "and it surely looks mess on the crippled Cape ter when the Horn finally got good from here. Everyone is Horn. under way for Santos. She had.anxious to get ashore." �Page Tea THE AF ARERS LOG Friday;. December Sir 1947 SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief MONTEBELLO HILLS, July 6 —Cfeacirman L. ConticeBo; SeezeJary C. Bronhorsf. Deck Delegate reported deefc gang soogeemg in Ste^Wrds department passageway^. Beef settled to satisfaction of all. Suggested circulation of reading material. Good and Wel­ fare; Suggestion that fines be levied for minor infractions of messroom conduct. List of fines to be posted on bulletin board. One minute of silence for Bro­ thers lost at sea. S. 3, t. FHAWKLIN K, LANE. OcL 12 ship not be permitted to leave —Chairman Emile Degan; Secre­ the States with less than seven tary V. A. Lawsin. Delegates re­ days' supply of shore bread ported minor beefs. New Busi­ aboard. Motion by C. Shaw that ness: Brother brought up on a repair list be made up in trip­ charges and after discussion from licate. Motion by C. Taylor that the floor he was fined $50. Good ship not leave States with less and Welfare: Suggestion t li a t than 75 days' stores aboard. Mo­ crew donate a minimum of one tion by Taylor that ship have dollar to men in marine hospital. general fumigation. Chairman reminded crew that S. t £ any member drunk at payoff will TAG KNOT, (date not given) be fined $10. One minute of si­ Chairman James Finch; Secrelence for Brothers lost at sea. tai'y Paul Sauers. New Business: WILLIAM T. BARRY. Oct. 5 —Chaorasui. D. F, McKmnif Secnfcttery C«rE New Btoiness: Motion by Worrell that the Patrolman be contacted as to the possibility of secrarimg more fans for the use of the unlicen­ sed personnel). It was brought out by Brother Worrell that the Captain stated to the Delegates that there would be no Union meetings held on his ship at any time without his consent and, further, he had the privilege and would attend any Union meet­ ing held. Captain later asked for minutes of meeting. Walker dteciined to give hira copy on the grounds tJiat he would be vix> lating his pledge to the UnioCT to keep all Union matters secret from unauthorized persons: ( ( 1 THOMAS CRESAP. Sept. 22— Chsirman Rolf XJ^aziiel; Secretary Dan Kennedy, Recently received copy of new agreement was dis­ cussed pro and! con. Motion by Kennedy to recommend Elwood Trainer for a pro-book—Motion carried. Kennedy reported that the Captain and; Mate are happy over the work being done by the deck department men. i THE F5«ST THf?EE MONTHS THE SEAFARERS HASOBSAWIZET* SEVEN COMPANIES THROUGH THE EPFORTS OF SHOREStDE AND VOtUNTEER ORSAMIZERS . THERE ARE MANV OTHER UNORSAMiZED OUTFITS - DEEP SEA,TUG, AND INLA>4D WATER - TO BE GOTTEN ; So SEE THE ORGANIZER. OR, PATROLMAN AND GIVE THE UNO^ - AND YOURSELF- A BETTER FUTURE i Discussion over inadequate slopchest. Chest lacks shoes, seaboots and raingear. Prices too far out of line. List of needed repairs drawn up and approved. i t 1 Good and Welfare: All members EDITH, Oct. 4—Chairman Jean to observe posted rules for keep­ Piniarski; Secretary Louis S. ing laundry clean. Delegates to By HANK Hisso., Delegates Reports accept­ get together and arrange a If j'our ship hasn't a librai'y of books and magazines or if you ed. Good and Welfare: All per­ weekly schedule to spot soogie want that old library exchanged for a new one drop in or phone mits examined and men aboard laundry. One minute of silence the American Merchant Marine, Library Association, 45 Broad­ 5. S. X for sixty days are to be asked to for Brothers lost at sea. way. New York. Their phone is BO 9-022&... Since it was re­ payoff. SEATRAIN N E V/ JERSEY. i. S. -3. quested. McMahon's Bar, a favorite hangout for our Moran tugi 3 i FAIHISLE. Oct. 26—Chairman Oct. 26 — Chairman W. Deal; 'ooatmen-, will be receiving some Logs every week... To oldDEL MAR. Aug. 18—Chairman Richelson; Secretary Pawel. Secretary Joe Martinez. Dele­ timer, Brother W. R. Bloom: How's tlie landlubfoing life in Joseph Gagliano; Secretary Ger­ Delegates reported on progress gates had nothing to report. ard C. McGoey, Stewards and in securing needed repairs in New Business: Motion to 'elect Brooklyn treating you? ... That Brooklyn citizen, Brother Chris­ Deck Delegates reported all in their departments. New Busi­ new ship's delegate as present tian Rasmussen, was in town last week. How's everything with order. Engine Delegate reported ness: Motion by Chrapcynski delegate is leaving at end of you? ... Fj om down in Chalmette, Louisiana, Brother J. Von disputes involving overtime and that crew not sign on again- un­ run. Twitchell elected new dele­ Holden, the oldtimer in retirement, just sent his best wishes far requested that he be relieved of til needed repairs are made. gate by acclamation. Motion car­ good health and good sailings to' all SIU brothers. He was fortyhis duties and delegate. Good and Copies of decision to be given to ried to contact Mate and see if eight years old recently. Happy and peaceful days to you and Welfare: All necessary precau- Captain,. Company and Patrol- protectives can be more freely may your memories of days and voyages past be just as salty tions to be maintained to pre- inan. Good and Welfare: Cook issued. Motion carried that D'ele- and enjoyable as when they wei'e in operation! ... -S, 4 4 'vent any fires beginning from suggested that card players stay gales contact Captain in refer­ Bxother Charles Watson, ciiizen of the Bronx, just came 'carelessness. Steward agreed to ^ ^ut of messhall while it is being ence to time off in port due to int.a townv after flying in from Venezuela... It seems that some issue sufficient ash trays for iirformed permit quick turnaround. Good and Marine hospitals are now and then treating merchant seamen each- messhall. Q£ shipping rule restricting Welfare: Decision to see that better. One brother came in and toM us about the good service it 3; t the length of time they can stay crew's drinking fountain is re­ he recefved from the Mtsrrne Hospital. Httoson and Jay. After FORT STANWIX. (Date not aboard the ship before piling offi paired. examining him. the doctor asked if he had arches for his feet. given)—Chairman Hoppy; Secre­ 24 4 When the doc heard the negative anewer he replied that he tary Lyius. Motions carried: ' BELGIUM VICTORY. (data sure needed them. Then he sent the SIU brother to some surgi­ erewmesB- membership to see nol given)' Chairman H. Clarke; cal house where tliey worked on hie feet and gave him a Steward to order percolators for 'Secretary H. W. Ryan. Delegates pai3r of Icether steel arches which would have cost tlie SIU crewmess; membership to see reported on number of books brothmi about thirty five dollars aceordrng to the guy in the i about cleaning fresh water tanks and permits in their depart­ I suzgieal houeer—if he had to buy them elsewhere. .and cementing same. Good and ments. New Business; Motion by Welfare: Repair list to be turned 44 4 Hunt to create ship's fund by as­ Brother Aussie Shrimpton was in last week, cheerfully argu­ in by all departmental delegates. i t t Brother Kenney elected to conMARION CRAWFORD. Sept. sessing each erewmember 25c: ing with Brother Paddy McCann about one voyage. Brother tact the Merchant Marine Li- 14 — Chairman H, O. Tenant; Good and Welfare: Repair list Shrimpton, a poet, - Steward and a newly-wedded Seafarer, had brary Association in Boston to Secretary Neil A. Birky. New made up and approved. Election removed his dignified mustache from his face, which makes him have books put aboard the ship. Business: Harold Sonnenberg of delegates held. J. Dominques look yesuTS younger; we believe... We have just discovered that elected ship's delegate. Good and elected Engine Delegate; V. Wii- that oldtimer Brother "TJnele Otto" Preussler is famous for his Welfare: It was pointed out that sczafc elected Stewards Delegate. "golden brown biscuits," among other choice cookings... Brother some of the men have been im­ iOne minute of silence for Bro­ A. Goldsmit, another oldtimer, came in and requested that our SIU weekly newspaper. The Log, be sent to all steamship com­ properly clothed while in the thers lost at sea. panies, especially those not contracted to the SIU, so that these messhall. Motion carried that people would® know all about the SIU policy, militancy- and ac­ ,any members found to be negli­ tivities ... To Brother Duane A. Gardiner in Oklahoma: Those gent in keeping messhall clean Logs are coming your way Here are some oldtimers who may is to be reprimanded and habit­ t 3 1 still be in town: H. Higham, Roman Tel'esford, Isaac Miller, W. J. CASA GRANDE. Oct, 30 — ual offenders to be reported to Heidy, H. Peterson, M. Figuerea, J. Gates, A. Amelia, J. Kelley, Chairman Troy Thomas; Secre­ the Patrolman in first port J.. Flaherty, R. Berlund... tary Howard Emerson. Howard touched. Discussion on rusty 4 4 4 NEWS ITEM: Representatives of the steamship industry Emerson. Deck Delegate, report­ water being used for laundry purpo;ses. and. marilune labor groups are preparing material for hearings, ed all in order; Petfe Jomides, STEEL FHiBfHZrATOa. Sept. being called by the Maritime Commission, scheduled for Jan­ Black Gang Delegate, reported 30—Chairman) D", C. Eoddaj Sec3. k S.­ uary In San Francisco on -.vages and •wnrlting conditions on no beefs; A1 Befiislein. Gtevvards MARION CRAWFOHD. Qci. 6 seiary W, E, Gannon. Kenneth government-subsidized merchant ships. Enactment of the Delegate, reported ever ything —Chairman H. O. Tenant; Sec­ Marpie elected as Deck Dele­ House of Representatives Bill 4307' would include seamert okay. New Business: Repair list retary Neil A. Birky. Good and gate; Di Gl. Riodiciia elected Engine among the employees not exempted from Section 13 of the to be made up and turned in. Welfare: Repair list made up Delegate and Clarence Storey Fair Labor SlcmdUrds Act of 1938. In addition to providing a Following men show^ good quali­ and approved by crew. Motion made Stewards Delegate. Duke forty hour week for seamen, the bill also would amend the ties and recom.rnended for pro- carried that an order be placed Liivingaton: elected .ship's dele­ definition of vrages to provide that board and lodging would books: Horace Douglas. Leon for new eq,uipment. A vote of gate for business between ship not be included in the minimum wage scale. Honeycutl and Gale Atkins. Mo- j thanks made to the Steward, land Uhion Hall. New Business: lion carried that three delegates .Neil A. Birky. and his depart­ Motion that a radio be installed 4 4 4 NEWS ITEM: The National Pfetroleum Council called on the contact Cqptain to procure more ment for the commendable per­ in crew's messroom.. Motion that milk." formance of their duties during .shipfs delegate see about a nevi government to release some of the 1'37 oil tankers' which remain the voyage. Motion carried that library for the ship. Good and tied up in the possession of the U.S. Maritime Commission. A ser­ GEORGE DAVIS, (date not ship's delegate contact the Cap- Welfare: Ship's carpenter to ious- petroleum shortage is imminent, particularly in the Atlantic given)'—Chairmen' B. Sanchez; tain in regard to a draw to be make a bread box. One minute seaboard area', if idle government-owned tankers are not released Secretary J. Redden. New Busi­ given out immediately upon ar- of silence for Brothers lost at promptly from tiie-up and' reconditioned and repaired for immed­ iate service, the council said. sea. ness: Motion by J. Rinius that rival in Galveston. CUT and RUN �Friday, December 5, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS STOPPED OVER IN SAN JUAN Get Your Story In The LOG Some mighty interesting stories of shipboard meet­ ings, sea rescues and just plain every day goings-on have been coming in from SIU members out at sea. But the LOG would like to hear from more of the fellows, because there's more going on that's just as interesting and beneficial to the mem­ bership that we don't hear about. Crewmembers of Ihe SS Wild Ranger as they appeared recently during a call at the Puerto Rican port. Photo was taken by W. E. Edgerton and submitted by Brothers Cham­ bers, Parrish and Clausen. Gateway City Almost Heaven To the Editor: The Waterman squirrel cage, the SS Gateway City, pulled into Mobile for repairs and the crew had to pay off there. It was too bad, too, for it was a great time we had on the Gateway. We must say that the Stewards Department was the life of the ship and there never was a dull moment aboard or among the crew from the time we left New York all the way to Germany and back to Mobile. We must admit the funsters were Saloon Messman Joe Sul­ livan, Chief Cook Ramon Moldbnodo and Galley Utility Lichtenstein known as "Dutch." These three always had a laugh and a joke and helped to pass the time with their funny an­ tics and actions. MUTT AND JEFF Also on deck was Alfred Perring, AB, who is six feet four inches tall and Milton Awall, AB, who is about five feet seven. These two were the Mutt and Jeff of the ship, the big and Log-A -Rhyth m s All it takes is for one oi more of the crew to put it down on paper and send it to the Seafarers Log, 51 Bea­ ver St., New York 4, N. Y. We don't care if it i?n't fancy, just jot down Ihe facts and we'll set them up in your story. If you luivo any pictures, so much the better — send them alovg. little of the crew. And they LOG Brings Back China Memories To provided laughs galore. All told, we are sorry we must SIU Man In Army all go off in different directions to different sections of the coun­ To the Editor: try. Having been in the Seafarers The Crew of the International Union for about a SS Gateway City year before joining the Army, I became very interested in the Crew Of The Madaket SEAFARERS LOG. I would like to know if you Endorses Chief Steward would send it to me at my Army To the Editor: address. At the present, I am re­ We, the undersigned book mc", ceiving it at home but as I representing every member of didn't get home very often, I the crew aboard the SS Madaket, would like to have the address heartily endorse the candidacy changed. In the November 14 issue I of William Jenkins for Stew­ saw the picture of Brownie and ards Department Patrolman in Blackie's Diamond Bar. While the Port of New York. Jenkins has served as Chief aboard the Hook Hitch in 1945 Steward on this vessel for the and 1946 I stopped at the Dia­ last 18 months. His executive mond Bar many times. It was ability and general intelligence nice to see the picture of Brown­ have made his service invalu­ ie and Lil. Kinda of makes me want to see a bit of Shanghai able. again. , We wish him the best of luck and hope he is elected. Crew of the Madaket Pvf. Martin W. Powers Fort Monmouth, N. J. Sailing On Isthmian Ship !Vlinus Work Rules Was Hard To the Editor: We've sent in the minutes of the three meetings v/e've had on this ship, the SS Queens Victoiy, Isthmian, since we left Baltimore, October 12, but there are some things I want to point out in addition. First off we'i'e bound for the Persian Gulf and the weather, so far, has been ideal. On this ship, we have 11 full bookmen, three pro-books and 23 permitmen. First stop after Baltimore was BrookLm where we went to load some of our cargo. With regard to the Biooklyn layover, I want to thank Patrol­ man Jerry Lichtman for the splendid cooperation and the good information he gave me while this ship was docked in Brooklyn. Also, I want to thank Patrolman Ray Gonzales for helping me in the last-minute details just before sailing time. SHIP'S DELEGATE At this point I'd better tell you that I was nominated and elected Ship's Delegate. I never was Delegate before, and I was kind of perplexed as to my duties. Thanks to Jerry again. He put me straight. Well you can imagine for yourself what kind of a predic­ ament I really am in; first-time Ship's Delegate on an Isthmian ship on its first-time sailing "with a Union crew the majority of whose members never has known what a union is or what it stands for. In the first meetings, I put them on the ball, with the help of the other bookmen of course. And I'm going to try to hold them on that ball. All the ships officers are for the Company and I mean the Isthmian Company. As you know we are working without working rules, and the officers 'Star Messman' The Ship's Steward By FRANK PAYLOR SS Thomas B. Reed have a book of Company rules. Brother, do they u.«e it. NO USE I keep trying to use the Wat­ erman rules, but no soap. Bro­ ther, they are company men and the Isthmian book is all they know. But I'll keep plugging away until we hit the States. By that time I hope we will have our agreement signed. (Editor's note: We have it.) Overtime is our biggest beef right now. The next biggest is our food which does not come up to par. Moreover, the Stewa:d, another Company man and a permitm.an as well, stands for the Company's ideals. Asking you again to say thanks to Pat, Jerry and Gonzalez for me. Anthony J. Tanski Ship's Delegate SS Queens Victory BROTHER PASSES TIP ON PAYOFF IN FOREIGN PORT To the Editor: During our recent trip to Tri­ este aboard the John Gallup, one of the crew, Brother Dave Al­ bright, was hospitalized with an infected hand. Because of his being removed from the ship, the matter of paying him arose. The Coast Guard told us of a ruling by the Allied Military Government in Trieste that a man cannot be paid off in U. S. currency. They said that if the man de­ manded his pa3', he would have to be paid in Italian lira but he could suspend his payoff and draw in liras what he needed while in the port. Later, when he arrived in the States he could have the bal­ ance due him in United States currency. The Coast Guard asked m.e to pass this information along to other Seafarers so that there would be no misunderstanding should the occasion arise where SIU members are forced to pile off in an Italian port. B. Graham (Copy also submitted by W. Young) They Finally Made It The Steward has a thankless job Trying to satisfy a hungry mob Of Americans, Swedes, Italians, Greeks For vrocks and weeks and weeks. If it's pia they get—they wanted cake. When it's turkey—it should have been steak. It it's broiled—why wasn't it fried? Not a man will admit he's satisfied. When it's medium-well—they like it .rare: "Who in hell made up this bill of fare? We wants eggs fried in butter—not fat. Give us this—why don't we get that?" You "belly-robber" is the crew's favorite term For the poor Steward—they'd like him to squirm. But he doesn't mind, he never gets sore. Just smiles and asks them to have some more. Then the strangest thing happened to this crew. The thin got fat and the short .ones grew; .Was it the food? "Hell, no," they'd say- Nature intended us to be this way. Now here's the part that's really a shame: As time went by the ship gained fame. Her name became a symbol of cheer And men would come from far and near. To the Editor: FCot>! -AT'S WOT DOES IT' But it was always at mealtime when they came For this outrage. Who was lo blame? Why the Steward, of course—who else would you say. Let's give him hell, then call it a day. Caption accompanying this photo of unidentified brother aboard SS Smith Thompson said he is the "star messman" of the South Atlantic fleet. Cameraman was Eugene A. Piniarski. Would like you to send the LuG to my home, as my folks like very much to read each issue. They've asked me every time I've been home to make sure they get on the mailing list but up to now I've forgotten each time. This time I'm making sure I carry out their request. Frank Radzvila Wilkes Barre, Pa, (Ed. note: And we'll make sure the folks receive the LOG.) �"WPP THE S E AF AHERS Page T«ce}ve Skipper Calls In T-H Act As New Ally To Fight Crew To ii» Editor: A lot of fellpws have felt that the Taft-Hartley Act is just something that Congress has passed to ham-string labor but hasn't been too efl&ective as yet and may not be used at all by individuals and companies. To these fellows, Fd like to point up the sentiments of the Master aboard the Zane Grey, Isthmian. During our last trip which took us to the Persian Gulf, the Skipper let us know that the Taft-Hartley Act was something he welcomed with open arms. Once while I was protesting the food situation and pointing out that there had been a vio­ lation of the Union contract, he threw up his arms and yelled "Unions don't mean a damn thing. The Taft-Hartley Act will protect me in anything I may undertake." BONING UP I guess by the few examples I have listed here it is quite obvious that the guy is not in his right senses, but that is not unusual to find in skippers to­ day. This guy would not stop at anything to violate the Un­ ion contract and abuse the men. We have to keep sL.pping ihese guys cown, and they know we nave a sircng weapon in our union contract. But we can't just cit back and wait for the pay .fl and a patrolman to put these guys in their place; someday, tliey're going to go all out, with the aid of the Taft-Hartley Act, and attempt to smash our Un­ ion. If we keep our noses clean now and fight every attempt to weaken our contract, we can win that battle when it comes. We just have to be ready for that fight. It will probably be our toughest fight, but by re­ maining strong we can put guys like the Zane Grey's skipper in mothballs. Jack Giller Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York HelL Only in thai way can the membership act on yone reoommendntionn^ •Ad then tho nsiAttton cen be printed in the LOG for the beneiit of "UI other SIU crews Hold those shipboard meet­ ings regularly, and send those minutes in as soon ai possible. That's the SIU way! To the Editor: I have read the SEAFARERS LOG many times and would like to have it sent to my home regularly. I am not an American, but a Dutchman aboard a Dutch ship. I am a member of the General Netherlands Seafarers Union in Holland and would like to be­ come a member of the Seafarers International Union. I don't know if a Dutch sea- AFTERMATH OF TEXAS CITY DISASTER man can be a member of an American union or not, but I would like to get all the details if it is possible. I have now been sailing twoand-one-half years in the Neth­ erlands merchant navy, but con­ ditions are very bad. I am paid about $10 a week or 25 guilders in Dutch money. Aboard the ship I am third Steward with ten of twelve pas­ sengers. We receive very little money to pay for our clothing, shoes and other items. I ask you for tlie LOG because there is much within its pages for me to learn. I would like to pay for it but I don't know if I can do so because in Holland we have no American dollars. I hope you will be able to do something toward my becoming a member of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. P. J. Seur, Amsterdam, Holland (Ed. Note: Thanks for the compliment. Your name has been added to the mailing list and you should be receiving the SEAFARERS LOG soon. It will, however, not be pos­ sible for you to join the SIU as we have confined our ac­ tivities to the United States and Canada. We are not at­ tempting to enlist seamen of other countries at the mbmment as the American seamen already in our ranks are suf­ ficient to take all jobs that come up.) While he was all wet in be­ lieving that the Taft-Hartley Act would protect him in keep­ ing the two-pot system he had installed on his ship, this serves to point out that this guy is reading up on the Law and in­ tends to use it whenever and wherever he finds the oppor­ tunity. This was a minor incident and one which only drew a laugh when he threw Senator Taft and his fellow union-wrecker in­ to the picture; but guys like MEMBER'S WIFE this can be dangerous now that Congress has given them some LAUDS LOG ammunition. AS INTERESTING Getting away from Taft and Hartley, the Skipper made it To the Editor: known that he had another ally: I have been taking the LOG the Coast Guard, and where he for a little while. I have read them and like them very nmch. It carries a lot of interesting in­ formation. Attention Members On the firet' run of fhe Seatrain New York into Texas CUy. Texas, following Ihe waterfront levelling blast. Seafarer Bill Dargen shol these pictures show­ ing the destructive effects of am­ monium nitrate. My husband belongs to the i SIU and he will not join any other, so you see it must be the best union of all. I have moved fiom the old ad­ dress and wouM like for you to send me the LOG to my new address. Mrs. Flocine Adama Mobile, Ala. didn't have the government on his side he relied on his stooges aboard ship to do his bidding and make life miserable for the crew. Three times he called in the Coast Guard for petty reasons and it pained him greatly when no one was hauled off the ship to stand trial. When he got no satisfaction from the Coast Guard, he pulled a few tricks of his own. In addi­ tion to the t.wo-pot system, un­ der which we were fed ham and eggs while topside enjoyed steak, he issued almost impossible or­ ders such as one whereby he wanted the crew to remove all tarpaulins and place them aft be­ fore the ship docked. Then, just for the hell of it, Friday, P«c«mber 5, 1447 Dutch Seafarer Likes SIU Send Thnee Minutes Methods, Desires To Join he told the Purser to give a sick man an injection of plain water instead of medicine. When we confronted the jerk, he admitted giving the Purser the order saying it was a joke. Some joke—the victim of his practical little prank is now su­ ing the company. WILL TRY ANYTHING LOG Above-r-The steel shell of what was once the Monsanto Chemical plant. It was here that the ex­ plosion occurreci taking a terrific toll of lives. At left—The Wilson B. Keene lies half-submerged at its char­ red pier. Both pictures were snapped from the Seatrain New York. (Editor's note: While you're at sea have the LOG sent to your family.) Each man who makes a donation to the LOG should, receive a receipt in return. If the Union official to whom a contribution is given does not make out a receipt fox the money, call this to the attention of the SecretaryTreasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ mediately. Send the name of fhe of­ ficial and the name of the port in which tho occurance took place to the New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Deck Stalwarts Ship Boosts Held Unfair To Beached Men To the Editor: In view of the recent letters to the editor that have been published in the LOG concern­ ing promotion aboard ship, I would like to express my opin­ ion on the subject. And it is plainly this; I am personally against ship­ board promotions for the follow­ ing reasons: It not only breeds animosity and trouble among shipmates but it keeps the man on the beach, who is waiting for a rated j-ob, ftom knowing v/hether or not his job is ever going to be called in. By that I mean that if a man is waiting in the Hall for a Chief Cook's job and a ship comes in needing a Chief Cook but the Second Cook takes over, then the man on the beach has to take the Second Cook's job. And so on in. every department. This means, too, that Stew­ ards, Chief Cooks, and Bosuns arc going to have to start at the bottom all over again every time they change ships. I am sure the unrated men can see the disadvantages in this al.so. They should be able to for the simple reason that the uitrated men of today will be rated men tomorrow and I am sure they wouldn't want to start all over again from the bottom aboard a ship. They wouldn't want to sail that same ship until someone Avith the rating they want, gets off. I feel if we change this rule we will have better sailing for all. Robert H. Maupin P..S. My best regards to Brotham Joe Shea, G, W. ChampUn and that grand bunch o£ shipmetes front the Canadian Dis­ trict of the SIU who were with me aboard the SS Dominican Victory on its wild and wooly trip to India. R.H.M. (Ed. nole: The subject of shipboard promofiens discuss­ ed by Brother Maupin is one that is evoking considerable discussion, both pro and con, among the membership. Any decision that is finally made in the shipping rules will have to be reached through a refer­ endum vote by secret ballot, according to the provisions of our Constitution. Meanwhile all. hands with a viewpoint on this question should express thentselves. The LOG urges alt Seafarers lo submit their views fox publication. This is the most effeetiire means: of reaching the entire Union, membership. Mait your leflM to the SEAFAREltS LOG, 81 Beaver Street, New York 4, M.Y.) Taking, a breather from a work stint on deck, Murray M.. Blum crewmemhers Blawitt Pexkine> Ai Scranmxza a»d Pascei Scramuxza look with varied expreesiona at the camera. Shot was made by Paul Fevnandez during the., ship's run to Rio De Janeiro. �THE SEAFARERS Fiiday, December 5, 1947 LOG Active Seafarer All About A Slick Bird And How He Found Cuba ic. y . Page Thirteen Plane Travel Rated Second To Ships For Return To U.S. To the Editor: ' the crew of another of our ships, arriving in India about a month It is not sound business to To the Editor: after we did, had been flown to help your competitor—ask any Frisco and paid off a week or There is a certain parrot down in the island of Cuba who businessman. When Am.erica so before us. Picsults? That crew is probably sitting on one leg, scratching his feathery head, commenced giving birth to a had lost more than a month's mumbling to himself in Spanish and trying to figure out why railroad system, our once-great pay, perhaps several, as the it had to happen to him. canal system suffered. availability of passenger ships This same parrot, only a few days before, was peacefully The canals were stupid. They is very limited in the Far East. riding around on a native bumboat down in Cartagena, Colum­ helped the railroads. That's how They lost probably must sub­ bia, enjoying a quiet parrot's life, and was content with it, we the C&O and others got their sistence difference while await­ assume. But, as they say, into every life some rain must fall— starts, and eventually put the ing ship in India; and the prob­ even a parrot's. And the day that Pacific Tankers ship SS Casa canals out of business. ability of hundreds of dollars Crairdc sailed into Cartagena, a little rain fell into his. The old baloney that "canals It seems that after a little deal between one of the crewdon't pay" was thrown up as a difference in ship's fares. members and the native bumboatmen was made, the Parrot had What did I lose in being for­ Avo Runno, who sails as a smokescreen. The canals did pay. a new owner. And lie suddenly found himself being hoisted up ced to accept plane rates cross That's v/hy the railroads spent onto the deck and hustled into an empty room all by his lone­ Deck Engineer, has been a millions to 'ouy them up and continent to New York? Three membeT: of the SIU since 1942. some. days, four days subsistence and He has laken pari in prac­ close them down. I well remember how the price over twenty dollars in fare. THREE SQUARES REGULARLY tically every strike action What other results are there? from the day of his joining. of coal jumped in Washington, He strutted around and soon accustomed himself to life Brother Runne believes the B.C., where it no longer came In the case of the crew flown aboard the sliip, ate his three squares regularly and didn't even SIU'E militancy has been re­ by mule-drawn canal boats down from India, these men were back complain about the service. Of course, if he had, nobody would sponsible in a large measure the C&O Canal from Cumber­ in SIU Halls taking jobs from have understood him anyway because he spoke only Spanish. for the great strides the Union land, but by dirty, smoky freight someone else. When the offi­ And we think he Icnew it. cers and men of a Victory ship has made in the maritime in­ trains. Now all went well and we put to sea, that is, until the dustry. Those canal boats. Brothers, cut their trip in this manner, Skipper found out we had a passenger. That uncharitable soul were like our ships—combined I for one month, it is the equivaimmcdiafely called for the Chief Officer, and the conversation jobs and homos—only tlie can- lent to taking four years work went something like this: Mister Mate, get rid of that Parrot!" Saj^s Log Is 'One allers owned them, like we away from one mian. And so the Mate dutifully passed on these orders in no un- Of The Best' Americans used to own our ships I'll bet there are a lot of you certtiin terms to the proud owner of the parrot. Now as you a century ago. boys on the beach right now know, there are certain laws about parrot's being brought into To the Editor: who wish you could get paid for STILL FIGHTING the United States and our customs, men frown heavily on people Please accept my donation to sitting pretty in a good hotel or wlio disobey them. Which is, no doubt, what the Skipper had in the BOG. It is one of the best That battle stiil goes on, as sailing half-way around the mind when he issued his order. He didn't want a fine assessed papers I've read yet. any up-state New Yorker can world as a passenger. I know on his ship and his crew possibly quarantined. I would also appreciate it if tell you. Vanderbilt's Panama you do, because I'm on the beach In the meantime, the Chief you would send the LOG to my Railroad long held up the build­ too, and I'm not exactly a tripOiTicer was having a heated dis, home in Chicago. ing of the Panama Canal. The carder, either. cussion with the parrot's new I would like to catch up on Railroad Lobby still fights the i IN OUR INTEREST owner about cruelty to dumb my reading when I get back building of the much needed ofr-ASAIW 1 animals, Spanish-speaking parfrom this rum-and-coke run I'm Nicaragua!! Canal, a matter of Furthoi'more, all that transpor­ i~ot's and the like. But nocdle.ss on. I thank you, and you will, interest to all seafarers. tation money ought to be going to say. it was soon decided in I am sure, take up this matter. Believe it or not. Brothers, I back into the shipping industry, favor of the Chief Officer that idn't sit down to talk about John Bruno didn tire parrot would go over the canals versus railroads. I just (Editor's note: The matter side. wanted to get across an idea. has been taken care of. Inci­ Thej' say that hauling coal by IGNORANT OF FATE I dentally, this Brother has the train, instead of floating it down right idea. Have the LOG sent Now the SS Casa Grande was by canal is progress. Muruv 3usi.y • j t.o your home so that you can It is "progress" for the guy New York-bound and at a fast keep track of Union members who scoops the profits and can speed of 14 knots. At the mom­ ent she was passing the sunny, palm tree-studded island of and activities wherever you winter in Florida, but not for Cuba. As it was only about a mile offshore it was decided that are.) the working stiff who has to the parrot could easily float in with the current to shore in a buj'' the coal. Why not be really matter of hours. Another discussion followed and a decision was progressive and ship the "black made to disembark the parrot, who of course, knew nothing diamonds" by plane and shoot the price up some m.ore? about it yet. Each man who makes a A raft was hastily built. Parrot, cage and raft were dropped Well, Brothers, that's it—Ships donation fo Ihe LOG should over the side with a hearty "bon voyage," for the parrot. It was against planes, which brings me not to airways and railroads. receive a receipt in return. around to the matter of airthen we learned that parrot's, too, can swim because he fell out Our interest lies with the ship­ If the Union official to whom of his cage on the way down. He lost no time in getting back transportation for seamen. pers as a whole. a contribution is giv^en does aboard the raft, which was to be his new home for many long, Most of our agreements call When one Skipper cuts annot make out a receipt for for second-class transportation by dreary hours. ulher's throat by paying such the money, call this to the On the way down and on his mad scramble to get aboard ship and first-class by train money to an antagonistic in­ aftention of the Secretary(though our delivery jobs usu­ the raft he did a lot of squawking and loud protesting, and as dustry, he hurts his own indus­ Treasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ ally call for first-class passage we didn't understand Spanish we're not sure, but we gathered mediately. by ship), plus base pay, plus try. Can't the short-sighted iool he wasn't happy about the whole affair. realize that, although today he Send the name of the dfsubsistence. The last we saw of our unfortunate parrot, he was safely may have to pay another ship­ ficial and the name of the Many shipping companies, afloat on his raft back in our wake. He had just finished check­ ping com.pany, tomorrow another port in which the occurence when they have no- available ing his food ration and was taking a bearing on the nearest company will pay him? took place to the New York ship of their own, foist air trans­ point of land. I know a lot of you fellows Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New portation off on seamen, claim­ We hope he'll be happy in his new home. He should be be­ York 4, N. Y. ing it's first class and after put­ only think about getting home cause Cuba is a wonderful island—so the sailors say. ting us in such a position that when you are homesick. Then, Don D. Brown, SUP we're compelled to t.ake it in too, a lot of guys think they're bigshots if they can say "Oh, I violation of our contract. What's the result from our just flew in from Turkey." Personally, they'll never get angle as Union seamen? Let's me into one of those damned take some examples: • old rule, it's best to show a litnever made a mistake. And a To the Editor: hunks of tin to go bumping into mistake may be deliberate or it tie consideration for others, at DELIVERY JOB If each and every member may be accidental. Ci r c u m - least as much consideration as a mountain. I think I'm a lot read back issues of the LOG stances rule the manner or view­ we want for ourselves. smarter to come home at my I recently delivered the first and read and studied the SIU point from which a man on leisure on a ship as a passenger, If you are wrong in some­ of a fleet of six ships to Bom­ constitution there would be only charges is judged, a fact in line thing, be big enough to admit it. bay, the second coming in a daj- as I've done three times out of an occasional trial committee in­ with the SIU Constitution. Gen­ Act like this and you will merit or so later. We were on pay for my last five trips. Think it over. stead of the many we now have. erally tlie truth comes out and the consideration for your views nearly a month in Bombay, part G. W. (Bill) Champlin Nevertheless, a trial committee's impartial justice is dealt to all. you want. Remember, it doesn't of that time on subsistence. We job, it should always be remem­ But why be brought up on take a genius or a saint to con­ were a full month on pay as bered, is to help the individual charges when on most occasions cede a point or acknowledge an passengers by ship to San Fran­ brought on charges and to keep they can be avoided if a little error. cisco. him from making an even great­ forethought is exercised. So take "Sir Charles" We were entitled to a hand­ If you don't find linen er error than he already has a little advice, and keep out of (Ed. noto: The writer of Ihe some cash difference between the when you go aboard your made. foregoing letter, suggests that prices of first-class and what was trouble. ship, notify the Hall at once. It is not the committee's job For one thing, never act on a copy of it be presented to available. A telegram from Le Havre, or to jump on a man, but to clari­ impulse. For another, don't take any SIU member brought up From there the members of Singapore won't do you Any fy the issue, correct the mistake it upon yourself to make all the on chattg^ befSore a trial oom- these two crews scattered to sorod. It's your bed and you and straighten out the man decisions between right and miftee. "Sir Chartee" is the Vancouver, Galveston and New bars to lie in it. charged. wrong if there are others who name by which he is faitiilanr- York by ah- transport. In Frisco we fotrnd oirt that Now the tnan never lived who ought to be heard. To cite the ly kifOWHr) T Attention Members Admitting Wrongs Keeps You Out Of Jams I ATTENTION! �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday, December 5, 1947 LOG Report Of Quarterly Finance Committee (Continued jrom and negligence of duty on the part of some officials as brought out in this report, that the Union itself at this time is in the best condition of its entire histoi'y. Conclusion We have as assets in the Atlantic and Gulf District an all-time high of over $1,000,000.00. We have in­ In closing this report, this Committee wishes to creased the number of jobs and contracts under our point out several things. 'We realize that this Quar­ jurisdiction to the highest point ever known. We have, terly Finance Committee has gone further in actions since March, 1947, in spite of a continually decreasing and recommendations than the average Quarterly revenue, succeeded in not only putting our Union on Finance Committee usually does. The reasons for our a paying basis where the expenditures are well with­ actions and recommendations are simple. in the income, but have actually, at the same time, We are of the opinion that any abuse of Union increased our general operating fund by over $80,000.00. rules and regulations by any ofl'icial should be brought This means that with the exceptions as notecT ir: to the attention of the membership. We further be­ this report that the officials of the Union have been lieve that at any time that the Union expenses can doing a damned good job of handling the member­ be reduced that they should be. ship's affairs. The membership, after all, is the one who loses or We cannot simply rest with this, however, for to gains in the proper or improper administration of guarantee continued successful operation and protec­ any Union. Therefore the reason for calling to the tion of our Union, we must, at all times, correct any direct attention of our membership those things whicii fault that we may see in the Union's structure. We we feel are excessive in expenditures or neglect • must continue calling to the attention of the mem­ Union duties by any official. bership any failure to carry out duties by any offi­ Seafarers can appreciate the fact that the SIU is cials. Only in this way can we hope to continue on our one of the few, if not the only Union, wherein such criticism can be made and presented to the member­ coLirs'e towards a greater SIU. ship for their consideration and action. Fraternally submitted, This Committee feels that it is only fair that we bring out what we consider faults in the handling VAL JAMES, 7803 of the Union's business and finances. LEONARD LEIDIG, 44180 It is to be pointed out that in spite of the faults MICHAEL ROSSI, 209 any now existent SIU Branches. The basis for closing such Branches would be so that in closing any Branch, the welfare of the membership will not suffer. I (>) Donations To Seafarers Log This Committee has studied a communication from members on an SIU ship wherein they complained that the amount of money they donated to the Seafarers Log was not the actual amount that was posted in the Honor Roll Donation List that is carried weekly in the Log. This matter is of great importance to the Union and in the future, all officials should stand instructed to issue proper receipts covering the amo­ unts of such donations. In the event this is not done and any official is negligent in issuing such proper receipt for full amount. Headquarters, upon proper notification of same, is to prefer charges against that particular official. Any •official so charged shall then appear before a regular New York ne,adquarters Meeting to face charges. The Committee feels that in view of the fact that the Seafarers Log's expenses arc quite large, that all Log donations made by the membership aids greatly in the continued publicot of our paper. Therefore the necessity ot making such recommendations on this matter. Possibiiities Of Closing SIU Branches In view of the decrease in ships' traffic in various Ports, and the necessity of reduction of expenses as much as possible, this Committee recommends that the Secretary-Treasurer cause to be made as soon as possible a survey as to the advisability of closing The Way To Latrar Solidarity BOSTON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. Carey, $2.00; J. Riddle. $1.00; A. Nina, $1.00. SS BIENVILLE L. Perciballi, $2.00; N. Richie, $2.00; M. Kurkemelis, $2.00; G. O'Rourke, $3.00; F. Dykstra, $1.00; T. Wypior, $1.00; F. DeMasi, $2.00; R. Yantz, $1.00; R. Crigg. $1.00; R. Cavanaugh. $1.00; T. Sims. $1.00; O. Jones. $3.00; F. Litsch, $2.00; J. Morgan. $2.00; H. Dean $1.00; j .Bell, $1.00; C. Howell, $1.00. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS David Talbot, $1.00; J. Taylor, $3.00; J. Paszek, $3.00; B. F. Trottie, $2.00; J. Pisano. $1.00; N. E. Pappas, $2.00; F. P. Dymerski, $1.00; W. Renny, $1.00; A. Tuur, $3.00; L. C. Jones. $1.00. SS YORK J. Rivera, $1.00; H. A. Hamilton, $1.00; T. R. Bourque, $1.00; C. H. MacQueen, $1.00; H. W, Rjon, $2.00; W. \V. Woodill, $1.00. SS C. FIELDS R. Kessler, $2.00; F. Casaseo, $1.00; F. Stickler, $1.00; G. .Vlanning, $3.00; J. Roll, $1.00; B. Stalsworth. $1.00; E. Zedaker, $2.00; N. Bathia, $2.00. SS AFONDRIA M. Boyles, $1.00; F. J. DeOliveria, $1.00; B. D. Douglass. $1.00; C. W. Spencer. $2.00; B. Llawez, $2.00; S. Lelacheur. $2.00; 11. N. Moody, $1.00; D. 3. Gardner, $1,00; B. Pritiken, $1.00; V. Silva, $1.00; E, C. Ray, $1.00; J. Mirrer, $5.00; C. S, Cipri.Tno, $2.00; A. Hibel, $1.00; Jessie F. Reid, $2.00. SS J. WANAMAKER E. 1, Cozier, .$2.00; Gunnar Gillberg. $5.00; P. Young, $4.00; M. S. Sospina. $3.00; Panayotis G. Kalmoutis, $5.00; Oscar Beltran, $5.00; G. E. Tennyson. $5.00; H. M. Scaalegaaro, $2.00; R. Nevala, $3.00; Virgil Guv Cambell. $5.00; Chee Chew Lee, $5.00; Lou Po. $5.00; F. Bansuelo. $3.00; J, H, .McKecver, $3.00; C. Kava, $4.00; V. E. Monte, $1.00. SS LILLINGTON C. Solloway, $1.00; J. Fant, $1.00: C. .M. DlH.:kstook, $1.00; L. 1. Everett, $1.00; A. E. Smith, $2.00; H, M. Righelli, $1.00; J. Kane, $3.00; F. F. Russo, $3.00; M. Streiffer, $5.00; E. Bolgin. $1.00; James H. Smith, $2.00; I. Le^ $5.00; W. J, Stephens. $5.00; A. Samera, $2.00. SS MANDAN VICTORY L. Salazar, $1.00; S. Hernandez. $1.00; S. Weiss, $1.00; C. Hassel, $1.00; J. L. Cherry, $10.00; W. B. Aubrey', $1.00; R. McMa.'ius, $1.00; H Glassmeyer, $1.00; F. W, Keeley, $1,00; D B. Sacher, $1 00; A, Zalewski. $3.00; A Diaz. $1.00; L. Buggjewski. $5.00; to J' *5.00; L. C. Marsh, $2.00; H. Pinkwasser, $1.00- A L Patajczak, $3.00; L. Olano, $2.0o'; R. Garcia, $1.00. OH Soundings! Unless there is a decided change in procedures, manj; Masters are bound to get vindictive and take punitive action against their subordin­ ates, both licensed and unlicensed. We have been receiving an increas­ ing and alarming number of complaints where Masters have been forced to pay fines assessed against them because the vessel carried contraband cigarettes which have been found by custom inspectors and for which everyone denies ownership. We caimot agree that the Companies are right in deducting these fines from the Master's wages, yet in many cases, this is exactly what is taking place. We have already entered some suits through the courts to recover the amount of jjiese fines which have been deducted from Masters' wages and will continue to do so. The writer feels that if the Master is the agent of the owner, the principal is responsible for the actions of his agent. This, of course, does not prevent him from taking individual ac­ tion against his agent if he so desires, but in taking such individual action, he will be forced to prove either negligence or fraud which, in most cases, cannot possibly be proved because it doesn't exist. We have had many Masters who have caused contraband searches to be made, who have posted notices in several places, who have given individuals personal warnings and have made individuals sign state­ ments that they do not possess or have not broughr aboard at any time any contraband articles; in fact they have done everything possible to protect the interest of the vessel. Nevertheless, contraband cigarettes have been found and the vessel fined. The problem, however, of absolving the Master from this indi­ vidual responsibility is nor the final solution. The final solution is the elimination of all such "black market" activities atid it devolves upon everyone to cooperate in such a program. DISCIPLINE ABOARD VESSELS Since the elimination of the United States Coast Guard's punitive powers on last June 11th, an action which was .spearheaded by our Organization, discipline aboard vessels has been improving by leaps .and bounds. This has n'ot been achieved simply because the U. S. C. G. is out of the picture, but because some Organizations have been making a realistic effort among their membership to weed our undesirables, to di.scipline thos'C needing disciplining and have embarked on an educa­ tional prtjgram of great merit. The writer wishes particularly to call your attention to the action of the officials of the Seafarers International Union by their repeated and continuing articles in the Log, official publication of the SIU. This publication is widely read in the industry and particularly by the mem­ bership of the SIU, and a free subscription of same is granted to any member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots who writes for same and requests it. The writer particularly v(ishe$ to quote from a very recent The solidarity and cooperation of affiliates of the AFL Maritime Trades Department has been proven beyond any shadow of doubt, but additional evidence was added Ihis month by the article, above, written by Captain William C. Ash, Secretary Business-Manager of Local 88, Masters, Mates, and By Capt, Win. C. Ash article which appeared in the issue of October 10th on Page 9: "Let us not forget one important fact, hower, and that is that the Skipper is the master of his ship at sea. . "Regardless of what arrangements we make, neither the company nor the Union can take precedence over his authority, and none of our efforts are intended to usurp his authority. We cannot narrow down his jurisdiction." Whenever any dispute or misunderstanding arises aboard any ves­ sels where the unlicensed personnel are members of the SIU, repre­ sentatives of our Organization and their Organization meet aboard the vessel and settle the problem instantly. The writer can honestly say that in every case to date, the disputes have been settled to the complete satisfaction of the MM&P. This does not mean, however, that the SIU does not call to our attention cases where members of our Association are at fault. They do immediately and are very meticulous in giving us the facts accurately and honestly. And where such facts have been presented to us, we have taken the necessary action to protect their interests, ai^d will continue to do so. In the same connection, the writer wishes to state that our relations with the NMU are also very good and that we have never had any difficulty settling any individual, disputes in their con­ tracted ships. It is just that because of the considerable amount of internal dissention within the NMU, which now exists, they have not embarked on such a solid program as our own AFL affiliates in remov­ ing the gashounds and performers aboard ship who cause us most of our headaches. USCG JUST WAITING Be assured that in the next Congress, the U.S.C.G. will have intro­ duced, in their own behalf, legislation to reinstate the effectiveness of their "Hearing Units." As before, we will do our utmost to prevent the passage of any such legislation and we honestly believe that we will this time have more effective ammunition to present than in our previous sessions. The fact that disciplinary problems are disappearing from our Vessels is the biggest proof that we do not need the Hearing Units. Keep up the good work. Remember that your officials are capable of dealing with the offi­ cials of other organizations on a very satisfactory plane and can achieve far better results than by taking things into your own hands. Hie unlicensed unions have agreed with our position. No crew is going to vote a Master or Mate off a vessel. If they have complaints, they are going to make them to the officials of their own union. Those complaints are relayed to us and we, together with the officials of their union, will decide if there is any merit in any complaint. Pilots, and a national vice-president of that organization. The article appeared in the Local 88 News. Captain Ash has seen the way cooperation works out, and in his column he advises the licensed Deck Officers to submit disputes between the licensed and unlicensed personnel to the two unions involved. �THE Friday, December 5, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG BUIJJ^TIN 62.38 Dowdy, Clarence H 10.26 2.36 Dowdy, Jos. V/ 2.32 .85 Dowell, G. S. Jr 6.09 j 15.06 Dowleajm, James 4.80 . .59 Bowling, William 37.37 14.86 Bowling, Wm. S 15.24 16.56 Down, A. A 5.14 1.05 Downes, J 23.82 5.74 Downey, Dennis E 1.19 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. .... 24.79 Downey, James ....j. -46 44.99 Downey, John P 11.66 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Downie, J 7.35 40.13 5.73 Downing, Marcus A Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ i . 52.15 21.78 Downs, Charles L pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. 3.89 .94 Downs, Raymond F 26.60 Men due money slioiild call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- Dows, J. N 5.05 2.48 16.26 nia Bldg., New Orieans, La. All claims should be addre^ed to Mr. Eller- Dojde, Dennis Arthur 6.75 21.00 ••Doyle, John G busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, 6.07 10.13 Doyle, Leo A. Jr date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Doyle, Odis L 1.40 11.20 5.07 3.27 Doyle, P 6.61 Donaldson, William, Jr. 26.40 Deimond, Milton 1.42 Dick, Hugh ... 6.52 ' Doyle, Tho-mas J . 2.20 25.76 Donett, George L Dcrosier, Frederick 33.60 Dick, Norman J 6.28 iDozier, Erne.st Charles .... . 3.96 11.68 Donnelly, Elmer C Dciier, Chalmer E 88.92 Dickens, William K 3.54 Draft, E . 7.12 5.24'Donner, Richai'd E .45 Dickens, W Dei-th, Albert F. F Drake, Hugh A 26.24 . 8.40 OllDonohue, James J .59 Dickenson, K De Shane, Charles E : Drake, LeRoy Jr .01 SS STEPHEN LEACOCK .50 .84' Doclem.se, W 74'Dooley, Lawrence P Dcsjardins, Raymond C... .. 12.90 ; Drake, WiUi-am D (South Atlantic SS Co.) 14.46 47.11 jDickerson, Austin F. 4.94^Doolin, Bobby F Desmond, Timothy .. 28.46 i D;-aves, Robert Tb.e crowmembsr-.s Desmond, Timothy E 15.59 26.62 Dickey, C 1.40|Doran, Francis Y ! Dressier, Fred .76 have overtime coming for the Desmoulins, B. B . 11.74 22.05 Dickey, Richard E . .60! Doran, Thomas B Drevzry. John .. 16.17 vo3mge which ended Dec. 2, and De Souza, Alfonso 6.65 12.14'Dore, Eugene N 10.92 Dieffenwierth, Daniel Driggers, Paul W 10.05 may collect at the company of­ 2.13 Dierinck, Emericus 62 Dorgan, Maron Des Santo.s, A. L 01 iDriscoll, Edwin C 3.90 fice, if they haven't already- Dutenbeck, H .29 13.04 Dormady, Gerald P. . 31.13' Dietrich, C. H 1 DriscoU, Robei-t 4.00 done so: Walsh, 16 his; Nash, Detje, Henry P 16.44 1.07|Dorer, Harry E 20.06 Difalco, Guido 16 hrs; Boddin, 3 hrs; Randozzo, De Treitas, F 13.80 23.85 Digialcomo, Vincenzo P... 39.67 ^ Dorman, Manuel Dale 3 hrs; Ciicus, 2 hrs; Fuller, 2 hrs; Devane, George R. 2.23 3,16 Digrnos, Ciriaco 9:66 Dorr, William W. Jr. . Luckoes, 1 hr; McMahon, 1 hr;, Deveau, Bernai-d J. 14.20 4.45 Dijestis, Gilberto 40,Dorrough, Charles Ramirez, 1 hr; Sharp, S'i; hrs; Devesus, G 30.89 1.-40 i Dill, Ernest Marion 1.48 Dorsatt, Banks Will . JOE F. SMEGELAK Repsholt, 3 hrs; Mendiessi, 2 Devlin, WRLiam E. 8.39 9.99' Dill, Henry S 2.64 Dorsey, Edwin R or SMIGELSKI hrs; Erickson, 2 hrs; Snook, 2 Devries, Peter .45 1.49 Dorsey, Floyd J. Jr. .. 23.07 Dilliand, Durwood Get in touch with the record hrs; Fidalgo, 2 hrs; Bers, 2 hrs; DewaiJly, H. L. .41 .79 j Dillman, Albert J 8.95 Dotson, S. R department, SIU . Headquarters, and Schultz, 11 hrs. 4.83 .13'j Dillon, Robert V 2.34 Rottalo. Pascuile S Dewar, John B. 51 Beaver St.. New York, N.Y. .33 1.80 Dimodugno, Nicholas 6.49'Doty, G. G Dewar, R. D. .. 8.86 36.00' Dinass, George 8.11'Doucette, Donald E Dewey, W. F ISTHMIAN STRIKE 2.23 .94! Dineen, Clarence E 20 'Doughert.v, C. J Dewitt, Leo E., Jr. DONATIONS 17.99 1.34jDmgledin-e, John A 19.47'Dougherty, Henry L BALTI.MORE 14 North Cny St. •Dewbury, E J. N. Agati $25.00 70.25 46, Doughetry, John T 12.00 ' Dinicola, Anthony P Calvert 4539 Dey, St£>nley D 5.00 11. L. Harris . 24.26 38.781 Dougherty, Joseph R. BOSTON 27« State St. DezeTle, Joseph B. .02 Dinne, John 20.00 C. C. Ravitch 11.14 Bowdoin 4455 Dial, D. O 4.20 Doughetry, Louis F 5.94 Diperi, Vincent Peter 10.00 I Jose Rodriguez BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 5.13 E. A. Reilly Dipopola, J 9.90 Dougherty, M 10,00 Dial, Merlin B 1.37 Cleveland 7391 10.00 3.56 Louis DeGangc Dippon, George F 1.50 Douglas, Chas Diaz, A. G 1.42 CHTCAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. M. Townsend 20.00 22.24 Bail, Randolph E .94 Dougla.ss, C. L 7.57' Superior 5175 Diaz, Edward 4.00 4-39 J. T. Schimoler 22.24'Douglas, Louis J CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Ciair Ave. Diaz, Rafail 24.89 Dirado, Anthony J. Sabella 10.00 Main 0147 Diaz, 60.00 Gunnar Manse 8.64;Douglas, Peter G 20.00 Salvadore 16.52 Dislers, Eloferijs DETROIT 1038 Third St. 17.40 C. F. Hahn 10.00 Disney, Edward E 2.84'Douglas, R. E Diaz. Vincent 21 Cadillac 6857 Lion K. Quinones 10.00 .46; Douglas, Willie 12.88 Dittmer, Herman 20.62 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Diblasi, Charles 6.00 5.99 C. H. Carter 1.37 Douke, Wallace F. Melrose 4110 Dick, H. A 49 Dixon, Clifford C. A. L. Bennett 6.00 28.99 J. E. Meyer GALVESTON SOS'/a—23rd St. Dixon, F 2.00 J Dove, Allen L. 1«;00 Phone 2-8448 11.57 L. C. Barnes Dixon, George W 9.58|Dowa], J 3.00 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 2.88 T. J. Baker 12.00 Dixon, James H 94 Dowd, Frank .. Phone 58777 Dixon, Orinon W 11.20 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Dixon, Ray M 1.40 Phone 5-5919 J. F. ANDERSON MARCUS HOOK 811 Market St. Dixon, William R 10.36 A package is being held for Chester 5-3110 Doa, Vincenzo 4.13 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence 'St. you at the baggage room, 4th The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Doarski, Josepli S. 1.37 Phone 2-1754 floor. New York Hall. farers .Tnternational Union is available to all members who wish Dobbins, David J. 8.04 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury SU & MIAMI 10 NW nth St. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of DobJer, Mai-vin 1.37 JACK D. BURT NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. .90 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Doborkalski, Myron T. You are reque.sted to contact Magnolia 6112-6113 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Dobronicli, Sidney J. . 46.48 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Louis A. Tabares, c/o Seafarers Dobson, Au.slin M 2.37 SIU brandi for this purpose. HAnover 2-2784 International Union, 51 Beaver NORFOLK .• 127-129 Bank St. St., New York. Docampo, Ermlle ]6.25j However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SI'U Phone 4-1083 O'Qdd, Charles E '62.43 hail, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, S. 4. 4 PHU-ADELPHIA 9 South 7 th St. Dodd, Horace G., Jr 7.91 which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 J-AMES L. OSBORNE JR. Lombard 3-7651 Dodd, Nevin Wilson 3.28 •Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. PORTLAND m W. Burnside St. You)- mother asks you to get 8.23 Beacon 4336 in touch with hei- at 1023 13th Dodds, Marvin C. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Dodds, P. J RICHMOND, CaHf 257 Sth St. .33 Avenue, South, Minneapolis 4, Rhone 2.499 Dodif, Harold 11.57 To die Editor: SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Minn. Dodge, Marshall 8.48 Douglas 25475 4 4 4 Dodge, Marshall A. 3.12 I would like tke SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the SAN JUAN, P.R, ...252 Ponce de Leon WM. T. DUNCAN Dadson, R. W. . .33 San Juan 2-5996 address below: Please inquire at 6th floor for Doc'st, 'George SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 1.72 wallet that has been found. Phone S-172S Doetsch, Melton B .48 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Name Doktor, Tadensz 3.47 FRANCIS Vi^RRITY Main 0290 Dolan, L-eroy 1.59 TAMPA 1809-1811 N, Franklin St. Get in touch with Lou GlattStreet Address ... Dolan, R. J 11.04 Phone M-1323 horn, 2040 E. Dauphin St., PhilT^ILEDO 61.5 Summit St. Dodese, Raymond 20 GarfiaU 2-112 .adelphia, Pa. He is holding j'our Dolese, Sidney L 7.12 City State WILMINGTON .440 Avalon Blvd.j gear for you. Domingue, Casimir 14.74 Terminal 4-3131 4 4 4 Dominski, Floyd 49.02 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Signed BERNARD CURRAN Garden -6331 Domic, Roy 1.04 Your brother- Ray is anxious VANCOUVER iSSS Hamihon St. BcMk JNO. 29.87 for you to get in touch with himi Dorumer, Edwin E. Pacific 7824 at Forbes Road, Bedford, Ohio. jDonahue, Jack 2.38 De Mart, Frank J. Dembrowski, Theodore Demers, Marcel J Demkovitcli, Frank J. . Demmary, Arnold Demuth, Joseph E De Neville, F De N. vUle, F Denifo:!, Dana Doyle .. Dennis /u'am John Dennis, Cailin peiuiy, Leonaj-d L. Dunton, Edward F Denzark, R. D De Olivcra, M. C De Paz, Phillin Depcw, Clvde A De Pietro, Anthony De Pietro, Prisco De Priest, Billie De-rkum, Edward Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company MONEY DUE NOTICE! SiU NALLS ' PERSONALS Notice To AH SiU illiembers �THE Page Sixteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 5. 1947 Report Of Quarterly Finance Committee November 28, 1947 We, the undersigned duly elected Quarterly Finance Committee, elected at the regular meeting in New York on November 19, 1947, to audit the quarterly finance report from March 30, 1947 through June 28, 1947, do hereby state that we have checked the bank statements for all funds under control of the SecretaryTreasurer against the weekly financial reports and the report of the Certified Public Accountant, for the first and second quarters for the year 1947 and have found that the funds were properly accounted for and in order. We examined the deeds of the two buildings pur­ chased for the Union; one in New Orleans and one in Mobile during this period. We find them in order and that the money was drawn from the Building Fund to pay for both buildings. We made test checks from the various Branch week­ ly financial reports and found their receipts were listed correctly and corresponded with the SecretaryTreasurer's weekly financial report, and that they were recapitulated properly. We made test checks from the financial reports for the first and second quarte]:s of 1947 with dues record cards and found they were being properly posted. We checked all financial transactions of the Union that are handled through the Secretary-Treasurer's office for the first and second quarter and find them to be correct. We find that the officials of the Union are properly bonded for the year 1947 and that the bonding sys­ tem for messengers in different ports that has been inaugurated for this period provides much better security for the Union's money and funds. We accompanied J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, to the Federation Bank and Trust Company (Federa­ tion Safety Deposit Company) and together with him examined the bonds and found they were bonds having maturity value of $243,500.00 for which the SIU paid $180,190.00. We, the Committee, recommend that inasmuch as the SUP Books, Great Lakes District Books and Canadian District Books are still on hand as stated from the last Quarterly Finance Committee, that they be bundled up and sent to the various District Head­ quarters direct and that they be distributed to the Atlantic and Gulf District Ports by the SUP, Great Lakes and Canadian District, as needed, and that a separate financial report be made up on all dues and assessments collected for these Districts and sent directly to their Headquarters. In addition to those items concerning the financial structure of the Union as listed above, there are various other matters which this Committee has in­ vestigated. To present those matters in as clear a manner as possible to the membership, they will be dealt with ceriatim. They are as follows; Money Loaned To Members During 1946 General Strike There is an inequity of .$600.00 between the Ac­ countant's balance and the Secretary-Treasurer's bal­ ance which has been carried since the General Strike of 1946. This inequity was caused by money loaned to various SIU members during the strike and which has not yet been repaid to the Union by them. We recommend that this inequity be eliminated from the Accountant's balance and that when the money is repaid by those members owing same, it shall be channeled into the General Fund and receipted for same. We further recommend to avoid losing this $600.00 in loans that the Secretary-Treasurer cause to be posted a notice calling to those members' at­ tention who owe such money that this be paid as soon as possible. Discrepancy In Former New Orleans Agent, J. Steely White's Accounts There is a discrepancy in the balance carried on the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report and the New Orleans Branch financial report totaling $960.46. This discrepancy was first brought to light after a robbery which occurred in the New Orleans Branch in June, 1947, had been committed. In order to re­ lieve the present Port Agent of New Orleans, E. Sheppard, of this discrepancy, as well as Headquarters, it is therefore recommended that Steely White, who was the elected Port Agent of New Orleans at the time this discrepancy occurred be held accountable to the Union for this amount of money. We further recom­ mend that White immediately proceed to the Port of New York and explain to the Secretary-Treasurer the reasons, if any, for this discrepancy so that the Secretary-Treasurer, in turn, may inform the mem­ bership of same. »TT»TTTTT»««T««»TTITmtT»TTT»IT»TIXTXTT On this page starts the Quarterly Financial Statement and the report of the Auditing Com­ mittee. It is important that every SIU member read this report so that he will know the exact status of the Union at this time. Many changes have been made since the 1946 Agents' Conference recommended a program de­ signed to cut expenses, while at the same time continuing the high speed organizing campaign and services to the membership. Certain other changes are due to be made in the coming year. This report outlines what has to be done, and what is in the cards for the future. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Money Owed To Union For Sale Of Cars The records show that the former Port Agent in Philadelphia, James Truesdale, purchased a 1940 Buick Sedan from the Union for $565.00. The record further shows that he has paid only $555.00 to date, il»aving a balance due of $10.00. Since Truesdale left office as a result of being defeated in last year's Un­ ion election, he has neither entered any SIU Hall, according to reports nor has he shipped out. In view of the fact that he has made no attempt to repay this $10.00 to the Union and the shortage still exists on the Union's books, we therefore recommend that this debt be marked off as a bad debt. The Union records show that William Simmons, present San Francisco Agent, bought from the Union a 1941 Buick Sedan for .$600.00. The record fuither shows that of this .$600.00, Simmons has only paid half, leaving a debt of $300.00. We recommend that Sim­ mons immediately commence payment of this debt to the Union, as soon as possible. Per Diem And Travel Expenses For The Port Of Savannah The records show since March of this year, that the Port of Savannah has run up an absolutely un­ reasonable amount of per diem and travel expenses for trips to Charleston, South Carolina. Although the Secretary-Treasurer has repeatedly instructed the Sa­ vannah Port Agent, C. Starling, to reduce this ex­ penditure, it has not been done to any noticeable extent. In view of the fact that there are very fewships going through the Port of Charleston, we rec­ ommend that C. Starling or no other Savannah Offi­ cial, under any circumstances, are to make any trips which entail the necessity for such expenses. Further, we recommend that in the event it is necessary for the Union's welfare that an SIU Repre­ sentative be sent to the Port of Charleston, that the Secretary-Treasurer be empowered to appoint an offi­ cial to go into the Port of Charleston from either Norfolk or Savannah to take care of any immediate emergency. This committee reitei-ates that in no event is the Savannah Agent to submit any bills to this Union for travel and expense unless he has written authoriza­ tion in advance by the Secretary-Treasurer to spend such money. Expenses For The Port Of Boston The Union's records show that although the income of the Port of Boston has decreased to the point where Headquarters has had to send money to the Port of Boston to defray Branch expenses, the actual operat­ ing expenses of Boston, in the meantime, have not decreased accordingly. We therefore recommend that the Port Agent of Boston, J. Mogan, reduce the per­ sonnel on the Union's payroll in the Port of Boston by one person immediately. Expenses For The Port Of New York The Union records show that although the income of the Port of New York is approximately the same as this period last year, the amount of work has been reduced. This is accountable to the fact that at this time last year, the officials were doing a tremendous amount of work in the Isthmian fleet, where no in­ come was derived for the Union. Through the signing of a full Isthmian contract, the bulk of this work will be eliminated to a great percentage. We therefore recommend that the Port Agent of New York, Paul Hall, reduce the personnel on the Union's payroll in the Port of New York by one person immediately. We further recommend in addition to the immediate lay off of one person, that Hall immediately make surveys and rearrange work so as to lay off a second man. Expenses For Headquarters Office Due to the inception of ne'w file systems in Head­ quarters, the records of the Union work in the Headquarters Office are now up to date. Although the amount of work has not decreased any, we feel, nev­ ertheless, that due to the good condition the Union's records are now in, that it should be possible to reduce expenses in Headquarters Office. We therefore recom­ mend that Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, reduce the personnel on the Union's payroll in Headquarters Office by two persons immediately. We further recommend that iMtOc laying off these two persons immediately, that the Secretary-Treasurer make surveys arid rearrange work so as to lay off two more persons. Expenses For Organizational Staff While the records show that General Organizer, Lindsey J. Williams, has complied with the Head­ quarters request to reduce expenses, we feel that fur­ ther reduction may be possible. We therefore recom­ mend that Williams immediately check on the Or­ ganizing Staff and Organizing expenditures and im­ mediately make whatever reductions are at all possi­ ble. We further recommend that once this is done, that Williams then make a report to the membership on same. Expenses For Baltimore The records show that the income and expenditures of Baltimore, as in comparison with other SIU Ports of the same size is out of proportion. For instance, the Ports of Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans, while having the same average of income and shipping, differ in expenses and personnel. We therefore recom­ mend that the Baltimore Agent, W. Rentz, immediate­ ly lay off one person. Weekly Branch Financial Reports The records show that the Secretary-Treasurer has officially notified all Ports that financial reports ac­ cording to our constitution, must be sent in weekly from all Branches. In spite of this, the record further shows that the Ports of Jacksonville, Savannah and Tampa, have at various times been negligent in send­ ing in these reports. In some cases, this time is as great as four weeks. This is a direct violation of the constitution and this Committee recommends that upon concurrence of this report that any Agent who does not submit his financial reports on time, then his action shall be considered as tantamount to his resignation. Case Of John "Hogge" Hatgimisios At the request of Secretary-Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, we have investigated the case of this man. We find that while serving as an elected official in the Port of Baltimore, he was put in jail and kept there for several months due to a beef developing from the 1946 General Strike. This man later stood trial for murder in connection with this beef and was acquitted by a jury. In view of this man's splendid Union rec­ ord and of the fact that the beef he was arrested for involved the SIU's strike in 1946, we therefore rec­ ommend that he be paid actual wages for such time as he was wrongfully held in prison. Telephone Bills This Committee has investigated the expenditures as pertains to the use of telephones. One expense we feel should be eliminated immediately is the practice of the Union to pay phone bills run up on various persona] phones for some officials for carrying out Union business. Although this practice has been in operation for approximately 8 years, this Committee feels that it should be stopped at once. The Committee does not question the payment of these past bills, as we feel that the payments of such bills previously were justified and acceptable to the membership. We do feel, however, that in some cases this privilege has been abused. Therefore, to guarantee the elimination completely of any unnecessary ex­ pense to the Union, we recommend that immediately upon the concurrence by the membership in this re­ port that no such bills be paid in any event in the future. The Committee points out that on an overall basis, the phone bills of the Union are far greater than we feel should be. This has been a recognized fact for a period of time. We therefore recommend that all Port Agents be instructed to see to it that this is stopped. We further recommend that in no SIU Atlantic and Gulf District Port shall any bill that is run up by the Sailors Union of the Pacific be charged to the SIU. The Committee points out that on the West Coast, where there are SIU Representatives, they likewise are not allowed to use telephones at the expense of the SUP. (Continued on Page 14) � 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. 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 December 5, 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. 49 Description An account of the resource Headlines MORE CREW GO TOO DEFENSE OF YOUTZY,BOUTWELL SIU OKAYS FOREIGN RELIEF,DEMANDS US SHIPS BE USED MC SELLING TWO-THIRDS OF US RESERVE FLEET TO FOREIGH COUNTRIES FILLING CLAIM FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS SIMPLE PROCEDURE NMU IS "PRACTICALLY DESTITUE"SAYS STONE IN EMERGENCY REPORT FRISCO SHIPPING LOW;STEER CLEAR OF GOLD COAST LAKES OPERATORS TRY PHONY RUMORS TO STOP SIU SHIPPING RISES BUT MOBILE HAS ENOGH SEAMEN LAKERS BEGIN WINTER LAY-UPS IN PORT BUFFALO NEW YORK SHIPPING HOLDS TO STEADY PACE PAYOFFS AND SIGN-OND KEEP PORT ROLLING GALVESTON LIST TAKES CARE OF JOB CALLS GASSED SKIPPER GUNS SEAMEN ON SMITH THOMPSON GOOD SHIPPING,CLEAN PLAYOFFS IN BALITIMORE GREAT LAKES NMU FALLING APART AT SEAMS MEN TURNING TO SEAFARES FOR PROTECTION TANKERS BRING GOOD SHIPPING TO BOSTON,FULLING AGENT'S CAUTIONS PREDICTION PHILDELPHIA ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW HALL MARCUSE HOOK PICTURE BRIGHTENS LONGSHORE JOBS TAKE UP SLACK JACKSONVILLE HALTS RUN-SROUND ON REPAIRS\LAKES SEAMEN LEARN ONLY SIU GIVES SECURITY NEW HALL,JOBS,NO WEATHER KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY NORFOLK SHIPPING HOLDS;FUTURE LOOKES BRIGHT CAPE HORN BLOWS IN AFTER RUGGED VOYAGE LOADED WITH MISHAPS CREW AIMS TO SCOUR FISKE REPORTS IF QUARTERLY FINACE COMMITTEE THE WAY TO LABOR SOLIDARITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/05/1947 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/e8052c9b8f7a0a4776e6d9b5e5ebd562.PDF 2d5636c1caf20c6b7dd8d6d49bb9b692 PDF Text Text Vol. XX No. 2B SEAFARBIIS«^I.OG Doeombor B 19St » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • I't j J '* "i i'^J.Z ' ~' ''•/.'X '"ll ' ' fmt ' i' l- • f. «• «"••• k Hfl V . « .. i t." • €>EATTLe \• r' NEW YORK, Dee. 4—Jolnriy led by tho SiUNA and NMU, the American union protest on the runaways produced the following results as of 10 PM (EST) tonlghtt - ?: •.. b 160 runaway ships affected in 20 poets. b Only 23 ships escaped from behind picketiines. Most of them left with little or no cargo handled, and i/dthout tugs or pilots. b Injunctions halted picketing on only six ships, b No American-flag ship lost time due to picketing in any port. —Complete Details on Page 3 4. " . . ?'y^' - • • • •' l' - • : --.-f/;". , Joint Picket Action Affects 160 Vessels • ^ Ci i,'ji Misi® :li:;.'•/•••; �[EMS toe i '•,•• i'!.. V • ••• »it 'Go To NLRBV Court Says; OK's ITF Beef EXCERPTS FkOIN JUDGE'S RUUNC Hopes entertained by American owners of runaway tonnage that the US courts would block united labor demonstrations against them< were deflated by the decision isisued by Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan, lit addi^n to refusing to issue an in-^ when the National Labor Re­ ing that any fraud or violence has junction against the SIU front lations Board ruled that the run­ been CT will be resorted to lo as and the National Maritime away ship SS Florida was actually to bring the case within those sec­ I"' I I <?••;• Union, the judge suggested subject to US labor law. The Board tions of the Nonis-La Guardla Act the runaways go to the Na­ held then that the corporate man­ which autbo^e injunctive relief tional Labor Relations Board ipulations Involved in the transfer by the courts under such excep­ of the ship to a runaway flag did tional circumstances." If they had a complaint. not change the realities of the sit­ However, he still left the com­ li la the opinion in the Industry that the runaway operators would uation—namely that it was an plaint on the calendar stating that be extremely reluctant to so near American ship engaged in Ameri­ he would study the unions' request for a dismissal. > the Labor Board for the simple can commerce. Judge Bryan's ruling was the In his decisV>n, Judge Bry.-ui reason that It would Involve aefcnowledslnr the fact that they are told the runaways that he lacked third recent action which indicated ossentlaUy American businesses. Jurisdletioii ever the issue. ''This that the American-owned run­ In turn, that would mean their court," he said, "has no Jurisdio- away flag Ships come under the crews could be organized by Uie tion over this action, the subject Jurisdiction of US law. Just last matter of which Is udthln the cz- week, another Federal court Judge 611} and other maritime unions. Up until now. the runaways have clu^ve Jurisdiction of the board," ruled that an American-owned run­ away ship was subject to lawsuit been able to evade the Jurisdiction referring to the NLRB. of US labor law by claiming that The Judge also upheld the claim by a seaman under the Jones Act, they were actually foreign busi­ presented by SIU and NMU at­ even though the ship was reg­ nesses. However, last May the torneys that the unions were in­ istered under another fla^ (See SIU scored a major breakthrough volved In a "peaceful protest" }n story on page .5.) The Jones Act against the runaways on the legal j a labor dispute. "There is no show- ruling, like the Labor Board rul­ ing in the Florida case, held that corporate and registry changes could not alter the realities of American ownership. The companies which sought the Injunction against the SIU and NMU included most major Amer­ ican oil companies who operate foreign,tonnage.'Among them were Gulf Oil, California Standard, Amoco, Cities Service, Socony, Esso and Atlantic Refining as well as Independent tanker and bulk cargo operators Including Na­ tional Bulk Carriers, Marine Trans­ port, Naess Shipping and Keystone Shipping. Over 600 Feast At NY's Thanksgiving {Ed. not*'. The following are tom* direct gtiotei .from Judge Bryan'* decision in u^ich he refused to glM tunawcty shipowners an injunction against demonstrations hy But American maritims unions.) ^ » » » f'The Taft-Hartley Act ... doies not authorize any per­ son aggrieved by unfair labor piractices to bring suit in the courts ... the National Labor Relations Board is given aclusive primary jurisdiction. . , "... the first eonsideraticm is wfaeth^ thk is a case inTidvins or srowiaf out of a labor dispute. I think that It dearly is . .. ". .. it Is not for the court to say whether or not the defendant unions are wise in pursuing the course they seek to follow ... As long as their activities concern terms or conditions of employment ... or the representation of persona in negotiating . . . the case involves or growr out of a labor dispute and the courts are pro­ hibited from Interfering with such peaceful activities . . .. 'Legitimate Labor Objectives' "I find nothing in the Norris-LaGuardia Act, or the Sherman Act, or indeed in any other statute which prevents . . .American labor nnions from acliiis in concert . . . wiUi fweign trade unions ... to carry out legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute ... . . the plaintiffs find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. The remedy against unfair labor practices condemned by the TaftHartley Act lies exclusively under that Act . . . • person aggrieved must-first appeal to the NLRB . . . . . Indeed, the defendants argue that the Peninsula and Occi­ dental ease before the NLRB [SS Flwida ease: Ed.] indleates that the Board would take such Juriadietion, partlenlarly in light of the conceded facta here ahowing that the plaintiff eorporatlona were controlled by Ameriean corporations ... "Moreover, sueh eases . . . eited . . . give some color to the claim that majority owners^ and control by Amerieans of the corporate owners of foreign vessels might nuke . . . sueh statntes aa the Taft-Hartley Aet applicable to such vessels ... "If the plaintiffs have the right to seek the aid ef the NLRB, they have not done so ' "1 conclude . . . the plaintiffs liave not shown that they arc en­ titled to the preliminary, injunction wldch they seek. To sum­ marize, as far as n6;v appears, this case involves a labor dispute within the meaning of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. There is no show­ ing that any fraud or violence has been or will be resorted to . . ." -• Mates Get Part Of Mobile Part n I '^-i •• I' ,t • !iT>. Readying o couple of turkeys for the Thanksgiving Day dinner, headquarters cafeteria chef Al Clark does a little basting with the gravy. » f-•'' •• i: ft, rh-' wm. I f</ • 4; Ifc'- I fe-L' p,'- p: W-'-' lift Pft: hi'--'"(f, ; Seafarers and members of their families had their fill of holiday fare at the six-course Thanksgiving dinner in New York last week. Sixteen large turkeys,.80 pounds of prime ribs of beef and 40 pounds of^" ham were eagerly attacked by included cream of turkey soup and 628 Seafarers and their adult shrimp cocktail, chefs salad, yams, guests plus about 75 children. creamed onions, whipped pptatoes, Besides the entrees, the menu asparagus tips, mince, pumpkin and apple pies/ fruit cake and apple cider, plus coffee, tea and milk. Bee. 5, I95S Vsl. XX, No. 2S . The dinner served -In New York was duplicated by similar feasting in other SIU. ports On the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, as well as in the halls maintained by the Pacific V*m. BALL. SecrAtmry-Treanirtr District imions on the West Coast BBAsa, Editor. BzBHAn SEAKAN. Art Editor, H»MAN AETHUB. lawn Where facilities for preparing and SnvAOc. AL MASXIN. JOHN BBAZIL, AHA- serving food are not available in •OLB iMWorr, Stair Writer*. Bnx MOODT. Oulf Area Repreeentatioei the Union's halls, arrangements were made with nearby restaurants PubMfhaU blwMfcly at MM hBaUaoartar* to accommodate Seafarers and ' ef tha Saafarara Intarnotlonal Union, At­ their families. lantic • Ovif Olitrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avanuo Brooklyn >8, NY. T*l. HYaelnth The Tiijoiksgiving Dinner Is a M4S0. , Socona claw postago paid at tha Post Offico In Brooklyn. NY. undor preliminary warm-up for a similar «w Act of Aoe. as. ins. affair which will be held on Christ­ mas Day in aU SIU ports, follow­ ing Union tradition. SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO President George Meany has handed down his arbitration award in the con­ tract dispute between the Masters, Mates and Pilots and 21 shipowners represented by th« American Merchant Marine Institute. Meariy accepted the post of arbitrator after the Mates tied up East and Gulf^ Coast shipping for six days at crease in pensions from $100 to addition, noates have now the right $150 a moiith, and a vacation sched­ to terminate articles in any con­ the beginning of October. ule patterned after the West Coast tinental US port or In Puerto Rico. The nine-page award preserves agreement All three items are Provision has also been made for the traditional contract parity be­ retroactive to June 15, Instead Of the payment of severance benefits tween East and West Coast mates October 1, when .the East Coast when a mate loses his Job per­ and between mates and engineers contract expired. manently because his ship has been on East and Gulf coast ships. It Other Improvements call for sold or transferred foreign. gives the Mates the full West overtime pay while, working cargo Nine issues that are up for fur­ Coast contract, plus 28 items from in foreign ports on weekdays be­ ther negotiation include organiza­ the agreement they negotiated tween 5 PM and 8 AM, greater or­ tional security, relief deck officers, with a group of shipping companies ganizational security, overtime pay shifting ship, seniority lists, shipin Mobile last August. Nine other at sea and in port, and a miniifium ping of relief Jobs through tho items from the Mobile agreement manning scale of two 3rd mates On MM&P hiring hall, and coastwise will be renegotiated by the mates all four-mate ships. Maintenance reliefs. Negotiations will resume and the Institute In the next two and cure coverage has been won December 8 in New York. weeks. If they fail to reach agree­ for masters, and first-class air The new 3-year agreenaent will ment, the items will be submitted transportation for all mates. In expire June 15,1961. to Meany for arbitration. Among' the key gains of the award are welfare benefits of $50 a week for up to 39 weeks when a mate is sick or hospitalized, an in- Coast Guard Alters Rules On Lite Preserver Content Use Only One Mail Address WASHINGTON—The C^ast Guard has Issued orders re­ quiring all life preserver pads made of kapok and fibrous glass materials to be sealed in special vinyl containers, inaking Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due them more resistant to gas and from various operators in back oil seepage. The order is an ex­ plastic substance, protected them wages and disputed overtime tension of a previous require­ from the oil seepage even though the bag mi|d>t be punctmred by a should first check whether they bave a proper mailing address ment for life preservers used on snag. Since vinyl is available in lim­ on file with the company. SIU passenger, ships ^and will affect ited quantities, the order Will apmerchant vesselsr headquarters officials point out that reports recdved from sev­ , The oi^der was issued after a se­ gly only to the future production eral operators show checks have ries of! tests showed that tinder of these types of preservers. A been mailed to one address, certain ! condMion# gasoline and provision was also included in the while a beef on the same score light oil films tended to have>a order to allow present life pre­ is sent from another, thlis cre­ dctrlmeiital e;ffect on' the btiby^y servers made: jyithout ribe vinyl ating much difficulty In keeping of life preservers with kapok and bags to remain in service if they fibrous glass-pads. It was found are In good cohditlons and meet iccounUf straight. other requirem^Si'< that sealing these pads in .1't I'..' •/.Kl •^1 �- - V -DMMAOT I. IfIt SEAFARERS toe Vtc* IfbiM "S; US Unions Hit 160 Runaways 111 4-Day Protest Is Big Success Spearheaded jointly by the SIU and NMU, a dra­ matic demonstration of American support for the worldwide union protest against runaway-flag shipping was successfully concluded ships flying the flags of Panama, late yesterday after 96 Liberia, Costa Rica and Honduras. Plans for the American demon­ hours of picketing by sea stration were set up at a meeting in New York November 24 called' men in 20 US ports. by SIUNA president Paul Hall and The protest staged by NMU president Joseph Curran, as of the American ITF the American Committee co-chairmen Committee. Two former SlU-manned ships which ran away, the Atlantic Wdter and Gulf Water, lie dead behind a picket line in Baltimore. of the International TranS' Summing up the impact of the portworkers Federation af beef in a joint statement issued fected a total of 160 runaway last night, co-chairmen Hall and Runaways Learn They Can't Hide "We got them scattered from hell to yonder , , was the report clicked out by teletype froni New Orleans all week as the ITF runaway ship demonstration picked up steam New Orleans had 24-hour picket squads and a couple of ets dressed in down east foul picket boats roving right into weather gear appeared on a local • i. television show and went back to their posts where Liberian-flag su­ pertankers were hung up. • • • Mobile had the Liberian run­ away Ampala in hand, which was empty when picketing began and empty when she skipped port with­ out tugs or a pilot. Owners of that one should have a bit of trouble when they bring her back to Ala­ Costa Rica, one of the four bama after flouting state law bar­ "Panhonlibco" nations, has com­ ring any sailing minus tugs or a peted plans to cancel the reg­ pilot. A couple of ITF pickets ap­ MONTREAL—Critically af­ istry of runaway-flag ships peared iive on television in Port­ fected by the runaway-flag under her flag, effective Decem­ land, Oregon, complete with picket gimmick that has reduced Can­ ber 31. The action involves signs and ITF leaflets, to tell their ada's deep-sea merchant fleet IZZ ships and affects some 810,- case to the public. They did so to less than 20 ships, the SIU 000 deadweight tons of ship­ well, the local papers upped cov­ Canadian District picketed ping. erage on the runaway protest story on both coasts and the Lakes, The bill passed by the Costa the next morning . . . Five ships tying up 14 runaways that Rican iegislature cancels all were tied up there. showed up in seven ports. The * « * licenses that are in arrears im­ vessels were picketed until the One major benefactor of the mediately and the rest at the end of the four-day demon­ end of the year. The IZZ ships world-wide demonstration are the stration led by SIUNA vicebrought the country $100,000 a rope and paint companies. Unable president Hal C. Banks. All year in revenue, or less than to get any type of service in port, moves to block the Canadian $1,000 each for the privilege of some ships just cut lines and picketing by injunctions failed drifted out, hopeful of gaining evading US wage scales and the completely. 52 percent US corporation tax sanctuary in another port. Others, like the Panamanian Helen H. in New Orleans, painted out their rine Engineers Beneficial Associ­ pushed aside the regular tug crew, names in a bid to hide their iden­ ation, Masters, Mates & Pilots, took over the boat and tried to tity from roving picket squads. The American Radio Association and move the big ship out. pickets stayed with them anyway. the Radio Officers Union. Efforts Typical of the trade union spirit of local ITF port committees, that predominated throughout the which gained the support of thou­ beef was the reaction of the tug's sands of workers in all phases of crew ... They Jumped over the the maritime industry, were co­ side to an ITF picket boat standing ordinated by Cal Tanner, SIUNA by. The tugmen, members of the vice-president, and NMU vicepresident Shannon Wall. Inland Boatmen's Union, said they didn't want to have any part In The port distribution of ships letting the runaway get away . . . showed that New Orleans and Philadelphia bore the brunt of the She left without a pilot also. demonstrations, each having more « * * than 20 ships hung up. New York, In New York, operators of the as a package cargo port, had a Liberian freightship Panagiotis smaller number, since the runaways showed they didn't care much are primarily bulk cargo carriers. what flag they flew if they eould On the Pacific Coast, Morris get their ship serviced . ^ . An­ Weisberger, SIUNA first vicechored out in the stream, the Pan­ president and secretary-treasurer agiotis pulled down the Liberian of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, flag at 4 AM Tuesday, ran up the .directed joint picketing activities 6|:eek ensign and waited for busi­ by the .SUP, Marine Firemen, Ma­ ness. When none came, she upped rine Cooks and Stewards and West anchor at 3 PM Tuesday heading Coordinating American pro­ Coast branches of the NMU and for Boston, where, she was tied up test, SIUNA v-p Col Tanner the officers unions. Wednesday all over again. (center) and NMU. v-p Shan­ Due to the combined US effort, .. t * • non Wall (right) check ship only 23 runaways were able to skip : Snow boots were the order of the day In Portland^ Maine. Pickmoves with Pogor, NMU. (Contjintt^ on page 5.> the bayou country to keep tabs on the more than 20 runaways in the Crescent City's port area. * * « Seattle had the Liberian super­ tanker Neapolis locked up tight at Anacortes, Wash., until three com­ pany officials of Foss Tug & Barge SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curron took turn on line down at Erie Basin, New York. They were picket­ ing the SS Houston. The runaway ship West Princess was one of more than 20 vessels hung up in New Orleans by the joint action of American maritime unions. Philadelphia, piekat boats madt life miserable for: rundwa^ Sign on pilot house tells.iwhoie story. i i A i Curran declared: "The effective united action of the American maritime unions proves their de­ termination to resolve this critical problem. The unions will now sur­ vey the effects-of the protests as a means of determining the course of our future action." Shannon Wall, Vice-president of the NMU, and Cal Tanner, SIU vice-president who coordinated the activities of the two unions de­ clared the success of the operation was a result of tiie officic-nov and cooperation among the unions m ail ports. All hands worked as one, they said, and despite the vastness of the beef it came off without a hitch anywhere. Picketlines in the ports where runaway ships showed up were manned jointly by SIUN.\ and NMU affiliates, along with the Ma- One Gone Canada SIU Pickets 14 ^.1 �SEAFAMERS r LOG i, l»Bt " I w SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Acfiyify November 12 Through November 25, 1958 > Per SiOR In Offs Oas Trans. TOTAL iofltM 1 1 3 1 class B and the remaining nine percent for "C" men. These figures New Yerfc ... 27 8 13 40 represent proportions of the total jobs shipped and have been virtual­ HdledelpMn.. 4 3 10 17 ly constant for many months. leMiiere ... 9 2 11 . 22 A recap of the men on the beach at the end of the period shows NerfoHi ..... 1 2 7 11 seven ports with IfiO or less men on the beach in all departments, pee 1 9 8 among them Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wil­ Tompn ...... —" _ 4 4 mington and Seattle. San Francisco follows with 107 and Philadelphia Mobile 7 1 i 13 with 109. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have New Orle«M . I 19 2 28 50 or less class top seniority (class A) men on hand. Norfolk has 51. Lake ClMrles . ~ 8 i The following is the forecast port hy port: Boston: Very slow .•. . Neusten .... 1 2 18 19 New York: Still good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . . — 7 7 Norfolk: Fkir. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Should WHmliigfaa 1 8 10 pick up sgein . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Just fair . . . See Fraedsce. 2 4 7 Houston: Still busy . . . Wilmington: Slow . . . San Franeisoo: Fair . . . Seatrie 1 14 SIU shipping showed a healthy increase last period, re­ The seniority totals indicate no change for class A, a slight dip for flecting a 35 percent rise over the previous report. The total class B and a corresponding rise,for industry newcomers in class C. number of men dispatched was 1,126. Registration rose also, The proportion of jobs for class A was 69 percent, plus 22 percent for to 1,138. Thus, the number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period was virtually the same as before. The rise in shipping was across the board, covering all three departments. All SIU ports handled a total of ^8 ships, including 61 payoffs, 28 •ign-ons and 119 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Bal­ timore again accounted for the bulk of these, 96 all told. The heavy activity didn't do much good for shipping in Baltimore, however. (See '^hip Activity" summary at right.) Eight ports shared in the overall shipping rise. Tampa showed no real change and five others declined. Shipping in New York was more than double the previous report, producing the highest dispatch total for that port in five years. Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, New Or­ leans, Houston, Wiluiington and Seattle also gained. On the downside, Mobile slumped, Boston shipped no jobs at all and Baltimore, Lake SeatOe: Good. Charges and San Francisco fell off again. TOTALS ... 81 28 119 208 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake. Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco.. Seattle TOTAtS GROUP 12 3 2 4 — 30 46 18 5 10 11 28 3 8 1 1 9 21 16 28 2 1 7 20 2 4 9 9 6 11 108 186 46 Registered CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL 2 1 3 6 11 12 25 94 4 19 — — 4 4 6 12 46 2 4 5 10 12 1 — 1 1 2 — 1 1 1 6 1 3 34 2 8 13 48 2 23 3 1 — 2 S 3 27 1 9 2 2 6 4' 1 5 6: 23 3 4 7 19 — 340~11 41 62* 114 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL — 31 73 28 132 3 8 5 16 8 10 23 7 3 11 10 6 1 1 — 8 8 19 36 10 20 2 37 10 21 7 4 1 2 10 14 5 4 12 82 172 66 3201 Shipped CLASS B Shipped GROUP 123 ALL Roglsterod On The Booth CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL GBOUP 121ALL 8 15 13 — 2 1 1 2 — — 1 — 1 — 3 2 6 — — — 3 31 2 2 2 1 1 3 8 10 8 19 132 — 1 1 23 16 — 2 11 10 1 19 36 2 37 7 14 12 29320 2 2 1 2 4 27 37 0 8 l7 14 14 31 2 2 2 1 1 19 — 1 — — -- 3 8 2 4 6 — 8 — 67 29 20 2 30 182 88 158 43 289 38 18 14 20 4 26 38 92 13 143 13 9 15 2 22 1 4 — 5 f 4 1 2 1 71 24 26 38 7 n 48; 2 43 7 20 20 42 — 62 14 9 1 34 3 -11 — i2 2 11 2 24 6 12 14 416 279 490 94 GROUP I ^2 3 ALL 5 *3 1 9 2 20 25 47 2 5 7 21 47 71 8 7 11 — i 2 lit 1 10 1 •1 2 17 2 26 1 27 — 863 19 1 6 12 13 1 5 S 2 — 1 79 135 1 9,. 20 7 15 9 7 8 233 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Pert AA Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Cin The Beach CLASS B CLASS A ' *! GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A B 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 1' ' • • 3 3 3 6 3 6 1 12 14 1 50 17 9 76 5 23 13 31 25 41 12 74 11 97 3 3 11 21 18 42 14 153 •69 148 23 230 7 63 42 14 97 _ 13 — 10 1 6 11 — 4 6 4 18 2 12 8 12 13 2 3 20 ' 1 5 _ 5 18 2 36 5 43 —4 8 6 34 25 60 12 1 13 4 18 6 98' 9 lis 1 18 1 1 --4 24 8 _ 1 6 1 8 — 5 2 12 6 20 7 1 2 3 15 2 18 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 ' — — 2 5 — 7 — 2 7 2 3 3 6 — 6 — 2 7 3 3 7 3 2 1 13 1 — _ 4 4 — 4.— 3 — 2 — 5 2 3 — 4 4 1 6 — 4 2 2 2 — Q g • 3 19 s 13 10 18 IS 45 5 27 4 10 a0 44 7 X fj 4 12 WW xw X0 xo V xw Aw 34 8 3 45 4 7 7 8 17 91 2 5 59 7 16 6 21 2 2 5 4 11 ~8 11 14 29 14 29 54 25 — ' 3 — 3 —. 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 4 ... 5 1 1 6 23 30 — 1 10 5 18 9 5 S3 13 25. 3 41 3 14 5 24 33 6 2 2 48 13 4 7 13 , _ — 7 6 1 8 _ 6 17 1 1 6 6 14 1 1 1 7 2 6 1 1 2 13 4 4 1 5 19 — 2 21 2 30 — 12 __ 2 . 7 14 7 — 1 3 2 4 21 7 14 1 2 — 11 8 3 3 13 — 5 9 4 8 — 12 — 13 1 9 1 7 8 19 1 4 1 1 11 — 43 221 33 297 9 68 54 131 29 189 27 245 7 43 58 108 13 20 S3 245 108 33 386 134 483 55 672 17 131 94 242 1 • , s "o •— It STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A fOrff Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles..... Hoiiston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TPW ' DECK MN&ME VrfWARIt X Registered CLASS B •— Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 2 4 2 2 __ 22 11 33 66 2 13 15 34 15 51 100 6 1 4 11 — 3 3 4 3 5 12 13 4 17 34 12 12 4 1 3 8 1 2 3 6 1 2 4' 7 4 5 — . 1 — 2 2 4 1 1 2 7 1 4 — 2 5 7 _ — 1 1 6 2 5 13 _ 10 10 2 — 7 9 — 34 11 45 _ IS 15 3 1 30 34 — 1 1 2 2 2 3 — 1 ' 4 10 3 3 16 1 6 1 8 7 11 18 _ 1 1 — 2 — 2 2 1 1 1 3 10 2 4 16 — 4 4 5 9 4 — 4 3 — 7 2 2 1 1 4 6 91 26 116 233 3 5 75 83 70 23 123 210 Registered CLASS A MM MM Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oh The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS C ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL A B 2 2 1 ___ - . 5 19 1 13 19 'MM 28 100 19 23 142 94 .34 112 240 1 22 8- 24 3 ' 4 12 4 16 13 96 18 34 8 - 8 5 13 44 11 3 ' 2 5 5 5 10 . 6 8 2 1 2 2 7 2 2 11 5 2 7 13 1 1 MM' 1 1 2 5 M 14 27 2 9 2 11 22 9 t» 118 17 7 7 84 58 40 17 7 3 1 4 2 6 2 2 8 5 31 7 18 7 25 23 3 9 3 3 1 4 3 1 'MM MM 31 3 12 8 3 9 12 16 3 15 1 7 7 1 14 11 1 1 6 98 286 681 75 33 216 75 33 924 297 1 32 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 MM MM J . MM MM 1 1 1 MM - •' MM 1 2 3 9 4 15 4 4 4 1 1 2 _ 17 2 6 1 1 MM' 4 5 61 MM ,1 . MM • .M MM MM MM MM ^M MM MM MM MM MM MM , M- MM MM MM MM MM MM • - MM MM'. WWM MM Mi—" MM MM «M MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM '•A/- GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 32 2 2 28 1 '7 8 2 4 85 41 8 7 4 14 — — 1 1 — 14 14 — 1 21 22 — — 4 4 1 5 7 1 7 1 >— 8 — 1 7 8 — 4 1 8 15 144 168 9 MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sharped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0ht The Beach CLASSB CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLAJei§ GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 8 AIA^ 1 9. % Ak.T,l ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 1 AfX 1 108 186 46 1 340 11 79 135 233 41 62 1 114 82 172 66 320 3 27 37 29]320 67 29 | 416 279 490 94 j 863 19 67 1 14 14 43 221 33 1 297 9 17 131 94 242 68 54 1 131 29 189 27 j 245 7 43 98 109 — 331249 108 33 | 386 134 483 59 1 672 13 20 m. OA AA OMdi. 1 '0AB 00*A9B9.) AfC ' QA 1 'WAX AAW 14C tAA •• tMM ^ • 0 K TK WA AO eoo A' K ' 09 WW WX .. .AMI XXw i X99w' 'xD xw% 0 /D 11 e9 70 297 M xW rfVl 23 123 216 V 83jZ10 75 33 1 824 5 ol 75 — T' 32 b42 p8-_195 1 870 23 114 191 1 32i 181 384 216 .78i] If^ 75 15f .38f{ 1 28 60 XSlTtl 250 95 [IITOITlp ion 435 12216 45 225 373 I .< "1 t f < .• - • • 1 - - m �Deeeaber ». 1M» SEAFARERS LOG 'ii. • •»• "• • " 'Fit® Whig / ;,rt| JONES ACT APPLIES: QUESTION: Do you lind riio protont systom of itsuing draws ogoinft your boso pay ad^uole? Jim 6^i«t«r, ottUtgr: No. I would rather thejr allowed us to draw against our overtime too. As It la now we don't have much to draw against, especially after they take out our allotments, taxes and other deduc­ tions. However I think the draw should be limited to assure a man of some money when he pays off at the end of a voyage. Charles Oglesby, ABi The present system is not fair. If a man makes the money, let him have It. I think It is up to each guy Individually to make sure he saves enough for when he is paid off and winds up on the beach. But the present draw limit Is pretty small when you get down to it after the deductions are taken out. US Court Rules Seamen Can Sue Runaway Ships While American seamen were preparing for their role in the worldwide protest agaipst runaway shipping, a Federal District Court judge in New York ruled that an Americanowned runaway operation was subject to injury suits under the Jones Act. The decision, which held that the creation of a rtmaway-flag corporation owners, to avoid stringent shipping pressed beyond the normal foiv did not absolve American laws by seeking foreign registra­ mantles of more or lew nominal owners of their obligations, ap­ tion eagerly offered by some coun­ foreign registration to enforce, pears to be another important step tries.' against American shipowners the in whittling down the special priv­ "Confronted with such opera­ obiigations which onr law places ileges enjoyed by the runaways. tions, onr courts on occasion have upon them." Judge Irving R. Kaufman, in announcing that he would accept suit against the owners under the ti Jones Act, declared: 4" C. C. Bridgman, AB: Personally "Under the view pressed by the Pete Foti, AB: They should it doesn't matter that much to me Compania" [Compania Panaitiena allow us to draw some amount of for I try to draw our overtime. Af­ Maritime San Gersimo SA] "an as little as pos­ ter all, on SIU American owner might escape his sible during a ships Saturday statutory liability merely by inter­ trip. All they and Sunday over­ (Continued from page 3) posing a foreign corporation be­ claimed that all the Niarchos tank­ take out of my time Is guaran­ ers got away early Tuesday. tween himself and the vessel, both port, after delays, after being hit by pay Is the allot­ teed, so why not Despite the press releases, the of which, for all practical purposes picketlines or roving picket squads ment. However let us have It? World Enterprise and World Bond he owns . . . 'I do not believe that covering miles of waterfront In the present sys­ Many times a the law can be so easily baffled." cars and picket boats. A few of were still being picketed at Port­ tem Is hard on man has a prob­ the ships slipped out after being land until 36 hours later, when the NLRB RuHng Similar the men who lem and has tb serviced by scab labor behind un­ Enterprise skipped after dark Wed­ Judge Kaufman's ruling would have' allotments send money ion picketlines. The rest got away nesday, under cover of a fierce taken out of their pay leaving home, but It is hard to get. I thus appear to follow the same line only after cutting their lines, and snowstorm. The World Bond was . them with little to draw against. would like to see our draw limits of thought expressed by the Na­ then minus tugs and pilots and still tied to the dock yesterday with They should Increase it in their Increased up to about one-third of tional Labor Relations Board when Portland under six inches of snow. with full or half-loads. it ruled that the runaway fiag pas­ case. Operators who tried the injunc­ Major Injunction Bid Fails our OT. senger ship SS Florida was subject t t it tion route to drive off persistent In advance of the scheduled pro­ i t> Max Eustace, DM: I think they to the US Labor Relations Act. The Y. E. (Johnny) Pedrsza, Jr., Board held that the Liberian-flag test, a group of runaway tanker picketlines were successful only in should allow us to have more draws than they FHVT: No, the present draw-limit vessel and its owners were subject operators sought an injunction in Mobile, where picketing was does not give a to its jurisdiction because the ship Federal District Court in New York banned on five ships already in do. After all, man enough to was actually American-owned and to bar the SIU and NMU from tak­ local shipyards, and In Galveston, we've earned the get by on. How- operated In American foreign ing any part in. the beef. District where the NMU was barred from money, so why ever, if they trade, even though two subsidiary Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan picketing one ship. Other than not let us have would allow us corporations were set up as a threw the operators' petition out that the various injunction, pro­ it. Many times to draw agalhst means of operating It under the for lack of jurisdiction. (See story ceedings failed to halt the fourwe've hit a port day protest. on page Z;) our overtime, it Liberian fiag. and needed Accordingly, the Picketing in the ITF demonstra­ Ex-Seatram Picketed would help a lot. Board approved the SIU's bid for money for ex­ tion got underway 12:01 AM on In New Orleans, the runaway exIf a man does an election on the ship whioh was penses, not onl}' Monday, December 1, and con­ Seatrain New Orleans, formerly draw it though, subsequently won by the Union. for ourselves but tinued through midnight yester­ manned by Seafarers, highlighted it would be up to our families, especially around The Jones Act ruling by Judge day on a 24-hour basis. By noon argument in Civil District Court the holidays. But what can we do, him to make sure he saves enough Kaufnoan Involved a suit by a the captain has the money locked to take care of his family and him­ Greek crew-member of the Pana­ Monday an estimated 60 ships were before Judge Rene A. Viosca. already tied up, as support from Ruling out an Immediate ban on' up. self while on the beach. manian-flag Marcella. He was in­ waterfront workers for the anti- picketing, Judge Viosca told the jured while the ship was in Can­ runaway fight steadily mounted. operator's attorney, Walter Carroll, This figure jumped to 75 by (who also represents the SlU-con-' adian waters, and brought suit under the Jones Act although when Monday evening, and to 106 on tracted Mississippi Shipping), that he sighed on In Baltimore he had "Tuesday, when the Liberian "De­ he would not issue a temporary to agree th'at Ife only had rights puty Commissioner of Maritime writ and' leave the unions with no for injury claims under Panaman­ Affairs" Issued a hasty press state­ means to carry on a peaceful pro­ ian' law. Consequently, by accept­ ment calling the demonstration test during the rest of the fourthe case. Judge Kaufman in ineffective." At the time, 75 of day period. It has been normal WASfflNGTON—The SEAFARERS LOG won its 24th La­ ing effect, ruled that the seaman could the ships tied up were Liberian- practice In Louisiana before thia bor Press citation over the years when it was awarded a cer­ not sign his rights away. flag vessels. to "enjoin fi^st and ask questions 'Hot Ships' Snowed Under tificate of merit for general editorial excellence in the an­ A key element In the Judge's afterwards." In the same way, runaway opera­ In addition to widespread tele­ nual International Labor ^ decision was the fact that a ma­ Press of America competi­ volving the over-all content and jority of the stock in the company tors sought some comfort from vision coverage and front-paged tion. The "United Rubber appearance of the entries. was owned by residents of New scattered reports on ships that newspaper stories giving the back­ Judging the entries of over 300 York who are citizens of the United managed to escape from behind ground of the union protest, 100,Worker," published by the union of the same name, took the award labor organs were faculty members States. He cited a 1953 Supreme picketlines. Spokesmen for the 000 leaflets were distributed on the in the class for International pub^ of the Journalism Department of Court case in which the court held big Niarchos tanker interests re­ waterfront by the time picketing leased an "obituary" to the press ended; Tfie leaflets issued by the lications, while the "Machinist" tfie University of California at Los as follows: on the NMU-SIU demonstration In American ITF Committee pointed organ of the International Associa­ Angeles and of the Institute of "It is common knowledge that In tion of Machinists, also won a Labor Relations. In Issuing a cer­ recent years a practice has grown, Portland, Me., after one of the Ni­ out that 400 ships which had fled certificate of merit. General edi­ tificate of merit to the SIU news­ particularly among American ship­ archos supertankers got away. the US flag for tax-dodging Liber­ Heady with this success, they ian registry had torpedoed 16,000 torial excellence Is the major clas­ paper they remarked that, "This seamen's jobs plus thousands of jobs ' newspaper shows obviously high sification in the ILPA contest infor other-maritime workers,, while coippetent technical awareness of endangering national security by journalistic practices." cutting a huge slice from the US Last year the LOG won one first qierchant fleet. Another 100 US prize and three merit awards. As ships also switched to the other a result of its top award for having runaway havens whose vessels were the best front page in the 1957 picketed. competition, the L(X} was ineligi­ Although the protest was acti­ ble to compete In the front page vated in 20 ports, local committees category this year. Other classifica­ were on 24-hour standby in five tions 'judged in the labor press other'ports completely bypassed by LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for competition are "best single edi­ the. runaways. Some of the "hot" this port hit a new low over the torial," "best original cartoon" and ships, unable to move into berths,. past period as many of the vessels "best feature article." rode out the four-day protest at The LOG'S certificate of merit due in for pay-off and sign-on were anchor or slowed up in transit to diverted to other ports, Leroy was the SIU newspaper's 24thUS ports, 4n order to arrive late. Clarke, port agent reports. This prize since the inauguration of the was-largely due to the. fact that annual awards in 1947 under the Cities . Service had slowed down auspices of the American Federa­ production at its refinery in order tion of La'bor. It was the paper's 11th prize siitoe the AFL-CIO to make some inajoi i-epaks. - Calling Into port during the last merger, in 1955. two weeks were the Bents Fort, In 1955 and 1953 the LOG won Bradford Island, Cantigny and the top award for editorial excel­ Winter Hill (Cities Service) and (he lence; It has: placed first or been Sid* by side, EmIle JHqllins,:SlU. (left) and H. Bpvms, NMU, pickol Atlas (Cargp^^ and . Tapdcship). AU vQited./or this award .five.of the last were reported In good shape. seven years.. . runaway ship in Mobile, Ala. •n '•i 4 US Sea Unions Tie Up Rnnaway-Flag Shipping LOG Is Cited For Editorial Excellence CS Refinery Work Slows Ik. Charles Ttll it to tht I/oj! ^ �• ', rum Sta^ -^v A '. "rl' *'i -. -• t, •• SEAWAREK3 IPG DMMitier »; Bloonifield Fleet Gets Top Cleanliness Score WC Sailors HOUSTON—^The 88 Margarett Brown, last of Bloomfield Steamship Company's four-ship fleet to be inspected, received a perfect score in the annual US Public Health Inspection last month. Two of the company's other ships, the Uucille Bloom- immersed in water never less than field and the Neva West also 170 degrees, meat blocks are ecored 100 percent in :the test, cleaned daily with wire brushes, while the fourth vessel, the Alice and cooks' knives and utensils arc Brown, just missed the perfect kept clean and greaseless at all circle with a score of 99 percent. times. "The sanitation certificate framed Daily. Practice In a letter to Robert Matthews, on the bulkhead of each of our Unusual Interest has been shown he did during the last two voyages SIU Houston Port Agent, O. C. vessels is of the utmost importance Webster, Bloomfield vice-president, to all hands," he noted, "as it re­ by the crew on the Steel Seafarer on the Kyska. in the vessel's praised the efforts of the crews in presents not only a clean ship but Several bakers, cooks and stew­ safety program, ard departments were in line for keeping their vessels up to par. a continuous effort of ship's per­ Grady Fairclotb, votes of confidence and thanks "Cleanliness," he said, "is not a sonnel to safeguard the health of ship's, reporter from their shipmates. S. M. Wokcase of being up for these annual all aboard." noted. It • is be­ ton, baker on the Feltote was Matthews commended the crew inspections, but is a day to day lieved to hayC praised for his variety of pastries; practice on all of these vessels." of the Margarett Brown and the come about as a thanks to Johnny Knowles for the It requires daily inspection by other three Bloomfield vessels for result of the ac­ fine French bread he has been put­ the chief stewards, Webster, said, the fine job they have been doing cident on the last ting out for the crew on the Alin true SIU style. tc see that all of the dishes and trip in which one mena; and to the steward depart­ tableware are properly washed and crewmember fell ments on the Calmar, Maria H, Fairclofh and broke his' Steel Admiral, CS Norfolk, Del leg, he said. But whatever the Monte, Ocean Star, Alcoa Polaris, cause, it is an excellent idea for Bienville, Jefferson City Victory, all to join in for it will pay off in and Lucille Bloomfield, all of the long run. whom have been doing "a fine It was a very clean payoff re­ job." cently on the Del Mar, Michael Dunn, ship's del­ PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for egate writes, be­ this port picked up a great deal cause of the fine over the last period, Steve Car- cooperation the dullo, port agent reports. The SS delegates have Evelyn (Bull) recrewed as was been receiving predkted and took a number of from all of the men off the registration list. The crew. This co­ remaining jobs were replacements operation has he for vessels paying off or calling continued, SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping said, with the re­ into port for servicing. Dunn for this port picked up somewhat sult that every­ The membership attending «the thing running qery over the past period as a number has been last meeting in this port was filled of vessels paying off or calling in­ in on the background of the Inter­ smoothly during the present trip. to the area for servicing took on The last, ship's hieeting could be national Tfansportworkers Federa­ tion beef against runaway flag, ves­ called the entertainment meeting replacements. However, Marty Breithoff, port according to the ship's minutes. sels, Ciirdulio said. Paying off during the past period Much of the time was spent In agent, reported that the spurt is were the Massmar, Marymar (Cai- expiaining the system of draws and expected to slow down next period. Calling here during the period mar) and the Cities Service Chl- the vessel's movie program to new wawa and Winter Hill.. The Mass- crewmembers, he noted. All hands were the Coeur D'Alene Victory mar, Evelyn and the Steel Sea­ voted in favor of buiiding up the (Victory Carriers) and the Kyska fund to purchase new movies, and (Waterman), both paying off. Infarer (Isthmian) signed on. In transit were the Petro Chem the whole program as turned over transit were the Ocean Evelyn (Valentine); Robin Hood (Robin); to Brother J. Tucker. (Maritime Overseas); Portmar, Votes of thanks were In order- Pennmar (Calmar); Fairport (Wa­ Young America (Waterman); Emilia, Jean, Edith (Bull); Steel to ship's delegate John Brady for terman); Steel Surveyor and the Admiral (Isthmian); Ocean Dinny the fine job he has been doing in Steel Flyer (Isthmian). The Coeur (Maritime Overseas) and the Alcoa that capacity on the Orion Ciipper; D'Alene Victory and the Wild Pennant (Alcoa). and to Brother Pamell for the job Ranger (Waterman) signed on. SIU SHIPS AT SEA Philly Showis PHote Big Upturn L0rr^/^ In Shipping Shipping Up In 'Frisco; Future Dim VfiAWihm mcLss xkcmd"/ aie >VelCoTti£db\r youjr • ••"T. • ""i: • 54 Running -f ~ SAN FRANCISC(5—The annual election of the Sailors Union of the Pacific got underway December 1 with 64 candidates in the run­ ning for 17 offices. Incumbents Morris Welsberger and Harry Johnson are -unopposed for secre­ tary-treasurer and assistant , secre­ tary-treasurer respectively. Union members will also be called upon to elect five of seven candidates as building corpora­ tion trustees and five of seven as delegates to next year's SIU of NA Convention. Trustees are elected to one year terms while delegates are chosen every other year for the biennial conventions. There are also seven propositions on the. ballot, among which are shipping rule changes incorporat­ ing the seniority preference sys­ tem; a proposal to extend the tenday period ii> which crews can re­ turn to their laid up ships to 21 days; and one to decide whether men working on shoreside jobs have the right to be registered on on the SUP shipping list. Other candidates running unop­ posed are Joe Pohorence for San Francisco dispatcher. Jack Dwyer, first patrolman in San, Francisco, and William Armstrong', New York agent. Voting will continue through January, 1959. . : Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including cmmittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groupit named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of eachoneeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so.. h.a ^Memory^s Not Enough^ I ^ 'r. d V-*'* '* ; : ^ 1' fl - it's largely true thot safety practiceg are a matter -of developing good habits, so that it becomes semi-automatic after o while for the safety-conscious Seafarer to dO his .fob tlie. ri^ht way. But oven the bestintentioned crewrheiViber can become forgetful and that's when it's always good to have d reminder handy. • A^V'. v-r ite- Signs posted in appropriate places, such as the one illustrated here, will serve to jog the memory ifa if a crewmember to overlook " happens " a necessary safety precaution. Properly used, such v can be a definite-asset in preventing shipboard mishaps. ' ' J • ,» '•/^f n>' hM' • • -i C!"' •I'Sp-.-h;'"' I V" : • IH< r-\ • '.H 1: Stains"; , vimCi �Deoeoiker 5^ 19tt. SEAFARERS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Science Toys For Children TagaOngm >;..T LOG Pier Collapses -Tired Bloo^ , Sections of a Brooklyn pier just quietly gave up and col­ lapsed into the Upper Bay, dumping some 50 cases of watches, cameras and other optical goods into saltwater. About 170 feet of Pier 6, Bush Terminal, were involved. The pier started showing" cracks on Sunday afternoon, November 30, and an hour later, a section of the pier gave'way. Fortunately, since it was Sunday, nobody was working on the dock at the time. It was believed that some of the pilings under the dock gave way, which would be an unusual accident but the only logical reason offered for the pier's collapse. New York Booms, Sets Five-Vear Shipping High NEW YORK—Shipping for the past period hit a five-year record high as 477 jobs were shipped from this port alone, Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer reported. The last highest total was in Decem­ V ber, 1953, when 502 berths doing, "^he crew of the Ocean were shipped during the pre- Dinny refused to pay off their ves^ Ch'ristmas rush period. The crew- sel because they could not coma ing of a,couple of ships that were to terms on an overtime beef. in lay-up helped boost the totals. However the beef was settled Next period should also be very quickly in favor of the crew by good'with men piling off in order the boarding patrolman and the to bq home for Christmas. ship paid off deari. On the whole. Hall said, the There were a total of 48 vessels vessels paid off clean because of calling into this port over the past the fine job their delegates are period. Twenty-seven paid off, eight signed on and 13 were intransit. The following vessels paid off: Seagarden (Peninsular ' Nav.); Frances, Beatrice. Elizabeth (Bull); Bienville, Gateway City, Fairland,. patrolman reported that most of Beauregard, Raphael Semmes the tankers are not docking in (Pan-Atlantic); Robin Sherwood, Robin Hood (Robin); Maria H Richmond any more. (Herald); Longview Victory, North­ western Victory (Victory CJiuriers); From the Great Lakes District Steel Admiral, Steel Traveler comes news that Seafarers at the (Isthmian); Atlantic (Banner Line); Detroit Public Health gervice hos­ Ideal X (Marine Tankers); Seapital took to cover when a British trains New York, Texas, Savan­ jet plane recently crashed oniy nah, Louisiana (Seatrain); Ocean 1,000 feet from the hospital One Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Madaket of the men remarked, "Give me a (Waterman); Seastar (Traders) and good safe SIU ship any time over the Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa.) Signing on were the Steel Ad­ the dangers of a hosMtal." miral and Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); Atlantic (Banner); LongSeafarers who worked aboard view Victory, Northwestern Vic­ the SlU-contracted excursion boat, tory (Victory Carriers); Ines (Bull); the Canadiana, are expected to re­ Robin Hood (Robin) and the Gate­ ceive their wages due them now way City (Pan-Atlantic). The in-transit vessels included that the ship has been sold, reports the Great Lakes District. A ship the Winter Hill, Cantigriy (Cities accident in July had drained the Service); the Arizna (Waterman); company of all its assets. The ship Seatrain Georgia, New Jersey (Seawas bought for $28,500 at an auc­ train), Texmar (Calmar) and the Val Chem (Heron). tion last month. Everybody's science-conscious this Christmas, and toy manufactur­ ers are likely to make more money from Sputnik than the Russians. But the problem for parents who want to make scientific materials available to their youngsters, is to separate the worthwhile materials from the tremendous, amount of "scientific"' junk on the market. First of all. avoid the pseudo-scientific playthings that try to capita­ lize on th% present interest in science. You can spend $4 for a me­ chanical moon rocket that nierely moves around the floor and blinks lights. Or you can get an intt-oductbry astronomy kit for $3 which will really teach a child sky observation. Compare prices. They vary widely. Some mail-order houses and lowprice retailers sell the popular Spitz all-electric planetarium for as little as $14 as compared to the national list price of ^0. Investigate off-beat sources for scientific materials as well as the standard toy retailers. Such specialized sources for science materials -include the large natural-history and science museums, school science suppliers and specialty suppliers like the radio and electronics parts retailers and jobbers who sell to adult hobbyists and servicemen at Marine Cooks and Stewards reasonable prices. Some represen­ member' Jaroslav Pavel is in the tative sources of these types 'are listed below, and will send cata­ restaurant business again but it isn't likely to provide the same in­ logs or'price lists. Buy something good in a low­ trigue that his World War II cafe er-cost . material, rather than in Czechoslovakia did. During the something cheap in an expensive occupation, he piayed host to Ger­ officers, getting away several line. For example, the Science man times a night to meet with other Materials Center in New York, members of the Czech underground which employs high school teach­ in his basement. His present res­ ers to test materials, reports that taurant, at .124 Ellis St. in San many lower - price telescopes Francisco has many of the old proved unsatisfactory in tests, and trimmings, except that the base­ would discourage a young astron­ ment is simply a basement. omer. Generally, says this center, •$, i, field glasses or binoculars of mod­ erate power will be a greater val­ Eighteen additional homes for ue and can be used later as an oldtimers are under construction accessory to a telescope. at the Marine Cooks recreation site Safety features of scientific play­ ill Santa Rosa. Vacant homes are things and materials need careful now available for all pensioners examination. Electric toys, should who so desire them. The area is bear the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories both on the cord and also used as a training site for on the toy itself. Whenever possible, electrical toys should be con­ union members. structed to operate on 6 to 12 volts and should include a transformer. i. t. AM eheffiical sets are potentially dangerous. If a cljild wants a toy San Francisco Congressman John chemical set, he should be taught what each substance is, if it is flam­ mable, how it reacts under vary.!ng temperatures, and its reaction when Shelley addressed SIU Pacific Dis­ combined with other- substances." Under no circumstances should he trict crewmembers at a recent be allowed to mix substances just to see what will happen, the Safety meeting aboard the President Wil­ son. He urged vigilance against Council warns. In buying radio, electrical and construction {tits, make sure the kit Communists who seek to regain is not-too complicated for the child. Simple crystal radio kits are avail- control of the union movement and Although the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway is ex­ able-fpr $3 or less in ihany'stores, but are hot recommended if you labor racketeers who have gained pected to revive the passenger trade on the Great Lakes, only control of a segment of organized live much further than ten miles from a radio station. A widely-avail- labor. one operator so far, a Dutch company, is scheduled to put a itble electrical kit recomihended by the Science Ma^rials Center, is the "Electrical -Workshop," $6, which includes an electrical, motor, 4 t t passenger liner in the service. batteries, svvitches, operating panels, telegi;aph keys, other equipment visitors toured its overlooks since An eleventh hour agreement Hopes for reviving the once 1956. With the Seaway open, it for making hundreds of electrical experiments. The more complete with Olson Steamship averted a "12-in-l electronic lab" kit (available at $15 from Allied Radio, listed walkout by the Sailors Union of the lucrative Great Lakes tourist will be possible to extend tourist trade were sparked this year when service as far East as Quebec City, below), includes equipment for making a relay which can serve as a Pacific as negotiating committees two ships, the North and South and possible to the Saguenay burglar alarm; a photo-electronic relay to turn on lights or other de­ settled the last three of 21 issues American, made two trips to the River, some 300 miles east of vices when you speak into a niike; a code oscillator; electronic flasher, involved in contract talks. The new American locks. Up to this and other circuits. agreement came as the SUP was time the two vgssels were limited Montreal. SCIENCE MATERIALS CENTER, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 3, sup­ about to Impose a "no contract, no to the Lakes region only. Both plies selected scientifle equipment, books and records for young peo­ work" policy on the Olson ships, Ships were heavily booked d«pite ple and schools. Among notable items here are the "Adventure with t it the fact that they could not navi­ Stars" kit, for ages ll up, $2.95. It includes a book on stars, star flnder, Finding that the hall no longer gate any further eastward than log, sky map and scope for locating constellations. Another reason­ serves any useful purpose, the SUP Massena, NY. However the open­ able kit is "Plant Sciehce," $1, which includes materials needed for has decided to close its Richmond ing of the Seaway will permit them growing plants year-round on a window sill or under a lamp, and a office by the first of next year. to go almost to the Gulf of St. The decision came after the tanker Lawrence. Both these vessels are booklet of plant experiments. The excursion ship. Liberty WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT, INC., 3000 East manned by the SIU Great Lakes Belle, under contract with the Ridge Road, Rochester 9, NY, is a mail-order supplier of geological and District. Marine Allied Workers Division, biological-science materials for 'schools. They'll sell you a live amoebe Turned Down OT? While a number of American has been sold by its owners. Wil­ if you care to study one, but more practically, have a larger selection Don't Boot On SS companies have been talking of son Lines, to Cuba. Next month of rocks and minerals, fossil and miniature-dinosaur collections, eg^diverting some of their passenger she will head south, with a new Headquarters wishes to re­ science kits, insect-collecting equipment, botanical supplies and other mind Seafarers that meu who ships from former runs to pick up name (Treasure Island) and flag, materials. ' ;i are choosy about woridng certhe Lakes' tourist (fade, has and go into operation as a passen­ ALLIED RADIO, 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago 80, is the: country's taiu overtime cahnot expect an been no further progressthere reported ger-cargo ship. The Cuban owners largest mail-order electronics supplier. equal number of OT hours with In that area. Apparently none of paid $250,()00 for the Liberty AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL BISTORT, Central Park W. the rest of their department. In them plan on building new ships Belle. at 79th St:, New York, has an excellent selection of rock kits, insect some crews men have been for the service. Since 1949, the ship went on kits, weather kits; available by mail. Also publishes "Junioj^ Natural turning down unpleasant' OT Foreign-flag operators, on the countless pleasure cruises to Rye History Magazine," at $1.75 for 14 months. Jobs and then demanding to CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOKS SHOP. Chicago come up with equal overtime other hand, have been trying to Beach, Rockaway Beach and Atlan­ 5, has' the famous "Peoble Pup" kit of rocks and minerals, and book­ when the easier jobs come along. short-cut Immigration restrictions tic Highlands. She was originally on the handling of passengers on built as a Naval-patrol craft, but lets, all for $1.25 postpaid. This practice is unfair to Sea­ the Lakes by foreign lines. The was acquired by the Wilson Line MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Jackson Park, Chicago farers who take OT jobs as they Dutch vessel, Oranje Line's Princes after the war and converted into 37. Offers rock, gens, jihell and coral collections. Also has individual come. Irene, is expected to drop her over­ a four-deck excursion craft. For rock end mineral specimens for ten cents up. Will send price list. The general objective is to BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, Humboldt Park, Buffalo ll. equalize OT as much as possible seas passengers at Montreal, and if a year she Operated from Boston New York, has insect, shell, rock and other kits, nature and sclencf but if a man refuses disagree- Immigration permits, to pick up to Providence and Nantucket. booklets. atde jobs there is ne require­ tourists to travel the Seaway. An Mass., across Massachusetts Bay. Others that have science materials and books of special regional ment that when an ef^er Job extension of this service would be Renaming ceremonies took plac* December 2 at the Wilson Marin* Interest, include Southwest Museum, Htghtand Park, Los Angeles, 32; comes along be can make-up tbt^ ft Lakes-to-Eurep* run. New York State ftutboilttee have Repair Terminftl in Wilmtagten, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver 3; The Newark Museum, ovsrtlma ha turned down before. Del. Newark 1, NJ. AMONG OUR AFFILIATES '•J '.i' US Companies Miss Boat On Seaway Passepger Run 5 Excursion Boat Sold To Cuba kv •• •• I M '/ail s| I .'n'i I ' ,1 rEM"'''' �X Pare'Elf^i ..,~!r'.'- SEAFARERS LOG Red Drive Hurts US Ships r ' Pceeaiibci':-!/ ItSt'- Mobile Host To 200 At Holiday thinner -. I'if A potential headache for^ US merchant shipping was highlighted by the news this week that a major American company has signed a contract to buy benzene from the Soviet Union at a price well below the current market price. The annoimcement called attention to a i^ed trade drive which, by-*^ MOBILE—Alabama's Governor-elect John Patterson last - A-'r. undercutting US producers, in the United States because their abroad, and of course, would mean week limited the completion of the new Alabama State Oockf could deprive US merchant metal products are not bringing retaining at least the amount of by barring the authority from borrowing more money foy. them as much money as they used export cargo that US shipping now •hips of export cargoes. construction purposes. His-*— For example, in the past year to get. This too is harmful to US manages to handle. action followed a report that Margarett Brown (Bloomfield)/ Any such moves would be a radlthe Russians have been selling trade and US shipping. the docks, for the first time which is in drydock for about threecaL departure from past practice. The Russian tactics have caused aluminum in Europe at prices un­ der those of American producers. much concern in Washington and But for practical purposes, this Is in 20 years of operation, went into weeks' work will- take on a full They have also been successful in discussions are. going forward on exactly what the United States is the red, Cal Tanner,; port agent crew on completion of repairs. Calling inip the area during the selling oil and oil field equipment how to handle the problem. Sincq doing with its agricultural surplus. said. The authority was reported to Latin American countries which the Russians are selling at a loss, This cargo, is in effect, US-subsid­ as losing almost a quarter of a past twd^: weeks were the Wacosta, are short on American dollars, and it has been suggested that some ized exports,; since the prices it is million -dollars in operations. last Wild ':Rahger. ,peSotp, Claiborne, MonarCkbi;i(be.Sea« (Waterman); are entering other trade Areas m kind of US trading agency be set sold at are below the going rate! year.^ The farm surplus export has up under which the United States Thie director of the docks has Steel Apprentice, Steel Traveler, the Middle East and Far East that were formerly pretty well domin­ could meet the Russian prices been a bulwark of US-flag ship­ been under stiff attack by the Steel Age (lithmian); Akna Clip­ ated by the United States and its wherever and whenever necessary, ping, particularly in the tramp local press. Tanner reported, and per, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair even if it means selling at a loss trades, where it has provided al­ it is believed that 4he Governor (Alcoa) and the Margarett Brown allies in Western Europe. ; most all of the cargoes available acted as a result of this and other (Bloomfield). The "basic problem involved Is too. Such a procedure would involve both US tramps and US inde­ publicity that politics was inter­ simple. Since the Soviet Union does the US Government in subsidizing to pendent tanker operators switch­ fering with the efficient operation not have to worry about profit and the sale of United States products ing to grain, v ' of the docks. loss in its foreign trading opera­ As these new docks and slips will tions, it can and does deliberately be playing a vital role in the undercut American prices which Changini^ Of The Guard development of the state's ship­ have to return a profit to the seller. ping industry, it is expected that For example, if the Soviet Union sells oil field equipment to a Latin some action will he taken soon to American country, it means that remedy the situation. American ships will be deprived Almost 200 Seafarers, their, of that particular cargo which for­ wives and families, enjoyed the LONDON — With the United merly came from the United annual Thanksgiving! Day dinner States building the SS Savannah , ';;a- • States. held in this port last week. A full and the Russians having an atomy-tX' course holiday dinner was served powered icebreaker under con­ As it is, American-flag shipping by Cliff Taggart and his helpers at struction, shipowners in the United is carrying a shrinking percentage the SIU Snack Bar and was en- Kingdom are ci.lling for a similar of US foreign trade. Should the Joyed by all. over-all total of such trade be cut construction program in their Shipping for the port for the coimtry. by the Russian's tactics it would last couple of weeks was definitely reduce actual cargoes for US ship­ The call for an atom ship was ping accordingly. on the slow side Most of the made by the president of the vessels hitting the area were United Kingdom Chamber of ShipIn addition to competing directly either on continuous articles or plng,~an organization representing with American exports, the Soviet were In transit and as a result British shipowners. Indications Union has been accused of dump­ there were only a few calls for are that the British government ing such metals as tin on the mar­ replacements. The outlook for will go along, with Prime Minister ket, hurting many Latin American the coming period looks just about Harold Macmillan predicting that countries. These countries then the same with only a handful of the choice of a suitable reactor for have to cut back on their-buying ships expected in for payoff or in such a vessel will be made by next transit. From all reports, the spring. Now British Plan Atomic Black Gang List Short In Norfolk NORFOLK—Shipping for this period, while .slack, still held up enough to ease the registration list for the engine department As of the start of the new period, there are only 12 class A men registered in the black gang, James Bullock, port agent said. There were a large number of vessels calling into the area over the past two weeks. Bul­ lock noted, but most of them were in-transits and only took on a few replacements. The membership in this port wishes to extend their sincere sym­ pathies to the family ahtl friends of Seafarer Angelo Gormohti, who died here recently. Brother Cormonti had just paid off the Seafair when he died in the launch going ashore. Paying off in this port during thd past period were the Pandora (Epiphany), and the Seafair (Colo­ nial). The Seafair and the Chicka­ saw (Waterman) were the only vessels signing oh. In transit were the Natalie (In­ tercontinental); Ocean Dinny, (Ocean Clipper); Chickasaw (Water­ man); Cantigny, CS Norfolk (Cities Service); St.eel Admiral (Isthmian), and the Seafair (Colonial). Union Has Cable Address Seafarers •"verseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable ---ess. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this addresa will assure eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster --srvice for the men Inv-'ved. , Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Nelson L Norwoocl (left) outgoing chief steward on the* Penn Ex­ plorer briefs his replacement, L. J. Beai,.on the ship's linen supply. Slump In Baltimore Persists; Ships Idle BALTIMORE—It has been recommended that the men on the beach in this port be allowed to leave their shipping cards with the dispatcher"when they go down to collect imemployment compensation,Earl'" Sheppard, port agent reports. ner, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Rob­ in Hood (Robin) and the Edith Since that usually is a long, (Bull). slow moving line, some of the There have been reports that men have reported losing out on some of the men In this port have jobs because they could not get surrendered seaman's papers back on time to throw in for them. to the Coast their Guard foC minqr rea­ These have been two of the slow­ sons and are having difficulfy iln est shipping periods in this port getting them back. The only time for some time. At the moment the Coast Guard may take a sea­ there are 12 vessels in idle status man's. papers is after he has been in the area, and although they can found guilty of charges which he made available ^n short notice, warrant his losing, his papeyS' • the possibilities of their getting In some of these cases it has cargo commitments are considered been reported men have had their slim right now. papers lifted for reasons of health, There were a total of 22 vessels or to keep a man on the beach to calling into port during the past appear as a witness or for some period. Nine paid off, two signed other minor reason. Since each on and 11 were in transit. man is responsible for his papers, The ships paying off were the he is advised not to turn them Seaman Texmar (Calmar); Hilton, over to the Coast Guard for these Jean, Dorothy,, Emilia (Bull); San- reasons, but should hold on to tore, Feltore (Marvan) and the them unless he has-been brought Royal Oak (Cities Service). Sign­ up and proven guilty of a charge.' ing on were the Santore and the Feltore. The in-transit ships were the Bradford Island (Cities Service); Kenmar, Bethcbaster (twice). Massmar (Calmar); Steel Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); • AlcoA ? Run­ Whafever. you iiBecl, in work or (dress geor, your SIU Sea Ohesf hos if. Qef fop qualify gear af subsfantidi savings by bdy* ing df \our Union-owned and Unionoperafed Sea Chesf sfore. i Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoes Socks Dungarees frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis > Ties '; yy SweaiShirts' T-Shirts Shorts^ T Briefs Swim trunks.: ' ' Sweaters Sou'wesiers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletrtes Elettric Shavers Radios Teleyinpn , Jewelry . Cameras • /"yi luggage "ih'.''' »;••'"i ] ii - - .i' tXI • V-'l �list: i SEAFARERS - . LOG ; - . 'X'r i v: •-,,^"'7 « :."&.V _:s:, _ • -y.it ..ac ;•' J, ; i:,.-.,;>r.;.) yi •-a i - ix^j :'*x£'? i,' ••• • ':7X,. -.; :^«'f . 'r:j£ :?•" *r •JJ ' • ?'* '• "•; ' • ' . '•V^^. An Admirals In Town •rx: Frank Le Berre and Carlos Morales, DMs, seem to be get­ ting the word from pet bird. Aft^r circling the globe, Sea­ farers aboard the Steel Ad­ miral hit New York lost week, before taking off on another long Far East haul. A few of the crew are pic­ tured on this page. '•• r • ]• 'f-': ^ •• . V" -; • , , There's a lot of soiled linen left after a ship's' been out on, a round-theworld run. 'Here Seafar­ ers Sam Levies and Rich­ ard Doupe- wrestle with laundry supply (right). V -•• >>• Catching up on their mail are Bert Winfield (1) saloon mess, and Frank Villacorti, crew MM. At right, , Valentine Acabeo and K. Benezeos are all set for time on beach. Below, 3rd ass't engineer Bill Joyce gets call while R. Rodriguez and A. Bearden (stand­ ing), Joe Cyr and Adrian Torres pose with ship's mascot. :?v:rS . ,. ••••.. x x .yy-v'::.,xv ' Colon Rose, galley util; ity, scrubs the deck. mii-l •,£}3 fey:?-!. iti*; ?i|a'(!::yj;x-R,a:y Pdl a s o keepsPy.i-^IV^'/^Gut on'deck-Joe ReyeS^:- - t .X V . watchful eye on HagenMiflry: bp^un,-. wre::tles : witfe;!i j •I 1. -• •-s"•"S �Y"- SEAFARERS Bos^ Group Seeking Stitfef NY Labor Law LOG Coffe«tliM Plays No Pavoritss Organized labor, which campaigned so vigorously to de­ feat "right to work" laws in five of six states during the past election, seems to have another battle shaping up in NeW York State. A proposal made-^ by the New York Chamber of be doomed -to almost certain de­ Commerce last week, embod­ feat. But its proposal embodies ies many of the principles of the some of the restrictive features of anti-iahor "right to work" laws, both "right to work" laws and of without being called such by name. the national Taft-Hartley law Declaring as its aim the protec­ which do not now exist on the tion of employees' rights to join state's statute books. The. Chamber's proposals call or refrain from joining a union, the new law is the first obvious for' the outlawing of the closed effort to reduce the power of la­ shop, still allowed in businesses bor in New York, which now op­ not engaged in interstate com­ erates under the "Little Wagner merce, and for employers to file unfair labor practices against un­ Act" of 1937. Aware of the strength of the ions. Under the present state act, labor movement in New York only the unions can file such When It's coffeelime on the Penn Explorer e turns to on the {ava for a few minutes of relaxoState, the business group shied charges. Hon. On Hie left. Rex Conway, AB, himself to a hot cup, while 2nd assistant J. "Bladcie** Martin Other provisions would guaran­ away from proposing an outright shares lu< with "Jocko** the monkey. :o" h Q coffee drinker from 'way back when. ' He*s from "right to work" law which would tee "free speech" to employers in Brazil, teo, along with the coffee beans. union matters, put restraint on secondary boycotts, prohibit "featherbedding," bar jurisdictional strikes and empower State Labor Relations Board te compel unions and employers to bargain in good WASHINGTON—With Isthmian Steamship Company having won a favorable recoip-' faith. The Chamber's proposal does mendation on its proposed subsidy, the battleground has shifted to subsidy plans of Matsoh not go to the point of outlawing the union shop, a key feature of Orient Lines, a joint Mitsbn-Isthmian venture, and those of the Waterman Steamship Com-^' "right to work" law but allows in­ paiiystead for unions and employers to Matsoh-Orient has applied son Orient would be in a position of the trade routes it has bid since A second international confer­ decide upon the maintenance of a or a subsidy on Trade Route to have ships on call almost any­ present policy seems to favor the. ence on the law of the sea may be union shop, on the ifame basis as 12, involving a run from the East where on the route by acting extension of Government assist­ held next year in an attempt to in the Taft-Hartley Act. Coast to the Far East. It would through a common traffic agent, ance to virtually all companies in A spokesman for the Chamber, resolve the knotty question of operate with six C-3 vessels as a giving them an advantage over the off-shore liner trade. whether the three-mile limit will in trying to justify the proposal, starter, with the company having the competition. Matson Orient is asking for stay in force or be replaced by a said it would help combat union the option to purchase three C-3s new measure of territorial waters. "racketeering" and would give from Matson and three from Isth­ sailings on the route, on which US The last conference broke up in "the general public, employes and mian, although there Is* a possi­ Lines is already subsidized for 36 Aprii of this year over failure to employers forms of protection bility that the tonnage will be voyages annually. resolve the dispute with the US which the present law fails to pro­ obtained from other sources. MatUS Lines and Lykes Brothers holding out for the old three-mile vide." He said that workers desir­ son Lines ships are manned by have been concentrating their fire rule. ing to rid themsrives of en­ SIU Pacific District crews and on the Waterman subsidy applica­ Many Asian and Latin-American trenched undesirable unions would Isthmian by the Atlantic and Gulf tion as well. The principal objec­ nations have been coming out for be enabled to take initiate pro­ District. tion raised by US Lines is that the a 12-mile limit on territorial ceedings against them. Objectiims to the proposal have 30 percent objective of the 1936 SAVANNAH ^ It has been a . waters with some South Ameri­ Tlie Chamber itself is one of the been led by United States Lines Merchant Marine Act is "unrealis­ can countries claiming territorial most influential state-wide organi­ which presently operates on Trade tic" on the North Atlantic run. The very good two 'weeks on the ship- ^ waters as far out as 200 miles. zations of large and small busi­ Route 12, and also by American '36 Act called for carriage of 50 ping front, acting agent Nevin El­ These claims have been fought as nesses and can be expected to do President Lines. The principal ob- percent of US foreign commerce lis reports As was predicted, tha;, , depriving some countries of access some powerful lobbying for its ection made by US Lines is that on any given run as the dbjective Edith (Buill came out of lay-up : to valuable fishing grounds and proposals. States Marine, Isthmian and Mat- of the subsidy program. after a short stay and took on a others of free transit of ships 'Service Adequate* full crew.'- However the outlook through waters formerly regarded US Lines' representatives re­ for the next period is not toe ' as being outside territorial do­ peated that the present service good as only In-transit vessels ammains. provided by them and by American scheduled to come into port so For instance, in the recent beef Banner Lines Is "substantial under far. over the offshore China coast present day conditions" and "more islands held by the Chinee Na-r The crmving of the Edith helped tionalists. Red China claimed a than adeqOate to meet the needs cut down, a great deal on. the.regr of this trade." 12-mile limit and has been charg­ istratlon list in all three depart- > ing the US Navy with violating her The argument was based MI the ments for the .port. There were' national sovereignty. Similarly, fact that there are a large dumber less than nine Class A men reg-' ' Iceland and England got into a of foreign flag operators in this Istered in all departments at tiie ' While taking it easy on his $150 monthly disability-pension dispute over fisheries when the trade and as a result, any deter­ of V the period. However as ; Iceland government tried to ex­ check, retired Seafarer Gustav Carlson looks back warmly on mination as to adequacy on a for- start there no payoffs scheduled clude British fishing boats from all 50 years of sailing.. When he started with the National Sail­ malistic SO percent basis would be for theare coming two- weeks, there . waters Within 12 miles of Iceland's are enough men on the beach here ors and Fireman's Union of Great Britain in 1907, he never dreamt unrealiirtic." coast. Lykes Brothers, which is con­ to handle any open berths. A compromise at the last confer­ that some day he would retire in comfort such as the SIU Welfare cerned with Waterman's applica­ There were no vessels paying . ence that would have g^ven a coun­ Plan provides today. tion for on two services- off during the period, and only try the right to a six-mile limit plus One of the first ports Carlson hit in the United States was Galves­ Gulf to subsidy Europe and Gulf to Far one, the Edith, signed on. In . fishing rights for another six ton. He liked the Gulf so much that he shipped out of the area through­ East—argued against Waterman transit were the Council Grove, rr. miles also fell through. out his seafaring career. He even tried fishing in its waters for-a liv­ on the grounds of irregularity and Bents Fort (Cities Service); SeaIt was expected that no renewal ing for a short while. In 1912, Carlson played a inadequacy of past performance on train Georgia (twice); Seatrain Sa-. . of the conference would take place hand in the formation of the Lowboat and Dredge- these trade routes. However, the vannah, Seatrain New Jersey, Seauntil 1960, but a number of coun­ boats Union, but as it turned out, "the president Lykes witness conceded that train Louisiana (Seatrain) and the tries have been extending their was an ex-bartender, and all Lis organizers his old Waterman's services are nefcessary Robin Sherwood (Robin). sea iimits on their own In the past cronies. It didn't last very long," Carlson concludes. for adequate American-flag service few months, making It urgent that Joining the old International Seamens Union in and that an expansion of US-flag the problem be settled. 191S, Carlson found that the only American ships operations op these trade routes is hitting Galveston in thosd days were ah occasicmal required: Bull or Morgan and Mallory vessel, or a coal Lyfceo Asks More Make Checks schoonw. The fruit boats, better known as "banana The Lykes argument Is that such To 'SiU-A&G' boats," which kept the port hopping throughout the expanded services should be 'pro­ Carlson year, were primarily under the Norwegian flag. Seafarers mailing in checks vided by giving it additional sailing Several years later, Carlson joined another union, the Eastern and authorizatioiui on these routes, or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Gulf Sailors Association. After the "disastrous" strike of 1921, good while en the East Coast runs US urged to be sure to make all (rf jobs were hard to come by when a man carried a union book in his Lines has elalmed that no addi­ tional services are needed ^m them payable te the SIU-A&G pocket Distriof. The twenties and early thirties were "lean, years" tor Carlson, and any steemship company. In addition to Waterman, BloomSome Seafarie^ have sent in for countless other seamen. He kept busy working on a Govenunent checks and money orders in the dredge and on Lykes Brothers ships after which he transferred to a field Steamship Company, another names M mdividual Headquar­ West Coast ship. I ive cruises to South America followed, and then SlU-contracted operator, has a bid in for eiqianded subsidy service ters iHHeiala This makes tm a came the 1936 strike, tying up the vessel. With the 1936 strike victory. Carisen became a member of the Sati- on the Gulf to Europe trade route. proUem in boekkeeping wbleb can W avMded if checks are ors Union of the Pacific. In lt41 Carlson transferred to the BIU It appears at present that^Waternude out to the VaUm directly. and sailed with it until bis retirements He now makes tda home In maq has a good fiance of winnbig Texas CHy. ^ ' v . ' «Ff>r«ral fiar>idr|east Plan New Sea Law Meeting Subsidy Bidders In Stiff Fight Totals DroptmIn Savannah mmumu �SEAFARERS Par* Eleroi LOG Thaf's Him!" Latest Injury Totals Running Below '57 Lost-time-accidents on SlU-contracted .ships showed a small increase in the three months ending June 30, 1958, but were well below the last quarter of 1957, the Seafarers Welfare Plan Safety Department reports. There were 121 booms (14) and carrying stores and lost-time accidents in the linen (11). October to December quarter of 1957. The low figure was hit in January through March, 1958, when a total of 111 lost-time acci­ dents was recorded. The accident statistics now being collected by the Safety Depart­ ment from virtually all SlU-contracted ships will be able to indi­ cate a trend throughout the SlUcontracted fleet after two more quarters have been reported on. Then there will be a basis for comparison from year to year. However, statistics collected by several major SIU companies on their own have shown a reduc­ tion in accident rates in 1957 from 1956 and thus far this year from the 1957 figures. The total of all accidents for the quarter was 391, 270 being mi­ nor injuries which did not involve any loss of work time. The break­ down for all accidents showed that 82 occurred while off duty or on the Way to and from work, more than at any working operation. Ac­ cidents occurring during work time involved' such items as han­ dling rigging (28), while on watch (19), docking, undocking and moor­ ing (17), topping or securing Reject APL Transfer Of Luxury Ship Gale Batters New Bedford The fijrst stage of the coordinated fight by American and world unions has come to a close with the ending of the four Fisit Boats days of demonstrations that were scheduled by the Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federation. These demonstrations have served notice on the runaways that from now on they cannot count on total immunity by virtue of wrapping them­ selves in the flag of a non-maritime nation. The American companies and individuals who own a major portion of the runaway fleet now must realize that Amercan maritime un­ ions are united and determined as never before on this issue. Just The Beginning The SIU, along with all other US maritime unions, con­ WASHINGTON—The Maritime siders the four-day protest but the first step in a long range Administration has refused per- campaign to establish decent conditions on the rimaway inission "for now" for the Ameri­ ships. Already the National Labor Relations Board and at can President Lines to sell its pas­ least two Federal court decisions have indicated that for pur­ senger ship SS President Hoover poses of labor law, the American-owned runaways should to forpign interests.. The owners properly be treated as American-flag ships. The Union in­ had hoped to sell the 23-year-oId tends to pursue the runaways vigorously in this area as well . vessel' abroad upon the comple­ as in the legislative arena. tion of a new superliner to replace The demonstrations have also accomplished another pur­ It In 1962. pose. They have unmasked the false-front of virtue and re­ Administrator Clarence Morse spectability behind which major US oil companies and other cited as one of the factors in the large corporations operated ships whose wages, hours and decision the fact that the ship was woiking condtions are far below the legal minimum exist­ purchased from the Governmentowned Panama Lines and implied ing in every other US industry shoreside as well as being that it 'was desirable that it stay one-fourth of those on legitimate US ships. They have shibwn In American hands. It is also known up the hollow argument that these billion-dollar outflts "can't that the Government would like -afford" jto pay taxes to this United States Government on to build up'its reserve of passenger their earnings. ships, which ij at a low -level in ' 'Good To The Poor* recent years. The construction of the new The spokesman for one of these outfits tipped his mitt on APL super-liner and a replacement the whole operation in a court appearance last week for the United States Line's Amer­ when he posed as the dispenser of food and lodging to iniica was made possible through spe­ poverished seamen. He proclaimed his client's respectability cial Cpngressional legislation this year.' Congress agreed to pay the and boasted how when one of the runaway tankers pulls into entire construction costs and to fix a Mediterranean port the seamen there swam out to the ship the price at which the ships would in their eagerness to get a job. By so doing, he revealed how the runaways prey on unemployment and economic distress be sold to the companies. American'President Lines noted in underdeveloped nations to get the crews they want at bar­ that there had been no objections gain basement wages. raised , when the Grace Line was In the long run, the Anierican runaway - fl.ag operator, considering selling its old passen-; whether he operates'50 supertankers or a rusty old Liberty, ger ships, Santa Rosa and Santa Paula, to foreign hands. As it is one and the same. He can be defined simply as the ship­ turned out, these ships were owner who'deliberately evades his obligations both to his turne^i oyer; to the Government as country and to the working people of the United States. That jpart ! s.yi^'..it on new vessels. This is the . issue. which these ;^monstrations have spotlighted, ' po anaount of-squiEn«ng.-0r protestation can alter the fact < / CompMlll an^hlp repfacdments". at itir«we «perMorS taw «his€®iig*fen a massive scale. NEW BEDFORD—Seventy-mileper-hour winds battered the New England coast last \yeek driving five fishing boats aground in the mud of a small island in New Bed­ ford harbor. The vessels, operated by members of the New Bedford Fishermen's Association, an, affil­ iate of the SIU, had only two days earlier returned in a fleet of 20, after being buffeted , by the same storm while at sea. The mooring, lines of the two scallopers and three draggers had been snapped by the gale, blowing the craft to various parts of the island. Efforts to refloat them after the tide had subsided failed. A watchman aboard one of the draggers was the only person aboard the ships during the mis­ hap. Suffering a minor leg injury, he nevertheless found the stormy trip "a nice easy ride." Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public -Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility /for SIU ben e fi t s; 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 in 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 Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. ' Forty-two accidents were the tesult of contact with movable ob- ' jects while 40 took place as the results of slips and falls on walk-' ing surfaces. . V'i'? SIU College Award Goes To Alternate Expressing her thanks to the SIU for the opportunity of attend­ ing college via the SIU Scholar­ ship Plan, Miss Mik^el Brady has written to the SIU membership promising to "try very hard to be v/orthy of your wonderful award." Miss Brady, who was selected as the first alternate at last June's scholarship award meeting, was placed on the scholarship list when one of the five w'nners, Delia Alice Prestwood, withdrew. She is now attending the University of Ala­ bama. A resident of Northport, Ala­ bama, Miss Brady is the daughter of Seafarer John G. Brady, electri­ cian, who is currently shipp'ng on board the Alcoa Pointer. She graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School where she compiled an outstanding straight "A" aver­ age throughout her high school c.ireer. The 18-year-old scholarship winner plans to special ze in public relations. In her letter received at SIU headquarters last week, addressed to the membership of the SIU, she declared: "Since my father, John G. Brady, now'aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer, has been a member of the SIU for many years, 1 am well acquainted with your organization, and be­ cause of his affiPation, 1 was privi­ leged to apply for one, of your annual scholarship awards. As. a recipient of the scholarship, I am attending the University of Ala­ bama withl no financial strain on my family. "Please cons'der this letter a personal 'thank-you' to each of you. "1 shall try very hard to be worthy of your wonderful award." The SIU Scholarship Plan pro­ vides five $6,060 scholarships each year good for four years of college study. Both Seafarers and children of Seafarers are eligible for the awards, and in recent years work­ ing Seafarers have carried off most of the prizes. Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of their high school records plus performance on the standard College Entrance Exami­ nation tests. The SIU Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway is now accepting applications for next year's awards, since the college entrance tests must be taken by the end of March in order to get under the wire for the award. Send 'em to the LOG • •^ -j; ''K - s, I 'I m • �Ttm Tirehw SENFUEIS IIIRTIOC Travel-Log The approach of the holiday season again calls for a re­ minder that the brothers in the hospitals always welcome visits and mail from their shipmates, especially at this time of year when many are far from their familieg and homes. Among the Seafarers drydocked recently, according to tha latest reports, are Charlie Gedra and Ferlton J. Mean at the Public Health Service hospital in Norfolk, both coming along fine dnder treatment for nervous conditions. Gedra was a messman on the Natalie; Mears '< ' was last on the Wang Pioneer sailing as deck maintenance. Savannah reports it has only one man on the USPHS roster right now. Seafarer M. S. Forreiter off the National Liberty? He came in after an accident ashore and is making satisfactory progress. . The new additions to the Balti­ more drydock- list are Telesforo Vazquez, ex-Atlas, and John M. Moors Gallagher Gallagher, who last shipped on the Seamar. Vazquez is recuperating from an eye operation and is appar­ ently doing alright under treatment. Ditto for Gallagher, who checked .in with a stomach condition. A skin condition has hospitalized Sal Rodriguez off the Steel Sea­ farer at the Public Health hospital in Staten Island. Others at the Neur York PHS facility are Adolph Swenson, ex-Hastings, due to ulcers; John Jackson, ex-Rebecca, with a nervous condition; Julian Levinsid, ex-Robin Gray, due to a bursitis condition in his right arm, and Cecil "Rudy" Leader, who's off the SS Atlantic for the first time since her maiden drip last June for treatment of hemorrhoids. All of these broth­ ers are reported to be doing okay so. far. The foUowing Is the latest avaUable list of brothers in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL R. Richardson George Wendel MANHATTAN BEACH. NY " Thomas Stevens George Williams Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewsen Thomas Teears Cleophas Wright Mauuei Aulunana Antonio Infante Robert Vance Clifford Wuertz Eladio Aris Claude B. Jessup James Ward Charles Wynn Fortunate Bacomo Woodrow Johnson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Joseph J. Bass Ludwig Kristiansen STATEN ISLAND. NY Melvin W. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Victor B. Cooper Thomas Issksen Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Warren J. Mclntyre USPHS HOSPITAL James F. Ciarke' Leo Mannaugh BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrne Hennlng BJork Louis J. Evans Juan Denopra C. Osinski Ben Bone John M. Gallagher John J. DrlscoU George G. Phifer Wra. Brightwell Gorman Glaze Friedof O. Fondila Winston E. Renny K. M. Bymaster John E. Jacobs. Jr. Otis L. Gibbs G. E. Shumaker ^ohn Castro Mleczlslaw Knlon Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Viekers John S. Clapp R. L. UtUeton Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Clarence Murray Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Lawrence Proper Paul Strickland Frank Hernandez Augustin G. Oporto Telesfaro Vasques Blkiano ReboUedo George Warrengton USPHS HOSPITAL George Schmidt Wilmer.C. White STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose Simmons John ZohU Clemente Acuin JuUan Lelinski Nicholas Anoustis Roy Lee McCannon USPHS HOSPITAL James Antoniadis Ignatiij. McCormick BOSTON. MASS. Felix Aponte Frank Mastromarino .^os Buzzelle A. C. Harrington John Ausiitz Juan Otero laiwrence Campbell Raymond L". Perry Frank S. Bosmente Anthony Pisani Peter Bush Jose Rodriguez USPHS HOSPITAL Sheldon T. BuUer Salvador Rodriguez GALVESTON. TEXAS Frutuoso Camacho William Saltarez A. R. Castro Jr. Fernando Tlaga Apron Castillo Isaac Sieger V. E. Wilkerson Edward Wright Lawrence Crane Victor D. Solano N. A. Longtime WiUiam C. FeU Adolph Swenson VA HOSPITAL S. B. Ferrer Frank Threp BOSTON. MASS. Ramon Galarza Eduardo Tore Thomas W.' KiUlon George B. Griswold Stefan Trzcinsld Arthur J. Heroux Ramon Varela VA HOSPITAL Alexander Janes Modesto Veiez BUTLER. PA. William A. Jordan Felix Vlte James F. Markel William D. Kenny James H. West Eugene Langstrand Joseph Wohlets ' USPHS HOSPITAL CecU Leader . SAN FRANCISCO. CAUF. Paul D. Llotta -Jtonry J. Schreiner USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph H. Berger HOyt L. Tanner NORFOLK, VA. J. V. Blssonet Wm. E. Thompson Francis J. Boner Raleigh Evans. Jr. Michael J. Coffey Claude A. Virgin Mars I. GaUop Ferlton J. Meara George B. Dunn William H. Walter Charles A. Gedra Myron E. Folts Henry Waller A. J. Schevlng Joaquin Gomes USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL M. S. Forrester SEATTLE. WASH. USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Mojlca NEW ORLEANS, LA. USPHS HOSPITAL James Barnes Clifford Iney FT. WORTH, TEXAS Robert Barrett Henry Janicke J. R. Alsobrook H. Ledwell Jr. John Bigwood A. KUo'dopoulaa Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers Claude Blanks Wooldrldge King B. F. Diebler John C. Palmer Alphonse Bosarge Edward Knapp Tim Brown Leo Lang VA HOSPITAL Jacob Buckelew Henry Lang HOUSTON. TEXAS Fess Crawford William MarjenhoS R. J. Arsenaidt Aden C. Ezell Jr. Edward Moore VA HOSPITAL Heiyy Foy Alonzo Morris RUTLAND. MASS. Gerald Garrlty William Nelson Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrlck Hebert Grant Dominic NeweU • VA DOMICIARY Wayne Harris Lloyd Olsen THOMASVILLE. OA. James Harrison WUUam Padgett Elmer O. Brewer Hayden Henry Harold Plunkett George Hiers Winford PoweU VA HOSPITAL James Hudson James Price CORAL GABLES, FLA. Romon Irlzarry Arthur Prouln Abncr Ralford y-; y. gir,-'. yyv-:,- Ill: DcMMbw S, SEAPAItgRS LOG Sill Anniversary^ Planter Rates Teps With Him Recalls History To the Editor: To the Editor: I've been running to Argen­ It was indeed a pleasure to note in a recent LOG that tha tina for the past couple of years SIU had passed its 20th birth­ on Mississippi ships, so I didn't day. Prior to 1938 when I'Joined get up to headquarters in New the SIU, we went through a York for some time. But now long siege of dues-grabbers: that I'm on the Alcoa Planter ISU, ILA, AFL 240 and AFL go 1 had a chance to visit and say hello to all the hoys. Reorganization Committee. Brothers, that's some fine se^Even in those I^an years when things were tough on all NMU up we got at headquarters. It vessels, we were making rapid was .a . real to progress and making our signed pleasure see eVjgrything running so Smooth'. * It reminds me of the Planter, which is one smooth ship also. The steward de­ Creel partment is All letters to the editor for tops 100 percent and^ with the, publication in the SEAFAR­ officers we have aboard, she ERS LOG must be signed treats everybody fine. by. the writer. Names toill While I'm at it, I'd like to be withheld upon request. give thanks to Captain Youngji chief engineer Leo Grimm, Ist contracts the model for all sea­ assistant Stanley, 2nd assistant men. Bond, 3rd assistant Cale, and The forward strides made by 4th assistant Hall. They're the SIU and the constant bene­ men. fits provided for the? member­ Thanks also to "Big Tiny" the ship make me* very proud to bosiin, and our chief steward, have played a small role and who also keep things running to have been in on the ground­ Just right., Smooth sailing, work that produced the SIU of brothers. today under the capable leader­ James P. "Sloppy" Creel ship of SIU officials. . ^ t. Incidentally, I'd , appreciate hearing from any old shipmates who have time to write me. The Japan Unionists address Is 365 Gushing Highway, Complete Tour Scituate, Mass. Smooth sailing to all my To the Editor: On the eve-of our departure, friends and shipmates in the for home in Japan, we, all teio next 20 years. of us in the sixth Japanese labor Den Ronan union productivity study team, t are happy to report to you the very .successful completion of Westport Black OUF six-week study tour through­ out the United States, which Gang Applauded was made possible by the Inter­ To the Editor: national Cooperation Adminis­ I wish to thank one and all tration and the US Department of the engine room personnel of Labor. for the upstanding Job that the We feel indebted to you be­ men of this department have yond expression for the success, giveiL to this vessel, the SS of our study tour. May we as-, Wes'tport, on the past voyage. sure you that our visit to your Seldom if ever have I had the organization on September 26. luck to uil with a crew that was particularly an inspiring has been on the Job at all times and enlightening experience fori as ready and ahl^ as this one for all of us. It will undoubtedly hoi any work that comes up. I've of immeasurable value to us in also never seen men more our future endeavors. cheerful at doing their work. We will remember your warm It would he my wish to keep hospitality in receiving us for the entire crew here aa long as a long time to .come, as well a* they could stay, but I know that the friendliness and goodwill business and other responsibili­ shown to us by all the Americanties must take some of you off. people we had the pleasure of I can only express" my regret at meeting officially or otherwisO' this. Your leaving will be the throughout our stay in the" United States. ship's loss. Once more thank you all. I Our thanks to all-members of hope it will he my luck to have your staff who -were so kind and you as shipmates again aomo helpful during our. visit. ^; I tipie in the future. Masaki Ishiyama : ,o > President, Mojl Branch:,, D. M. WlUffuns All Japan Seamen's llnisa Chief engineer Letters To The Editor Deck engineer John Hamilfon (top, left) pays no n)ind to the photographer as George Zelensky plays the shiek in Arab's clothing. Above, also on the Pacific Carrier, Harry, 2ncl cook and baker, and John Ausiitz (right) display a wellcleaned camel bone. Maybe the boys missed dinner. M£ETYO£jyeiC*.OSHl^ MATBSAr-mSKJkom THePiaHTSOtilV. AMP ALWAYS. mico^ HERBAL' >t3UieOMMPtAC& owNBR/^opemto �^imicers' Field Day' By Stafpnr Bwmmf Mant Valley Forge Sparks Freedom Once Again Freedom is now a reality for seven Yugoslav escapees res­ cued by the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge six weeks ago in-the Adriatic Sea. The Yugoslavs won refuge at a UN camp in Brindisi, Italy, after^ four days of diplomatic that the Yugoslavs could go ashore, and wouldn't be sent back. "There wrangling over their fate. Details sent by the' ship's re­ porter to supplement an earlier account in the IX>G (Nov. 7, 1958) reveal how the rescue came about. Outbound from Rijecka, Yugo­ slavia, the 'Valley Forge was just 12 hours froni port on October 25 when the mate spotted a small boat floundering about with six men and a woman aboard. "They were waving their arms and a piece of cloth to attract our attention .. . The mate notified the captain, who brought the ship about to get a better look . . . The 14-foot boat was ready to fall apart and the people had neither water nor food to last them another day. "The captain called below for someone who spoke Italian hut this didn't help since none of the re­ fugees spoke Italian, Fortunately the first assistant spoke Slavic and was able to understand what the people In the boat wanted." Many a tea veteran wiU tmile with recognition at this old story about motes and Although there were some dis­ •ngineers taking it upon themselves to do the crew's work, thereby fattening the senters among the officers, accord­ overtime bundle for the unlicensed gang. This illustration comes out of the Suwannee ing "to the crew's report, the deci­ sion was finally made to take the fleet in the Caribbean. escapeda aboard and make them comfortable. It was on arrival in WANO PIONEER (InUr-OcMll), N*v. eepted. Need new washing machine. Some disputed OT. Ein logs. Patrol­ Brindisi that the diplomatic hassle 3—Chairman, W. Harris; Sacratary, D. Vote af thanks to steward for Ana man to inspect ship. OT sheets to be began, due to the uncertainty Sachar. Some disputed OT. New menus and to baker for fine French brought up to date. To clear up OT bread; also to steward dept. for Ana of two US soldiers who came aboard delegate elected. among the Italian authorities about food and service. in Beii-ut and got off at Bremcrhavcn. what to do with the visitors. Since How to divide 23 days pay. Steam ARIZPA (Walarman), Oct. SS—Chair­ heaters to be repaired. Galley stove they were on an^ American ship SRATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatraln), man, C. Parker; Secretary, P. Van to be repaired—is accident hazard. Nev. IS—Chslrman, A. McKcnzia; Sec­ Wygardan. Crew donated money for they were said to be an American Captain called SOS—crew stand by. retary, O. Conules. Everything run­ wreath to mate's mother's funeral. No apparent danger. Conservation of "responsibility," although at the ning smoothly. Some disputed OT. One All beefs to be referred to delegates. food supply urged. Delegates to turn man short. New delegate elected. Re­ All safety repairs will he made at same time there was no legal way in repair lists. Rooms to be kept quest brighter light bulbs over bunks. Alp yard. Some disputed OT. Drink­ clean. Turn all keys over to qew crew. to get them into the United States. ing water tanks to be cleaned. Have Crew warned to be sober at payoff. DEL SUD (Mitt.), Nev. f—Chairman, rafts and lifeboats to be placed on Eventually, word came down Ask if ship warranted bonus—fired H. James; Secretary, V. O'Rrlant. board. Need new blankets. Need more milk—^juice to be served when no milk is available. FLORIDA STATE (Pence), Nev. «— Chairman, J. Lssifs; •ecretsry, D. Ross. Deck dept. foc'sles to be paint­ ed. Showers and bathrooms to be Clean ship, all okay. Ship's fund S2(M.37. Movie. $355; Athletic, $24.80. Few hours disputed OT. Delayed sail­ ing time disputed. Motion to use $40 from ship's fund to purchase new books and magazines f?r library. To contact agent' or patrolman to try to get voluntary relief men on coast trip to Houston, Suggestion to get differ­ ent type movies. Coffee to be left in pantry for men coming off watch. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory 'Carriers), Nov. 9—Chairman, none; Secretary, J. Katsos. Ship's fund $7.84. Request larger toaster, larger sheets, new chairs for messroom. Medical care not up to par; new ladder for outside of stack. Slop chest prices and Inventory unsatisfactory. New mat­ tresses are faulty. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Nov. 1—Chslrman, V. Genco; Secretary, A. Brodle. Delegate to see engineer ab'out washing machine. Delegate spoke on behavior in foreign ports and also to see that natives are kept out of house. painted. New repair list to be made up. Ship's fund $17.01. Beef about mate doing sailor's work: to be straightened out by captain. One man sent to hospital and one man missed ship. Beef between made and other officers with steward utility. New delegate elected. Notify patrolman of payoff Mohday, Nov. 10. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Sept. 7— Chairman, W. Themss; Secretary, Z. Chliw. Most repairs made. No beefs. Payoff In NO. 80 percent new crew this voyage. Ship's fund $21. Pur­ chased SlY picnic stools and small sets of containers. New delegate elected. Distribute LOG to three de­ partments. Lack of work and weather clothes on board in. slop chest. Sug­ gest ' complete supply of slop chest Items for future yovages. Nev. 2—Chslrmsn, W. Thomas; Sec.rolary, T. Applewhite. Delegate in­ jured foot at Army base—^was re­ placed. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $57. Arrival pool winner donated $25. to fund. MoUon to install smaU "fans in bathrooms. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be sougeed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nev. 1 —CtMlrmsn, W. Shoemborn; $acy., E. 'Ibaffa. Few hours disputed OT. Compbdnt about mail delivery in Sues .CanaL Nite lunch to be improved. Messroom to be sprayed. One man missed Aip—not to be fined. One man hospitalized in Bangcok—Joined ship in Singapore. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for fine Job. Crew quarters need painting and fumigating. • • -rt : Vi'' • '• ALMENA (Penn), Nov. II—Chair­ man, M. toe; Seirstary, M. Morris. JIapair list made out. Performing en ftghting with knife. One man MaMp. failed to turn to untU aaiUng WnO-4e b* roferrod ^ natrohnan. ^.oMalnod :ch,- cook. In, ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nev. f— Chalrmam R. Hommel; Secretary, C. Gait. Crewmembers to be more care­ ful about smoking in bed. Return cups to gantry: Few hours disputed OT. Need two larger coffee pots for pan­ try. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Oct. 24—Chairman, W. Paderseni Secre­ tary, J. Cantln. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $12. Observe quiet when crewmembers are asleep. All beefs to be taken to delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be cleaned after using. Re­ quest patrolman bo aboard when sign­ ing on. PLOMAR (Calmer), Nev. $—Chslr­ msn, H. Galphin; $earetary, T. Csrmlchael. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT, to be referred to patrolman. Suggestion to Include foul weather gear furnished by company. Discussion on revisions in retirement and air-conditioning of ships. Repair list to be turned in. Foc'sles and bath­ rooms need painting. Need dodger for flying bridge. Messhall and pantry to be kept cleaner. One large coffee pot to be left out at night. C $ NORPOLK (Citlot Sorvlco), Nov. $—Chairman, W. Tatum, Jr., Secre­ tary, J. Atchlsan. Rcporta accepted. Repair Uat to be prepared. Motion to have company furnish transportation for men pulled off by doctor in LC, either to Galveston or back to port of engagement. STEEL EXECUTIVE (IsthmUn), Oct. 4—Chairman, G. Plnklea; Sefratary, A. Bredla. All rapaira made: medical chest checked. Discussioa ef ship's fund: union education and duties of ddagate. Request 80c. donations for ship's fans. Wa^Ung macfclna to be rwalrad. Delegate discussed draws in foreign pmrts. MARIA.H (HeraM), Nev. ll^lwlPman, E. Lateyai Secretary, R; Ranta.- was a collective sigh of relief aboSrd," added the crew report, "as we headed out to sea again for our own homes Stateside." Radio Officer Buried At Sea Crewmembers on the SS Marore performed the rites for the traditional burial at sea following the death of radio officer Harold D. fireeland on October 18. Breeland who died aboard the ship after a brief illness, was taken ashore the next day at the Pan­ ama Canal and then flown to Baltimore for cremation. His remains came back aboard the Marore before it sailed again from Baltimore on November 9. He was hurled from his old ship at 0930 on November 11, with Seafarer Edward A. Boyd, SIU ship's delegate and longtime friend of the deceased, acting as pall­ bearer. Capt. J. R. Respess con­ ducted the- service, Breeland was a member of the Radio Officers Union. upon in Beirut. Lebanon. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and special thanks to chief cfiok for Ane Job. t- ALICE BROWN (BloomAeld), Oct. S4—Ctieirman.- W. Wandeli;'Sscretery, A. Hill. One man missed ship 'in Broownsville. Some repairs not com­ pleted. Ship's fund $15.55. 'Reports accepted. Discussion re: closing port­ holes during wash down. Other de­ partments not to use steward dept. shower. Delegate given vote of thanks. Endeavor to obtain ship's foreign port schedule earlier. GATEWAY CITY (Pan - Atlantic), Nov. 10—Chairman, P. Adklns; Secre­ tary, L. Sheehan. New delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $3:i3. One man short. Motion to raffle Scotch cooler. NOed new washing machine. Discussion on conduct of chief electrician reporting argument wth AB to chief eng. with­ out first taking matter up With ship's delegate. Matter to be referred to patrolman at payoff. -ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 10 —Chairman, A. Abrsms; Secretary, W. Cameron. Ship's fund $45.50. To con­ cur with motion by crew of Atlantis re—retirement of seamen with 15 years seatime. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Nev. $=Chairman, N. Punken; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs. Suggest giving Christmas fund at New Orleans hall. $50 given by Capt. Kinney for baseball equipment. Ball fund $83.80 in the red. Ship's fund $148.4$. Request using dryer in crew's laundry between 10 AH and 7 PM and washing machine between 8 AM and 7 PM. New dele­ gate and reporter elected. Talk held on showing ship's movies . . . Rota­ tion from each department lounge. Discussion on relief Jobs for coast. Talk on ship's fund. RafugGGs posG aboard VallGy Forga bafcre going oshora to safety in Italy. ToH man on right (stonding) escaped once before, but according rding to his itery, was traded bock for five head of cattle. LOG-A-RHrrHM: Seafarer ^8 Blues MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nev. 14—Chairman, C. Ruth; Sacratary, J. Bsllday. Everything running smooth)^ with exception of insufficient sizes of goods in slop chest. Ship's fund $31.88. No beefs. Some disputed OT.~ Members to keep Koreans from run­ ning around in passagewaya during ship's stay in Korean ports—also, keep pantry locked. MAE (lull), June 1—Chairman, W. Merrit Jr.; Secretary, A. Ferrer. Everything running smaothly. $7 in ship's fund. Abolish gangway watches on all Bull Line bulk carriers. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well donechief cook in particular.' DEL CAMPO (Mhslsstppl), Chair­ man, R. Crool; Sacratary, C. Ruaux, All repairs ef Tast veyage taken care of. Sh'si'e fund $38.19. No heeft New delegate and treasurer elected. Chief engineer to take care of warm drink­ ing water. Slop sink to bo kept dean. ;iUl books and magailnea to be spBt aatong each dept.: : By J. L. Gomes 1 find myself with pains from loneliness, duing at the moonlight on the tea; My heart grows heavy with thoughts of you. Where are you? TeU me what to do. I watch the shadows gracefully fall. On the hilltops from afar; Calling your name to me. Wishing on every shooting star. When the sun moves toward her cradle. And tradewinds carry a day's heat away; Trees grow shadows on the grass below. As night falls, peaceful and slow. In songs from memory, I praise thee; - . 'f In my dreams J relive our days of htmdness^-'f-^^^'k** down coma. The shadow of lonelinese ^ | ;;; �^PhC« rowteeB SEAFARERS LOG Coot 8|9ot On A Hot Run LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailor's Love V ryi,' .V. ' • :u} v;. ••-<:. •iri -. ^ }V- Loving a seaman is not altOays gay, 'Cause of the price you often must pay. It's most to have, but not to hold; It's being young and feeling old. It's sending a letter With the stamp upside doiJh, To a faraway love. In a faraway town. And You Not The when he comes in. both laugh together; conscious of others, , time or the weather. Letters To The Editor ; It's having him whisper His love just for you; It's whispering back "I love you, too." All letters to the" editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Then comes a kiss, A promise of love. Knowing you're watched by G6d up above. Reluctantly, painfully, letting him go. And crying inside 'Cause of wanting him so. Days go on by. No mail for a spell. You wait for a word. Just a hint that he's weli; When the letter does come You light up with joy. And act like a child with a shiny new toy. lir;: For though you know well. That he's far, far away. You love him more And more each day. ^ Making the most of a cool spot owoy from the Persian Golf sun, Loving a sailor ' the gang on the Steel Artisan takes it slow and easy. At top, It's bitterness and tears,(I to r), Lorsen, AB; Dennis, OS, and Baugher, carpenter, take Loneliness, sadness and unfound years. their leisure with a smoke. Above, Shoeffer, OS, and Burke, wiper, watch as Ammon, AB, fishes in style—Southern-style—with No. Loving d" sailor is really no a line tied to his toe. "Smokey" Byron, who sent in the pictures, fun. But it's well worth the price. didn't soy whether Ammon wound up with anything, even a When the battle is won. sprained tee. i• SlU, A&G District :ik <.• ' fyFV) -' '• BALTIMORE 1216 G. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent « Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE! CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Oarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Naira. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmiock 2-1764 MORGAN CITY 012 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2136 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Hyacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St, S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff. Agen* Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANN^" . ... 2 Abercorn St. ?• Agent Adams 3-1728 T . . 2®"® Ist Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent ^ Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-lBh N. FrankUc St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 iy SEAFARERS LOG. WILMINGTON. Calif 809 Marine Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 SUtter 1-1995 2508 —1st Ave. HEADQUARTERS... 678 4tli Ave.. Bklyn SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 SECRETARY-TREASURER WILMINGTON. 805 Marine Ave. • Paul Hall TErminal 4-8538 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Algina. Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Std. J. Volplim. Joint HONOLULU....56 North Nimltz Highway PHone 86077 1216 East Baltimore St. HONOLULU....81 Sonth Nimltz Highway BALTIMORE EAstern 7-3383 PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CApital 3-4336 MAgnoUa 0404 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. 130 Greenwich St. BEacon 2-09^ NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 SAN FRANCISCO 650 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 PORTLAND ....522 NW Everett St. SEATTLE 2508 1st Ave. CApitol 3-72976 Main 0290 240 Second St. WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. S.d^N FRANCISCO DOuglas 2-4592 Terminal 4-3131 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. NEW YORK vrS 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn TErminal 3-4485 HYacinth 96165 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 HONOLULU....81 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ALPENA .'...1218 N Second Ave. HYacinth 9-6600 ELmwood 4-3616 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. ^ Phone; Cleveland 7391 CApitol 7-3222 1410 W. 29 St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CLEVELAND MAin 16147 RAmond 7428 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18, Mich, .r,™. Vlnewood 34741 DULUrH , 621 W. Superior St. _ Phone: Rand, Ipb 2-4110 FRANKFORT. lUch PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 MFOW SUP MC&S Great Lakes District 5 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— i please put my name on your mailing list, i (Print Information) [NAME • 9 f . O , • STREET ADLRESS m:;-- i CITY .. . ZONE. ..... STATE...... • TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an oM tubtcrlbar and have a ehanga a of addrats, plaata giva your forlnaf^addraW balowt a ADDRESS CITY Says 'Hot' Palnto Heat Up Foc'slo T« the Editor: Just a quick hello and a few lines on foc'sles. I read In the "San Pedro News-Pilot" how this designer Raymond Loewy has some ideas about designing ships and is doing a Govern­ ment study. I don't know what his Ideas are, but he has to know about cool colors, etc. I think they should first study paints. I By E. R. WUd V 9b IMt ...........i.............. i^NE.. WATi......„ Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S . . .128Vi HoUis St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 26161 FORT WILLIAM ....408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE........103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. E. EMpire 46719 VICTORIA. BC 617M Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC ......298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS .'V.304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAG0TVGLL8. QueDae........ 20 Elgin St. Phone: 848 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Oavldt. ' CAnal T QUEBEC 44 Sault^u-Ma Queheii ' ' ' Phone; 3'1869 SAINT J0w......tT7 Prinea William St. • NB • . OX know for a fact that paint is the main cause of hot foc'sles. 1 think some chemist could cre­ ate a new formula for paint to contrast the heat on a ship. Then foc'sles 'would be more habitable. For Instance, on a tropical or Persian Gulf trip the ship can get as hot as an inferno. Thanks to the good old SIU, at least we've got cots on our ships to make things a bit more com­ fortable. Rudy Melgosa t, t, t, Cheers 20 Years Of SIU Progress To the Editor: The crew of the SS Del Alba wants to offer its congratuI.itions to all SIU officials and fellow Union members on our 20th anniversary for a job well done Ln the' past 20 years. May God give us the strength and foresight to make life more bountiful for all Seafarers sail­ ing our nation's merchant fleet as He has done in the past. L. W. Peed Ship's delegate LOG's^His L^k To Seagoing Days To the Editor: I would like to receive the LOG and would appreciate your putting my name on the mailing list. I am a retired SIU man and have been receiving my benefit check every week. Believe me, I appreciate that. I'd like to express my thanks to the ^lU Welfare Plan and the Union's Welfare Department for arranging everything. Please remember to send the LOG to me so I can keep in touch with my brothers who are still at sea. James N. Snell t, ft Offers Thanks For Atlantic Aid To the Editor: Recently I WRS in an automo­ bile accident in Brooklyn and was hospitalized for several weeks. I was 2nd electrician aboard the SS Atlantic and was In the car wreck a few hours before she was to leave for Bel­ gium. I have always knou:u that the SIU was the best Union and I now I want to thank the SIU officials at Union headquahers for helping me while I was in the hospital. I especially want to thank the Welfare Services Department at the Brdoklyn hall for thi2 hnahy times It favg me and my family the assist­ ance we needed after the acci­ dent. I am recuperating at home in North Carolina now and I hope it won't be very long until I will be able to get back on a good old SIU ship again and enJoy the best working conditions anywhere. Believe me, I'm proud to be a member of the finest Union anywhere. Again I say many thanks to the SIU and the crew of the SS Atlantic for their assistance when I needed it. Everett A. Herd ft ft ft Rents Rooms Near NY Hall To the Editor: I would like to advise the SIU brothers who ship out of New York and need a room that I am operating a rooming house in Brooklyn at 353 6th Avenue, be­ tween 3rd ^d 4th Street. " The place is not fai' from the headquarters hall and is ideal for anybody who needs a room. The telephone there is ST 85519. Alfredo RIos ft ft ft Ponsion Dobato Still ContinuoS To the Editor:^ We, the members of the Alcoa Corsair, wish to expi;ess our thought and feelings cpncerning the SIU retirem.ent plan. We feel that 12 years' seatlime on SlU-contracted vessels' Is sufficient time to qualify for retirement, regardless of age or health conditions. What good is a retirement plan if you have to' have ond foot in the grave before you can retire? We feel that a man should be able to enjoy some other form of life after 12 years' of sea life. If some such system were made possible, then members of our brotherhood might be able to enjoy shorcside living after a life at sea. ,We would appreciate any available information on this nialter and also would like to know the feelings of our brother members on this sub­ ject. Donald S. Brooks Ship's reporter • • * To the Editor: This is in reference to Brother Thomas A. Brown's pension proposition (LOG, Aug. 29). I'd like to know what he ex­ pects the members who have 12 years' seatime and are 55 to 70 years old to do. Are we sup­ posed to go another.20 years because he is probably only 18 years of age? After going to sea 37 years and another 20 years for a pen­ sion, we old ones don't stand a chance of cashing in on any benefits. According to insur­ ance statistics and the Social Security people, we should be pushing up daisies. Brother Brown should re­ member that we have worked many years fbr this and would like to. cash in on it for a cou­ ple of years. T. T. Parker (Ed. note: In the Sept.' 26 LOG, Brother Brown amended his proposal for a 2Q-year seatime requirement in favor' of another plan for $100 monthly benefits for men with 16 years' good standing and 12 years' sedtime, with $150 for those mth 20 years' good standing and 18 years' seatime. The present SIU disability-pension provides $150 monthly after 12 years' �% itu SEAFARERS Shorthanded? 1j * 1'.- - , i Y- .. •f - r r'* Viailor T« Headquarters If a crewmember quits while a ship Is In port, delegates are asked to ^contact tiie hail immediately for a replace ment. Fast action on their part wUl keep all- Jobs aboard ship fiiied at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. t-ff. i:< a i ^ nee Wittetu LOG WASHINGTON —Monthly fig­ ures released by the Maritime Administration revieaied a slight rise hi shipping 'conditions here. The grand total of 84 Inactive American freighters and .^nnkers is nine less than reported ^ksi month. Of these, 64 were laid up for lack of cargo while 20 were undergoing repairs or conversion. Activity among ships with over : ,1,000 gross tons capacity also im, proved a bit. Here, 944 ships were ..reported in operation, ah increase of seven over October. The Government gained one ship in various transactions, bringing its total to 2,137. This resulted through the sale of one hospital ship and 12 Libertys plus the transfer of one vessel to the Air Force, while gaining 11 transports from the Navy and four via trades.. The total merchant fleet remained at 3,141, including the lay-up fleet. A 0.1 percent drop in foreign commerce from May, 1957 to May, 1958 was also reported by the MA. American flagships presently carry only 14.6 percent of the nation's , foreign trade, which shows the de­ gree to which runaway ships have been making inroads. Vincent Meehan Contact your brother Bill at the San Francisco hall immediately. Urgent. ^ Phillip E. Giordano It is important that you get in touch with Mrs. Odessa Giordano at once. Her address is Route 2, Box 30A, Peizer, SC. Rated Men Can Get Out In Houston HOUSTON—Shipping for this area slacked off somewhat during the past period. Bob Matthews, port agent reported, but it re­ mained good for any rated or class A men who wanted to ship out. Next period should show an im­ provement, Matthews said, as a number of ships are expected to come into port. The Dei Mundo, which has been in lay-up, will take on a full crew on December 1. There were only two vessels, toe Valley Forge (Peninsular) and the Chief olectficion Sverro federtsen ond daughter Helen stopped in Michael (Carras) paying off during SlU headquarters last wegk. Pederssen was last aboard the the past period. The Michael was Steel Voyager. the only ship signing on. In transit were tm Mae (Bull); Fort Hoskins, Chiwawa, Council Grave, Bents Fort (Cities Service); Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); Dei Santos (Mis­ sissippi); The CabUSs (Texas City); Eagle Transporter (United Ma­ rine); Bienville, Beauregard (PanAtlantic); Steel .^e (Isthmian); All of the follouiing SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity Mermaid (Metro); Northwestern benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's narae: Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Marcia Jean Kinehen, born Au­ •. Mrs. Louis F. Greaux, Texas City, Wacosta (Waterman). gust 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Robert L. Kinehen, Ham­ tit Florence Deborah Doyle, born mond, La. May 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ James Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa. Begins Lynn Brown, horn Octo­ tit ber 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hope Cabral, born October 29, Woodrow A. Brown, Tampa, Fla. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John t iu Cabral, Bristol, Rl. Patricia Ann Gonzales, born Au­ tit gust 16, 1958, to Seafarer nnd Mrs. Lezlee Celeste Herring, born Enrique Gonzales ^Jr., Houston^ October 6, 1958, to .Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Earl William Herring Jr., i t i Ruskin, Fla. Gail Ann Paradise, born Novem­ i i i ber 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ' Diana Gayle Tulp, born Novem­ Leo Paradise, Swansea, Mass. TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC iUROPEAN ber 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. tit AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS John Tulp, Jr., La Marque, "Fex. Lawrence Duracher, born Octo­ tit ber 23„ 1958, to Seafarer and'^Mrs. Patricia M. Wojton, born No­ Louis B. Duracher, "New Orleans, vember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and La. Mrs. Stanley M. Wojton, Balti­ 'tit more, Md. Sherry Jackson, born November SIU BABY MRIVALS EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST 1. i-: I I f _ nr te iffi-' Is- f "THE VOICE OF THE : if-"; th I'.r MTD" EVERY SUNDAY, 1420 GMT (11:20 EU Sunday) •-f. WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast « of South America, . South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. t If WFL-65. 15880 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Caribheaui West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-iS, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, ' North Atlantic, European and US East Coast E ,- Meanwhile, MID 'Roun^The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue • . • ; V .S ( ^ —r- Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-2S407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia' WMM 81-11037A Northwest Pacific V MARITIIRE TRADES DEPARTMENT 12, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie L. Jackson, Houston, Tex. tit Patricia A. Greaux, born Sep­ tember 11, 1958, to Seafarer and iv X ^ George R. J. Hallahan Essential that you contact Mr. Pearl in New York as soon as po,ssible. 4 4 4 Sam N. Bowser Mrs. Irene Pruitt requests that you get in touch with her at 1521 27th Ave., Seattle 22, Wash. 4 4 4- Woodrow Drake You are urged to contact Smith Ganly, Inc., 1100 Olive Way, Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 lohn Ezell Please get in touch with Esther at the Salvation Army in Panama City, Florida. 4 4 4 Robert B. Carey • J. E. Barrlnger Your papers are being held for you by Welfare Services in head­ quarters. Please contact Tobey Flynn. 4 4 4 Howard Ross Aimer Vickers faces a year's hospitalization and it is important that you get in touch with him at once. He is at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Manhat­ tan Beach, B'kiyn 35, NY. You can phone at DE. 2-1001. 4 4 4 Tampa Has A synchronized light-whistle signal has been put in use No Change on a few vessels in the latest step towards reducing ship tugs in reserve fleets have* been equipped with synchronized sig­ nals, also achieving encouraging results. The new signal device is an out­ growth of the collision in 1955 which sank the Andrea Doria, Ital­ ian-flag passenger ship. Signal misunderstanding was partially re­ sponsible. J i. Visible Whistle' Is Latest Safety Device The device was invented in an effort to eliminate accidents which are due to misunderstanding of whistle signals or the iiiability to hear the signal. Often, the weath­ er or the very nature of the sea will make a sound appear as if it is coming from one direction, while in reality it is coming from an­ other. The amber light, located atop the bridge, will help in elim­ inating this as it can penetrate most fogs and is also clearly visi­ ble" by day or night. The ,, Maritime Administration has indicated it will, install the new fi'?,vice on Its experimental car^o .y;: Bob Hudglns Please contact Michael Hernandez, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., B'kiyn 32, NY. Ex-Crewmembers Ocean Ulla If any of the former crew mem­ bers have extra photos of the sea hawk that landed on the deck recently please send theip to Emilio Issac, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., tit B'kiyn 32, NY. He would like one Divina B. Trevisano, born No­ for his album. vember 23. 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Dominick Trevisano, Brook­ Robert Banta lyn, NY. Get in touch with Robert W. Perry, -237' Westover Avenue, Nor­ folk, Va. collisions. The signal casts a strong amber beam, horizontally in all directions and vertical­ ly, each time the ship sounds ships, John Sergeant and William Patterson, in the near future. MA her whistle. -^4-1 TAMPA—While all is in good shape throughout the port, ship­ ping continuecf to lag for another period, Tom Banning, port agent, reports. However the membership is urged to take advantage of this slack to come into the hall and vote in the Union's biennial elections. Time is running out and each mem­ ber should exercise his right to vote for the officials of his choice. There were no vesseJs signing on or paying off in the area during the past period. In transit were the Gateway City and Raphael Semnies (Pan-Atlantic); Fort Hos­ kins (Cities Service) and the Wa­ costa (VVaterman). Registration is heavy iii thfe steward department. Banning warns and, from the looks of things, -vill not be relieved much during the coming period. ^ ^ �^v. SEAFAilERS»L06 ...-V- .- D«Minb«r S ma • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN IO N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • TRAINING HEAD URGES MOVE 'Open Kjngs Point School To Men Out Of Foc's/e' I': .,\. K. T-^'- Dump Old Navigation Charts, Commerce Dep't Tells Skippers WASHINGTON—Outdated nautical charts may make excellent keepsakes but they are hazardous when used to direct a ship's course, says the US Department of Commerce. Changes in land­ marks, navigational aids and submerged obstructions—some eight million of them last year, make charts obsolete each year. Sometimes within months, a chart can become outdated by the discovery of former wrecks, and changes in fchannels and. buoys. Modern instruments employed in present surveys-often reveal dan­ gers that were not detected previously. Economical, sentimental and negligent skippers were warned that they were jeopardizing the lives of their crews by using cbaits which hav.e not been amended to include the latest findings. A case was Cited of a skipper who had sent in a chart with pencilsd-in soundings for a blank area on the chart. Investigation showed that the area had already been surveyed and completely charted, and that the skipper's chart was several years out of datel Mariners were advised to consult their local Coast Guard District office or the weekly "Notice to Mariners" for thfe latest revisions. Those who have an affection for old charts as display pieces are advised to purchase reproductions of really ancient ones which are available in bookstores. An informal proposal to revive Government maritime trading facilities for unlicensed seamen has been put forth by Captain Paul S. Maguire of the US Maritime Administration. Captain Maguire is in charge of maritime training including the US Merchant Marine Acad­ emy at Kings Point, Long Is--^ land. Consequently, he would have a one changes coming in the industry. year course set up for the licensed One stumbling block in such a Captain Maguire's proposa would include a two-year program officers on various subjects related program Is the proposal that the for unlicensed seamen who already to their profession so as to bring industry bear part of the cost of have two years' seatime to their them up to date on technical such tr-airiiog. credit. They would be able to get 3rd assistant and 3rd mate licenses Vote Deadline Coming Up by attending the academy under the proposal. A second feature of the program would involve refresher courses for merchant marine officers who came "up the hawse pipe" and have had no formal instruction. The captam argues that with all kinds of tetihnical advances in the offing includ­ ing atom-powered ships, it is neces­ sary for officers to familiarize themselves with a wide variety of hew cargo and ship operating gear MIAMI—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association has of a complex nature. drawn up a program to provide MEBA engineers with the One of the main reasons for the same shipping rights and contract representation in all ports new program, Captain Maguire in­ that they receive in their t * dicated, is the fact that the great home locals. ers. The amendments were drafted majority of officers are self-edu­ A special 10-day convention by an 8-mah committee of delegates cated because " so many Kings laid the groundwork for the new representing each of the districts Point graduates as weU as gradu­ approach in a series of proposed and the BME and chaired by E. N, ates of state maritime academies constitutional amendments that Altman, business manager of Logal never go to work in the merchant spell out the policy and establish 38^. Seattle. President Raymond marine or else spend only a mini­ the procedures for carrying it biit. McKay represented the BME. mum number of years at sea be­ The amendments will be put into fore going into shoreside jobs. The appropriate legal language in Janu­ SIU has long been critical of the ary and submitted to the MEBA Kings Point set-up for this reason, membership for approval in a 90and has argued that the academy day referendum. served more as a training center Seafarer Ricardo Lata leave) booth after filling out his ballot in for Navy ensigns than as a mari­ The amendments represent a time institution. compromise between the idea of a the SlU's biennial election. Another Seafarer checks over the lists centralized union with national before marking his ballot. Election ends December 31. In fact, a 1954 survey showed control of finances and policy and that only 14 percent of all Kings a loos» national grouping with Point graduates were serving in strong local autonomy. the merchant marine and that the remainder were on active Navy The delegates interpreted the re­ duty or working ashore, with over ferendum that authorized the con-: NEW ORLEANS—A great deal 60 percent of the graduates in vention as a membership demand shoreside jobs. The survey covered for equality and better service than df interest in the ITF worldwide the period 1945 to 1953, so all of the old constitution provided. anti-runaway drive was voiced by the men involved were yoimg and the membership at the last regular (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Small Port Representation had put in little or no time work­ provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of meeting in this port. A number of Steps also were taken to insure ing on ships. The class of 1946, for various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If more effective representation in Seafarers took the floor and spoke example had less than nine per­ Seafarers have any questions about any'section of the agreement which small ports. The convention set on the dangers which result from cent of its members working on they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the up the machinery for an expanded allowing American-owned vessels ships eight years later. SEAFARERS LOG.) program of national subsidies to to register under a runaway flag. As Captain Maguire put It, "the While shipping for the period Section 30(b). For the purposes of this agreement the following provide full-time representation in majority of ship's officers educate are classed as penalty; ports that have had to get along was very good in all three depart^ themselves for their professions." In bulk: with part-time service, and author­ ments, registration is still on the ized mandatory mergers in cases heavy side. In addition to the 160 Bones Caustic Soda where merger would provide bet­ men shipped to deep sea berths Green Hides Soda Ash there were 21 relief jobs and 43 ter service. Manure Creosoted Lumber berths on "vessels working here in The same thinking also led to a In Bags or Bulk revision of the MEBA policy on the harbor during the past two Bone Meal Saltcake voluntary mergers, which had been weeks. Chloride or Lime Super Phosphate There was a total of 26 vessels limited to the amalgamation of a Lampblack Cyanide very" small local with a larger ad­ calling into the area during the Cement SIU membership meet­ Carbonblack joining one in the same district. period. Five ships paid off, two Sulphur Gasoline carried In any manner Locals with more than lOO mem­ signed on and 19 were in transit. ings are held regularly Copra (3,000 tons) Greave Cakes bers were barred from mergihg, The vessels paying off were the every two '^eeks on Wed­ (c) On vessels carrying penalty cargoes In bulk In the combined even if the-members of both locals Del Sud, Del Sol (Mlssissippi)i nesday nights at 7 PM in weight of 1,000 long tons or over, unless otherwise specified, the wanted an amalgamation. The pro­ Steel Age, Steel Apprentice (Isth* all SIU ports. All Sea­ Company agrees to pay each member of the Unlicensed Personnel, posed amendments would permit mian) and the Almena (Clover). mergers betweeh ad­ Signing on were the Del Sud farers are expected to in addition to the regular monthly wages, 10 percent of such wages voluntary joining locals in the same or sepa­ (Mississippi) and the Steel -Age from the time the loading of the penalty cargo is started until the attend; those who wish to penalty cargo Is completely discharged.. rate districts, regardless of the (Isthmian). size of-their memberships. The in-transit vessels were the be excused should request J" 4 Question: Are there occasions when gasoline Is not a penalty cargo The convention laid the ground­ Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, r permission by telegram item? work for a national organizing de­ Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper > (be sure to include regis­ partment. It also provided for (Alcoa); Seatralns Louisiana, 4" 4" 4" When a freighter, which had carried a cargo of gasoline In bar­ constitutional amendments through Georgia (Seatraln); Del Sud (Mis« tration number). The next rels paid off recently, the shipowners refused to pay' the men the joint action of the convention and sissippi); Lucille Bloomfield, Mar* StU meetings will be: additional 10 percent, contending that the gasoline was not carried membership referendum. Previ­ garett Brown (Bloomfield); Steel in bulk. The Union rejected this interpretation claiming that over ously the constitution could be Seafarer, Steel Traveler, Steel Age December 10 (Isthmian); Arlzpa, Claiborne, 1.000 tons of gasoline carried in any manner entitled the crew to the amended only by a convention. tional wages The convention met from Nov. Monarch of the Seaf, Wacdsta _ December 24 Union officials discussed the matter with the owners and it was 15 to. Nov. 24 an4 was atteiided by (Waterman);- Raphael Semmes, mutually decided that the crew's demands were legitimate. Gasoline, delegates from 21 MEBA locals on Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic) and fvJanuary 7 in excess of 1,000 tons automatically entitled the men to'the addi­ the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific the Northwestern Victory (Victory tional wages. * Coasts, the Great Lakes and the Riv­ Carriers). MEBA Engineers To Get Full. Rights In All Ports KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT ^rh SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETIMGS I'.'-i-"- 'ISi' fe.y- ^r;:'/' rr>.:v'^v: •-"v*' . '.' V-rf: '•-4 • :ic- New Orleans Hails IIP Picket Move � 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 December 5, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US SEA UNIONS HIT RUNAWAYS JOINT PICKET ACTION AFFECTS 160 VESSELS ‘GO TO NLRB’, COURT SAYS; OK’S ITF BEEF MATES GET PART OF MOBILE PACT RUNAWAYS LEARN THEY CANT HIDE US COURT RULES SEAMEN CAN SUE RUNAWAY SHIPS US SEA UNIONS TIE UP RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIPPING LOG IS CITED FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE BLOOMFIELD FLEET GETS TOP CLEANLINESS SCORE WC SAILORS VOTE BEGINS; 54 RUNNING NEW YORK BOOMS, SETS FIVE-YEAR SHIPPING HIGH US COMPANIES MISS BOAT ON SEAWAY PASSENGER RUN RED RIVE HURTS US SHIPS MOBILE HOST TO 200 AT HOLIDAY DINNER SLUMP IN BALTIMORE PERSISTS; SHIPS IDLE BOSSES’ GROUP SEEKING STIFFER NY LABOR LAW SUBSIDY BIDDERS IN STIF FIGHT LATEST INJUSRY TOTALS RUNNING BELOW ‘57 REJECT APL TRANSFER OF LUXURY SHIP MA REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN SHIPPING ‘OPEN KINGS POINT SCHOOL TO MEN OUT OF FOC’SLE’ MEBA ENGINEERS TO GET FULL RIGHTS IN ALL PORTS 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 12/05/1958 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. 25 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e0b887f19705b56a671c7469b5085d8a.PDF f61ddbd2974729fecdf85af1e17f0fb5 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1946 Vol. VIII. General Strike Called By AFL In Oakland WALKING OFF THE JOB No. 49 Mine Case Decision is Seen As Periling Labor's Basic Rights OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 4—The American Fec^eration of Labor yesterday roared a militant ans­ wer to the use of police interfer­ WASHINGTON—In a far-reaching decision which, ence for imported strike-break­ ers by calling a general strike if left on the books, may limit labor's future rights, Jus­ which completly tied up this city tice Goldsborough found John L. Lewis and the members of 1,000,000 population. of the United Mine Workers, AFL, guilty of contempt, More than 130,000 members of the AFL unions answered the and fined the union $3,500,000. Mr. Lewis was personally strike call protesting the police fined $10,000. Joseph Padway and Welly K. Hopkins,' escort provided ofi •'Sunday for 12 attorneys for Mr. Lewis and the UMW, immediately made trucks carrying merchandise to two department stores through plans to appeal the decision, and execution of both parts picket lines established a month of the judgment were suspended ago by the stores' clerks. The until the appeal has been heard trucks, operated by an outfit call­ and action taken on it. ing itself the "Veterans Trucking Company," came from nearby The action of the court was not The phony reasons that the Los Angeles. unexpected. When both the State NMU is using to further de­ Following the strike call, thous­ and the Defense rested their lay the final accounting of ands of pickets massed around the cases on Tuesday, December 3, the 502 challenged votes in two stores whose owners refused Justice Goldsborough foimd Mr. to grant an election to determine the Isthmian election will be Lewis and the mine workers a collective bargaining aglent, brought to the attention of guilty of civil and criminal con­ after the AFL Retail Clerks tempt of court for refusing to the NLRB today. Union had signed up a majority These miners are calling it quits at a mine at West Frank­ work in accordance with the An informal conference at of the employees. fort. Illinois. The same story was repeated by over 400,000 union's traditional practice of "no the New York Regional of­ Although the two stores reminers, all members of the United Mine Workers, AFL. Al­ contract, no work." fice of the NLRB will de­ mainec^ open, very few persons though an injunction was taken out by the Government to re­ termine v/hether or not crossed the picket lines. All other REAFFIRMATION strain this action, the men. nevertheless, walked off the job. speedy disposition can be enterprise in the city was at a As soon as the decision was made of the NMU's unques­ standstill with restaurants, bars, read on Tuesday, and after His tionably false claims that food stores and theaters closed. Honor had set 10 a. m. Wednes­ have so far held up certifica­ Buses, street cars and taxi-cabs day for passing sentence, Mr. tion of the SIU as the bar­ stopped running. The four local Lewis was permitted to address gaining agent. newspapers were not published. the court. Elevator operators did not report The delaying tactics of +''0 His speech was full of mean­ at hotels and office buildings, and NMU are cheating the Isth­ Acting swiftly on complaints Snug Harbor were bought to the ing for workers everywhere and there was no work at several mian men out of representa­ that the old, retired seamen who attention of this Union by one of shows that he was prepared to shipyards. tion, and out of the wages and take his place with other labor CIO unions respected the AFL live at the Sailors Snug Harbor our members who lives in the conditions that are enjoyed leaders who have courted jail in on Staten Island are not receiv­ vicinity of the institution. He picketlines. by other SIU members on the Debs-Gompers tradition. by Last night, an AFL spokesman ing the high type of attention gained his knowledge by conver­ SlU-contracted ships. said that the "protest walkout" that the original endowfnent sations with some of the men who (Continued on Page 11) would continue tomorrow with provides for, the Seafarers Inter­ are at present residents. national Union this week sent a more workers being called out. From what he has heard, and AFL attorney James F. Galliano letter of protest to the director of passed along to us, it appears said the employers and city of­ the institution. that conditions at Snug Harbor Stating that "the Sailors .Snug are far below the conditions en­ ficials would have to take two steps before the strike would be Harbor is close to the hearts of joyed by seamen aboard ships of United States merchant seamen the American merchant fleet. If called off: 1. The strike-breakers who car­ who see in it a home for their old this is true, it is patently unfair fj ried the merchandise through the age," the letter, recounted" the to these men who have served DETROIT—Fred Farnen, Secre­ ILSU and the NMU, the Regional tary-Treasurer of the Great Lakes NLRB Board recommended that complaints that have been re­ picketlines must return to Los loyally over a long period of time ceived, and asked action to cor­ to reward them in such a poor Division of the Seafarers Inter­ the SIU be certified by the Na­ Angeles. national Union, last week i-e- tional Board as the collective bar­ 2. There must be "assurance by rect the existing, sub-par condi­ manner. ported that the Regional Board gaining agent for the Midlandresponsible city officials and civic tions. of the National Labor Relations Company. Their decision was COMPLAINTS OUTLINED The complaints specifically leaders that the City Council, un­ Board, located at Cleveland, forwarded to the Washington der pressure of influential em­ dealt with the poor quality and Specifically, here are the com­ Ohio, had handed down a de­ headquarters, and a report should ployer groups, will not use the preparation of the food, and with plaints. Poor food, heads the list, cision favorable to the SIU in be forthcoming in the near fu- ^| police department as the tool of the fact that residents are not but this is quickly followed by the case of the Midland Steam­ ture from the National Board. permitted to accept part time these groups." the protest against denying the ship Company. employment outside the grounds Since the recommendation has men the right to seek outside, In the Midland election held been sent to Washington, the. of the institution. part time employment. These last October, covering the seven Following is the complete text men maintain that they are ex­ ships operated by that company, LSU has filed another objection. of the letter, signed by Joseph However, Secretary - Treasurer There is. still a little lime H. Volpian, SIU Special Service pected to work in the handicraft the SIU was the victor, receiving Farnen says he is confident that to vote for officers of the At­ section of the institution where 64 per cent of the total ballots Representative: lantic and Gulf Districts for their earnings are limited to $10 cast. The phony Lakes Seamen's the Regional Board's decision will Mr. Howard A. Flynn, Governor 1947. Voting' cloCds on' De­ per month, when they could be Union—Independent, which chal­ be upheld, and that the SIU -will Sailors Snug Harbor cember 31. 1946. You can vote gainfully employed on the out­ lenged the results on some flimsy be certified as the bargaining New Brighton. in any SIU Hall, in whatever side for far more than that sum. excuses, received only 8 valid agent.- Then negotiations leading Staten Island. New York. to a contract can begin immedi­ port there is one established. They need the extra earnings in votes. Dear Mr. Flynn; ately, and Midland men will get It is your duty to vote, so do order to buy the many items and After throwing out the objec­ the SIU representation which it now. Very recently, the conditions tions of both the company union they voted overwhelmingly for, ' (Continued on 4) that exist at this lime at Sailors li "L -I isthmlaii Hearing SlU Takes Lead To Improve Conditions In Snug Harbor Regional NLRB Becision Upholds Seafarers In Midland Election Do It Now • ; i : I.. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 6, 1946 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 ft ft Ift *. • HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1'945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Promoting Unemployment Hardly a day goes by that one of the ponderous spokes­ men for the shipping industry doesn't gravely announce that the Maritime Industry of the United States is going to hell in a hand basket. They claim that our foreign • trade is decreasing, that foreign bottoms are well able to take care of the European and Far Eastern trade, and that American maritime trade will stabilize at about 20 per­ cent of the high peak hit during the war. All this would lead one to believe that the shipowners and the Goveimment would give earnest thought to what to do to decrease unemployment in the ranks of the seamen. But that is not so; what they are actually doing at this time is to go ahead with plans to train more and more embryo seamen, and in that way to flood the al­ ready overpopulated market. Announcement was made last week by the Maritime Commission that three of the largest training stations and two large training vessels will be kept in operation for the purpose of training unlicensed and licensed seamen. Thous­ ands of seamen were trained at these stations to man the .wartime cargo fleet, but with the greatly reduced status 'of shipping today, it is obvious that there is no further need for such schools. Of course, it can be clearly seen why the Govern­ ment and the shipowners are in favor of continuing such .a program. For them it represents a chance to train men, away from a union atmosphere, and to establish them as a source of anti-union infection in the union body. Second, it will create a vast pool of seamen, eager to ship out in the coming days of reduced shipping, who will fight like dogs for the few available jobs. When that hap­ pens the shipowner usually benefits. When there is a surplus of men for only a limited number of jobs, the employer cuts wages and standards with the certain knowledge that circumstances will force .men into taking any kind of job that comes along. It has been wisely said that the only way to train for .the sea is by sailing in the foc'sle as a seaman. No amount of training in landlocked stations and on supervised train­ ing voyages can take the place of actual experience as a working seaman. The Government has not set up any schools to train carpenters, shoe salesmen, or clerks. There is no reason why the seamen should have been singled out for particu• lar attention. In the merchant fleet of the United States, •there will be enough opportunity to completely train all the new people who could be absorbed into the industry. Any attempt to speed up this process is done for the :purpose of creating vast unemployment among seamen, and to have a ready source of scabs in the event that sea­ men find it necessary to go on strike to defend their jobs and living standards. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Mew bi lie Marine Hospitals These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. G. SMITH T. WADSWORTH S. G. LOPEZ R. G. M0SSELLER C. W. SMITH J. H. HARE W. G. H. BAUSE W. B. MUIR L. A. CORNWALL L. L. MOODY K. BELCHER C. M. LARSEN C. L. JACQUES L. KAY R. J. BLAKE J. B. PORTER . rS. H. DANIEL S. INTEGRA V. RODRIGUEZ S. RIVERA C. R. POTTER J. HALL J. M. FORD B. F. TROTTIE W. R. WELCOME P. DOMICA ft ft ft • GALVESTON HOSPITAL LONGKEMPT PAURGASON—SUP ALDERHOLDS KING MITCHELL DOWELL DEETRECH SWENSON CASTAGNERE—B.C. MULKE ft ft ft , BALTIMORE HOSPITAL RAYMOND VAN DREELE RALPH FREY ROBERT CAVENDER CARL SCHULTZ PETER LOPEZ VAYNE TROLLE FRANCIS O'BRIEN MOSES MORRIS MAX FINGERHUT MANUEL ROMERO MAAREUR ABDELKANDER PHILPJEFFERS ft ft ft NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL NORMAN PALLME H. G. DARNELL JACINTO NAVARRO DALE BARNES CHARLES TILLER rK4RL PBTTERSSEN You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 8th 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.) J. W. DENNIS JAMES CANARD F. J. SOSS EMIL PAPIO MAX SEIDEL F. GARRETSON WILLIAM C. BARGONE EDWARD CUSTER EDWARD BROCE JR. DONALD BELL P. HAWKINS J. W. ATKINS W. QUARLES RALPH FRINK CENTRAL. MASON R. M. NOLAN ft ft ft NEPONSIT HOSPITAL H. BURKE J. S. COMPBELL B. BRYDER •B. LUFLIN E. VON TESMAR G.^F.McCOMB 'E. "FERRER R. BLAKE , J. R: HENCHEY J. FIGUEROA I ' -• , ^: j �Friday, DeevnilMsy $, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Trade Unions Must Prepare Selves For The Coming Anti-Labor Drive By EARL SHEPPARD The Seafarers International Union is fully aware that in the days just ahead organized labor must be stronger than ever in order to stand off attacks against us from all sides. Strikes like the Miners and the AFL General Strike in Oakland, California are a tip-off as to the way injunctions and police-protected scabs will be used to weaken us. * It's easy to see the anti-labor trend in the hysterical newspaper editorials and radio broadcasts denouncing the "unlawful" power of the unions. Today, our labor movement is much stronger than after World War I. Then, indus­ try, government and other re­ actionary forces united in a com­ mon fight against labor and for the open shop. Today, the same forces are lining up for the same battle—to end the closed shop, and weaken labor's strength. This time the picture is a lot different. Organized labor — fif­ teen million strong in the AFL, CIO and Independent unions — will stand as one against any at­ tack upon their rights. Too many of our bj'others have lost their lives and too many of our heads have been bashed in fighting the cause of labor for us to let them down without staging the battle of our lives to protect labor's rights. TRUMAN'S DILEMMA Our bungling president, Harry Truman, has recently told friends and associates that he favors sweeping revision of the Wagner Labor Act. This is supposed to provide for the less preferential treatment of labor unions in their beefs with the"^ bosses. The confused Mr. Truman doesn't know which way to turn. Should he continue to pose as "labor's friend" giving us a stab in the back occasionally or should he become an open enemy of labor trying to win reactionary support? Another big business outfit, the U, S. Chamber of Commerce has recently come forward with their proposed leglislative program which would really put chains on organized labor. They are in favor of federal laws to outlaw the closed shop and otherwise hog-tie the labor unions so that the bosses will be able to have a big edge when bargaining with the unions. Not one of these outfits or in­ dividuals realizes that organized labor is here to stay. We are not some fly-by-night outfits ready to fall down at the first strong gust of wind. When are these guys going to learn that if they ever succeed in breaking the labor unions that they are going to bring the entire system of socalled. free enterprise tumbling about their, heads? FUTURE DEMOCRACY We don't pretend to be an ex­ pert economist or a specialist in politics, but we do know that the on^ chance for our democracy to grow and develop is for cap­ ital and industry to learn that they must bargain in good faith with labor. There would be no need for' paralyzing strikes like the miners, which the SIU fully supports, if government and industry would negotiate fairly with the unions. Unless they do bargain fairly, there will continue to be such un­ rest that such a thing as indus­ trial peace can never exist. There will be continuous warfare. If these " hate labor" men would stop for a moment to re­ alize that the labor movement is the largest section of the public, then they wouldn't be in such a hurry to cry about labor's .actions hurting the general public. Be­ cause organized labor has a voice and speaks out against all react­ ion, some individuals think that labor is separate from, rather than a part of, the public. One thing is certain, although we have built up an enviable record in the maritime field, and continue to do a good job in or­ Page tluee THERE IT IS ganizing the unorg',mized, the SIU must continue to grow and develop. We can't afford to stand still. However, the NMU is not miss­ ing a trick to try to hold up the certification of the Seafarers as bargaining agent for the Isth­ mian Fleet. Even though we have won this election, we can't neg­ otiate a contract until we are able to cut through the accumulated red tape. So, it might still be necessary to try a little job action in order to hurry things up. In line with the SIU's full speed ahead in organizing, a brand new Organizers Handbook will be out next week to spark the Seafarer's organizing efforts (Continued on Page 4) Sam Patterson For a man who has been going to sea for twenty-seven years, Samuel T. Patterson, .Steward, looks suprisingly young. Of course part of this can be explained by the fact that he made his first trip as a youth of 13, mut still and all, his many years at sea have left few marks on him. Brother Patterson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where hfs father was a brick mason. Young Sam was supposed to follow in his father's footsteps, but early in life he decided that he would be unhappy if he did. So he ran away from home, and took his first job as messboy on the SS Apache, a passenger liner. "I have never actually regret­ ted this action," he says, "but being a brick mason would be a great that all the doors of the good trade to have at my finger­ Walker were broken loose from tips. I have been happy as a sea­ the hinges. man, and I take pride in my Besides this incident, Sam was work." on ships that were bombed "in every port of Europe," as he puts MAKES OWN WAY it. Livei-pool, Naples, Sicily, and Patterson really has worked his Bizerte, were a few of the places way up. From Messboy he ad­ where they were subjected to vanced through the other ratings bombing. until he was qualified to sail as "We were sure lucky," he re­ Chef. During the war he made calls. "Ships all around us were many trips as Chief Steward, but sunk, but we came through every­ he is looking forward to the time thing okay. I kept my fingers when he can again sail as Chef. crossed all the time, and 1 guess One of the memories he has of it worked." his early days will always stick UNION MAN with him. This was when the Brother Patterson has been a Apache rammed the SS Spring­ field off Eastport, Florida. Both good union man since the days of ships sank quickly; but happily, the •old ISU. When the Seafarers International Union was formed, there were no casualties. Having once made up his mind he joined and has been an active that he wanted to be a merchant member. During the SIU 1946 seaman, Patterson has never de­ General Strike he was in a hospi­ viated from that thought. Except tal, but he made it his business for short periods of time which to report to the Union Hall when­ he had to spend ashore as a re­ ever possible so that he could sult of ill health, he has sailed help out. Patterson is married and has steadily since his first taste of a two children. The eldest one, a seaman's life. The war years were boy, shows signs already of a no exception. preference for the sea. NEAR MISS "It's all right with me," says His worst experience during Sam, "but he has to finish his the war came on Septemlper 26, schooling first, and then he can 1943. He was aboai'd the SS Fran­ start to ship out. The sea has cis A. Walker, Eastern Steamship been kind to me, so it will be Company, when a torpedo missed okay for my son to make the mer­ the ship but hit the next one in chant marine his trade also." line in the convoy. Both ships Brother Patterson is a proud were loaded with high-octane gas­ man; proud of his family, proud oline, and the struck ship went of his job, and proud of his Union down immediately, with all and the job it is doing to improve hands. The concussion was so the lot of working seamen. •- -ass®' . «" Johnny Capps (right) and Jack Craig comment on letter that the bucko Fairland Skipper ivrote to the West Coast Sailor. Brother Capps gels his innings in story below. ( Fairland Skipper Really Threw His Weight Around "Everybody knows that a sea­ man's life is not peaches and cream," says Johnny Capps, AB, but very few people realize what we have to go through if the Skipper is a tough guy, or if the ship is a tub. And it was a lot worse before the Union got strong enough to fight for us." What brought on this tirade from Johnny were the happen­ ings on board the SS Fairland, Waterman Steamship Company, on the trip from Mobile to China. Capps made the ship at Pensacola on July 8, and right after that he was elected Ship's Dele­ gate. One of his first duties was to check the stores and slopchest. The stores were okay, but it was an entirely different story with the slopchest. In order to pro­ vide for the men's comfort on such a long trip, Capps recom­ mended to the Skipper that razor blades, cigarettes, and some ar­ ticles of clothing were needed. As it was, the slopchest contained only a few pairs of extra size pants. CHANGE OF HEART At first the Captain refused to put on the supplies, but as the ship put out to sea he promised that the slopchest would be re­ plenished when the ship came into San Pedro. However, once through the Canal Zone, he changed his mind. The ship made port at San Pedro on July 21, and when'the time came to throw off the lines to continue the voyage, the Cap­ tain started some more trouble. "I hate to say this about the Skipper," said Capps, "but he was drunk. I, wouldn't bring it up except that he wrote a letter to the West Coast Sailor in which he accused the members of the crew of being drunk. As far as I could see, the crew was feeling happy, but the Captain should have been the last one to talk." Drunk or sober, what the Mas­ ter did then was inekcusable. He first sent a Wiper and an OS to steer the vessel out of the har­ bor. When they refused to go, and when the crewmembers backed them up, he hit an AB„ and a Fireman, and then picked up the Chief Mate and threw him halfway across the deck. Seeing this, none of the crew wanted to sail with Ryan, so to a man they left the ship and sent to San Francisco for a Pa­ trolman. Capps went to tell the Skipper of the crew's decision, and in reply the Captain pulled a gun and ordered Capps off the ship. The morning the Patrolman showed up, immediately the Captain changed his attitude. He " promised that he would forget the whole matter if the crew would, that no charges would be brought against any member of the crew, and that he would not continue his harsh methods in the future. This was agreed to and the ship left San Pedro. LULL BEFORE STORM But the calmness was short-r lived. As soon as the ship was underway, the Skipper stated that evei'y man who had walked off the ship would be logged two days pay, plus the expense of holding up the ship. Capps kept his head about him, and as a con­ sequence none of the men signed the log. From then on it became even worse, if possible. The Skipper, who is a big fellow, threw his weight around and insisted that since he was the Master of the ship, everything would have to be done his way. "When we showed him the agreement," recalls Capps, "he threw it to the deck and said he didn't give a damn about the Union, the agreement, or any­ thing else. He used to like to bait the crew by making dirty cracks about the Union. But we kept our mouths closed, and that burn­ ed him up worst of all." In Shanghai they had a hear­ ing before the Coast Guard. After listening to all the evidence, and (Continued on Page 11) �Pag* Four THE SE AP ARERS LOG Attention Members! HlRE$Mfli ITHIMK All Departments When your ship docks, it is a good idea to have a list of necessary repairs to give to the Patrolman. This wiU help in letting the company know exactly what has to be done to get the ship in tip­ top condition. Seafarers don't have to sail beat-up ships. Do your part to make every ship a clean, well kept vessel. QUESTION:—Royf has the high cost of living affected you? RICHARD PINCKNEY. OS: As far as I am concerned, ris­ ing prices are going to make a homeless man out of me. When I am on the beach I usually stay at a hotel. Well, rooms at this hotel used to be $1.00 per night, and now they charge $2.00 to $3410 for rooms in the same place. X can't afford to pay those prices and still eat. And any food worth eating has gone way out of sight where price is concerned. The rich people can buy what they want because they have the dough, but we working stiffs have to do without. iiiiiil Seafarers Asks Improvements In Snug Harbor THOMAS WILLIAMS, Steward: The dollar is not worth a dol­ lar any more. It has become very difficult for a seaman to make both ends meet, especially when shipping is slow. For a while meat prices came down a little, but now they are climbing again and will probably go higher than they were. I recently bought a suit for $75.00. I used to spend only $25.00 for suits, and I give you my word that those suits were much better than the one I just bought. The same condi­ tion applies to shoes and other articles of clothing. RAY STANGLE, MM: The only thing that a man needs to live on that hasn't gone up in price is water. Everything else is so high that most people can't afford to eat decently, or to dress decently. Take me, for in­ stance. When I'm on the beach I like to go to a movie at night. Now movies are $1.25; so it's either pay that much or sit around with nothing to do. Food is also high, and most of it is not as good as you could buy for less money just a few months ago. No seamem can ship enough to make enough money to live on. GEORGE VAGO, Wiper: I'm still a single man so it isn't too bad for me. But even single men have to watch out. Cigaret­ tes used to be 15 cents per pack and now they are 20 cents. Shoes are twice as expensive as they used to be and they are not near­ ly as good. Food has gone so high that a man has to be a millionaire to get a square meal in most res­ taurants. My last trip was to Arabia, and when I returned I was surprised at how much prices had advanced in the short time I was away. (Continued from Page 1) articles that aid to their pleasure and their comfort. On the subject of food, they maintain that it is usually so poorly prepared and served, that it is unappetizing if not outright revolting. No attempt is being made to follow a sensible diet, and this added to the poor qual­ ity, has made mealtime a hard­ ship rather than a pleasure. In view of the fact that the Sailors Snug Harbor is one of the most richly endowed institutions in the world, and since this money is only being used at pres­ ent for the care and maintenance of 400 individuals, we believe that more attention should be paid to the quality and preparation of the food. Friday, Decambet 6. 1946 Now Is Time To initiate Four Watches On SlU Ships By JOSEPH S. BUCKLEY Some of the previous issues of the Seafarers Log have carried references by Paul Hall, in his column "Clearing the Deck," to the four watch system. We oldtime seamen realize that when all the ships go back into the hands of the private operators we shall have a great many Broth­ ers out of work due to the lack of jobs. put up a stink about lack of quarters and such bull, but we can easily pvercome these ob­ jections by pulling job actions at the point of production. That is the only language that the bully Shipowner understands. . Aboard a ship, in ^he engine room, a worker is in reality a slave. He is obedient to the clock and to the mechanical monster The four watch system is not who never seems to get enough an impossibility. It can become oil in the four hours it must be a reality if we endorse such a fed, if lie is on a four hour watch. program when we send our of­ END EXPLOITATION ficial representatives to negoti­ To meet the progress of science ate with the Isthmian Steamship we must reduce the hours of la­ Company when the time comes. bor so as to increase the manning The four watch system will power that the machine has taken lead to the creation of more jobs from us. The fewer men who are and less working hours for our employed, and the harder they membership. Cutting down the are worked, the greater profit for^ hours-of labor is the only method the shipowner and the rest of the seaman has to beat the un­ the thieves who represent the employment situation that will profit system of exploitation. face us withirf the near future. It is the duty of every indi­ By this means we will have vidual member of the Seafarers nine hours of leisure instead of International Union to back up the eight we now get; we will the drive of the Union officials have four oilers and four fire­ in this program to increase the men, and day men wil work six manning power aboard all SIUhours instead of the usual eight. contract ships. SAW IT WORK Bring the subject up in your Two years ago I fired coal on shipboard meetings, and in the the Great Lakes upder the four regular meetings ashore. Let us watch system. This was on an make that the prime object for SIU contracted ship out of South this coming year. Chicago. It worked out swell, Sincere, conscientious union and meal hours worked out okay, men can do anything if they are too. interested in fighting to create " Of course, Mr._ Shipowner will a "Brotherhood of the Sea." POOR ATTITUDE The well-being of the old men is tied up closely with the treat­ ment accorded them. Certainly anything that makes their every day life trying, such as poor food and denial of personal rights, tends to make them unhappy and ill. This institution was endowed for a specific purpose. On the basis of the complaints which we have received, we believe that the spirit and the letter of the endowment are not being carried out. We trust that you will look into this situation with an eye toward raising your standards to a parity with living conditions aboard SlU-contracted ships. If this mat­ ter must be taken up first with your Board of Trustees, we hope that that can be done without too much delay. The Sailors Snug Harbor is close to the hearts of the United States merchant seamen who see in it a secure home for their old age. For this reason, we hope that you will be able to dispel any doubts they may have regard­ ing the treatment they can expect in the future. Hoping that you will give this matter your prompt attention, and that we may hear from you in the near future, I remain. Very Truly Yours, Joseph H. Volpisn Special Services Representative Seafarers International Union, AFL. r ~ FROM THE LAKES The crew of the SS Rockwood, operating out of Chi­ cago, turned over $26.50 for the hospitalized seamen at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. \ Antl-Petrlllo Law Is Declared Unconstitutional By U.S. Court CHICAGO—The first test of the Lea Act, commonly called the anti-Petrillo law, resulted in the law being ruled unconstitu­ tional, and the criminal proceed­ ings against James C. Petrjllo, President of the American Feder­ ation of Musicians, AFL, being dismissed. The charges against Mr. Petrillo, filed last June 13 by United States Attorney J. Albert Woll, alleged that he used force and coercion to require radio station WAAF to employ more persons than it needed to conduct its business. This, it was charged, was a violation of the Lea Act. In an eight page opinion, hand­ ed down by Federal Judge Wal­ ter J. La Buy, it was held that the Act violates the fifth Amend­ ment because of the indefiniteness and uncertainty in the definition of a criminal offense; is in con­ tradiction to the first Amend­ ment which guarantees fi-eedom of speech; and violates the fifth and thirteenth Amendments by the restriction upon employment of labor. says that you can't discriminate, which is what this law called for." Boiled down to the simplest facts, the ruling upheld the right of peaceful picketing; the right of employes to leave their place of employment collectively as a means of ' enforcing their de­ mands; and the freedom of work­ ers to leave thir jobs at will or for no reason at all. The motion to 'dismiss the suit on the grounds of unconstitu­ tionality was made by Joseph A. Padwayi counsel for Mr. Pcfrillo and for the AFL. Labor Must Prepare For Coming Reaction (Continued from Page 3) U. S. TO APPEAL in the tanker and other fields. In addition, a couple of other organ­ izing leaflets are now being fin­ ished and should be ready for publication within the next two or three weeks. The organizing program of the SIU is not dor­ mant. It's jufet taking on more fuel for the big job that lies ahead. The United States Attorney said that the case would be im­ mediately appealed to the Su­ preme Court under provisions permitting questions on the con­ stitutionality of a specific act to be taken straight to the highest court in the land. At his headquarters, Mr. Petrillo issued a statement praising the court's action, and commented, "The Federal Court preaches and practices. free spech, democ­ racy, and Americanism when it Until every unorganized work­ er on the deep water, inland rivers, harbors, and Great Lakes is organized, there is still a job for the SIU to accomplish. We can't afford to rest until that job is finished, and its up to you as loyal Seafarers to help this pro­ gram to the utmost. It's your Union, Brothers, and it's your job as well as ours to see that everyunorganized seaman and water­ front worker becomes a member of the SIU. �THE SEAFARERS EOQ •Ftiday, December 6; 1946 Page Fire -- -i-- Traito Itoiomst^ In New GFleans Resent Commie WTaterfront Drive By BUCK STEPHENS Slow Shipping And Golil WeMhnr In Boston — Organizing Goes (to BOSTON—Winter has arrived in New England and made its advent with a pretty fair-sized blizzax'd, leaving a thin mantle of snow covering icy streets and sidewalks. The new Hall provides a;comfortable haven against this weather, and this morning's first call found between 150 and 200 members in the Hall, virtually all of them interested in about twenty jobs on the board. Two out of every three ships hitting here are foreign, and ap­ parently this trend is on the in­ crease. But if this sounds gloomy, it does not necessarily mean that we are without hope for a come­ back pretty soon. The Kyska paid off here on a Sunday. She came in here under the control of the Maritime Com­ mission and is going out today as a privately owned Waterman. She signs her foreign articles here, and it is rumored that more Waterman ships on the North Europe run will sign and payoff in Boston. If this should prove true, it will give the Branch a much-needed lift. successful in making valuable contacts. In this connection we have jtist received a most grat­ ifying letter from the SUP organ­ izer, Johhny Hansen, commend­ ing us for our work on a Stan­ dard tanker. PLAIN TO SEE The unorganized tanker com­ panies must be able to read the writing on the wall. They are going to be organized eventually, and may as well consent to elect­ ions and get it .over. -with.. Every Cities Service tanker contacted here is in good SIU shape; un­ questionably this outfit also will go the way of Isthmian. Well, the outlook for the com­ ing week is a little bit brighter. Waterman is putting the Niantic Victory in operation this week and will put on the crew within a few days. Whterman is also taking over the Abe Clark, formerly NMU, and will be crewing her up short­ ly. It is also expected that this company will operate the Sim­ mons Victory after this week. Silence, this week from the Branch Agents of - the follow­ ing. ports: CHARLESTON PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON NORFOLK JACKSONVILLE TAMPAx MOBILE CORPUS CHRISTI SAVANNAH Ditliith Last Sbipiiii^ Flurry As Close Of Lakes Season Nears By EINER NORDAAS DULUTH —We are getting the last rush of business here in Duluth before the season ends and everjdhing is coming at us at once. The weather has been quite bad and has held many of the ships out on the lakes until now, so they are all coming into port at once. Most of the ships that pull out of this port are on their final journey of the season with quite a few taking cargoes of grain. Today, ^wo Midland ships leave for Buffalo with three more leav­ ing in a couple of days, and then the port will be pretty barren for the rest of the winter. With a couple of Wesf Coast tankers scheduled for this week, DELAYS FREQUENT too, quite a few members should As far as the Eastern ships are be able to duck the cold weather concerned, delays have been fre­ mentioned ir, the opening para­ quent. Now it appears unlikely graph. that the first ship will be in com­ mission before January 15 — which means that 50 or 60 mem­ bers will be out of work that much longer. Of course, with Eastern oper­ ating regular service, a certain By JOE ALGINA amount of shipping business is guai'anteed. Then, too, the interDon't think that this story is NEW YORK — The beach has coastals have by no means re­ certainly cleared up here the last an isolated instance. I'll bet that turned to normal- since the West few days, and it is about time. there are quite a few seamen Coast strike ended. These have For a long period of time we around today who cannot afford always provided some additional were unable to ship due to our to buy the food and clothing that work for the port. own strike and the strike of our they need. And if thei'e are a In the meantime,, while the Brothers in the Masters, Mafgp, slump has been at its worst, there and Pilots. Now that all the has, strangely enough, been strikes have been settled on all plenty of work for all hands , in three coasts, shipping is picking the office. We still have to cover up, and the board has been list­ the ships, take care of beefs aris­ ing quite a few good jobs. ing on same, plus the ones that Of course, there is little chance come over the counter. And that shipping will hit the same these are legion when so many peak that it did in the heyday of members are on the beach for the war; but any improvement any length of time, a§ most of over what it has been in the them have been. past few months is all to the good.• Also, there is the organizing The people, shipowners, who work which is always going on, and in which this port has been begrudge us the salary increase we just gained, should take into considei-ation the fact that a sea­ couple of children, it makes the man usually works only nine or situation that much worse. ten months each year. Not that When the shipowners agreed he wouldn't like to work more; Pursuant to a recent de­ to our wage demands, price con­ it's just that there are not enough cision made by the member­ trol was still in effect. Our in­ jobs to keep all seamen employ­ ship, news from all the Lakes creases meant something then. ed-for any longer period of time. Port Agents appear on these But the way things are going pages. Although the Seafar­ HARD TIMES now, we didn't gain a damn ers Log is the official organ thing. of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ This situation, coupled with the The bosses think it is funny to trict only, it welcomes these rising prices, means that seamen reports and will publish are having a tough time making give a man a raise and then hike them whenever received. ends meet. I was speaking to one up prices even beyond the pid­ If any port in the Atlantic AB, a guy with two kids, and he dling raise. They don't lose any­ and Gulf- District does not fold me that his wife can't'afford thing, but the working stiff does. appear in the port pages, it is to serve meat more than twice Now the picture looks black, because the Log has not re­ each week. He says that his kids and only a decrease in prices, or ceived' any news from that don't get the milk they need, and an increase in wages with prices jporti. that keeping them in clothes remaining where they are, will and'shoes is an impossible job. answer the problem. Beach Clearing Rapidly In N.Y. With End Of Maritime Strikes LAKES NEWS •:•••• iJL NEW ORLEANS — The commies in this port are crying to high heaven about unity. Re­ cently they issued a pamphlet, endorsed by the Seamen's Club, Port of New Orleans Communist Party. This club is supposed to be composed of both AFL and CIO seamen. Only half of this statement is true, because while CIO seamen are members of the club and the communist party, no AFL sea­ man in this port, or in any other port that I know of, is a mem­ ber of^ the cdmmunist party or any of its clubs. In this leaflet the CMU is mentioned many times, and each time with a lot of flowery phrases There is very little need to re­ peat that shipping is slow, be­ cause in a matter of a few weeks there will be no shipping at all and we will have to sweat out the long cold winter with the Lakes frozen over, eagerly awaiting the ice break-up in the spring. Many SIU men are still around the port visiting the Midland ships before they leave to talk to the Midland seamen and take the Logs onto the ships, but most of the men have taken to the highways and points south. Some of the SIU men who have done excellent jobs on these Midland ships are Brothers Storval, Jen­ nings and Thompson, and they'll be back in the spring to renew organizational activity on the ships as they hit Duluth. The Duluth Hall will be kept open all winter and we invite you all to come around. Meetings will be held the first and third Monday of each month, at 7:30 P.M. I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank all members for the splendid cooperation given at all times during the 1946 season. I hope that you will all be back at the start of the 1947 season, so that we can continue our job of organizing the unor­ ganized into the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. about the unity and leadership of." the group. 'iV'e all know what a. part the CMU played in the last, maritime strikes, and-there is no question about what a disrupt tive force they were. LIE AFTER LIE The same pamphlet mentions ' the fact that shipowners, the Item (a local newspaper), and certain-; AFL officials are working to­ gether "to split the maritime^ unions" and that the climax of this action was a "fascist, stormtrooper attack upon a public meeting of the communist party." This is another complete lie be­ cause the names of all those tak^" ing part in the battle were pub- • lished in the local papers and all are local boys and good trade unionists. The meeting referred to was the 29th Anniversary of the Bol­ shevik Revolution. This was supposed to be a mass meeting for speeches and organization. Chief among the speakers were the incoming and outgoing chair­ men of the communist party in Lbuisiana. • Also present were some topnotch officials of the National Maritime Union; the Marine Cooks and Stewards; the Interr national Longshore Workers Union, as well as officials and members of other CIO unions. In the middle of the principle speech some seventy-odd people took objection to the un-Ameri­ can remarks of the speaker and started action to force him to keep quiet. Soon there was a small sized riot going on, and approximately 125 people were hauled off to the hoosegow. UNION OPPOSITION Those pleading guilty to dis­ turbing the peace were fined $2.50 The SIU men pleaded not guilty, and were able to get out on bond. Later in court, the case against them was dismissed. Seventeen of the comrades were fined $20.00 or ten days in jail, so that is proof that the re­ marks of the speaker were the main factors in causing the riot. All honest trade unionists in New Orleans are against commie infiltration in our trade unions. It is high time that we register our opposition to the communists and get to work clearing them out of the labor movement. The Patrolmen Say ... Hot and Cold Taking showers with cold water in the North Atlantic and in hot water in the tropics was the lot of the men of the Cape Mohegan until very recently. I went aboard this ship for a partial pay­ off and that beef was the first one handed me by the crew. They said that due to poor con­ struction of the vessel, the only way to take a cool bath in the hot climates is to go back to the old days and use a pail. •We talked with the Port En­ gineer and 'he said that nothing could be done about it since it had'already been taken up with the 'WSA and they had not done anything about it. I soon saw that I wasn't get­ ting anyplace, so a shipboard meeting was held and the men decided not to sign on until the necessary repairs had been made. "When I told, this to the Skipper, he called the Chief Engineer and with the blueprints in front of us, we traced the lines. Soon it became apparent what the trouble was. The tank that fed the showers was filled each time before the ship left for Puerto Rico, and was not filled until it returned because taking on water in Puerto Rico is il­ legal. That meant that the water stayed in a tank, open to the ele­ ments and was therefore hot in hot climates and cold when the ship got into northern weather. We decided to try an experi­ ment. From now on water will be pumped from the domestic . tank in small quantities so that it will have a chance to cool off in the tropics, and to heat up in the north. We hope that the plan will work.Claude Fishe» II �• T H B S E AF A R E RS LOG Page Six Baltimore Is Still Hotspot For Seafarers Organizing Drive BALTIMORE—While shipping from the Hall in Baltimore at present is going on at a lessened pace and a large numhor of men as still on the beach, the organi­ zers in Baltimore are being kept t'!; on the hop with quite a few unorp ganized vessels tying up at this port. Isthmian alone expects six of her ships in at any time, and or­ ganizer Max Beck is consider­ ing the hiring of a helicopter to get around to all the ships. Be­ THE RIGHT WAY !he important part the port of Baltimore played in the drive The magnitude of the Isthmian drive in itself is a hard thing to p-asp, and an amazing item in he campaign is the fact that durng the past six months 80 Isthnian ships touched this port n other words practically every hip in the Isthmian fleet at one ime or another during the past six months tied up in Baltimore. Each of these ships had to be met and the crews spoken to. It was fast and furious work while it lasted and there was little time to think of the tre­ mendous job being done. Time passed quickly and it wasn't un­ til the end of the campaign that the organizers were able to realize the magnificent job ac­ complished. Friday, Decembnr 6, 194e> V Engineer Has Very Dad Case Of Sour Grapes By RAY SWEENEY Joseph Santos studies the ballot before he enters the polling booth to make his choice of officers for 1947. Alert Crew Helps In Collecting 1500 Hours Disputed Overtime GALVESTON—Some guys just can't stand to see anyone make advances unless they make the same steps forward. What is even worse is that this time the guy who is trying to beat us down is an Engineer, a member of the MEBA, and we all know that if it hadn't been for our Union the MEBA would have lost its strike, sure as shooting. Ilcro is what happened. When our new agreements were signed we aU thought that there would be no further need for disputes since all work and overtime is pretty clearly explained. But that's not the way some guys figure, especially that Engineer. By BLACKIE CARDULLO Now that it is all over and the The SS Helen, Bull Lines, came MARCUS HOOK — We had conditions that we ourselves official announcement of the into port after the strike was set­ NLRB is awaited, Baltimore in quite a bit of activity in the port once worked under. tled. The new agreement was al­ Many of the boys we talk to taking stock finds itself high on this week, and shipping, haj^pickready in force, and the Skipper the list of factors that contributed ed up to a point where the die- are surprised when we tell them cause of this increased organiza­ to the resounding victory of the hard beachcombers are taking of the wages and conditions that and the Chief Engineer agreed to pay all the overtime that was in tional activity Mike Hook has SIU in its campaign to win the ships in self defense. have been achieved by the SIU. dispute at that time. So the Helen .been, added to the staff for the Isthmian fleet. The SS Council Crest paid off Once we get a chance to talk to sailed, and paid off in Baltimore time being. last week after a five month voy­ these boys, they are with us 100 without any trouble. Despite consistently unsuccess­ age, and as you can imagine, per cent. ful attempts in the past, Calmar HARD TIMES there was plenty of disputed ROMANCE. ROMANCE and Ore outfits are trying to overtime to be .settled. Luckily, Practically the whole crew ship finks aboard their vessels. We hope that this story will the crew was an exceptionally signed on again, but this time it . This finky maneuver requires, alert bunch of men who had prove to be the last chapter.in was different. As soon as the and is getting, the greatest of figured that something like this the history of one of our local ship sailed, one of the Engineers attention from the Union, and might happen, so they had been belles. She has been leading an started getting "snorty." He Baltimore is devoting quite a bit keeping any disputed overtime SIU member around by the nose, forced the Oiler and the FWT of its time to this problem. and every time she two-timed on separate sheets. By HENRY W. CHAPPELL to stand up all watch. He re­ Although shipping is at a re­ All this made it easy for us him, she said that she had been fused to blow tubes on Sunday. duced rate, the local office has out with one of her brothers, TOLEDO—Activity in this port been kept busy handling several is practically nil due to the im­ to settle the overtime to the com­ cousins, lincles, or what have you. In fact he did everything he could to cut overtime and to beefs, and at the same time Agent pending freeze over of the lakes, plete satisfaction of all concerned. This guy says that he didn't make the trip miserable. 'Curly -Rentz has been making and so all of our energies are be­ Everybody was paid in fuU, and get suspicious until she intro­ numerous changes in the Hall, ing expended in making contact in time to take off for home for It's not our fault that we were duced him to a Norwegian father, streamlining it with a view to with ships as they lay up, and Thanksgiving Dinner. With $1500 able to negotiate a better con­ one Spanish and one Irish broth­ reducing expenditures, and to in­ talking SIU to the non-union they must have been able to tract than they did. After all, er, and two uncles who spoke a rustle up a good time. sure a smoother running machine crews. we didn't force them to allow language that no one could iden­ to handle the many activities of ORGANIZING SUN OIL Harry Bridges to do their talk­ tify. In the short time that the To­ i that port. ing for them. It all goes to prove ledo Hall has been open we have It seems that this girl had all Organizing on the Sun Oil Personal friends of Johnny that if you get something good been particularly gratified at the Company is going full blast and I male relations and everyone a' Hatgimisios, Walter Haas and the and the other fellow doesn't, he turn-out of unorganized seamen hope that within a short time we seaman. Our advice to this guy other SIU men involved in a beef will go out of his way to deal you who have dropped in to give the is that a long whaling expedi­ • ihave contributed close to $1,'000 all the misery he can. Hall the look over. tion, say about three years long to give the boys a helping hand The Maiden Creek is in now, i.s tlie way to mend a broxen They find it a welcome relief in their fight to straighten mat­ and even with Morgan Hyle as heart. to be able to come in and sit ters out. In this way he can meet some Skipper all hands are happy as down in a Union Hall and be left FACTS ON ISTHMIAN nice mermaids who have no rela­ one big family. They had a swell to themselves without someone tives, and who won't double-cross feed on Thanksgiving, so that Now that the Isthmian cam^hem the political lowhim. I was enough to be thankful for. .paign has come to a close, and a In^eprialism m successful close for the SIU and American Imperialism Isthmian seamen, some interest­ in China. They're glad to visit a Hall ing facts come to light to show where the guys they meet are interested in the betterment of conditions for the seamen, and are concentrating all of their By STANLEY WARES energies in that direction instead will be able to say, "The SIU CLEVELAND—^Like most ports have of keeping up to date as to of shouting slogans of condem- Does It Again." on the Great Lakes at this time what each port is doing or plans This whole campaign is one By WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ of year, shipping is at a stand­ to do. BALTIMORE - Recent SIU activities in foreign coun- of the most unorthodox organiz­ still, and we expect it to remain Personally I must confess that tries. ing jobs ever undertaken by the ships which tied up here in Bal­ that way until next Spring. I am not a columnist, but when SIU. timore donated a total of $78.00 FOR SEAMEN In the meantime, with the cold the membership speaks I'll ful­ Whenever any of us go on the to Seafarers hospitalized in the By coming to the SIU Hall at waterfront to give out the SIU weather setting in, the fellows fill that request to the best of my .Marine Hospital helping them to •defray personal expenses while Summit Street in Toledo you Tanker News or to talk Union to who are not heading for the coast ability. So you can rest assured •they are recuperating. | of getting the facts any of the Sun Oil employes, we are hanging around the Hall un­ that I'll report whatever takes John Taurin of the Hospital story on the Great Lakes have to be careful that we are raveling their yarns of incidents place this winter in the port of they experienced during the past Cleveland. in an unadulterated form. Committee r e p o r.t s that the not seeh. If any of the company season. During the coming winter the The SIU has no axe to grind stooges see a man talking to us, anoney was received from crewIt's going to be hard to tell who Marine Council in this port ex­ anembers of the SS Claggett, politically, nor has it any em­ that man is fired the very next deserves that well-known medal, pects to meet to discuss ways '$50.00; SS George Gershwin, ployer to serve; the SIU is first day. because they sure are telling and means of being ready for any $23.00; and the SS Andrew Jack- and foremost a seamen's union It has gotten to the point where sbrhe dandies. emergency that may come up, made up of rank and file mem­ • soh, $5.00, and divided equally it is a game of hide and seek. At a regular meeting in Detroit We've seen how effective, it has among (;he following men giving bers who decide who their lead­ But with all their spotters and :each man $5.58. Francis R. ers will be, and what course of stooges, they haven't been able recently, the membership passed operated on the coasts, and yoM O'Brien, W. L. Gillespie, M. J. action the imion will follow. to stop us yet. We are continu­ a motion requesting the Agents can bet that we intend to make, Welsh/ Moses Morris, and H. W. Every seamen wants better ing to organize these Brothers in each port on the Lakes to sub­ it just as effective here on'the / ;Sherwin. conditions and higher wages and who are working under crimp mit an article each week to the Lakes. Seafarers Log. Also receiving the aid of their it is through a democratic Union More and more seamen on the Jhbughful Brothers were: Ralph like the SIU that the officials With the end of the season at Lakes and on the coast are find­ Prey, Max Fingerhut, Wayne wiU be urged to go out and fight hand I can hardly blame them ing put that the SIU is Uie only TroUe, Peter Lopez, Roy Justice, for better contracts for its mem­ for making that request, because Union in the field that is jn there •Carl Schultz, Raymond Von bership. That's the way a demo­ they will all be heading for parts fighting for them,- instead • .of Dreele, Albert D. Whitehouse, cratic union works, and that is imknown, and- those columns in wasting its time building, up the -wand Manuel Romero. the SIU. • the Log are the only way they political ambitions of party-liners: . * Unorganized Visit SiU Haii in Toiedo Crews Donate To Hospitalized Cleveland AFL Maritime Council To Hold Meeting During Winter �• Priday< December. 6, 1948. ' •••' '"r^'-v ;• • '•» TEE SEAPAR ER S LOG - " •• ' \ '"' • '"v: .:, r Page S4TMI V SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS:| Pilgrim Crewman's Injuries Laid To Unsafe Conditions CG Hangs Up WhenCOGoes To Lunch A charge that "unsafe working conditions" were re* sponsible for the injuries sustained bby Marion McClintoc aboard the SS Alcoa Pilgrim was made at a recent ship* board meeting held at sea. McClintov fell from a 15 foot boom he was working on during a heavy fog. The boon* Seafarer Fred Reppine long ago marked the Coast Guard as phony. He w^s convinced that it only had time for the prosecu­ tion of merchant seamen. Last week his convictions re­ ceived corroboration when he spotted. a newspaper item in which the Coast Guard figured prominently by its absence. Brother Reppine told of the amus­ ing incident in a letter. It seems that three East St. Louis, 111., policemen talked for an hour and a half to dissuade a war veteran from jumping from the Eads bridge over the Mis­ sissippi river while a desk ser­ geant tried to get a Coast Guard rescue boat to the scene. The veteran was finally drag­ ged back to safety, but the boat uhviiff "ffie Ovx;^I^V)^^, You U.|5 In a piexx, of C<vnvaS Sent in by the Baltimore branch, this poster is part of the campaign there for accident prevention. Knife Attack On 4 SIUMen Brings Consular Protest The American vice-consul in Santos, Brazil, has of­ ficially requested a complete report of the police investi­ gation of the attack made on four Seafarers by a band of armed hoodlums late last October 13. The men were re­ turning to their ship, the SS Walter Christensen, and were never showed up. The police ser­ geant said that when he phoned the Coast Guard station he was told: "Sorry, but the commanding officer is out eating. I'll tell him about it as soon as he gets back." Commenting on the Coast Guard's cessation of operations while the CO was out to chow. Brother Reppine says: I'll bet if it was a sailor who was going to jump off the bridge he would have lost his papers for about a year or more. "Next time the Coast Guard has my number, I think IH call them up and tell them I'm going to jump from a bridge. Perhaps in that way I can beat the rap." What would you do. Brother Reppine, if the Coast Guard told you it was going to jump off a bridge? just inside the dock's gate, when^ TEXT OF LETTER the gang set upon them with Mr. Arthur Parsloe knives. American Consul The attackers, after being Santos, Brazil driven off, escaped in the dark­ ness. None of the victims was Dear Sir: At about 11 p. m. on Oct. 13, injured. 1946, an unprovoked attack, in The consul's action, in which which knives were used, was he also urged the local police made on four members of the chief to adopt measures "to pre­ vent repetition of similar inci­ crew of this vessel just inside dents," followed an appeal to his the gate at the dock at the foot office by the Christensen's three of Rua General Camera. Ihese four men were return­ department delegates, after sev­ eral attempts to stir local au­ ing to the ship from a motion thorities into action were unsuc­ picture and were completely sober. We have endeavored to cessful. have this affair investigated by UNPROVOKED ATTACK the civil authorities, and at The attack on the four SIU every turn we have received crew men was entirely unpro­ very little cooperation. voked. The men, whose identity We feel that, as American was not disclosed, had left a citizens coming to this coun­ downtown Santos motion picture try as seamen, we have a right theatre. They headed directly for to representation from you in the vessel. The note to the con­ this matter-. .If you sirould not sul stressed that the men were take action satisfactory to us, completely sober. with the aim of suppressing . At 11 p. m. the Seafarers reach­ these attacks by unknown per­ ed the dock gate at the foot of sons, we intend to consult the Rua General Camera, where the State Dept. by cablegram. Christensen was tied up. They We feel sur-e, however, that were inside the gate, not far from you will give this matter your the ship, when the - attackers, immediate attention. knives in hand, sprang out of the RespectfuUy yours, darkness. Robert High, Deck DeL The noise of the ensuing Mike Hook, Engine DeL scuffle brought aid from the L. Glanville, Stew. Del. Christensen, and the hoodlums The consul took immediate.ac­ were routed; tion, informing the Christensen The civil authorities were noti­ crew members by Utter of his fied of the incident but the men official communication with . the received little cpopei'ation, they Santos police chief, requesting said. his report on the case, and the measirres to ' It was then that the following recorrrmendation letter was sent to the vice-consul: "prevent" recurrences. was rigged at a 10 degree angle.T The incident was reported to dunnage." They charged that he drove some of the crew to work., the meeting by Deck Delegate as much as 30 hours' handling: James Foster. Foster stated that and .stacking dunnage from oneon the day of the accident the pile to another. The men said, Bosun knocked the men off at they felt the Mate's methods con-<^ 9:30 a.m. due to the wet, slick tributed to accidents. condition of the decks and booms, Several other conditions aboard and the thick fog which shrouded the Pilgrim stirred the crew t<» the vessel. The Bosun judged action. It was moved and passedthese conditions as unsafe. that a communication be sent to "At 10:30 a.m.," Foster continu­ the New York Hall revealing two ed, "the Chief Mate came storm­ shortcomings on board. ing down and turned the men to The communication was to again." At about 11:30 a.m. Bro­ point out that, the ship had sailed ther Marion McClinicc, who is an from the United States and froirs excellent seamen, fell from the Trinidad, going north, withoutboom. winter gear. In Trinidad the- men. PUT "TO BED had asked the Captain for winter"The Bo.sun reported the ac­ wear. He told the Purser to give cident to the Chief Mate and the the men what they needed; Pui'ser right away. They confin­ though apparently the stock was^ ed the injured man to bed," Fost­ inadequate. The men said "we er said. understand that the law govern­ Continuing his report, Foster ing slopchests on board ships, stated that "the Chief Mate had reads that winter gear should be the other officers sign statements available at all times." saying that the booms were not SOAP SHORTAGES wet. Added to the comrnunieaiion Foster said that he immediately was the Black Gang Delegate's asked some 15 or 20 men to in­ report on shortages of soap and spect the booms. All found that soap powder. On board two the booms were wet. months, the men had made sev­ Foster pointed out that the eral requests of the First Assist­ Bosun who had ordered the men ant for soap, soap powder and to knock off was an oldtimer, lava soap, but were refused each, "who I'eally knew his business." time. The Delegate then went to The deck gang asailed the Chief the Chief Engineer, who was wiUMate's method of "marathoning ing to issue the soap and said he would order some in the next , port. Meanw-hiie, the First Assistantadmitted he had soap powder. He used it himself, but still refused. to issue it. Nils Gronberg served as chair­ man of the meeting, and L. W.The horse flesh enthusiasts at Highsmith was recording secre­ the Kingston, Jamaica, race track tarywaited patiently for the day's feature event. Last minute bet­ Had Tough Trip tors hurriedly sought out the book makers for a final fling. The start­ er was making feverish efforts to line up the nervous nags. Suddenly a deafening roar broke from the standi. To a man the spectators jumped to their feet. "They're off!" The amazing sight unfolding on the track had seasoned veterans proclaiming that never before had they witnessed such a spectacle of speed and reckless racing. His­ tory was being made at the Ja­ maica track. It couldn't even be called competition. CROWD WILD The crowd cheered crazily as the lead mount streaked the course. The nearest bit of horse hide to him was still stomping at the starting line. The shouts of Brother E. Maltson, the SS encouragement made a drunken Waltham Victory's Chief Stew­ din. ard on a recent South African "Get a horse," hoarsed the nag run had a hectic time trying wags. straighten out the food snari*Still the leader came, loaded resulting from short suppHea, with fire and fury. Mattson had a series .of scrapes Splitting the tense atmosphere at every, turn as he fought to (Continved on Page 8) get sufficient food for the men. Wiper Takes Handicap At Jamaica, BWI f- • -isi • •A • • "--J �r flr £ S E A P A R E R S L O G P99» EighS: Friday. December 6. 1946' DJgested RlUnutes^ Of SlU Sbi^ Meetings ,_AihoA- PILGRIM, OcL 3^ Chairman Nils Gronberg; Secret^r L. W. Highsmilh. New Bu«ixess7 nmtion-made to have hn written statement in regards to tbe treatment of the Deck Gah0 and present it to the American Consul. Motion made . that the overtime be signed as it is. written or be disputed as it is written.by,-the Chief Mate. I |Ood and Welfare: Chairman ronberg, gave-the members a ng talk on unionism and how i|ey should all stick together SI everything. A list of charges |as written and read to be pre|ntsd to the American Consul. RUTGERS VICTORY. Aug. 25—Chairman Albert Plaits; Secretary George L. Sawyer. Motions carried! to put out;bet­ ter night lunches; larger, quan^ titles and more variety; to ob­ tain an electric percolator; to obtain washing machine. Dis­ cussion of Officers receiving better food than crew. Beef about not having enough fresh fruit and vegetables. One min­ ute of silence observed for our lost brothers. t a,, i t LABEDO VICTORY. Oct. 27 i^Chairman Samuel Howard; Secretary Milburn Tuttle. DeleS^es reported everything okay. Motions carried: that upon ar;>val in port. Patrolman be re­ ferred to beef on Germans dumping garbage in pori; to see patrplman in regards to ship ijot , maintaining continuous gangway watch in port; that ;;Ipp- chest be checked and stored suitable to crew. Sug­ gested that a donation be made the Merchant Marine Library Association. This to be done at ^me of payoff in a spirit of good will and no one to be under obligation to contirbute. One minute of silence was ob.served in respect to lost rbothers. ^ t % Wiper Takes 'Jamaica 'Cap . (Continued from Page 7) like a peal of thunder, a voice boomed over the loud speaker: "Git thaht mahn off the cawse!" Like one big voice, the excite­ ment-hungry mob retorted: "Keep going." ;• HERE HE COMES For coming up the straightaway, a gofd two furlongs in the lead, ridiiig like a bat out of hell, came the "winnah". It was the SS Seaton's Wiper, mounted on a broken-down bicy­ cle, shirt-tails flying in the wind. t S. t M. V. SNAKEHEAD. Nov. 6 — Chairman. J. Lynch; Secre­ tary J. Reed. Motion carried to have Steward contact Captain in regards to weevils found in the crackers. Motion carried to have Agent in Trinidad make arrangements for exchange of food supplies of other ships go­ ing back to the states. Motion carried for the three delegates and the Steward to see Captain and check over the supply list of what is on hand. Discussion of cleanliness of quarters. All hands pledged their full support on the subject. X X t STR. WESCOAT. Nov. 18 — Chairman Henry Hanratty; Sec­ retary N. McLeod. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried to conta.-'t the Mate on supplying laundry soap to the deck crew. Motion carried to prepare final resol­ utions for future improvements and to have them ready for the final meeting with shore repre­ sentatives. Good and Welfare Motion carried to have a solid platform at ladder so men can get up and down without the fear of falling and causing ac­ cidents. X X % BELLE OF THE WEST. Sept. 10 — Chairman W. Dunham; Secretary F. Gardner. New Business: Motion carried to claim overtime for the man at the wheel who was ordered to leave the wheelhouse while the Captain set the iron mike on and to go on deck to work. Motion was carried to have no one pay off until ihe patrolman settles the disputed-overtime in the engine department. Motion made to check the slop chest, by. the patrolman since there wereinsufficent stores and also high prices charged. Motion carried to have the fans checked aft. Motion carried to have another utilityman for the pantry due to the fact that the proper work cannot be done without an­ other man. •vSirith a bottle of good old "Jamai­ ca" in one pocket and a bunch of bananas in the other. Old hands, at the track swore that the track's record was brok­ en that day in the face of a terri­ fic handicap. One leporter, who verefied this, said it was a handi­ cap indeed, for the bicycle's front tire was as. flat as an old hag's honeymoon. Wiper, by the way, was off the SS- William Seaton, out' of Nor­ folk, Va., and. sired by the Sea­ farers. He paid through the nose. 1 UNION'S GAWPAKS/J!) AND PROGRAMS ARE 8AS® ON YOUR BKfB.VoOR AlEHOS, /ANDYOIR DEMANDS IT IS "to YocJR Apy4Wp,GP TNAT THP OMm! KA/OWS •How YoUTPEL oN com}i[ ISSUES. A\AK6YOU/<ISELF XXX MV SNAKESHEAD. Nov. IB •—^Chairman Jack Lynch; Sce^ retary Gordon Marbury. Dis­ cussion of food shortages and the necessity of the ship being fumigated. Discussion of - Deck department overtime. Agreed to see Chief Engineer about sougeeing and painting En­ gineer's quarters and passage­ ways. Agreed.to wire N. Y; Hall for copies of new agreement. Motion. carried to see Purser about stores that were short. •HEARD ! J CUT and RUN X X X WALTER M. CHRISTIAN­ SEN. Aug. 7.*—Chairman. Ralph Garrett; Secretary Bob High. Motions carried: that the three delegates check the needed supplies and: slop chest with the cooperation of the Patrol­ man; that the three delegates draw up a list of offenses and fines to be lived up to by the crew, amendment that the money collected by turned over to the Baltimore Marine Hos­ pital. Motion carried that a reg­ ular meeting to be held every Wedhesday night. One minute of silence was observed for brothers lost at sea. XXX F. H. KING. Nov. 13—Chair­ man G. R. Rood; Secretary G. E. Taylor. Motions carried: to have the Second Mate investi­ gated by the SIU; that the First Mate be kept off of all SIU ships as he is not qualified to sail as Chief Mate. Motions car­ ried: that the Chief Mate also be investigated by the SIU; that two delegates from the crew contact the shore Patrolman up­ on arrival in the states and that all hands be sober at time of payoff. SIU Men Injured In Rescue Of Motor Ship Off Azores Working in high winds, the Janeway crew succeeded in tos­ sing a line aboard the disabled Portugese motorship Alger at 2:30 p. m. Nov. 21. Several Sea­ farers were injured during the operation when a large sea crashed over the stern of the Janev/ay. Adverse conditions had prevented a rescue attempt the previous afternoon. The Janeway arrived along­ side the Alger in response to an SOS picked up the morning of Nov. 20. The stricken vessel was drifting helplessly, after her en­ gine failed completely. She was bound for the Azores from New­ foundland. With darkness falling over the heavy seas, the Jane­ way waited until morning to ef­ fect the. rescue. ... AT MEmWSS — BY''W/RE;MAIL,-OR E\/EM CARRIER PfSBOrJ- While the Janeway was getting in position to shoot a line aboard the Portugese ship, a large sea cascaded over her stern injuring several Seafarers. The rescue attemps continued, the line was thrown aboard the Alger and she was taken in tow. By HANK Well, Old Man Winter finally blew into town with full force this week and; it seems he's going to stay for awhile—while the membership is waiting for retroactive pay, stretching those remain­ ing rubber nickels and keeping their eyes on the board for those ships . . . We saw Brother Tannehill, one of our best organizers, drop into our town for a short visit from home country down in the Gulf. And with a big happy smile. Brother Tannehill said he was going back—also revealing the fact that Moon Koons shipped out as AB for hotter country . . . One of our shipmates, Weaver Manning, the Deck Engineer, looked at us through his glasses this week and instead of saying that we looked like we were losing weight (due to one week of husbandry or For Whom The Dollars Toll Now) he said, with an easy flip of the lip, that our column was getting short­ er—of fresh news, he meant, of course. Well. To Each His Own and may the rip-roaring Repub­ licans cut those 20 per cent taxes off our necks, we still get hot flashes of good news. For example, from upper circles we are informed of the very happy fact that Brother Warren Callahan, former organizer, kite-flyer, and now a Brooklyn shipyard stiff, just became the proud and joyful father of a baby. Congratula­ tions. Pop, good health to all concerned, and even if you don't mail us a cigar—we'll still say. Congratulations! Well, while Pete. Bush went down to Baltimore to see how his brother is getting along. Pete's shipmate. Bosun Bera Smyley up here in New- York, had a little celebration of his birthday this past Tuesday with his girl, Helen. Steve DiGirolmo and his mustache just shipped out this week for European ports—^hoping the ship hits Copenhagen, especially . . . We've just remembered it—so we'll mention the fact that Broth'er Guy Whitehurst, the electrician, who always keeps laughing and smiling, was the Preaching Parson of the Murmansk run with Paul the Dispatcher, who probably has just finished dispatching a little bit of an illness by now . . . Vic Combs, full of electricity and poetry, is at present full of whispers. He can't talk because he has a cold—and he has a cold because he's over-weight. Say, Vic, we'll tak'e your weight and your coTd, too. We' can't stand it staying so healthy and underweight, you know. X X: X X One brother on the second floor showed a copy of. Life magazine which had designs and explanations of some darn : The two vessels arrived in Ponta Delgada. five days later machinery, for ships which will do away with Oilers. Someone after weathering the effects of naturally answered that bit of atomic news with the words: the tail end of: a hurricane. "Don't worry. son. you'II be old and gray before you'll see- it in It was reported that all hands all ships. .You see. kid, you shouldn't read these crazy magaaboard the Janeway performed ' zinesi anyway. It spoils your appetite for the sea'.'—or does it; ably in getting the line to the ' indeed? . . . Jinuny McCuIIough. poker; champ, gigolo - and' Alger and keeping her in tow. Brooklyn's first citizen, hasn't eaten a decent meal; since, he The Janeway was en route to left, the Moran tug* the Pointer. Anyway. Jimmy send^ his re-, the States from Antwerp, Bel­ gards to "Red" Morris and wonders why "Red" didn't run gium, when she answered the Alger's call for help. this election. We don't know, so tell him. "Red." �Curran Has Program To Rid Union Of Commies—^He Says Dear Editor: In the November issue of the Readers Digest I came across an article by William Hard and Fred­ rick J. O. Blachly, titled "Com­ munists Invited Out." This article refers lu the various CIO Unions who are claiming to have rid themselves of commie influence. Among these labor leaders is a comment by Joe Curran giving isix different methods as to how commies can be removed from the NMU. His sixth lesson says the union member must not put politics before union policies. Coming from Joe Curran that calls for a laugh. During this past strike when Paul Hall, chairman of the AFL Maritime Trades Department was assisting the Masters, Mates and Pilots to keep their ranks free of commie influence, it was the same Joe Curran who blasted Paul Hall as a "Johnny-come-latcly," also setting upon Hall and other union members with a commie goon squad from the NMU hall. If Joe Curran is sincere in his talk on the subject of ridding com- personal belief, is the best in the Maritime Indu.stry and will be a pleasure to work with on the job. The prayer of the Communist Party today is: Father Lenin teach me to be a better liar, a better cheat. Teach me the hest. method to gain power, do not let me be weak as I obey your com­ mandments of your Moscow re­ ligion. Give me a Strong Mind that I can sing "Hosanna" to your glory and you will reward me for my party loyalty. For a worker to trust any com­ munist, no matter how close the friendship, is to insult that man by presuming that he is or will be false to the cardinal precepts of his religion of stool-pigeonry. The workers in the marine indus­ try who have not grasped the facts should study the marine history of the party for the past fifteen years. We, who have been fighting these contemptible political rats these many years, hope some day all American workers will open their eyes to the filthy philosophy these people have been preaching under the guise of unionism. Joe Buckley Baltimore Log -A-Rhythms The amiable chums above, Henry Wykosky (left) and John Hassin are old buddies as you can see. They posed for this shot aboard the SS Laredo yictory while on a recent trip. Both Seafarers have been ship­ ping out of Baltimore for al­ most five years and during that time they have managed to be aboard the same ship. Here's hoping they have many more happy days of sailing as a tecim. Coal Strike Crucible Test For All Organized Labor Dear Editor: munists from the NMU, why does he back the PAC which any sens­ ible worker knows is commie con­ trolled? CP CORRUPTS CHARACTER The members of the Commu­ nist Party are not rats by reason of their character, but are rats by reason of their religion. For a party member to be a stool-pigeon on his fellow-workers on the job, on his fellow-workers in the party, on his relatives — these things aae expected of him and the fact that he sees not the per­ gonal shame and degradation in these actions is proof positive of the extent to which his disease of rattery has corrupted his mind. Because the policy of the Sea­ farers International Union has always been for "Direct-Action," leaving politics in the street upon entering the union hall where the worker is only concerned in bat­ tling for wages and collective bargaining; because our elected union officials use the method of direct-action to put across good rank-and-file unionism they are called ship-owners' stooges by such as Joe Curran, who since his election, has done nothing but tell his members to rely upon politicians to better their condi­ tions. PROUD SEAFARERS The members of the Seafarers can be proud that we have union officials able to put across the present contract, which, in my I predict a nation-wide work stoppage by the AFL, in support of John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers. No matter what your private opinion of John L. may be, don't forget history is in the making, and he'll be making it. Let's hope the strike will be short-lived, but it appears the battle will be long and drawn out. Truman, who no longer rates the title of President, has chosen to back one of his henchmen, who thinks he should dictate the coal industry in a manner that the boldest of coal operators never dreamed of being able to do. WITHIN HIS RIGHTS Let us examine the facts. The government signed a contract with John L. a few months ago. John L. then legally declared the contract null and void. A federal judge ordered him to rescind his order and keep the miners at work. Even if John L. had a mind to, he could not tell the miners what to do. Things have changed in the past decade. Few people in this country now can't read or write English. And most of them think a little. They can read the daily press and see through its deceptions. The precedent that may be set in this controversy will affect labor very seriously in the future. It must be settled in labor's favor, or the result will be a terrible blow from which we might never rally. The final goal must be reached if it requires a general strike, or even revolution. The upper class are certainly asking for revolution. The Re­ publicans now in control of Con­ gress have avowed their inten­ •» Just a few lines to extend my thanks for the bundle of Logs that were sent to us, the crewSouth African Blues members of the SS William Brewster Alcoa Steamship Com­ By RAY LICHON pany, in Port Alfrerk Canada.' The Logs were enjoyed very We sailed out of Capetown., one much by all the crew. bright July day. The new agreement printed in With the Sea Dolphin's bov/ head­ the Nov. 1 issue interested us ed down the bay. very much as we could not see We drifted along on a tide;: the light without it. We will We were shoreless on every sidew Beyond the gray, lazy seas have to start working on a pay Of summer's utmost boundaries. difference for the Bosun as they Beyond the sands. Beyond the did not get a raise to meet the seas, ^ responsibility they have. Any Beyond the range of eyes Ukii^ these, way, here is a cheer for the newThere lies a land, long lost agreement. and for the boys that, me— '' hit the bricks to make it stick. A land of liberty. I believe that a few brothers would be interested to hear that "Top n' lift" Fowler was on this bucket of bolts, but got off last month in Halifax. How he does it, I don't know. We thought we were on a six week bauxite run, but old Alcoa has us shuttling between S. A. and Canada and now they want to send us to Fi-ance after we have been on this tub three months already. Please send the latest Logs to Hotel DeParis, Port of Spain, tion of curbing labor, which Trinidad. All sailors hang the would mean slavery. But_ these hook there. men and those that hire them "Chiseler" Walsh are not interested in humanity, but rather their pocketboboks. Dazed men sing their melody; "O, such a land, with such a sei' Kissing its shores eternally.' A land where music ever fills air • With choruses of singing birds: 2 A land of love and dream^ thoughts. And shining fields with shaded spots 2 Embossed with wild-forget-menots Swinging between the blue of sea and sky. Watching clouds passing by." So we drop our dreamy eyes'So where our reflection lies Steeped in the sea, and in £.4 endless fit Of languor, we smile on it. SUPPORT LEWIS Support Lewis to the hilt, if you desire any semblance of freedom. In the next election, organize a labor party and elect its candi­ dates. But don't be misled by the Hillihans and Joe Currans, who would have you believe they are for the working class. They are merely the tools of another type of dictatorship worse than the one now threating the nation. Despite the stories in the press, it would be hard to prove that Lewis' actions are not to the lik­ BROTHER OBJECTS TO FINES ing of the majority of the miners. There have been great strides IMPOSED ABOARD VESSELS made in the last few years to In a recent issue of the Log there were several reports in ship'a eliminate the type of labor leader minutes of action taken aboard to fine members of the crew • fo^ the press would have you believe various offenses, such as leaving cups in the messhall, comin|f Lewis is. aboard drunk, leaving dirt in the recreation room, etc. , SIU TO HIS LIKING I would like to know if a ship's crew has the right to le'vy these Our organization is the type I fines. I believe the proper procedure is to bring major offenders u^ go for. It is strictly democratic. on charges when the ship arrives in port. Then the men can bq^ I have never been able to find tried on charges by a trial committee, without personal grudgeV any reason to believe otherwise. affecting the decision. Keep it that way fellows. At the What are some of the members trying to do—set up a new^ same time it is necessary to sup­ Constitution? Do not act like babies. Brothers. Most of the charge^ji. port any labor organization fight­ mentioned can be easily settled aboard ship, and if there are ing for labor's fundamental treme cases the offending Brothers can be brought before a fai^., rights. trial board. Congratulations on the recent No courts, please. victory over some of the other Ed Kelly would-be dictators. Continue the ft -iS fight against the Coast Guard. Answer: Whaf fhe Brothers have done is a purely volunStraighten out the marine hospi­ alry measure, agreed to by all hands, to make living aboard tal beef; clean them up. ship bearable and clean. It is the means the crew members have -^1 I Say hello to Harry, Whitey, decided upon to handle minor offenses. Which are not serious Paul and all the boys I know enough to bring a man up on charges. However, there is noth­ personally, and thanks for the ing in the Constitution which says that a man can be brought Log each week. up on charges for failure to pay such a fine—an offender does Ml so voluntarily. Ira E. Bishop Alton. 111. ='i �Chicago Ships Begin Tying Up As Winter Halts Lakes Shipping By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO—Shipping has de- I but arc approved at regular ••finitely bogged down here in the meetings held as the constitution Windy City, with almost all ships specifies. Every member has his tying up to their winter berths. fright to vote yes or no for any . However, the sand boats are still , point brought up for a vote at going full swing and will oper- ' that time. f. ate until the ice stops them. All this bickering over provi­ 'I- From all reports that have sions that are not in the con^Gome in, the only passenger ship I tract, or the ignoring of clauses "^hat^will operate during the win- that are stipulated therein, only rtter will be the Milwaukee Clip- I makes for hardships for the ^'jper.' She'll continue the milk run Union enforcement apparatus. across Lake Michigan between Let's all live up to the contracts; •^'Muskegon, Michigan and Mil- for if the shipowners don't live Vwaukee, Wisconsin. up to them we make it a point Now that most of the ships ai"e .-lying up, preparations are being ^irnade to draw up new conti'acts tfpr 1947. These'contracts will be ' presented to the shipowners in fhe next two months, and all "of Ihe clauses in the contracts have "been approved by the member­ ship at meetings held at SIU •Halls in all Great Lakes ports. TIME FOR VOICE I mention this approval of the 'clauses by the membership for a purpose, as many times in the middle of the season some guy "will bring up a beef that he thinlts should have been covered in the contract. Usually the beef is a bum one, and I try to explain that he had his opportunity to express him­ self when the clauses were voted upon by the membership, and he will have to wait until the next contracts are drawn up. Also I try to impress upon him that these contracts are not made in a saloon, or changed every time some individual gets an idea in the middle of the season, to jump on them, and we are put in an undesirable position when the shipownei's point out that the union members are not bothering to live up to their half of the agreement. To insure having complete knowledge of the contracts and all of the provisions set forth within them, I urge all members to attend as many union meet­ ings as possible, and if an un­ satisfactory situation exists in a contract, let your Brother mem­ bers know about it at the meet­ ings, for you are the fellows who know what the score is aboard your ships. DEPARTED BROTHER I am sorry to report that Broth­ er Leo Sharon, better known as "Peg Leg" was killed in an auto­ mobile accident in, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Peg Leg" had many friends on the Lakes and will be missed by all Seafarers on the Lakes. The services and interment of Brother Sharon will be taken care of by the Union. Recapitulation Shows Seafarers Wpn Big Gains On Great Lakes By WILLIAM STEVENSON DETROIT—Now that the 1946 season on the Great Lakes is al­ most at an end it is a good time to pause and reflect upon what we have accomplished during the past year. On the asset side of- the ledger, and everything was on that side this year, we have increased the wages for seamen on the Lakes, gained overtime for Saturday af­ ternoon in port, and Sunday at all times. Great Lakes District receipts when paying their money. These receipts should be kept handy, for we have had numer­ ous cases where members have brought in their membership books and showed us where they were in good standing while our records held that they were in arrears for six, eight and in some instances ten months. This is due to the fact that the records have not been forward­ ed to this district. So I want to caution all Great Lakes men to check your records when in De­ troit and keep receipts of all money paid on the coast so we can write and have them for­ This was a big year for the SIU warded to Detroit. on the Lakes and we are not go­ One of the many oldtimers who ing to allow ourselves to rest on our laurels. During the winter are daily showing their faces jponths we will be planning around the Hall is Brother Dan strategy for the new organizing "far Down" Gallagher, whom I ^ork to be done next year, and haven't seen since I was last in although it is early for New Duluth. Years resolutions there is one Brother Gallagher is looking that we can make already, and that is to carry the name of the fine after his so-called "vacation" • SIU to all unorganized seamen on with Uncle Sam. Too bad Uncle the Great Lakes and sell them Sam didn't board him for these on the best union in the maritime cold winter months and let him loose to run around the lakes in field. A word to the Great Lakes the far off springtime. We have increased the mem­ bership of the SIU on the Lakes, improved our Hall here in De­ troit and opened new ones, and we have put our finances in a more stable position to carry out our campaigns next spring. i^.r' FiidBkT' DaoMnber 6, 1846 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Page Ta* District men who have been working on the coast. Any SIU members who are working on the coast and paying dues, as­ sessments, etc., should ask for We'll keep him in cold storage, however, until the drive begins in the spring and then we'll turn him loose on the unorganized ships. Voted Yet? Don't feel bad when voting has ended because you failed to vote. Once each year SIU members elect the officers who will lead them for the ensuing year. This is your chance, so make the most of it. From the way reports have been coming in it is ap­ parent that all SIU men are interested in having their say. That is why more votes are being cast in this election than were ever cast before. Have you voted yet? NMU Leadership Flouts Choice Of Isthmian Men By LOUIS QOFFIN NEW YORK — Reqently the votes cast in the Isthmian elec­ tion showed that the majority of the Isthmian seamen had chosen the SIU as their representative in collective bargaining with the Isthmian Steamship Company.The total vote counted showed that the SIU had garnered a ma­ jority of the votes. Nevertheless, the so-called leaders of the NMU challenged a number of votes knowing full well that the chal­ lenged votes, if counted, would increase the SIU majority. Through their challenge they are depriving the Isthmian sea­ men of the immediate negotia­ tions between the SIU and the company, so they can gain the same high .standards as the SIU seamen are' enjoying. I have had a few conversations with various rank and file sea­ men of the NMU, and they read­ ily admit that the SIU has won the election. They are very dis­ appointed in their leaders' actions in refusing admittance that the SIU has won the election. Though these seamen are good union men, and in the majority, it is unfortunate that they are too well controlled by their commie leaders to be able to express their sentiments. PLAYING THE GAME So now we see the majority of the NMU in favor of giving the seamen of the Isthmian line the right to choose the SIU as their collective bargaining agents which was won, and the minority of the NMU continuing to play the shipowners' game by stalling through their phony challenges and accusations. In the meantime the men who are suffering from this phony action are the seamen and not the NMU's sidekicks, the ship­ owners. Someday we hope to see the rank and file" of the NMU rouse themselves, and throw out their I commie leaders, and elect true seamen like themselves as their leaders. Until that day, we can only say that the minority will continue to lead the majority around by the nose. By JOE VOLPIAN You all know that after a long and tough trip, some of us are bound to blow our tops, but before you do, stop and think what your reaction would be if one of your Brothers acted the way you're going to act. In order to make the boys think twice about what they do or don't do, certain offenses have been frowned upon by the Gov­ ernment. and have been ma^e punishable by either loss of your papers or by logging. We will try to give you a brief resume of what these offenses consist of and their punishment. 1. For deserting a ship, the loss of all the seaman's gear he leaves aboard and further loss of all or any part of his earned wages, and other emoluments arising there­ from: bonuses, overtime, etc. 2. For neglecting or refusing without a reason to join the ship or to proceed to sea, or for ab­ sence without leave within _ 24 hours of the ship's sailing from any port; or for absence at any time without leave and permis­ sion from the ship and from his duty, not amounting to desertion, the penalty shall be forfeiture of not more than two days pay or enough to pay the expen,ses of hiring a substitute. 3. For quitting the ship with- Buffalo Reports SIU Enjoyed Record Shipping By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO — The biggest con­ centration of grain ships to hit this port, in two years is at pres­ ent tied up here in Buffalo with 32 -grain laden ships soon to ar­ rive for unloading, and follow­ ing them 16 ships are on their way in with grain for winter storage. This tremendously large num­ ber of ships running in out of here is keeping all of us on our toes as we are trying to contact them all with the limited num­ ber of men who are still around. Time is short,- and we don't have much time to devote to each ship as they are all trying to beat old man winter who is wasting no time in tying up the Lakes. Already snow and free2ing temperatures are upon us and no doubt some of the ships will be caught in the freeze , as happens every yegr, and there will be the usual pictures of ships caught out in the ice. Checks are being held here at the Hall from the Erie Sand Steamship Company's vessel SS Scobell for H. F. Fitzsimmons, Chester Madrak, Walter Quick, R. Tucci, M. A. Bouchry and R. L. Bosshart. Also a check for Stephen Kelly from the McCar­ thy Steamship Lines. In the Marine Hospital here in Buffalo the following Brothers are laid up: Francis Campbell, William Lindbloom, Allan Ott, and Roy Murray. Recently Bro­ ther John Crombie, a good Sea­ farer and in good standing, died at the Marine Hospital and his burial was handled by the Union. out leave after her arrival at the final port of destination, and be­ fore she is secured, by forfeiting not more than one month's pay. 4. For wilful- disobedience to any lawful command at sea, by being placed in irons yntil the seaman obeys, and upon arrival in port, by forfeiture of not more than four days pay or at the dis­ cretion of the court, by imprison­ ment for not more than one month. 5. For continued wilful dis­ obedience to a lawful command or continued wilful neglect at sea, by being placed in irons on bread and water with full rations every fifth day until such diso­ bedience shall stop; and upon arrival in port, by forfeiture for every twenty-four hours contin­ uance of such disobedience or neglect, of not more than twelve days pay or by imprisonment for three months. 6. For assaulting any Master, Mate, Pilot, Engineer or Staff Of­ ficer, by imprisonment of not more than two years. 7. For Wilfully damaging the ship or embezzling, or wilfully damaging any of the stores or cargo, by forfeiture out of his wages of a sum equal to the lo.ss sustained by the ship and also by imprisonment for not more than one year. 8. For smuggling, whereby loss or damage is caused to the Master or owner, the seaman shall be liable to pay such Master or own­ er for such loss or damage, and all his wages may be retained in satisfaction or on account of such loss and he shall also be liable to imprisonment for not more than one year. These, are pretty stiff penalties; but very often they are justified, because once in awhile you get a performer aboard a ship who makes it bad not only for himself, but for the crew and the Union. Always remember that you are a Union man, and anything that you do will be - held not only against you but against the en­ tire Union. The Patrolmen Say— Follow Rules NEW YORK—Article 32 of the Shipping Rules is being broken by men who either do no un­ derstand it, or who are breaking it deliberately in order to keep their job and also have time offl It is the duty of every member to make sure that any man who gets time off calls for a standby man. If a man quits a ship, he should have the Ships Delegate call in for a replacement. Members should remember Ar­ ticle 32, which read: "In the event an employed member wants time off, he .shall have the Ships Delegate call the Union Hall and secure a relief, and shall pay the relief himself at the regular overtime rate as per the agreement, and no re­ liefs will be furnished for less than four hour periods. Three days shall be the limit such re­ liefs are furnished. This shall not apply when replacements are not necessary." Johxmy Johnston �..,- . - • ; Friday, December 6, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG .Page Eleven 1 :'.5 3 NOTICE! (Continued from Page I) refusing to obey the court's de­ cree. "The history of the labor in­ junction prior to 1932 is a sordid one," he began. "Congress in 1914 recognized that by passing the* Clayton Act, andagain in 1932 by enacting the Norris-La Guardia Act." I.ater in his speech he niftlined the historic AFL position regard­ ing the use of injunctions in labor disputed by reading the report unanimously adopted by the " 'American Federation of Labor at its 1919 Convention. "The fate of the sovereignty of the American people again hangs in the balance," he said. "It is inconceivable that such an autocratic, despotic and tyran­ nical power can long remain in a democracy. One or the other must ultimately give way and your committee believes that this convention should declare that, as wage earners, citizens of a free and democratic republic, we shall stand firmly and con­ scientiously on our rights as free men and treat all injunctive de­ crees that invade our personal liberties as unwarranted in fact, unjustified in law, and illegal as being in violation of our Con­ stitutional safeguards, and ac­ cept whatever consequences may follow." LIKE SIU Lewis' Sfand in regards to the Government's position is very reminiscent of the SIU General Strike against the WSB. In both cases the unions concerned were tangling directly with Govern­ ment agencies which had been set-up to dominate each respec­ tive industry. The morale of > the miners re­ mains high, and there is no in­ dication that the decision and the sentence will break their solid front until a settlement has been made. It is with that thought in mind that the mine owners have tried to initiate new talks with the UMW officials so that the terms of a new contract could be agreed upon. Blast Against Hiring Hall First Step To Smash Union Marking the latest in a long list of shipowner attacks against union gains won over a period of years, Frank Taylor, head of the "American Merchant Marine In­ stitute, last week stated that union rotat'y hiring prevented the shipowners from establishing a closer relationship with their employees— the seamen. According to Taylor, in shore industries employees are fairly permanent and over a period of time a sense of loyalty and un­ derstanding of the problems of both management and labor are firmly developed. Taylor stated that with the union rotary system in effect, "The union not only controls the employment of its members but is in a position to see to it that they do not remain too long with any one company." MM&P-MEBA SITUATION This open declaration of war on the union rotary hiring system by the top man of the viciously anti-labor AMMl fits into the picture of the operators strenuous resistance to Union Security de­ mands of the MM&P and the MEBA. It is plainly apparent that the operators intend to be­ gin an all out battle against the hard-won conditions achieved over a period of years by mari­ time unions. • The entire MM&P-MEBA strike could have been over in a few days, probably need never have occurred, if the unions had been willing to give up their demands for union security. Hovyever, it was stretched out over seven weeks on the West Goast • due'to the strong resistance to . the union preference clause put up by the Pacific American Ship' owners Association. • Throughout their strike against the operators, it was made plain ito botli the MM&P and MEBA -that the companies would grant -their wage demands very easily if they would give up the Union Seciu'ity clause. This entire trend of operator resistance to any form of union preference, includ­ ing the union rotary hiring sys­ tem, now becomes very plain to everyone in view of the Taylor statement. PAST HISTORY Past maritime history reveals what has occurred in every in­ stance where government or shipowners took over the hiring halls. During 1919 Sea Service Halls, (Fink Halls) which had been established by the U. S. Shipping Board late in the war, each maintained a black list con­ taining the names of all militant seamen. When the 1921 lockout oc­ curred, after the operators de­ clared that they no longer recog­ nized the ISU, all shipowners were agreed that an open shop would replace the Union Hiring Halls, and that all seamen must be dispatched through the com­ pany personnel department or the Sea Service Fink Bureau. In addition, a drastic 17^/2 per cent wage cut was decreed. There was no such thing as any form of rotary shipping or preference for the man who had been on the -beach the longest. Fink Halls, operating as Sea Serv­ ice Bureaus, were under complete control of the ship "operators, and each shipping master had a "de­ ferred list" compiled from the Washington records. On the Great Lakes and West Coast, a continuous discharge Fink Book was also in general use. Seamen were forced to put up with these conditions for a long period during the early days of maritime organization, but they are determined that never again will they submit to the oppressioh, dictatorship, and com­ pany stooge preference of gov­ ernment or shipowner "Fink Halls." Blanco T. Williams would like to get in touch with the Deck Department of the SS John H. B. Latrobe, who signed on in New­ port News, Va., February, 1946. Brother Williams address is 2926 Somme Ave., Norfolk, Va. XXX Crew of SS Belle Of The Seas (Voyage No. 1. May-Sepl.. 1946) James W. "Scotty" Atkins writes from the U. S. Marine Hospital, 110 State Street, New Orleans, that he is ill with amoebic dysentery, presum­ ably from the contaminated water on the Belle of the Seas. He warns the other eight men who had the same symptoms as he to go to the nearest ma­ rine hospital for an immediate examination. XXX RETROACTIVE PAY All retroactive pay vouchers of the Smith and Johnson Steam­ ship Company will be in the mail by December 7. The Company requests that no inquiries be made at the office concerning this as it only interferes with the dispatching of the vouchers and all men .should be in receipt of their retroactive pay in a few days. MONEY DUE The Union Sulphur Company is paying back pay. Money can be collected at company office at 33 Rector Street, New York City. NOTICE! Anyone having information as to the whereabouts of Daniel Hunt's seamen's papers which were sent to the Philadelphia Hall, notify him at 477 Medilian Street, East Boston, Mass. Fairland Skipper Pulled His Rank (Continued from Page 3) to both- sides. of the story, the Hearing Officer told Capps that there was no doubt about it, the Captain was 100 per cent wrong. "And so," said Capps wonderipgly, "the next day he pulled the papers of all the guys who had walked off the ship in San Pedro. Can you figure that one out?" The Skipper tried to put Capps off the ship in Shanghai, but the C. G. commanded him to carry all the crewmembers back to the United States. So the Old Man waited until the ship got to Saigon, and there he .forced Capps to leave the ship. Johnny stayed on the beach for better than a month before he was able to catch a ship for home. He landed in Baltimore on No­ vember 30, and came immediate­ ly to the New York Hall to tell his story. "The Captain tried to get us all in trouble by writing that let­ ter to the Sailor," said Capps. "Well, if. he can hand it out, he ought to be able to take it. The time is past when a Skipper could act like a dictator on a ship. And being ruled with' a gun is something else that SIU men don't go for." SIU HALLS BALTIMORE GALVESTON SS El Morro—$1.00. PHILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS H. D. Lewis, $20.00; Lynn Gilmore, $1.00; F. Brieger, $1.00. BOSTON SS BENTS FORT For LOG—$4.40. ForBrighton Marine Hospital—$8.70 SS MIDWAY HILLS Crew—$13.00. NORFOLK 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4S39 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 445S BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHARLESTON 68 Society St Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5178 CLEVELAND ., 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite -St Corpus Christi 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose '4110 GALVESTON 3053i 22nd St. 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. HOUSTON ;1S1S 75th Street Phone Weatworth 3-3809 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK 1'/» W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. R. Lane, $2.00; J. L. Waters, $1.00; F. Knox, $10.00; C. Whitley, $11.00; L. W. Ange, $11.00; R. Smith, $35.00; R. L. Stephenson, $1.00; F. Kraul, MOBILE $11.00. NEW YORK SS W. M. CHRISTIANSEN G. A. Mettler, $1.00; S. Woodruff, $2.00; Mike Hook, $2.00; J. Yonick, $3.00; J. Stuntebeck, $2.00; J. Jiles, $1.00; V. Zurvaleo, $2.00; P. Brady, $1.00; L. Granville, $3.00; Wm. C. York, $2.00; J. L. Marrero, $2.00; J. Baush, $2.00; L. E. Brow, $2.00; E. Pagazzi, $2.00; J. Marinez, $2.00; J. G. Till, $1.00; -E. J. Day, $1.00; R. H. High, $1.00; R. D. Garrett, $2.00; J. Testani, $2.00. SS COASTAL MARINER C. L. Barb, $1.00: W. Jackowicz, $1.00; J. Lunn, $1.00; O. Fielding, $1.00; H. S. Wihson, $2.00. SS CAPE HORN C. L. Graham, $2.00; C. E. Chandler, $1.00; I.. I. Born, $1.00. SS J. B. HAMILTON J. Risbeck, $2.00; P. Hunt, $5.00; J. Golebieski, $2.00; L. E. Wentz, $3.00; C. W. Emanuel, $3.00; W. D. Sherar, $5.00; G. H. Rowland, $5.00; V. R. Kern, $25.00; W. Koyalevich, $25.00; Hernant Mathisen, $4.00; W. Kenney, $5.00; L. A. Tano, $2.00. SS FORT CHRISTINA Cecil T. Terry, $3.00; Buford J. Wat­ son, $2.00; Elbert A. Meeks, $2.00. SS GEORGE WASHINGTON J. Keesley, $1.00. SS HAWSER EYE W. S. Watkins, $2.00; J. W. Justice, $2.00; W. J. Wilkins, $2.00; H. Zeppenfelt, $1.00; J. L. White, Jr., $2.00; E. M. Yaeger, $1.00; C. Ralkiewicz, $2.00; E. A. Burch, $2.00; A. Mayhew, $1.00; E. Peterson, $1.0; R. Wiseman, $1.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Wh. Charles Salie, $1.00; B. Willaefova, $1.00; Ira E. Bishop, $10.00. NOTICE! The following men may pick up the items specified by report­ ing to Jimmy Stewart on the 3rd floor in the New York Hall: Claude Robert Stephens, TC A-735—a wallet and tripcard, P. Gracels, A-4412—A wallet, Melvin Hoj^—Seaman's papers and a wallet. Robert Hoyt, Book No. 32254— Seaman's papers and a wallet. 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone LOmbard 3-7651 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 2-S5;32 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. RICHMOND, Calif 257 ^th St. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 5475 - 8363 SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVAIVNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon VIvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. PERSONALS fK The following Brothers ar.e re­ quested to contact Joe Votpian, Special Services representative, as soon as possible, at the iNew York Hall on the fifth floor: Abraham Baizman, Maurice Ro­ senthal, Ralph Swillinger, and Richard J. Delaney. This pertains to the death of Max Kurtz aboard the SS Sea Dolphin, Waterman Line, in May 1946. Any bther witnesses are also requested to contact Joe Volpian. XXX FRANCIS W. KENNEFIC WILLIAM ELLIOTT STANLEY BROWN Will these men, who witnessed the accident incurred by Gustaf Von Thillo on the SS Alcoa Part­ ner, please get in touch with the latter's attorney, B. B. Sterling, 42 Broadway, N. Y. » » » STEVE PETERSON Drop a line to Art at the Bal­ timore Hall, 14 North Gay St. Federation Asks Prosecution : Of Georgia Anti-Labor Mobsters ATLANTA, Ga.—Charges that one of its organizers was beaten almost to death November I were made here by the American Fed­ eration of Labor, which declared the assault was committed by members of a mob at Thomaston, Ga. Immediate demand upon the Department of Justice and State and local law enforcement agen­ cies for "vigorous prosecution" of those responsible for the beating was made by George L. Googe, director of the Southern AFL campaign to enroll 1,000,000 new members. Googe charged that the vio­ lence was instigated "at the best of- the cotton mill owner^ in Upson County." The AFIi is seeking to organize workers in some of the textile mills of the county. Googe said the labor organizer, identified as Robert Walk, was taken to a Thomaston hospital where 47 stitches were taken in his head as a result of- a beating about the face with a blackjack. .,i i. �•^v. •(^. ' '• : •]^ge Twelre T R E SE4F4nERSL O C, Hardworking Seafarers Did Job NMU Money Ceuid Net Buy Friday, December 6, 1946 VOLUNTEER =1: When the votes were counted • in the election to pick a bargain­ ing agent for the men of tlie Isth­ mian Lines, it was noticeable that on quite a few ships the NMU received not one vote. One such •.£hip was the John Mosby, which A'oted 28 to 0 in favor of the SIU. It was more than a coincidence that the volunteer organizer aboai-d the Mosby at, the time it voted was Charles "Whitey" •^annehill, who had plenty of exf)erience sailing on unorganized ahips during Organizing Drives. The Mosby was not the first Isth­ mian ship he was on, either. By the time he shipped out on the ^osby, he already had four trips on the Joaquin Miller and one trip'on the Peter V. Daniel under "his belt. ' Even nou", with the voting over, Tannehill continues to sail Isth­ mian, so that when the SIU is officially proclaimed the vvinner, Isthmian will be forced to bargain ,with the union. GOOD JOB l!:- Not only did Whitey do a good job on the Mosby, but when the Petei V. Daniel voted, 24 votes lyere recorded for the SIU, while the NMU collected a big 1. And it would have been the same on the Joaquin Miller if company stalling hadn't forced •most of the men off the vessel before the voting started. Out of all the men eligible, only eight voted and these were main­ ly company stiffs. So the com­ pany chalked up seven and the SIU got only one. Whitey Tannehill was in the Log office this week, and we took '.the opportunity to have a long ' talk with him. After all, he has ' been in the Isthmian Organizing Campaign since it started, and as well as anyone else, he knows . the inside story on why the NMU •took such a terrific licking on the .voting. "On the face of it," he said in -reply to the question, "it looks "like the NMU should have won a shoo in. They had more organ­ izers, they spent money like • .water, took prospects on boat rjdes, but it didn't do a bit of good. When the chips were down, the. men wanted the SIU to rep* resent them." CP INTERFERED ship is the work that counts when for a trip to the Far East. Most of the crew are members the voting begins, I ought to know, because I have worked at of the SIU, and they are going both jobs." to stay aboard so that Isthmian will have to institute SIU wages CHANGED ATTITUDE and conditions in all the vessels Whitey saw the change that of their fleet. As Whitey Tannehill left the took place among the Isthmian men. When he first went aboard office, Paul Hall, Director of org­ in the days when the drive was anization and New York Port still young,-very few of the men Agent, came in. He looked over the notes for the story, and he even wanted to talk to him. commented, "Whitey Tannehill They contended that Isthmian is a good example of the type of could never be organized, and spirit that gained an overwhelm­ they did not want to get into any ing majiority for us in the Isth­ trouble by talking to a Union or­ mian election. He is a rugged ganizer. SIU member who is willing to Little by little that attitude sail on an unorganized ship so changed to one of anxiety to join that he can pass the word," the SIU and to make Isthmian another company contracted to the Seafarers Internatimial Union, % "They became very receptive to our talk," Tannehill recalls, "Once they saw that we mean|, business, and that we were not going to leave them in a lurch, they sign­ The pressure- that the Sea­ ed pledge cards, and became farers International Union is put­ staunch in their support of the Union, Very few men wanted to ting on the United States Public stay unorganized." Heiilth Service to rectify poor The Seafarers Log came in for conditions in the Marine Hospi­ plenty of praises. According to tals is having its effect. Whitey, the Log and the SIU con­ Conditions have already been tracts were the best pieces of organizational material he had. bettered at the Staten Island Hos­ pital, and as a result of a story LOG IMPORTANT in the Seafarers Log about the "Thej' read the Log from front cold food at the Neponsit Hospi­ to back," he says, "and they be­ tal, a new unit was installed lieved every word. The Log which will make it possible for printed only the truth, and those all patients to be served with hot men realized it. Then when we compared the NMU contracts food. with the SIU agreements — well The latest hospital conditions that usually was enough to make to be brought to light in the up their minds. I always carried pages of the Log ai'e those at the copies of two agreements with Galveston institution. Complaints me whenever I went on board an about the poor food, and lax Isthmian ship." medical treatment led to the dis­ Tannehill is Ships' Delegate patching of a letter to Dr. Thomas aboard the Steel Artisan. With Parran, Surgeon General, United him when he came to the Log States Public Health Service, office was the Deck Delegate, pointing out conditions as they exist and calling on him to take William Grabenauer. steps to rectify them. The ship is functioning like a regular SIU vessel, and besides •A reply has been received from Ships' and Deck Delegates, Bro­ the PHS Which, if lived up to, ther Barlizo has been elected will go a long way to make things Stewards Delegate and Brother more comfortable for the men at Mitchell has been selected to rep­ the Galveston Marine Hospital, and which will ensure. them of resent the Blaclc Gang. satisfactory service in the fuMeetings arc scheduled to be tui-e held every two weeks unless It is the sincerest hope of the something special comes up. members of the SIU that the The Steel Artisan crewed up in pledges made in the letter will be Houston. From there she visited carried out, and that conditions Galveston, New Orleans, and she in all Marine Hospitals will be is now in New York preparing rectified so that all patients will With three Isthmian ships behind him, Whitey Tannehill is ready for more organizing work. SIU Letter Brings Promise Of Galveston investigation One of the factors that did a J lot toward bringing Isthmian in­ to the SIU fold was the fact that •many NMU organizers were so busy with work for the commun. ist party that they had little • time to do any work for their tinion. "Communism was an issue that "helped beat the N M U," said Whitey. "This was especially true The Coast Guard's vice-like I on the Gulf where many of their grip on the merchant seamen's spaid men were active CP mem^rbers and were always busy doing existence is even tighter when it vparty work. When the Isthmian is applied in European ports. -Trnen learned the score, they voted Evidence in support of this ; against being represented by a contention was sharply pointed •communist-dominated union." up this week when several crewAnother point that Tannehill members of the Los Angeles •4 wanted to bring out was that the Tanker Grande Ronde told of -.'•eagerness of the SIU oldtimers personal experiences with the >^to ship Isthmian helped in the Coast Guard's application of jus­ drive; These oldtimers really re­ tice. sponded to the call for volunteer The men just returned to the organizers, and it was those men States on their own after their ^who did the job, papers had been suspended, by a ' - "Shoreside organizers are all Coast Guard Commander in Port V right," Tannehill said, grinning, Du Bouc, 30 miles from Marsailf'but the work that is done aboard, les, France, One more threat to the free American method of collective bargaining has been eliminated now that the Division of Re­ cruitment and Manning, formerly •the RMO-WSA, will cease its re­ cruiting and dispatching service effective December 31, 1946. A great deal of the ci-edk for this action is duo to the pressure of the SIU and the SUP, Both or­ ganizations have devoted a great deal of time and effort to knock out this Government setup which has, since its inception, consti­ tuted a threat to free labor and was a constant source of scab la­ bor. Besides being a resei'voir of scabs, the RMO has wasted mil­ lions of dollars needlessly. Func­ tioning as a bureaucratic agency, it was unable to accomplish any of the tasks set for it without the expenditure of vast sums of the taxpayers money. The abolish­ ment of this department is a vic­ tory for the taxpayers and for the Seafarers International Union. be assured of the best medical service. The letter from the U. S. PHS follows: November 26, 1946 TO: ALL STEAMSHIP OPER­ ATORS, AGENTS, and Mr, J. H. Volpian MARITIME UNIONS Special Service Representative Seafarers International Union FROM: HOWARD A. PELLON, of North America Regional Representative Atlantic & Gulf District SUBJECT: ELIMINATION OF New York 4. N. Y. MANNING SERVICE Dear Mr. J. H. Volpian: As part of the U.S. Maritime Receipt ic acknowledged of Commission's policy to reduce your letter of November 20, in scope or eliminate programs 1946 transmitting complaints of as rapidly as conditions permit, the food and treatment admin­ the Division of Recruitment istered to members of your and Manning (formerly RMOunion hospitalized in the U. S. WSA) will discontinue its em­ Marine Hospital, Galveston, ergency manning service effec­ Texas. tive December 31, 1946. After You may be assured that the that date, our Division will U. S. Public Health Service has neither -recruit, register, nor the welfare of these men at have seamen available for dis­ heart and every effdrt will be patch to ships under delay or made to correct unsatisfactory threatened with delay. service. We should like to take this A copy of your letter is being opportunity of expressing our transmitted to the Medical Ofsincere appreciation of your iicer in Charge of that station cooperation throughout the war with a request that he investi­ and during the fifteen months gate conditions mentioned in since hostilities ceased. • your letter, and if possible lake Following I'oceipt of this let­ the necessary steps to rectify ter, another notification was re­ them. The Public Health Service ceived which clarified the orig­ has no other wish than to give inal notice. This letter was all their beneficiaries the best signed by R, V, Mullany, Atlan­ of medical service. To thai end tic Coast Regional Representa­ your letter will receive prompt tive of the Division of Recruit­ ment and Manning, The letter attention. follows: Sincerely yours. Otis L. Anderson, Seafarers International Union Medical Director 51 Beaver Street, Chief, Hospital Division New York, New York. Seamen Put Under Double Jeopardy, Pay Twice, Once To Civil Authorities, Then To Coast Guard In all, 13 Grande Ronde crewmembers had,their papers lifted for periods of -four, to six months for minor offenses which they had previously settled with French authorities, James C, Oliver, acting AB, spokesmen for the group, told how he had paid a fine in a French court, only to be hauled before the Coast Guard there for the same thing. In a decision having all the earmarks of double jeopardy^ a Coast Guard, Commandant slap­ ped a six month suspension on Oliver, The other suspensions followed the same pattern. RMO is Out; Long Fight Of SiU Pays Off In addition to depriving the men of their only means of live­ lihood, the Coast Guard imposed severe hardship on the men by having them removed from their ship immediately, and forcing them to return to the otates on their own, A striking example of the Coast Guard's inability to deal fairly and squarely with merchant sea­ men, these cases are an even more glaring example of injus­ tice because the men had already squared accounts for thd infrac­ tions,- which were entirely with­ in civil jurisdiction, and in no way bore any relation to their conduct aboard ship. Gentlemen: Effective December 31, 1346, the Division of Recruitment and Manning will cease re­ cruiting and manning for all vessels. The offices of the Division of Recruitment and Manning will remain open under a reduced staff at the ports of Boston, New York, and Baltimore in the Atlantic Coast District for the processing of Public Law 87. Public Law 87 is the Act which provides that seamen can obtain a Certificate of Substantially Continuous Service upon the completion of their wartime ser­ vice, This Certificate can be used to confirm wartime service, and can also be used to secure re-em­ ployment rights granted to sea­ men under the same law, • � 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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Title A name given to the resource December 6, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 49 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: GENERAL STRIKE CALLED BY AFL IN OAKLAND MINE CASE DECISION IS SEEN AS PERILING LABOR'S BASIC RIGHTS SIU TAKES LEAD TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN SNUG HARBOR REGIONAL NLRB DECISION UPHOLDS SEAFARERS IN MIDLAND ELECTION PROMOTING UNEMPLOYMENT TRADE UNIONS MUST PREPARE SELVES FOR THE COMING ANTI-LABOR DRIVE FAIRLAND SKIPPER REALLY THREW HIS WEIGHT AROUND NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE FOUR WATCHES ON SIU SHIPS ANTI-PETRILLO LAW IS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY U.S. COURT DULUTH HAS LAST SHIPPING FLURRY AS CLOSE OF LAKES SEASON NEARS BEACH CLEARING RAPIDLY IN N.Y. WITH END OF MARITIME STRIKES PORT BALTIMORE IS STILL HOTSPOT FOR SEAFARERS ORGANIZING DRIVE ALERT CREW HELPS IN COLLECTING 1500 HOURS DISPUTED OVERTIME ENGINEER HAS VERY BAD CASE OF SOUR GRAPES UNORGANIZED VISIT SIU HALL IN TOLEDO CG HANGS UP WHEN CO GOES TO LUNCH PILGRIM CREWMAN'S INJURIES LAID TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS WIPER TAKES HANDICAP AT JAMAICA, BWI SIU MEN INJURED IN RESCUE OF MOTOR SHIP OFF AZORES CHICAGO SHIPS BEGIN TYING UP AS WINTER HALTS LAKE SHIPPING NMU LEADERSHIP FLOUTS CHOICE OF ISTHMIAN MEN BUFFALO REPORTS SIU ENJOYED RECORD SHIPPING RECAPITULATION SHOWS SEAFARERS WON BIG GAINS ON GREAT LAKES BLAST AGAINST HIRING HALL FIRST STEP TO SMASH UNION FEDERATION ASKS PROSECUTION OF GEORGIA ANTI-LABOR MOBSTERS HARDWORKING SEAFARERS DID JOB THAT NMU MONEY COULD NOT BUY RMO IS OUT; LONG FIGHT OF SIU PAYS OFF SIU LETTER BRINGS PROMISE OF GALVESTON INVESTIGATION SEAMEN PUT UNDER DOUBLE JEOPARDY, PAY TWICE, ONCE TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES, THEN TO COAST GUARD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/06/1946 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/b5220081dfe57dd30c4a7a76cb2eb000.PDF 9c7f0d004edba03a9e5d255d1fa510ea PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG "frpcir.lAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT « AFL-CIO • ''Jv < - .-hi Story On Page 3 MTD Key To Sea Unity—Meany Story On Page 3 Lauds MTD Unity Role Addressing the Maritime Trades Department con­ vention in Atlantic City, AFL-CIO President George Meany stressed the value of MTD as the "one place ... in the AFL-CIO trade union structure" for all marine unions in the merged labor movement. Meany spoke in advance of the national AFL-CIO con­ vention which opened yesterday in the New Jersey resort city. On the rostrum with him was S1U - A & G secretary treasurer Paul Hall who, as MTD president, wel­ comed Meany and some 60 delegates from 12 AFL-CIO unions. (Story on Page 3.) Sherwood vote draws happy grin from Robin Gray crewman Nick Wuchina. Robin Gray men. voted SlU 24-3 later that day. Two other Robin ships voted SlU since then. (Story on Page 2.) 300 Papers Compete: LOG Wins 4 Prizes in AFL-CIO Contest —Story on Page 2 . t In Coast Guard helicopter hovers over^Olliae in row head after a collision in dense fog between the SlU-manned Claiborne (left) and the Liberian vessel Ellin last week about 13 miles cbwnstream from New Orleans. Both ships had damage above the waterline but no injuries were reported. The cause of the collision is not yet clear. The Coast Guard is investigating. .: i �r»t* Tiro SEAFARERS December 6, 1957 LOG SlU SWEEPS FIRST FOUR ROBIN SHIPS BY 108-13 COUNT An overwhelming pro-SIU majority has been cast by crewmembers of the first four Robin Line ships to vote in the National Labor Relations Board election in the fleet. Smarting at^muster enough strength to being forced to work un­ on the ballot. der the National Maritime The need for a new election de­ veloped with the start of an NMU Union agreement, Seafar­ raid on Seafarers' jobs after Rob­ ers on the ships piled up a in Line was purchased by MooreMcCormack last spring. The new total count of 108 votes for owners announced then that Rob­ the SIU. The NMU drew only in Line would be operated as a 13 votes. separate division, maintaining ser­ The ship-by-ship totals thus vice on the South and East Afri­ tar are; Robin Sherwood; SIU, 25 can subsidy run. It was also indi­ —NMU, 5; Robin Gray: SIU 24, cated at the time that existing con­ tracts and hiring obligations would Voting on the fifth Robin be retained. Not satisfied with this status, the Line ship, the Robin Mowbray, was expected to take, place to­ NMU subsequently got the com­ day in New York. The out­ pany to place the ships under the come on this ship was in doubt NMU contract, disregarding the de­ as the NMU had succeeded in sires of the crewmembers on the getting a number of replace­ ships involved. The company then ments aboard this vessel in the forced crewmembers to work un­ time since Moore-McCormack der the NMU agreement and start­ ordering replacements from had taken over the ships last ed NMU halls. spring. Three other ships will The NMU followed up this con­ vote this month. cession by openly attempting to —NMU, 3; Robin Kirk: SIU, 33— NMU, 0; Robin Locksley, SIU, 26 —NMU, 5. The heavy SIU majorities came in the face of a ceaseless barrage of pro-NMU propaganda to which Seafarers have been subjected over the last four months. Includ­ ed in the propaganda pitch were personal letters from NMU Presi­ dent Joseph Curran promising full NMU books free of initiation fees and other assorted advantages to Seafarers if they would support the NMU raid in the fleet. NMU replacements shipped aboard the Robin Line vessels also joined in the pleas, but were told by Seafarers to swap their NMU books for a C-card in the SIU. With sure defeat staring them in the face, NMU representatives have been raising "objections" aft­ er each ship is voted. The "objec­ tions" consist of reiterating that the Board was "wrong in ordering tlue elections in the first instance." Early Certification Asked The SIU has maintained that these "objections" are of no merit since they do not make any spe­ cific charges as to the conduct of the election. The SIU is asking for early certification so that it can negotiate with Moore-McCormack, the owners of the Robin Line fleet, for a collective bargaining agree­ ment. Until the NMU raid, the SIU had enjoyed 17 years of uninter­ rupted collective bargaining rela­ tions with Robin Line, winning an election in the fleet back in 1940 by a 199 to one count after the NMU had been unable then to " 'i Bull Injunction Reversecl WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan granted the Bull Steamship Co. a limited stay until December 16 to allow it to try an appeal to the high court over a Cir­ cuit Court ruling favorable to the SIU. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld the SIU's right to picket by"*"" Walter Bruchhausen "must be set while the MEBA and overturning a lower court in­ aside" under the Norris-LaGuardia installations MM&P maintained their lines. junction issued October 1. Act of 1932. Federal law bars In­ Bull Line subsequently obtained a The appeals court order also voided a similar injunction against picketing by the Mas­ ters, Mates & Pilots and the Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion in separate wage disputes with the company. The SIU struck Bull Line last August 19 and the deck and engine officers set up their own picketlines two days later. Company operations resumed after all picketing was banned about six weeks ago. Picketing Upheld In its opinion upholding picket­ ing by the three unions, the .threeman appeals tribunal said the orig­ inal orders by District Court Judge Home For Chrisfmasf Hot While Raid's On "I wanted to be home for Christmas this year, but this is more important." That's how Seafarer Nick Wuchina summed up the outlook of the crew of the Robin Gray, which voted 24 to 3 in favor of the SiU two * weeks ago. Wuchina is one of v/ives in its desperate efforts to get its hooks into Seafarers' jobs. the Seafarers who have been "Robin Line never was my idea junctions against peaceful picket­ Federal order barring picketing by ing In a labor dispute. the officers, while an SIU appeal "No one controverts that this is to the Circuit Court was pending. a peaceful strike," the appeals With all pickets banned by court judges pointed out. order, BuU Line ships began mov­ "The mandate of the Norris-La­ ing again while all three unions Guardia Act has been an expres­ pressed their appeals. sion of national policy for many The Circuit Court order, handed years," thfe opinion continued. "If down November 21, set a 15-day this policy is to be changed it period during which the lower should, be changed by Congress, court's strike bans were to be and not by judicial legislation or lifted. Justice Harian's temporary inventiveness." stay prolonged this period until It was regarded as a complete December 16. Should the Supreme vindication for the SIU's legal and Court refuse to hear the company economic position since the strike appeal, the injunction would be began. lifted shortly afterward. SIU at­ Also pending on the legal front torneys had attempted to get the is a separate Injunction proceed­ Circuit Court to speed up the ing by Bull Line in New York lifting of the ban before the 19 State Supreme Court, which was days ran out today. ^ postponed during the Union's ap­ Wage Talk Breakdown peal against the Federal injunction; Seafarers began manning the The company lost its bid for a tem­ picketlines at the Bull Line's porary state injunction in Septem­ Brooklyn terminal in'^August fol­ ber and then re-petitioned for a lowing the breakdown of negotia­ permanent anti-strike order. The tions under the wage reopening original petition was also turned clause of the SIU agreement with down on the grounds of peaceful the company. An impasse was picketing. reached after many weeks of talks At the same time, the Federal over SIU demands for parity with District Court proceeding got un­ the West Coast unions on overtime derway, and eventually proved and penalty pay scales, plus an successful for the company. Fol­ across-the-board 20 percent wage lowing the first injunction issued increase, all retroactive to July 1, by Judge Bruchhausen, SIU pick­ 1957. ets were removed from company In separate negotiations under the annual wage reviews provided for in their contracts with Bull, the MM&P and MEBA sought a six percent increase plus additional compensation for the deck and en­ gine officers. riding the Robin Line ships since of the ideal run," Wuchina said, last June in the fight to repel the "but I'm sticking with it until all National Maritime Union's raid in these ships are SIU again." the fleet. "When we came Into Baltimore this trip," Wuchina said, "my wife came from home to visit me. She would have liked me home too^ut she gave me a pep talk instead about sticking to the ship until it's all over." Wuchina had a brief comment Continuing a pattern of many years standing, the SEA­ en the NMU's efforts to wheedle FARERS LOG was awarded four prizes in the annual jour­ and pressure SIU men to drop their SIU affiliations or get off the ship. nalism contest of the International Labor Press Association. "It didn't work at all," he said. The LOG won a first award-* When the ship came into port, he among international publica­ of the International Ladies Gar­ said, NMU officials would swarm tions for the best front page ment Workers Union. Last year, under slightly differ­ aboard and try to comer a Seafarer in the news format, and three cer­ and talk up the NMU. "Our guys tificates of merit (second prizes) in ent rules, the LOG won six awards, would just walk away and leave the category of general editorial a first prize for the best cartoon, excellence, editorial cartoon and a second prize for general editorial Dec. 6, 1957 Vol. XX, No. 1 them," he said. excellence, a second for best fronj; 'The NMU men in the crew written editorial. would peddle the same line. They There were five categories in all, page, a third for best editorial and kept offering us full books in the with the LOG winning awards in honorable mention for best feature article. There were no third prizes NMU, but when we told them in four of the five. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer ' return that we would help them, Winner of the top award for gen­ or honorable mentions this year. In 1955 and 1953, the LOG HERBEHI BRAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA get a C-card in the SIU as a fair eral editorial excellence in the aiAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN EPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZII., Staff exchange they quickly dropped he international field was the Retail, took the top "editorial excellence Writers. Bnj MOODY. Gulf Area Repre­ subject." The last trip out, he said," Wholesale and Department Store award." It has placed first or second sentative. the NMU men were "very quiet.' Union's publication "The Record." for this award in four of the last In addition to the NMU pitch on The "Toledo Union Journal," which five years. Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers international Union, At­ the ships "Curran sent every crew- entered in both the local union Judging was done by members lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CiO, <75 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth member a letter on the ship, and and the central labor body cate­ of the faculty of the Columbia Uni­ •-«00. Entered as second class matter at the Pott Office In Breokiyii, NY, under my wife tells me she got a letter gories, won two firsts in each cate­ versity Graduate School of Journal­ MM Act of Aug. 24, 1912. ism. More than 300 national, local addressed to me from the NMU at gory. home." It appears that the NMU The top editorial cartoon award and ceptral. labor body publications ^was trying to "convert" Seafafersi, waaj-\^9i^;by• Jus^ice,^' publication w^ qqier^d;'-M SEAFARERS LOG •in ; raid the fleet. Letters were sent out over Curran's signature urg­ ing Seafarers to^uit their union and come into the NMU. Very heavy pressure was exerted on Sea­ farers to quit the ships or turn in their union books. The SIlJ's an­ swer was to file a petition to give crewmembers the right to choose the union they wanted, rather than the union the operators chose. All smiles now thai the voting results ore in, a quortet of crewmembers from the Robin Gray show the boxscore in the Robin Line NLRB vote-on their ship shortly after the ballots were counted. Pic­ tured holding the sign while other Seafarers in the NY hall join them (I to r) ore Walter Schultz, SUP; A. Bagley, Charles Scofield and F. Nelson. ThejGroy voted SIU 24-3. Log Awarded Four Labor Press Prizes SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram i[be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: December 11 December 26 January 8 January 22 vir-' \ ' y/'i i �SEAFARERS December 9, 1957 MTD Convention Attions The following are some of the major actions approved by delegates to the MTD convention; • A coordinated organizing effort on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. • A demand for a union voice in long-range maritime planning. • Support of fish and cannery unions against cheap imports. • Abolition of MSTS-operated commercial ships. • Support of "50-50", Public Health Hospitals. • Denunciation of anti-union "right-to-work" laws. • Denunciation of transfers. • Demand for full legal recognition for maritime hiring halls. , • Support of Canadian SIU strike. Full details will be carried in the next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG . Pare Tbree LO^ Extend 5IU Health Center Facilities To Mobile^ H'Orleans MOBILE—^Two temporary no-cost medical facilities to serve Seafarers and their families in the Gulf began operating here and in New Orleans during the past two weeks under the first seamen's medical program in maritime. Both were in full swing^ ^ had been open for some by the erid of this week to examinations and diagnos­ center time previously. provide complete medical tic services s'milar to those In New Orleans, exams are being offered at the SIU medical given at the clinic headed by Dr. Meany Calls MTD Best Vehicle For M'time Unity center in New York since last April. All three facilities are maintained by the Seafarers \ Arthur N. Houston, at 912 Union Street. The Mobile facility for Seafarers Is maintained by Dr. Ar­ thur Amendola and Dr. Andrew Henderson at 259 St. Francis Street. Each center Is only min­ utes away from the SHJ hall In that city. Appointments for examinations are arranged through the SIU Wel­ fare Services Department in each port, often on the same day an exam is desired. The results are available the day following the exam. In cases where actual treat­ ment is necessary, the Seafarers are referred to private physicians or the US Public Health Service facilities in each port. The USPHS now has only an outpatient clinic here in Mobile. All hospitalization cases are referred to the New Or­ leans PHS hospital. The Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department is headed by Dr. Joseph B. Logue, medical di­ rector, from the SIU medical cen­ ter in Brooklyn at Third Avenue and 21st Street. Welfare Plan Medical Department. The purpose of the program is to prevent illness, or detect ailments before they reach the serious stage. The temporary medical programs ATLANTIC CITY—-AFL-CIO President George Meany said he would like to see the AFL- here and in New Orleans were set CIO Maritime Trades Department serve as the vehicle of unity for all of maritime, in an ad­ up under contract arrangements dress at the Department's convention last Tuesday. Meany declared that all marine unions with established facilities in both cities until permanent centers can belong in the Maritime Trades'* ; ; be set up. In the interim, SIU men the AFL-CIO, Meany declared that where they can best achieve and their families will have full if the movement is to go forward their objectives. use of the facilities. it must be free of outside controls, The Depaj'ment also heard SIU whether those of employers, poli­ Exams are now available at fullySecretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, who ticians, Government or racketeers. equipped private clinics that offer is preslden. of the MTD, declare Unions dedicated to bread and head-to-toe physical check-ups. that the naritime trades had butter trade union issues, as they plus complete laboratory, x-ray and glowing future on the Great Lakes should be, cannot function prop­ cardiograph services. The opera­ and the Seaway where an esti­ erly if racketeering exists in any tion began in New Orleans last mated 25,000 new jobs will be section of the labor movement, he week and in Mobile this past Mon­ created. He placed stress on co­ day. said. He pointed out that they ordinated organizing by member face adverse reaction in Labor Similar arrangements on a tem­ unions of the Department as the Board elections, in legislation and porary basis are expected to be in­ best way to achieve growth. in world-wide Communist propa­ stituted shortly in Baltimore, un­ The MTD convention, first since ganda. Consequently, the only ac­ der the SIU medical center pro­ the merger of the AFL-CIO, re­ tion the Federation can take is to gram first proposed last year. flected the continuing growth of expel unions in which racket ele­ Four permanent installations were the Department. Sixty delegates ments have a foothold. planned under this program, and were present representing 12 in­ the first of these, one block from Answering critics of the expul­ ternational unions with a total sion tactic, he declared that long­ the SIU headquarters hall in membership of 200,000 in the mari­ shoremen in the AFL-ousted In­ -Brooklyn, has been In operation time industry. Three of these in­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ over six months. AFL-CIO president George ternational unions, the Marine ciation were better off today than At the present time, until the Meany stressed vital role of Enginers Beneficial Association, before expulsion. Their leaders, kinks can be worked out, exams the American Federation of Tech­ MTD for marine unity as he he said, had to deliver because are being given to Seafarers only. nical Engineers and the Interna­ spolce to MTD convention. they were under pressure by the However, it is likely that by the tional Brotherhood of Boilermak­ ers, had joined MTD in the past or when they do arise, before ac­ AFL action and by opposition jend of this month wives, children two years. The newcomers re­ tion is taken to see if we cannot groups such as the International and dependent parents of SIU men ceived a warm welcome from the get together and get some kind of Brotherhood of Longshoremen. will find the facilities available to agreement in the maritime field The net effect has been beneficial. them at least one day a week. The Long - simmering discontent convention. In his opening remarks to the family aspects of the medical pro­ among members of the National In his address, Meany touched that will prevent the situation from delegates. Hall welcomed the three gram first went into effect in New Maritime Union over the blacklist on the dispute between the SIU getting any worse." York two months ago, after the scheme formalized by the union Turning to the problems facing (Continued on page 14) and the National Macitime Union with the American Merchant Ma­ over American Coal and other is­ rine Institute last spring has now sues. Referring to meetings he readhed a climax with the forma­ had held with representatives of tion of an opposition group to the the two unions on the subject, he said, "The attitude of Paul Hall WASHINGTON—The prospect loomed this week that American Coal Shipping may be­ NMU administration. The campaign by the opposition has been constructive, no question come a one-ship fleet in the hot too distant future. The Federal Maritime Board is taking steps about it. He will fight for what he to have the Casimir Pulaski returned to the reserve fleet on the ground that conditions "do is centered against a series of 17 constitutional amendments now thinks is right and he will fight being voted on by NMU members. for his own—the same as we all not exist" to justify continu-*^ will. But I want to say that at ing its charter for another proach indicates that the Board They cover company discrimina­ It has been greeted by a typically will refuse to renew all charters tion against hiring Seafarers and hysterical outburst by NMU-presi­ these meetings he had been pre­ year. the firing of SIU men who subse­ dent Joseph Curran and other The action taken against the from now on as they expire. pared to make concessions in the Pulaski, the first US ship deliv­ Whatever the Board's decision, quently obtained jobs on the coal NMU officials. In the Nov. 21st interests of harmony. ered to the company, indicates the economic squeeze in the form ships under a court-ordered senior­ "Pilot" Curran.refei-red to the opAll Unii.-ns Should Belong position group as "termites" and that similar steps will follow of shrinking coal cargoes has ity hiring procedure. "Some concessions have been against the other five Government- caused the lay-up of five of the six Formed as a joint venture of "nameless and gutless characters" made by the other side. But up owned ships. Other Government-owned ships operated coal-hauling railroads and the operating a "racket." to the present time we have been The FMB actually issued a tem­ by ACS. The sixth ship, the Thomas United Mine Workers to expedite signed statements took the same unsuccessful in bringing about the porary finding relating to the Paine, is scheduied to lay up when coal exports to Europe, ACS got tack. type of atmosphere that can weld Pulaski and eight other Govern­ it returns from its present voyage Federal Maritime Board approval Curran's last use of the "gut­ all these maritime unions into the ment-owned ships operated by vari­ as it has no further charter at the to charter 30 reserve fleet Lib- less" label backfired in helping to one place that they belong in the ous steamship companies. The pro­ moment. ertys in October, 1956. Earlier, fol­ destroy a 20-year alliance between AFL-CIO trade union structure— visions of the temporary finding Still operating is the company- lowing its original 30-ship request, the NMU and the Marine Engin­ and that is in a department char­ allow the operators to request a owned Coal Miner which has not it indicated that it might ask for eers Beneficial Association. tered by the AFL-CIO which is hearing and file objections to the carried any coal in several months. 50 more. The rank and filers are voicing this particular department." However, following the reactiva­ their opposition primarily through It is presently on a grain run. Ships Board's proposed action. Referring to a recent meeting Burden On Operators in lay-up at the present moment tion of the first six ships, the Gov­ a four-page tabloid-size "NMU Con­ Delegate Committee held with Hall and Currau on the However, Washington observers are the Harry Glucksman, Cleve­ ernment ordered a halt to further vention American Coal dispute, Meany said, reported that the FMB approach land Abbe, Martha Berry, Walter breakouts because of the company's News" published in St. Louis, "I talked wdth Paul only as late as was a new one in that it puts the Hines Page and the Pulaski. Some labor policies. Then as coal rates which solicits membership beefs last week and I had a conference burden of proof for justifying con- of them have been inactive for began falling off, the company and contributions to a post office with him and Joe Curran. I do not tinua^on of charters on the oper­ more than two months. sought to move tramp cargoes on box address in Houston, Texas. aay we made a great deal of prog­ ator himself. Previously, the FMB Charges Processed some of its ships, despite the terms The publication appeared shortly ress. I think we agreed at least findings were that "conditions do In the interim, the processing of of the original charters authorizing before a' month-lo.ng referendum on what the problem is and I think exist" for continuing charters, and SIU unfair labor practice charges the hauling of coal only. Its re­ on the amendments got underway. Opposition to the amendments we agreed on some things we any objections usually came from against the company is still going quest this fall for authority to carry centers on the proposals to extend should not do. met sharp opposition scrap cargoes tramp ship operators who had to forward. National Labor Relations "We have at least agreed that prove that Government ships were Board examiners began looking from both tramp and berth oper­ the period between NMU convenT^e will try before tjhese trials arise. .unfair competition. The neW : . into the charges several weeks ago. ators. (Continiieicf'^eh- page 14) Blacklist Stirs NMU Opposition .t.! I FMB May Reclaim Coal Ships ' ^1 �Pate Four SEAFARERS LOG 'December 6, 1959 It Must Be A Fish Story .'nV SIU dispatcher Scotty Aubusson (left) appears to be spinning a tall one about "the big one that got away" for NY port agent William Mulcahy center) and secretary-treasurer Victor Turpin, both of the SlU-o filiated Atlantic Fishermen's Union. The two officials visited SIU headquarters last week. SUP Vote Starts; 50 Seeking Of tire SAN FRANCISCO—Voting is underway among members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in their annual election of union officials. Although over 170 members were nominated for the 17 positions, only 50"*"" had the seatime and other re­ Weisberger is running for the posi­ of secretary-treasurer, he was quirements necessary to run tion unopposed when chosen for that for office. Six of the 50 candidates are un­ opposed for office. They are Morris Weisherger, who is running for the position of secretary-treasurer; Hai-ry Johnson for assistant secre­ tary; Joe Pohorence for San Fran­ cisco dispatcher; Ed Coester for Seattle agent; Gordon Ellis for Wil­ mington agent and William Arm­ strong for New York agent. The other positions to be filled are patrolmen in San Francisco, Seattle, Wilmington and New York; and agents in Portland and Honolulu. Heaviest competition ap­ peared In the race for Portland patrolman where nine candidates are contesting for the position, and for Wilmington patrolman, with seven members on the ballot. In addition to the election of patrol­ men and agents, five SUP building corporation trustees will also be elected by the membership. Several members who held offi­ cial positions last year and were nominated again decided not to run for another term. Among then, were Ragnvald Johansen, Seattle agent; R. G. Anderson, Wilmington agent; Carl Christiansen, Honolulu agent and A1 Maniscalco, San Fran­ cisco patrolman. Although this is the first time Send Documents On Baby Benefit . All Seafarers who expect to apply for the SIU $200 mater­ nity benefit and are currently eligible for it—having one day's seatime in the past 90 days and 90 days in 1956—are urged to send in all necessary documents when filing for the benefit. Payment will be made speedily when the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan receives the baby's birth certificate, the Seafarer's marriage certificate and discharges showing eligi­ bility seatime, Photostats are acceptable in place of originals. ' ' tntr — - • -i« • position to fill out the term of Harry Lundeberg who died last January. Weisberger was chosen under the SUP constitution, which calls for the headquarters member­ ship to nominate and elect any qualified member to fill official vacancies that occur during the year. Lakes SIU Confident Of Win In Vote DETROIT—Members of the SIU Great Lakes District are awaiting action by the National Labor Re­ lations Board which they expect will lead to the certification of the union in the Tomlinson Fleet. A collective bargaining election was held in the fieet recently, but the Labor Board has impounded the ballots for the time being as a re­ sult of unfair practice charges by a local union of'the Steelworkers. The Great Lakes District won quick action on its bid for an elec­ tion in October when the crew of the Ball Brothers, one of the Tom­ linson fleet, walked off their ship in protests against company stall­ ing of the vote. The operator then quickly agreed to remove road­ blocks to an election. The District is confident that it has won an ample majority of crewmembers in the non-union fleet, pointing to the objections raised by the Steelworkers as a virtual concession of an SIU Great Lakes victory. It now remains for the NLRB to dispose of the charges. The Tomlinson fleet had been the target of a previous campaign by the steel local in 1955,. but it; vvas defeated at that time. DONT SKIN YOURSELF ALIVE! Nobody would knowingly dip fheir hands In a barrel-full of lye. But someflmes boiler compound on ships Is used for jobs for which It was never Intended. For Instance, when there's a tough soogee job to do, the temp­ tation becomes strong to short-cut It by substituting boiler compound for old-fashioned soap and hot water. The Seafarer who yields to that temptation Is likely to spend a few weeks In the hospital grow­ ing a new layer of skin for his hands. Boiler compound, being extremely caustic, belongs In only one placeIn the boiler where It dissolves scale Instead of skin. In the long run, soap and water can do the same job, and as the admen say, "It's kind and gentle to the hands." j An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship \ �December 6p 1957 SEAFARERS QUESTION: How do you think the SlU shipboard safety program is progressing and what suggestions do you hove? (Asked of Seafarers in the Baltimore hall.) Roy Lundquist, bosnn: Safety Dan Clierry, 2nd electrician: The program is moving along, but you precautions are not taken seriously enough, and that can never do too goes for the offi­ much. One of the cers too. The things I'd sug­ program needs gest, in my de­ more of a push partment, is to so everybody will take the resistors understand for the winches what's needed. off the deck and Sure, boat drills put them in the are a pain, but house. A little neglecting them bit of moisture or even a bug can put them out of doesn't do anybody any good. When the chips are down, every­ shape at the worst time. body has to know his job. William Nickel, messman: Every 4> $ 4i department has a job to do on Graham M. Bowdre, electrician: safety, but you If it can improve one item each often can't get trip, that's prog­ the officers to un­ ress. A ship's as derstand what's safe as the old important - in the man wants it to gSlley and messbe; if he sees to room. In heavy it the crew knows seas you've got to its regular jobskeep the mess as well as its decks dry and all emergency dut­ gear secured or ies, and that gear you're in trouble. You can have is replaced or re­ plenty of injuries Just from loose paired when needed, there's no chairs when the ship is rolling, problem. Knowing what to do for each kind of fire is very important. t "t 4" Donald Coburn, FWT: We always run into-trouble on tankers over the pumproom grating. Moisture and rust corrodes the grating and before you know it's falling apart. The trouble is they wait to re­ place it until it's ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—The twobad in 3-4 places. year-old AFL-CIO opened, its sec­ We had a casu­ alty on my last ship when a man ond convention here in Convention Hall yesterday. The Federation fell from there. was formed December 5, 1955, ending a 21-year split In the ranks of American labor. AFL - CIO President George Meany said that the delegates to the convention may "look with pride at the accomplishments of two years" and look forward to the challenges of the future. The pur­ pose of the convention will be to A skin diver has reported find­ discuss and decide many problems ing the burial place of the famous now facing the nation's trade vessel Bounty, which had beem unions, from internal housecleanscuttled by mutineers 167 years ago ing to international situations. One of the big issues facing ^e off Pitcairn Island in the Pacific 1,200 delegates to the convention Ocean. Luis Marden, skin diver and will be the possible expulsion of undersea photographer, said he four member unions, the Interna­ found the grave of the ship in 30 tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, feet ,of water in the turbulent the Bakery and Confectionery wdters of Bounty Bay. Marden, Workers, The Distillery, Rectifying aided by two Pitcaim natives, and Wine Workers and the Laundry found dozens of sheathing nails, Workers International Union. These some hull fittings, an oarlock and unions had been suspended for fragments of copper sheathing, all failure to, comply with the Fed­ heavily covered with lime, scat­ eration's directives to restrain their operations. tered around the bay bottom. A last minute move is underway The mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most famous in maritime to prevent the expulsion of the history. The ship had started a Teamsters, the largest single union voyage from England to the Pa­ within the Federation. The move cific in 1787 under the command came just 24 hours before the of Captain William Bligh, the proto­ scheduled ouster. The convention will hear a direct type of the "bucko" skipper. Harsh discipline spread discontent among appeal from two factions of the the crew. A mutiny broke out and Distillery Workers union after a the captain and 18 loyal crew- near riot broke up their convention. menibers were forced into an open The trouble began when union monitor Peter McGavin announced boat in mid-ocean. Good to his oath to see them to the convention that voting would "hanged from the highest yardarm" be by secret ballot and by delegate in the British navy, Bligh sailed strength. Former officers of the the boat some 4,000 miles to the union stormed the platform and Timor Archipelago, and later to disrupted the meeting, which then Tahiti where he attended the trial split Into two camps. Another big problem facing the of some of the mutineers. But part of the crew, including Fletcher convention will be the growing Christian, the leader of the mutiny, trend of "right-to-work" laws. The escaped with the ship to Pitcairn delegates will probably try for a Island where Christian ordered her more unified approach to stem scuttled to conceal their place of these laws on both a national and statewide level. •exile. $1 AFL-CIO Convention Underway Diver Finds 'Bounty' Of Mutiny Fame Pare Five LOG ^ '-'r Int'l Labor Widens Ban On Struck Canada Ships MONTREAL—A tightening ring of international labor cooperation is putting increasing pressure on the government-owned Canadian National Steamships, Ltd., to bargain with the SIU Canadian District. Efforts by the company to recruit strikebreakers for the ships and effect their transfer to the flag"*" of Trinidad have been thwart­ ships after union members rejected $204 a month for ABs, to bring the ed as unions all around the a 15-percent two-stage wage offer. ships up to standard. Subsequently, globe have rallied to the strikers' The Canadian District, in negotia­ the union reduced its demands to tions that begaft more than a year 20 percent and struck the ships on cause. The latest groups to offer formal ago, had asked for a 30 percent in­ July 4th when this offer was turned support to the strikers are the crease over the Existing scale of down. powerful Iriternacional Confedera­ tion of Free Trade Unions and the British Trades Union Congress. Previously the strikers had pledges of aid froni the Canadian Labor Congress,, the. International Transportworkcrs Federation and from the 'Trinidad seamen's union, aswell as from the SIU of North America and its affiliates. Members of the SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Marine En­ The five Canadian National gineers and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association ships that left this port one night began voting on a proposed merger plan this week, while with skeleton creWs of officers MEBA representatives attend-——; ——^^ aboard have gotten as far as Hall- ed their first AFL-CIO Mari­ a 90-day referendum on the pro­ fax where they have again tied up posed merger with the BME. A 60time Trades Department con­ with the three other vessels in the vention in Atlantic City. day referendum by the BME on the fleet. Previous efforts to recruit West Indian seamen for the ships -The MEBA application for MTD same issue also got underway De­ affiliation was revealed.ten days cember 1, and was coupled with had failed. ago, sOon after a joint BME-MEBA a vote on a proposed BME con­ Protest Transfet-s committee reached agreement for stitution. In its pledge of support, the a merger by January 1, 1960. A The BME also announced the re­ ICFTU, through general secretary trial period leading toward the ceipt of a "provisional charter as J. N. Oldenbroek, said that his final merger will go into effect a division of the National MEBA" organization "protests in the strongest terms the decision to following ratification of the in­ and the provisional appointment transfer the vessels' registry." The terim plan by members of both of its president. Raymond McKay, as a member of the MEBA execu­ message to the Canadian Minister unions., tive committee and the subcom­ Affiliation Bid Significant of Labor added that the world Announcement of the MEBA bid mittee of the MEBA executive labor organization fully supported the earlier stand taken by the In­ for affiliation was hailed as "high­ committee. The two committees ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ly significant" by MTD president are the MEBA's policy-making bod­ eration of which the S,IU is a Paul' Hall "because it represents ies between its annual conventions. McKay's appointment is con­ member. "This includes any inter­ the first time, since the AFL-CIO national action necessary," the merger, that a former CIO mari­ tingent on the outcome of the ref­ time union has moved to join the erendum balloting in_both unions message said. MTD." He pointed to this as "con­ on the merger plan. Final merger British Boycott The Trades Union Congress of crete evidence that close coopera­ in 1960 will be subject to member­ Britain announced that it would tion and mutual assistance are pos­ ship approval at that time. The merger terms were ham­ instruct its member unions not to sible among maritime unions with­ supply crews to the struck ships. in the framework of the merged mered out at a series of meetings held in Tampa in the wake of a The company greeted this an­ labor movement. Maritime labor unity, within the BME-MEBA no-raiding pact signed nouncement with the complaint tiiat the action would "injure the AFL-CIO, has now. progressed to a year ago. Retain Autonomy ability of the company" to continue the point where only two US mari­ During the trial period, both its service. Previously, eight Brit­ time unions still remain outside unions "will retain their identity ish engineers who had been im­ the MTD, Hall added. The application on behalf of the and autonomy, with the BME af­ ported to work the ships refused to go aboard when they discovered 10,000-member engineers union filiating with the MEBA as an on arriving in Canada that the ships was forwarded from MEBA head­ autonomous division, and retaining quarters in Washington by union its ties with the SIU of North were struck. The company attempted to break president Herbert L. Daggett. America," according to the merger Meanwhile, in separate action, plan announcement. BME has been the four-month-old strike of Cana­ dian Seafarers by transferring its MEBA engineers began voting in operating under an SIUNA charter since May, 1949. The plan en­ visages mutual benefits for mem­ bers of both organizations through close cooperation on contract ne­ gotiations, organizing and other activities. The signing of last year's noraiding pact ended a seven-year split between the two unions. It was agreed on after the MEBA an­ nounced the end of a close alliance of 20 years' standing with the Na­ tional Maritime Union and the socalled "AFL-CIO Maritime Com­ mittee." The break with the NMU came after the NMU refused to support the MEBA and the Mas­ ters, Mates & Pilots against the United Mine Workers District 50 In the American Coal beef. Eng'rs Vote On Merger; MEBA At MTD Conclave Speaking Out To Membership Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarer Seldon Manard takes the mike at headquarters member­ ship meeting to discuss matter before membership. 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. • 'J • �Page Sis SEAFARERS December 6, 1957 LOG Hit Anti-Union Pitch Of Daily Hewspapers NEW ORLEANS—^Railway Clerks President George Harrison has dared the nation's editors to stop slanting news in favor of business and to make an honest effort at objectivity in the treatment of labor,news. Speaking before the conven­ ment given the Teamsters on the tion of the Associated Press Portland and Seattle stories," he November 13 Through November 26 Registered Port . OacK A' Dtcn B •no. A •no. B Staw. A Staw. B Total A Total B Total Rao. 0 23 3 9 3 6 32 6 14 Managing Editors Association, Har­ said. 0 180 58 49 52 229 12 70 rison charged that some editors There were some $500 million 17 4 44 11 16 55 11 4 deliberately go out of their way to embezzled by businessmen last year 51 20 163 slant news to' make labor appear alone, Harrison contended. "Cer 66 25 56 21 229 56 the greater abuser of power, but tainly, there must be many a 31 17 6 6 10 5 6 48 15 neglect to find anything worth­ 'juicy' stoi'y there," he suggested Savannah 1 15 4 4 6 3 1 8 21 while in stories concerning business 3 16 24 2 7 3 2 31 5 misdeeds. 3 21 74 '7 12 25 2 28 86 All labor wants, he said, is a 18 156 11 ,57 39 46 10 195 53 fair shake. "I say that the news­ 3 3 27 12 9 24 12 12 51 papers have failed to. point out that 6 64 18 9 15 29 14 93 31 the dishonesty and racketeering re­ 8 17 50 27 12 7 18 77 vealed before the McClellan Com­ 15 mittee have involved just as many 14 60 12 5 28 19 31 11 88 businessmen as labor leaders—for 11 10 49, 13 37 17 21 14 86 every labor man who took a bribe staw. Staw. Total Total Back Back •no. •no. Total A B B •A • B B A A Rao. or kickback there was a business­ The crew of the SS Del Viento 96 960 143 293 361 370 122 297 Total 1321 man who gave it." has been highly commended by the There are some very obvious rea­ captain and the chief engineer for Shipped sons for the "special" treatment their fine work during the last trip, Port Back Back Back •no. 1^0. ^0. staw. staw. stew. Total Total Total Total given to big business, he said. according to Bob B B A C A B A C C Ship. "Probably it was unfortunate that Spears, ship's Boston 0 1 0 17 9 2 0 8 1 0 4 0 21 the first big witness to tell of delegate. T h New York 7 41 6 44 9 37 15 8 5 122 28 22 172 wrongdoing on the business side captain gave Philadelphia ........... 23 18 . 3 0 7 1 0 22 3 3 63 3 73 came from Sears Roebuck. Sears, special praise to 18 28 10 Baltimore 52 15 2 43 6 2 123 43 10 176 I'm told, is a pretty big advertiser. the deck gang for 2 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 13 •Whatever the reason the commit­ giving the vessel Norfolk 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 6 tee hearings suddenly stopped be­ a thorough clean­ Savannah .............. 0 ing, both inside Tampa ................ 5 3 ing front page news in many news­ 3 2 2 0 13 '• 7 3 2 1 5 23 papers." and outside. He Mobile 8 6 • 20 0 18 0 18 0 58 20 76 6 0 As to the editors' contentions said he would be New Orleans. 34 12 42 1 32 12 5 6 108 39 15 12 159 Spears that labor news was "juicy," Harri­ proud to have Lake Charles 9 12 11 1 10 1 33 27 11 7 0 2 62 son recalled the story about the the crew stay aboard for another Houston 37 7 0 17 10 0 78 13 0 24 .30 0 108 General Electric salesmen in New trip. 1 0 6 6 Wilmington 9 3 0 5 0 30 20; 0 York who were providing "call i 40 10 14 2 0 16 6 5 0 40;' : 130 San Francisco. 53 girls" to big appliance buyers. The attempt to cut down on the 0 12 1 23 18 4 0 0 0 .53 0 58 "That could have been developed PHS hospitals has been the subject Seattle stew. stew. stew, Total Back Back Back •no. Total Total 1^0. into a real story, but somehow it of much conversation at recent c B A B A c . 'A : Ship. C A slipped by most papers, and the ships' meetings. Seafarers on the, 77 91 76 291 242 25 200 15 53 1030 Total 13 733^ ones which did run it put a 'boys Chiwawa adopted a resolution to will be boys' sort of label on it." give the. Union's officials all the SIU shipping showed a welcome rise during the past period after it had hit a three"I contrast this with the treat­ moral, financial and physical sup­ port, necessary to fight to retain the y^ear low. A total of 1,030 men were dispatched to jobs, while registration rose again to marine hospitals at their full ,321. The increase in shipping and registration was identical for the two weeks covered strength. After stressing the need of these hospitals for merchant so that the gap between the ' seamen, brother W. A. Tatum, wo figures remained the same ship's delegate, urged the members as before. to write their Congressmen to Nine SIU ports shared in the block any "economy" moves in that shipping advance, and two others area. remained about the same as the The crew of the Warrior also an­ last report. On the upgrade were nounced that they would send let­ Boston, Philadelphia, Tampa, Mo­ BALTIMORE—A large number ters and messages to the officials bile, New Orleans, Lake Charles, of Seafarers and their families en­ mentioned in the SEAFARERS Houston, Wilmington and San WASHINGTON—^Legal moves by tramp shipowners to joyed Thanksgiving Day in the hall LOG concerning recommendations Francisco. Thus all the Gulf ports stop the Maritime Administration from extending charters this year. Turkey dinners were to close the PHS hospitals. listed some improvement. Since served in the cafeteria from 12:30 t 4) 4Seattle and New York were the on Government-owned ships suffered a temporary setback In PM through 3:30 PM followed by Another "good ship"" report status quo" ports this period, the Federal District Court here."*" music and dancing in the Port came from John Wells of the SS West Coast seemed to be bouncing An application for a tempo­ "runaway" flags as causing short­ O'Call. Many of the brothers and Hastings. Outside of a few hours back also. ages of American-flag tonnage from rary restraining order against time to time when heavy "50-50" their wives made a complete day disputed OT, all Baltimore, Norfolk and Savan­ of it. of the depart­ nah showed the only marked de­ the MA was denied, but at the same cargo movements are on tap. A couple of lay-ups caused ship­ ments had the The early lay-ups of the char­ clines. Even so, Baltimore dis­ time Judge John J. Serica said he ping to drop slightly during the same report . . . patched 176 jobs during the pe­ would hold an qarly hearing on an tered ships were almost exclusively past period. There are now five no beefs, every­ application for a preliminary in­ concentrated in NMU-contracted riod. vessels laid up in this port with thing running junction which would have the companies. As was reported in the Most of the rise in registration the Bethcoaster (Calmar) expected smooth. "This is same practical effect. SEAFARERS LOG of October 11, was centered in the steward de­ to go into drydock when she ar­ the last meeting three-fourths of the jobs lost were partment, followed by the deck The tramp operators have asked rives this week. The shipping pic­ of the trip," under NMU contract, involving and engine departments, in that the court to order the Government ture should brighten with the Wells said, "and order. The lag between shipping to pull back chartered ships. They some 1,500 men, which may indi­ prospect of the crewing of the Wild it has been a and registration was also heaviest claim that the charters are making cate why the NMU is attempting Wells Ranger and the Omar Chapman. good one. Every in the culinary department. ^ it difficult for privately-owned ves­ to raid the Robin Line. Additional There were 13 vessels paying off member did his job as it was sup­ lay-ups would also be costly to the sels to find employment. Job activity in terms of the during the last two weeks, seven posed to be done. There were no At last reports there are 56 Gov­ NMU membership. signing on and 16 in transit. The foul-ups, for we had a good crew. three senority groups showed a rise only in the case of class C ernment-chartered ships outstand­ Chilore, Marore, Baltore (Ore); The delegates, B. Winbome in the Little Rock (Fairfield); Winter deck department, K. Smith in the shipping, which accounted for 5 ing, Including the six ships char­ Hills, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); engine, and W. Burten in the gal­ percent of the jobs shipped. The tered to American Coal Shipping. Young America, Wild Ranger ley, all did a fine job in keeping a class A proportion remained as is, Many of these vessels are idle. An­ while class B dropped to 24 per­ other 78 ship charters have been (Waterman); National Liberty smooth running ship." cent of the total. All of the class terminated with the vessels being (Amer. Waterways); Josefina (Lib. jobs were handled by seven redelivered to the Maritime Ad­ Nav.); Flomar, Kenmar (Calmar) 'Oports, none of them, as in the last ministration. Isbrandtsen is the and the Emilia (Bull) paid off while period, on the West Coast, biggest charterer at the' moment the Chilore, Marore, Baltore (Ore); The following is the forecast with seven ships, followed by Amer­ Yorkmar (Calmar); Young America Seafarers overseas who want port by port: ican Coal with six. The remaining (Waterman); Steel Rover (Isthmian) to get in touch with headquar­ ships are scattered about among and the National Liberty (Amer. Boston: Slow . . . New York: ters in a hurry can do so by 21 ship operators. Waterways) signed on. cabling the Union at its cable Steady . . . Philadelphia: Fair r. . The tramps have long been The in-transit vessels included •address, SEAFARERS NEW Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Slow Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: vociferous objectors to breakouts, the Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Roamer YORK. (Alcoa); Robin Sherwood, Robin Use of this address will assure Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New claiming that they contribute to the Kirk (Robin); Oren^ar, Bethcoaster )cedy transmission on all mes­ Orleans: Fair . . . Lake Charles: "boom and bust" pattern on steam­ (Callnar); Mankato Victory (Vic. sages and faster service for the Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wil­ ship rates. On the other hand, mari­ mington: Fair . . . San Francisco: time observers haye pointed to the Carriers) and the Ci.trus Packer, men involved. heavy transfers of tramps to Good ... Seattle: Goo^ Morn'jng Light (Waterjpajol.j. —^*. .It 1——-T -1 Seafarers In Action Large Turnout On Turkey Day In Baltimore I Court To Hear Tramps' Case Against Breakouts PHOTOS sro/zies Union Has Cable Address vi;- ' .' % w< ?o£r/zy m- M'Wifhik �Deeember 8; 19S7 SEAFARERS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH LOG Page Sevea Sandcaptain Now New Yorker Si Seafarer's Gnide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolitu Watch Quality In Kid's TogsA Chicago mother has sounded a call to rebellion against the shoddiness of children's garments she has recently bolight. Mrs.'James Good writes; "Why is it so many of the clothes I buy for my family are slipshod work? I just returned a T-shirt and underpants I bought for my little girl. The first time I washed them the seams parted and I was darned If I was going to mend something brahd new. I have many friends who complain about the poor construction of garments." There's a marked difference in quality between cheap and expensive children's clothing. The "cheap" clothing (actually not very cheap), is notorious especially for these defects which parents must guard against when buying: . —^Narrow seams and hems of trousers and dresses with no room for letting out. —^The use of "sizing" to give the material body, which washes out In laundering. —Skimping oii material so that a size 8 from one manufacturer may be no roomier than a better manufacturer's 6. Back in service again, this time in New York harbor,' SlU-monned dredge Sandcoptoin is currently —Knitted fabrics in tee shirts or polo shirts made of merely carded working on Port Authority pier construction in Brooklyn. Lost job was offshore channel dredging in cotton unevenly woven so there are thin spots which soon wear through, and so loosely woven they quickly become baggy. Venezuela. What also irritates parents is that kid^' clothing sometimes seems NEW YORK—Seafarers manning the dredge Sandcaptain started work last week on to cost almost as much as their own. Children's dresses cost less, but many blouses cost as much as mother's. Boys' tee shirts cost almost what is hoped will be a two-year tour of duty on a waterfront improvement project in and as much as their father's. around the Port of New York. Mrs. Good did exactly the right thing in returning the unsatisfactory The vessel, which had beenfshirt and pants. The only way parents are going to drive shoddy gar­ in lay-up since completing a' the Hilton (Bull), Graiii Trader were the Royal Oak, Cantigny (Citments off the market is to reject them. two - year channel - dredging (Grainfleet), Antinous (Waterman), ies Service); Flomar, Kenmar (CalBut shoddy garments need to be rejected at the counter before you program in Venezuela, started and the Steel Fabricator (Isth­ mar); Robin Sherwood (Robin); De buy them. The only way you can do this is to know enough about hauling sand for the reconstruction mian). Soto, Hastings, Gateway City workmanship, to tell the adequate from the poorly-made. oi what was formerly pier 34 At­ Among the vessels in transit (Waterman). This is not to say it pays to buy the best in children's garments. lantic Basin, New York. Ofteiu children outgrow high-quality garments before they outwear According to the schedule, the them. There are generally three vessel will then take -.part in the price lines on the market: low-end, reconstruction of other piers in middle and high-priced . goods. Brooklyn, the building of perma­ Large retailers generally sell three nent dykes and runways at Lalines. Smaller stores may have two Guardia Airport, and the recon­ A Federal Court jury has or­ Sherman, West Coast vice-presi­ lines, either the low-end and mid­ struction of piers in Port Newark. dered a refund of $108 in taxes dent of the Pulp and Sulphite dle, ' or middle and high, depend­ Thc_ Sandcaptain and the Ches­ ing on the kind of store. ter Harding, another SlU-con- paid by a Kohler striker on assist­ Woikei-s, accused the employers of You will generally find your best tracted ship, participated in the ance given to him by the Auto refusing to "do business with us" buys in the middle price lines. In dredging of an eight-mile channel Workers during 1954. The deci­ by declining to meet the day bethe low-end goods, basic quality through the desert island of Za- sion, which the US wiil probably for.p the' walkout started. often is sacrificed to achieve a low para, a large oversized sandbar out­ appeal, overruled an Internal 4< 4* 4 Revenue- Department finding that price. The highest-price lines give side of the port of Maracaibo. A modern union-financed medi­ you some added features or extra Completion of this channel en­ $565 assistance given to striker cal center, equipped to provide style which you may or may not ables tankers of ^ sizes to pull Allen Kaiser by the UAW was a diagnosfc services for its 36,000 want, but often no more- basic qual­ into the port of Maracaibo to take gift and taxable accordingly. Ac­ members, has been dedicated by ity than the middle-price lines. on oil cargoes. Prior to this they cording to UAW Secretary-Treas­ Local 32-B of the Building Service For example, one of the largest had to wait offshore and load from urer Emil Mazey, if the decision is Employes International Union in reversed, the tax money involved New York. The center will offer retailers offers corduroy pants at shallow draft barges. in the Kohler strike may total complete medical and surgical com $2.98, $3.29 and $3.70. The $2.98 Shipping for this port had been line is eight-ounce corduroy in on the slow side in the past two $500,000, but if it is upheld, Koh­ sultation services, laboratory tests solid colors. The $3.29 is 12-ounce week£ There were 18 ships pay­ ler strikers will benefit by that ?nd X-ray examinations at no cost in solid -colors. The $3.79 is 12- ing off, four signing on and 12 were amount. to the membership. Due to open 4« t ounce but comes in speckled and in transit. in a few wqeks, the center is one splash patterns. It also has an all-around. self-belt plus elastic side Members of the United Packing­ of the few to be supported and Shipping Slow inserts, while the-less expensive has a half-belt with elastic back. The ships paying off were the house Workers have started a administered exclusively by a labor Thus, while the $3:29 pants are noticeably superior to the $2.98, Beatrice, Hilton, Elizabeth, Kath- "don't buy" campaign against Sun- group. Members of Local 32-B there is less difference between the $3.29 and the $3.79. ryn and Frances (Bull); Lawrence kist, the biggest name in California include elevator operators, door­ The secrets of checking quality are simple: inspect, compare and Victory (Mississippi); Seatrain lemons. The drive was started after men, handymen, porters, mainte­ look at children's clothes from inside out. Here are specific points: Texas, Louisiana, Savannah, New three years of legal battles failed nance and custodial workers in WEAVE: Rub the material between your fingers to see if the appear­ Jersey (Seatrain); Michael (Car- to get the growers to bargain with commercial and apartment build­ ance changes as it will if "sizing" has been used to make the fabric ras); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Steel the union. The workers had voted ings and department stores look better than it really is. Also hold the material lip to the light. Fabricator, Steel Rover (Isthmian); for representation by the UPW throughout the city. Then you can see how closely woven it is, and notice any tell-tale thin Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ four years ago, but Sunkist con­ 4 4 4 spots which would soon wear through. Pull the material both ways riers); Maxton, Antinous (Water­ tinually refused to do business and Members of the Brotherhood of to see how firmly it is woven, or in knit goods, how resilient the weave man) and the Grain Trader (Grain- bargain with the union. It had re­ Carpenters have voted four-to-one Is. fleet). The ships signing on were sponded to the latest court order in favor of moving their head­ to bargain with UPW with a de­ quarters from Indianaoolis to SMOOTHNESS: Best tee shirts are mercerized combed cotton. Next mand for a "right to work" clause Washington. Plans and details of quality is just combed; lowest is carded but not combed. Combed in any contract. The growers in­ the move will be decided on by yarns tire smoother and stronger. Mercerized yarns have been given volved are the Santa Clara Lemon the union's general e.Kecutive an additional treatment which makes them more lustrous and smoother. Association, Seaboard Lemon As­ board. The union's headquarters, If the sales clerk doesn't throw you out of the store, pull out a yarn sociation, Oxnard Citrus Associa­ which had been located in Indiana­ from a cuff or edge and unravel it. If the fibers are short and loosely tion, Somis Lemon Association and polis since 1901, now employs 168 twisted, expect only poor wear. Good yarns are made of long fibers Carpinteria Lemon Association. tightly twisted together. workers and houses its own print­ 4" 3» COLOR-FASTNESS: In these days of machine washing, color-fast­ ing plant. LAKE CHARLES—Shipping ran ness is more Important than ever. The best dyes are vat dyes. Check ahead of registration in this port A walkout of 6,000 members of 4 4 4 the label to see if "the manufacturer guarantees the garment is color for the first time in many weeks. two paper mill unions in Vancou­ The Wisconsin Supreme Court fast both to washing and sun. The biggest Increases were in the ver, BC, has cut the world's pro­ has suspended the license of at­ SHRINKAGE: Look for a statement on the label guaranteeing steward and engine departments duction of newsprint by ten per­ torney Mark Catlin, Jr. for six •gainst no more than 1 percent shrinkage, or at most 2. with the deck improving slightly. cent. Involved are 5,000 members months and has ordered the laborCUT: You can lay one brand against the other and notice differences The Government- Camp, Chi- of the Pulp and Sulphite Workers bait'ng laywer to pay $1,500 toward in roominess. wawa. Council Grove, CS Balti­ and 1,000 members of the Paper- the costs of investigating his in­ SEAMS: Notice how much wider the shoulder seams of well-made more, Bents Fort, Fort Hosklhs, makers and Paper Mill Workers. fluence business. Catlin, author of tee shirts are compared to those of cheap ones. Always look for gen­ Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Win­ The members voted to strike the an anti-union law which prohibits erous seams in any children's garments. They help resist strain as ter Hill and Cantigny (Cities Serv­ mills of seven major manufacturers Wisconsin unions from voting well as providing "let-out" room as the child grows. ice), Val Chem (Heron), Pan after their demands for a 12 per­ money from their treasuries for Seams should be stitched closely and evenly with strong thread. Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.) cent general wage increase, and a political campaigns, has been under Pull at the seams to see how securely they are stitched. and the Petro Chem (Valentine) "substantial" boost for mechanics fire for the last 18 months for sel­ Seam edges also should be bound or at least pinked to protect called into port during the pai^t were rejected. Base rates in these ling his political influence to th« •gainst raveling. Seams should be flat. two weeks. The Seagarden (Penn. mills are from $1.72 to $1.76 an families of state prison inmates. REINFORCEMENTS: Look for bar-tacking, taped seams and other Nav.) was also in on her way to hour for common labor and $2.27 His fees have been paid in such I'Xelnforcing details at points of special strain, as in dresses, at placket Greece with a load of corn. All an hour for mechanics as compared places as the washroom of a base­ litnds and under arms; In trousers, at pocket comers, and in tee stdfts were teported In good shape with to $2.01 and $2.73 «n hour respec­ ball park and the lobby of a Chi­ tively in mill* la th« US. -Jidiii cago airport. ° It choulder «eiimi. ' nd major beefs. LABOR ROUND-UP Jobs Jump In Lake Charles .•s»- �Page Eigrht • ]•• i SEAFAHERS LOG Formally dedicated back in November, >1954, the SlU hall in Baltimore has been living up to its reputation as the trade union center for the Maryland port city for the past three years. Besides being the hub for deep sea and harbor organizing activities for the SlU in the area, it has also served as the local headquarters for other unions, both in and out of the marine field, and for various AFLCIO organizations as well. Superior in design and accom­ modations even to the SlU's headquarters building in Brooklyn, it provides a never-ending stream of services and comforts for Seafarers and their families. Buildingr directory adjacent to elevator entrance on mntn deck lists variety of services and offices housed in building. Lloyd Pentecost, AB (left), on way in, meets H. Byrd, oiler, coming down from dispatch hall. BALTIMORE'S BIRTHDAY •'C- Street features I i ir !-• V" KAI.- i<i -;>- J : ". 1. Deck officers Roy Droullard, Perry Jackson and E. L. Butler (1 to r) check up on news in separate dispatch hall maintained for local membership by Masters Mates A PUota. Hall on third deck serves for MM&p meetfacs and recreatinn.' : theme hlghUghts Port 'O Call Bar on main deck where Seafarers can" ""«®hlnlst; L. Blanton, cook & baker, and T. Carver, AB <1 tp r), are on tap heye. , ., , �• •? --r ;•• December 6,1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nln* .•; ') > • :l-|. Patrolmen Rex Dickey (left) and Walt Sibley behind counter answer queries of Ralph Groseclose, Joe Padelshi (hidden), M. R. Ward and John Clapp. MFOW members George Burrows (left) and Arthur Medeiors check list of incoming West Coast ships on board in Marine Firemen's 'Cuion office on 2nd deck. During stop for coffee in SIU cafeteria, executive secretary Edward H. Johns of the Baltimore Federation of Labor (center) explains work of BFL office in SIU hall to par^ of visiting government labor officials fronLDangkok and Manila. Carlton J. Mitchell, MM, watches as Tom Cage writes up sale In well-stocked SIU Sea Chest store. Ware­ house In hall also fills slopchest orders for ships. Union business manager Glen A. Snyder (standing), with Sylvia Wann (at phone) and Janice Bolssom, staff office of AFL-CIO Packing House Local 119. Passing through Baltimore soon after Robin Line election was ordered by NLRB, SIU crewmen off Robin Gray drew cheers at regular port membership meeting held during their stay. Later, on arrival in New York, the ship voted 24-3 for SIU. In dispatch hall on 2nd deck, J. L. Manning, AB, checks his place on registration list. Jobs are posted and called on the hour. Chuck Blaloek, OS, takes it easy in barber chair as John Battaglia does tonsorial honors. Shoeshine stand, laundry and dry cleaning service are also, provided. llglilF:' All eyes are on Ben Hayes as he leads ace during card game in recreation hall. Looking on (1 to r) are E. Teigeiro, John Taurin and Vincente Villacian. Pool tables and shuffleboard belp pass time between calls. John Ivankovic, AB (foreground), lines up shot here. Window (right) Overlooks large part of city. , - - - j Richard C. Voorhees, FOW, tries to tune up TV set in comfortable television area set aside for member­ ship as Walter Ghandoha; OS, looks on. �SEAFARERS V»K» Ten Make Employer Equally Liable For Violations^ Union Men Say New labor laws that curb unions without putting the same brakes on management will be opposed down the line by organized labor In 1958. This developed as the majority view from a survey by AFL-CIO president George Meany on the views of internationalsunion presidents regarding po­ Plenty of Ropeyarn On Advocate tential labor legislation. The gist of the reply to Meany by SIUA&G secretary-treasurer Paul Hall, In his capacity as SIUNA president, was reported In the LOG two weeks ago. The national AFL-CIO has al­ ready endorsed proposed legisla­ tion requiring full disclosure of the financial transactions of union welfare and pension funds, provid­ ing the law applies equally to funds operated exclusively by manage­ ment. Business gi-oups want the law to cover union funds only. Disclosures of corruption among a few unions have sharpened management support for laws curbing union activity, including a national "right-to-work" law which could destroy union security pro­ tection built up over the past 20 years. Eighteen states already have such laws on the books, under authority granted by the TaftHartley Act of 1947. Since most of the emphasis at hearings held by a special Senate committee over the past year have Seafarers John Seiferth, AB (left), and Barney Larsen, DM, handle focused on labor activities, even in some line aboard the Steel Advocate. Tom Ulisse took the photo. cases where management wrong­ doing was exposed, pressure has built up for a rash of anti-union legislation in Congress next year. Employer and business groups are naturally stirring up support for Buch measures as a means of ob­ scuring union-busting tactics em­ ployed by management. The labor position is that where any wrongdoing has occurred, it SAN FRANCISCO—Basing-their findings on the sinking resulted from cooperation between of the City of Buenos Aires in which 90 lives were lost, and corrupt unions and management, and that the responsibility rests on on numerous other maritime tragedies, members of the both. Sailors Union of the Pacific"* In his reply to Meany's communi­ have unanimously voted in fa­ ships are designed primarily to minimize the possibility of the cation, Hall pointed out that the SIUNA was opposed to further vor of having motorized life­ vessel's sinking because of a fire, Federal legislation other than the boats placed aboard every Ameri­ or collision. But little has been done to speed up rescue operations disclosure law on pension and wel­ can-flag vessel. fare funds already backed by the The resolution cited a number of in time of a major disaster. AFL-CIO. He said there were ade­ instances in which the added speed The cost of installing motors on, quate laws on the books to deal and power of a motor-propelled lifeboats would be offset by the with abuses by management and boat would have resulted in the increased speed and the facility limited sections of the union move­ saving of additional lives. with which a vessel could aid in ment. rescue operations and by the When the Mormacsurf, manned greater number of lives that could Hall told the SIU membership that "an alert and interested trade by members of the SUP, collided be saved. union membership" is the best with the City of Buenos Aires in safeguard against any abuses. "We, the Kiver Plata estuary last Au­ in our organization, have long gust 27, the crew of the Mormac­ recognized the essentialness of a surf was credited with saving many membership well-informed on ail of tlie passengers of the ill-fated phases of their union's operation South American ferry. But according to the reports and activity and we have accepted our responsibility to provide this from the men manning the ship's Isthmian Steamship Company, is lifeboats, they were sorely handi­ information," he declared. capped by a four or five knot tide offering two cash awards in a which slowed down their efforts safety contest which is coming to considerably. A motorboat in that an end on December 31. A $150 case, they reportfed, would have made a great difference and would award will go to the crewmember • Seafarers who have taken the probably have resulted in the res­ who "submits the best safety slo­ gan, safety poem, safety article or series of inoculations required cue of many more passengers. safety cartoon," the company's The SUP pointed out that while for certain foreign voyages are we can boast the sSfest merchant safety bulletin said. reminded to be sure to pick up marine in the world, American Another $250 goes to the ship their inoculation cards from the having the least number of acci­ dents, the money to be placed in ...ptain or the purser when they the ship's fund for whatever use ••'v off at the end of a voyage. the crew sees fit. The card should be picked up Entries for the individual contest by the Seafarer and held so that have td be • postmarked before it can be presented when signing December 31, or submitted to the SEATTLE—It has been a slow skipper before that date. on for another voyage where the period for Seafarers in this port. "shots" are required. The ino­ The Samuel F. Miller (Boston), culation card is your only proof Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) and of having taken the required the Grain Shipper (Grain fleet) paid off during the past two weeks. shots. The Coe Victory and Grain Ship­ Those men who forget to pick per signed on while the Samuel F. up their inoculation card when Miller was put into lay-up. they pay off may find that they The Alamar, Losmar, Pennmar are required to take all the and Beamar (Calmar) and Hurri­ "shots" again when they want cane and Iberville (Waterman) to sign on for another such voywere in tran^l;- T^iere were no age. major beefa. SUP Votes For Motor Lifeboats On All Vessels Isthmian Sets Safety Prizes Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seattle Has Quiet Period December 9, 1957 LOG PRODUOR (Marin* CarrMra), Oct. 11—Chairman# L. Wllllamir Sacratary# P. Quinanai. , Baport to Hd^tra. on boaun paying off duo to Ulnaaa. Two minor beetai aauared away. Ona man missed ship In Bombay. Proper at­ tire to ba worn In messroom and (al­ ley. Messtaall and quarters to be painted. OCIAN DEBORAH (Maritime Ovareaas>, Oct. 10—Chairman, R. O'Oowdr Secretary, J. McEiroy, Jr. New deie(ata elected. Since ship did not sign foreign articles at payoff in B'kiyn. a coastwise payoff in a Gulf port is favored by members. Delegate to ask captain to arrange this instead of back-dating articles. DE SOTO (Waterman), Oct. S — Chairman, B. Varn, Jr., Secretary, A. Velasco. Hospital has not been cleaned and painted as promised. Moat gear held in Yokohama. Penalty car­ go A delayed sailing to be clarifled by patrolman. Crew to be sober at payoff. Beds and room* to be stripped for oncoming crow. All repairs re­ corded and copies given to engineer. Headquarters notified of hospitalized brother. Ship's fund S3.90. Motion to amend recent plan re: health cen­ ters—medical and hospital care should be included for men on beach who are not efigibie for USPH services and unable bo pay for medicine. «RAiN TRADER (aralnfleet), Nov, 17—Chairman, D. Hartman; Secretary, H. Bergine. Repair list to ba com­ pleted port of discharge. Discussion on back-dating articles from Gulf. All linen to ba thrown below immedi­ ately. Vote of thanks to steward dept. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce), Nov. 11 —Chairman, H. Will; Secretary, M. Daddy. Port hole fans installed. One man paid off—injured—replaced by pier head Jump from dock. One man missed ship, Ship's fund $19.30. No tify San Juan agent when he is needed aboard ship. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Oct. 87—Chairmen, W. Horn; Secretary, R. Ayers. Beef on ot.' Good cooperation from top side, mates and eng. Good SIU crew. Hepairs to be made. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. repairs made. Some disputed ot on delayed saUJng from NO. Return chairs to recreation room. Keep feet off chairs. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain), Oct. 20—Chsirmsn, W. Logan; Secre­ tary, R. Padelie. Ship's fund S44.23i Some disputed ot. Have a general clean up all aroimd ship. Rooms very dirty. Oct. 21—Chsirmsn, W. Logan; Sec­ retary, R. Podiiia. Beef on mate, straightened out. Reports accepted. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Oct. 14—' Chairman, S. Piaga; SecrstSry, T. Oasper. Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed ot. LOGS not received reg­ Repair washing machine and movie ularly. Safety meetings not recorded projector. Water cooler replaced in by captain. Request washing ship deck dept. lounge. Place laundry down more often—ship too dirty. Sug. bags in each lounge for soiled linens' gestion to buy parts for washing ma­ keep passageways clear. Donation for chine. Water rusty. Continue to family of brother who passed away. spray DDT for roaches. Vote of Ship's fund $98.03. Purchased mov­ thanks to steward dept. for good serv­ ies—made donation to orphanage. Ona ice and cooking. man missed ship in Mobile. Check and compare slop chest prices. New STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. 20 delegate elected. Motion to give D. Dean; Secretary, E. ship's fund to widow of Thibodeaux. —Chairman, Conud. Few hours disputed ot. 36 Laundry room to be kept clean. Bal­ men' ill—cause undetermined—probance of movie fund $2. Repair dumb qbiy from water or meat. Doctor to waiter elevator. be consulted. Standby buzzer put in messhail. Fresh water tanks to be DEL CRO (Mist.), Oct. «—Chairman, cleaned. Garbage to be dumped aft 6. Ramsey; Eeeretary, V. Fitzgerald. of house. Check medicine chest. Ail Crew to be sober at payoff and pick excess linen to be turned in. up souvenirs from customs after pay­ off. Collect books for patrolman. ALCOA CORSAIR (Aicoa), Oct. 20 Unclaimed souvenirs to be sold and J. Prestwoed; Secretary, proceeds to go to fund. Flowers sent —Chairman, T. Costelio. Prices of slop chest too to deceased father of engineer. Ship's high—to be referred to patrolman. fund $31.49. Discussion on steward Ship's fund SllS. Some disputed ot. serving leftovers andJseeping same in Report accepted. Motion to send 160 reefer boxes over 3 days. Vote of post cards to US Senators concerning thanks to purser for his care of sick the closing of USPHS. to and wounded of So. American Cam­ have company give Asiatic Motion flu shots paign—^letter to be sent to Log. to crew. To contact company to keep Trinidad shore gang out of ship's DRAIN SHIPPER (Cralnfiaat), Oct. housing as they dirty bathrooms and 12—Chslrihan, J. Jellette; Secretary, steal food left out for night lunches. S. Malvanan. Four men paid off in SF. Ail replacements filled. Letter STEEL KINO (Isthmian), Oct. 25— from Brother Hail re: refrigerators Chairman, F. Oasaiuk; Secretary, T. and stores. Clarification given on Ralnay. NeW delegate elected. Ship's reasons for cook getting off in SF. fund $14.70. Report accepted. Re­ No major beefs to date. Ship's fund quest meetings on Sundays. 12 meii $11.50. Vote of thanks to steward ill with the flu. dept. for fine meals served. Vote of thanks to secy, for handling corre­ DRAIN TRADER (Grain Fleet), Oct. spondence: and also deck dept. for cleaning messroom. Members cau­ 5—Chairmen, J. Seratt; Secretary, T. tioned re; pilfering in Korea. Special Scardelis. Beef about food. Telegram meeting regarding some friction be­ sent to hqs. concerning payoff. Crew tween chief and third cook—Head­ to reimburse treasurer $11.71 for cable. Some disputed ot. Short chief quarters notified. cook. Food has been poor for five months. Steward notified. , Nothing ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oct. 20—Chairman, R. Kyle; Secretary, • done. Steward incapable. Delegate E. Auer. New delegate elected. suggested baker and 3rd cook to make Everything running smoothly. Started up menus and do ail cooking. Food sougeeing roof and quarters. Ail re­ beef to be taken up with patrolman pair ilsls to be ready prior to arrival in Seattle. NY. Vote of thanks to steward LAWRENCE VICTORY (Miss.), Oct. dept. for good chow and fine serv­ $—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, H. ice. Minkler. All ot collected except Ko­ SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea- rea restricted time. Ship's fund .50. train), Oct. 24—Chairman, J. Fadlow; New delegate elected. Adjust water Secretary, P. Patrick. Wiper missed flow in laundry. ship leaving Edgewater. Delegate re­ elected. Motion that longshoremen CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Oct. 11 secure cargo properly. ' Motion to —Chairman, D. MiChang; Secretary, have mail delivered aboard ship on W. Dickens. Delegate welcomed new arrival. crew—first trip since returning from Galveston shipyard. No beefs. Short PORTMAR (Calmar), Oct. 27—Chair­ one wiper. Report accepted. New man, R. Campbell; Secretary, R. Savi­ delegate elected. Motion to give full or. Keep clothes line clear of dry moral, financial and physical support clothes. Ship's fund $11.30. Few in fight to retain fuU USPHS facili­ hours disputed ot to ba settled at ties. Discussion on importance of payoff. Wringer on washing machine writing to Congressmen and Senators to be replaced. Suggestion to increase asking full support on keeping USPHS ship's fund. Do not place glasses in Intact. sink. PLYMOUTH VICTORY (Isthmian), STEEL VENDOR (isthmian), Oct. 17 Oct. 20—Chairman, J. Skinner; Secre­ —Chairman, V. Oranclo; Secretary, N. tary, R. Henderson. Three men hos­ PoWsr. Ship's fund $14.15. Reports pitalized in Bombay. Repair list accepted. Discussion on welfare of submitted—ail repairs not made as crew. Letter to be sent to Hdqtrs. re­ yet. Request better cots. No hot water garding certain conditions on ship. for 27 hrs. Water is very dirty, rusty and full of steam or air. Report ac­ cepted. Discussion on present water SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain), system—warned crew on hot steam Nov. 18—Chairman, S. Kliderman; coming thru pipes—cautioned against Secretary, R. Padliia. One man missed ahlp In NV, Ship's fund $44.22. Re- burning. Vote of thanks to steward ports accepted. New repair Ust to be dept. posted on board. Beef on new feed­ ALCOA RANDER (Aicoa), Oct. 1»— ing plan. Insufficient supplies of cer­ Chairman, J, Jones; Secretary, A. Car­ tain items for voyage 171. penter. Few hours disputed ot. Most repairs made. New delegate elected. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Nov. Il-^i Request variety In night lunches: Chairman, R. Bell; $*cr*tary, F. Kus- differentmore brand coffee: iiuect ture. New refrigerator put on board. bombs for each change of li­ Repairs made. Wiper missed ship. brary: discussion foc'ale: on quality steak Ship'* fund $3S. Some disputed ot. meat and frankfurters—to seeofpatrol-.Games to be purchased from fund. man about same. Vessel Infested with roaches end rats. Steward re­ DRAIN BHIFPBR (Drainfleet), Nev.' quested to obtain plenty of orange* 14—Chairman; A. Ferrers; Secretary, next trip. Hone this t:ip. Keep S. Meivenen. HespiUlUed brother'a dedu elean^ DEL NORTE (Mist.), Oct. II—Chair­ man, H. Crane; Secretary, i. Weisbrot. �December 6, 1957 SEAFARERS 'Drip... Drip... Drip' LOG Page Eleven Pan-Atlantic Wins Right To Operate Intercoastal WASHINGTON—Pan-Atlantic Steamship has won perma­ nent authority to carry on an intercoastal service with general cargo and passengers after operating for two and a half years on a temporary certificate. The SlU - contracted com­ pay for the conversion of conven­ pany won Intestate Com­ tional dry cargo ships to "llft-on- merce Commission authorization to lift-off" trailerships. Two of these, serve 26 specified ports on the At­ tl>e Gateway City and Azalea City, lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. Pas­ are already in operation. senger movements between all of these were approved, with the ex­ ception of traffic between Balti­ more, Norfolk and Newport News. / For Pan-Atlantic, the certificate means the end of a long legab bat­ tle that has been going on since the company and its parent. Water­ man Corporation, were bought by McLean Industries early in 1955. Legislation to set more realistic It has been operating on a tempo­ levels of benefits for workers in rary certificate since May, 1955, New York State will be the major over the combined opposition of labor goal here next year. ten other steamship companies Present rates of benefits for and the major railroads. workers confronted with both ris­ The ICC said P-A's performance ing unemployment- and a rising under the temporary authority, cost of living fall far short of ac­ and the potential for intercoastal tual needs, according to the New water transport justified making York State Federation of Labor. the operation permanent. The State Fed urged increases Ports to be served by the vari­ across the board in state unem­ ous runs cover Vancouver, Seattle, ployment insurance, workmen's Portland, Stockton, Richmond, Al- compensation and disability bene­ emeda, Oakland, San Francisco fits. Unemployment and compensa­ and Los Angeles on the West Coast; Galveston, Houston, New Orleans, tion benefits are now pegged at Mobile, Panama City and Tampa $36 weekly. The disability bene­ on the Gulf, and Miami, Jackson­ fit rate is $40 per week. An increase to a minimum of ville, Savannah, Charleston, New­ port News, Norfolk, Baltimore, $55 for unemployment and dis­ Philadelphia, New York and Bos­ ability and to $S0 for workmen's ton on the East Coast. Albany, compensation is being urged by New York, on the Hudson River, is the state AFL. Federation secre­ tary-treasurer Harold C. Hanover also listed. Meanwhile, in a separate ven­ said that if the slate benefit laws ture covering the financing of new are "to be anything more than a. coastwise trailerships for Pan-At­ hollow mockery of their sound srlantic's "sea-land" service, the re­ cial purposes, benefits must" be in­ ^ cently-formed Coastal Ship Cor­ creased substantially." Average weekly earnings in poration put a new $6 million stock issue on the market last week. Un­ manufacturing industries, accord­ der an overall $23 million financ­ ing to the latest figures available, ing program, Coastal is buying are $82.49 for a 39.4-hour week in Waterman and Pan-Atlantic ships the state and $83.20 nationally for and then will lease them back for a full 40-hour week. The state and operation by the original sellers. national averages are therefore Funds raised in this fashion will about the same. However, as the figures indicate, benefits that pro­ vide less than half these averages fall far short of actual need for the workers and families involved. The situation is also termed critical because unemployment is going up not only in seasonal in­ dustries but in all fields. SAN FRANCISCO — Although shipping has increased generally for the West Coast ports, it has been slow during the last two weeks in this area. There was only one ship, the Rebecca (Intercontinental) signing on during the period. The Iber­ T ville and Yaka (Waterman) paid off while the Topa Topa, Chicka­ saw, La Salle (Waterman), Seamar (Calmar), Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans.) and the Steel Flyer (Isth­ mian) were in transit. NY Asked To Boost Jobless $ Education has been in the news recently what with "the United States earthbound and Soviet satellites whizzing over­ head. Americans have suddenly discovered there are defects in the country's school systems and proposed remedies have been flying tihick and fast. Many of the proposals, such as those which would funnel "X" number of students into engin­ eering at the expense of other studies, appear to be selfdefeating. The SIU, as a trade union, is deeply concerned, since one of "A trans-Atlantic trailership the functions of a union is to improve the lives of its member­ service is past the talking stage," ship and opportunities for their children. according to John B. Hulse, man­ Two considerations should be in the forefront of any attack aging director of the Truck Manu­ on the problem. One is the need to broaden educational op­ facturers Association. portunity for all Americans. The second is the need for every In an address to the Automotive Transport Association of Ontario, student to follow his own natural bent in deciding his career. On the first issue, we are being told that the present cost of Hulse reported 'that the recent successes in coastal trailership education is due to go higher. Steps have to be taken to as­ service and the resulting cost sav­ sure the availability of educational opportunity for every ing has greatly increased the pos­ qualifled student, irrespective of his ability to pay. sibility of an international service. A very large percentage of qualified high school graduates In fact, trailer containers are are now being denied further education because of lack of "more of a factor" in water trans­ finances and facilities. This problem needs immediate portation than on land, he con­ remedying. , tended. The second consideration is all-important. Nobody can "There is every indication that " there is a big future in the water- say for sure in what area the next great contribution to civil­ borne movement of both complete ization will be made. It might come from a scientist or en­ trailers on roll-on roll-off ships gineer. But it could come from a doctor, a diplomat, a writer, and particularly of demountable a linguist, a lawyer or anyone of a dozen fields. Certainly, trailer van bodies as giant contain­ leadership qualities aren't limited to specific professions. ers in specially constructed ships." Although there has been an en­ Franklin Roosevelt, who was no scientist, gave the go-ahead couraging Increase in the railroad for the Manhattan Project which gave us the atom bomb and piggy-back service despite a slow atomic energy. • Nikita Kruschchev, who is no scientist, has start, he said, it will be more than been pushing So^t scientists along the path to interplane­ offset by the growth of motor tary flight. I transportation. In addition, he Unfortunately too many students are channeled into cer­ said, piggy-back service will not tain specialties because the job outlook is good; school facili­ solve the highway congestion prob­ ties are present, (or absent); or because more scholarships are lem. These trailers will ,still have BOSTON—While shipping picked to travel over the road through available in a given field. Too many of these scholarships are up a great deal in the last terminal areas where most of the specialty scholarships. A textile manufacturer wills some two weeks over the prior period, money which goes only to students of textile engineering who it has not reached its normal level. congestion occurs. More than one company has de­ write an essay on the good works of the benefactor. An auto­ Most of the Jobs went to the deck cided to move in on the lift-on mobile company sets up a program for future tail-fin de­ and engine gangs with only one lift-off trailership service. Sea- signers. vacancy showing in the steward train Lines has revealed plans to When the SIU Scholarship Plan started, there was some department. combine the features of both the thought that the scholarships should relate to maritinie, But The Barbara Freitchie (Liberty railroad flat car, and the trailer Nav.) was the only vessel signing into ond service. Another com­ •this idea was discarded and it was decided to permit winners on while the Government Camp, pany has started converting two to follow the course of study for which they were suited. As a Bents Fort and Bradford Island vessels to enter Into a Great result, they are following such diverse courses as medicine, (Cities Service) paid off. Two Lakes-Atlantic coast trailership dentistry, history, sociology, literature and engineering. They Isthmian ships, the Steel Fabri­ service with the opening of the will do the best-they can in the field of their choice. That is cator and the Steel Rover were lSt. Lawrence Seaway in 1959. the way it should be on the natjon^lqyej^^ serviced vvhile in post. i See Offshore Trailersbips Coming Trend SF's Shart On Ship Turnover —— • Boston Jobs On Upgrade "io'isia ( PHOTOS U0m/25 "^hoeroo/ tier AVe v/elcoiaedbf your ,5 it �SEAFARERS Pare TWCITS December 6, 1957 LOG Turnabout In The Middle East Shipmates Aid Family Reunion To the Editor: I would like to express my thanks through the LOG to the SIU in general and to Brothers Tony Martinez, our ship's dele­ gate; Pat Cleary, oiler, and Johnny Eubanks* engine utility, in particular, for making pos­ sible my reunion with my folks in and around Manila. .. I haven't seen them for 12 years. Without the aid of these brothers who stood my port watches and the okay of the chief engineer and fir^t. assist- This pair of photos sent In by the Steel Vendor wjiile it was making Its way around East Africa and on Into the Persian Gulf shows a couple of stowaways from Massawa, Eritrea (left), who were trying to get away from It all, contrasted with "Sheik" Herbert Roth (right), who seems to have jumped In with both feet to make like a native. Jack McDermott, AB, is pictured with the stowaways, who were pre­ sumably dropped off once the Vendor hit port again. Both photos by Billy J. Walker. CW Run: 1 Hit, 1 Miss, 1 Rescue With the Salem Maritime disaster two years ago still fresh in their minds, Seafarers on the tanker Cities Service Baltimore had more than their share of mishaps on a coastwise run Into New York this week. head City, NO, after a two-day dredge nearby did not move fast Events over a six-day period ordeal. enough and in order to keep from included a collision with a tug, Proceeding up the coast again, hitting it, our pilot ran the ship a near-hit involving a dredge Hagmann stated, the Baltimore aground. One can well imagine loaded with explosives, a ground­ ing and an assist in the rescue of a disabled sloop, according to ship's reporter L. P. Hagmann. Despite the successive damages to the ship, no one aboard appeared to have gotten hurt. The Salem Maritime explosion Januai'y 17, 1956, took 21 lives. The voyage from Lake Charles had barely gotten underway Nov. 27 when the Baltimore was side•swiped by the tug B. A. Tittle on the port side. The tug, with a barge in tow, was passing by the tanker "but the suction from the Baltimore's propeller evidently was too much for the tug to pull the barge past. "When the tug hit, she keeled over, taking a lot of water on deck. Her list was so bad everyone aboard thought she was going all the way over," Hagmann said. However, the tug righted herself and everyone was left with only a good scare. Three days later, off the Caro­ lina coast, several of the crewmembers listening to the radio heard that the Yankee Girl, a 65foot auxiliary sloop, was in trou­ ble and that the Coast Guard cut­ ter Chilula was going to the res­ cue. No more attention was paid to this until a few hours later, when the Chilula advised the Bal­ timore its towUne had parted and asked the tanker to stand by. With the seas running pretty high and a force 4 or 5 wind blow­ ing, the Baltimore hove to several times on the weather side of the yacht to enable the cutter to get a line aboard. The sloop was even­ tually pulled into port at More- figured the "only thing left to happen was for us to run aground —so we did." This occurred as she was proceeding up the Hackensack River toward her discharge port of Linden, NJ, on Monday. As Hagmann related it, "a USPHS HOSPITAL • GALVESTON. TEXAS Jo.seph H. Dudley David B- Jones Robert W. Guthrie Frank R. May Louie Holiiday Nighbert Straton Jiminie L. Jackson James A. Winget USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. A. J. Scheving H. T. Spicer USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Harry Murray Steven A. Williams William J. Powers Lyle W. Williamson George Rourke USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Elbert B. Brown Waddle C. Hinson James R. Dayton Steven Purifoy Dewey Giilikin George R. Trimyer USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. A. W. Gowder O. J. McCann Wm. C. Watson F. Kostellc L. Ready L. A. Wilkerson A. B. Ismail J. H. Berger , F. Reimoit S. H. Sun J. P. Cox USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Grover Duncan James T. Moore .Timmie Littleton WUUe C. Sanders Fred Miller USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Bargone Edward G. Knapp John W. Biswood Antolne Landry Claude Blanks Leo Lang Thorn- s Caylor Jr. WiUiam Lawless Ben Foster Edward Moore Adelin Fruge Michael Muzio Dennis Gomez Charles Nicholson I.eon Gordon Peter Orth Alvin Henderson Wesley A. Palmer George Huber Wlnford Powell James Hudson Randolph Radcllff Edlfor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY . ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY — • ^ s. -* , ... 1 . ZONE, STATE our surprise when it was learned that the dredge had been loaded with explosives." The Baltimore was refloated about 11 hours later and proceeded to a nearby berth for- unloading and a survey of the damage. Joseph Powers Peter Walsh Allen Ritchie James E. Ward Toefil Smigielskl Roy Warren Wort A. Spencer Thomas White Chas. H. Summerell Charles Williams Nicholas Tala Clifford Wuertz Gerald L. Thaxter Charles Young Lucien Theriot Jacob Zimmer Percy Thornton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler ' W. E. Orzechowskl Siegfried Gnittke John C. Palmer Vares R. Hodges August J. Panepinto USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL STATE.N ISLAND, NY N. Gaylord F. Lukban L. Rhino 1. Sieger J. Miniz R. Parker E. Mathews H. All A. Verdemare J. Cil S. Swienckoski P. Seidenberg F. Hannaford I. Torre I. DeNobriga M. Makatangay A. Reyes W. Susikari USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Archibald McGuigan Eladio Aris H. C. Mclssac Fortunato Bacomo Leo M,onnaugh Joseph J. Bass Albert Martinelli Melvin W. Bass Vie Milazzo Juan Denopra Joseph B. Murphy Fabin Furmanek W. P. O'Dea Joseph M. GiUard C. Osinski Bart E. Guranick George G. Phifer Everett Haislett G. A. Puissegur Wade B. HarreU Winston E. Renny Taib Hassen G. E. Shumaker Billy R. Hlil Kevin B. Skelly .Vntonio Infante Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Michael Toth Ira H. Kiigore Harry S. Tuttle Ludwig Kristiansen Virgil E. WUmoth Frederick Landry Pon Wing Patrick McCann Dexter IVorrell USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Talmadge Barbour F. L. O'Laughlin Clarence Gardner John Ossmon Gorman T. Glaze Murray A. Plyler Sam Hacker Alexander Rever Walter Jackson August A. Smith Jan KozersW John A. Smith Alcjandio Lopez Paul Strickland James McFarlin Peter TriantaflUos Walter Mitchell Carlle White MONTEBEI.LO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno ' EASTERN SHORE STATE HOSPITAL CAMBRIDGE, MD. Thomas R. Lehay SAILORS SUNG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS John P. Williamson VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS N:l,rm?^^;'^Ilo9 ; Letters To The Editor issue of your paper. I would like to express my 1|ianks also to Charles E; Rawlings, who gave me a copy. I wish to point out that there was a slight discrepancy in the story. I don't wdt^k for the city of Baltimore; I work for the state of Maryland. I am a puhUc health engineer for the Mary­ land State Department of ' Health in the Division of Indus­ trial Health and Air Pollution. If I can he of assistance in any capacity relating to occupational health, me^ods of control for any kind of hazard, either oper­ ational or occupational, please feel free to call upon me. Honorato S. Echavez 4- 4" 4< Want Expanded Pension Benefit To the'Editor: At the regular general mem­ bership meeting October 27, the All letters to the editor for crew of the SS Fairport unan­ publication in the SEAFAR­ imously adopted the follow­ ERS LOG must be signed ing resolutions: by the writer. Names will (1) That the officials of our be withheld upon request. Union, in future negotiations, seek on behalf of the m"?mberjpt, I wouldn't have been able ship the establishment of a retirement plan, whereby a to do so again. Such unselfish and Impartial member may retire on pension favor is characteristic only of after a stipulated number of fine Union brothers. Their kind­ years of seatime on contracted ships. This retirement plan ness is highly appreciated. • should he based on seatime Felix Amon alone and not have qualifying SS Ocean Evelyn requirements such as disability, Offers Thanks For Sympathy To the Editor: My family and I would like to thank the officers and crew of the SS Charles C. Dunaif for the beautiful floral wreath sent from out at sea to my mother In Oxford, New Jersey. I was an oiler at sea on the Dunaif when my father passed away. WiUiam Trachen 4» 4« 4" Health Center Service Lauded To the Editor: As the wife of an oldtimer in the American Coal beef, it's a pleasure to know about the good care everybody gets at the SIU medical center in New York. I was there myself and I am surprised and pleased about the attention and the good examina­ tion they gave me there. I hope the clinic continues giving good service. I think it was a good idea to open the clinic to serve SIU families and dependents. Mrs. Guariua Andrew 4* 4* 4* Urges Reading Of Cayce book To the Editor: Some time ago you mentioned in the LOG that Seafarers should indicate their choice for the selection of hooks for the ships' libraries. I am enclosing a hook which I would like to see included, particularly ^s I am a member of the Association For Research and Enlightenment, at Virginia Beach, Va., which was founded on Edgar Cayce's work. Some people, after reading this hook, automatically become interested in the work of the Association. It's called Edgar Cayce, Mystery Man of Miracles, by Joseph Millard, in a 35-cent paper-hacked edition. WiUiam A. Laridon Likes^Write-Up On Job To the Editor: I wish tj express my, thanks for your publishing a "write-up" about me in the November 8th etc. „ ~ - (2) That built-in hunkd with drawers he provided all crewmemhers 'as soon as practicable. The present frame hunks are outmoded and afford little com­ fort. (3) That wooden lockers also he provided which will he wide enough and deep enough to allow a reasonable amount of clothing to he hung up without getting wrinkled. Present metal lockers are usually awkwardly situated, noisy, often rusty inside and have inadequate storage, space. , (4) That additional lockers" he provided in a space separate from foc'sles for hanging foul weather and work gear.. William McBride M. C. Wadlinglon F. A. Lord Jr. 4. 4» 4- Hails LOG Aid For Israelis To the Editor: ' After serving for many years as able seaman aboard Ameri­ can and other merchant ships, during which time I also spe­ cialized as an independent marine correspondent and for five years edited the "Hayamal HaisraeU" ("The Israel Sea­ man"), I have now been ap­ pointed marine correspondent and editor of the marine sec­ tions of several Tel Aviv daily newspapers and periodicals. The recent growth of the Israeli merchant marine has drawn hundreds and thousands of our young men to the sea. Naturally, therefore, we must turn to nations of esteemed marine traditions and experi­ ence, and to their maritime publications, for information and guidance. During my work as editor I have enjoyed the high standard of the SEAFARERS LOG which we received at our offices. I have appreciated very much its Interesting content and. the important information furnished throughout. I shall therefore be very grateful to continue receiv­ ing the LOG. as well as any other informative material you publish. Yanetz Rammgal Tel Aviv, Israel �December 6, 1957 DEL VALLE (MIft.), Sapt. 32—Chair­ man, J. Lavin; Sacratary, A. Andartan. Reporter elected. Delegate elected. Motion to start ship's fund. Discussion on method of initiating fund. Men asked to cooperate with steward. MARORE (Ore), Oct. 26—Chairman, D. Stone; Secretary, R. King. No ma­ jor beefs. Ship's fund $29.02. Some disputed ot. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Beefs to be dis­ cussed with delegate. Return cups and glasses to pantry. Steward to handle Coca Cola aboard. DEL VALLE (Miss.), Oct. 1?—Chair­ man, F. Russo; Secretary, E. Ander­ son. Crew warned against fouling up, offenders will be punished. Ship's SEAFARERS STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Oct. 34 —Chairman, P. Hellebrand; Secretary, G. Reyes, Few minor beefs. Captain to inquire about cigarettes in Singa­ pore. Ship's fund $43.68. Report ac­ cepted. Motion to make arrangements with captain to have separate watch foc'sles for engine gang. Should stress matter with Union officials. Sugges­ tion that Union mail be opened only by ship delegate or, in his absence," by dept. delegate. LOG to be passed on. Food to l^e properly prepared, lunch-time soup should be saved as much as practicable. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. S—Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, F. Quintayo. One. man hurt in deck dept. Customs in Beirut strict about ciga­ rettes—each crew member is allowed only 40 cigarettes per day: if this is exceeded they will be confiscated. Ship's fund $20. To see about screen door near PO and messroom. Beer will be given out in Persian Gulf only. LOG Make Checks Tp'SIU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarens have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made, out to the Union directly. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Nov. 11—Chairman, J. Sued; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Ship's fund $21.15. Motion to have 14-qt. galvanized buckets is­ sued to each foc'sle for purpose of handling personal laundry. New dele­ gate elected. Contact company re­ garding punctuality of allotment checks. Insufficient cleaning gear furnished to wipers. Washing ma­ chine ready for boneyard—will be re­ ferred to patrolman. fund $20. Motion that all halle have two calls per day. I.e. at 10 AM and 4 PM. Carried. Need new washing machine. Linen too small, does not fit bunks. Discussion on raising ship's fund. WAN6 RANGER (Denton), Aug. 11 —Chairman, J. Gardner; Secretary, J. Powers. Two men missed ship. One joined In Karaclii. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Passageways to be painted. Need bread mixer for galley. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food served aboard. Sept. S—Chairman, M. «ailop; Sac­ ratary, J. Powers. Some disputed ot. Ship's fund $12. Delegate notified that crew was wasting water—if prac­ tice did not stop water would be ra­ tioned. OT sheets, logs and books brought back to ship by steward. Bobks placed in safe place. Tempera­ ture in meat box not right. Eng. re­ quested crew to notify him of qny leaks. PETROCHEM (Valcham), Oct. 20— Chairman, R. Clark; Secretary, J. Splvey. Ship's fund $28.75. Need new mattresses. Vote of thanks to steward for good menus and variety of fresh fruit: also bis effort to upgrade regu­ lar stores. NATALIE (Maritime), Oct. IS — Chairman, J. Hoggie; Secretary, P. Sylvia. Everything running smoothly. One man taken off in Panama Canal Zone, hospitalized. Vote of thanks to oidtimers for fine job on coal beeL Delayed sailing a few hours. Report accepted. Washing ma^-hine to be re­ paired or new one obtained. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for fine serv­ ice during meal hours. Ship in fine shape now. Deck dept. did fine joiv — ship looks like a yacht now. Uooms painted. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Nov. 12 —Chairman, J. Muera; Secretary, O. Murphy. Reports accepted. AZALEA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Nov. S—Chairman, C.. Hemby; Secretary, R. Elliot. Some disputed ot on delayed sailing. New delegate, safety director, reporter and treasurer elected. Ar­ rival pool to be made up at payoff and winner to turn over half of pool to treasurer for ship's fund. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 4—Chairman, H. Libby; Secre­ tary, L. Strange. Some difficulty ex­ perienced in obtaining milk in P.R. Washing machine motor needs repair­ ing. Request for smaller orders from galley. Percolators to be cleaned. All screens to be repaired and new windscoops provided for foc'sles. New keys needed for all foc'sleg. Vote of thanks to steward dept. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. 37—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Mann. Few logs in deck dept. Ship's fund $18.11. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to have bulkhead in foc'sle insulated to keep it from becoming hot when steam is on. Discussion on washing machine operation. Do not touch heating valves. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Ship to be fumigated for bugs. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov. 3—Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, P. Dowd. Steward dept. beef—mess boy switched to pantry. Ship's fund S55. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to reimburse carpenter for his expendi­ tures and treasurer to be authorized to spend money for Christmas. Keep bathrooms clean, and do not monopo­ lize washing machine. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Sept. IS—Clialrman, J. Brown; Secretary, E. Robinson. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $17.11. Quarters to. be painted. Report accepted. Messroom an^d pantry to be kept clean. Lockers to be repaired. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 13—Chairman, W. Harrall; Secretary, A. Espcneda. Ship's fund $41.30. Few hours disputed ot. To see patrolman about repairs be­ fore sign on. New crew to donate to ships fund at payoff. Beef about service in messhall. Steward to be in messhall at meal time. MICHAEL (J. M. Carras), Oct. 12— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, W. Harris. New delegate elected. One man short. Few hours disputed ot. Patrolman to check stores with stew­ ard. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrsin), Oct. 17—Chairman, J. Cole; Secretary, C. Ollvera. One man missed ship in NO. Some disputed ot. Report ac­ cepted. Discussion on night lunch— need more variety in menus: discus­ sion on change in shipping callsvoted to keep calls as they are. Dis­ cussion on water condition. SEASTAR (Triton), Aug. 22—Chair­ man, A. Hanna; Secretary, M. Bugawan. New delegate elected. Cold sup­ pers not to be served on steak nights unless there is work to be done in galley. ' Discussion concerning wash­ ing machine, also new mattresses which were ordered but not delivered. Sept. 29—Chairman, J. Wilson; Sec­ retary, M. Bugawan. Some disputed ot. See patrolman about new washing machine and new mattresses: fans for forecastles. Deck in passageways to be repaired or patched. Padeyes on deck to be removed, if possible, as they present a hazard. DEL SANTOS (Miss.), Aug. 25— Chairman, J. Martello; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. Ship's fund $26. Ship to be fumigated before signing on. Vote of thanks to steward dept. See pa­ trolman about storing ship for voyage: also medical attention in foreign port and at sea. Need more linen. DEL SOL (Miss.), Oct. 19—Chairman, J. Patterson; Secretary, W. Simmons. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $35.55. Arrival pool posted for first port of call—$10 to be put In fund. Some disputed ot. Need clarification on slop chest stores, whether it Is ot or not. Report accepted—Bull Line beef and Robin Line hearing, and Government action on hospitals in vital areas. Coffee urn to be repaired. Discussion on cleaning of laundry and coffee urn. Magazines to be purchased next voyage. Steward spoke on new feeding system and asked for sugges­ tions. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. Seafarers John Homen, AB; Ted Mathis, OS, and Floyd Peavoy, AB {! to rl, relive ex­ ploits with record-sized dol­ phin and some of the big ones that got away in foc'sle on the Omar Chapman. Advocate Lady Medic Assists British Tanker Crewmembers on the Steel Advocate put their best foot forward recently to render medical assistance in mid-ocean to a fellow seaman on a British ship. The success of the rescue effort was credited to the fortunate pre­ sence aboard the SIU ship of a lady doctor traveling as a passen­ ger. She was put aboard the Brit­ ish tanker Empire Petrel by one of the Advocate's lifeboats. A radio message from the tanker earlier had sought a doctor to pro­ vide ui'gent medical attention to a crewmember who sustained a bad electrical shock. The Advocate su'osequently rendezvoused with the Empire Petrel, put the boat across and idled for an hour while the doctor ministered to the patient. The whole operation took about an hour while both ships stood by, according to Walter "Bill" Mitchell and Aussie Shrimpton.. The Brit­ ish skipper later radioed thanks for the assist, lauding the Ad­ vocate's prompt response. BJu Page Thirteen ChapmanCrew Cla ims World Fishing Record A trio of anglers on the Liberty ship Omar E. Chapman is claiming the world's record for the biggest dolphin ever landed. The boys say their specimen was a full 12 inches longer than anything on rec--*^^ ord. Almanac." An almanac is prac­ The king-sized d o 1 p h i n tically standard equipment aboard pulled in on the Chapman meas­ ship these days since it can readily ured 5 feet 2 Inches and easily settle arguments on most subjects. topped the 4 feet 2 inch-mark The Chapman anglers checked listed in a copy of "The World their catch against--the 1957 al­ manac published by the New York World-Telegram & Sun. A check on the 1958 edition fails to show any improvement on the 4 feet 2 inch-mark. However, the records provided for the almanac by the Interna­ tional .Game Fish Association only cover fish caught with rod and reel. The Chapman gang admitted­ ly used only a line over the side to catch their prize. So-called "un­ official" world's records for the biggest fish caught by any method don't list any dolphin entries. Thus the matter rests there, and the SIU anglers will have to be content with only unofficial recog­ nition for their achievement. For the record. Seafarers Ted Mathis, OS; John Homen, AB, and Floyd Peavoy, AB, shared credit for the catch. The world mark in the almanac lists "A. Conan-Doyle" as the record-holder for a 75pound, 8-ounce dolphin caught in 1950 off East Africa. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SL James Sheehan. Agent Richmoud 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews, Agent Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent REmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat 'T^er, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey WiUiams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls, Agent Phono 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breitholf, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH . 9 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuIey, Agent - Adams 3-1728 SEATTT.E ....2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUIette, Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent Pbone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, CalU 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bkiyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck 0. Simmons, Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. HaU, Joint E, Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU PORTLAND 16 Merchant St. Phono 5-8777 til SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 wwAT A Fmr I OlAD IT ms O^LV RICHAIOND, Calif... 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE..." 2503 1st Ave." Main 0290 WILiUNGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S 128'A Hoilis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT imLlAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. E.Mpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617Vi Cormorant St. EMpu e 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SA'DNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St.^ Phone; 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD, Ontario ... 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Mateiot Quebec Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince Wiiiiam St. NB OX 2-5431 Great Lakes District .ALPENA .1215 N. Second Ave. Phone; 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St, Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone; Essex 5-2410 �Pare Fourteen SEAFARERS 'S63-Spr3y' By Seafarer "Red" Fink "When I nod my head, you hit It . . LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Advertising Whirl By John Wunderlich I pick up a magazine. What do I behold: Have you got athlete's foot? You should know. Send a Dollar; We promise nothing. I view an alluring beau'.y, Sitch dainty feet; Fathomless bedroom eyes. Do you suffer from piles? Woman and shoes. Cars and piles. Oil and creams. Plus sex. Such a loveable figure; Perfectly moulded, SofAy rounded, A conviction, I'm sure Of results. , An intimate acquaintance. Expensive, but interesting. Guaranteed perfect. The best on Earth; Even on Mars And Saturn, too. Try our saving plan: We buy, we sell. Three golden balls. Advertisement. Turning pages, I have continued encounters With sex. In various poses. Any Takers? Use Dr. Nonsense skincream. The cream of perfection; Million blemishes vanished. They all will be banished. So will your skin. Legs of Venus, Lips of Cupid, Hair of Diana. Bust of who? An overdeveloped Amazon. Test Painful. The new method; Cleanse your liver. It needs it. Painful will do it If not. Well, We'll buy you another one. Am I not beautiful? Do you desire a smile Like mine? Brush your teeth. You too can smile. Do you believe? I do. In What? 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 rephu"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"'ates. • Z'-u• .'-i- December 6, 1957 LOG MTD Key To Unity —Meany (ContinuecJ from page 3) new MTD affiliates and reviewed the Department's activities over the past two years, including the fight on runaways, support for the Public Health Service hospitals and other matters. He reported that the or­ ganization now has port councils in virtually every major US port— deep sea, inland and Great Lakes as well as in Canada and on the island of Puerto Rico. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, he said, offers MTD a unique opportunity to organize the tremendous job potential in that area. Turning to recent beefs in which the Department was involved Hall praised the close coordination of the SIU Pacific District with MTD port councils on the West Coast. That cooperation, he said, had en­ abled the SlU-affiliated fish and cannery unions in California to de­ feat raid efforts by Harry Bridges. He also reviewed the legislative outlook on such matters as foreignflag transfers, the "50-50" law, cuts in funds for new ship construction and other Government policies to­ ward maritime. Delegates to the convention passed a number of resolutions dealing with these and other mat­ ters. A summary of the more im­ portant resolutions appears on this page. Full details will be carried in the next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Blacklist Spurs NMU Discord (Continued from page 3) tions to three years, to give un­ ion officials four weeks' annual paid vacation after a year's con­ tinuous service, changes in the trials' procedure for union officers and a $20 annual dues increase. Sentiment was closely divided on most of these issues at the convention In October, then hailed as ushering in a new era of "peace" and "unity" in the NMU. The misused "unity" slogan has been a standby in the NMU rep­ ertory since its days under the con­ trol of the Communist Party's waterfront section. Increasing nervousness over these developments was exposed when the latest issue of the "Pilot" carried the minutes of an NMU national office meeting on Oct. 22, shortly after the convention. The minutes indicated a new clampdown on public information about NMU operations within the union's own staff, particularly "with re­ spect to interfering in internal politics in the union." In this connection, the conven­ tion had taken pains to laud NMU general counsel Herman E. Coop­ er and his office for "their resolve to stay clear of union policy and program ..." OMAR e. CHAPMAN (Boston Ship­ ping), Aug. 4—Chairman, C. Hugart; Saerotary, N. LIghtoll. Port discharges to be given at payoff. Hot water adJusted. See captain about Coca Cola and other items .if men request them. Ship's fund $9.20. One man injured in Pusan. Diseussion about transporta­ tion for B and C men. Nov. 7—Chairman, O. Peterson; Sec­ retary, A. Sadenwater. No LOGs. Re­ pair list completed. Three men in­ jured slightl.v. Fine cooperation from engineer; AH purchased fine library. Crew warned about conduct before payoff. Ship's fund $3.35. Few hours disputed ot. Suggestion to donate SI at payoff to replenish library. Return books when finished reading. Thanks to fishermen for catching 900 lbs. of fish during trip and providing pleas­ ant passtime "watching the lines" and letting the "big ones" get away. Vote STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Oct. 27—Chairman, J. Justus; Secretary, D. Grant. No beefs. New washing machine put aboard. Dinner party held at NY from safety award. Ship's fund $22. Mail situation at various ports discussed. Steward agreed to handle mail where possible. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), no date —Chairman, J. Oavles; Secretary, K. Neumann. Repair list submitted. Return books to library. Place con­ diments in ice box. Keep pantry clean. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Nov. 14—Chairman, C. Boyle; Secre­ tary, K. Neumann. One man missed ship in NY. Repair list submitted. Delayed sailing disputed. Keep bath­ rooms and drinking fountain clean. Raise library shelves. FRANCES (Bull), Nov. 24—Chalrm.n, none; Secretary, none. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Two wipers involved in 24 hrs. disputed ot re: contract—it was no good. Re-' port accepted. THE CABINS (Texas City Ret.), Nov. 24—Chairman, J. Wagner; Secre­ tary, H. Bentz. New washing machine to be placed aboard. Ship's fund $9.17. Few beefs—to be settled by patrolman. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate. of thanks to brother for cartoons about current happenings which were enjoyed by all. (No date)—Chairman, H. Scholes; Secretary, N. Lighten. Slop cheat okay now. Two men injured. Wiper missed ship in Honolulu; one fireman taken off ill in Honolulu. Ship's fund $9.20. Purchased loud speaker $10. Magazines and books $30. Suggestion made for improvement on living con­ ditions. Crew warned about ^bad liquor and stealing in Korea. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Nov. •— Chairman, C. Stanbul; Secretary, R. Klenast. All repairs completed. Re­ port accepted. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Nov. 3—Chairman, R. Kyle; Secretary, G. Auer. Each department to hold safety meeting and elect a safety dele­ gate. Report accepted. Bench to he built for laundry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow and service. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Oct. 9—Chairman, J. Sweeney; Secre­ tary, J. Mapp. Everything ok., dis­ charged and sailed in record time. Two men missed ship. Fine movies. Report accepted. Check sailing board time when going ashore, don't rely on hearsay. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Nov. 15 —Chairman, S. Plaga; Secretary, T. Gasper. Picked up one SUP man at Balboa. Entire ship should be washed down more often. Something to be done about dirty water. Repair list to be made up before arrival in NV. Ship's fund $20. Few hours disputed ot. Reports accepted. Slop chest prices too high. To see patrolman about captain's unwillingness to coop­ erate at safety committee meeting— should be more democratic. Keep messhall clean. Return cots and linen. Ship to be fumigated. NEVA WEST (Bloomfiald), Oct. 20 —Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretary, W. Gels. Dirty water not to be dumped in laundry sink. New spigot to be. installed in laundry. Ship's fund $7.25. Purchased cigars. Few hours disputed ot. Screen doors to be kept closed in port. See mate re: keys for quarters. Repair list to be checked for further repairs. One brother hos­ pitalized in Bremen, Germany, for operation. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Nov. 15—Chairman, M. Chapman; Secretary, R. Hannibal. Ship's fund $97.15. Approx. 200 hours disputed ot. One man missed ship. Reports accepted. Hold payoff until patrolman gives ok. Vote of thanks to steward dept. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Overteas), Nov. 2—Chairman, D. Haskell; Secretary, J. McElroy, Jr. Request for coastwise payoff granted; paid off at NO before signing foreign articles. Captain will not change 4 PM F&B drill to earlier time but cooks will be excused. Draws in foreign ports will be held down to exactly what is due. Screen doors will be installed to keep natives out. Repair lists to be sub­ mitted. Traps for rats which came on with corn meal .and flour cargo will be set. Safety meeting to be held —delegates to be department safety representatives. Ship's fund" $27. Few hours disputed ot. Coffee cups to be placed in sink after use. Request for covered coffee container. Discussion on garbage disposal in port. Throw orange peels, etc. over side, not on deck. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 20—Chairman, J. Relsbech; Secre­ tary, M. Magal. Refrain from drink­ ing and performiH^T at sea. Ship's fund $4. Propping for his first match on his return to wrestling, Seoforer Gordon McKinley strikes o pose to show whot his op­ ponents will be up ogoinst. McKinley wos in New York lost summer getting bhck into shoparfor the saosoK - One man missed ship. Suggestion t* see hq re: ship paying off and, storing in PR which is against crew's'Wishes, Suggestion to buy better aerial for TV set. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oct. 27—Chairman, M. Cooper; Secretary, H. Bishop. All foc'sle decks painted. Slicing machine installed in galley. TV to be purchased. Repair list sub­ mitted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. Nov. 13—Chairman, N. Cooper; Sec­ retary, W. Morse. All repairs made. New TV purchased. ,Ship's fund $53. DEL VALLE (Miss.), Nov. 11—Chair­ man, L. Bollinger; Secretary, A. An­ derson. Beefs to be turned over to patrolman. Ship's fund $34. Few hours disputed ot. Motion to spend $15 eaeh trip for magazines. Sugges­ tion to have company remove bad eggs, flour, corned beef and dried •beans—food is bad—should be con­ demned. WANG PIONEER (Inter-Ocean), Nov. 13—Chairman, C. Sypher; Secretary, B. Padgett. Few hours disputed ot. Cannot obtain American cigarettes from Army in France, will buy them out of bond. Two men hospitalized. One replacement in Liverpool. All garbage and water to be dumped from stern. Stew.ard's deck to be levelled as chair bumps when ship rolls. Members to be properly at­ tired when entering mess hall. Gar­ bage ma.v be dumped on lee side When decks are greasy. DEL SUD (Miss.), pet. 27—Chair­ man, P. Valentine; Secretary, R. Maley. Report from hdqrs. re: Bull Line. Robin Line, American Coal and Welfare Plan. read. Ship's fund $343.70. Vote of thanks to organizers for Maggo contract. Need new wash­ ing machine. VALLEY FORGE (Peninsular), Oct. 20—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secre­ tary, S. Arales. New delegate elected. Deck and eng. dept's. to alternate cleaning crew wash room. Nov. 17—Chairman, F. Jones; Sec­ retary, S. Arales. Members urged to put in ot for fire Sc boat drill held on Sunday. Some repairs made on washing machine. Repairs requested on previous list not made. New mat­ tresses not obtained. Few hours dis­ puted ot. All mattresses to be re­ placed. Vote of thanks to sanitary men for fine job done in keeping laundry and recreation rooms clean. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Oct. 13 —Chairman, T. Radlch; Secretary, B. Hand. Ship's fund $12. If ship goes to Bombay coolies will do main­ tenance work, if not crew will do it. Few hours disputed ot. Request more night lunch. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. Keep pantry clean and neat. Meat boxes to be kept locked at all times. LA SALLE (Waterman), Nov. 3— Ch'Slrman, J. Bailey; Secretary, G. Bales. One man hospitalized. Ship's fund $8.40. One man missed ship in Korea, joined in Moji. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Nov. 7— Chairman, F. Pasalus; Secretary, T. Rainey. B'R's work not satisfactory. Ship's fund $14. Reports accepted. Discus.sion on changing BR to another job. Trash not te be thrown on deck. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Oct. 27— Chairman, W. McBrlde; Secretary, R, Godwin. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $24. Request dodger be put on flying bridge. Only minor repairs to be made. Few hours ot questioned, will be taken up with patrolman. Cook missed ship, owed money to crew men. Left ship 45 mln. before sailing. Motion to appoint committee to drew up resolutions on built-in bunks and retirement plan. Treasurer and re­ porter elected. Stamps to be pur­ chased for crew; need more ice cream; better fresh fruits; more but­ termilk for coastwise trip. Request key deposit be reduced to 50 cents. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Nov. 3— Chairman, R. Callahan; Secrotary, J. Hannon. New delegate elected. Mess­ hall and pantry to be sougeed each trip. Need clarification on meals and hours for ordering same. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Nov. 1— Chairman, W. Lewis; Secretary, J, Katsos. Letter re: Savannah hospital posted. Ship's fund $5.14. Washing machine to be repaired. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Nov. 1#—Chairman, J. Fester; Secretary, none. One man missed ship—claiming illness. Beefs to be referred to dept. delegate. • ' -, 'I'i: i-i-V' ' �.. r-., .»!ftr«-TJ,>- •-!/.• , • ' '•....t-,--jr December (, 1981, SEAFARERS Pace Fifteen LOG Last RStes For Shipmate m wm '• *• : Allrof the folloioing SIU families vember 8, 1957, to Seafarer and have received a $200 maternity Mrs. Antonio Gonzalez, Playa benefit plus a $25 bond from the Ponce, PR. Union in the baby's name: 4 4 4 Thomas Theodore Lamb, bom Andrea Mary Adams, born Septembpr SQ, 1957, to Seafarer and September 28.1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andrew J. Adams, Baltimore, Mrs. Elmer E. Lamb, Harbor City, Calif. Md. 444 t ^ Nicholas Perez, born October 23, Janice Lynn Atkins, born No­ vember 16, 1957, to Seafarer and 1957, to Seafarer dnd Mrs. IdelMrs. Marion J. Atkins, Nashville, fonso N. Perez, Baltimore, Md. Ga. 4 4 4 Stephen James Thompson, born 4» 4> Cheryl Lynne Crawford, born October 17, 1957, to Seafejrer and September 15, 1957, to Seafarer Mrs. James C. Thompson, Savan­ and Mrs. Willow L. Crawford, Cov­ nah, Ga. ington, La. 4 4 4 Jules Wetzell, born October 3, st 4" Mary Ellen Diaz, bom Novem­ 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd ber 12, 1957, to Sea'farer and Mrs. J. Wetzell, New Orleans, La. Carlos E. M. Diaz, Yonkers, NY. 4 4 4 4»- ~ Jt" 4 , Raymond Barry Young, born No­ LonI Jean Kaust, borp November vember 5, 1957, to Seafarer and 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs, Cas- Mrs. Charles A. ' Young, Lake mier A. Kaust, New.York City. Charles, La. 4 4 4 Andrea A. G. Medina, bom No­ November 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tommy R. Fillingim, Chicka­ saw, Ala. 4^ 4 4 m Luz Evelyn R. Cuebas, born Oc­ tober 29,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eusebio Rodriguez, Mayaguez, PR. •4 4 4 Kenneth Lamar Stokes, bom Oc­ tober 31,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wilton H. Stokes, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Jaye Benedict, born November 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John" Benedict, New Orleans, La. 4 4 Norwood E. Geno Jr., born No­ vember 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norwood E. Geno Sr., Mo­ bile, Ala. 4 4 4 Stephen Spencer Groth, bom July 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John David Groth, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 • 4 4 San Anthony Negron, born Octo­ ber 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clinton Elroy Filllngim, born Cruz Negron, Bronx, NY. r: Crewmembers aboard Philip Mazzei, West Coast ship, prepare for burial at sea of 'Bobo" Keating, oiler, who died in his bunk on trip to France. Burial was three days out of Newport News. nNAl DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries. Baltimore. A resident of Chicago, Brother Sullivan held a full book since September 9, 1951. He sailed in the deck department. Burial took place at New Cathedral Cemetery, TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC * SOUTH AMERICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS Clarence T. M. Thibodeaux, 43: Baltimore, Md. Surviving is hii A liver ailment caused the death sister, Mary E. Kelley of St. Louis, Missouri. of Brother Thibodeaux on Octo­ ber 8 in New Orleans. A resident of that city, Brother Thibodeaux sailed in the steward department and became a full member of the Union on December 8, 1955. Burial took place in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Roy S. Theiss 4 4 4 Please contact your brother John Jose Gimenez, 36: Brother Gimenez died in his home in Bahia, Cat- M. Theiss at 402 E. Holmes St., tano, PR. He had Huntsville, Alabama. It concerns sailed In the en­ your gear in the NY house which gine department has been sold. and had been John W. McCauIey full member of Please contact your wife at 120 the Union since Welborn Circle, Easley, SC. September 8, William C. Dawley 1944. Surviving Your mother would like you to him is his wife, get in touch with her at 835 Tyler Elena Gimenez. St., Eugene, Oregon. Wn(-39, 198S0 KCt WFK-95,1S7(I0 KCi Wn-«5,15t$0KG Place of burial is Shlpi In Mediterranean Shlpi In Caribbean, Shlpi In Gull of MOM. Joseph P. Bramley not known. area. North Atlantic, Eait Caaii oi Sauth Ico, Caribbean, Weil It is important that you contact Amtrlco, South Atlantic Com ef South Amerw Europeon and US East 4 4 4 and Eati Coatl at Ico, Weil Coaii of Coon. P. J. Madden at Bay Road, Riviera Hilmar N. Bjork, 66: Brother Beach, Pasadena, Md. Unltod Statet. ... Mexico and US Eon Coon. Bjork died of a respiratory tumor Eddie Johnsen on Ifovember 13. He sailed in the ex-Plymouth Victory deck department on SIU ships and Your eyeglasses have been became a full member on January 6, 1945. Surviving him is his sister, turned in to the New York mail Mary Roeger, of Cornwell Heiglits, room. Please make arrangements Pa. Place of burial is not known. to pick them up or have them sent UP-TO-THE-MINUTI to you. 4 4 4 UNION AND IMARITIMI Ralph Hampson George Brown, 51: Brother NEWS Get in touch with Frank Semple Brown died of unspecified natural or John Broderick at Broderick. OP SPECIAL INTEREST causes at Manhattan General Hos­ Motors, 120 New Park Ave., Hart­ pital in New York. He was one of ford, Conn, the Union's original members, join­ Keith Donnelly ing on November 30, 1938, and sail­ Contact your wife immediately. ing In the engine department. Burial took place in Evergreen It Is very urgent. Leroy Bewig Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Your personal gear left aboard 4 4 4 the SS Grain Trader is being held Frank T. Barenthin, 34: The crash for you in the baggage room of the of a Venezuelan airline plane off Seattle Hall. Asbury Park, NJ, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OP THE Edward D. Quartet caused Brother Please get In touch with Rose Barenthin's death Gonzales at MAin 5-7904. on June 29, 1956. James Shortell He had been a Jack Guard lost your address and full member of would like you to contact him at jIU-A&G DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • MM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRICT the Union since 3150 Franklin Street, San Fran­ November 14, cisco, California. 1955, and sailed In the engine de­ Johnny King partment. He is It is important that you get MONDAY, 0315 GMjl survived by his in touch with your daughter, EST Sunday) wife, Bessie Lee Barenthin, of Patricia Ann, at 8301 Mark Street, Australia Texas City, Texas, His body was Tampa, Fla. m 25-15607 KCs not recovered. Byron C. Slaid 4 4 4 Nerthweit Pacific Your union book has been for­ IVMM 8I-11037.5 Harry S. Sullivan, 51: A frac­ warded to the New York head­ tured skull suffered in an accident quarters mail room by the Post I caused the death of Brother Sulli­ Office Department. Please contact van at JohqsrHppkini) boisplt^rlin headquarters regarding it. -j THE riRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS EVERY SOiiRAY • iMO Tie Veiee ef tie MTP MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue, e. I I I I I o:i| �SEAFARERS LOG •'5 J " ••'v AI • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Sea Pqy Minor Ship Cost Item, Operator Says y The shipowner who never tires of blaming his business headaches on seamen's wages may have to find a new whip­ ping boy now. This free bit of advice comes from none other than Lewis Lapham, president are $1.49 per revenue ton for fuel of the Grace Line. oil, 55 cents for hull and machinery In a recent speech to a group expenses and insurance, 20 cents of marine underwriters, Lapham said the main reason why many freightship operators were in the red and others were going out of business altogether was the cargohandling costs that already amount to more than half of all voyage expenses today. He indicated that seamen's wages and subsistence alone, despite the outraged cries of the shipowners at contract negotiation time, amounted to perhaps 10 percent of the total. The Grace spokesman empha­ sized that "new medicine" for the industry, like the "lift-on-lift-off" containershlps recently introduced by Pan-Atlantic Steamship, repre­ sent the industry's best hope. The containerships, which carry their own cranes for fast loading and discharging of trailerloads of cargo, call for minimum cargo-handling costs. They have an added advan­ tage over so-called "roll-on-rolloff" ships in not needing costly terminals. Such ships can make more trips per year than the conventional freighter, take a fraction of the time to load and unload and cut costs due to damage and handling considerably, he pointed out. Since the cargo is already packaged in trailers, it can be driven right off the dock to its destination within minutes. Figures cited by Lapham totalled $17.88 in expenses per ton of cargo, of which $3.04 represents not only crew wages and subsistence, but vessel maintenance and repair, stores, supplies and equipment. The $3.04 figure represents 17 per­ cent of the total expense. Crew wages and subsistence, then, prob­ ably account for 10 percent of the total. Contrasting this, he cited a figure of $9.94 for cargo-handling costs. Other figures making up the total : ^BAPARBR^ I WRTCfCAll \ iN&iaim for cargo damage claims and $2.86 for port expenses and canal tolls, according to Lapham. The 20-cent item for cargo claims can probably be added to the cargo-handling cost as well. Most of these costs, except for the wage item, are the same for for­ eign-flag as well as American ships. On the runaway-flag ships under Liberian, Panamanian and similar tax haven registries, the shipboard wage bill probably runs two to three percent of the overall voy­ age expense, with average wages running under $100 per month. This explains the eagerness with which American-flag operators have switched their ships, while re­ taining the same type of freight operation as before. New or con­ verted vessels mean large invest­ ments today, and the time lag for construction or modernization not only cuts earnings but also pro­ vides no assurance of potential gain. Tanner Serves As Fact-Finder In Bus Strike MOBILE—Efforts by a fact-find­ ing committee which included SIU port agent Cal Tanner have pro­ duced a resumption of negotiations between striking drivers and bus operators in this port city. Tanner was appointed as the labor member of the five-man panel by Mayor Joseph Langan. The committee, including one rep­ resentative of management, two businessmen and a labor relations consultant, was named in an at­ tempt to find a solution to the three-week-old bus strike. Negotiations broke down over the operators' offer of an IS-cent hourly wage increase in a new twoyear contract with no work guar­ antees for bus mechanics. When the fact-finding panel began study­ ing the dispute, both sides agreed to make another try at negotia­ tions. Tanner subsequently left to attend the SIUNA executive board sessions in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, the shipping outlook continues to be slow. Pan-Atlantic has temporarily cancelled the crewing of two "piggyback" tankers and moved them to the Gulf shipyard in Chickasaw. The company is ex­ pected to get some trailer cargo for them soon and will crew up then. The Fairland, latest of the con­ verted C-2 boxships being readied by P-A, is expected to take on a full crew and enter the coastwise trailership service within a few days. Aside from these deve) )pments, the port remains quigt. SII/ Marks f Turkey Day In Style Enjoying holiday dinner to­ gether while dad's on the beach in NY, Seafarer & Mrs. F. Jensen dig in on the big spread. The children (I to r] are Curt, Kevin and Kent. Over 600 Seafarers and fami­ lies attended the NY fete. � 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 December 6, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GULF PORTS GET HEALTH CENETRS MTD KEY TO SEA UNITY – MEANY SIU SWEEPS FIRST FOUR ROBIN SHIPS BY 108 – 13 COUNT BULL INJUNCTION REVERSED LOG AWARDED FOUR LABOR PRESS PRIZES EXTEND SIU HEALTH CENTER FACILITIES TO MOBILE, N’ORLEANS FMB MAY RECLAIM COAL SHIPS SUP VOTE STARTS; 50 SEEKING OFFICE LAKES SIU CONFIDENT OF WIN IN VOTE INT’L LABOR WIDENS BAN IN STRUCK CANADA SHIPS ENG’RS VOTE ON MERGER; MEBA AT MTD CONCLAVE HIT ANTI-UNION PITCH OF DAILY NEWSPAPERS COURT TO HEAR TRAMPS’ CASE AGAINST BREAKOUTS SANDCAPTAIN NOW NEW YORKER MAKE EMPLOYEES EQUALLY LIABLE FOR VIOLATIONS, UNION MEN SAY SUP VOTES FOR MOTOR LIFEBOATS ON ALL VESSELS PAN-ATLANTIC WINS RIGHT TO OPERATE INTERCOASTAL SEA PAY MINOR SHIP COST ITEM, OPERATOR SAYS 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 12/06/1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 1 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/87d33ca9fc2900639d0ca210a8b0d70e.PDF 7e854d6676faf9a2bcd30e7ca98abd97 PDF Text Text Vol. XXX No. 25 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO SlU Seniority Upgrading To Resume on January. 1 �"rifc'iii. December 6, 1968 Delta Uruguay Complef^ Aertrim tlun& The Delta Uruguay arrived at its home port of New Orleans recently, after completing a series of trial runs at sea. The vessel loaded cargo here and in Houston, Tampico and Mobile, then departed on her maiden voyage to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The Uruguay is one of the latest additions to Delta Lines. Completely New Program Urged 'Patchwork' Formula For Maritime Sbould Be Replaced, TIernan Says WASHINGTON—A member of Congress last week called for an end to "patchwork" legislative efforts to correct the nation's maritime ills. Representative Robert O. Tieman (D-R.I.) urged that the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 be scrapped, and that it be replaced tion from subsidized operators for direct subsidies as tax-deferred with a "totally new" maritime the carriage of government cargo," construction reserve funds—must program. making the cargo-preference sys­ be available to all operators. "I do not believe that it is tem "less than totally effective." "I would hope that the new possible to successfully amend Tiernan put emphasis on the maritime program would also be that 32-year-old law sufficiently need for equal treatment of all flexible, in terms of government to achieve our goal of recapturing segments of the fleet, declaring: assistance, because the needs of our rightful place as a maritime "Whatever help we extend un­ the various segments vary, and a power," Tieman told labor and der our new maritime program— flexible program would encourage management representatives from whether in the form of direct sub­ innovation and would encourage the merchant marine attending a sidies, or in the form of such in­ an influx of private capital." meeting sponsored by the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. The Democratic Congressman said that the 1936 legislation was oriented to the liner trade, and has not adapted to the changing WASHINGTON—Two AFL-CIO departments—the Building pattern of world trade, including the decline of the passenger and Construction Trades and the Metal Trades—have set up a liners, the growth of bulk cargo joint committee to co-ordinate apprenticeship activities and policies. The Joint Apprenticeship trade, and . the emergence of the ers and director of IBEW appren­ federal government as a major Committee is designed to be the ticeship training, was elected vice cargo source. unified spokesman on appren­ chairman of JAC. Tiernan was critical of the fact ticeship programs and problems Paul Hutchings, secretary of that the government has heavily for the many union affiliates of the Metal Trades Apprenticeship subsidized the construction and the two federation departments. Committee for the past 10 years, President B. A. Gritta of the was elected secretary of the new operation of the passenger lines and, in addition, has "propped Metal Trades Department told joint committee. these operations up still further officers of the affiliated unions Unity InqHNTtant by allowing these liners to carry that the new committee "would government cargoes at preferen­ be in a unique position to discuss Chairman Turner expressed labor's apprenticeship problems belief that the committee would tial rates." He added: "I have been hard pressed to and arrive at answers to assist the serve to bring better communica­ understand the logic of this. On Bureau of Apprenticeship of the tions among various segme.nts of the one hand, the government sub­ Department of Labor." the labor movement. He also President C. J. Haggerty of noted the importance of present­ sidizes certain shipping compa­ nies so that they can compete on BCTD promised that the commit­ ing a unified stand for labor to an even scale with lower-cost for­ tee "will have the full support of the new administration. eign shipping for commercial car­ all segments of the organized Turner said JAC would also be goes. On the other hand, the gov­ labor movement." concerned with the many changes The committee's purpose, said in jurisdiction in the Bureau of ernment has, in effect, taken these ships out of the ccmunercial trade, David S. Turner, its newly-ap­ Apprenticeship and Training by loading their holds with gov­ pointed chairman, "is to bring to­ (BAT) programs. ernment cargo. It makes no sense gether all trades to discuss—and BAT Director Hugh Murphy to me to make these ships eco­ hopefully solve—problems com­ said he hoped for a cooperative nomically competitive with foreign mon to our separate apprentice­ association with the committee to shipping if, at the same time, we ship programs." pursue the mutual aims of a take them out of the ccnnpetitive Turner, secretary-treasurer of strong apprenticeship program. arena." the Sheet Metal WtM-kers, has JAC initiated steps for the The Rhode Island lawmaker served as chairman of .the Metal naming of subcommittee members said that, despite subsidy aid, the Trades Apprenticeship Commit­ in the areas of legislation, voca­ lines receiving assistance "have tee which is now merged into tional education, BAT and equal not staved off the iim>ads of for­ JAC. employment owortunities. ^bMarcus Loftis, assistant to the conunittee appointments will be eign-flag carriers." At the same time, he noted, the unsubsidized president of the International made at the next quarterly meet­ lines have faced "unfair competi­ Brotherhood of Electrical Work­ ing. /Wo AFL-QO Departmettts Foiw Joint Committee on Apprentiteship SlU Seniority Upgrading To Resume on January 1 With the goal in mind of assisting B Book Seafarers to increase their earning power, acquire new skills and sharpen old ones, the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamiaship located at Piney Point, Maryland, will resume • ing School or the Harry Lunde­ the &niority Upgrading Pro­ berg School of Seamanship. gram on January 1st, 1969. • A minimum of 12 months Seafarers who qualify for the seatime accumulated aboard any Seniority Upgrading Program SlU-contracted vessels. will have the opportunity to utilize • A valid lifeboat ticket. the school's modem facilities to The Seafarers Appeals Board improve their seafaring skills and may consider additional require­ move up the ladder. ments or waive any requirement. Every registered B Book Sea­ While taking part in the up­ farer will shortly receive an appli­ grading program in the school in cation form in the mail for enroll­ Piney Point, Maryland, students ment in the Seniority Upgrading will receive $56.00 per week plus Program. Applications will also room and board. be available from any SIU port Transportation fronri the Un­ agent. ion's major ports, to the school in Seafarers are being strongly Piney Point, will be provided for urged to apply for this unique op­ any Seafarer who qualifies for the portunity to upgrade their skills program. and seniority. The standards which the Sea­ farers Appeals Board has set for enrollment in the Seniority Up­ grading Program are: • An AB, FOWT or other Coast Guard approved rating. • A certificate showing suc­ cessful completion of training at WASHINGTON — Represent­ either the Andrew Furuseth Trainative Thomas M. Pelly (R-Wash.) has strongly urged Budget Bureau Director Charles J. Zwick to re­ lease National Science Foundation funds for ship operations in order to stem this country's decline in maritime strength. "As one who is concerned about SEATTLE—The U.S. Bu­ America's continued slippage in reau of Commercial Fisheries merchant marine and oceanohere reported recently that graphlc stature," the Washington Japanese firms exporting Congressman, a member of the frozen yellowfin tuna to the House Merchant Marine and Fish­ United States are finding that Committee, said in a letter eries 20-30 percent of their ship­ to Zwick last week, "I am dis­ ments are being rejected by turbed that National Science West Coast packers because Foundation funds for Fiscal Year of improper freezing and the 1969 have been sharply curtailed development of green or dark since July 1, 1968." tuna meat. Referring to his home state, Japanese yellowfin tuna Pelly said: "Institutions all over shipments presently arriving the nation, including the Univer­ on the West Coast are made sity of Washington, have had to up mostly of fish caught by greatly reduce their oceanographic Japanese, Korean and Taiwa­ research because of this partial nese tuna fishermen in the freeze on funds. Indian Ocean during last "More specifically this action summer. has resulted in an average reduc­ The mn of yellowfin was tion of some 35 percent in ship exceptionally good, with ves­ and associated research operations sels catching as much as five in these institutions." to seven tons per day. Some reports indicate that in the In his letter Pelly stressed his haste to handle the heavy growing concern for the country's catch, improper processing maritime health, and noted that he i methods were employed didn't believe that the United i aboard the vessels. States could afford to continue on its downhill maritime course. Polly Ad(s Funds From N5FBudget For US Shippit^ 'Green' Japan Tuna Gets CoM Sfionlder From U. S. Packers Discusring organizational efforts of the Joint Apprenticeship Com­ mittee are (l-r): C. J. Haggerty, president, BCTD; B. A. Gritta, pres­ ident of Metal Trades, and Dayid S. Turner, chairman of committee. n ur i �..Decepiber 6, 1968 Receiving SlU Welfare Check Rep. Karth .grsdicts to MTD J\/ew Maritime Program Next Year Will Stress Private Investment' WASHINGTON—Bipartisan efforts in the 91st Congress, which convenes in January, will produce a new maritime program that will put more stress on "private investment" and less emphasis on gov­ ernment funds. Representative Joseph E. Karth (D-Minn.) predicted here recently. Speaking at a meeting spon­ portation. In the 90th Congress, program is going to have to be sored by the nearly seven-mil- we made clear our determination designed to serve the entire mer­ lion-member AFL-CIO Mari­ to give maritime back the inde­ chant marine," he said. "It has to time Trades Department, Karth pendence it has not enjoyed for discussed the controversy in re­ 18 years. That bill was vetoed— be built on the base of government gard to subsidized versus unsub- but the vote in no way changes assistance—but it also must be sidized vessels. He expressed the our conviction that an independent geared to encouraging private in­ conviction that "clear-cut" langu­ agency holds out the best hope vestment. Government aid is es­ age prohibiting the practice of for the revitalization of our mari­ sential, because otherwise we can't expect to compete with foreign combining federal construction time interests. . . . and operating subsidies with the ships . . . Private investment is "Once the independent agency granting of preferential rates for bill is enacted into law, we must equally essential, or else we're go­ Seafarer John Kavanagh is presented with a check by Boston port carrying government cargoes to get to work on a maritime pro­ ing to end up with a nationalized agent Ed Riley (center) as A! Bernstein, SlU welfare director, the same vessels would solve the gram—or else we'll have achieved fleet—or no fleet at all. looks on. A third cook, Kavanagh joined SlU in 1955 in New York. A problem. a hollow victory. . . . "The key words with respect to There should be no objection native of Boston, he's a patient at USPHS Hospital, Brighton, Mass. "Certainly our maritime pro­ this new program must be 'fair Brother Kavanagh was hurt v/hile sailing aboard the Penn Carrier. from the subsidized segment of the gram for the future must be some­ American-flag merchant marine to thing more than just a retread of and equitable.' If the government such clarification if, as they insist, the program that has been in effect helps to underwrite the cost of no "double subsidy" payments are for the past third of a century . . . building ships for some operators, made to begin with, the Minne­ Part of the fault lies in the fact it has to be prepared to extend the principle of construction as­ sota Congressman declared. that once the Maritime Adminis­ "For a long time," Karth re­ tration lost its independence it was sistance to all operators. . . . "The new program must con­ called, "and particularly in the last shunted aside in the bureaucratic few years. Congress has ap­ hierarchy. It was given less and tain some sort of transitional as­ proached maritime matters on a less attention and less and less sistance, so that operators who have been left out of the picture LONDON—Topping all other maritime nations of the world in bipartisan basis . . . What's more, money with which to work." for years will have a chance to non-casualty tonnage scrapped, the United States has continued to the 91st Congress will not be sig­ Discriminatory Program catch up. . . . contribute heavily to the total increase in the overall number of nificantly different from the 90th —because so few of the seats in Citing another aspect to this "Beyond these basic points," marine losses for the fourth the House and Senate changed problem, the congressman con­ Karth added, the new maritime quarter in succession, according tons) lost; and five (2,017 tons) hands in last month's election. tinued: program should be flexible. "If we to the latest report by Lloyd's were listed as missing. "More than that," he noted, "Our maritime program appears give operators several different The runaway-flag havens of "the platforms of both national to have discriminated in favor of options ... if we put more stress Register of Shipping which covers Liberia, Panama and Greece led parties contained firm pledges to a few lines which have been heav­ on private investment and, per­ the period ending March 31, 1968. all others in the number of ships work for the rebuilding of the ily subsidized so that they could haps, a little less stress on govern­ The figure for the U.S.—^which lost. Liberia's loss was 69,463 tons, American-flag merchant marine. compete with foreign carriers for ment funds—and if we accord all is based on "vessels broken up not Grwce 53,156 tons, Panama 15,- ... I see no reason to doubt that commercial cargo—^but which, in­ operators the same equal oppor­ consequent upon casualty"—was 664 tons and India 13,507 tons. both parties will work toward that stead, have concentrated largely tunity to participate—then we'll 196,728 tons. In second place was on carrying government cargo at be on our way toward achieving Greece, which scrapped 103,610 Lloyd's figures are based on a goal. "So on Capitol Hill, at least, preferential rates. We have given our goal of a strong and vibrant tons, followed by Britain with 84,- world merchant fleet totalling 44,little or no attention to the de­ merchant marine that will carry 646 tons, Panama 75,508 tons, 375 vessels of 182,099,644 tons. the outlook is bright. All major individual losses in­ "The question now is, in which velopment of the unsubsidized lin­ our commerce in peacetime and Italy 55,783 tons, Liberia 54,870 tons, Lebanon 44,638 tons, Cy­ volved tankers. The largest was direction should we be moving?" ers, the unsubsidized tramps, and serve our military needs in war­ prus 39,441 tons, Taiwan 36,862 the Liberian oiler Mandoil II, a Karth suggested some of the things the unsubsidized tankers. They time." have been the victims of competi­ tons and Norway with 28,899 25,313-ton vessel which collided he considered essential: in dense fog with the Japanese "The first order of business tion from the low-wage foreigntons. In all, 153 ships of 832,759 flag Suwaharu Maru and caught should be the creation of an in­ flag liners. The only reason why gross tons were scrapped in the fire during passage from Susu to dependent Federal Maritime Ad­ the unsubsidized segment of the first quarter of this year, com­ Tacoma while carrying light crude ministration. We have been frus­ fleet has survived at all has been pared with 701,802 tons in the oil. Built in 1958, the tanker was trated too long on this issue. In the because it has had to meet the previous three months. The U.S. towed to Vancouver Island where 89tih Congress we made clear our heavy d ;mands of the Vietnam figure, though high, was down it was condemned and sold for determination to keep maritime war." out of the Department of Trans­ "Broadly, the new maritime from the 235,804 tons in the pre­ breaking up. SAIGON — The Asian-Ameri­ vious quarter. can Free Labor Institute has initi­ The largest ship to be broken ated a program of helping estab­ up during the period covered was lish farm co-operatives in South the 17,038-ton British passenger Vietnam as a means of encourag­ liner Rhodesia Castle, which en­ ing rice production. tered service in 1951 and was for The project of AAFLI, estab­ 17 years on the South African lished by the AFL-CIO Executive run for the Umon Castle Line. Council last February, centers on In another category—that of providing tractors for use in rice merchant ships "totally lost during cultivation. It works Tike this: the quarter consequent upon cas­ Each group of 10 farmers is ualty"—the United States lost given a tractor, to be paid for three ships of 8,547 tons. One of over a period of time. them foundered and two were Payments Midtiply Flan wrecked. Three months earlier Payments go into a revolving the loss had been only one larger 8,157-ton ship foundered. account, which is used to pur­ chase more tractors as a basis for Lost worldwide due to casual­ additional co-operatives. ties were 88 vessels totalling 222,659 gross tons. The previous The project is operated by quarter's lower totals of 82 ships AAFLI representatives working of 209,327 tons—^were described closely with and through the Viet­ namese Confederation of Labor by Lloyd's at that time as "one (CVT). To date, their teams have of the highest figures ever." presented 10 tractors to farmer Of the ships lost, nearly twogroups. thirds in respect to tonnage (and AAFLI also plans to aid the co­ one-half of the total number of vessels) were wrecked—43 ships operatives in developing new types totalling 140,962 tons. Another of rice plants, fertilizers and plant­ 23 ships of 30,746 tons foundered, The Asian-American Free Labor Institute presents tractor-cultivator to farm co-operative group in South ing techniques. Meantime, it con­ and collisions claimed seven more Vietnam. The AAFLI initiated program to help establish farm co-operatives in the war-torn nation tinues to assist CVT in setting up vessels of 33,050 tons. Seven (13,- to encouarge rice production. Tractors to be paid for over a period of time, are provided through the seminars on trade union organiza­ 708 tons) were burnt; three (2,176 Vietnamese Confederation of labor. The AAFLI also aids in developing rice plants and planting techniques. tion and education. U.S. Tops In Ship Scrapping As World Losses Hit High Vietnam Farmers Receive Tractors From U. S. Labor V;- �December 6, 196ft N.Y. Teachers EifdS'WeekStrikB; City Pledges Complete Job Security NEW YORK—^The city's 50,000 school teachers were back in the classroom here under a new agreement securing their job rights and assuring them of protection from harassment and intimi­ dation. The agreement, ratified by the ^ teachers by a 6-to-l margin to 2,783, opening the way for re­ would strike unless the teachers ended a five-week strike, the sumption of classes for 1.1 mil­ were returned to their jobs. A settlement was reached with third this fall in the city's school lion pupils in the city who have been out for 36 of the first 48 the Board of Education to return system stemming from the dis­ school days of the fall term. the teachers to the jobs from missal without cause of 19 teach­ The first of the three work stop­ which they had been ousted plus ers by a local governing board pages began on September 9 and other provisions for appeals, etc. of an experimental, decentralized lasted two days. On September 13 The following day neighborhood school imit. the settlement ending the dispute residents of the largely Negro and The local group's absolute re­ fell apart and the union struck Puerto Rican area attempted to fusal-'u> reinstate the teachers and again, ending the walkout on Sep­ prevent the teachers from entering its i^istence on the nght to hire and fire teachers in the district tember 20. Two weeks later, as the the building. This led to the second walkout wa|^ direct challenge to the job settlement came unstuck again, keyed to the union's demand for security provisions of the United the union called the third strike. The basic dispute goes back to protection of teachers from har­ Federation of Teachers contract with the city Board of Education. May 1968 when the local district assment and violence. A settle­ The settlement, worked out at a governing board ousted 19 teach­ ment of this walkout was followed 27-hour negotiating session by ers and supervisors on charges by more violence as. residents Mayor John Lindsay and. UFT that they were undermining the clashed with police assigned to Pres. Albert Shanker along with decentralization plan or doing un­ protect the U^ members. members of the Board of Edu­ satisfactory work. The ousted The third walkout lasting 35 cation and the state education teachers were later cleared of the days brought a series of mediation charge by a trial examiner. commissioner provides: and settlement efforts involving At the time of school opening the city, the Board of Education • The temporary removal of three principals in the Ocean Hill- in September the governing board and the state culminating in the Brownsville Demonstration Dis­ refused to reinstate the dismissed settlement worked out on Novem­ teachers and the union warned it ber 17. trict in Brooklyn. • The appointment of Herbert P. Johnson, associate state com­ missioner of education, as trustee to oversee the local district and to assure the return to classrooms there of a group of union teachers. There will be 58 Democrats and 42 Republicans in the Senate • The establishment by the when the 91st Congress convenes in January if a recount confirms state of a special committee with extraordinary powers to protect the narrow victory of Republican Robert IV. Packwood over Wayne the rights of teachers and princi­ Morse in Oregon, The GOP scored a net gain of five Senate seats. pals throughout the city school SlU Great Lakes District Announces Eiection Results DETROIT—^Fred J. Famen was re-clected as secretary-treasurer and Roy Boudreau won another term as assistant secretary-treasurer in the SIU Great Lakes District's 1968 biennial election of officers, the district's membersWp-elect- « ««,i„atiom h»l b«n reed Credentials Committee an­ ceived. nounced recently in its official Following verification of the report. Both men were unop­ candidates' qualifications by the posed. Credentials Committee duly elect­ Also at stake in the election ed by the membership, voting com­ were the posts of agent in the ports menced on August 1 and contin­ of Buffalo, Chicago, Duluth and ued through August 31. While Frankfort. Elected and unopposed direct balloting proceeded in the in their bids for office were Frank Union halls of the various ports, "Scottie" Aubusson.in Chicago, SIU agents and patrolmen took the and Harold Rathbun in Frankfort. ballot box aboard all contracted Gordon Trainor had submitted his vessels for the convenience of credentials for Frankfort agent, working crewmembers in order to but was disqualified by the Creden­ ensure the widest possible partici­ pation in the election by the mem­ tials Committee. Donald Bensman won re-elec­ bership. Results of the voting, as sub­ tion as Duluth agent in a two-way contest with Arnold Perry, and mitted in the report of the Stanley Wares defeated Richard Credentials Committee, were sub­ Gordon for the office of agent in sequently placed before the mem­ bership at its regular meetings in Buffalo. Nominations for the election of all ports and the committee's re­ Great Lakes District officers were port for the 1968-70 election of opened on July 1, 1968, and con­ officers was unanimously con­ tinued until midnight of July 15— curred in, and accepted, by the at which time a total of eight membership. Official Senate Line-up For New 91st Congress system. Shanker, in a statement issued by the UFT, said the panel estab­ lished under the agreement "rep­ resents a strong hope that the schools and their teachers will be safe from harassment and intimi­ dation. The city, its parents, teach­ ers and children have paid a high price to achieve these important objectives. The UFT will now turn its efforts to work with par­ ents and community groups." The agreement was accepted by UFT members by a vote of 17,658 Symbols: * Re-elected Dec. 6. 1968 Vol. XXX, No. 25 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL^IO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHBPARD Exec. Viee-Pree. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSBY WILUAMS See.-Trisas. Vice-President AL TANNER ROBERT MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President Director of Publications MIKE POLLACK Editor HARRY WITTSCHEN Assistant Editors PETER WEISS Wnx KARP BILL MOORE Staff Photographer ANTHONY ANSALDI Piblhhid klwsskly at 810 Rhsdt lilsnd Avinss N.E., Waihlniton, D. C. 20018 ky ths Ssafsrsn intsrnatlonal Union, Atlsntie, Gill, Lakn and Inland Waters Dlitriet, AFL-CIO, 675 Fairth Annas, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tol. Hyacinth 9-6600. Sssond olasi postaio paid at Washlnptoni, 0. C. PeSTMASTER'8 ATTENTIOH: For* 3579 sards skoald ko Mnt to Soafarors International Union, Atlantic, Golf, Lata and Inland Watan District, AFL-CI8, 675 Foartk Annas, Brooklyn, H.V. 11232. Mark Hatfield (R) Robert W. Packwood (R)t MISSISSIPPI James O. Eastland (D) John Stennis (D) PENNSYLVANIA Richard S. Schweiker (R)t Hugh Scott (R) MISSOURI ALABAMA James B. Allen (D)t John J. Sparkman ALASKA E. L. Bartlett (D) Mike Gravel (D)t ARIZONA Paul J. Fannin (R) Barry M. Goldwater (R)t SEAFARERS^LOG New senator ARKANSAS J. William Fulbright (D)* John L. McClellan (D) IDAHO Frank Church (D)* Len B. Jordan (R) ILLINOIS Everett M. Dirksen (R)* Charles H. Percy (R) INDIANA Birch Bayh (D)* Vance Hartke (D) IOWA Harold E. Hughes (D)t Jack Miller (R) Alan Cranston (D)t George Murphy (R> KANSAS Robert Dole (R)t James B. Pearson (R) COLORADO Gordon Allott (R) Peter H. Dominick (R)* KENTUCKY Marlow W. Cook (R)t John Sherman Cooper (R) CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT Thomas J. Dodd (D) Abraham A. Ribicoff (D)* DELAWARE J. Caleb Boggs (R) John J. Williams (R) LOUISIANA Allen J. Ellender (D) Russell B. Long (D)* MAINE Edmund S. Muskie (D) Margaret Chase Smith (R) Thomas F. Eagleton (D)t Stuart Symington (D) MONTANA Mike Mansfield (D) Lee Metcalf (D) NEBRASKA Carl T. Curtis (R) Roman L. Hruska (R) NEVADA Alan Bible (D)* Howard W. Caimon (D) NEW HAMPSHIRE Thomas J. Mclntyre (D) Norris Cotton (R)* NEW JERSEY Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D) Clifford P. Case (D) NEW MEXICO Clinton P. Anderson (D) Joseph M. Montoya (D) NEW YORK Charles E. Goodell (R) Jacob K. Javits (R)* NORTH CAROLINA Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (D)* B. Everett Jordan (D) Spessard L. Holland (D) ^ward J. Gurney (R)t MARYLAND Joseph D. Tydings (D) Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R)t Quentin N. Burdick (D) Milton R. Young (R)* GEORGIA Richard B. Russell (D) Herman E. Talmadge (D)* MASSACHUSETTS Edward M. Kennedy (D) Edward W. Brooke (R) OHIO Stephen M. Young (D) William B. Saxbe (R)t FLORIDA HAWAH Daniel K. Inouye (D)* Hiram L. Feng (R) MICHIGAN Philip A. Hart (D) Robert P. Griffin (R) OREGON MINNESOTA Eugene J. McCarthy (D) Walter F. Mondale (D) NORTH DAKOTA OKLAHOMA Fred R. Harris (D) Henry Bellmon (R)t RHODE ISLAND John O. Pastore (D) Claiborne Pell (D) SOUTH CAROLINA Ernest F. Hollings (D)* Strom Thurmond (R) SOUTH DAKOTA George S. McGovern (D)* Karl E. Mundt (R) TENNESSEE Albert Gore (D) Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R) TEXAS Ralph W. Yarborough (D) John G. Tower (R) UTAH Frank E. Moss (D) Wallace F. Bennett (R)* VERMONT George D. Aiken (R)* Winston L. PI outy (R) VIRGINIA Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (D) William B. Spong, Jr. (D) WASHINGTON Henry M. Jackson (D) Warren G. Magnuson (D)* WEST VIRGINIA Robert C. Byrd (D) Jennings Randolph (D) WISCONSIN Gaylord A. Nelson (D)*" William Proxmire (D) WYOMING Gale W. McGee (D) Clifford P. Hansen (R) �SE,AFAREU^.LO(^ 235 More Areas Covered By Govt. Food Stamp Plan WASHINGTON—A major expansion of the federal govern­ ment's food stamp program was announced by Agriculture Sec­ retary Orville L. Freeman recently and a series of law suits has been filed in an effort to extend the program to hundreds of additional counties. Freeman said the addition of 235 areas in 31 states will add 290,(WO low-income persons to the food stamp eligibility roster— bringing the total to more than 3 million. Another 3.5 million persons are receiving surplus food under the department's Com­ modity Distribution Program. An increase in congressional appropriations for the food stamp program—the result of a legislative fight led by Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (D-Mo.)—enabled the Agriculture Depart­ ment to clean up the backlog of states and counties which had requested food stamp programs. Food stamps are sold to low-income individuals and families certified by county or state agencies at discounts based on income and family size. The poorest person can buy $12 worth of food stamps a month for 50 cents, but most families pay a higher percentage of the retail value. Suits to compel the Agriculture Department to provide either food stamps or free food distribution in an additional 500 coun­ ties have been filed by an anti-poverty legal agency—the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law at Columbia University. The suits are expected to provide a test of whether the Agri­ culture Department is correct in asserting that it cannot bring a food stamp program into a county without a request by the local government unless Congress changes the law. Direct dis­ tribution programs do not require local requests, however. The new additions will bring the food stamp program to some 1,550 counties and cities over the next few months. The food stamp program was first inaugurated as a pilot proj­ ect by President Kennedy early in 1961 and was established through legislation under President Johnson in 1964. LA. Herald-Examiner Strikers Urge Boycott of J. C. Penny 1 LOS ANGELES—As all out efforts by organized labor continue to win a strike-lockout at the Los Ahgeles Herald-Examiner which is now almost a year old, a call by the striking Unions' Joint StrikeLockout Council was issued last ^ other papers in the area. Even month for a boycott of the J. C. should these demands be granted Penney Company, whose adver­ in full, the Guild added, the re­ tising, the council says, has be­ sultant scale would still be $50 a come the major support of the week behind the New York Times scab-produced Hearst newspaper. and $40.75 a week behind the In a letter to officers of state Hearst paper in San Francisco. and local central bodies, President George Meany of the AFL-CIO^ asserted, "We believe that not even the smallest fraction of a un­ ion dollar should be spent for the support of strike-breakers, their employer or their sympathizers." J. C. Penney is one of the nation's largest mail-order catalog mer­ chandisers. It also has numerous NEW YORK —A dramatiza­ retail outlets. tion of fast-moving events follow­ The Hearst chain provoked a ing Franklin D. Roosevelt's ap­ strike of 1,100 members of the pointment of Frances Perkins as American Newspaper Guild and Secretary of Labor in depressionthe International Association of ridden 1933 will be presented on Machinists in December, 1967, the more than 100 NBC-TV stations council pointed out, after which Sunday, December 8. it locked out 900 other employees The play, entitled "The Vine represented by seven other Inter­ and the Fig Tree," gives a moving national unions, the Printers and account of Miss Perkins' unswayMailers, the Pressmen and Paper- able determination to meet the handlers, Engravers, Stereotypers, crushing plight of America's Building Service Employees, Elec­ workers head-on, and to help tricians and Teamsters. The paper ease it. is now being produced by a scab Written by Joseph Mindel, the workforce built around profes­ half-hour film was produced un­ sional strikebreakers. der the auspices of the George Since the strike-lockout began, Meany Foundation, an arm of the the management has repeatedly Herbert H. Lehman Institute. spurned mediation efforts by the The film will be incorporated into Federal Mediation Service, the the "Eternal Light" series, pre­ State of California and a media­ sented weekly by NBC and the tory committee set up by the Jewish Theological Seminary of mayor and the city council of Los America. Angeles. The unions have offered "The Vine and the Fig Tree" to submit all issues to arbitration. will be carried on the NBC-TV The Newspaper Guild points network at 12:30 p.m., EST. Lo­ out that its demands from the cal television schedules should be Herald-Examiner are the same as consulted for areas outside New it has won for its members at York City. Televism Drama Depicts Ordeais Of Early Thirties y--i • P«^e As 'Vital' to Nation's Sea Power WASHINGTON—The United States merchant marine was described last month as "one of the vital elements" of the nation's sea power by the Chief of Naval Operations, who also declared that there is an "awareness gap" on the part of the American public as to the "fantastic" sealift operation being conducted by American- ^ "It is our job to correct this— expands, and her commercial flag merchant ships which are dealings with the world expand, to make them apparent," Mcarer furnishing vital logistic support Soviet commercial and consular for this country's fighting forces penetration of the nations of the declared. "The Navy as always, will pro­ in Vietnam. world must also expand," he rea­ vide all the assistance it can to At the same time. Admiral soned. such an effort, for ours is a deep Thomas H. Moorer, USN, speak­ "The modem and growing Rus­ ing at a meeting of the Propeller sian fishing fleet also serves a and abiding interest in the wellClub here, was highly critical of strategic political function." being of the merchant marine." a twin "awareness gap"—^that of Updating Needed In U.S. the growing threat posed by the Admiral Moorer expressed the rapidly developing Soviet fleet and the strategic political function conviction that the American which it serves. merchant marine must not only "It is our responsibility to pro­ be rebuilt, but updated as well. vide approximately one ton of He pointed to some of the newer supplies—^per man, per mon*h— developments which are emerg­ for more than 500,000 U.S. and ing and advanced the thought allied troops in Vietnam," the Ad­ that "marrying the concept of DETROIT—A new three-year miral, who has recently returned containerization with nuclear pro­ contract recently signed by the from a tour in Vietnam, pointed pulsion or the gas turbine"—to SIU Great Lakes District with the out. "And my guess is that the the mutual benefit of all concerned Great Lakes Association of Ma­ average person more than likely —could unfold prospects which rine Operators is considered by the is under the impression that most "portend the brightest future in Union to be the "largest wage of the job has been done by air merchant marine history." He package ever negotiated for Great transport." added: Lakes seamen." "In the same sense, new devel­ Soviet Pro;:^m Surging The new agreement—agreed opments such as the surface effect The United States' top naval on just two days before an exten­ officer also declared that the So­ ship and the Catamaran Develop­ sion period of 30 days on the old viets—in contrast to the U.S.— ments should be kept in the public contract was to expire in Septem­ apparently have a real grasp of eye. The new hull forms and new the importance of sea power and means of propulsion—including ber—provides a general wage in­ are movihg rapidly in this direc­ gas turbines and water jet propul­ crease and improvements in fringe tion. He described the Russians sion—will have revolutionary ef­ benefit- estimated to be worth 99 as "surging forth with a maritime fects on both Naval strategy and cents an hour over the life of the program nothing short of miracu­ tactics and world shipping prac­ contract. tices and patterns. lous." Substantial Hike "The word 'excitement' attaches Scheduled to total 20 million Included within the major terms tons by 1980, the USSR's mer­ here unmistakably and if there is of the pact are direct raises of 62 Vi a better base for narrowing or chant fleet could raise that nation to a pre-eminent position on the eliminating the awareness gap, I cents an hour—spread over a three-year period—for wheelsmen, world's oceans by that date, he can't imagine what it is. oilers, conveyormen and others "Quite obviously I have used said. holding a top-rated classification. "These ships flying the red flag this most welcome opportunity to All rated men, such as watch­ do more than just transport suggest that we would do well in men, lookouts, firemen, etc., re­ cargo," the Admiral continued. revamping or renewing our ef­ ceived a total of 551/2 cents over forts to tell the whole sea power "Their's is a strategic function as the three years, and entry ratings story—to make Americans aware well. Soviet merchant ships now gained a total of 38Vi cents. of their stake in the oceans around visit 600 ports in over 90 differ­ In addition, the SIU Great ent countries—and never lose them. The merchant marine needs sight of the fact that at every port public support and only a well-in­ Lakes District's vacation fund will which a Russian merchant ship formed public can support it. As be increased, commencing with the visits, there must be some form Admiral Carney wrote, 'The fun­ 1969 sailing season. Pensions will of Russian trade organization and damental advantages and dangers also be increased following final of the sea are not so readily ap­ approval by the trustees of the Soviet consular representation. SIU Pension Plan. "As the USSR's merchant fleet parent.' 5IU Lakes Dist Okays'BestEver' 3-Year Centract New Wayne County AFL-CIO President Tom Turner, newly elected president of Wayne County AFL-CIO, of which the SIU Great Lakes District is a member, is congratulated by River Rouge Mayor John F. McEwan. Shown (l-r): Charles Younglove, director of Dist. 29 United Steelworkers of America, McEwan, Turner and Division President William Charron, Metropolitan Council 23. Turner was formerly a resident of River Rouge. r-^f:T7: �Decemlicr P«8*V^9SB^ Upton Sinclair Dead at 90| Champion of the Underdog While Anti-Union Charges Pending BOUND BROOK, NJ.—Upton Sinclair, who wrote 80 books, GENEVA, Switzeiiand—The International Labor Organization is refusing to provide technical 20 plays and a movie in a lifetime of fighting for the underdog, aid to the Greek government until it clears itself of charges of flouting trade union rights. All 48 worker, government and employer members of the United Nations specialized agency's died in a nursing home here at 90. Dragon's Teeth, a book about One award for literature from the Governing Body approved this ^ eases when exposed to it for any the 1970 ILO conference. the rise of Hitlerism, won the New York Newspaper Guild. stand at a session just concluded The workers lost by one vote, time, Moeri eloquently appealed Pulitzer Prize in 1943. Other here. He is survived by a son, David, 24-23, their demand that the prob­ for a second vote. widely read works included The physicist with the Atomic Energy It would "not be appropriate," lem of the health hazards arising Faupl Agrees Jungle, an expose of Chicago Commission in New York. the executive group said, to supply from the industrial use of benzine He was strongly supported by meat packing plants that led to the aid requested by Athens while be added to the agenda. In 1960 the AFL-CIO told the Rudolph Faupl, Machinists inter­ passage of the Pure Food and the complaints filed against it are Because workers run the risk Upton Sinclair Story in a series under investigation by the ILO. of leukemia and other blood dis- national representative, who Drug Act; the Brass Check, about of interviews by Harry W. Flanspeaks for the AFL-CIO as U.S. newspaper publishing abuses; Formal complaints were made worker delegate to the ILO. King Midas (1901); The Money nery broadcast over ABC radio according to ILO procedure by But the employer representa­ Changers (1908); King Coal stations. Called "As We See It," the worker delegates of West Ger­ tives staged a walkout rather than (1917); Jimmie Higgins (1919); the series was put on tape and still many, Canada, Denmark and permit the second vote that Oil (1927); No Pasaran (1937), on is being distributed to schools and Norway to last summer's fullcolleges by the AFL-CIO as a George L. P. Weaver, U.S. As­ the siege of Madrid. dress conference of the 117-nation sistant Secretary of Labor and Bom in Baltimore, Sinclair public service. agency. Flannery said in the first broad­ Governing Body chairman, was entered City College of New York They charged that the military cast: "Upton Sinclair was one of prepared to hold. in 1892, when he was 13, and regime that seized power in 1967 the great forces for social justice SAN FRANCISCO —The The employers asserted that began writing for Argosy maga­ had dissolved trade uniona and in America." SIUNA acquired its newest affil­ adding another item as technical zine a year later. He assisted in imprisoned their leaders in "fla­ His exposes of working con­ grant violation" of Greece's obli­ iate here last month with the char­ as that of benzine hazards would a government investigation of the gations to the ILO to guarantee tering of the Mortuary, Embalm- overload the conference. Never­ Chicago stockyards, founded the ditions in American industry led, freedom of association and trade ers and Allied Funeral Service theless, they subsequently gave as­ Helicon Home Colony at &igle- the interviews showed, to the Employee's Union. surances that they would support wood, N.J., in 1906, and in the growth of unions in meat pack­ union rights. SIUNA Vice President Frank putting the problem before the same year, launched the Intercol­ ing, coal, auto and other indus­ The Governing Body requested legiate Socialist Society and was tries. Drozak presented the charter on 1971 conference. the Greek government to reply by On the agenda of the 1970 con­ the Socialist candidate for Con­ Sinclair sent a copy of The behalf of the International to Hale January 15th to these charges in ference the Governing Body gress from New Jersey. Jungle to President Theodore Porter, business agent, and Presi­ order that it might decide at its added the questions of the rela­ Later he founded a movement Roosevelt, who appointed a com­ dent Bruce Bartram of the Emnext session in February whether tionship between trade union called End Poverty in California mission to investigate. The com­ to appoint a special committee to balmers. investigate them. The new affiliate now has only rights and civil liberties and the (EPIC); ran for the U.S. Senate missioners related their findings In related action the executive 90 members but a major organiz­ protection and facilities to be as­ and for governor in that state, to Sinclair, who dictated the story group expressed grave concern ing campaign will get underway sured trade union spokesmen in­ always as a protest candidate; to the New York Times before and helped found the California the report was made public. The over the arrest and sentencing to early next year. Once known as side plants. report went all over the world, Both items were strongly urged American Civil Liberties Union. a one-year jail term of Abdelkader the AFL-CIO Professional EmIn 1962 Sinclair won a Page Sinclair recalled on As We See It. Awab, Moroccan worker delegate balmers Union 9049, it was the by the worker delegates. to the last ILO conference, or gen­ last union on the West Coast di­ eral assembly. rectly affiliated with the federation and one of the few left in the Reprisal Action Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District ! country. They had been granted The suspicion that the Moroc­ November 15 to November 28^ 1968 can government had acted against their original charter in 1901. Some time ago they decided to Awab because he had accused DKK DEPARTMENT it of "bloodthirsty repression" affiliate themselves with a larger TOTAL REGISTERED REGISTERED on BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED against trade unions in a speech union, since it was obvious that All Groups All Groups All Groups at the conference appeared "to they would need this kind of an Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C jeopardize the freedom of speech" affiliation to help them grow. Boston 8 2 9 10 2 1 2 102 81 all delegates were guaranteed, the After exploratory talks with nu­ New York 41 32 30 30 22 19 14 merous unions they found that the Philadelphia 7 8 3 5 3 Governing Body said. 42 85 15 15 15 15 11 Jean Moeri, veteran Swiss lead­ SIU could offer them the auton­ Baltimore Norfolk 31 13 7 4 11 8 12 er of the worker representatives, omous arrangement they were Jacksonville 15 21 9 9 3 13 3 11 16 6 9 bluntly termed the Moroccan gov­ looking for. While the SIU will Tampa 3 2 5 61 85 17 17 2 21 22 ernment's action a "blatant viola­ assist them in organizing, they Mobile New Orleans ..... 127 80 37 27 0 25 21 will remain an autonomous local tion of trade union rights." Houston 118 114 30 26 23 4 22 The executive unit called on the within the SIUNA. 36 0 Wilmington 25 18 20 20 19 39 12 69 27 37 60 42 Moroccan authorities to explain The Embalmers hope to grow San Francisco ... 36 4 9 9 14 8 11 the circumstances surrounding the quickly. Mortuary workers are a Seattle 449 672 Totals 240 245 213 113 251 jailing of the labor leader. relatively untouch^ group from a While worker, employer and union organizing viewpoint. There ENGINE DEPARTMENT government spokesmen were are over 4,000 potential members REGISTERED on BEACH TOTAL REGISTERED unanimous in defense of human in California alone, and the Em-* TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups _ - 9 All Groups and trade union rights, they split balmers hope to have at least 1,200 Port CitassA <:;iass6 Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C over the issue of the agenda of new members by next year. SlUNA Charters Mortuary Union On West Coast -JL.. Receiving charter as latest SIUNA affiliate from Frank Drozak, SIUNA Vice-President (left) is Hale Porter (center) business agent of west coast Embalmers Union end Union's President Bruce Bartram. Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals 6 29 6 10 6 5 2 15 20 15 7 44 19 184 3 61 5 13 14 14 6 18 28 28 16 46 13 265 6 23 4 11 9 4 7 14 10 20 9 38 15 170 2 48 7 14 12 3 7 20 29 36 16 46 9 249 7 15 2 5 5 2 0 2 3 13 21 41 17 133 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED AH Groups AH Group Class A Class B Port Class A Class B Class C 2 2 1 5 2 Boston 20 11 34 New York 53 21 1 4 5 Philadelphia 8 5 14 10 0 Baltimore 10 10 Norfolk 5 2 7 8 4 Jacksonville 4 5 2 4 7 Tampa 5 5 2 4 2 ftlobile ft 17 11 13 6 11 New Orleans ft ft ft ft ft 19 16 12 5 27 Houston 19 16 33 30 13 Wilmington ... ft ft 7 10 11 9 14 59 29 25 San Francisco ... 64 31 r» 8 19 6 8 Seattle 19(« 140 204 164 131 Totals _ 1 68 13 42 12 11 7 39 77 48 15 35 27 395 1 110 10 41 17 22 10 24 87 71 0 12 3 408 REGISTERED on BEACH AH Groups Class A Class B 4 1 46 44 18 13 47 62 20 11 6 8 6 17 44 21 104 46 73 37 19 0 29 23 20 3 460 262 H •/ �DMember 6, 1968 PageoS^vMlii^ Cohen Urges Nixon Action To Increase Social Security Drivers Seat Mich—The new Nixon Administration will have Wr!. ^ r make on social security. And the outgoing ^ and Welfare, Wilbur J. Cohen, is leaving behind some suggestions—and some policy questions to be resolved. Speaki^ at a recent University of Michigan confer ice on social security, Cohen urged a general increase of 50 percent in benefits, in­ cluding a $100-a-month minimum in social security payments. "We may not be able to do this all at once," he commented, "but the first step should be a 15-percent across-the-board benefit increase, with an increase in the minimum monthly benefit to $70 for a single retired worker or widow and to $105 for a couple." Cohen, a professor of social welfare administration at the university, has l^en on leave since 1961 to serve in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. He told the 90 social security experts from government, labor, busi­ ness and education that Nixon—despite entering office while the op­ position party controls Congress—will have "a unique opportunity to continue the progress that has been made" in the past eight years. Q)hen anticipates disputes over social security improvements. "There will always be some people," he noted, "who say: 'It costs too much.' 'It adds to inflation.' 'It will bankrupt the country.' 'It will destroy thrift and private initiative.' 'It will take us down the road to socialism.' " "We should know these arguments well by now. We have heard them for the past 30 years. But I don't think they'll stand up as well in the future, because we are gradually moving toward a society which wants greater economic and social justice." Cohen suggested immediate, action in three areas: • Creation of a new mechanism to "keep the system up to date with rising wages and to make the benefits inflation-proof." • An increase in the amount of earnings counted under social secur­ ity—in stages up to $15,000—"to make the program more effective for those who earn somewhat above the average as well as for average and below-average earners." • Expanded medicare protections "against the heavy cost of pre­ scription drugs." TTie outgoing HEW secretary also listed several dozen questions on social security facing the Nixon Administration. Among them; • Should medicare protection be extended to the disabled? • Should some kind of health insurance be provided for young children of poor families? • What should be the balance between social adequacy and indi­ vidual equity in social security protection? • How far should the program go in preventing and reducing pov­ erty? On the poverty question, Cohen pointed out that social security is already keeping 10 million Americans above the poverty line and that a $100 monthly minimum would lift 4.4 million more above it. Dr. Morris Brand, 61, medical director of the Sidney Hillman Health Center of the New York Joint Board of the Clothing Work­ ers, died in a New York hospital recently following a heart attack. He was stricken while attending a medical conference dealing with community health services, held in connection with the program of the New York Consumer As­ sembly. Dr. Brand was a recog­ nized authority on union medical care programs and the author of many articles and papers in pro­ fessional journals. At one time he wrote a column for the AFL-CIO ' News. * * * The National Labor Relations Board has ordered a Virginia power tool firm to give the Steelworkers a dues checkoff in a con­ tract the union has been trying to get for five years from H. K. Por­ ter, Inc., Danville. The order, invoking powers the NLRB rarely used, directs management to bar­ gain collectively with the union, to embody any imderstanding that may be reached into a signed con­ tract, and to include a clause per­ mitting members to have their union dues deducted from their pay. Two previous NLRB orders in 1964 and 1965, enforced by two U.Sr courts of appeals in 1964 and 1966, failed to produce good- faith bargaining by management of the Danville plant. • • • The Nashua, N. H., Teachers Union has won bargaining rights from the Nashua Education Asso­ ciation in an election among 408 public school teachers. The vote was 220 for the union, 163 for the association, which had rep­ resented teachers for two years. The victory over the National Education Association affiliate was the third for the Teachers in a month. On Long Island, the Farmingdale, N.Y., Classroom Teachers Association, represent­ ing more than 600 teachers, voted to affiliate with the AFT and was chartered as Local 1889. Re­ cently a 950-teacher unit at War­ wick, R.I., voted 415-358 for union affiliation. * * * The biggest single round of im­ provements in the history of Ar­ kansas' workmen's compensation law has been certified as enacted. The secretary of state's office has tabulated the labor-sponsored ini­ tiative in the November 5 elec­ tion as carrying by a margin of 7,545 votes—252,506 for, 244,961 against. The measure, fought by employers, amends the law to provide substantial new benefits and removes some present restric­ tions on claims. It becomes effec­ tive December 18. As the last glimmer of hope disappears for the 78 miners entombed in Consoli­ dated Coal Mine No. 9 in Farmington, W. Va., and the tear-streaked faces of their wives and children turn away for the last time to mourn alone—away from the crowds and the newspaper headlines and the reporters— what now? Does it have to happen again? Only if we become complacent and don't care. Only if the owners of these subter­ ranean death-traps can get away with ex­ pressing their careful regrets for a terrible catastrophe they could have prevented if they put safety first—or were forced to do so. This is not so much a catastrophe as it is a crime. A crime, unfortunately for which nobody pays—except the men who are forced to labor in these death-traps, and their poor survivors. If mines can't be made safe or their own­ ers won't make them safe—^they should be closed. No price, no commodity, no profit is more important than human lives and this fact must finally be recognized once and for all. Something is terribly wrong when we have to wait for a major disaster to hit before we start taking measures that should have been taken long ago. In this instance, Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.), claims that enforcement of exist­ ing laws and regulations by the Bureau of Mines would have made this most recent explosion "foreseeable and preventable." He charged that the bureau's inspectors had long been whitewashing safety violations and that repeated violations at the Consolidated mine had gone unpunished and ignored. Yet "no mine closure penalties were ever in­ voked," he declared. The Bureau itself has opposed and conse­ quently delayed action on a mine safety bill supported by the Johnson administration—a bill which would have imposed civil and criminal penalties and fines of up to $1,000 a day for "continued and repeat^ mine vio­ lations." It never even got to the hearing stage. Somewhat belatedly. Secretary of the In­ terior Stewart L. Udall has called for a public "emergency conference on mine safety re­ forms." All of this comes under the heading of: "Too bad!—now let's do something." It might be salutary to see the faces of the bereaved families while this old tune is being played. The current tragedy evoked an outcry from Dr. I. E. Buff, of the West Virginia Air Pollution Central Commission: "Why should we mine coal with the me­ chanical facilities of the 20th Century and the health facilities of the 18th Century? Is there no value for human life or are we so unconcerned that we say, as some have— 'These people know it is dangerous, so they must take their own risk'." A coal miner has every ri^t to enter a coal mine without signing his own death warrant. The situation demands immediate correction—^not talk—both in passage of adequate safety regulations early in the next Congress and by whatever shake-up is neces­ sary to make it clear to the Bureau of Mines that its primary obligation is the protection for the workers—not continued profits as usual for the mining industry. �Page fefghr December 6, 19i9e rsin/ SEAFARERS tOG United Farm Workers S^re Gains In Contract With California Grower SIUNA Trinidad AfflKate Marks 30th AnniversaiY PORT-OF-SPAIN, TrinMad—The SIUNA-Affiliated Seamen STOCKTON, CaUf.—^The AFL-CIO's United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, after near­ and Waterfront Workers Trade Union celebrated its 30th anni­ ly a year of tough negotiations, has signed up another employer of vineyard workers in the rich versary here last week. San Joaquin Valley. In a message of congratulations to the Union, which repre­ UFWOC's newest contract, ^ Included among the contract's Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Dsents seamen and allied workers in Trinidad and Tobago, SIUNA miming for 20 months, brings Mass.) was honorary chairman of many other benefits are three days President Paul Hall extended "warm greetings and a continuing important wage gains and new the benefit committee. pledge of solidarity on behalf of the Seafarers International Un­ pay in case of death in the im­ benehts to field workers employed The Franzia contract provides mediate family, maintenance of ion of North America, AFL-CIO ... in commemoration of by Franzia Brothers Winery of for a full union shop and dues your organization's 30th Anniversary on November 30, 1968. Ripon, Calif. It hires about 350 checkoff, a union hiring hall, paid seniority in the case of military "Our relationship of long standing, which is based on the service, maintenance of pay for such employees at the peak of the holidays and vacations, grievance common concerns and interests shared by seamen and water­ harvest season. and arbitration procedures and jury duty and relief periods dur­ front workers all over the world, has produced a sincere trade ing working hours. The pact, signed by UFWOC many other benefits. union friendship and understanding that we are confident will Director Cesar Chavez, is the While many of the pact's pro­ Workers will be covered by a exist for many years to come. latest in a series of agreements Special Benefits Fund the union visions deal with benefits and con­ "We salute your officers and members on this special occa­ won by the union since its initial has negotiated with other employ­ ditions industrial workers have sion. You may be assured of the goodwill and continued support breakthrough at Schenley Dis­ ers. The company will pay 10 had for many years, these are of the Seafarers International Union and its affiliates in the tillers in April 1966. cents an hour for every hour achievements just now being made never-ending battle to improve the economic security and wellThe Franzia contract provides worked into the fund, which fi­ for farm workers. being of all trade union members and their families." pay ranges of $1.90 to $2.55 an nances a comprehensive health The contract has been the sub­ At the SWWTU's annual conference of delegates recently, hour, amounting to an average and welfare program. ject of negotiations that got under­ Clive R. W. Spencer, Alfred Grant and Basil J. Douglas were 40-cent increase for workers cov­ The pact specifies that all cov­ way in January. Chief negotia­ elected to the respective posts of first, second and third vice ered. In addition, each classifi­ ered employees shall join the un­ presidents. It was also announced by the Union's Secretary Gen­ tors for the union were Delores cation receives a 10-cent increase ion and remain in good standing eral George Munroe that Vernon Glenn, Ralph Charles, Lloyd Huerta and Mack Lyons, assisted in the second year of the pact. as a condition of employment Williams and Bentley Bougouneau were nominated as assistant Although the employer delayed within 30 days of contract signing by Irwin De Shelter of the AFLgrievance secretaries. its signing of the pact until only or after 10 days of work. A vol­ CIO Department of Organization. recently, the wage increases are untary checkoff is included. retroactive to Aug. 28, 1968, Must Call Union First when the union first agreed to Victory for Rail Unions The employer is bound to call terms. The agreement continues on the union first when he re­ until April 18, 1970. quires any additional employees Boycott Continnes to perform work covered by the In other farm union develop­ contract. ments, citizens groups in major The union and the company cities have stepped up activities to will establish a joint safety com­ support the boycott of California mittee to consider present rules grapes—and aid the union recog­ on safety, work out safety im­ WASHINGTON—The constitutionality of state-enacted "full crew" laws, which regulate the nition drive. provements and make recommen­ A committee of prominent dations regarding safety to local minimum size of freight train crews, has been upheld by a 7-to-l decision of the U.S. Supreme New Yorkers staged a two-day managements on Franzia's ranch­ Court. pre-Thanksgiving "demonstration es and farms. The majority opinion, written and the proceedings offered "noth­ • Upheld a $305,000 damage of concern for exploited agricul­ The pact requires the employer by Justice Hugo L. Black in a ing new" in this area. award to a Long Island Railroad tural workers who put food on to provide "suitable, cool, drink­ case involving two Arkansas As to the court's findings ithat worker who Suffered a' severely America's tables but are not paid ing water convenient to emplpy- laws, amounts to a clear defeat for enough to feed their own fam­ ees," adequate first aid supplies, railroad managements who have safety was not involved, he noted crushed right foot when a railroad that the unions and the state pre­ ilies." safety equipment and protective been trying to knock out the laws sented evidence that the six-man tie fell on him. This 7-to-2 deci­ A day of picketing stores garments necessary to safeguard through legal action. sion reversed a lower court deci­ crews were needed because of the carrying California grapes was health and prevent injury. Four other states have union- increasing size and speed of sion, which had tried to reduce followed on November 23 by a The company also is mandated backed safe crew laws—^New trains, and congested switching the amount of an award under the day designated as "a period of to furnish adequate toilet facilities York, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indi­ Federal Employers Liability Act areas. fasting and silent protest." in the field, readily accessible to ana. Unable to convince legis­ • Held, by 6 to 3, that under Exceeds Autiioiity In the nation's capital, a wom­ workers in the field and main­ latures to repeal the laws, rail­ the Federal Arbitration Act an en's "boycott support" luncheon tained in a clean and sanitary roads have turned to the courts. But his main thrust was that the arbitration award must be reversed was held to hear Delores Huerta, manner. decision on "full crew" laws The Arkansas laws, requiring if it is subsequently discovered that with a number of well-known The contract sets up a seniority six-man crews on over-the-road should be left to legislatures or Washington leaders among the rule based upon an employee's collective bargaining. The lower an arbitrator had dealings with one and switching trains, were at­ sponsors. length of service from the date of tacked by six railroads and de­ court, he said, "indulged in a leg­ of the parties involved. This, too, Other activities include a Car­ his hiring. When filling vacancies, fended by the State of Arkansas islative judgment wholly beyond was a reversal of a lower court negie Hall benefit performance in making transfers or recalling from and four unions: Firemen and En- its limited authority . . ." decision. Justice William O. Douglas, New York City on the night of layoff, the employer will give pref­ ginemen. Trainmen, Switchmen • Announced that it would dissenting, agreed that the lower December 4, with well-known en­ erence to workers with the great­ and Conductors and Brakemen. court was wrong on the constitu­ consider whether the House of tertainers donating their talents. est seniority. The railroads complained that tional issues but maintained that Representatives acted unconstitu­ the laws violated their rights un­ the arbitration award superseded tionally when it barred Adam der the "due process" and "equal state "full crew" laws. Clayton Powell from his seat in Puerto Rico Bound protection" clauses of the consti­ In other decisions, the Supreme the 90th Congress for "gross mis­ tution, as well as a clause pro­ Court: conduct." tecting commerce. The railroads also contended that a 1963 compulsory arbitra­ SlU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS tion award on train and engine crews pre-empted the Arkansas October 1-Ocfober 31, 1968 laws, and it was on this basis that Number of Amount a federal district court threw out Benefits Paid the state laws in 1964. State-Enacted 'Safe Crew' Rulings Upheld 7-1 By U.S. Supreme Court ' Joe Orsini watches dispatcher Ted Bablcowsici fill out a shipping card for him in New York hall. Brother Orsini took a job on the Mayaguez, running to Puerto Rico. A native of York, Pennsylva­ nia, he sails in the engine department and joined Union in 1967. Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,769 Unions Appealed However, the unions appealed ' Death Benefits (Welfare) 32 and the Supreme Court reversed Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 1,230 the lower court on these grounds, Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 43 sending the case back for further Dependent Benefits (Welfare) . 540 hearings on the constitutional (Average: $202.94) issue. 512 The lower court then threw out Optical Benefits (Welfare) ... Out-Patient Benefits (Welfare) 4,643 the laws on the constitutional grounds and also found that the SUMMARY (Welfare) 10,769 laws had "no substantial effect on Vacation Benefits 1,698 safety of operations." (Average: $403.67) In again reversing the lower court. Black noted that the Su­ Total Welfare, Vacation preme Court had in 1911, 1916 Benefits Paid This Period 19.4A7 and 1931 upheld the Arkansas law on a constitutional challenge $ 41,648.90 71,073.98 2,754.75 8,600.00 109,585.38 •V V e # / > V . h - - 7,727.14 36,986.25 278,376.40 685,437.16 i_2Sd!i2S . * / k V �, JWnlMr 6, 1968p,..„ SEAFARERS LOG Page Nintf • ,. :• . - ...f -T , Ultra-modern equipment for locating fish is shown above. Photo at left shows Cap­ tain James Aclcert, SlUNA vice president and skipper of the new vessel, at helm. %!' •' r-x "v; Seofreeze Atlantic NEW HOPE y FOR U. FISHERMEN Decked out in flags and bunting, the Seafreeze Atlantic waits to be launched. She will op­ erate out of Gloucester, Mass., fishing Grand Banks and Laborador for cod and other fish. "^1 ! I P RIMl IIVE MAN was not bora to a world of mechanization. His technological gadgetry was confined to the limbs which extended from his torso and the brain which propelled them. Equipped only with his hands and his imagination, he devised a variety of methods to entrap his prey. Finding through trial and error that his hands had limited usage in his quest for fish and game, he put his imagination to work and contrived to lure and cap­ ture this elusive prey through artificial means. By honing a piece of bone, wood or shell to a fine edge, he fashioned the first fishhook, called a gorge. Concealed from view by a suitable bait, the gorge was secured to a hand line and lowered to the depths of lake or stream. When an unwary fish swallowed the tempt­ ing morsel, the line was pulled tight, lodging the gorge crosswise in the fish's gullet. When man later solved the problem of staying afioat by constructing the first crude waterborne craft, his quest for food from the sea extended beyond the boundaries of his natural environment. To counteract the fickle tidal currents and wind patterns that played havoc with his mission, he fashioned shards of wood to serve as oars and paddles. The introduction of sails, which enveloped the winds and provided the thrust for great voyages across the sea, provided man with a suitable vehicle to plunder the vast store of marine life that lurked in the depths of die ocean. Emerging from the age of oar and sail were the leg­ endary figures whose lust for the sea and its treasures often resulted in death for bold captains and their crews. As man extended his travels in search for the riches of the sea, he encountered species of marine life that he was not prepared to cope with. Their patterns of migration, along with feeding and spawning habits, were a matter of guesswork. Months were often spent in tracking the fish and even when a productive lode was struck, many valuable species eluded the clumsy, early fishing devices. It soon became apparent to those who earned their living from the sea that great commercial rewards lay ahead for those who returned with the greatest catch. Men who had endured nature's severest tests turned to science as a new ally in their fight to overcome the savage environment that provided their livelihood. / Ocean currents and depths were charted, marine specimens were categorized and catalogued, patterns of migration and spawning were studied and methods of catch preservation were developed. With the advent of the twentieth century, fishing had come a long way from the primitive gorge. Fishing grounds were plotted with a jeweler's accuracy. Meth­ ods of capture had improved immensely and a wealth of scientific material was available to the captain of a fishing vessel. The major nations of the world became acutely aware of the need for a competitive fishing fleet. The sea was truly capable of feeding the world's billions and the emergence of a conflicting world ideology in 1917 brought fish out of the marketplace and into the international arena. And then, in the 1950's, Nikita Khrushchev told the world that the Soviet Union would bury the U.S. Not by military might he claimed, but by a steady application of Soviet economic pressure which would ultimately result in the economic annihilation of the U.S. Occasionally the Soviet Union relies on a brandish­ ing of arms to make their point, but the meticulous attention that they have given to the maintenance of a modern fishing fleet is a more efficient barometer for assessing their cold war tactics. And now, in the year 1968, we see the Soviet Union with a fishing fleet of modem factory ships capable of great range and efficiency—^vessels equipped with the most sophisticated equipment for fish-finding, preser­ vation and storage. The construction of these vessels has enabled the Soviet Union to circle the globe in its search for lucra­ tive fishing grounds. The emergence of this fleet of modern fishing trawl­ ers has put the U.S. in the poor competitive condition that was envisioned by Khrushchev. The condition of the U.S. fleet, for the most part outmoded and in­ efficient, can be compared to a situation in which the Soviets operate sleek new limousines while America still sputters along in a Model T. However, a significant first step in upgrading the U.S. fishing fleet and improving its competitive posi­ tion with vessels operating under foreign flags was taken this year with the construction of two modern factory trawlers by American Stem Trawlers Inc. The vessels, dubbed the Seafreeze Atlantic and the Seafreeze Pacific and costing $5.3 million each, were built with the aid of a 50-percent constmction differ­ ential subsidy provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior under the Fishing Fleet Improvement Act. The 297 foot Seafreeze Atlantic will be under the command of Captain James Ackert, President of the SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisherman's Union. Ackert is taking a leave of absence from the Union to become master of the vessel. The Seafreeze Atlantic will operate out of a New England port and will seek to harvest the fishing grounds off the Grand Banks and Labrador. Through the application of an advanced stabilizing system, the Seafreeze Atlantic will be able to operate in any weather short of a hurricane. Sophisticated sonar and sounding equipment located in her wheelhouse will enable the vessel to locate schools of fish and detect bottom obstmctions, thus decreasing substantially the amount of time wasted in the search of fish. Advanced instmments record and feed their infor­ mation to master control consoles in the wheelhouse which give the Captain of the vessel minute=to-minute reports on the progress of operations. An elevated control station enables the winch oper­ ator to have an unobstmcted view of the trawl, each winch drum and the entire fishing deck. The factory equipment on board will enable the crew to make maximum use of their harvest from the sea. Inedible, or trash fish and waste from the clean­ ing process will be converted to fish meal and valuable fish oils can be extracted right on board the vessel. With the use of this modem equipment the crew will also be able to clean, freeze and filet the fish in a matter of hours. The advanced stabilizing system min­ imizes any severe rolling and pitching of the vessel and thus provides greater comfort for members of the crew who work on the assembly line. Upon completion of processing, the packaged fish will be placed in refrigerated holds that will preserve the fish at a temperature of minus 20 degrees Fahr­ enheit. This combination of skilled manpower and advanced technology enables the Seafreeze Atlantic to process two million pounds of fish on a single voyage. With a displacement of more than 3,000 tons, the Atlantic Seafreeze is powered by a 3,200-horsepower diesel elef 'ric system, with a design speed of 14.4 knots. Quarters for the 56 officers and crewmembers are completely air-conditioned and consist mostly of single berth cabins. �SEAFARERS LOG December 6, 1968 HIXIM' SlSDLCR The Transwestern (Hudson Water­ ways) pald-off In Bayonne, N, J., recently following a long trip to European ports. Among countries visited were England, Germany, Holland and Belgium. During the pay-off. Seafarers reported that the Transwestern was scheduled to take a general cargo to Italy, Spain, Turkey and Morocco on Its next voyage. Hi- ^^r®^*2S*^JSRSirR?- 'I Jl" 1 -•' -. 'W if m'i 3 f ' anc off Bruce ^"'^^VV^'n^essroom. AB. Hetties. The men rep ;aai smooth Phil Pron of steward department helps himself to pie and coffee. He joined the Union in 1946, Port of New York. n^ - -iim At left, John Steeber, deck dept. |||s^ (center) and W. McAlliston, engine dept., talk with Rep. Leon Hall. ' V-"' WiM .. 't?'r V • AB Dan Welch talks with Leon Hall| as D. Nettles fills out papers (right). f Welch joined SlU in Wilmington. mmii m Ufe-;'] Louis Arena shows radio purchased i ; in Bremerhaven. Born in New Or>leans, he joined the Union in 1941. Iv :x^ V 'V'. / SlU Rep. Pete Drewes (left) mulls over a question from Dave Nettles. Dave sails as second electrician. i- ii.f.'vv 'XXi.ii-i- �8iK?J .•> i^maMQ D<«Biiilief 6f I960— ;»« > h .1 h tv H t b • -SW1^:<-R-Eir5-Xt>tr SlU Polls Committee in San Juan Page Eleven Jtemes Shipping Code To Match Needs of Crowing Fleet WASHINGTON—As the size of its fleet increases, the Soviet Union is feeling its oats and flexing its muscle in its new role as a major world maritime power. One of the most recent manifestations of this is the adoption by the Soviets of a new shipping code reflecting the importance with which they view such a role. As ex- ^ plained by Victor Bakayev, So­ ment and introduced October 1, serve as the legislative foundation viet Minister of Merchant Ma­ according to Moscow's Novosti and instrument in carrying out rine, the new government policy, Press Agency, which also reported this policy, which determines the code's particular importance for among other things, contains no the Kremlin offlcial's remarks. the U.S.S.R's entire national econ­ Among the Leaders restrictions on the shipment of omy, for Soviet foreign trade, and export or import cargoes on for­ "The new code, above all, "Ba­ for the development of the Soviet eign vessels—^provided "reciprocal kayev declared, "reflects the fact Union's world economic rela­ terms" are recognized for Russian- that the U.S.S.R. today ranks tions." flag vessels. among the first countries in the Bakayev said the code provides Taking cognizance of the tre­ world, not only in tonnage and that "shipping and tugging be­ mendous growth of the Soviet fleet number of sea vessels, but also in tween ports of the U.S.S.R. and since 1929, the new regulations the scope of shipping, fi^ and foreign ports may be carried out make fundamental changes in sea-product catch, and for the both by vessels sailing under the comparison with the former Mer­ scale and value of research in state flag of the U.S.S.R. and, Polls Committee In San Juan hall oversees brisk voting in SlU elec­ chant Shipping Code adopted at seas and oceans. on conditions of reciprocal terms, tion which began Nov. I in all A&G ports. From left Luis Rivera, that time. The revised document "The new Merchant Sea Ship­ by vessels sailing under a foreign Ramon Ayala, Felix Martinez. Balloting will continue through Dec. 31. was decreed by the Soviet Parlia­ ping Code of the U.S.S.R. is to flag." As a result of the Soviets' role as a participant in international multilateral agreements and trea­ ties on maritime law, regulations in line with such agreements are also included in the new code, he added. Responsibility Cited By Sidney Margoiius Among such rules are sections WASHINGTON—The Nation­ steep as we still had to pay $1.25 for each office Older people who have Medicare benefits are which commit ships' captains to al Safety Council has been accused visit, and proportionately more for other services," about to be hit with another increase in the portion render assistance to vessels and of helping to kill legislation de­ he reports. "When Medicare came in, we con­ of the bill they pay. Beginning in January, an older people in distress at sea, in ac­ signed to reduce on-the-job acci­ sidered dropping Ross-Loos but decided to keep it person who goes to the hospital under Medicare cordance with the 1958 Geneva dents. The charge was made this a while longer and see what would happen. will have to pay the first $44,'instead of the $40 Convention on Open Sea. The ma­ month by Esther Peterson, assist­ they pay now. "We did see. All medical services went through jor standards of the Brussels con­ ant secretary of labor. Moreover, the amounts that Medicare bene­ the ceiling, and a cash outlay of $50 a year plus ventions which cover responsibility "As a result, 55 workers will ficiaries contribute for long hospital stays will be 20 percent of all doctor bills at toe "'s prices (the for the collision of vessels and continue to lose their lives on the increased 10 percent. The $10 a day paid by bene­ Part B deductible) is a lot of money. In May my rewards for rescue at sea are also job today, as every work day; ficiaries for the 61st through 90th day will be in­ wife had to undergo surgery. The hospital charged included, Bakayfiv explained. over 8,000 will continue to be dis­ creased to $11. The $5 a day paid for the 20th $42 a day for three days, not counting incidental Other changes from the pre­ abled — some permanently — and to 100th day of a stay in a post-hospital extendedexpenses. Ross-Loos paid every penny. vious code include much stronger over 27,000 will continue to be care facility—approved nursing home—now be­ "Six weeks later I had to go to the hospital for provisions for the liability of a injured on the job." comes $5.50. ten days at $48, the new price. The anesthetist ship captain in property claims Speaking to the council's labor The new increases in Medicare come on top of alone sent me a bill for $92. Ross-Loos paid all arising under his control. section, Mrs. Peterson was directly a recent increase in the monthly fee retired people costs except $37 for a private nurse the night referring to the proposed General pay for Part B—which helps to pay for doctor after my operation. Furthermore, Ross-Loos re­ Occupational Health and Safety bills. This now is $4 a month compared to the duced our fee to $16 a month after Medicare Act of 1968. The measure, ap­ original $3. started." proved by the House Education The larger deductibles and Part B fee have been So take a tip from this forward-thinking man and Labor Committee, was never caused by the accelerated rise in health-care costs who educated two children on a skilled worker's brought up for a vote in either in general during the past two years and by greater wage, and carefully prepared for his and his wife's the House or the Senate during use of Medicare than was expected. In general, retirement needs. If you belong to such a plan, the life of the 90th Congress. health-care costs have jumped about ISVz percent stick with it. Or if you can get into one before The council was scheduled to in the past two years. This past year alone, hos­ retirement, this is the really secure way to supple­ WASHINGTON — Coastwise testify in support of the bill, Mrs. pital fees have gone up about 15 percent and ment Medicare. sea lanes have been established in Peterson stated, but had failed to medical services, about 8 percent. Unfortunately, group-care plans are not yet in Southern California from Point appear. operation in all cities. Nor are individuals always Further increases in Medicare fees can be ex­ Conception through the Santa Bar­ eligible to join. Some take only large groups. pected as medical costs continue their inevitable bara Channel to Santa Monica Some labor unions already have their own climb under the present disorganized state of Bay. The United States Coast health centers which provide supplementary cov­ health care. The law requires the Social Security Guard announced that the new erage for retired workers. And while communityAdministration to review the hospital deductible sea lanes will become effective on wide group-care plans are not available every­ and doctor-bill payments periodically, and adjust January 1, 1969. where, more are being developed all the time by them as necessary. Safe passage through areas of unions and cooperatives. Despite the increases Medicare has proved to be potential oil exploration will be Among the larger ones are the Kaiser Foun­ of enormous value to older people. The average provided by the plan, which also dation plans in California, Oregon and Hawaii; hospital stay for a Medicare beneficiary has been seeks to minimize risk of col­ Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York; the costing about $600, with Medicare paying most lisions. Similar plans are already Roman Catholic bishops of Group Health plans in Washington, D.C. and of it. in operation in New York, Dela­ the United States have issued Seattle; Community Health Association, Detroit; In fact, the program has made it possible for ware Bay and San Francisco. a call for better minimum AFL Medical Service Plan, Philadelphia; Com­ at least some older people to get hospital care, or The sea lane concept is to the wage guarantees, unemploy­ munity Health Foundation, Cleveland; Group more extended care, than otherwise would have ocean-going vessel, what the di­ ment benefits and the right to Health Center, St. Paul; Union Health Service, been possible. The number of people over 65 get­ vided highway is to the auto­ union recognition for farm Chicago; San Diego Health Association, and ting hospital care increased to about 200 of every mobile. Each channel is actually workers. others in Long Beach, New Haven, Birmingham, 1,000 in 1967 from about 180 the year before. two lanes—each one mile wide— The bishops included the Minnesota, Oklahoma and other areas. But the relentless jumps in medical costs, while with a traffic flow in opposite di­ California grape dispute in While your wife can't be covered by Medicare they hit young families too, are especially critical rections which is. separated by a their church policy statement until she too is 65, one question that often arises for retirees. Their incomes usually are fixed, and "buffer" zone two miles wide. without mentioning it specifi­ concerns a wife of 65, who does not have her they have already been subject to heavy rent in­ The overall plan calls for a cally. own social security credits and whose husband is creases in a number of cities this year. system of coastwise lanes extend­ The National Conference younger than she is. In this case, when the hus­ ing from Point Conception to San Older people who belong to a groujj-practice of Catholic Bishops said farm band reaches 62 he should register for social Diego and linking the ports of comprehensive health-care plan are finding that workers long have been bur­ security even though he plans to keep on working. Los Angeles-Long Beach, Port this kind of plan is a lifesaver for providing the dened by low wages, poor The wife then would be eligible for Medicare Hueneme and San Diego. The additional services and expenses not covered by housing, inadequate educa­ Part A (hospital) coverage even though neither basic charts of this area. Point Medicare. tion and increasing health would be getting social security payments while Dume and Purisima Point (Coast problems. The bishops called the husband continues to work. One retired worker, who has kept in touch with and Geodetic Survey Chart No. There is no problem about Part B (doctor-bill their plight tragic. us since even before retirement, tells how such a 5202) and San Diego to Santa They urged protection for coverage). A wife can sign up for it and pay the plan is helping him. He and his wife joined the Rosa Island (Chart No. 5101) are $4 a month when she becomes 65 whether or farm employees under the; Ross-Loos Medical Group in California as indi­ scheduled for reprinting by Janu­ not her husband applies for social security and National Labor Relations Act. viduals in 1950. "We received excellent care but ary, 1969. even if he is not yet 62. we thought the monthly fee of $22 was a little Death of Key Bill Laid to Inactivity Of Safety Council YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying Coast Guard Sets Firm Sea Lanes For Calif. Coast Catholic Bishops Back Protection Of Farm Workers �World War II Torpedo Sinkings Reralled by Seafarer Hagh Williams k Seafarer Hugh Williams has had many memorable and interesting voyages during his 44 years at sea, including having two vessels torpedoed out from under him during World War II. The second of those incidents provided Brother Williams with a unique experience that he still finds difficult to believe—one in which a German U-boat captain was a U.S. citizen. Twenty-five years later he related his story to a LOG reporter in the New York hall shortly after his retirement recently on an SIU pension. It was in July of 1943, Wil­ liams recalled, and he was sailing in the engine department of the Mobilfuel—a vessel in the Soconia fleet "We were 344 miles Southeast of Puerto Rico, heading for Aruba. The German subma­ rine attacked us about 10 a.m. and we were sunk, but no one was killed. The whole crew escaped in four lifeboats and managed to stay close to each other in the water," he said. "During the three days and nights we were in the water," Williams explained, "the German sub that sank us would surface and we could hear the ominous sound of her diesel engine, then the sub would put her spotlight on the lifeboats. The first time the sub surfaced, her Captain told us: 'You don't have to tell me what ship you are, where is Cap­ Seafarer Hugh Williams received his first SIU pjension check at the tain Farrow?' (the Mobilfuel's New York hall recently from Welfare Director Al Bernstein as fellow skipper)." Was U. S. Citizen As it turned out, the Cantain of the German sub, a man named Mueller, was a former seaman in the American merchant marine who had sailed under Farrow on that same ship. A native of Ger­ many, Mueller had emigrated to the United States and became a citizen. He had served as chief mate on the Mobilfuel until the war broke out and he returned to Germany. "For three days, at 2 a.m., the sub would surface and the Cap­ tain would speak to us," Williams continued. "He'd give us water and even rum. He never talked about the Nazis and seemed pretty decent. He told us he was sorry he couldn't give us a tow into port. Mueller said to us: 'I missed you in Beaumont,' meaning he might have tried to sink our ship earlier." "The Mobilfuel was heavily armed and looked like the Mis­ souri," Williams said, "but the sub hit us before we had a chance to fire. The ship, which was travelling alone, went down with all her weaponry unused." Previously, Seafarer Williams had sailed on the Aurora, another Soconia vessel, which was hit by subs in the Gulf of Mexico in June of 1942. "It was about three a.m. and we were 23 miles from South Pass, Louisiana, and I was pump­ ing ballast and securing the pump room, etc," he said. "T had just sat down when the first fish struck and it's unbelievable that I am here to talk about it. After the explosion, everything was a sham­ bles. At first I thought there had been a collision but then, I smelled the powder and knew it was a torpedo. A short while later, the second torpedo hit the vessel and we had to abandon ship." Brother Williams stayed aboard •iAlinbert6i.4e6P SEAFAf(EnS Twelve seaman Frank Moran offers congratulations. Brother Williams, who sailed in engine department, first went to sea in 1918, 50 years ago. for a while with the Captain, a man named Sheldon, and the first assistant engineer, before leaving. He had a chance to catch the sub's name as it passed the Aurora's stern. "It was called the U-57 and it caused the death of our chief mate, the only fatality," he said. After finally leaving the ship. Brother Williams was picked up by a Coast Guard tugboat which towed his lifeboat to the mouth of the Mississippi. "The tug cut the wire and the towline broke, putting our life'ooat on a mudbank for three days," he recalled. "They had to leave us due to heavy sub action. The Germans played hell with all ships in the area, sinking about six ships in the three days we were on the mud bank." Was Coal Passer Williams, a native of Las Vegas, New Mexico, now lives in New York City. He first went to sea in 1918, as a coal passer on the British freighter Catalamber. "I had arrived in Baltimore from San Francisco and the water looked good," he said. "In those days, you took what you could get. Of course in that day, sail­ ing was nothing like what it is today and the seamen had no unions like the SIU to represent them," said Williams. In 1927, he v/as on a ship called Lordship Manor, when the vessel got stuck in the ice in Finland for two months. "I liked it there and I decided to stay on." Brother Williams explained. "I lived there until 1931 and enjoyed it, even though it frequently got down to 30 degrees below zero and cold­ er." He lived in Helsinki and has a high regard for the Finnish people. Brother Williams first acquired bis fondness for sailing when he took a job on the yacht Aloha, owned by a millionaire copper king, Arthur Curtis James. At the time, it was the largest- sail­ ing ship in the world. He also saw service on the Vanderbilt schoon­ er Huzar and the yacht Dolphin, owned by a member of the Dodge automobile manufacturing family. "I had just arrived by ship from Venezuela in 1932 and I was sit­ ting in Battery Park, New York," Williams recalled. "I got to talk­ ing to this fellow who asked me if I wanted a job on a yacht, so I said yes and he sent roe to Ap­ ple's. They supplied yachts with equipment and crews and were very well-known. Yachting is a millionaire's sport, and it cost James thousands of dollars a week to keep his yacht running—usu­ ally between New York and New­ port, Rhode Island." Starboard Launchman Williams sailed on the Aloha for 12 months and 14 days, sail­ ing as starboard launchman. "I enjoyed it very much. The food was much better than on mer­ chant vessels of that time and we really lived quite well. In con­ trast, when I caught the Swifteagle out of Fall River, Massa­ chusetts in 1936, the men had to supply their own plates, mat­ tresses, etc., and the food was pretty bad." While sailing on the Aloha, Williams saw many interesting people such as the U. S. Ambassa­ dor to Turkey and wealthy society friends of the James family. The yacht often sailed to Monte Carlo, and cruised the Mediterranean. "They were nice people and it was a good job," he added. Now that he's on an SIU pen­ sion, Brother Williams plans to take it easy and maybe do a little sailing of his own, mostly on Long Island Sound. FINAL DEPARTURES Larry RtHiiero, 25i Brother Romero died on October 31 at the Park Place Hos­ pital in Port Ar­ thur, Texas. A native of Port Ar­ thur, he made his home in that city. Brother Romero joined the Union in Port Arthur in 1963. A member of the deck department, he was employed by the Sabine Towing Company. Surviving is his widow. Sheila. Burial services were held in the Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Groves, Texas. i Edward Samrock, 68: A heart attack claimed the life of Seafarer Samrock on Oc­ tober 22, at his home in Carmen, Oklahoma. He was bom in Ger­ many and joined the Union in 1938 m the Port of Norfolk. Brother Samrock sailed in the engine department and his last ship was the Afoundria. He had been on an SIU pension since 1964. Surviving is his widow, Lutitia. Burial services were held in the Carmen City Cemetery. ^ James Easterling, 40: Brother Easterling died on October 16, in Memorial Hospi­ tal, Savannah, Georgia. He was a member of the engine depart­ ment, sailing as FOWT. His last vessel was the Wayne Victory. A native of Claxton, Ga., Brother Easterling lived in Savannah. He joined the SIU in Baltimore. Easterling was buried in Savannah. Mallmyr Coffee, 63: Brother Coffee died on July 1, at the USPHS Hospital in Staten Island, N. Y. He was a native of Blowing Rock, North Car­ olina and made his home in New Orleans. A mem­ ber of the deck department, he sailed as AB. Brother Coffee be­ gan his sailing career in 1946 and Joined the Union in Philadelphia. His last vessel was the Hercules. He had served in the U.S. Navy from 1923 to 1932. Burial serv­ ices were held in Blowing Rock City Cemetery. William Ray, 54; A myocar­ dial infarction claimed the life of Brother Ray <xi October 28, at St Mary's Hospital in Duluth. A member of the deck department, he sailed as bosun, and was employed by the Buckeye Steamship Com­ pany. Brother Ray was bora in Iowa and made his home in Malmo Township, Minnesota. He joined the SIU in the Port of De­ troit. Surviving is his widow, Blanche. The burial service was held in Malmo Cemetery, Aitkin County, Minn. Matteo Stucchio, 45: Seafarer Stucchio died November 14 at his home in Brook­ lyn, N.Y. Brother ^cchio was bora in that borough and joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1957. Employed by the V. J. Spellman Company as a canvas operator, he served as a shop steward for the Union. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. He is survived by his widow, Rosalie. The burial was held in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. William Nonnand, 62: Brother Normand died at the USPHS Hos­ pital, Staten Is­ land, on October 4. He was a na­ tive of Port Rich­ mond, New York, and made his home in Astoria, Queens. A mem­ ber of the en­ gine department. Brother Nonnand served frequent­ ly on SIU picket lines. He joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1957 and his last vessel was the Gateway City. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Margaret Bums, of Astoria. The burial services were held in Oceanview Cemetery J: New York City. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 • f » • 'd • (f- • f i| I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (r,int infcrmation} y NAME STREET ADDRESS OTY STATE. TO AVOlO DUmCATION: If you m an old wiMcribar of addraaa, plaaao giva your formar addraaa Mow: OTY tZAlE ZIP. and hava a change 'r �B«Mnb(Br.«;r.l96C SE^FA1iElk& ' t&G labor's Non-Voters Chided by Seafarer SfCI's Efficiency Amazes Seafarer To the Editon To the EdIfoR Just a note to express my amazement at the speed in which our great Union works. After going to sea for 40 years, starting in September of 1928 and most of which were spent in the SIU, I was permanently put on the beach, Oct. 21, 1968. I applied for my disability pension and some car insurance at the same time. I received my first retirement check and was amazed at the speed of the job the Union did in processing my claim. As yet, I haven't even heard from the insurance company in regard to my car. I have known all along that we in the SIU had the best— the best Union without a doubt in the maritime industry, bar none. I want to take this op­ portunity to express my appre­ ciation to our officers and mem­ bers in this great Union, for their foresight in getting bene­ fits such as pensions and the welfare programs for the mem­ bership. It was truly a God­ send to know that someone was looking out for my future while I was sailing the ships on all oceans. I just wanted the officers and members to know that I would have been in one hell of a predicament if I didn't have my pension to fall back on. Suddenly being beached was a very big surprise to me since I thought the old ticker was OK all the time. Smooth sailing to all. David Sykes The 1968 election is history and one thing should be clear to every voter and non-voter. Each individual vote is impor­ tant. Only a relatively few votes decided many state, local and national contests. More likely than not, the uncast ballots would have been for the losing rather than the winning candi­ dates, and many of these can­ didates were the friends of la­ bor. It is ironic therefore, that many working people, especially merchant mariners—if the rest of them are typical of those on this ship—allowed either apathy or indifference to stop them from applying for and casting an absentee ballot, or worse still, allowed prejudice to cause them to cast their ballots for candidates that have a poor or anti-labor record. I am aware of only three crewmembers out of over 35 on here who could have voted who did or at least made the attempt. In my case, my ballot did not happen to reach me until No­ vember 4 and had to be back in the office by 5 p.m. Novem­ ber 4, to be valid. I sent it air­ mail special delivery, but have little hope that it reached its destination in time. HHH did not carry the state I was regis­ tered in but the pro-labor can­ didate for U.S. Senate, Alan Cranston, did win, defeating arch-conservative Max Rafferty. So, I am somewhat comforted by this knowledge. Already I hear some crewniembefs bemoaning the fact that they think we (the mer­ chant marine) can expect hard times now that Nixon has won. Yet they failed to register and vote. And who's to blame if they are right? How many mer­ chant seamen failed to vote? If the ratio of 80 to 90 percent (found on my own ship) holds true thoughout the industry, then we know seamen are no little responsible for Mr. Nix­ on's victory as most of them come from such crucial states as California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Maryland, Wash­ ington, Or^on, etc. Because seamen go to sea, this is no reason for them to abdicate their responsibilities of good citizenship. This includes above all, registering and vot­ ing, contributing to party and candidates of their choice and urging friends and relatives to vote for these candidates also. If things don't suit you dur­ ing the next four years, before you start complaining ask your­ self what you did to help see that they would go any better. If you did not vote, then blame yourself and others like you who also failed to vote or put prejudice ahead of labor's wel­ fare. Sincerely, Bruce W. Nusbaum Calls Heart Patients Safe Accident Risk To the Editor: Since when is heart disease so different from other afflic­ tions than can befall a working man while carrying out the duties of his job? My family has had more than its share of heart trouble, yet it never interfered with their working in terms of accidents — insurance companies and scare groups to the contrary. I commend the AFL-CIO for pointing out the injustice of denying Workman's Com­ pensation benefits to people suffering from heart disabilities, and equally condemn thosb that would do so. In our age of stress and tension heart dis­ ease can be as much of an oc­ cupational disease as silicosis was for the miners of fifty years ago. Dowdd Giiflbi <|> Page Eight AiUitional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SIU Pension Roster Eight additional Seafarers have been added to the SIU's ever-growing pension roster. The newest additions to the list include; Jose Fernandez, Fritz Bantz, John Speight, Francisco Bayron, Norman Longtine, Jose Reyes, Cuthbert Hinkson and Frank Sherry. Jose Fernandez sailed as ^ FWT. He joined the Union in the Port of Baltimore, where he lives with his wife, Camila. A native of Spain, his last ship was the Duke Victory. Fritz Bantz is a native of Den­ mark who makes his home in Baltimore. A Seafarer for 25 Sherry Reyes Hinkson Longtine years, he joined in New York City. Brother Bantz sailed as AB Jose Reyes was born in Puerto York. He had been sailing sinc^ and his last ship was the Chilore. Rico. He resides in Santurce, 1939 and was a member of the Puerto Rico, with his wife Maria. steward department. His last vcsr His last ship was the Puerto Rico. sel was the Bienville. Brother Reyes was qualified to Frank Sherry joined the Union sail as bosun and was an SIU man in the Port of New York and for 28 years. He joined the Union sailed as a deckhand. He was in the Port of New York. born in Jersey City, N. J., and Cuthbert Hinkson lives in lives in that city with his wife, Brooklyn with his wife, Fran- Mary. Brother Sherry was em­ cella. A native of the British West ployed by the Pennsylvania Rail Fernandez Bantz Indies, he joined the SIU in New Road. John Speight sailed as a cook and was employed by the Norfolk, Baltimore and Carolina Line. A native of North Carolina, he lives in Norfolk with his wife, Mary. He joined the SIU in Baltimore. Francisco Bayron sailed in the engine department and joined the Clara Annette Brown, bora Sep­ ton Bell, Whistler, Ala. SIU in the Port of New York. He tember 1, 1968, to Seafarer and is a native of Puerto Rico and Mrs. Ira C. Brown, Ponchatoula, La. Kimberly Ledmer, born August 14, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tina Marie Wells, bora August William Lednier, Bayou La Batre, 10, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ala. Eugene B. Wells, Norfolk, Va. ^ 4. Speight Bayron his last ship was the Seatrain New York. Brother Bayron makes his home in Brooklyn. Norman Longtine sailed'as AB. His last ship was the Summit. An SIU man since World War II, he joined in Houston. Brother Long­ tine was born in Houghton, Mich­ igan, and now lives in Galveston, Texas. Geriy Miller, born October 8, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gerald A. Miller, Gretna, La. .l,Houston Carlton Bell, Jr., born July 22, 1966, to Seafarer and Mrs. Houston Bell, Whistler, Ala. Bridget Bishop, born August 21, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie R. Bishop, Houston, Tex. ,1, Mona Bell, bora January 29, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hous- Shane Noeth, born October 26, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thom­ as Noeth, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. SIU Lifeboat Class No. 214 Casfs Off Laurie Ann Summers, bora Oc­ tober 17, 1968, to Se^arer and Mrs. John W. Summers, Port Ar­ thur, Texas. Dashan Karon Harris, bom Oc­ tober 17, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otis L. Harris, New Orleans, La. ^ ; Seafarer Thanks SIU For Aid To the EdittMr: I wish to thank the SIU clinic for its quick and accurate diag­ nosis of my recent illness and also say thank you for the kind and courteous attention I re­ ceived from Union officials. In addition, I wish to express my thanks for the prompt fi­ nancial assistance I received from the SIU Welfare Depart­ ment. Also, may I thank the staff at the Marine Hospital for the fine treatment they gave me. Lany TefiR Charlene Welch, bora October 20, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Welch, Port Arthur, Texas. Yvette Camacho, born Septem­ ber 20, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Camacho, Philadelphia, Pa. WRITE These Seafarers recently passed Coast Guard examinations and received their lifeboat tickets after attending a course of study at the SIU's lifeboat school in Brooklyn. In first row (l-r) are: Thomas ShifFlett; Bob DeJuan; Norman Miller. Back row: Instruc­ tor Paul McGaharn; Jim Booker: Larry Moncrief; Andreas Bapandreou: Raphael Rivera. The class graduated on November I Ith. JXUT.W.E �nditqceinbeii j .P^etFpprfee" reiMrted ., „ (Mwre-Misc -• • •. •ty. None. No dij^Ki^«sc ^tesates. Bveryi Uiitai U natintiBg' nnpothly. • 3AHBS (OHertalExport), Novemtieif'; - »- 1LA__AJ: T rrv. t -r.. i.-.'j . A—Ghalrmon, Martin J. Tuesphmoor, Jr. t jSecretary, J. C. Randolph. Some diapu OT in enslne department. . „ „ , , , „ .. mjNIQ'I'SUl . ,r$ OVERSEAS ANNA (Maritime Overi^' was), October 27—Chairman, B. IiJ? Jairet; Secretary, J. P. Austin.' JS.'oO it#,' ship's fond. No beefs and no ^sputeA;! OT. Motion was made that the Uniori!.. consider placing an SIU Agent in thC' Canal Zone, at least for the duration aiy the Vietnam hostilities. , v)^ ^k. " ' ^ CENTERVILliE (Admiralty Marine)£ October 2—Chairman, C. Demcrs; SecretU tary, B. Van Ciise. General discuBsloitf held regarding draws, food and hospital supplies. All to be checked into. . ;. IBERVIGLE (Waterman). October IST —Chairman, A. Reasko: Secretary, D. Dell. $4.26 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. Ship's ddegate advised' all hands to keep doors locked while shlpV is in port. AMERICAN PRIDE (American Sealanes), November 10—Chairman, Victor Brunell, dr.; SecreUiy, Terry J. Smith.' Ship's delegate reported that everything s. is running smoothly. Ail repairs were;) taken care of. Crew commended thej Captain for his co-operation. Vote of^ thanks was extended to the ship's dele- ! gate and the chief engineer for a job well done. A very good trip. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tannar VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shapard Undi'ay WlMlami Al Tanner Robert Matthawi DEL CAMPO (Delta), November 6—i Chairman, C. Milazao; Secretary, E. ^ Bradley. Brother derry Phipps was elect,| ed to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs ^ SECRETARY-TREASURER and no disputed OT. Vote of thanks ex- I tended to the steward department for a 1 HEAD9UARTERS Al Karr675 4th Ave., Iklyn. job well done. t (212) HY f-6600 VANTAGE VENTURE (Vancor), Octo-I ber 6—Chairman, Walter E. Craikowstd. 1 Brother Richard d. Sherman was elected| to serve as ship's legate. No beefs and j no disputed OT. .I CHATHAM (Admiralty Marine), Oetbber 26.—Chairman. Pete Sheldrake; Secre­ tary, D. Fritz. Brother Nel Larson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Discussion held regarding the food that is being served. Inventory of stores to he taken to. try to improve the food situa­ tion.. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ sees), November 10—Chainnan, W. d. Barnes; Secretary, C. E. Smith, Several men had to leave ship due to illness. Patrolman will check into same. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward departweni for a Job well done. . DIGEST Of S SHIP ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. (517) EL 4-3616 lALTIMORE, Md 1216 E. ialllmora St. (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mats 663 Atlantic Avenue (617) Rl 2-0140 iUFFALO, N.Y m Waihington St. SIU (716) TL 3-92S9 IBU (716) TL 3-9259 CHICA60, III 93SJ Ewing Ave. SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. (216) MA I-S4S0 DETROIT. Mich 10225 W. Jaffarton Ave. (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn FRANKFORT. Mich HOUSTON, Tm JACKSONVILLE, Fla JERSEY CITY, NJ MOilLE, Ala 312 W. 2nd St. (218) RA 2-4110 P.O. ioi 287 415 Main St. (616) EL 7-2441 5104 Canal St. (713) WA 8-3207 2iOB Paarl St. (904) EL 3-0987 99 Montgomery St. (201) HE 5-9424 I South Lawraaea St. (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, U 630 Jaekton Ava. (504) S29-7546 NORFOLK. Va •^?^HAtAULA VTCTORr:*|AlcdSf,p%li?^ ber 27—Chairman, Frank Rakas, dr.; Secretary, Bueben Bellaty. BroUier dohn F. MeCollon wa; elected to serve as ship's delegate. No disputed OT and no beefs.. Everything is running smoothly. COEUB D'ALENE VICTORY (Victor^ Carriers), November 3—Chairman, J. Craft; Secretary, H. Ulrich. Brother dobn J. Carey was elected to serve as ship's delists. No beefs and no disputed' OT was reported. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), November 9 —Chairman, Pete Dolan; Secretary, Bo Anderson. No bcefa. EverythhiK is run­ ning smoothly. SEATRAIN WASHINGTON (Hudson Waterways). November 13—Chairman, J. Tobin; Secretary, ,d. Ratiiil. Ship's) delegate reported that everything ia run­ ning smoothly with no beefs. IIS 3rd St. (703) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR. Tax 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 3S0 Fraamont St. (415) DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R 1313 Farnandai Juncos Stop 20 724-2848 SEAHLE, Waih 250S First Avanua (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Dal Mar (314) CE 1-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. (813) 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif^ 450 Seaside Ave. Terminal Island, Calif. (813) 832-7285 TOKOHAMA, Japan..Iiaya BIdg., Room 101 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Ndk iku 2014971 Ext. 201 SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans. Dec. 10—2:30 p.m. Mobile Dec. 11—2:30 p.m. WUmlngton . . Dec. 16—2:00 p.m. San Francisco Dec. 18—2:00 p.m. Seattle Dec. 20—2:00 p.m. New York ... Dec. 2—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . Dec. 3—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ... Dec. 4—2:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 13—2:30 p.m. Houston Dec. 9—2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans. Dec. 10—7:00 p.m. Mobile Dec. 11—7:00 p.m. New York .. Dec. 2—^7:00 p.m. Philadelphia.. Dec. 3—^7:00 p.m. Baltimore ... Dec. 4—7:00 p.m. :i:Houston .. . Dec. 9—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Dec. 2—2:00 p.m. Alpena Dec. 2—^7:00 p.m. PuTalo Dec. .2—^7:00 p.m. Chicago .... Dec. . 2—7:00 p.m. Duluth Dec. . 2—7:00 p.m. Frankfort ... Dec. . 2—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago Dec. 10—7:30 p.m. t Sault St. Marie Dec. 12—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo Dec. 11—7:30 p.m. Dulutfa Dec. 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland ... Dec. 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo Dec. 13—7:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 9—^7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .. Dec. 9—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans. Dec. 10—5:00 p.m. Mobile Dec. 11—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia.. Dec. 3—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) .. Dec. 4—5:00 p.m. Norfolk Dec. 5—5:00 p.m. Houston Dec. 9—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Dec. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Dec. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. *NorfoIk Dec. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Dec. 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. ARtZPA (Sea-Innd), October 18—Chair­ man. John Albert!; Swretary, dohn Nash. : Discussion held regarding air-condition-i ing in crew's quarters. Also discussed: was the matter of the water in the galley; FINANCIAL RBPOBT8. The conatttution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and and pantry which is always either too > Inland Waters District makes specifle provision for safeguardins the membership's a hot or too cold. 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. Al] STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), No- J Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. vember 10-:-ChaiTOan, William Burkeen ;) TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gnlf, Lakes and Inland Secretary, E. K. DeMoss. Brother Steven- i son was elected to serve as ship's dele^ i Waters District are administered in accordance with the proviaiona of various trust gate. )Ko beefs were reported by dep«rt-| fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds ment dei^ates. shall equally consist of union and management repreaentativea and their alternates. All .expenditures and diabursementa of trust funds are made only upon approval SEATED MAINE (Hudson -Watenl by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund finaneial reeords are available at the ways), No^mber 10—Chairman, Warren headquartera of the various trust funds. Barr; Ser-ctftry, Ssni W. McDonald. No SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping righU and seniority are protected exclusively beefs .and no disputed OT. Brother Barr was re-elected to serve as ship's delegate by the contracts between the Union and the ahipownen. Get to know your shipping and Was given a vote of thanks for • job rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you well done.; Diseuseion held regarding re^ feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shlpownera, notify the Seafisreia Appeals ti«n»entaplan../,a r-'-':..; Board by certified mail, return receipt request^. The proper address for this ia: •::>E»AJPAIN'allAINB ..(Hudson Water-) Ektrl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board ways); - October aO^Chatonan, Wwrett 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New York 4. N. Y. ii, Barr; Secretary, 8am W. McDonald, Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by Discussion held regarding rusty water. writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Repairs not taken care of. Motion was CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU hidls. These made to have all tanks cleaned before new Crew aitpts On, Crdw eontplained contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contraet rights, aa well as your obligations, such as filing for OT about food ln;,itN»er«L on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman other Union offlcial, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights prop­ ^SEATRdd!il;''ililW)Bi^ wateri or ways),)«j|<U^t.t.8r«(^ A, erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. ASrsm"; EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained One'wwn from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any indhridilual in the w«a elected to aerve aa Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from Wair*^ articles deemed jAipw;; has been harmful to the Union or .its collective membership. This' estabi: reaffirmed med by membership action at the September. 1960, me^ngs all eonatitaiional .porta. The rssponaibility for LOO policy is vested in an editorial board which consists . _ Union. The Eseeutive Board may delegate, ts of the Executive Board of the from among Ha ranks, one individual to carry out this rasponaibiltty. iSBtiae Kayser-Rikth Hosiery Co. Inc. Women's Hosiery Schlapareli, Kayser, Phoenix, Mojud, Supp-hose, Sapphire, Bachelor Girl, Fascination. Men's Hosiery & Underwear Esquire Socks, Bachelors' Friends, Supp-hose, Supp-hose Underwear, Slendo Children's Products Kayser, Fruit of the Loom Mojud. Slippers Jiffies, Mercury (Textile Workers Union of America) ^ Stltzei-WeUcr Distfllcrics "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiU," W. L. Wellcr Bourbon whiriceyi (Distillery Workers) Kingsport Press "Worid Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Baltimore Luggage Co. Ijidy Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starllte luggage Starfiite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Gypsnm Wallboard, American Gypsnm Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) ^I> ' R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) Comet Rice Mills Co. products ^ (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) ( i ^ Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Boren Clay Products Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) ^ "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Hes, Boss Gloves, RIchmaa (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) ^ Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Pioneer Floor Mill (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers| Local 110, San Antonio, Texas —4,— Glnmam Grapes (United Farm Workers) Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) —4,— Tennessee Packers Reelfoot Packing Frosty Morn Valieydale Packers (Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America) 4, Fisher Price Toys (Doll and Toy Workers) ^— Brothers and SeweD Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) I Atlantic Products Sports Goods Owned by Ouett Peabody (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any ofllcial capacity .n the SIU unless an oflicisl Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he ia given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without auppljring a receipt, or if a member is required to make a pajrment and is given an offlcial receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBUGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six •"qnths in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies sK available in all Union hall^ All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiariw themselva with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or gstion by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affeeted should immediately notify headquarten. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU membera drawing disability-pension benefiia have always been encouraged to continue their union aotivities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Unfon meetings, they are en^iaged to take an active role in all rank-and-file fnnetions, in­ cluding service cm rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-etanding Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarera ore guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contraets which the Union haa negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, 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 righta to which be is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Psafarers ia the right to pursue legislative and politieal [••Hves which will serve the best interesto of _ themselves, their famOies and their lion. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity r>.:::.ation was oatabliahad. Donations to SFAD sro entirdy voluntary and constitute the funds through whieh legislative and politieal activities ore eonductod for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time K Smforer feds that any of the aheve ritfrts have heen vieteted. er that he haa bvan dented hte constitntte^ right ef aMMa to Unton reewde er tofenaai^ IM eteadd WU PrauldMt Pad HaU at headgwartera hy enrtiied maU. is tarn ijf' �8<laMeefhb»<' 6, l4fe8 jtRBUS LOG •Vi. Thm KOMgh fCiWft CK^Mas) and Tronocoforodo ^ffudson Watmrways) ore typkal of the many vassals In the SlU-mcmnad ftaof. Shown below are several of the Seafarers who sailed on them recently. The steward dept. on Raleigh included: in back (l-r) Edwin Vieira^ NC & B; Victor O'Briant, pantryman: Glenn Kerr, messman, and Mike Vigo, steward. Front: Gil Beloy and Peter Blanchard, cooks. Seafarers reading shipping news during break on Raleigh are (I left): P..J. McAneney, oiler, C. Rodriguez, OS, and Leon Kyster, bosun:' Seated are Clint ' Ward and Dick Schaeffer; deck dept. Steward Manuel Netto and 1 Cook Martin Iturrinb turned-out fine chow on Transcolorado dur­ ing a trip to Far East points. Sam Hooker, chief electrician on Transcolorado, displays tape recorder bought in Yokohama. Francis McGarry was bosurtrdh 1 Transcolorado. He is from Phil- j adolphia; |oinec| Union ,^ The Seafarers aboard the Doval (Suwannee Steamship Co.) "deeply regret the loss of our Cap­ tain, Otto Schlablinski, who died suddenly while we were at sea," Ship's Delegate John Malcolm wrote. Present orders call for the vessel to dock in Jacksonville. "We are looking forward to a good, clean pay-off," said MaiShip's Delegate Warren Baix operation. Deck delegate Steven colm. Meeting Chairman Wil­ Caper reports a few hours dis­ reports from the Seatrain Maine liam Morris said that "the crew puted overtime. The steward and (Hudson Water­ has three days lodging coming for chief cook were complimented for ways) that a re­ the lack of wash water at one a good job. quest was made point." While in for two days sub­ India, they had sistence for the The Overseas Rose (Maritime no launch serv­ Overseas) was temporarily shortlack of hot water. ice, reported The bosun will handed recently Brother Morris. check the possi­ due to the illness Meeting Secre­ bility of building of several Seafar­ tary John Tilley Bair shelves ers, according to states that the for the crew li­ Meeting Chair­ Duval"will prob­ man W. J. Barnes. brary, Brother Barr writes. Meet­ ably enter the Malcolm Two men in the ing Secretary Sam McDonald re­ shipyard at Jack­ steward depart­ ported that the ship went from sonville. After bunkering in An­ ment and two in Danang, to Saigon, Manila, San tigua, a repair list was made up, the deck had to Francisco, Oakland, back to In­ Stone Tilley wrote. Deck delegate Rob­ leave the vessel. chon and will pay-off again in ert Garriss reported one man had Another man in the engine de­ Oakland in mid-December. Wil­ to leave the ship in Capetown, partment had to depart in the liam Thompson, deck delegate, re­ due to illness. A few beefs were Canal Zone, because of illness ported that Aubrey Waters, AB, reported in the engine depart­ in the family, the engine depart­ left the ship due to illness in ment, delegate Joe Gallant said. ment delegate, Charles Smith, Honolulu. The engine delegate, Steward delegate James Webb writes. Ship's Delegate Lotos Lynn Baker, wrote that FWT said no beefs were pending in his Stone wrote that a vote of thanks Louis Pkkbart also left the vessel department. The repair list in­ was extended to the steward de­ there due to illness. Use of the cludes the painting of the dish partment and except for the ill­ new forms regarding accidents rack and the galley range. A sug­ ness, everything was going along and illnesses was explained to the gestion was made that shot cards in good order. No beefs or dis- men. should be returned as soon as a "uted overtime was reported and ship is cleared, since some men LOGS and mail are coming in —^ leave a vessel without them after regularly. the pay-off. "Everything continues to be fine Ktf Nathaniel Hatfield, meeting sec­ aboard the Western Hunter (Westem Agency), acThe Asburv Victory (Bulk retary on the Penn Challenger * cording to the lat­ (Penn Shipping) Transport) paid-off at the Naval est word from reports that a Supply Center in Ship's Delegate vote of thanks Oakland, Califor­ Rodger Swanson. was extended to nia after a long Some disputed three Seafarers three-month voy­ overtime was for a job well age, John Mabalcleared up after done. Ship's Dele­ ov, ship's dele­ copies of contract gate Joe Wallace, gate, reported. It agreements were third cook, John was a good trip, Yates Robinson, and sent from Head­ he said, with the Scbwandt erewmessman Leo quarters, Swanson reported. One vessel departing Mabalov from New Orle­ Scbwandt all came in for praise. point the crew was concerned ans. They called on Honolulu, Da Brother Hatfield wrote. Wallace about was whether the men were Nang, Quinon, Saigon, Manila, Su- wrote that there was some disputed entitled to first class transportation bic Bay, Guam and Oakland. The overtime to be ironed out but no when the year's articles were com­ voyage was uneventful with no other beefs. W. E. Walker, deck pleted. Meeting Chairman J. M. encounters with the Vietcong, delegate, reports the bosun paid- Yates writes that $64 was used Brother Mahalov wrote. The pay­ off in the Panama Canal. William from the ship's treasury to fix the off was a smooth one, with no se­ Bowler was engine delegate and TV set. Seafarers also agreed on rious beefs. As usual the steward Brother Robinson, steward dele­ the purchase of various items for department did a fine job, keeping gate. A motion was made that recreation such as chess and the men happy during the trip, launch service be provided in checker games, etc. The last port of call was Subic Bay. Guam. according to all reports. ^ Seafarers aboard the American Pride (American Sea Lanes) thanked Victor Brunell for his fine job as shin's delegate. Meeting Secretary Terry Smith reported. "He did every­ thing to help the new men and the veterans as well," Brunell wrote Smith. Brother Brunell "took full respon­ sibility as a Union representative for the Seafarers while aboard ship and we thank him for being a good Union man." Brunell will request a new library for the next crew. The vessel will pay-off in Norfolk. Everything is going along smooth­ ly, with repair work and painting already taken care of. Painting included the deck wash room and passageway bulkheads. A vote of thanks was extended to the Cap­ tain for doing whatever be could to provide shore leave and draws for the men in Saigon. The chief engineer was thanked for his co- Sid Sokolik Your old friend Joseph Fried is anxious to leam of your where­ abouts. He asks that you write to him at 2000 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265. R. L. Cooke A package is being held for you from the Maritime Overseas Cor­ poration. You can claim it at SIU Headquarters in New York. — — Bin Gumsey Please contact your sister, Betty Vitelli, at 578 Woodbine Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Very urgent in reference to Mother. ^ Waymau Oemett Lizotte Your daughter, Patricia Ann Lizotte, would like to hear from you as soon as posrible. Her ad­ dress is P. O. Box 3177, Agana, Guam. ^ IJgon Randolpb Hart Please contact Newton B. Schwartz at 500 Branard at Garrott, Houston, Texas 77006, as soon as possible. Phone number is JA 8-2863. Tony Radiz Duke Duet would like you to save his safety glasses for him and asks that you contact him as soon as possible. <|> Barry Stewart Lampert Please contact your wife, Brinda, at P. O. Box 384, Jackson­ ville, Florida 32201, as soon as you possibly can. �Vol. XXX No. 25 SEAFARERSWLOC OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO HLSS SENIORITY UPGRADINS PROGRAM RESUMES A unique opportunity for seniority upgrading is now available to B Book Seafarers at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Maryland. On January 1st, 1969, the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship will resume its Seniority Upgrading Program. The program is geared toward providing Seafarers with the additional training they'll need to advance rapidly up the seniority ladder. Seafarers who qualify for the Seniority Upgrading Program will be able to utilize the modem training and instruction facilities available at the Harry Lunde­ berg School of Seamanship. While participating in the program. Seafarers will receive free room and board and $56.00 per week. Applications will soon be in the mail to all B Book Seafarers and will also be available from any SIU port agent. Deadline for submitting applications for considera­ tion is December 15th, 1968, for the upgrading class starting Januarj^ 1, 1969. Act now to upgrade your seniority! HOW TO QUAUFY Seafarers who wish to enroll in the Seniority Upgrading Program should meet the Seafarers Appeals Board's quali­ fying standards which include the following: • RATING^Each applicant must presently hold a Coast Guard endorsed rating such as AB, FOWT, etc. In the case of Steward Department personnel, each applicant must show proof of having sailed in a rated capacity. • PREVIOUS TRAINING—Presentation of a certificate showing successful completion of training at either the Andrew Furuseth Training School or the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. • SBATIMB-Seafarers must have a minimum of 12 months seatime with any SlU-contracted companies. • LIFEBOAT TICKET—Applicant must have a valid lifeboat ticket. The Seafarers Appeals Board may consider other qualifica­ tions or waive any of the above. WHILE AHENDING SCHOOL While attending the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, Maryland, Seafarers who qualify for the Seniority Upgrading Program will receive $56.00 per week plus room and board. Transportation from the Union's major ports to Piney Point, Maryland will be provided for all qualified applicants. HOW TO APPLY Application forms are presently being mailed to all B Class SIU members. In addition, applications may be obtained from any SIU port agent. Completed application forms should be mailed by no later than December 15th, 1968 to: The Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Saint Mary's County Piney Point, Maryland 20674 � 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 December 6, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PATCHWORK FORMULA FOR MARITIME SHOULD BE REPLACED \ NEW MARITIME PROGRAM NEXT YEAR WILL STRESS PRIVATE INVESTMENT NY TEACHERS END 5 WEEK STRIKE NAVAL CHIEF HAILS MERCHANT MARINE AS VITAL TO NATION’S SEA POWER ILO REFUSES AID TO GREEK REGIME WHILE ANTI-UNION CHARGES PENDING UPTON SINCLAIR DEAD AT 90; CHAMPION OF THE UNDERDOG UNITED FARM WORKERS SCORE GAINS IN CONTRACT WITH CALIFORNIA GROWER SEAFREEZE ATLANTIC – NEW HOPE FOR US FISHERMEN USSR REVISES SHIPPING CODE TO MATCH NEEDS OF GROWING FLEET HLSS SENIORITY UPGRADING PROGRAM RESUMES 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 12/06/1968 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. XXX, No. 25 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a86ef0aeadefb065492fb300180a2e86.PDF 1eab263ad28c5abf76fffb8868dc9130 PDF Text Text ^ -.Hf.'"'A-TrJ.-;' ->.-"' v.p3£.n^-3i,4- " •••*•'•'11 ' •' Vl' il ^•mii ••.«jii :1| ? Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1945 Sec'y-Treasurer Reports To SiU No. 49 Labor Blasts Truman For Anti-Union Plan By JOHN HAWK A week ago last Saturday, President Truman this week the company's records and profit Philadelphia Agent, Bill Luth gave the full speed ahead signal sheets! In other words, the union phoned me that all the tug boats to anti-labor forces within Con­ is being asked to do all the giv­ in Philadelphia were out on. strike gress and throughout the nation, when he submitted his proposal ing without receiving anything and that the NMU had finked for handling labor-management in return. four of the tugs out, and were disputes. General Motors has defied the attempting to fink them all out A F L President Green de­ union and government in their in an effort to grab these tugs. nounced the plan as well as refusal to reveal their profits for At my request. Agent Luth anc other anti-union bills in the Con­ the purpose of establishing the his Patrolmen came to New Yor gressional hopper. Labor claimed that night to attend a meeting the request for legislation was ability to pay or not pay the re­ •with our Organizational Director, aimed at the destruction of quested 30% wage increase. In unions, and curtailment of spite of this, they are not being Paul Hall, and the New York the rights of free men to asked to give up anything or re­ Branch Officials, organizers and work or refrain from work veal anything by the President; myself. as the occasion demands — • We met that night and, after the right to strike—which was they merely sit back on their hearing a full report from our dearly purchased by labor haunches and sneer at govern­ Philadelphia Officials, it was the through the blood and toiling ment and union alike. concensus of opinion that we efforts of many generations of PLAN OPPOSED should step into this beef and workers. knock the NMU out of the pic Rank and file union members TRUMAN PLAN ture, and let it be known in the contacted on the picket lines ex­ As proposed by the President, Port of Philadelphia that there pressed the determination to rethe plan calls for the following is a Seafarers International Union steps: and that we stand for bettering the seamens wages and working The mail service for crews of to appoint a member of the^^crew 1. When any strike which would conditions and will not tolerate affect the public well-bging American merchant vessels now with a letter of identification to any finking. threatens in a major industry, Ai a New York member­ provided by the Navy through its call for the mail at the office of Organizational Director, Pau Fleet Post Offices was discon- the foreign agent. then the Secretary of Labor ship meeting held Wed. night, Hall was delegated to move into tinued on December 1, 1945. certifies that fact to" the Pre­ x* IS • essentiali that xu x GeneralT the Seafarers unanimously ' It Philadelphia with as many New sident. approved a resolution con­ Delivery of crew mail : since Agents,, inform their respective York Officials as could be spared 2. Within five days, a fact-find­ that date is being undertaken by ships of the proposed itinerary in and rank and file as needed to demning President Truman's ing board is appointed by the do the job. Brother Hall has rend­ the U.S. Post Office Department order that crew members may in proposal for deciding laborPresident with power to sub­ ered a full report on this beef through the domestic mails when turn -inform their correspondents. poena records and individuals management disputes. Mem­ which will be read at this intended for delivery within this Itinerary must include name of and to request information bers expressed themselves as country, or through the interna- agent at ports of call, and exmeeting. from any government agency. strongly opposed to the The NMU top officials, whose tional postal service for delivery pected date of arrival. 3. The fact-finding board sub­ "finky proposition." and de­ in foreign countries. Therefore, NEW LOG DELIVERIES main interest is seeking publi­ mits a report within twenty t is now necessary for the seamu u• ' xj x city in the capitalist press and clared that its passage by The membership is cautioned to days. men to notify his correspondents instruct correspondents to follow Congress and,/or other finky (Continued on Page 4) in this country as to where his 4. Neither party involved (union directions closely — and. at all anti-union bills would im­ mail is to be addressed. If for or management) will be legal­ times to indicate the return adr measurably set back the en­ delivery in this country, or if the ly bound to accept the board's dress else difficulties may be tinerary of the vessel is not tire Icibor movement. findings. known, %he mail should be ,-Pe-nced with their mail. Because of these new regula­ 5. During the entire thirty day dressed as follows: period (5 days for board ap­ main on strike until their de­ tions, the Seafarers Log will no A demand that all "hiring ste­ Mrs. J. Q.- Doe pointment; 20 days for board mands are met, or until an honest longer be sent directly to the vedores and foremen" be union 120 Main .Street investigation and submission ships. A new delivery system is of report; and 5 days after effort is made by GM to bargain members was made yesterday by Chicago. 111. being set up, in which a respon­ John Q. Doe the publication of findings), collectively in good faith. Leaders Joseph P. Ryan, president of the SS (Name of Ship) sible person in every port will either party is legally pre­ of their union further rebuffed ILA, at the arbitration hearing c7o"(Nam; Of sT^mship Line) ^he Log directly vented from calling a strike the President by stating that they for a new contract between the (Domestic address of SS Line) f^ or lockout, or changing the were firmly opposed to his pro­ j where the Log may be picked up union and the New York Ship­ status quo as regards wages, posal. If for delivery in a foreign by a designated crewmember. ping Assn. Louis Waldman, coun­ country, the international postal; hours of work, working con­ , x •, „ The consensus among labor sel for the union, had requested rates and conditions will apply,'. details will follo^ in ditions or other established leaders and progressives is that Davis to rephrase the proposed and it is necessary that sufficient ^arly issues of this paper. Watch methods. the Truman plan is an attempt union contract td compel ship­ stamps be affixed before posting them. ALL FROM LABOR to appease big business interests owners to use only union fore­ n order to avoid delay. Such t— > Under the Truman- plan, the in their endeavors to either men. Mr. Waldman proposed that mail, should be addressed in the ATTENTION ! striking General Motors auto smash the unions once and for the number of "shape-ups" be cut following manner: workers are requested to return all, or to legislate out of exist­ Matthew D u s h a n e. SIU from three to two daily, with John Q. Doe to work for the same wages they ence the unions' ability to use Washington. D. C. representa­ none on Saturday or Sunday. SS (Name of Ship) were previously paid, while a their economic strength as a tive has resigned and the Sea­ Later, the union requested a c/o (Name of Foreign Agent fact-finding board prepeires for weapon. Along with other vicious farers International Union guaranteed minimum* of four (Address of Foreign Agent) hours' pay or work for each office at 424 Fifth Street. the public a report on the merits anti-labor bills in various Con­ Agents of the WSA have been shape-up on weekdays and a fourN.WM Washington. D. C. has of their wage demands. This gressional committees, this plan special fact-finding panel will would push organized labor back been closed. hour minimum for overtime directed to instruct masters of not have the power to subpena at least fifty years. vessels arriving at a foreign port work. Ships' Mail Ser^nce Regulations Changed Truman Plan Scored Longshoremen Ask Union Men Do Hiring �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. December 7, 1945 LOG FORE 'n AFT SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tfje American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 a. ^ 4K » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New YorkXity Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of. August 24, 1912. Reconversion Fiasco General astonishment greeted President Truman's very recent announcement that the country was ahead of schedule in its reconversion prbgram. If the statement itself was true, we have ample warning of things to come. Very obviously, with millions unemployed alread}*", and millions more exTpecting unemployment momentarily, the President's statement can only mean that this is the kind of "reconversion" program which is scheduled for the people of America. That program, we agree, is "ahead of schedule." Although he had summoned Congress back into session soon after victory in the Pacific, and told them to enact certain "must" reconversion legislation, not a single one of the sound and workable measures he advocated has been put into law. Instead, we have experienced a Congressional sitdown strike, the like of which the nation has never before faced. Truman demanded legislation on Unemployment Compensation, Full Employment:," Minimum Wages, Hous­ ing, Social Security and Health Insurance. He was short­ changed on them all. Or so he implies. It is significant that the sit-down strike conducted by the national legislators was suspended long enough to enact corporation-benefitting tax revisions designed to further enrich their war-profit swollen coffers. They did this with callous disregard to the urgent needs of the millions facing a future of complete insecurity. This glaring, inexcusable and vicious strike borders on treason, in that it is directed against the very heart of the nation. It seeks to reduce the American people to more pawns in a world-wide power and profit grab of a dollarhungary few. It seeks to create an America which will be a tail to the profitmakers' kite. In the light of these events, and in the Truman declara­ tions, there is good reason to doubt the sincerity of the President. Although he advocates measures which met with the approval of great masses of the American people, not once has he actually put pressure on for their enactment. The record shows that he gave more lip service in the same manner as the common ward heeler who mouths, "We're against depressions." We had a right to expect our President—President of all the people, not a chosen few—to back up his demands with concrete action. He knew the people were behind him. We even had the right to expect him to stake his political career against the willful and destructive sabotage of the peoples' welfare. J;-, t l-S' , The fact that he has not done this is enough to con­ demn him as a man either unwilling or unable to solve the nation's internal affairs. The atomic rearmament race .which is. being led by the U. S. is a direct route to another By BUNKER i Brother James C.' Lyles, who as now. sailing Chief- Engineer, was reminiscing; in the Nev/ Orleans Hall- recently about old ships, old IfriendS, and how times, have fchanged: since he rode the Jolie, ;;the- Rrusa, the Elmsport, the (Western; Queen and other ships typical: of the days when most iships- fed 101% milk (100% water ^and' one per cent milk.) • Lyles wondered how many of 'the Log readers today ever ate the "sponge bread" that was oh the daily bill of fare of ships that flew the hungry house flag of the » Lykes Line. On'Lykes ships you squeezed the water out of the bread; gulped' it down with cof­ fee. and. hoped you didn't faU overboard with all that lead in your stomach. Another "memory" from Lykes, says brother Lyles, was the time they decided to save money by .doing away with Watertenders on .their Hogs. The fireman tended water, cleaned floor plates, redleaded and chipped—all for the magnificent salary of $57.50 per tmonth. Lyles also remembers the war (this one to end all wars and all people)'. Elere "baseball.bat" days of '36 and the again Truman's inability to cope with international affairs team that held the line for the 'SIU along the Gulf. Among them will mean disaster for America and the world; -were Buck Stevens, the Simons The very sorry fact is that we have set a boy to do a> hoys. Red Dean, Finn Shafstead, .Charlie Larson, "Poker" Parker, man's job. And he has failed. Joe Sullivan and Curly Rentz. ; i 4. 4. ' Dwight T. Smith, will never forget St. Patrick's Day, for it was at 9:30 in the morning of the .17th of March, 1943, that the ;Maiden Creek II was torpedoed the coast of North Africa, Under the guise of solving Labor-MSanagement dis­ foffThe ship- was hit in number putes, President Truman has proposed liagisliation which, if four hold and settled by the stern, enacted, will be but a forerunner to other undemocratic with all hands leaving her with­ out losing a man. measures designed to destroy trade unions as we know When it was evident that the them today. Workers would Be forced to create under­ :ship wasn't going to sink. Navy ground organizations such as has been the practice in all craft nearby ordered the skipper to return to the ship and break countries where repressive laws were introduced. out hawsers for towing the ship 'into port. The sub was still in The President's proposal that "fact-finding boards" (the vicinity and both American be established, that workers be tied to their jobs while the •end English destroyers were board "fact finds" and that these "findings" will not be dropping- depth charges all over the place trying to get it. binding upon everyone, anyway, is a clear mdication of the Says Smitty: "We broke out the forward lines and; went aft to road he has chosen to travel. jget- up: the sternlines. The Deck In essence, it means he has. divorced the American Maintenance went below. The worker and returned (if he ever left) to his true'love; big .Chief- Mate was standing on the (fan. tail. Several of the men business. It is a poorly-disguised attempt to keep indus­ ;were standing near me, as I start­ trial peace at Labor's expense by appeasing his corporation ed to heave up the lines from "be­ friends. Coupled with other to-be-expected anti-worker low. • "I hadn't taken more than a measures it can really create a strikeless industrial relation­ few good hauls when there was ship similar to that of the totalitarian countries. an explosion. A few seconds later I; came to by the midships The old Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act has not house. The blast had blown me done the job the Ikbor-haters expected. Instead-of stopping -there from the stern,, and'someall strikes, it merely used up government fundsi. Instead pne was bending over me wanting know if I was hurt. I remem­ of workers being misled by their leaders, as the labor- to ber trying to ask them what did haters had charged, they found that American workers they think I: was, a high jumper? given a chance to vote favored walk-outs in NLRB-con- and then; I passed out." j Smith woke up later in Djibuti ducted elections. Hospital with a fractured skuU, Thus Truman finds the nation's most notorious anti- broken arm, broken ribs and other, injuries. During seven Labor forces lined up solidly behind his proposal. months in African and American Smitty proved to doc:Significantly, the President- has not uttered, one single Hospitals, tors and nurses that he was a word against industry's resistance to reconversion. With tough man. Says Smitty: "I told profits guaranteed by the law their Congressional friends them I was going to walk down so obligingly passed, the corporations are prepared' "to sit Canal Street again, no matter what-they said." this one out until hell greezes over." Being a tough man, Smitty did Instead of getting to the source of the evil; Truman (just that. Next, time you're in the has decided to make the American worker"the'scapegoat. New Orleans Hall.you'R find him (handling, counter b^s on.the, sec* Brother, its bad,, all bad. | ond'floor. Prelude To Reactiom • �SE AF ARERS Friday, December 1,1945 'CLEARim TBB DECUr "Clearin<r The Deck," by Paul Hall, which usually appears in the LOiQ each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in conneclion with the Isthmian drive. As well as beizig New York Agent, Brother HaU is Director of Organizing, and as the tsHMman campaign swinge into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are 'Comwinlrated on this important Isthmian election. LOG DRAFT ADVOCATE lllllllllll Anti-Ubor Bills Face Congress . WASHINGTON—^All braiu;hes of organized labor rallied their forces this week in an effort to defeat rabid anti-union legislation pending in Congress. Most sweeping of the bills up for action is one sponsored by a triumvirate of two Democrats and a Republican—Congressmen A. J. May (D., Ky.), Howard W. Smith (D, Va,) and Leslie C. Arends (R, HI.) It would repeal the SmithConnally Act and replace it with a "union-busting" law more vi­ cious than anything proposed in years. The other bill, almost equally repressive, is authored by Con­ gressman Sam Hpbbs (D, Ala.), another leading Dixie labor hater. His proposal would bring union activities under the pro­ visions of the Federal antiracketeering act. Under the May-Smith-Arends bill, unions would be stripped of collective bargaining rights for a year if any of their members struck in purported violation of a no-strike provision in a contract, regardless of whether such walk­ out was "wildcat" or authorized. Employers or any one else al­ legedly "harmed" by such a strike could sue the union for damages, get a judgment against its treas­ ury, and thereby practically put a union out of business. Under ihis provision, labor spokesmen said, an unscrupulous boss could plant stool pigeons in a union, have them stir up a strike, and then drag the union through the courts. That would turn back the clock to the days when, as revealed in reports of the LaFoUette CivU Liberties Committee, it was common for crooked bosses to plant paid agents in unions as provocateurs. Significantly, there are no pen­ alties in the bill for employers who engage in such activities, nor for manufacturers who resort to lockouts. In the case of the Hobbs bill, unions could likewise be under­ mined through heavy penalties ranging up to fines of $10,000 and 20-year jail terms for union lead­ ers; So many bids have been made recently for the title of "for­ gotten men" that I submit mer­ chant seamen as my entry—not for the continuance of the title, but with the hope that America will demand that their bill of rights (H. R. 2346), scheduled for hearings on October 18, be brought before Congress and passed. .The bill will cost only about .one-sixtieth as much as the G. L bill, and the American ideal of equal reward for equal service cannot be fulfilled if these men are discriminated against — sent back to civilian life doubly han­ dicapped by the naturaL-advantage of civilians and the special rights of the armed forces. The following facts prove, I believe, .that this bill is an in­ Jean Ribaut Survives Gale sounded like the report of a big gun and the entire ship shud­ dered under the impact and pres­ sure as tons of water crashed on the foredeck." The wide open crack in the hull and deck was fastened se­ curely by huge emergency cables which lashed the two parts in such a way that the sturdy ship was probably prevented from breaking apart and foundering. The Skipper, H. C. Berger, im­ mediately sent SOS messages and ordered the lifeboats prepared for action. Later, Captain Berger admitted that it was highly im­ probable if any of the lifeboats could have been launched in the very heavy seas. After the accident occurred, the Ribaut managed to ride out the storm toward the African coast some 300 miles off course under low power to prevent a heavy pounding from the high seas. First ship to answer the SOS was the SS Robert L. Stockton, a troopship which follew the dis­ abled Ribaut until she was picked up by a U.S. minesweeper, USS Moscovite, which then relieved the Stockton carrying 560 return­ ing Gls. She was then picked up an attempt to get men else­ by the SS W. R. Grace, which where for their ships, but paid escorted her to Boston. the beef as they should have done MENDING in the first place. Their ships are now getting plenty of men aboard and sailing as before. Managing to survive an extremrfy hazardous voyage, the SS Jean Ribaut, Liberty ship, crawled into Boston Harbor with her steel deck and . hull almost broken in two. She was pounded for over seven days of her 22-day trip from Sweden by a highpowered North Atlantic gale which drove her some 300 miles off the regular course. Among the crew members wore a number of Baltimore lads —Waher Hess, Bill Mackin, Charles Hensley, A1 Oslo, Bill Wagner, Mike Kamanowski and Kay Sherbreck. They, along with other crew members, three pas­ sengers and a valuable cargo of pulpwood were all safe and sound. The Ribaut was hit by the furious gale on the night of Nov­ ember 7, but did not sustain any damage until the next morning when huge 50 foot waves smashed the hull until the break occurred. According to William Tofte of Waverly, Iowa, one of the three passengers, "The crack pI i 'I! • Chiseling On Beefs Backfires By J. P. SHULER The Port of New York has shipped 1352 men during the past week and there are 500 jobs on the board at this time. We have averaged paying off 7 ships a day, having paid off 35 ships in the past week. On almost all of these ships there have been a lot of beefs. It seems as if the companies have concentrated a drive to chisel on the agreements. But they have picked the wrong time, because shipping is very good and the men do not wish to ship on ships where they have to argue 3 or 4 days for their overtime, after having worked 3 or 4 months for it. Therefore, a lot of these ships are having trouble crewing up, simply because the company is trying to steal the justly earned money of the seamen. OLD RED-PENCIL The SS Ingersoll of the Water­ man SS Company came in with Asks Passage Of Bill Of Rights The following letter originally appeared in the Washington Post. We reprint it because we think this clean case made for the Sea­ man's Bill of Rights should reach a wide circulation if possible. Repu Andrew J. May, (D„ Ky.), chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, is one of out­ standing Congressional propon­ ents of universal military train­ ing in peacetime. Compulsory military service in peacetime has been opposed by practically all sections of organized labor. (LPA) Page Three tegral part of the G. 1. Bill of Rights: 1. Merchant seamen, contrary to public opinion, have not been paid more than the armed forces. 2. The risk of death faced by merchant seamen was as great or greater than the risk of death faced by members of the armed forces. 3. The average seaman has spent over 75 per cent of his wartime at sea. 4. The age group comprising the Merchant Marine today is predominantly young. It seems only fair that those merchant seameh returning to civilian life should be given the same benefits that have been given to the members of the armed forces — and those re­ maining at sea after facing the perils of war should be given the same considerations as those re­ maining in the armed forces. This group is smcill, but their job of transportation and supply was vital during the war. Jacklyn B. Sandan all kinds of disputed overtime on it, every bit of it legitimate. Capt. Perkins, of red pencil fame, dis­ puted the overtime sheets when they were sent to the office, and refused to even discuss the mat­ ter with the Patrolmen, telling them it was a closed issue as far as he was concerned. Word got around, and there were several days here that you couldn't get a man to take a Waterman ship under any- circumstances. Water­ man settled the beef and paid every hour of the disputed over­ time. The SS Sidney Hampton Vic­ tory of Bull Line is in with a large amount of overtime dis­ puted. Bull Line took the same attitude as did Waterman. The crew stood by and did not want to pay off until they got their beefs settled. The next day, the SS Cald­ well, of Bull Line, was scheduled to pay off. She had around 250 hours disputed overtime. The company never even took the trouble to send a man aboard to settle it. The crew of the Cald­ well is still waiting until their overtime is settled before . they pay off. This word has gotten around and at the present it is impossible to get a man to take a Bull Line ship. Apparently, the Port Officials of Bull Line have seen the error of their ways. Capt. Swinsen, the Chief Chiseler of that outfit, called the union hall today and asked us to please send someone over to settle the beefs so that they can pay the ship off. CREW STANDS BY Another bull-headed, red pen­ cil artist is Port Engineer Watts, of Alcoa SS Co. He has disputed a lot of good overtime in the engine Dept. of the SS John W. Davis. This crew is still standing by until such a time as Alcoa SS Co. decides to pay the legit­ imate overtime. The crew has been around the haU since the ship came in and the member­ ship knows the attitude of Alcoa SS Co.; therefore, it is practically an impossibility to crew an Al­ coa ship. Waterman SS Co. didn't make HALL EMPTY Alcoa SS Co., following its usual finky tactics, is attempting to crew their ships through the WSA and the Seamen's Church Institute. Even with the finky reputations that these two out­ fits have as fink herders, they can't get a man to sail with out­ fits as lousy as Bull and Alcoa. The hall looks vacant- for the last month around here." Every­ one has shipped that wants to and those who don't want to, are afraid to come to the hall for fear that they will be shang­ haied. It is practically an im­ possibility to pick up a Balloting Committee each morning, but so far, the impossible has been per­ formed and balloting goes on each day. Up to this date, we have around 1300 ballots cast in the Port of New York. Every one that wants to ship please come by the N. Y. Hall. Dan Ellsbury, AB, shipped from Baltimore to Bremerhaven and return on board the SS Spartan­ burg Victory. Now. Brother EUsbury is waiting for his leg, in­ jured as result of an attempted holdup, to heal before shipping out again. Thanks SiU For Strike Support Dear Brother: I appreciate your letter of November 23 and the pledge of support of your organization in our current fight against the General Motors Corporation. The General Motors workers realize that their fight against the General Motors Corporation is more than a fight for a wage increase. It is the fight to determine whether or not we are going to create the economic basis for winning the peace at home. The continued refusal of the General Motors Corporation to bargain in good faith, and their arrogant attitude toward every constructive proposal of the Union proves beyond ques­ tion that they are spearheading the anti-labor campaign of the National Association of Manufacturers. I am certain that with the support of your membership and the solidarity of American labor, we shall win in this fight. Thank you again for your support. Fraternally yours, WALTER P. HEUTHER, Vice President. Director, GM Department I >3 �•1 THE Page Four SEAFARERS Friday. December 7, 1945 LOG The Secretary-Treasurer Reperts QUESTION: The SIU is supporting the United Auto Workers-CIO strike against Gen­ eral Motors. In your opinion, should the Sea­ farers back other CIO or indeppdent unions (not commie-dominated) in their just demands? •Hi' FRED SOKOLOWSKI. BOSUN —Our union, the SIU. should always support other unions in their reasonable demands, as long as those unions aren't commie outfits. Their fight against the bosses is also our fight, and we must back them to the limit of our ability. Big business sits back and laughs every time two unions fight each other and waste their strength. They like to see labor divided. I think that the AFL and CIO should get togeth­ er and iron out their differences. Then, perhaps, they could co­ operate on problems of mutual benefit and concern to aU of labor. JUAN VILLAFARE. CHIEF STEWARD — We should get to­ gether with other le^imate unions in our common struggle. There's no doubt in my mind that as workers we should all fight side by side to keep prices down and wages up. That's the only way to maintain decent standards of living. We won the wax; now let us win the peace with decent conditions that we can enjoy. If we protect workers in other pro­ gressive unions, they'll protect us in our hour of need. The only strong labor movement we can have in the U.S. must be a united one. CARL C. JURGENSEN. AB— My idea is that both the CIO and AFL should get together to im­ prove the workers' wages and working conditions. All decent unions should cooperate, and not allow themselves to be split by paid agitators or union racketeers —that's only playing into indus­ try's hands. Divide and conquer —that's whsd they want. We should certainly give all our backing to the auto workers, and any other unions (not commie ones) which are fighting for their demands. Their victory will help not only them, but benefit the entire labor movement as well. k JUAN HERNANDEZ. BOSUN —All organized workers in bonafide unions should join together in order to win better working and living conditions during time of peace. I say thed we should support not only the auto workers in their battle against the indus­ trial might of General Motors, but all good working unions, re­ gardless of whether they are af­ filiated with the AFL or CIO. or independent; If we don't con­ tinue to back the auto workers Union, then they might lose, and that would hurt us just as much as it hurts them. When unions cooperate, they can win against the operators. — • - - (Contintied from Page 1) stooging for Joe Stalin, went into another dance to carry out his policy which is now to try and get our troops out of all occupied countries to enable the commun­ ists to move in with a freer hand to spread their propaganda among war-torn, starving, and confused people. in order that communist forms of government can be set up. Under the slogan "Bring The GTs Home" demonstations were held and a. 24 hour work stoppage was staged on all vesseels contracted to the NMU. STILL STOOGING In the Maritime field they' were supported by other communistdominated unions, such as the American Communications Asso­ ciation (CIO), Marine Cooks & Stewards of the Pacific (CIO), and by Commissar Harris, New York Agent for the MFOW&W of the Pacific. These demonstra^ tionc and the 24 hour work stop­ page was also a face-saving measure for the NMU and an­ other reversal of their bold posi­ tion that they advertised in a pamphlet and in the November 9, 1945 issue of their official pub­ lication, the "Pilot," in which they stated "that they could not man any ships except troop ships after December 1, 1945 unless sufficient ships are provided to bring the GIs home." The NMU officials' strategic 24 hour workstoppage bore no fruit, for no assurances were given by the Government that more ships would be converted to carry troops. So, in spite of hearts sup­ posedly bleeding for the GIs, the burning issue to bett them home was quickly abandoned and they are manning all ships that they are able to furnish with crews. PRIORITY GIVEN Nobody is more, interested and ready to help the GIs to get back home as quickly as possible than the membership of the Seafarers International Union. We give all troop ships priority on crews. However, the facts are that we are now having a difficult job to furnish crews to keep what troop vessels we have now sail­ ing on schedule. The NMU is in no better position than we are to furnish crews to any addition^ troop ships. The Army and Navy operate troop transports, and they are in a position to get the troops home faster if they feel that it is to the best interest of this country. However we don't in­ tend to tell the military author­ ities what to do and we don't want them telling us what to do. The SIU and SUP crews did not go for the NMU political blahblah, and remained at work on all shipg. I had several meetings v/ith representatives of the Chesa­ peake Feny Company in Nor­ folk, Virginia, and did not get very far with them in reaching a complete agreement. So far we have cut the work week from 56 hours to 46 hours, and got time and a half for work in ex­ cess of 8 hours a day. Previously they worked the men as many hours a day as they pleased, with time and a half only after they had 56 hours in a week. We also got them to agree to raise the coal-burning firemen $6.50 a month. I stopped in Washington, D. C. and met with War Labor Board members to get a final decision through as quickly as possible on the Calmar and Ore cases and the stewards dept. troop ship case. ASK FOR LETTER Brother Dushane, our Washing­ ton, „D. C. Representative, re­ signed and the SIU has closed up our Washington Office. Take him off your niailing list. The Cape Remain in Mobile and the Cape St. George in New Orleans had beefs regarding the stewards dept. being required to make up the pursers bunk. This beef was settled with the under­ standing that the Waterman Steamship Corporation will direct a letter to all their Masters, plus a copy to the Union, on the next outward voyage, instructing the masters that it is not the routine duty of the stewards department to clean and make up the pur­ ser's room. If our Agents in all ports demand a similar letter from all companies for *ill ves­ sels signing on, this beef will be won once and for all. Another beef that has been pending for some time on Diesel vessels was straightened out with Waterman and several other com­ panies operating Diesel vessels. The Oilers on the Cape St. George were put on donkey watches. In line with the Oiler's working rules in all of our agreements, the Oilers must be put on day work while a vessel is in port. The Waterman Steamship Corp-, oration refused to pay overtime for work performed by the Oiler after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., when the vessel was not working cargo. We proposed to amend the working rules by outlining the specific duties of a Diesel Oiler in view of the fact that the duties of a Diesel Oiler are different and more numerous. Our proposal was submitted, contingent on a $10.00 per month increase in wages for the Diesel Oiler. Engineers on Diesel Ves­ sels get 10% more in wages than Engineers on steam jobs. The company admitted this, but would not agree to the Union's proposal. However, they have agreed to live ujp to the agree­ ment and pay the overtime -to the Diesel Oiler for work in port after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. whether cargo is worked or not that is okay with us. The Isthmian election appears to be drawing nearer and neai;er. Because of this, our Organiza­ tional Director Paul Hall is now visiting all our Branches to set up the machinery and lay down plans of action and strategy to be followed by our officials and members, in order that our max­ imum efforts are coordinated to win this election. Brother Hall is also surveying the possibilities of organizing the tug boats etc. in each port. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals PORT OF NEW ORLEANS F. W. MURPHY J. E. WARD J. A. SCARA J. E. McCREADIE J. DENNIS (colored) C. T. WHITE J. 'P. SABERON t 4 S. NEPONSIT E. VON TESMAR R. A. BLAKE BERTEL BRYDER J. F. CLARK PABLO CORTES E. V. FERRER t. i t, STATEN ISLAND T. BRESCIO D. G. SLOAN E. G. WALKER G. SMITH W. SPENCER J. M. MARTINEZ R. POWELL G. SCHULZE L.R.KATES C. MIDDLETON H. J. CRONIN L. L, MOODY E. R. CROWELL L. LUZI W. E. SMITH MASON HALL E. F. GIBBS L. R. BORJA D. CARRILLO L. VEENSTRA W. B. MUIR M. JOHN L. LOFTIN ' , ' , • • ^> BRIGHTON. MASS. R. INSCOE G. PHINNEY J. HOWARD L. PERSICHETTI A. RAMOS J. SILKOWSKI H. GABAREE ~ J. LONG • A. MORSE E. JOHNSTON P. CONOYER i t XELLIS ISLAND R.DICKSON LOUIS CERON . : JOHN LOPEZ D. MCDONALD ^ BALTIMORE^HOSPITAL : FRANCIS JONES FREDERICK ROSENBAUM , ESILIO DELLAMANO % . % X. MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY ^ t % NORFOLK MARINE HOSP. CARLTON P. BLANKENSHIP JESS SMITH CHARLES MIZELL JOHN N. CONNOLLY JOSEPH TAYLOR X X> X. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. R. PETERMAN VINCENT SAN JUAN R. C. GRIMES JOHN W. GREGORY �Friday, 7,1845 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five P SPEAKS rely upon the old man to give us the benefit of any doubt that arose on a dispute. Shore leaves and time off were always.grant­ ed reasonably. * Dear Editor, I'm one of the very few mak­ While tied up in Buenos Aires ing my first 'trip with this skip­ . aboard the SS DeSoto I saw the per and believe me 'I've found . Robin Line "Robin Adair." :a home. The serang has made This rust bucket has just four .trips already and.is staying. come over from South Africa The stewards dept. almost to a and looks like she is going to man have made three trips or sink right next to the dock. more as have a number of the Robin made a million on this black gang. scow but now they ought to Like the Skipper, Chief Mate scrap her. Goddard is another officer who's She's a menace to navigation hard to beat. -He is a former and a hell ship for any SIU SIU man and on watch or off brothers who sail her. he's just a good guy. H. Braunstein The only dispute among the crew was caused by AB Wagner GETS RUN-AROUND in Sibenik, Yugoslavia, while WHEN HE TRIES under the influence of the local snake juice. He got into an TO COLLECT DOUGH argument regarding the WSA Brothers, through which he shipped but When a man works a couple later requested to join our Un­ of days on a job he is supposed ion. I asked the opinion of to get paid. I worked two days every member of the deck crew but it took best part of a week and all agreed to his signing up. to get my money. A few hours of overtime were On the ship they told me to disputed by the Mate because collect at the company offices one crewmember had his OT and when I got there they told sheet all balled up in dates and me to go to the ship. I went up hours. After I explained the to see Captain Spearing at Wa­ situation to the Mate he quickly terman but he almost threw agreed on the disputed hours. me out of his office after first This is my first trip as a deck yelling at me and tossing a delegate and the crew asks that couple of insulting remarks. the Log print this letter of I went to the ship four times . praise to these officers. and each time they gave me the The Skipper is to -get married same run around. when we hit port so we join in Finally the Purser brought a wishing him and his bride the voucher to the office but when I best of luck. went up there they tried to deny That about completes my re­ they had it. After a lot of fuss port. No squawks, no beefs, the Chief Purser gave me my what a ship. money. Ewdld ,W.- Friedrich. Now just what (kind '^df a phoney outfit is this Waterman? Harold Epstein HOSPITALIZED SIU CALLS itOBlN ADAIR MENACE TO NAVIGATION PRAISES DANIEL HUGER OFFICERS SHIP AND CREW The Log, The crew and officers of this ship, (SS Daniel Huger) the food and other shipboard conditions all add up to make this a "dream UNITED ACTION SEEN IN PHILLY TUGBOAT ISSUE outfit. I must say that it makes a guy damn proud to see it. If we can show that unity and action in other beefs as we did right here in this port—then the life and the welfare of our union is safe. Now is the time when the Sea­ farers should make use of this militancy and energy of our or­ ganization and really go places. For instance with this spirit there's no reason why we should not knock off Isthmian as quick as we possibly can and then go after the big unorganized tanker companies on this coast. Think it over brothers—it can be done—now is the time to move intt) action on all fronts. Thomas J. Mack 'Seafarers Log, Just a few comments which should be of interest to the boys, especially to those who used to sail out of the port of Philadelphia. The old port saw more action in the last few days than it ever, saw before. When the NMU tried to steal the tugboatmen's jobs you would have thought that the roof was falling in on them. Not only were the tug boat boys LISTS SERIES OF after them, but you should have FRELINGHUYSEN seen the Seafarers go. The whole coast started buz­ SHIPBOARD BEEFS zing. Lots of rank and file SIU- The Log, This Waterman scow, the SS F. T. Frelinghuysen, is pretty innefficiently operated. For ex­ ample: Fire and boat drills rang incorrectly with the exception of the last one. Lifeboat gear was not secured properly in the boats and gear was missing completely. Another bad practice was shifting ship in inland waters without a full watch on deck. Delegates were, J. Keahinui (Deck) Wm. D. Weise (Engine) John Schalled (Slewaid) ers came whirling in, we called a special meeting to take action. I won't, go into details here, but SIU MEMBERS it was a sight to see. I person­ SWITCH TO ally knew we had a good out­ ISTHMIAN SCOW fit, but I didn't exactly realize the type of men we had in our Dear Brothers, Now that Martin O'Connor and myself have switched from MEMBER UROES one Isthmian scow to another, ARMY OFFICER (from Charles Hall, which has THAT YOU WRITE LAUDS MEN OF enough holes in her to make her The Editor, boneyard bait, to the George MARY M.DODGE If any of the boys are around Bibb, a Liberty trooper.) It's To Whom It May Concern, who made the 10th voyage on safe to jot down some atomic the WiUiam B. Giles (MississipDuring the month of No­ facts. vember 1945, I served as 'pi) on which I was Bosun would We'll be at sea, Europe bound security officer on the SS they write to me. probably, when this is printed Mary M. Dodge. Therefore so we'll miss the beginning of I'm one of "the "hiU" patients I believe that I'm qualified the Isthmian election. at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, to comment upon the voy­ Tliese Isthmian ships and men where we live in smaU two man age in general. certainly need the SIU and a cabins. little old timer, an NMU Bosun It is only fitting that I I expect to be^back to sea with­ who made the last trip and is should remark upon the ef­ in three months. Other SIU ficiency of the ship's stewmaking this one because we're men here are Nick Gammin and wards department headed talking him into it, really open­ E. Hardeman. I've been here by Mr. John Hauser. ed our eyes about the bad con­ since Oct. 1st. ditions aboard. In addition to the regu­ Until I see you in New York, We've also listened to a young lar crew, the stewards de­ Harold Tulile ex-NMU AB who told us his partment had to provide for story of how he was kicked out 31 passengers. There's no of that organization when he question in my mind that blew his top about their not set­ aU the passengers were KEEP UNION HALL tling a heavy beef for him. It more than satisfied with the CLEAN AND TIDY seems they promised a settleable performance of Carl O. rrient while he was away on his Hewey, Chief Cook, and his The Editor, next trip. When he returned two assistants, Lloyd War­ We have a nice hall here in and found nothing done (it inden and Ray Fisher. Also, New York and we should ap­ vloved money due after being I'm:sure, there's nothing but preciate it and keep it clean. torpedoed) about his legitimate praise for the efforts of the We are grown men yet some beef he went on the rampage Messboys, Alvin Zilinski of us don't act that way. Throw­ and accused the "Patriots" with and William Poliski, and the ing butts, waste paper and other "selling him out." He intends Utility men, William Mcjunk around the place doesn't • Cleaf and William Case. to join the SIU when he gets seem to be the kind of thing a back. He tells us that, for a Alfred Goodman grown 'man should do. variety of reasons, most of the 1st Lt. T. C. How about eyery day being Isthmian men he's sailed with Security Officer clean-up day around ;the hall are for the SIU. and each one of us making sure Well, the chow is rather bad, SAY'S WE SHOULD ship" for a union seaman. Overtime has been evenly dis­ tributed with the low man turning in 170 hours and the high man 190. Watches in port during week ends were evenly divided although as usual the 4 to 8 watch was high in OT. All this is a two month trip. Captain Sheppard is one of those rare people who doeiS everything possible for his crew and observes the Union rules to the letter. We could usuaUy that vie do our share to keep the place clean and tidy. How about it brothers? J. T. "Tex" Morton most of it old and insufficient. We serve ourselves most of the meals because the stewards de­ partment is all fouled up with too many hands that aren't straightened out about their du­ ties. Mail us some Logs to the ship also some of those one page "Digests." That's about all there is to say except that since we're leaving New York in the wintertime we'll keep thinking about those who're more fortunate and are spending their time in sunny climes. While we're away we hope the NMU scientists don't monkey around too much with the atomic bomb because even their members' aren't looking for Hol­ lywood miracles — they want decent wages and conditions and their legitimate beefs settled. Henry Piekutowski SIU MAN MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR UNION'S FUTURE Dear Brothers, Why the hell don't we get go­ ing and rig up our own train­ ing school? I noticed an article in the Log a while back by Paul Hall. He asked for opinions among the members regarding such a pro­ ject. Well it don't take long to give my opinion. Let's do it now, we have waited long enough for this and the sooner we start the better it will be. Not only that, but several other things as well, for in­ stance union control of the slop chest on each ship is long over­ due. Another thing we should do is run sailor's rest homes as Union operated outfits. We should do all these things and more. There's no reason why seamen should be without a lot of things that they do without at present. Although we have been active and successful in settling ship­ board beefs for seamen and on our toes whenever some-outfit threatens our security, we've been too slow on the uptake on these other things which are important to sailors. I, for one, would like to see something done about it. F. Redden I iOG V (I VI �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 7, 1945 SHIPS' muNuns AND NEWS SS William Evarts Skipper Okay William Lester Yokohama Mississippi Palis Report On View In N. Y. JJjEI'S The ships delegates of the William Evarts reported the fol­ "Beware of the ship William lowing: We think we express Lester of the Waterman Steam­ the opinion of nearly all the ship Lines. She is strictly no crew, when we say that Knute good." That's what the SIU Asslestad, the Master of the Wil­ delegates aboard her report for liam Evarts, is a hell of a swell the "Ehtire Crew." Just as a AT SEA, Nov. 3 — At a meet­ fellow. He is as considerate and sample of what the crew has ing aboard this ship, the Fran­ courteous with the lowest rat­ endured during the past four cis M. Smith, members of the ings as he is with the highest months, the report lists beefs in officers. He continually gives crew heard the deck delegate seamen every break possible. all departments, ranging from overtime distribution to union criticized for not having his de­ All he asks is for us to live up hating officers. partment participate in the joint to our agreement. We could do Mailed to the Log office, with meeting. The recording-secre­ with a lot more lil^ Captain the demand "Publish as is," the tary's reports states "The deck Asslestad. Submitted by ships delegates' report is so long and department delegate. Brother delegates, R- W. Cazlwzigiht. the language so detailed that it Shouse, was asked to call a joint Edward D. Burnett, C. V. Megan. is being held for private show­ meeting after leaving Trinidad, ings only. The condensed ahd to which he agreed. Later he de-loused version follows: informed Brother Mains that his partment delegate. Peel, stated Beginning with the deck de­ dept. had no beefs or complaints that none existed as far as he partment, the chief mate is said and did not care to participate in kne.w. Other members of the to have proudly boasted of be­ the joint meeting but would crew expressed their satisfac­ ing a company man and a hold a deck dept. meeting on tion. The Steward then express­ "prince." Disputing overtime Sunday, after the joint meet­ ed his appreciation for the co­ was his chief form of shipboard ing." operation he was receiving and amusement and he allegedly Although the notice was post­ stated that they were going in told the deck crew that his chief ed in the messhall, no members with one of the cleanest ships aim in life was to build himself of the deck crew attended the in the Gulf. with the company and a home joint meeting. The meeting took up the ques­ with Waterman "and damn any­ Excerpts from minutes follow: tion of repairing radio, correc­ thing else." Meeting called to order at tion of soap situation and sup­ INSULT TO SIU MEN 1.30 p. m. Nomination for chair­ plying the slop chest with smal­ man. Insulting to all SIU men is his ler size clothing. Brother Mains nominated by boast, that he runs the ship with­ The meeting then adjourned. Molenaar and seconded by Mur­ out regard for union agreements The following members at­ ray. Elected by acclamation. and defies the union to do any­ tend: Mack Mains (FWT), Rob­ Nominations for rcording-sec- ert McNatt (FWT), James K. thing about it. retary. Brother McNatt nomin­ Murray (Oiler), W. T. Hunter The captain when approached ated by Murray and seconded (Oiler), Miquel Vasques (Dk. to settle a minor beef, showed by Molenaar. Elected by accla­ Eng.), Vernon C. Molenaar his true colors by telling the mation. (Wiper), H. C. Benhold (Wiper), delegates to take the union Brothers Noles and Burton Gus Kretzer (Ch. Ok.), Henry C. agreement and ram it. He re­ excused from meeting, both be­ Gerdes (Steward), Robert M. fused to listen to the complaint ing on watch. Mains explained Pel (2nd Ck.), Harvey R. South saying that he was supreme law purpose of meeting and coopera­ (Asst. Ck.), C. E. Carry (Mess.), aboard and agreements with tion, for the benefit of the new­ Richard Bryant (Utility), John unions jneant nothing to him. comers and trip card men CaldwellC Mess.) Albert BouAccustomed to sharing with Steward Gerdes asked if there -dreaux (Utility), William Lowe the armed guard aboard the were any complaints about his ((Utility) and Henry J. Lambert ship, the crew complained about the skipper's 'practice of abus­ department and the steward de- Jr. (Mess). ing these men, refusing them night lunches and threatening to cut off their fresh water show­ INGERSOLL BLACK GANG ers. The crew took the position that the gunners were entitled to decent treatment as well as the crew. With both hands blistered after a night of loading stores with a handy billy, an AB be­ came exhausted and asked to be relieved. The Mate's answer was . to take him to the skipper and log him four for one. The old man wrote a log for two of the crew that night but put them on probation when they refused to sign it. Although they were anchored near shore on many occasions, the crew of the Lester were only given two shore leaves, one in Pearl Harbor and the other at Yokohama. They got two draws and then only after almost beg­ ging for them on their knees. Deck Crew Ignores Joint Meeting On Francis M. Smith Left to Right Standing: L. Gordon (Fireman), Engine Dele­ gate K. Klundt (Oiler), M. PoUet (Oiler), L. Schwuider (Oiler). Seated: L. Cowan (Fireman), J. Smth (Fireman), H. Berger (Wiper), F. Leickert (Wiper). Story and other pictures on page 7. without putting down overtime. "Just as a fayor to me," he said. He lied to them though, and when the chance came, he kept all overtime away from these men. He had a Wiper painting the engine (in the 8 hours) and wanted the Oilers to keep the engine wiped clean. The first meeting held aboard the Milton H. Smith, with E. C. Johnson in the chair and E. J. Albinski as recording-secretary, took up the failure of the com­ pany to obtain milk in port from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 and failing to have milk aboard on sailing date in Pensacola. The crew adopted a motion requesting the SIU New Or­ FIRST TRIPS leans Agent to investigate the He told the delegates that he, matter. The Steward ordered two per­ too, intended to build a home colators but the meeting report­ in Waterman even though it was ed that only one had been re­ obvious to all that the second ceived, placed in the saloon, and assistant engineer was the one was unavailable for the watches. A motion was passed penal­ with the brains. izing anyone who left cups or This is reported to be the first plates etc. or cluttered up the trip as department heads for messhall "will donate one dol­ the skipper, mate and chief en­ lar to the Seafarers Log." gineer and the crew reports that The meeting adjourned after they have spent the last months having adopted a motion recom­ on a veritable "slave ship." mending that no new crew sign The report ends with another on before the ship is fumigated. warning "Brother beware. Never The meeting was in session sail with these union hating of­ from 2 p. m. to 2.30 p. m. "Good ficers whose names are furnish­ and Welfare" was discussed ed below." after the meeting adjourned. The names as received at the Log office are: Captain John Novotny, Chief Mate Pierce White and Chief Engineer G. C. Smith. Delegates on the William Les-ter are Ellon L. Warren (Deck) E. D. Holmes (Engine), Felton L. Hunt (Stewards). 'The report is dated November 10th, 1945 at Yokohama. HAVE YOU VOTED? Baldwin Hills Members Commend Ship's Officers The boys on the SB Baldwin Hills feel that they have the "good fortune in having such a fine ship" and they want their SIU brothers to know aboiit it. According to the minutes of their shipboard meeting on Oct. 21st the engine gang, the deck crew and stewards department were all enjoying the coopera­ tive attitude of the ship's offi­ cers and were doing their part to show their appreciation. Opened by Brother Kouns, the deck delegate, the meeting first elected Brother Felming as recording-secretary and. V. R. Hickman as chairman, by accla­ mation. For the enlightenment of the new crewmembers, Ko«ms gave a talk on the SIU standards, agreements and regulations. He relinquished the floor in order for Marsballe to make some re­ marks on cooperation between the three depts. and concluded with an offer of aid on any stew^ds department problem that might arise. STRICTLY COMPANY STIFF The deck delegate then re­ ported cooperation by the skip­ The chief engineer is strictly • per and mate particularly in rea company stiff from New Or­ gards to overtime distribution. leans, and according to the re­ port, wouldn't even make a good He said that there were no cases Wiper. By conniving nround of disputed OT and no beefs with promises of overtime he since the sign-on. .Hickman reported "po dis­ managed to get some of the Oil­ ers to do outside work ior him putes" in the engine dept. apd recommended a vote of thanks to the chief engineer. Together with a request for further co­ operation between the officers ' and the black gang, the vote of thanks was adopted. The stewards delegate, James A. Hollen, put his department on record to do everything pos­ sible to make the voyage enjoy­ able for all hands. He reported "no disputed overtime." Under "New Business" the meeting passed a motion stating that "the minutes of this meet­ ing be sent to the Seafarers Log so that our brother members can be informed of our good for­ tune in having .such a fine ship." A vote of thanks was adopted for Deck Patrolman Sullivan "for the excellent manner in which he handled the business of this ship" when the articles were signed on Oct. 1 in New Orleans. Brother Kouns then expressed a wish that more old timers would aquaint themselves with the way the SIU has improved conditions in the Tanker Fleet. . The meeting adjourned after approving a motion for a vote of thanks for Captain Harry ' Friedman, the master, a well known Gulf area personality, "and who we are ~'*oud be sailing under." . �'''-'.'J-. •'•i'~y. m-' Friday, December 7, 1945 THE DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS Liy acclaim. Victor Aviles elected recording secretary by acclaim. AT SEA, November 5. — R. Chair called on the three deleRooney elected chairman by ac­ gats for reports. Deck delegate, claim and G. Pacanonski elected Pedro de la Cruz and Engine recording secretary by acclaim. delegate Joe Lopez reported Motion that the crew cooperate everything in good order. Stew­ in keeping the messroom clean­ ard delegate, Harry Sutton, re­ er by washing the cups after ported his department is going coffee time. Delegates reported to submit overtime claims for the books and tripcards all m work the Deck Dept. did, wash­ good order. Also, requested the ing and painting the alleyways. skipper to make accommoda­ Several topics were discussed tions for a crews laundry room under good and welfare. Fol­ amidships. A tarpaulin muster lowing things were recommend­ was taken to be given to the ed for repairs: Deck and Engine mother of the Wiper who died heads with steam heaters in­ stalled in each, install a laun­ during the course of the trip. dry room, also to turn running 4. 4. water on faucets. (Chief En­ SS Joseph N. Dinand gineer previously claimed this AT SEA, November 4. — Nine should be closed to avoid the full book members present and waste of water). After discus­ four probationary. Moved that sion, meeting went on record • the following tripcard men be al­ to instruct the Boarding SHJ Pa­ lowed membership in the union. trolman to have Chief Steward Joseph J. Soos. Waller ChenauU. make certain that he has a full Herbert Drefin, Robert Prozin- of supply stores before leaving ski. William Brumfield. John port the next trip. In the event Williamson. Cleveland Harper. the company refuses complete Louis Rowe. and Thomas Lan- storing of vessel, the Steward gen. It was pointed out that notify the crew so that they music and other programs limit­ may take whatever action is ed to passengers and officers, necessary with the shore-side should be made available to the officials to complete the storing crew. A vote of thanks was of the scow. 4" 4" 4" given to Chief Steward, Victor O'Brian and the three depart­ SS'Cranston Victory mental delegates for the AT SEA, November 11. — in which they have handled Frank Alasavich elected chair­ their jobs. man by acclaim. Brad Heydorn 4* elected recording secretary by SS James Harlan OCTOBER 9. — BUI Elliott acclaim. Brother Edward Hedy elected chairman by acclaim. was appointed M. A. and did a James Corriher elected record­ bang-up job of keeping order. ing secretary by acclaim. Mo­ Motion that a larger percolator tion by Littleton, seconded by be provided for the night watch. Elliott to have all stores unfit Motion that the Assistant Pan­ for human consumption taken tryman be reminded "that re­ from scow on arrival in port. It gardless of the misdemeanor no was pointed out that there were one was to be reprimanded by weevils in the flour, crackers, the use of physical strength. and cookies. A committee was Motion to have new lights and "^appointed to inspect the pas­ bunk springs installed in aft sageway by the ice boxes. The quarters. Under good and wel­ committee of TomA«ik. K- fare it was agreed that a dona­ Brooks, and Konieczny later tion be taken at pay-off for the reported garbage in the passage­ tuberculosis hospital in Fort way which the Steward agreed Stanton. Delegates Frank Alasa­ to have removed. It was brought vich, Joe Alphis. Robert Keller to the Steward's attention about were given a vote of thanks for the shortage of seconds on chow, the job being done". 4. 4. 4^ which he agreed to remedy. S- 4 4 SS Spartenburg Victory SS Roger Griswold '. \ SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE INGERSOLL'S CREW Members of the Robert G. Ingersoll crew go over their list of beefs compiled by the depart­ mental delegates following their arrival in the Port of New York aboard the Waterman vessel. Although the main beef during the six month trip was an in­ adequate food supply, overtime and other beefs were created by arbitrary rulings of minor com­ pany officicils. The tie-up was short-lived as higher company agents negotiated with the Un­ ion and all beefs were squared away. A picture of the Engine Department appears on page 6. LEFT: Deck Department standing left to right, W. Worley (OS). H. Hughes (DkMn). G. Theriot (AB). Roy Powers (AB). H. Remme (AB), (seated) Melvin Schrade (AB). F. S. Chance (OS). Delegsite Justin Wolfe (AB). J. L. Anderson (OS) and A. F. Bankston (Bosun). • H. •t-i RIGHT: Stewards dept. Standing left to right. H. A. Tay­ lor (MM). E. E. Fayard (Br Util). G. P. Bergerson (NCAB), John­ ny Baliday (Steward). F. J. Lan­ dry (Util). Tony Catalanello (2nd Ck). K. W. Holland (G-Util). (sitting) H. J. Gatlin (Util). J. W. Przilecki (ChCk). Delegate D. P. KoroUa (MM) and G. T. Galbrath (MM). Robert G. Ingersoll Crew Stands By Until All Beefs Are Squared Away When the Robert G. Ingersoll hit the Port of New York the crew ran into a series of beefs and refused to payoff on the Waterman scow until they were settled. The entire crew stood by until all beefs were squared away despite the anticipated de­ lay in the settlement. Although they expected to sit it out for "a month if necessary," only a slight delay was involved be­ cause of a Waterman official's decision to reverse the ruling of his subordinate. With the beefs settled and a clean ship behind them, the crew then scattered to the re­ spective homes, most of them SS James Harlan AT SEA, October 18. — Chair­ announcing their intention of Second Meeting man Downery. Recording Secre­ spending an extended vacation OCTOBER 15.—Meeting call­ tary Allain elected by acclaim. with their families. During the six month trip of ed to order by Bill Elliott. VirgU Motion that in all ports of call the Ingersoll, the men say that Hill elected chairman by ac­ where any brother is stuck for they experienced a "phoney claim. James Corriher elect­ another brother's watch he shall chief engineer, a no-good 1st en­ ed recording secretary , be paid $1.00 per hour by man gineer and a skipper who who should have stood the acclaim. Motion K. seconded by Bill Elliott that watch. Also the man who stands changed from a Jekyll to Hyde any crew member leaving the watch shall collect any over­ during the early part of the ship or paying off before tho time involved. Motion that out­ voyage." Main beef during the trip it­ settling of beefs be brought up board side of black gang tab^e self was the inadequacy of cer­ on charges. Motion was car­ be left vacant for deck and en­ tain f odd stores which the skip­ ried unanimously. C. Payne. gine men coming off watch for per blamed on the WSA and the Wiper, suggested that each chow. Motion that fair warning Steward. One periqd saw the foc'sle and head be cleaned for be given Wipers to do their men eating pork twice a day for the next crew coming on. Also, work in a better fashion. It was 32 days. that all delegates have every­ pointed out that the first asMinutes of two shipboard thing lined up for the boarding ssitant would have no excuse meetings tell the story of an Patrolman. In the event that, for railing up the delegate and efficient group of union seamen the ship docks at an Army base squawking to him if the Wiper working together for mutual complied with same. .Motion for pay-off, call the hall and get their advice before paying to take immediate action re­ benefit. First Meeting garding the securing of different off. First order of business aboard type mattresses to the ones we 4- 4. the SS Robert G. Ingersoll, after have on board ship. Ships dele­ the SS John Poe election of a chairman and gates were: Deck Paiil James recording secretary, took up the AT SEA, November 4. — Ar- Mackadis, Engine, Henry Bramquestion Of fumigation and • Ihur Warden elected chairman welL Steward, I. G. Elsherry. changing the location of the stewards dry store room, both issues brought to the floor by Bosun A. F. Bankston. The chairman, Francis Peredne. then accepted a motion calling for the Branch Agents to remind all Stewards that all Cooks must wear jackets while on duty. The motion was made by Messman D. P. Korolia. the Stewards delegate. Other motions adopted by the crew included demands for a new coffee pot, glass racks, new bunk springs, mattresses, locker screens and wind shoots. AB H. Remmer spoke for electrical appliances and AB Justin Wolfe (Deck delegate) demanded new crockery and silverware. Oiler Klundl then moved that drink­ ing fountains and coffee perco­ lator be placed in the engine room and that a new refriger­ ator (with spare parts) be plac­ ed aboard the vessel. After adopting several other motions, including the recom­ mendation that Marcus R. Hughes (Dk Mt) be allowed to take out SIU book, the meeting adjourned. The recording - secretary was Tony Calalanello. Twenty-eight members of the crew were present. This meeting took place on November 11. Second Meeting At the second meeting aboard the Robert G. Ingersoll (Nov. 18) the crew elected Fireman J. T. Smith as chairman and Catalanello as recording secre­ tary. Engine delegate Klundt reported eight full books and one pb, all in good standing. Wolfe, the deck delegate, stated that his department had five full books, 5 pb and one trip card. All in good standing. The steward dept. delegate, Korolia, reported six full books (one not in good standing ac­ cording to the book) and five pb books all in good standing. The member whose books show­ ed dues and assessment missing declared that he had passed a committee in New Orleans be­ fore shipping. Under "New Busines.s" Broth­ er Peredne introduced a motion "That all WSA riders be elimin­ ated and that company cash and union riders be used instead." The motion was adopted. The same brother then moved that all depts. turn in a repair list before reaching port. Bosun Bankston then intro­ duced a motion that all members of the crew make it a point to have all focst'les clean and in order for "our brother members on the next voyage." The meeting then adjourned, 28 members attended. I SS Ward Hunt AT SEA, Nov. 17—^Tom Coyne was elected chairman and Ed­ ward Knoles to the post of rec.sec., both by acclamation. Most of the meeting was de­ voted to a discussion of the trip card men and the chairman gave the members a talk on union responsibility. He cautioned against the practice of free-loading. Great satisfaction was ex­ pressed at this first peace-time meeting aboard the ship. SI n. I^v'...:. i �•m Page^i^Ht TME SEAFARERS Friday. Deeember 7, 1945 L&G TheManJ^edFerA—AndHeCotIt I immm A ,NEW FRONT PHILADELPHIA — The Log and substantiation of same, the their 'contracts, ^live ;.up to them, .now has the doubtful honor of Captain has' been suspended for and 'ewfpeat Captains and mother owner representatives , to 'idc /lilte»i. adding another name to that in­ one year, and there .are four dam­ age suits facing Hie Company for wise. Whenever they, step /put famous group known collectively false imprisonment and injuries of line, SIU Delegates, Patrol­ as Bucko Skippers, Inc. With a sustained in chains. To show it's men and Delegates know what to great deal of displeasure, we sub­ do. And ^ey.do.it! mit for dishonorary membership The .Patrolman denies rumors Captain T. Anderson of the SS that /he ^wes .influenced an this Matthew Brady, (Smith and case djy the fact that the engineer Johnsdn). has a ipretty daughter. 'But who After having been asea for wouldn't deny it? —. And who some ten odd months, touching wouldtL't ibe influenced? 29 ports, the Brady returned to Philadelphia with a 100 per cent perfect record—every man on the ship had been logged! The Brady was the world's If you haven't voted as yet hungriest ship — Anderson took in .the annual >SIU elections, care of that. When on her way FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Textile workers will move their fami­ outward bound, the Skipper start­ do so.at. once. Polls will con­ lies into these homes before Christmas. Built under union sponsor­ ed a one man crusade to solve tinue open until December ship, these well-planned homes will cost about $5000 in contrast to the world's food shortage prob­ impartiality, the SIU went to bat 31st, and each member of the lem. His idea was an excellent for the Engineer, and settled all Seafarers in good standing the $8000 charged for the same size houses of much poorer con­ one; his beefs satisfactorily. should exercise his demo­ struction by private speculative builders. Cooperative or mutual Whenever anyone seemedf to This should serve as an object cratic right and privilege to housing enterprises, such as this one at Fort Royal, can be duplicated the Captain's eye, to be a little lesson to other would-be-buckos vote. on the stout side, he would haul The men elected will rep­ all over the country if the Wagner-Ellender-Taft bill now before the that they can't beat their men, out a slightly moth-eaten taperesent the entire Union, and not when those men belong to the Senate is passed. The homes have full cellars, two bedrooms, a measure (even moths can eat only Seafarers and know how to fight should be chosen by all who just so much on an Anderson shoulder to shoulder against any are eligible to participate. living room, full equipped kitchen and bathroom, and two unfinished ship) and whip it around the rooms ux>stairs. (LPA) and all injustices. SIU men know guy's waist. If he took a milli­ meter more than what Anderson thought he should — bingo! the guy was on rations. For some obscure reason, the Wiper was placed in handcuffs. Later he was told to go down to If I were an artist with nothing to do Determined pedestrians courting disaster, WASHINGTON — Still another 'Walking in gutters where movement is faster; I would paint a picture: A composite view SIU member has been singled out Italian Drivers all accident-bound, Of historic Italy, on which I would show for merit, and joins the ranks of 'Weaving and twisting to cover the ground. Visions of contrast, the high and the low. those Seafarers who have been honored for their unselfish dis­ Homemade brooms, weeds tied to a stick. regard of their own life or safety. There'd be towering mountains, - a deep blue sea. Used on the -street to clean off the bricks; In recognition of services, Brother ^ And filthy brats yelling ''Caramella" .at me: Bicycles and pushcarts, blockingL your path, Clive C. Boyer, AB, has been High-plumed horses and colorful carts. Str^t corner politicians needing a bath. awarded the Meritorious Service Two toned tresses on iamiriied laris. Medal by the Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Board. Arrogant wretches picking up snipes, I'd show Napoleonic cops, the careibinieri. Brother Boyer was sailing Minature flats of various types; Dejected old women with too much to carry; aboard the SS Matt W. Ransom Young ^street -singers, hand organ tunes. A dignified gentleman with a balbo beard. enroute to Casablanca when she Shoe shine boys, sidewalk saloons. Bare bottomed bambinos both ends smeared. was hit in the number one hold by an enemy torpedo. As the Barbers galore with manners quite mild. the engine room and call the Fire­ ship began to settle, all hands Prolific women all heavy with child— man on watch. When the En­ Castle and Palace, opera house too. were ordered to abandon ship. Hotel on a mountain, with a marvelous view; 11 Ducris secret weapon, kids by the score, gineer said he couldn't let the Houses of wood, brickettes and mud. After the crew left the vessel, 'Caused by his bonus which is no more. Fireman off, the Old Man called People covered with scabs, scurvy and crud. it became apparent that she was tj;ie Engineer and threatend to settling no further, and that there plit .him in chains, also. A beautiful maiden, a smile on her face. was a possibility of her remain­ With a breath of garlic fouling the place. MEN CHAINED TO SCUPPER Chapels and churches, great to behold. ing afloat. As a result of this, Each a king's ransom in glittering gold; Listless housewife,.no shoes on her feet. the Captain called for volunteers * Two crew members were chain­ Poverty and want, men craving for "food Washing and coricing out in the street. to again board the ship, and ed to the water scupper, and Picking through garbage, practically nude. Boyer was one of the six men when the Patrolman pointed out selected to accompany him. Steam The family wash, a tattle tale gray, at the investigation that the deck was then raised, and the skeleton Huiig from the balcony, blocking the way; was cold and damp, the Captain Stately cathedrals with high-toned bells, crew proceeded at great risk to Native coffee—God, what a mixture! replied that he had made the men "Ricovera" shelters with horrible smells; navigate the Ransom safely into Tiled bathrooms with one -extra fixture. comfortable—he had thoughtfully Mouldering catacombs, a place for'the/dead. port, with the balance of the placed onion sacks on the deck Noisy civilians, clamoring for bread. crew following in an escort boat. ,for them. Considerate, wasn't Families dining from one common bowl. he? In addition, the brave Skip­ Next to a fish store—a terrible hole; per, accompanied by his stoogie Palatial villas with palm trees and riL Italian zootsuiters flashily dressed. CAUSE AND EFFECT Chief Mate, pulled his gun on A stinking hovel, a mere hole in the wall; Barefooted be^ars looking depressed. .the chained men, and threatened Tree-fringed lawns, swept by the breeze. Goats wading in filth up to their knees. to .shoot them if they moved! Mud smeared children, clustering about. On another occasion, the Skip­ Filling their jugs from a community spout; per ran up on the bridge shout­ Revealing statues, all details complete, A dutiful mother with a look of despair ing, "Look, I have a gun!" He A sensual lass with :6ores -on .her feet; Picking the lice from her small daughters hair. kept the gim in his belt, gangster Big breasted damsels with -never a -bra. style, and for target practice Bumping against you—there should be -a daw. would fire at the bumboats. 'Capable .crafts.uen, skilled in their art. Decrepit old shacks falling apart; SUSPENDED ONE YEAR Sweeping boulevards, a s^ai^led team. Intricate needlework out on display, After landing at Philly, charges Alleys that wind like a dope fiend's dream; .Surrounded by filth, rot and decay. were .preferred against this Buf­ Flowers blooming on the side of a hiU, falo Bill Skipper, and both Pa­ A sidewalk latrine with privacy nU. Elegant caskets cuved by hand. trolman and Agent declared they Odorous factories, where leather is tanned; were going to ship, as Bosun and Two-by-four shops with shriving all bare; A shoemaker's shop, a black market store. Deck Engineer, if he ever went Gesturing merchants, arms flailing the air; Crawling ivith vermin, no screen on the door— back to sea. The Patrolman Narrow gauge sidewalks, more like a shelf. claimed it was a good crew, and And puffing youngsters, scratching thenaMdves. Mike Hook, Oiler, is one of Ihe I've tried -to describe the things I have seen: that they went down the line many SIU volunteer organizers,^ Pfumrama of Italy, the brown and the green. with union officials. When the on Isthmian ships. Mike says that ' I've ^neglected the war scars visible yet. men saw how their beefs were Lumbering carts, begging the road. the Isthmian men are impressed But those -are the things we wish to forget. handled, they decided that the Nondescript trucks frequently towed. by the way ihat the Seafarers I'm glad -that I came, 'but anxious to go; Diminutive donkeys loaded dor bear. SIU was really on the ball. pressed its beefs and by its con­ Give it back to the natives, I'm ready to blow. As a result of these charges. Horse drawn taxies seeking a fare. tracts with the shipowners. Panorama Of Italy And Sicily Wins Meritorious Service Medal �Friday, December 7, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nins Philadelphia Gets New System By BILL LUTH PHILADELPHIA — This Port has seen considerable action over the past few days as a result of the Tugboat beef. As most of the fellows are aware, the NMU' at­ tempted to scab on the tugboatmen in,this port. The funny part of this beef is that it was the re­ sult of another CIO union, the MEBA, supporting the tugboatmen that in a large part, defeated the move of the commies to try to take over. Some note, eh? Looks like that recent article in the Log to the effect that "a good union is not to be judged so much by its affiliation as it is as to whether or not if it is a good union" is really true in this case. We have made several changes down this way, in between busi­ ness. First of all, we have changed our business system to a consid­ erable extent, so as to give still better representation to our mem­ bers. We have also changed our shipping Dispatcher's system, and have rigged up a counter for him to work behind. This is about the same set-up as they have in the Baltimore Hall. It should be beneficial in assisting the Dis­ patcher in his work. There is a shortage of men here now, with - few takers for the many jobs we have coming in. However, in spite of this, we are keeping all the scows moving. If any one wants a job in a hurry —this is the place to come to. We have ha'd several of the oldtimers through here recently— among them were Paper Bag Wilson, Don Hall, Eddie Abauly Intercostal Trade Booms Port Baltimore By CURY RENTZ and last, but certainly not least, Johnny Marcianio. . We are looking for a new hall in this port, and when we do NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: get it, we intend to rig it up first class. So New York, Baltimore, and New Orleans: You had better look to your laurels as to the "best looking Hall in the Sea­ farers." BOSTON MOBILE TAMPA GALVESTON SAN JUAN JACKSONVILLE NEW ORLEANS Savannali Still Asking For Men By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — Business was exceptionally good this past week. We paid off the Del Ouro, a Mississippi SS Co. Hog Islander, in Charleston and we have the Eastern SS Co.'s William Bevan to pay off in Charleston Monday. The Augustus P. Loring is still waiting in the stream, ready to sail except for part of the crew. This ship has been delayed two days already. We have about 35 jobs on the board and no takers. The SS De Soto left Charleston short-handed, then came to Sa­ vannah and left here short-hand­ ed and proceeded to Jacksonville. We notified Red Morris and we hope he had the men to crew her up. We have an Isthmian ship in port with a majority of the men aboard for the SlU, and a good man aboard her is doing some or­ ganizing work — Edmund Fan­ ning, a regular member of the SlU. He has pledge cards signed by most of the crew with the ex­ ception of one NMU member, who still thinks the commie leader­ ship of that outfit is working for his interest. He may be con­ verted before the trip is over. "THROUGH THESE PORTALS BALTIMORE—Shipping is too god in this port, and the dis­ patcher is tearing his hair in desperation crewing up some of these scows. We could certainly use some rated men here, as it makes it tough to fill the regu­ lar orders and put men on un­ organized ships as well. How­ ever, we are managing to get by, and that's what counts in the long run. Around the beach, things are comparatively quiet now com pared to old times. There's a few of the boys around—among them Tuna Fish Tunison, Heavy Mc.Vey, Bob O'Toole, Walter Hess and Shorty Miller. Although there aren't many other Balti^jnoreans in, these lads manage to circulate around enough to take up the slack (if you know what I mean). Repeating again, shipping is very good, and we gather from talking to operators and others , that it will continue busy. Bal­ timore is a key port in the intercoastal trade, and they are start­ ing this shipping route once again. At this writing, we have a Smith and Johnson rust bucket hung up on account of the oper­ ator's refusal to settle beefs be­ fore the vessels pays off. The crew insists that their beefs be settled at once, and like all Sea^arers, are of the opinion that in­ Yes. Ihzough Ihese doors jpass the staunchest union men in the asmuch as they don't squawk when they do their work—^then world. Pardon us for pointing, but in the few short years of its fit the operators shouldn't squawk when the time comes for them to existence, the Seafarers has proven over and over again that, for pay for that work being done. militancy based on honest trade unionism, it has no peers. '•>i- i M Norfolk Makes Needed Changes By RAY WHITE NORFOLK — The impossible (and the best possible) has hap­ pened—The SlU is dispossessing the WSA in this Port, and is tak­ ing over the building they used to have. We are now preparing to move our gear into the joint and, needless to say, when we finish up with the place we will have a really decent Hall in Nor­ folk — something that the ^ SlU should- have had a long time ago. We should not forget that, in these days and under the exist­ ing set-up, it is absolutely essen­ tial that we have attractive and comfortable halls in, not just one port, but in every port. We should not forget that we are a responsible organization and must operate as such. We must be equipped in each of our ports to operate in the most ef­ ficient manner; and, in order to do so, we must be rigged for it. Norfolk, like all of the ports on this coast in recent weeks, has been busy as hell. We've just had another record week; and, from the looks of things, next week Will be even busier. The^ recent attempt by the NMU leadership to scab on the tugboatmen of Philadelphia should be a lesson to all Seafarers —let us not be fooled by the idealistic slogans that these par­ asites of the labor movement sometimes throw around. These commies (leaders and ordinary members) use these high-sound­ ing words like some women use make-up—to snare a poor, unsus­ pecting fool. To scab on a fellow-worker is the worst thing one workingman can do to another — taking his job away—^but the commies take it as easily as a professional pimp selling his sister to the highest bidder. It's all a matter of business. But their business does not rest on the welfare of the American worker, and that is not our way of doing things. Let us be on guard! Antwerp Beckers Idle While POWs Work The discontent of Antwerp dock workers agamst the in­ creased use of German prisoners of war as slave workers on the Antwerp waterfront has increased considerably in recent weeks. The secretary of the dockworkers' union has stated that a strike vote would soon be taken if the authorities don't reconsider their decision to use POW's as dockworkers; There is already con­ siderable unemployment among the dockworkers because of the employment of German slave labor. (LPA) Cooperation Facilitates By LOUIS GOFFIN . In the past week I assisted quite a bit in paying off ships here in New York, due to the great number of vessels that came in at about the same time. Along with Sonny Simmons and William Hamilton 1 covered the payoff of the SS Andrew Jackson, a Waterman scow. This ship paid off in first class shape. We congratulate the department delegates on their complete co­ operation and the manner in which they handled their duties. On the SS Williams Victory, Smith & Johnson, the same ac­ tion, with three first class dele­ gates; everything squared away at the payoff. On the SS Robert Ingersoll, "a Waterman scow — and 1 mean scow — wc struck a snag. Old Red Pencil Perkins tried to pull his old trick of cutting out legiti­ mate overtime. With the com­ plete cooperation of the entire crew we held this payoff up until all beefs were squared. After a bit of discussion with Captain Anderson, all beefs were settled in favor of the crew. Militant action such as this, at the payoff, by all hands, means that all beefs will and must be settled before any ship pays off. On the SS Wacosta, another Waterman ship, we ran into something that should be done away with, and that is turning in disputed overtime after the payoff, especially when it's the kind that isn't authorized by the head of the department. We have always informed the crew members that at no time are they to work overtime with­ out prior authorization from the heads of their departments; also that the Bosun aboard during regular working hours is not to work anyone on overtime with­ out making sure that the Chief Mate is advised first. In order for overtime to be col­ lected without any trouble, it should be turned in to the de­ partment delegate every day, and the delegate should make it his business to lurn it in to the head of his department at least every week. Each crew member shocild also keep a duplicate record few the boarding Patrolman. If all this is done, payoffs will be easier and quicker. The beefs from Philadelphia off the SS Daniel Willard are settled and the men involved can pick up their money at Calmar in New York. The Bull Line has informed me that the voyage of the SS Ferdinand Hassler which paid off in December, 1944, has an explosive bonus which is payable to all hands. There are still some minor beefs wl^ich I hope to have cleared away soon. Those involved will be notified. •'1 �s ' ' ': % Page Ten TBE SEAV AKEKS hOQ Friday, Deeeaibev 1. 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, SPORTS ... ARMY WHIPS NAVY. 32-13 Winding up the 1945 grid sea­ son in smashing style. Army de­ feated a scrappy Navy team by the score of 32 to 13, marking the first time in West Point history that they have gone two straight years without a loss—18 wins in a row. Before 100,000 fans who filled the huge Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Army's out­ standing back, Glenn Davis, scored three touchdown to climax a brilliant grid season. Army was heavily favored to win, and it is to the credit of a game Navy team that they scored twice against the Army juggernaut. Rose Bowl-bound Alabama put on a great show in crushing Miss. State, 55-13 ... The Yale Elis scored a one-sided victory over Harvard to the tune of 28-0, with Fitzgerald providing the winning spark in three scoring dashes . . . With halfback Trippi of Georgia tossing three pay counters and scampering over for a fourth, Georgia whitewashed Georgia Tech, 33-0, at Atlanta . . . Baylor 17, Rice 14 . .. An underdog Great Lakjes team souindly trounced Notre Dame, 39-7, to wind up it's World War II career . . . LSU 33, Tulane 0 . . . SMU whipped Texas Christian, 34, 0 . . . Maryland 19, South Carolina 13 . . . Tennessee blanked Vanderbilt, 45-0 . . . North Carolina 27, Virginia 18 . . , Tulsa beat Hondo Aimy, 20-18. WITH THE PROS The Washington Redskins rolled right over a helpless Pitt Steeler team, 24-0, to move into undisputed possession of the Eastern Division leadership. With Bagarus and Akins plunging, and Slingin' Sammy Baugh doing the tossing, the 'Sk-ins were just too much for the Steelers . . . De­ troit's Lions came roaring back to upset the Green Bay Packers, 14-3. The Lions made three magnificent goal line stands to stop the Packers and save the game . . . Western Division champs, the Cleveland Rams, wound up a very successful sea.son of nine victories and one loss by whipping the Boston Yanks, .20-7. With Sid Luckman heaving the pigskin, and George McAfee ^scampering, the Chicago Bears counted 28 to the Cardinals 20, to round out their cellar scrap . . . The New York season ended in a flurry of fists as the angry Philly Eagles resorted to that medium after being knocked out of the Eastern crown by a re­ juvenated Giant team, 28-21. Rangy end Frank Liebel of the Giants was the star by virtue of •catching three counters from the •aging arm of Arnie Herber during -five minutes in the third period. THE SPORTS PICTURE Rickshaw Derby at Shanghai was watched by 1,500,000 as 33 year "old Chang won the 3 and 3/10 mile foot race through the J crowded city streets pulling his flag-bedecked vehicle . . . Pa­ cific Army Olympics will be held in Japan, Manila, Honolulu and the Mariannas in January 26, 27 and 28 next year . . . Navy won over Army, 12-0, ir the China Bowl game at Shanghai . . . Vet­ eran football center Mel Hein of the Giants is still going strong after 15 seasons of the pro game, as witness his winning ot Foot­ ball Form's most valuable player award . . . Walter Trojanowski of Univ. of Connecticut was official­ ly crowned as the country's lead­ ing grid scorer, he piled up the total of 132 points. Jack Dempsey and the associa­ tion he represents are seeking the CUBBEMTA EVENTS... AT HOME NHL Brooklyn Americans fran­ chise, and also plan to build a new arena in New York . . . The 1948 Oljmipics are scheduled to be held at London or Lausanne, Switzerland according to Gustave T. Kirby of the American Olym­ pic Committee. Lack of finances wiU prevent Europeans from coming to U. S. . . . Missouri, Big Six champ and Texas, Southern Conference winner, are scheduled to tangle in the Dallas Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1st. VETS PROTEST OPEN SHOP HOTEL The brave, new, peaceful world to come was pushed one step nearer when new offensive war weapons were promised by Admiral Nimitz, who also urged that the Navy's striking power should not be interrupted by the proposed unification, of the armed services in the name of "undemonstrated economies" . . . The Senate Com­ mittee, which is investigating the Pearl Harbor disaster (and making the job a permanent one), was told by General Marshall that "considerations of secrecy" impelled the withholding of intercepted Jap messages from Army commanders and Roosevelt . . . Presidential Envoy Byron Price told Truman that Eisenhower had done a splendid job of denazification in Germany. Allied "Pots­ dam" policy had been stalled, however, by French attempts at "economic dismemberment of Germany" . . . Truman declared that our policy towards the Chinese government remains unchanged and that instructions handed to •General Marshall, who replaces Hurley as Ambassador, will be made public. . . . Meanwhile, both houses of Congress heard demands for an investigation of the Hur­ ley charges that certain State Dept. members were sabotaging U. S. policy in China . . . Truman indicated that he considers the UNO bigger than the "Big Three," and that it should soon be able to take over matters hitherto handled by the three chiefs of state. Labor leaders who have in the past advocated collaboration with the Democrats (or the Republicans) are considerably embar­ rassed by the turn of events that show Truman in his true colors. i Moving in on the strike situation, he has made common cause with anti-labor forces—Republicans, Democrats and sundry. He has advocated anti-labor legislation of the type to be expected only from the mo.st fervid of the nation's labor-baiters. Observers decleared that Truman "is in 'good' company with Clare Hoffman, Senator Taft, Senator Ball, Howard Smith, Clyde M. Reed and a host of other enemies of the working people on his side" . . . What now, PAC? What now, the Murrays, the Hillman's and those others who have sabotaged every attempt of- the workers to, organize their own political party? The General Motors proposal to the automobile workers that some 20,000 return to their jobs and produce parts used by other manufacturers was termed "generous" by UAW President 'Thomas. He is refusing, however, to "arbitrarily and immediately" order the tetum without giving the workers involved the final word on the matter . . . The steelworkers have called a meeting to map strike stategy following a five-to-one vote in favor of the walkout . . The Washington Labor-Management Conference has ended without any real advancement being made. Anti-labor legislation is expected to be hastened as a result. ' Servicemen entering Hotel Governor Clinton in New York stop INTERNATIONAL to sign a protest to management for refusing to bargain collectively with New York Hotel Trades Council (AFL). One of few remaining France has nationalized the Bank of France and four major open shop hotels in city, it has been charged with unfair l«dx>r prac­ deposit banks. More than 80% of the country's bank deposits are tices by State Labor Relations Board for refusal to recognize union now under State control . . . Rudolph Hess, Hitler's No. 1 boy, told as certified bargaining agent. (Federated Pictures) an astonished court that he had "simulated" loss of memory, but was now ready to stand trial before the intl. court trying Ger­ war criminals . . . Scores of German industrialists have been STILL MARCHING AT MONTGOMERY WARD man arrested by the British as "leading members of the most dangerous class in Germany" ... General Doster, the German corps commander who ordered the execution of fifteen U. S. Office of Strategic Serv­ ice men, was executed. Chineses Communists raided Haiyang and kidnapped four Na­ tionalist officials . . . U. S. General Wedemeyer disclosed that arms and ammunition were still being sent to the Chinese National Gov­ ernment under extended lend-lease . . . Soviet newspaper Pravda attacked General Hurley as a "mouthpiece for United States im­ perialist elements striving for unlimited domination of Asia" . . .' Chinese communists declared relief over the Hurley resignation. He is regarded by them as a strong backer of the Nationalists. In Java the British were again in action against the Indonesians, using rocket firing planes in the drive towards Bandoeng. The British warned that all native troops in the northern part of Batavia would be shot on sight . . . General MacArthur ordered war criminal charges placed against fifty-nine top flight Japanese . Premier Shidehara of Japan rejected a proposal to form a special court to fix war responsibility, and a vote/calling for resignation qf aR legislators who helped bring on the war was side-tracked. Yugoslavia was seen as a Soviet front in proposing that terri­ While a line of cop* wat«|]h. clewlr. mmmbm of UeUewl Retril tories be controlled under UNO trusteeship. If adopted, such a plajnt*' Wholesale & Dept. Store Employes picket Montgomery Ward plant would involve Soviet participation in islands seized by the U. S. in Chicago on 1-week work stoppage. Stoppage was called to pro­ from Japan . . . Yugoslavia abolished the monarchy and deprived test Ward Chairman Sewell Averyli refusal t» arbltrat* wage dm, King Peter of his vested rights. It established a Federal People'^' Republic of Yugoslavia ... mands. (Federated Pictures) %• �Friday, December 7, 1S45 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven MONEY DUE Tarochione, $19.28; Afredo Cuadra, $19.28; Leland Henderson, $19.28; Edmund Olofson, $19.28; John Hansen, $19.28; Donald Hen­ derson, $19.28. SS DASHING WAVE Lawrence J. Arnesen, $21.34; Alphus Everet, $24.79; George A. Kakavogannis, $24.79; J. T. Squyres, $24.79; Ing Ekeland, $24.79; James B. Rodgers, $23.40; Edward Hulecki, $24.79; Floyd Chevenger, $24.79; Edward Wei­ mar, $24.79; Jack T. Gardner, $35.80; Harvey J. Wilson, , $33.05; James B. Ryan, $22.03; Gordon L. LOG DONATIONS FROM THE H; Miller, $2-00; V.. G. Widder, SS HENRY RICE SS WALLACE^YLER Dodson, $19.28; George L. Lan­ 2.00; F. Hays, $2.00;, Ji Lopointe, Gilbert Moore, paid off in Boston, caster, $22.03; Raymond L. MichPORT OF BALTIMORE (Paid off in New York) SS Alexander Brown: J. T. $2.00; H: Peszatowski, $2.00; C. ihaa two. hours due. Collect at ener, $36.49. R. Hobart, $2.00; P. Caldwell Repanshek, $2.00; Wm. Saule, T. Stephens, $2.00. Total—$37.00. Smith and Johnson, N. Y. C. $3.00; R. King, $3.00; J. Dunlap, SS TYPHOON $2.00; Thomas Clark, $2.00; Albin SB. CLAYMQNT VICTORY S", S" 4$2.00; M. McLaughlin, $2.00; P, Martin Bugnitz, $8.26; Stanley The following is a list of money Mazgay, $8.26; Norman D. Garri­ (Paid off in. New. York) Edwards, $2.00; E. Savoya, $4.00 Landis, $1.00; Wm. McAdams, covering overtime due from Mis­ son, $8.26; Harold E. Hubbard, W. Lawton, $5.00; H. Grun, $2.00 $2.00; R. N. Hunter, $2.00; Her­ Thomas Ranger, $1.00; :M; Silo•R. Singletpry, $3.00; C. Mitchell man Graf, $2.00; Herbert, $2.00; vik„ $2.00;, E. W. Ralko,- $1.00; sissippi Shipping Company for $8.26; Geoffrey D. Lowe, $8.26; Louis Doherty, $6.00; Joseph $2.00; J. Jackson, $2.00. E. J. Amerault,. $1.00; R: A. By- week-end. watches stood on beach­ Harry Gjedstad, $8.26; William E. Bartlett, $1.00; J. Roush, $2.6o; M. J. Malvure, $2.00; E. W, strom, $1.00; J. J: Huddle, $1.00; heads in the South Pacific. It Lorenz, $8.26; Clarence J. Vickers, Ray Ballard, $1.00; Stan Gavres, Griffin, $2.00; S. E. MaUatt, $3.00 Wi C. Vanderpooi; $1;00; Jl Ma- can be collected by contacting $8.26; Clarence E. Hill, $8.26; $3.00. Leroy Manus, $2.00; E. Terrell honey, $2.00; Ai Gayke, $2.00; .R. Port Purser, General Steamship Thomas Landa, $8.26; Bernard G. J. A. Karlsen, $2.00; Fred O. $2.00; A. J. Richmond, Jr., $2.00; A. Hendrickson, $2.00; V. Birte, Co., 465" California Street, San Jenott, $8.26; Edward G. Michaels, Hart, $1.00; J. E. McGuffy, $1.00; D. Cinco, $2.00; R. Tolbert, $2.00; $8.26; Archie E. Jenkins, $8.26. $2.00; C. Zellman,.$2.00;,G. Arena, Francisco. ' J. J. Keys, $2.00; R. H. Hicks, Alfredo Rios, $1.00; Joseph L. $2.00; W. A. Pennock,, $2.00; J. SS MURRAY M. BLUM James W. Eagan, $8.26; Edward $2.00; S. Watson, $2.00; J. E. Lewis, $1.00; MOnsenate Solina, Matre, $2.00; Donald Shea, $2.00; Ernest L. Eggleston, $16.52; D. Miller, $8.26; John Straka, Grimes, $2.00; G. Curry, $2.00. $1.00; Harry N. Smith, $5.00; John M; Fields, $2.00; S. Pinto, $2:00; Robert Baxter, $17.56; Stuart A. $8.26; Lorn C. Church, $8.26; John Goenik, $2.00; H. R. Nault, $2.00. Total—$59.00. P. Yula,. $2.00; M. J. Godbut, Stevens,. $15:83; Beverly Pepin, M. MacDonald, $8.26; Walter I. SS Elenor Crew, $14.00; N. $2.00: Totali-^34;00:r - $16.52} Salvadore Diaz, $16.52; Simonds, $8.26; John A. Strong, SS B. HITCH Calzia, $1.00; Bill M: Flinn, $2.00; Jack Clement, $16.52; Edgar Row­ $8.26; Kenneth Coates, $8.26; (Paid off in New York) Donald B. Richelle, $1.00. SS R. E. INGERSOL land Jr., $16.52 Clarence Gun- Theodore Wilson, $8.26; Harold Haywood Rittman, $1.00; Paul (Paid off in New York) C. M. Atkins, $1.00; R. stine, $16.52; Richard Weigum, Jabe, $8.26; Bob J. Hardy, $8.26-; T. Calalanebes, $2.00; J. W. $16.52; Richar B. CarrillO, $19.28. George Watson, $8.26; Raymond O'Brien, $1.00; L. J. Gallager, C. Calden, $2.00; Raymond Tue$1.00; W; Bobalek, $1.00; J. R. In­ del $2.00; , James Sheeley, $2.00; Przelacki, $2.00; P. Y. Bergeron, TuU- Shelby, $19.28; William Jersild, $8.26;John E. Beard, gram, $1.00; F. Powel, $2.00; R. A. B. Sellers, $2.00; Oliver $2.00; J. P Baliday, $2.00. Tbtal Thurton, $19.28; Raymond F. $8.26; Harold R. Rave, $8.26; Jo­ .Davis, $2.00; P. Taurasi, $2.00; J. Springle, $1.00; James M. Haines, —$8-00. Manuel, $19.28! Howard Smith, seph Miculinich, $8.26; Samuel E. B. Zigman, $2.00; R. E. Hoey, $3.00; Wm. Washkauth, $4.00; $19.28; Harold Spry, $19.28; Peter Perkins, $8.26. SS CORNELL VICTORY $3.00; D. Cain, $1.00; D. L. Salis­ Ladense Lukasik, $2.00. John T. Edelman Jr., $8.26; An­ T. E. Barringer, $2.00;-Ri Piefer, SS James Gillis, $22.00; R. A. bury, D. Day, $3.00; J. E. Faulpton Bacich, $8.26; Rudolf Sutlo$1.00; S..Cohen, $1.00;,H. Foster, Damms, $13.00. ner, $1.00. Total—$24.00. vich, $8.26; Dan S. Roberts, $8.2&; SS James Low, $22.25. Tolal- $1.00; J. Meghraan, $1.00;. G., LyClinton R. Butler, $8.26; Charles SS SANDWICH SS JOSEPH NICOLETT gmont, $1.00; R. A.. Singer, $1.00; $137.25. S. Sahlberg, $8.26; Robert Reed, Any member who was aboard (Paid off in New York) J^jEhapik, $2.00; C. Reiff, $21)0; SS HAGERSTOWN VICTORY O. Sorenson^ $2;00; J. T. Skaylem, this ship in 1942 when transpor­ $8.26; Donal Coffman $8.26; Paul I. Bridges, $2.00; Wayne HatF. Goercke, $8.26;"' William R. (Paid off in Boston) $1.00; R. Peterson;, $2.00;. E. N. tation was in dispute from Port­ • field, $1.00; Julius Jowrkert, Mrs. J. J. O'Mara, $2.00; J. De Capua, $1.00;. S. Brown, $2.00; land, Maine to New Orleans, La., Bowes, $6.20; Richard Michael, $2.00; M; Davis, $2.00; E. Kelley, Gramble, $1.00; Marvin P. Kem- R. Bumidge, $2.00; J. W." Corri- please contact Mr. Ben Sterling $6.20; Vincent Buen, $5.51. $2.00; Adolp Anavitarte, $2.00; M. erly, $1.00; Robert "Ellsperman, gan, $2.00; K". Nielsen, $2:00;,R. in the New York office. E. Weise, $2.00; F. Reynolds, $1.00; Basil C. Skelos, $1.00; Rich­ R. CuUun, $2.00; F. Bagnasco, $10.00; Jarhes Rose Wack, $3.00; ard Rasmussen, $1.00; Marshall $1.00; E. Tonisson,,$2;00; Howard•H. Koenig, $1.00; W. Gustowson, Mlbt, $1.00; Peter C. Edwards, Warsinger, $2.00;, H. Scholes, $1.00; R. I. Bowen, $1.00; E. $1.00. Total—$9.00. $2.00; Robt. K. Barwick, $2'.00: 51 Beaver St. That member who made the NEW YORK Wilisch, $2.00; E. McClam, $2.00; HAnover 2.2784 O. Sarkan, $1.00; A. Nilson, last trip on the Matthew Brady -W. A. Cannon, $2.00; C. D. DanSS WILLIAMS VICTORY 330 Atlantic Ave. $2.00; T, Wilson,, $3.00; J: Donffis, with Captain Anderson, and was BOSTON Liberty 4057 forth, $2.00; M. E. Lang, $2.00; (Paid off in New York) $2.00; H. Beckman,. $2.00; H. put in chains, please contact the BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. R. Huntington, $2.00; Total— W. Holliday, $1.00; J. Troast, Kowalski, $2.00; X Shiber, $1.00; Calvert 4539 $41.00. 6 North 6th St. $2.00; H. V. Grimes, $1.00; F. T. E. R. Back, $2.00. Totai;-$52;00. Philadelphia . Patrolman, as it is PHILADELPHIA Lombard 76S1 very important. Olsen, $1.00; P. P. Petraitis, $1.00; NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street SS JOSIAH PARKER 4-1083 S& MARIE MAXONV C. Long, $1.00; R. G. Blackstock, (Port of New Orleans) berg, $5.00; J. Randolph Lemkin, NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. (Paid off in New- York) $1.00; G. Gunderson, $1:00; T. Canal 333B $2:00; J. Colgrove, $1.00; L. D. Chas, R. SwaiUj $2.00; B; P. Brescia; $1.00; J. Hudak, $2.00; K. 220 East Bay St. M. Antonio, $2.00; E; J..Dennis, Smith, $2.00; S. A. Tennes, $1.00; SAVANNAH 3-1728 "Bum" Terrien, $2.00;. J. "Rip M. Bymaster, . $1.00; E. W. ShoL $3.00; T: E. McHenan, $2.00; D. MOBILE 7 SI. Michael St. H. J. Smyth, $2.00. Toial—$25.00. Briant, $2.00; L. "Red" Baxely, lenberger, $2.00; C. A. Hancock, Roberts, $3.00;: H; H, Niemuller, 2-1754 SAN JUAN; P. R. ... .45 Ponce de Leon $2.00; F. Yard Bird" Yarborough, $5.00; D. E., Walker, $2:00; J; A. $7.00; O. G: Broomer,, $3.00; D. SS WALTER HANGER San Juan .385 $2.00; Jimmy Braithwaite, $2.00; Schelke, $1.00; M. L. Schrade, Van Aakt, $5.00;, Bi Bdtvards, 305H 22ad St. Louis Morroco, $1.00; Robert GALVESTON2-8043 J; "Sully" Sullivan, $2.00; Louis $2:00; A. Bankston, $1.00; J. J. $7.00; F. Lassiter„$2:00};J,j P. Tay­ Judy; $1.00;, A. E. Carlson, $2.00; RICHMOND. Cdlif; 257 Stbr-St: R; Plummer, $2.00; Chas. S. Flaherty, $2.00. Total—$28:00; lor, $3.00;, Hi Mtmcie; ,$3:00; U: P. John E. Mackay, $1.00; Robert SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. >inkle, $2.00; Wm. "Red" Walsh, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Smith, $7.00;, D: Bi Mince, $7.00'; Layko, $L00. Total—$9.00. SS WAYCROSS VICTORY $2.00; Ernest M. Metts, $2.00; PORTLAND Ill W. Bumaide-St. JW. Saylor, $3J)0; J. Hi Allen; $2.00. SS VASSAfl VICTORY (Paid off in New York) WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Taddeusz S. Stbpa, $2;00. Total—$59<00. 16 Merchant St. ' Edward Vrablits, $1.00; Robert HONOLULU D; Anderson, $L00; A. Minnik, Joe Moliegus, $2.00; Louie H. BUFFALO 10 Exckancn St. A. Keenan; $1.00; Lawrence G. CHICAGO SS WILLIAMS VICTOBT Dhniels, $2.00; Charlie H. Price, $1.00; R. C. Borchard, $1.00; C. R; 24 W. Superior Ave. Ebberts, $1.00; Harold" Ereeberg, CLEVELAND' ^Paid off in. New York): $2.00; Thomas B. Linker, $2.00; Trotter, $1.00; J. A. Paine, $1.00; 1014 E; St. aair. St. 1038 Thirds St^ L. P. Holland, $2.00} Gi.Giaffith, $1:00; William- T. Mackin, $iiOO; DElttOlT i2has. H. Kirby, $2.00; Harry H. Stone, $L00; A F. Koch; $2.00; DULUTH 831 W. Michigan. St. -Huston, $2.00; Wm. C. McMhnus, R. Isaacson, $2.00; T. Liriderman, $1.00; T. Rosenoran^, $1.00}, S. Ralph s G; Weideman, $1,00; Carl VICTORIA, B. C. 602 Boughton St. N» Perbee, $1.00; caiarles Kaufft.-} $E;00; John Abate,. $2.00; Cletus J. $2.00; G. R. Mundis, $1:00; John Miksza, $1.00; Si Ross; $1.00;; R. VANCOUVER 144 W. Haattngs St. 842 Zacla St. .Conaghan, $2;00; Robert Ramlbr,, Bourgois, $2.00; W. Kahl;, $2.00'; Michalak, $LO0}.(K Jbhnson„$liOO; man„ $1.00; Fred C. Brown, $1;00;: TJOdPA M-iaaa i$ZOO;: Roscoe Canada, $2.00; Roy Francis- Di Callo; $2:00; S. Clark, G. De- Luca; ^100} Su A. Hbm- Daniel B; Krug, $liOaj Totals JACKSONVILLE 020 Blain St. SiiBa W .Crl Stockton, $2.00; Frank T. $1.00}. J: Ridgway, $2;00; W. betski; $1.00; GD D) Wkllore,.$1.00;; $a(UK& X U. McManus, $1.00; W. EisenMiner, $1.00; S. Ballkban, $2:00;; •(llampbeU, $2.00; Tbial—$S2;00. TOTAL—$$81.28. R. Epps $ 26.55 O. Thompson 26.22 W, Staine 26.22 A. Walker 26.22 E. HoUand 26.22 R. Ross : 26.22 ,^. Usher 26.22 Collect at Calmar SS Company. it 4; Si SS FERDINAND HASSLER All crew members who paid off in: Boston Dec; 5, 1944 have explosives bonus coming. Collect, at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. Notice! PERSONALS *• SIO HALLS VI �Page Twelve THE NMU Uses Political Strikes As Weapon To Foster Communism SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 7, 1945 SEAFARERS SERVICE Not To A Dog! Blackout Murphy, a "Rus­ sian" Spitz dog, joined with the parading NMU comrats in their flag waving demon­ stration the other day. The hound was marched along with social inferiors vrearing a sign which read, "Bring my master home"—while his master walked beside him. At last report, the Russian Spitz was following the com­ mie-dominated parade blind­ ly down the street in the usual Stalinst, stooge manner. BALTIMORE—Ask any GI you and of a political nature — not see on the streets, what union used for the purpose of bringing did the, men belong to on the the solders homej but for poliship on wTiich they returned to, tical issues only. the states? The answer will be, This action was also taken by in two out of three cases, the SIU. 60,000 members of this Union, We stand on this. There is no representing the most powerful question but what we want these J Seamen's Union in the world, at -soldiers returned home, as many special meetings held in the 28 of these soldiers are our brothers different branches. and friends. We know the hard­ ships that they have been through — we should know, for the Seafarers has lost two The SIU has often expressed strong opinions—opin­ •thousand members in this war as ions based on its public acts about the sellout tactics and a result of enemy action. phony characteristics of the National Maritime Union. But, we absolutely refuse to Our position has been further substantiated now that Ralph take part in any phony political demonstration, aimed at serving Rogers, former National Director of NMU, has resigned the commissars of Joe Stalin in his position in protest over what he terms collaboration their political aims, aimed at with the bosses and many membership sellouts on beefs. confusing the entire issue. Their His letter, printed in full in last week's issue of the desire in this is to create as much LOG, merely repeats what we have been saying for a long, confusion as possible, so as to long time. Certainly, this corroboration from one who more quickly cause discontent among all peoples, and to assist has been part and parcel of NMU's inside machine, and the communists in taking control who has definite inside knowledge to support his conten­ of those areas on which Russia tions, cannot be treated lightly. Whenever a piecard such has designs. as Rogers resigns his job to become a rank and file member, We as Seamen, and maritime that is strong evidence in favor of his statements. workers, refuse to be a part of The labor movement as a whole always suffers when­ such a phony and scabby philo­ ever a "union" subordinates their members' best interests sophy. to outside influences and politics. However, maritime labor Four hundred members of the has nothing to lose, and everything to gain over these ex­ ,SIU in the port of Baltimore, at a special meeting today went on posures. A solid labor front of decent, progressive trade record branding such acitons as unionism depends upon the destruction and repudiation the commies used today as phony of such worthless organizations as NMU. Front One Who Knows A1 Kerr serfs fhe mail in the New York Hall. This is where you come to get your sugar reports—and as far as the SIU is con< cerned, there is no rationing. Reports from His Isthmian Scow By HENRY PIEKUTOWSKI The cold weather is biting and the winds are blowing, but some­ how life seems warm, although a little strange aboard this Liberty. From what we've heard aboard this and other Isthmian scows, the coming Isthmian election looks bright.for the Seafarers. unused to sailing without the pro­ tection of that little "piece of paper," the Union agreement. As uncomfortable as it may be at times, the little beefs and laughs fortunatelj^' keep us in union stitches. A sense of humor is really a life-saving device. After several Isthmian trips, But although the future will pipe-smoking, bemustached Bo­ probably find this fleet union, the present is strange—am rather sun Edwin Christian knows how these sailors are reacting to the SIU and the NMU appeals and • to their own present conditions, and his guess (and personal ' The Log apologizes pro­ choice, of course) is that the SIU fusely for being slightly re­ has the support of the majority miss in it's social news re­ of men. porting. By that, we mean One of his shipmates, Thomas that our Society Editor. Miss "Gabby" Fraley, is pledged to Sally Heighbagg, has been vote SIU and join it and help us under the table — er, er. all the way this trip. It was good weather—for the paist several to hear him report how the crew weeks, and our society gossip of the James McCosh rejected the just went to hell. We know NMU's literary prayers and prom­ all youse guys will forgive „ ises which filled their mailbags. us, especially when we gifti" Martin O'Connor, who keeps us youse stiffs this juicy little exploding with laughter; Mess-" lid-bit, slightly delayed. mfan Teddy Charete, a little guy monicker to "Some Cocktail We have it on reputable who needs a close shave too Time" Curran as a result. He authority (a national weekly) often; Messman Robert MpQueen, and some of the "boys" were that Joe "No Coffee Time" whose standing beef with Bosun on their way to the Interna­ Curran, that sterling leader Chris is over who is handsomer, tional Labor Conference at of the working class, was re­ and myself will have many future Paris when this event took ceived at cocktails by the laughs over the antics of the place. Duke and Duchess of Wind­ black gang 17th Street communist We always knew you'd sor, no less, while aboard the who came aboard. professors make the grade some day, Argentina bound for Frzmce Joe. You've been crusty for early in October. 'Tis our un­ The black cat we have aboard years; now you've made the derstanding that Joe is now brought us luck—the crew didn't Upper Crust! I thinking of changing his go for them, and threw the NMU garbage overboard. One good thing that came out of it— the cockroaches that infested ithe lockers took one smell of the stuff and turned up their curly toes. Saturday's dinner was rather ' tough. The sausages must have been around since the last trip, and the pudding could only have been sent from the Women's Aux­ iliary Baking Club of the .NMU. How we wanted to yell out, "Hey, Steward, what's this garbage do­ ing on the menu?" Reverts To 'Good Old Days' Joe Curran Finally Makes It BY A CREW MEMBER From all accounts it seems as if the Ore Steamship Corporation is going in for reconversion in a big way—to the detriment of the seaman. And while we re­ gret that Captain Hector of the Steelore was hospitalized at Cuba on the home-bound passage, we still feel that some of the hap­ penings during the voyage should be brought to the attention of the membership. On the Steelore most goods from the slopchest were sold at higher prices than is ordinarilly charged on other ships; as an ex­ ample, cigarettes cost the sailor a dime more. Now, they are supposed to be sold to the sailor at a profit of 10% over a reason­ able wholesale price at the port of signing articles, and there is the possibility that they cost more in the port of Baltimore. However, . chocolate bars were sold for a $1.20 per carton of 24. These are not required to be car­ ried in the slopchest, but they are carried on most ships and sold far cheaper. Other articles in the slopchest were by and at large sold at the same high rate. The slopchest on this ship is the cap­ tain's investment and the cap­ tain's profit — and apparently quite lucrative. During the last voyage the 2d mate, H. S. Clarry, and the 3d mate, H. S. Fischer, were turned to on the bridge with chipping hammers, scrapers and paint pots. While they were supposed to be on watch, they were actually do­ ing the work of a seaman, and no one was on watch. It is quite reasonable to expect, that in a few trips the AB on watch will be doing the navigating. Hector was busy during the en­ tire trip with an air hamrper, chipping, or busily engaged in wielding a paint brush. The captain tapped it all off by spend­ ing a day with a spray gun paint­ ing the after house. In addition he interfered with the deck gang all of the time. The bosun made the mistake of taking exception to this interference, and was accordingly demoted "for incom­ petence." If there is so much work to do on these ships, it is only reasonable to expect the mate to break out a couple of extra men—but not the captain. The run down to Chile and back is about 40 days, but darned if this tub doesn't run out of linen. The company may have excuses for this, but they must have a red face trying to justify the short­ age. For the entire trip the crew were treated to only one fire and boat drill. A good many seamen look at these drills as a damn nuisance, and the master did so, too. His attitude was that for every drill an hour's working time was lost, and that wasted hour is far more, important than the safety of the crew. To many, the above may seem trivial. It is needless to say though that if these abuses are allowed to continue and expand, conditions in the merchant ma­ rine will fast revert to what they were twenty years ago. Now is the time for action, let's stop them. A But the Steward was stewing somewhere in deep sleep, no doubt regaining his lost strength. <... So I just eat with the saving thought in mind: Someday this stuff is going to be put out by a Union Cook under a Union Stew­ ard on a Union Isthmian ship. � 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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Title A name given to the resource December 7, 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. 49 Description An account of the resource LABOR BLASTS TRUMAN FOR ANTI-UNION PLAN SHIP'S MAIL SERVICE REGULATIONS CHANGED LONGSHOREMEN ASK UNION MEN DO HIRING RECONVERSION FIASCO PRELUDE TO RECATION ANTI-LABOR BILLS FACE CONGRESS JEAN RIBAUT SURVIVES GALE CHISELING ON BEEFS BACKFIRES ASKS PASSAGE OF BILL OF RIGHTS DIGEST OF MIN FROM VAROUS SHIP MEETINGS ROBERT G. INGERSOLL CREW STANDS BY UNTIL ALL BEEFS ARE SQUARED AWAY THE MAN ASKED FOR IT--AND HE GOT IT PANORAMA OF ITALY AND SICILY WINS MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL NMU USES POLITICAL STRIKES AS WEAPON TO FOSTER COMMUNISM FROM ONE WHO KNOWS REPORTS FROM HIS ISTHMIAN SCOW REVERTS TO 'GOOD OLD DAYS' JOE CURRAN FINALLY MAKES IT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-07-1945 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/8f9f42d24b565d082ed9db3f2c839c98.PDF de03537d3e7c7e1e461aa8d560df5b0b PDF Text Text LOG Wins Six News Awards SEAFARERS LOG m -Story On Page 2 AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE m U5S • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SIU GO'S MORE BREAKOUTS Foreign Aid To Boost Shipping -Stories On Pages 3, 5 Top Labor Press Cartoon Of Year "Wait!—Unta You're 6^" was the tagline on this SEA­ FARERS LOG cartoon by Art Editor Bernard Seanian which won first prize as the year's best labor press car­ toon in AFL-CIO competition with 200 other national la-' bor union newspapers. It ridiculed AMA opposition to extension of Social Security benefits to disabled work­ ers. Congress later passed the bills. y^OShcd'0Ut PiCF pour a torrent of water onto the blazing 35th St. Luckenbach pier in Brook­ lyn during Mondayls fire and explosion which shook the waterfront area and was heard up to 35 miles away. Ten persons were killed and almost 250 injured in the disaster that rocked the SIU headquarters building a few blocks away (top, left). 'Bush Terminal buildings are at top, ri^t. Discovery later that 18 tons of explosive fuses had been on the pier hinted Jiie pp^sjble cause. (Story on Page 3.) .^1 •-3 �Pae« Tw» December 7, 1956 SEAFARERS LOG SlU LOG Wins Six m SEAFARERS^ LOG Labor News Honors MARITIME POLICY VOTED BY AFL-CIO MTD, Merger And The §1V A nfMV nUNA M >Wt .iJ Mml. Wa.k.|«—PfM;.1.«. I* •w.lt • 066IC1AI OKOAN Of THI IIAfARItl INTIRNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC AND OULR OIHRICT • ARL'CIQ « WASHINGTON—Six citations have been awarded to the SEAFARERS LOG in~the an­ nual contest of the International Labor Press Association, AFL-CIO. The awards, for "out­ standing achievement in the field of labor press journalism," were made at ILPA's annual convention in this city on Saturday, December 1. They given by the University of Wash­ with an editorial on the American included one first prize, two ington journalism faculty which Medical Association, it was widely second prizes, one third prize and one honorable mention in competi­ tion among labor publications clas­ sified as "international." Other awards were made to labor pub­ lications in the local union field. In addition to the citations men­ tioned above, the LOG was award­ ed one of the "Grand Awards" Brazil Deal Assures Big Grain Trade US shipments of surplus farm products, which have already helped to boom American-flag shipping, will be boosted still fur­ ther as the result of an agreement between the US and Brazil to transfer 1,800,000 tons of US sur­ plus wheat to the South American nation- over the next three years. Under the 50-50 law, this will mean 900,000 more tons to be carried in American bottoms. 40-Year Loan The transaction, to bo financed by a 40-year US loan to Brazil, is the largest of its kind ever arranged in Latin America. Not only will it involve wheat shiijments valued at $110 million, but also shipments of about $20 million V orth of other surplus commodities such as iard, corn and tobacco." In addition, Brazil has agreed to buy 130,000 tons of wheat annually above the loan deliveries. The agreement, which has been in the making about three months, was delayed by US insistence that Brazil recognize the US as her "normal supplier." This demand was based on a Congressional pro­ vision that countries receiving sur­ plus commodities must be normal purchasers of US supplies. A previous agreement, for the shipment of 550,000 tons of wheat, was signed between the US and Brazil in November, 1955. reprinted by other publications. judged the contest. The LOG editorial which was FMP^B The LOG awards were presented to LOG editor Herb Brand, who cited by the Board of Judges ap­ was a delegate to the convention peared in the issue of September and a member of its resolutions 2, 1955. Entitled "Do You Smell committee. This year, for the first Something?" the editorial, which time, the contest included former was a criticism of the Coast CIO publications which aie now Guard, was "put in terms that part of ILPA under the merger of would persuade not only members AFL-CIO. As a result, the con­ test had its greatest turnout ever, with close to 200 editors present representing labor publications with circulations of more than ten As Seafarers know, copies of million. each issue of the SEAFARERS The ILPA awards won by the LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as LOG were as follows: • First prize for best original to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ cartoon. farers congregate ashore. The • Second prize for general edi­ procedure for mailing the LOG torial excellence. involves calling all SIU steam­ • Second prize for best front ship companies for the .itiner­ page. aries of their ships." On the basis of the information sup­ • Third prize for best single edi•olUnan aMfkm mtn pickel UBM ouuld* WatingheuM pUat la anUt to BSMUIMJ plied by the ship operator, three toi'ial. , , T^ali Wofte*. aWTi phyrlcal and floincial support has torn halM M fi.it }eiiil ATIXaO •eoaoaie actioa aiact lahor merger •arlicr ttli month. (Slery ea Pag* i) • Honoi'able mention for best copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes feature article. Reproduction of one of the front pages which earned the forms are then airmailed to the Altogether there were 14 prizes, company agent in the next port LOG 2nd place honors for "best front page." Issues covered as well as seven honorable men­ of call. ranged'from January '55 through January '56. This one ap­ tions, in the five categories in' Similarly, the seamen's clubs peared Dec. 23, 1955. which the LOG was entered. get various quantities of LOGs In the general editorial category, at every mailing. The LOG is first prize went to the Union News, sent to any club when a Sea­ publication of the Oil, Chemical farer so requests it by notifying and Atomic Workers. The LOG, the LOG office that Seafarers which last year" took first place in congregate there. this division, was awarded the sec­ As always the Union would ond prize with this comment from like to hear promptly from SIU the judges: ships whenever the LOG and Applications are now being taken by the Seafarers Welfare "This is a tabloid, too, but in ship's mail is not delivered so Plan for the 1957 Seafarers Scholarship Awards. To date, five contrast to the first prize winner. that the Union can maintain a applicants have completed their requirements, two of them day-to-day check on the accu­ It is vmuch more dramatic in Seafarers and the other three makeup . . . Such extreme display racy of its mailing lists. and March 16, with a final exam children of Seafarers. of type and pictures is sometimes criticized as sensationalism but if of the union, but the general pub­ Five $6,000 college scholar- date oq May 18. The latter date we judge a publication for the way lic as well," the judges stated. sliips are awarded each year by the Is too close to the award date for it fulfills its function, the makeup The honorable mention award Seafarers Welfare Plan to Sea­ comfort as the results might not of the LOG is very logical. In all was given for a feature article— farers and children of Seafarers be available at the time the award, likelihood, the LOG readers prefer in the issue of May 13, 1955—de­ seeking college or graduate de­ committee meets. The exams are given in all major a more lively makeup. Photogra­ scribing the role Seafarers played grees. At least one of the five phy is excellent. Although sensa­ in transporting Rhesus monkeys awards is reserved for a Seafarer. cities in the United States as well tional in appearahce, the paper in­ from India to help develop the At present, there are eight Sea- as overseas possessions. Further cludes much solid content and Salk polio vaccine. farei-s attending school on SIU information on the applications and stands high in several qualifica­ In commenting generally on all scholarships with one other Sea­ the exam procedure can be ob­ tions ..." the publications in the contest, the farer having graduated. Some of tained from the Seafarers Welfare The LOG'S first prize award judges said that "many of these the candidates are now in graduate Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. came from an original cartoon by papers are doing a better job than schools. A total of 18 awards have been Bernard Seaman, the LOG's staff the bulk of the public press papers made since 1953 in the annual com­ Three Years' Seatime artist. Published in the LOG of in reaching masses in need of in­ Candidates for the scholarship petition. September 16, 1955, in conjunction formation and stimulating ideas." have to show three years' seatime on SIU ships, either their own as Seafarers or their father's time. A transcript of the candidate's high school record plus three letters of reference, one from the high school principal, are the other require­ SIU membership meet­ ments. The candidate should be in the upper third of his high ings are held regularly school graduating class. every two weeks on WeoAll candidates take the standard nesdoy nights at 7 PM in College Entrance Examination Board tests. They are rated on the oil SIU ports. All Seobasis of their test performance as forers ore expected to well as their past record by a group attend; those who wish to of leading college administrators. The next date for the entrance be excused should request exams is January 12. Subsequent permission by telegrom exams are given on February 16 (be sure to include reg­ Notify Union On LOG Mail First Joint AFL-CIO Action; SIU Supports Strikmg lUE Applications Open On '57 Scholarships SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS New Marine Firemen's Hq Takes Shape istration number). The fjext SIU meetings will be: December 12 December 26 Jonuory 9 ft;... h', - - View from rear and side shows progress being made on construction of new home of Marine -Firemen at Second and Tehema Streets, San Francisco. Ground was broken, on August 9 «dcompl.Kon it expecM by mid-Ap,il. 'MUMCK ciom OK-BI Jonuory 23 F^uqry, 6 �Deceulier 7, 195t SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thic* 5/1/ Co^s Hequest 28 Ships In New Rash Of Breakouts •3' WASHINGTON—^Four SlU-contracted companies put in bids for up to 28 Liberty and Victory ships from the reserve fleet to ease the tight shipping market produced by the Suei Canal crisis and ever-expanding coal and bulk cargo exports. A total of 68 other ships are^" ^ • being sought from the Marl runs will be called back to the until British and French forces time Administration hy vari Westerp hemisphere for that pur­ leave. Then there is the question over who is going to pick up the ous other operators in the pose. third move this, year by US Emergency plans have been tab for the salvage operation which companies to acquire addi­ put into effect to pool all US-owned will cost an estimated $40,000,000. tional tonnage by chartering idle tankers as well as European-owned The Western nations are anxious ships into an oil-for-Europe pro­ to start on the job but the Egyp­ Government-owned ships. Dense smoke almost blots out scene as NYC fireboat pours water gram. The program wilLcontinue tians appear to be in no hurry. The 28-ship total requested by until the canal is opened again. on flaming Luckenbach 35th Street pier. Blast rocked SlU headSIU operators includes a dozen Libc(uarters and surrounding area. • Grain For Turkey ertys sought by New England In­ Meanwhile, the pressure for dry dustries, Inc.; two. for World Car­ riers, Inc.; ten Libertys and one cargo ships continues to mount to Victory for Ocean Carriers, Inc., carry coal as a substitute for oil and three Libertys for Veritas wherever possible and to handle huge grain shipments to Turkey, Steamship. India and other countries. The Fed­ Before the latest tonnage re­ eral Maritime Board announced it quests, the Maritime Board had will take applications for charters broken out 30 ships for American A terrific explosion from a Brooklyn waterfront fire late Coal Shipping, another 30 for vari­ of Government ships for single Monday killed ten persons, injured almost 250 and practically ous private operators and half a voyages on grain export to Turkey because there aren't enough pri­ rocked the foundation of the SIU headquarters building only dozen for Isbrandtsen. vately-owned vessels to handle the IS^blocks away. There were> PHILADELPHIA—Employees of in addition, a number of ships job. one berthed at ine Luckenbach broken out for the "Blue Jay!' runs no SIU injured. In the Suez Canal itself, no prog­ C. G. Willis Inc. on six tugs and The fire and blast, of still- pier, were able to escape the last spring are still in operation ress has yet been made on clearing two small cargo vessels voted 69-2 unexplained origin, erupted oh flames and flying debris by moving carrying MSTS cargoes. wrecks, although a channel has for representation by the SIU Har­ what had been the longest marine out into the stream. Flying debris The new breakout requests come befen opened in Port Said harbor. bor and Inland Waterways Division terminal in the city, the 1,740-foot from the explosion sparked a fire as the US and the oil industry put It is unlikely that salvage work in an election that ended this week. Luckenbach Steamship Co. pier at on the Isbrandtsen pier at 29th into operation a plan to shuttle oil will begin for some weeks at the Voting was conducted by the S5th Street.- The blast a half-hour Street, but crewmen from the Fly­ from Venezuela and Texas ports to earliest. First, the Egyptians in­ National Labor Relations Board after the fire -began blew the pier ing Enterprise II got it out with Europe. Ships now on Persian Gulf sist they will not allow any salvage from October 8 through December shed's glass and metal roof sky­ the ship's fire lines. 3. Each boat was voted twice so Cause Still Mystery ward, showered debris all over, relief crews could also cast ballots. Still unknown is the cause of the broke windows for miles around Two votes were cast for Local and knocked down unsuspecting original fire, which attracted hun­ 336, United Marine Division of the pier workers and others in their dreds of curiosity seekers, includ-. National Maritime Union, AFLing children, four of whom were tracks. CIO. There was also one "noA check of SIU companies )vith killed by the blast. Authorities union" vote in the 74-man bargain­ pier facilities in the area revealed questioned whether the cargo on ing unit. that flying debris tore holes in the pier, consisting of paints, shel­ storage sheds on the Isthmian lac, printing inks, varnish and rub­ Joint picketing by the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the About 100 seamen, including of­ docks in Erie Basin, 400 yards ber cement, was volatile enough Marine Engineers Beneficial'Association is continuing against ficers, are employed on the eight vessels which haul bulk paper from away across Gowanus Bay, but to cause an explosion of this kind, American Coal Shipping, Inc. The AFL-CIO officers unions Georgetown and Charleston, SC, caused no vessel damage. although they w^ere all flammable and Savannah, to Philadelphia, and Minor damage was also disclosed materials. Mystery surrounded the are protesting the awarding by Bull Line at its 20th Street discovery later that there had been of a "sub-standard" contract ly won the right to charter 30 laid- general cargo south to Jackson­ terminal just down the street from 35,000 pounds of explosive fuses on by the company to a unit of up Libertys for the export of coal. ville, Fla., using intracoastal water­ the SIU hall. Robin Line and the dock, which might have been the United Mine Workers' District It has one ship ,of its own, which ways. 50. also had been temporarily blocked Alcoa were unaffected, although triggered by the fire. The tugs Carteret, Jack, Roleta, from sailing. The company is a Chauncey, Patricia and Williston, the Alcoa Pegasus was berthed at The blaze, which eventually Held Up Ships partnership of coal producers, sev­ a 42nd Street pier, close by the brought out 70 pieces of land and MM&P-MEBA picketlines have eral railroads and the UMW set and the motor vessels Belvedere disaster area. sea fire apparatus and dozens of and Vermont were involved. Hall Windows Damaged emergency and civil defense work­ been out in force at company of­ up to promote US coal shipments fices in New York and held up The roar and shock of the blast ers and harbor craft, was pro­ abroad. resounded through the adjacent nounced under control three and a withdrawal of six Libertys from the In a related development, the Brooklyn area and -was heard as half hours after it began, but was Government reserve fleet at Wil­ SIU last week" filed unfair labor far as 35 miles away, according to reported still simmering the follow­ mington, NC, untli an injunction practice charges against the com some news reports. Some windows ing morning. Damage was estimated barred further demonstrations. pany, charging illegal hiring prac­ Both unions have vowed to con­ tices. An SIU petition filed with were damaged in the SIU hall it­ at $10 million or more. Besides self. The side and front windows the children, the remaining dead tinue picketing the company and the National Labor Relations of the SIU Welfare Plan's Pete and injured were longshoremen, its ships wherever they turn up in Board in New York said the comLarsen Memorial CUnic, on 21st company marine personnel and the US. pany was discriminating against Street and 3rd Avenue, were de­ other workers on the scene. American Coal Shipping recent- j seamen represented by the Union •9The traditional Christmas bonus molished. for hospitalized Seafarers has again Six ships in the area, including been authorized by trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. Payments of $25 in addition to the regular $21 weekly hospital Dec. 7. 1956 Vol! XVIII No. 25 benefits due to eligible Seafarers will be paid out by SIU welfare representatives visiting the hospi­ tals during the holiday period. Disabled Get Gift, Too PAUL HALL, secreiary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, A $25 bonus was also voted 'Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, by the trustees for all SIU men on Editor; HERMAN ARxznm, IRWIN SPIVACK, the disability benefits list. It will Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area be forwarded to them along with Representative.their regular $150 monthly check representing their $35 weekly SIU disability benefit. Published blweelcry at tna headquarters of the Seafarers international Union, At­ The bonus payments have be­ lantic & Culf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth come a holiday tradition in the Avanua, Brooklyn 3^ NY. Tel HYaclnth SIU since the Welfare Plan began 9-6600. Entered as second class matter in 1950. The additional cash pro­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under vides an opportunity for the men the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. to purchase extra smokes or gifts im Protesting signing of agreement with District 50 affiliate, MEBA and MM&P members picket American without cutting into their regular benefits. Coal Shipping offices at 17 State Street, in Manhattan. SIU Victor In Tug Vote, 69 To 2 10 Die In B klyn Waterfront Blast Ships Officers Extend Coal Co, PickefUnes Vote Holiday Cift'To Men In Hospitals SEAFARERS LOG 1 : r.J. �Page Fonr December t, 195C SEAFARERS LOG First Stateside Haircut in Year November 14 Through November 27 Registered Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Total ; . .. ... !!!!!! ... ... ... !!!!!. ... ... ... ' 1 j]... !!!!!!!... .. .. .. .. Deck B Deck A 5 18 8 16 9 5 1 • 0 11 8 11 1 17 13 11 86 48 49 17 14 9 16 41 19 23 11 30 20 Deck B -Deck A 125 .. 394 ............. 4 81 22 25 8 4 9 18 43 1 10 12 12 16 9 19 4 6 15 10 1 2 2 11 11 13 5 9 16 5 58 19 38 18 "6 3 24 29 15 19 6 18 15 Eng. A 273 stew. Stew. A Eng. Eng. En|. Stew. A 129 265 B Total A 5 7 4 8 2 6 9 Stew. B 77 Total B 20 225 89 112 43 24 21 58 113 35 52 29 60 51 3 10 " 3 9 7 4 17 47 17 40 26 10 3 7 29 23 32 8 32 40 Total A 932 ToUl Reg. 37 212 108 152 69 34 24 65 142 58 84 37 92 91 Total B Total Reg. 331 1263 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia After 12 months shuttling between the Persian. Gulf and Baltimore Japan on the Queenston Heights, Seafarer John Diclcerson, Norfolk AB, enjoys his first Stateside hafrcut from headquarters bar­ Savannah ber Frank Lauro. Waiting his turn is Charles Youngblood, " Tampa Mobile chief engineer. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Atom-Hulled Ships In TMT's Future? WASHINGTON—Long range plans for construction of new trailerships adaptable to nuclear power have been announced by Eric Rath, president of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. At the same time the SlU-contracted'f company announced that it would like to operate the Gov­ Joe Heath, Organizing Head, Dies J:;-": ernment's nuclear-powered vessel. Meanwhile, the first true roll-on roll-oi¥ shin, the Carib Queen, is expected to be ready for service in January. She will make an initial tnp under charter to the Military Sea Transportation Service, since tlie Defense Department is keenly Interested in trailership operation. BALTIMORE—AFL-CIO region­ After her initial run from Brook­ lyn to St. Nazaire, France, and al director Joseph F. Heath died W e d n e s day of Amsterdam, the ship will be put this week after in transatlantic service, operating weeks of hospital out of the Philadelphia area. care arising from Speaking to the Maritime Cargo an automobile ac­ Transportation Conference in Wash­ cident. He was ington, Rath said that the company 48 years old. has as a long-range objective the Heath, who had construction of two new trailerhis offices in the ships with huil design similar to S lU Baltimore that of the prototype atom ship hall here, had an which the Government will build. Heath impressive organ­ Tiie two new trailerships would have a conventional power plant. izing record in the labor movement. But if the Government's first atom Before becoming regional director ship proves successful, the power he had served as director of the plant could be replaced by a mid-central seaboard area for the nuclear reactor far more speedily AFL. Originally a member of the and at less cost than building new International Brotherhood of Elec­ atom-powered ships from scratch. trical Workers, he was an officer of local unions in that organization, Roll-On Advantages Rath also outlined what he be­ secretary of the Philadelphia Metal lieved were (he major advantages Trades Council, of the East Coast of roll-on shins over conventional Metal Trades Council and national cargo liners. He emphasized provi­ vice-president of the American sion of door-to-door service, ability Federation of Government Em­ to handle heavy lift cargoes, trans­ ployees. portation of liquids, explosives and He also served as a labor ad­ other specialized cargoes and, of viser to the US Foreign Service in course, rapid turnaround. Greece and other Marshall,Plan Turning, to the Landing Ship countries. During the 1953-54 long­ Dofi, of which the Carib Queen is shore campaign Heath served as ne. Rath described it as the best organizer for the AFL in the Port and most easily-converted existing of New York. vessel for roll-on purposes. He was very popular among la­ A spokesman for the Defense Department said that approximate­ bor groups as a capable and hard­ ly 24 percent of all Army cargo working organizer. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn shipped overseas in wartime is wheeled and tracked equipment Tei-esa; six daughters, Jacqueline, including such items as jeeps, half­ Veronica, Constance, Sandra, Helen tracks, tanks, armored cars, mobile and Mrs. Robert Butler, and a son, artillery pieces and the like. The Joseph Jr. military services, he~ said, are Funeral services were held this anxious to encourage shipowners to morning at St. Michael's Church, build and develop ships of the roll- Annandale. Burial was in Arling­ bn-roll-off type. ton, Va. Total Deck A 10 80 48 39 10 4 6 24 19 15 17 11 31 18 Deck A Deck B Deck C Cos. i«. 7 17 5 14 10 2 1 7 1 7 12 4 20 17 3 19 7 8 16 3 3 0 1 2 5 13 14 11 4 42 27 26 11 3 4 21 19 11 22 7 15 12 Deck B Deck C Enk. A 124 105 224 332 Eng. B 3 17 10 16 7 2 3 7 4 10 6 14 21 9 En^. •7 15 14 8 15 4 4 1 a 0 2 11 5 19 Eng. Eng. B 129 108 Stew. A 5 60 32 17 8 2 4 15 24 2 7 7 19 11 Stew. A 213 Stew. Stew. Total C A B 19 1 182 22 8 107 5 82 10 29 9 1 0 14 60 4 62 0 28 1 46 6 25 14 65 7 41 9 Stew. stew. Total 2 6 4 9 8 1 5 7 3 8 6 3 7 8 B 77 C 88 Total B 12 40 19 39 25 5 9 21 8 25 24 21 48 34 A Total B 769 330 Total Total t: Ship. 11 56 29 21 41 8 7 5 4 3 13 38 26 39 42 278 155 142 95 22 30 86 74 58 83 84 139 114 301 1400 Total Total Ship. C Despite the effects of the nine-day longshore strike in Atlantic and Gulf ports, SlU shipping increased slightly over the previous period to a level of 1,400 jobs. A total of 1,263 men were registered in the same two weeks. Although the strike was most effective in New York, Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Good Lake Charles: Good . . , Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Good . . . shipping there remained the . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: San Francisco: Good ... Seattle: same as before. Norfolk also held to the status quo. On the other hand, Philadelphia handled twice as much shipping as the previous period, while activity in Baltimore was cu in half. Boston, Tampa, Mobile, Lake Charles, Wilmington and San Fran­ cisco all showed gains, 6ut declines were listed in Savannah, New Or­ leans, Houston and Seattle. On the whole, however, the West Coast ports accounted for almost a quar­ ter of the total shipping in the district and will continue to be busy for some time. New Orleans was still very quiet, but expected to upturn this week. Christmas Turnover The coming Christmas-New Year holidays should also boost shipping generally, with large numbers of men expected to pay off and come ashore to stay with their families. This traditional holiday turnover should mean good shipping in the immediate future, aside from the added prospect of further ship breakouts by the Government. Of interest during the period was the neck" and neck race be­ tween registration- and shipping for class B men. The totals for all departments were identical. However, class A shipping de­ clined to 55 percent of the total shipping, class B stayed the same as before, and class C took up the gain from class A. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston:" Fair . . . New York; Good . . . Philadelphia: Good,. .. Keep Draft 3oard Posted SIU headquarters lu-ges 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. i Fair . . . Mobile: Good .• . . New Orleans: Should be good again . . . Good. Report Strike In Moscow On the heels of unrest and rioting in its satellites, Russia itself is having labor disturbances, according to reports re­ ceived by US, British and French diplomats. The reports indicate a sitdown strike by workers at the end of World War II. This was in Kaganovich ball-bearing plant a small industrial plant in the in Moscow—one of the. Soviet's "model" industrial plants. The plant has about 12,000 worker.', of which over one-half are women. The reports are significant be­ cause labor disturbances are almost unknown in Russia. In fact, news of only one other strike has pene­ trated the Iron Curtain since the Ukraine. The strike, which was said to be a protest against a production speed-up, was quickly quelled. However, the fact that even a tem­ porary work stoppage occurred in a leading Moscow industry was considered to be an event of great political signficance. �December 1, 19S< SEAFARERS LOG Paffe nre " 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, US ENTERED WWU Fifteen years ago today, on December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base and touched off US partic-, ipation in World War II, the first truly global war in history. It wasn't until four years later, in September, 1945, that the war finally came to a close, but not before 6,000 American mer­ chant seamen died and untold millions of soldiers and civilians all over the world paid with their lives. In terms of the number of men involved, the 1,200 dead of the SIU and the 6,000 of the merchant marine as a whole represented a higher casualty rate than any branch of the US Armed Forces. US Now On Guard Today, 15 years later, American seamen who were the targets of Japanese and German torpedoes, shells and aerial bombs now find themselves wel­ come guests in those countries, while the US keeps a nervous lookout to prevent another Pearl Harbor attack from one of our former allies. . When the Japanese bombers caught the Navy with its guard down on December 7, 1941, they sank or seriously damaged the bulk of the Pacific fleet including eight battleships and many other lesser vessels as well as numerous merchant and supply ships. One of the first consequences of this Naval loss was to leave unarmed US iherchant fehips un­ protected against Japanese and German U-boat war­ fare. The result was a terrible toll in the first months of 1942, with German undersea raiders poking boldly into harbor entrances and sinking ship after ship a few scant miles from the US coast. SIU Ships Hit Many months before Pearl Harbor, on May 21, • 1941, the SlU-manned Robin Moor went under from German shells. Its occupants were at sea from 13 to 19 days before they were rescued. But the real U-boat storm began with the sinking of the City of Atlanta on January 19. 1942. It was torpedoed without warning off the Carolina coast and had gone down so fast that there had hardly been time to jump over the side. The only lifeboat launched was crushed when the ship keeled over, on top of it. Crewmembers hung on to bits of wreckage for hours, but by early morning when the Seatrain Texas accidentally spotted them there were only three survivors. The City of Atlanta sinking headed a melancholy Victim of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US destroyer Shaw (top) is twisted mass of wreckage. At bottom, Sea­ farers .Charles Trolson (left) and Harvey L Baublitz show Captain Charles E. Nash how lucky they were after survivng sinking of Marore by three enemy subs on February 25, 1942. Dock Strike Halted V/ithout Pact Cains The International Longshoremen's Association was or­ dered by the courts to remain working until Feb. 12, put­ ting an end to the coastwise walkout. At the same time, the NLRB moved to bar the ILA-*^ from pressing for coastwise Longshoremen, AFL-CIO, from bargaining in its contract petitioning for another election in negotiations with the New York shippers. The work order came about when a Federal District Court extended a no-strike injunction, brought against the ILA under the TaftHartley law, to a full 80 days. The Government had previously ob­ tained a 10-day injunction which sent the longshoremen back to .^work by Monday morning, Novem­ ber 26, after they had struck the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for nine days, tying up nearly 300 ships in ports from Maine to Texas. A separate injunction, restrain-Ing the ILA from pressing for coastwise bargaining, was also sought in the Federal Court last Friday, and arguments on it are now being heard. Meanwhile, a temporary restraining order, ob­ tained by the NLRB, was extended to Dec. 10. Tried To Stop IBL To most observers the ILA's set­ back on the coastal bargaining is­ sue was seen as a blow to its hopes of preventing another New York waterfront election. It seems cer­ tain that the ILA made coastwise bargaining its No. 1 contract de­ mand because it wished to keep the International Brotherhood of 1958. How set the ILA leaders were on this issue tan be seen from the fact that they made virtually no at­ tempt to settle any of the breadand-butter issues involved in the contract dispute, but made the walkout hinge on the coastwise bar­ gaining issue. No Pact Talks Even after the men were or­ dered back to work, the ILA lead­ ers did not resume negotiations on any of the pork-chop issues, such as increased wages, the eight-hour day, sling load limits, and im­ proved pension aqd welfare bene­ fits. The ILA persisted in these tac-, tics in face of NLRB rulings in' three waterfront elections, that the legal bargaining area for New York longshoremen was "the Port of Greater New York and vicinity." In Norfolk, in fact, the ILA was preparing to settle its contract dis­ pute with the Hampton Roads ship­ pers the day before hearings on the injunction began. In New Orleans, Galveston and Houston, the ILA and shippers were report­ ed virtually agreed on new con­ tracts even before ILA headquar­ ters ordered the strike over the coastal bargaining issue. list of lost SIU ships—the Venore on January 23; the Marore on February 25; the Robin Hood, Alcoa Guide, Oakmar, Major Wheeler, Pipestone County, Chilore and many other vessels sunk off the US coast. It wasn't until May, 1942, that the Navy was able to give protection to coastal shipping. In subsequent months, merchant ships received arms to fight back with and powerful armed escorts. But still the casualties were heavy in the Caribbean, the Gulf, the North Atlantic, on the deadly run to Murmansk and in Pacific waters. The cold figures show 154 American and allied ships sunk off the east coast alone in the first six months of 1942 and 167 more in the Gulf. They show 16 or 20 US flag ships lost on the "4th of July" convoy to Murmansk. All told a staggering total of 1,554 American mer­ chant ships with untold cargo tonnage were sunk, but at the war's end the mighty US production line had 5,529 merchant ships in active service, delivering overpowering quantities of men, food, munitions and supplies to terminals in north Europe, Burma, Indo­ china, India, Iran, and the islands off Japan. Many Instances Of Heroism Individual merchant 'ships and merchantmen com­ piled heroic records in the course of the four years. The Seatrain Texas will always be famous for its feat of singlehandedly delivering 180 Sherman tanks to the British 8th Army in 1942 while the Germans were virtually at the gates of Alexandria and threatening to sever the Suez Canal lifeline. The Robin Locksley ran the gauntlet to Malta in No­ vember, 1942, when that tiny island was an Allied strong point in an enemy lake. The Henry Bacon fought a singlehanded battle with 23 German tor­ pedo planes in Arctic waters and shot down eight to nine planes before the ship succumbed. Acts of courage displayed by individual Seafarers led to the naming of more than 20 merchant vessels after men who sacrificed their lives. The 15th anniversary of Pearl Harbor finds the world technically at peace but tense and uneasy over the continuing threat of war. US ships, as in wartime, are still hauling the arms and supplies to bases from northern Greenland to the far reaches of the Pacific to assure that the US is not caught napping again. Plans For $4 Billion Aid Program Indicate Heavy '50-50' Shipments WASHINGTON—A continuing high level of foreign aid shipments is likely through 1958 judging from reports that the Government will ask for $4 billion for this purpose. That is the sum agreed on as the foreign aid fund request by the State and Defense Depairtments and the International Cooperation Adminis­ up even higher in light of Middle The current agricultural surplus tration, which runs the pro­ East developments. Some US offi­ disposal program provides for $11.^ gram. Foreign aid, along with agricul­ tural surplus disposal, involves huge shipments of material over­ seas to various nations under the provisions of the "50-50" law. Even allowing for Congressional efforts to reduce the total of foreign aid spending, it appears certain that the program will continue to as­ sure considerable cargo for Amer­ ican flag ships and employment for thousands of US seamen. Increased Over '56 All sums mentioned up until now are subject to change when the Budget Bureau and Congress gets through with them. However, the $4 billion figure would actually represent an increase of about $250 million over the current appropria­ tions. Last year. Congress voted $3,766,000' to cover the program through June 30, 1957. The $4 billion proposed would boost the total foreign aid program since 1948 to over $50 billion. Ac­ tually, the total request could go USPHE Has Last Say 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 fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or .out-patient clinic ior a .culing. cials are proposing that the Gov­ ernment sweeten the pot for Mid­ dle East nations if they cooperate in the peaceful settlement of the Suez problem and the Arab-Israeli rivalry. billion worth of shipments. The program has madfe a big dent in the US surplus but despite that, bump­ er production of some products in­ dicates that the program will be carried on for at least another year. Boston Terminus Proposed For Low-Cost Ocean liner BOSTON—With details on a Belgian terminal for his $50-atrip ocean liners apparently already worked out, hotel man H. B. Cantor is now turning his attention to sites for his pro­ posed operations on this side-fof the Atlantic. former SlU-contracted Eastern He met with Governor-elect Steamship Company went out of Foster Furcolo of Massachusetts last week to discuss the use of port facilities here for the low-cost ship service. Cantor, who is president of the Carter Hotel chain, proposes building two fast 90,000-ton, 6,000passenger superliners for the tour­ ist trade. He has had applications for Federal mortgage assistance pending in Washington for some time. The planned site for a European terminal for the giant ships would probably be Zeebrugge, Belgium, from which he returned recently after consultations on the project with Belgian government and port officials. ^ Boston hasn't hosted any major passenger ship operations since the business. Cantor says his pro­ posed new company would bring an influx of 500,000 passengers into the area every year. Jobs Up Again Job activity took a welcome up­ ward swing during the past period, reflecting the uncertainty which rules shipping in this port, accord­ ing to Port Agent James Sheehan. The outlook is still unpredictable. The tankers Lake George (US Petroleum) and Bents Fort (Cities Service) paid off and signed on in the last two weeks, along with the Steel Rover (Isthmian), Kern Hills (Western Nav) and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping) which arrived in transit. �SEAFARERS Pa(« Sis • DMembejr 7> lOjM LOG . ™P!!S 9;.-" ' U''"' • I -^ .A1& Y 1 Seafarers well know that they're in a tough and dangerous occupation subject to many hazards, not the least of which is the unpredictable temper of the sea itself. Sometimes these very hazards may offer a tempting challenge for Seafarers to pit their brawn and agility against. The qualities of strength and ruggedness which make a good Seafaring man are admirable in themselves, but Seafarers cannot depend on ruggedness alone to take them through safely. Instead the wise seaman takes advantage of every piece of gear and every safe procedure to protect his life and well-being. He knows there are too many people dependent on his actionsfamily, shipmates and himself—to do his job any other way. .•» The SlU believes that even one injury is one too many in terms of unnecessary suffering and hardship. The formidable task of reducing injuries to a minimum will not be accomplished by slogans or any other shortcuts, but safety progress will be made when every Seafarer, even the strongest and hardiest, realizes he is vulner­ able and acts with prudence and caution accordingly. 'if:, r •1.: . • ^ IS . *-J. uU ' . . .'"V ;iO '.r - M �-... fteeembtf 7. 195< SEAFAKEHS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliua Museums Offer Children's Gifts Pace S^en tOG US Seeking More New Ships WASHINGTON—^Despite reported plans for construction of 32 new American-flag super­ tankers, the Military Sea Transportation Service is still looking for new tankships to char­ ter. The MSTS is asking operators to supply it with vessels of between 25,000 to 60,000 tons for Navy charters of one to five years' duration. vessel on the ways at Sparrows Shipping. The Navy is so anxious for Point. Carras now proposes to The new Navy tanker proposal the ships that it will give out a charter to an operator whose ship is not even in the yards for con­ struction yet. Any qualified appli­ cant with a US-built and registered vessel "ia being or on paper" can get a contract. Five New SIU Ships Meanwhile, the latest review of the American Bureau of Shipping confirms an upsurge in new tanker transfer this ship foreign and build a larger one for the US flag. Also building at Sparrows Point is Met­ ro Petroleum, which has a 32,650tonner coming up, the keel of which is yet to be laid. Terminal Transport Corp. has a 26,500-ton tanker due to- be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. Miss. The New York Ship­ building Corp. of Camden, New Jersey, has an order for a 35,000ton tanker from American Tramp will allow a builder 24 months to siiow up with a vessel after he signs a charter contract with the Navy. Two years ago Congi-ess passed a law providing for longterm charters of new tonnage to MSTS, but nothing ever came of it. Operators refused to build new tonnage under the terms of the law because they would be prohibited from running their ships under the Liberian flag after the charters ex­ pired. Christmas, too, costs a little more this year. A number of popular gift items have been marked up, especially metal toys. Tags on tri­ cycles and wagons are up 50 cents to $1.50, larger bikes cost $4-$5 more. Thus itis more worthwhile than ever to invest your gift money in bread-and-butter playthings a child will use all year rather than novelties. Among unusual sources for worthwhile play materials, some for very little money, and adult gifts too, are museums, toy co-ops and other specialized sources. Here are a number of possiblities. Many can be ordered by mail, and in some cases catalogs and price lists are avail­ able. In addition, it may be worth visiting museums in your own area. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM SHOP, Central Park W. at 79th Street, New York. A Young Collectors Rock Kit, $3.45 plus 50c for mailing, includes 25 specimens and "The Ad­ venture Book of Rocks." The Young Collector's Insect Kit includes Reported at record highs in butterfly net, spreading board, other equipment and "The Adventure the last issue of the SEAFAR­ Book of Insects," for $4.95 plus,50c. A weather kit Includes a meteorol­ ERS LOG, the prices of used ogy book, equipment for making a barometer, humidity gauge, other merchant ships have jumped as materials, for $2.95 (plus 30 cents.) One of the best ideas is a sub­ much as 15 percent in the two scription to "Junior Natural History Magazine," $1.50 for a year. The week period. The result is that museum shop also has native-made some foreign-flag T-2s now bring dolls at reasonable prices ranging as much as a cool $5 million on' from small Guatemalan and Ko­ the market. Two weeks ago rean dolls at 75c, to ten-inch Ko­ these same ships commanded a rean dolls at $3.2k For teen-agers price in excess of $4 million. "Restricted" Liberian flag and adults, jewelry such as ear­ rings, tie clasps, etc., made by T-2s are selling for better than Zuni, Navaho and other native $4 million right now with Amer­ craftsmen of quartz crystals, silver ican-flag Libertys going for be­ and turquoise are $2 to $5. Mo­ tween $2,750,000 and $3 million. Ships of this type sold for hawk dolls, boy or girl, are $2.75 postpaid. Among games are: around $400,000 to $600,000 two United States Bingo, similar to yeai's ago. Yet US operators regular bingo but tells about the are still being psi-mitted to states, $2.25; Indian Puzzles, a set transfer them foreign where the of six picture puzzles, $1.25, ages price is "right." 4-8; among excellent books are The First Book Library, each de­ voted to a subject as America, construction with at least five ships horses, Indians, plants, science ex­ being built by SIU companies. One of tliem, the Cities Service periments, etc., $2 each. Books and games are postpaid. Catalogs of Norfolk has already been launched map and nature publications and and is due to go into service in other materials are also available. December along with her sister ships the CS Baltimore and CS CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOK SHOP, Chicago Miami. She is of 32,650 deadweight Some 150 Seafarers and their families enjoyed the Thanks­ 5, 111. Exceptional value is a kit of 18 different rocks and minerals and tons. giving Day dinners prepared by the SIU at its Mobile hall a 90-page "Pebble Pup Booklet," all for $ft«5 postpaid. Another is Another SIU operator, J. M and served at the Catholic Maritime Club in that city. Here its authentic Stori-View Animal Adventure series of three-dimensional CaxTas, has a 25,000-deadweight are some of those who dined between 11:30 AM and 3 PM. color transparencies of museum exhibits. This is $6.50 postpaid for a stereo viewer and 60 viewing cards. Indian Stori-View cards are also MOBILE—Preliminary meetings betvsreen SIU port officials available at 50c for a set of six. and members of the management committee on ship safety MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Jackson Park, Chicago problems have already been held here on a local level. 37. Coral shell collection is $2; miscellaneous shells, $1; 30 semi­ The SIU ship safety pro-^ precious gems, $3.75; Rocky Mt. collection of 50 rocks, $2.25. Also gram is due to. be put into ef­ million. Profit from the elevator available are individual rocks and minerals, as agate, amethyst crystal, alone was almost $100,000 for the fect early in 1957. etc. at 10c upt Price list and catalogs available. month of October. First step will be shipboard BROOKLYN MUSEUM, Gallery Shop, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, meetings in which SIU crewmen NY, has folk toys from all over the world at low prices. Examples: Another landmark for the SIU's will participate along with ship's abacus with instruction book, $1; Japanese folk dolls, 40-75c; Guate­ malan wood toys such as horse and wagon, trucks, etc., 25-75c; wood- Welfare and Vacation Plans passed officers to remedy any safety short­ smoothly recently when the com­ comings aboard their vessels. The carved bird and animal toys from India, 30c up. bined plans exceeded the $10 mil­ crews themselves have already CLEVELAND, OHIO, MUSEUM' OF ART, 11150 E. Blvd., features lion mark in benefits payments to been polled by the Union in an unusual games for children. Game of Artists, Part 1, is a deck of 52 cards with museum paintings reproduced on the backs, 25c; Game of Seafarers and their families. Of effort to determine their sugges­ Artists, Part II, is a larger set including Part I, 50c; jigsaw puzzles of the combined total, over $61^ mil­ tions for improved safety practices famous artworks are 25c each. Among excellent children's books of­ lion was in the form of vacation and repairs for individual vessels. Shipping Holds Its Own Speedy teamwork between the fered are "Sokar And the Crocodile," $2.50. The museum also offers payments with the other $3?/^ mil­ SIU and American Red Cross re­ color prints of famous art works at reasonable pi'lces such as 30-75c. lion plus paid out in a host of Meauwliile, shipping more than Welfare Plan benefits. cently resulted in getting Seafar­ Pamphlet available. Since the two programs were held its own in the face of the er Allie Androh off his ship and Indian Materials coastwise longshore strike last first negotiated by the Union in MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, Broadway at 155th St 1950 and 1951 they have been of month. Job activity improved over back home to Brooklyn in time for New York, has authentic Indian materials, such as stone axes, arrow­ direct benefit to thousands of Sea­ the previous period for offshore his wife's funeral. Andi-oh's wife, Marion, died two heads, stone knives, dolls, basketry and books on the American Indian. farers, proving the wisdom of shipping, and an additional 150 relief jobs were filled around the days after undergoing a rare heart Write for prices. developing this area of negotiations Among other sources for play materials and gifts of lasting value in addition to basic bread and but­ harbor. Men were also shipped to operation at Brooklyn Jewish and interest who will send price lists are: ter contract items. Once regarded Tampa and Panama City, Florida, Hospital. But when there were no replacements Music Toys, Too as novel, the benefits provided by ARTCRAFT SERVICES, 340 Amsterdam Ave., New York 23, mate­ the Plans are now considered available for ships in those ports. meanwhile Mobile itself wasn't hurt by the Androh, confident rials developed by educators. Especially of interest are art materials; essential to the well-being of Sea­ strike, since" all ships in the harbor that his wife was double easel ($10.95); weaving and spinning looms; handicraft mate- farers. during that period kept full crews out of danger, riais for making jewelry, leather articles, etc.; scientific materials such Payments On Increase had shipped out. as magnifying glasses and prisms; rhythm tom-toms, metalaphone and Although the Welfare Plan is six at all times. Most of the crews Red Cross other music toys for parents who like noise around the house, at rea­ years old and the Vacation Plan aboard ships stuck here got a lot workers, unable sonable prices; its famous Jonathan slide, at $8.50; and wood floor has been functioning for less than of time with the homefolks. But to learn Androh's Androh the strike did cause the Alcoa blocks. But note FOB on heavy items adds to cost of long-distance five, the bulk of the $10 miUion passenger ships to ciit out one whereabouts, con­ orders. was paid out in the last 24 months. tacted the SIU for help and the COMMUNITY PLAYTHINGS, Rifton, NY, offers larger play equip­ That is because the Union, has sailing and cut down their sched­ SIU was able to determine that ment made by artisans of the Woodcrest and Macedonia cooperative negotiated several increases in ule by one week. Port Agent Cal Androh was aboard the Transfuel communities. These include costlier items such as wood hand trucks benefits and added new features Tanner noted. tanker William A. Carruth, bound Dock Record Broken for young children, $7.50; Vary-Play eight-piece box set, $11.50; pump on the welfare side during the twofor Port Arthur. action swing, etc. Many of these are recommended by the Association, year period. He reported that the state docks The ship's itinerary was given to for Childhood Education. Prices here, too, are FOB. The future outlook indicates that )roke all records for the month of the Red Cross, which then ar­ BOOKS UNLIMITED, 1414 University Ave., Berkeley 2, Calif., a the second $10 million will be paid October for tonnage handled and ranged for the Coast Guard to take mail order co-op, offers books, records and magazine subscriptions, and out to Seafarers in a far briefer gross and net earnings. One of Andi-oh off his ship at Miami. The for (he <\-!St two years has paid members patronage refunds of six per period than six years. Total vaca­ the chief factors for this was the Miami Red Cross arranged his cent, riary books or records available at savings and gift wrapped at tion benefits, now at a new high recent purchase of a grain elevator plane transportation back to Brook-, by the state docks lioard for $1.2 iyn. iio cost. Diambership is $1; for students, 50c. (Continued on page 15) Ship Prices Go Up 15% More 'i 1 d I Mobile SIU, Employers' Group Meet On Safety $10 Million Paid Out In SIU Benefits Red Cross, SIU Return Man Home -1 ^I �Pa'te EUrht SEAFAR-ERS With LOG Bay, Dewey and Terry (1 to r) are Tommy Ray Filiinrim's trio. They live in Chickasaw, Ala. Deeember 7, 195s In the Ralph. Stepp household it's firls, SuelUn Ann, 3, and Rita Marie, 5. Home is Mobile, Ala. -•. feJM • •'-^S-r ffii'-' m Kathy, 3, Is pride of Seafarer Lonnie Hers:esheimer, New^r Orleans. l^..-;. -;i Catching nap is Yvonne, 3 mos., Metropolitano, PR, Dad's Charles Careys Springfield, Mass:, Is home for Wm. Parks III, ' > • age.SVa months. . '^ Seriarer Yao Fan Wing of San Franclscp became the proud father of twins Judy and Pearl last February, so naturally he collected two S200 maternity bonoiitS'plus two bonds from Oio Union. - • �December 7, lOSt SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG Goes Liberianf Bans Press HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE Ship TAMPA—An "iron curtain" was dropped around the Liberty ship Algonkin when she was transferred from American to foreign registry here last week. SIU Patrolman Bennie Gonzales, who covered the final payoff of the SIU crew, said "it EVERY AMERICAN looked like the company^ doesn't want the real story to get out so the American peo­ American trade unioni have conjlsfenfly fought for better uhooli for all Americans. In doing so they have, in many areas, successfully bucked the opposition of large property-owners and major businesses which up until now have opposed increased educa­ tional spending almost as a matter of course. Now many ma|or business firms have been converted to the idea of spending for education because they feel the need for a trained, educated labor force. But it was American unions which showed them the way by sup­ porting improvements in the Ameri­ can public and high Khool system through the years. BME, MEBA 'No Raid' Pact Paves Merger Road The Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, an SIU affiliate, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association have jointly an­ nounced an agreement on a no-raiding pact and mutual co­ operation on common prob--* lems. The agreement marks Union and the AFL-CIO Maritime the^end of a sev^-year split Committee (formerly the CIO between the two unions. According to the "BME Marine Engineer," official BME publication, it "lays the groundwork for the creation of a single marine engineers union." Completion of the agreement was announced, shortly after the MEBA severed all of its connec­ tions with the National Maritime Canadian Seafarers employed on Clarke Co. ships will have an op­ portunity to vote for the SIU Cana­ dian District under a decision of the Canada Labor Relations Board. The company has had its own "union" on the ships since 1947. 4" 4" Negotiations are deadlocked be­ tween the Ann Arbor Railroad and the SIU Great Lakes District, the "Great Lakes Seafarer" reports. The railroad offer of a ten-cent hourly raise and two seven cent boosts in succeeding years was termed inadequate by union repre­ sentatives. Union members man the company's carferries. 4> 41 41 Ore Transport Inc. has signed an agreement with the Brotherhood of lUarine Engineers calling for a six percent increase in wages, over­ time and penalty rates retroactive to June of this year. The company operates ore boats between Vene­ zuela, Quebec and East Coast ports and is planning new vessels. i 4i t ' With Matson Navigation hiring stewardesses, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union now has a fe­ male patrolman. She is Rosie O'Kane, who will serve in the union's San Francisco headquar­ ters. Maritime Committee). The break came over refusal of the NMU to support the engineers in their beef with American Coal Shipping Inc. An Immediate effect of the MEBA - BME agreement was to gain full BME support for the Coal Shipping beef with BME engineei^s on the picket lines. Elaborating on the possibilities of merger of the two engineers' unions, BME President Wilbur Dickey declared: "What we're do­ ing is exploring the possibility of working together in mutual trust for the common purpose of better representing the needs of our re­ spective memberships. If we can accomplish this, then there will exist a common ground on which our two organizations could some day merge into one." The Brotherhood of Marine En­ gineers was originally chartered by the SIU of North America when a group of dissatisfied MEBA mem­ bers broke away. IBL Backed In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES—All local un­ ions are backing up the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen here in a new beef with the stevedores. IBL put a picketline out on the freight docks after the shippers locked them out. Since SIU operations here pri­ marily' involve tankers, SIU ship­ ping hasn't been too much affected by the dispute. Job activity even improved somewhat, Port Agent Leroy Clarke noted. Ships in the area during the past two weeks included eight Cities Service tankers, the Val Chem (Val­ entine), Michael (Carras), Seatiger (Colonial) and Transyork (Transyork). The latter, a Victory ship taken over by a new SIU company, was formerly manned by the Na­ tional Maritime Union. ple can see what Is happening to their merchant marine." He pointed out that the master refused to let any reporters come aboard while the formalities were completed. Gonzales added that it was easy to see from the food that was put aboard for the foreign crew "what these men have to go through. There weren't any fresh vegetables or anything of that sort at all. We did see some mutton, sardines and olive oil put on as crew's stores. It looked as if they were putting on not only the least that they could, but the cheapest stuff, too." Promise New Tonnage The Algonkin was the only ship owned by Algonkin Steamship and had Trans-Oceariic Marine as her agent. She and other dry cargb ships are being allowed to transfer foreign in return for a committ"hient to build new US-flag tonnage. However, far more ships would be transfered under these plans than new ones would be built. Only other ship to pay off here was the Azalea City (Waterman), and there were no sign-ons. Ship­ ping was up somewhat, however, sparked by the arrival of six intransit ships. These were the Bienville (twice), Madaket (Water­ man); Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); and Ponce and Florida State (Ponce Cement). Waterman Hits Forced Sale Order WASHINGTON — Under bitter attack from railroad interests who fear its trailership plans, Water­ man-Pan Atlantic has been ordered by an Interstate Commerce Com­ mission examiner to change its "illegal" ownership. The examiner ruled that the present owners of the SlU-contracted company were ineligible because of their "common inter­ est" in McLean Trucking—and the fact that they owned two or more domestic carriers, Waterman and Pan Atlantic. The finding was is­ sued in a case in which the Atlan­ tic Coast Line, a major eastern railroad, was a party. Challenge Findings Company officials immediately challenged the findings. Malcolm McLean was quoted as declaring that he was confident that the full Commission would reverse the ex­ aminer's findings. He pointed out that Waterman-itself had surrend­ ered its ICC certificate and was consequently an offshore operator exclusively. The McLean attornies have also argued that the Waterman owners no longer control McLean trucking because they put that company's stqck in trust. Waterman was bought by McLean early in • 1955. Waterman was purchased by Mc­ Lean early in 1955 to set up trailership service. M Seafarer Herman L. Carter squats in middle ton which will make chow for Greek crew freighter Algonkin, now under Liberian flag. etables or better cuts of meat here, you'll by Joe Bryant, Fort Lauderdale Daily News., of ton of mut­ of former SIU No fresh veg­ notice. Photo The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crero happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. SVEN STOCKMARR, deck dep't.-f Long experience on both foreign- conduct meetings, on the contract flag and SIU ships has schooled and the Union constitution. "We Sven Stockmarr in the problems of need men who are bookmen and handling crew beefs. Beginning at not just book carriers," he de­ the age of 13 back in 1937, he clared. "The Union spirit of the. sailed Danish, Panamanian, Swed­ crew makes all the difference in ish and British ships before start­ terms of the delegate getting his ing with the SIU in 1943 out of the end of the job done properly." old Stone Street hall. In the 13 If crewmembers do not back up years he has been sailing with the the delegate, he believes, then SIU, he has served as delegate'on competent men refuse the job and numerous occasions and formed it falls into the lap of others who some positive opinions as to what are less qualified. goes into the job and how it can Two Pitfalls be made more useful. On the delegate side, he has to For one thing he is a firm be­ be careful to avoid two major pit- v liever in the shipboard meeting as falls. He emphasized that the dele­ an outlet for any- gate should never use his position and all beefs, in­ to extraet special favors for him­ cluding the per­ self. If he does, he loses most of sonal ones. "Bring his value to th^ crew. In dealing them out in the with the officers, he should recog­ open- where they nize the limits of his authority as . belong," he says; the crew representative. Then he feels "The delegate doesn't have the more crewmem- authority to demand anything," he bers need to explained. "His job is to present know more aboiit the facts. If the officers don't see Stockmarr the Union agree- it his way, then the Union patrol­ ment and the Union constitution man will do the demanding." New Elections both. He sees no reason why a good In his view the agreement should be the bible of shipboard opera­ delegate couldn't continue to hold tions and Seafarers should be the job trip after trip, "but there equally familiar with the constitu­ should be a new election each time tion and its provisions. That would when the ship signs on." It would help delegates settle put an end to most beefs and viola­ beefs, he feels, if the contract and tions, and consequent Union pen­ clarifications were all wrapped up alties, he believes. in one package, with the clarifica­ Classes On Contract tion following the particular con­ To accomplish this he suggests tract section to which it applies. that the Union conduct regular He also finds money exchange classes for all Seafarers on how to problems a particular headache be­ cause of the fact that travelers checks are not accepted in many small ports. "Today the legal rates of ex­ change are pretty well standard all over, so we are just as well off tak­ ing local currency frpm the skip­ per. That way the delegate doesn't have the whole crew on his neck worrying about where they can change their money." Dr/'.?/.. -o �Ten 1>eeembet> X iM't SEAPARl^RS tod AFL-CIO Marks 1st Year Of Merger n-, > •t The AFL-CIO rounded out its first year of merger this week with continuing evidence of peaceful transition in most areas into one national labor federation. The first anniversary !| of the merger came with the announcement that two autonomous unions, the International' Brotherhood of Papermakers" between the Butcher Workmen and the United Paper Workers tral bodies. It is expected that additional and the United . Packinghouse unions had made final ar rangements for the establishment mergers of international unions Workers, struck a snag when it was I of the United- Papermakers and will be forthcoming. One of them. on the verge of completion. Paperworkers International Union The new union will have a mem­ bership of 130,000. Two other mergers between AFL and CIO barbers unions and between gov­ ernment employees unions have al­ ready taken place. In addition, the merged labor movement can point to the suc­ cessful merger of 19 state federa­ tions. The latest state in which labor achieved formal unity was in Maine. Some of the bigger state federations are now actively work­ ing on mergers. Louisiana, Alabama, Virginia and Oregon are other states in which mergers have already taken place. Attract Kail EroiJicriioods The merger of the two major labor Federations was achieved in December, 1955, with hardly a dis­ sent after many months of negotia­ tions between the AFL and the CIO. One effect of the merger was to exert strong attraction on some Touring SlU facilities after Thanksgiving dinner at headquarters of the independent rail brother­ hoods to join up with the group. family of Seafarer Nemesio Quinones poses at Pete Larsen Memo­ More developments are expected rial Clinic site, 3rd Ave. and 2Ist St. where first SlU medical cen­ on this score in the coming months. ter will operate. Pictured (I to r) are Nemesio, Jr., 8; Yvonne, 7; Among significant achievements Mrs. Quinones and Augie, 5. Windows covering lOO'x 50' front­ of the merger were the successful age of clinic were subsequently demolished in explosion at 3Sth St. campaigns against the "right to pier. (See story on Page 3.) work" law in Louisiana and on be­ half of a number of pro-labor can­ didates for Congress as well as governors in Kansas, Michigan and elsewhere. It was interesting to note that the labor movement's political ac­ tion was most successful in those NEW YORK—The end of the longshoremen's strike has areas where functioning unity or brought ship activity back to normal again here. .Ships that actual merger had been achieved between local AFL and CIO cen­ laid off crews have crewed up again and are trying to resume NY Shipping Bounces Up As Longshore Strike Ends LABOR ROUND-UP Distribution of union pamphlets and literature by union organizers on plant property is-legal under certain circumstances, the US Court of Appeals has ruled. The court said that the United Steelworkers of America was within its rights in distributing the litera ture because the company distrib­ uted anti-itnion literature in the plant. fornia, city council passed such an ordinance following picketing of several restaurants and resorts by the Hotel and "Restaurant Employ­ ees Union. AFL-CIO groups in Oalifornia are planning a coui't test of the regulation. 4" 3^ 4" Cleveland newspapers have stax'ted publishing again after both edi­ torial and craft unions settled new t 4" 4" contract terms. The shutdown Now it is municipal "right to broke out November 1 after the work" laws that are being fought Newspaper Guild struck the Cleve­ by unions. The Palm Springs, Cali- land Press. The other two news­ papers shut down and laid off their editorial staffs. Increases of $4 to $6.50 a week were won by the $ eAVSAI^BR S Guild, with similar raises for the printers and other crafts. PORT O'CALL 'K • • I;'.:.- S|',/ AfdWIMBOlM • u' ' • i asecMUTN eAiDMcMr eis-jimif- aJtr-BALt 4 3^ i A company union at the Westinghouse plant in Columbus, Ohio, took a bad walloping from the In­ ternational Union of Electrical Workers in a Labor Board election. The lUE won the vote by 2,208 to 611, or about 3^^ to one. The com­ pany union was set up by Westinghouse strikebreakers who Went back to their jobs during the 156day strike which ended last March. 4> it Three-year agreements are be­ coming commonplace. The latest to sign a three-year pact are 11 non-operating railroad unions with approximately 700,000 members. The agreement provides 10 cents the first year, seven cents on No­ vember 1, 1957, and seven cents in 1958. In addition, $4.25 per month will go for medical and hospital benefits for dependents. The agreement i^ tied to, the cost-oifr living index. " ' their regular schedules. Except for the freighters j that arrived for payoff and ty- j ing up, the only ships moving in and nut of the harbor besides for­ eign liners were the tankers. Eight j tankships hit the port. "It is at times like these that j you can realize the importance of the tanker jobs we have organ-| ized in the past few years and the j need for going out and organiz­ ing other types of jobs," SIU As- i sistant Secretary Treasurer Claude Simmons commented. He said the shipping picture for j the current period looks good, with quite a few ships due in. i Since men will be getting off i these for the Christmas holidays, the customary job turnover is ex­ pected. I Sixteen ships paid off, six' j signed on and nine were serviced in transit in the past two weeks. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ 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 come up to equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. 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 comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down be­ fore. COALINaA HILLS (Pan-AII.), N«v. S—Chairman/ T. Janklna; SacratariT/ i. Vafaa. Nav deiagaia alactad. New traaaurar/Wlactad. Ship'a fund $33. Suggeatioa to obtain Union Ubrair. To purchasa radio Irom fund. WILLIAM A. M. aURDIN (Watfarn Tankart)/ Oct. 11—Chairman, J. Smithi Sacratary, C. Peitar. Suggeition to purchase awning for fantall ait. Cap­ tain reiuaea to purchase same. To check with .company regarding pur­ chase of awning. JTrcsh water tanks to ha cleaned as water la rusty. Few hours disputed overtime. Two men logged while ahip waa In Bahrein. Repalra not being made aa per agree­ ment. Headquartera to be notified of aame. Diacuasion on pumpmen'a dutlea while in port and a( sea. MAROiti (Ore Nav.), Nav. IL^hairman, O. Brown; Sacretary, H. Suill- van. New delegate elected. Wiper left ship—injured hand. To have meeting before signing articles to iron out aijy differences. Need more variety in menus. Steward uncooper­ ative. ing aamng before aamng board time. Uessman received alght cartona of elgarettea and waa charged for tea. in future, toga received ahall bo turned over to delegate. Repair Ilat to be submitted to delegatea. Thirteen houra disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. Wedges driven into engine room ventilators falling into engine room endangering fireman. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Oct. *4—Chslrman, C. Malatta; tearatary, A. Noali. Report to patrolman on safety conditions and necessary re­ pairs. Coffee urn, toaster and refrig­ erator to be replaced. Delegates to check slop chest list. Deck depart­ ment foc'sles to be painted. Com­ plaint about drawing money in for­ eign currency. Vote of thanks to steward department. MARION ZeCKENDORF (PanOceanic), Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Cendron; Secretary, R. Jernlgan. Ship's fund $7. New delegate elected. Crew urged to' be careful with cigarettes. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. Now. 4—Chairman, P. Nadagran; Sacratary, R. Jerntgan. Short four men. Ship's fund S4. Beef on wiper's sanitary work. Discussion on sanitary areas. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 22—Chalrm-in, W. Home; Secre­ tary, L. Hall. One man mis.<;ed ship in New 'Vork. Papers to be mailed at first port. Absentee ballots to be sent out to all ships so all members can vote in election of union officials. Rep.air list, to be drawn up and turned over to department heads. Repdrs to be made during voyage. Welfare to be notified of any brother who is iniured or ill and taken to hospital. ••jept. 27—Chairman, W. Horme; Secretary, P. C.arpovish. One man contracted mnTcria and hospitalized in Singapore—rejoined shin in Pen-ng. Wiper signed on in Singapore, replac­ ing man who missed ship in NY. •W'ashing machine to be kept clean. Repair list to be taken direct to cap­ tain—mate ignores same. P.assageway to bo cle.aned. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Marlis), Nov. 3—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Secre­ tary, W. Thompson. Repair list to be turned in. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. Few hours disputed CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), overtime. Report accepted. Have ne­ Sept. 23—Chairman, D. Hartman; gotiating committee see that tliere Secretary, V. Chavez. One man hos­ are no payoffs on freight ships on pitalized in Bahrein. .Ship's fund Saturdays. Sundays and after 5 PM. 21.35. Engineer slapped fireman Standard brand of coffee to be put while on watcii—to he reported to aboard. Larger light bulbs to be boirdin': pafro'man upon arrival in placed in bathrooms; otiierwise bath­ US. One man jumped overboard leav­ rooms should be painted white. Vote ing .Saseho—picked up by pilot boat of thanks to steward department for and turned over to s'ooreside authori­ excellent food and service. ties. One man logged in Sasebo. Re­ port accep'ed. Captain frying to dis­ DEL MAR (Miss.), Sept. 30—Chair­ courage men from going to docior. man, R, Stough; Secretary, C. Dowling. Drinking tountahi out of order. DisShip's fund S359,27. Few hours dis­ cu.ssion about draws—whether to get puted overtime. $41 collected for dollars, travelers chocks or yen. Messship's fund and movies. Reports ac­ hail to be kept cle.an. Letter to bo cepted. $130 to be spent for movies: written to headquarters about jr. $40 to be spent for magazines. No third enginee-. w.ater cooling system and doctor slips. logs. ALCOA RANGER 'Alcoa), Oct. If— Chairman, C. Carpenter; Secretary, S. Rivers. Delegate reported grievances to all members and read working rules. Special meeting called to set­ tle grievances between chief steward and officers trying to start fight. Linen issue discussed. Minutes to he turned over to boarding patrolman at payoff and acted upon. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), Se.-i."-. 16—Chairma.p. C. Mentesano; Secretary, A. Erod e. Ship's dele­ gate re-elected. One table to be re­ served for watch at meal times. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 31—Chairman. Barrow; Secre­ tary, J. Dehrlng. .Ship's"fund $10,96. Some disputed overi'me. Discussions about obtainlng-sleak knives; penalty cargo: one man missed ship in Hono­ lulu—card turned over to delegate. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Oct. 14 —Chairman, O. Blain; Sacratary, V, Orenclo. One man hospitalized In Guam. Headquarters notified. All heROBIN KIRK (Seis Shipping), Sept. longings and money turned over to II—Chairman, C. Urich; Secretary, C. man's sister. Replacement hired in Kre.'ss. New delegate elected. Ship's Manila. Reports accepted. Delegate fund $79.88. To observe quiet in p'isr advised men who were logged. Mess- a.geways. Tab'e to be constructed for halls to be sprayed for flies after recreation deck. Cots to be put away leaving each port. after use. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Nov. 4 BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ^Chairman, F. Leonard; Secretary, F. ice,) Sept. 22—Chslrmm, P. Hsmmel; Jolinson. Few hours disputed over­ Sacratary, L. LeBlanc. Repair lists time. Report accepted^ All beefs to to be submitted. No smoking on deck be taken up with department dele­ while ship is loading or discharging. gate. Fruit julcea not chilled for Oct. 7—Chairman, J. Patterson; breakfast. Drinking fountain aft out Secretary, Hand. AH repairs made of order. List to be potted for weekly except those to be made in yard. turn for each department regarding Need new garbage can in mes.shull. cleaning laundry. Washing machine More ni-'ht lunch to be prepared. not to be used more than 30 minutes. Fresh milk situation discussed—all to Slop buckets not to be rinsed and get equal share. dumped In sink In laundry room. MAE (Bull), Oct. 7—Chairman, C. CHILORB (Ore Nov.), Noy. 7 — Hoststter; Secretary, Scott. $30 .do­ Chairman, W. Everett; Secretary, J. nated leaving ship in Gal­ Abrams. All repair lists to be sub­ veston toonbrother of illness in fainmitted soon as possible. Sliip's fund lly. Ship'saccount fund One man $17.98. Four hours disputed overtime short. Shio sailed $28.70. .short-handed. Re­ over shifting ship in Canada, to be quest to air condition all SlU ships taken up with patrolman. Report ac­ especially those running to the trop­ cepted. Need more cups and glasses. ics. Discussion about being on ship Cups to be returned to pantry after one hour before saUing time. All using. excess linen to be turned in. Laundry tubs to be kept clean. Addres.ses for ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Oct. Id- ail ports to be posted on bulletin Chairman, S. Riven; Secretary, A, board. Carpenter. Bunks to be repaired. Re­ port accepted. To hold one meeting FORT H0SKIN8 (Cities Service). each trip, preferably at end of voyage Oct. 30—Chairman, B. Handersen; Sec­ unless something special arises. Need retary, L. Melon. One man left ship more variety In menus. New wind —no replacement. Union notifled. To shutes. Suggestion to boycott safely report repairs to captain and, see meeting until hazardous conditions about 'U'ashing machine. Some dis­ are rectified. puted overtime—paid in Boston at pa.voff. Discussion on improvement in RIOM (Actlum), Oct. 7—Chairman, steward department. F. Fcredns; Secretary, C. Hopkins. Repairs completed. New mattresses ALCOA CORSAIR Alcoa), Sept. 30 issued; Crew advised to coUect all —Chairman, M. Costeilo; Sacretary, G. disputed overtime at payoff as cap­ Clark. Crew asked to refrain from tain cannot be trusted to carry over­ putting mops and rags in water-tight time to next voyage. wheels and to clean up cross passage­ way after using same for recreation. DEL SANTOS (Delta), Nav. 4—Chair­ Balance movie fund t241.S9. Films man, J. Bates; Sacretary, F. Neely. to be rewound after showin.g. Report' Bonus started Aug. 20 and ended Oct. accepted. Films to be brought aboard 10. One man hospitalized in Santos. In Mobile. Deck lights to be on aft Engineer giving electricians a bad during nighttime. time. Fired man, and other is quit­ ting. Ship's fund $7. Few hours dis­ MAB (Bull), Oct. 2S—Chairman, 6. puted overtime. No linen for one Bozec; SserstarV/ J. Bond. Ship's week. Reports accepted. New treas­ fund $29.10. Vote of thanks to nego­ urer elected. Motion that meeting be tiating committee for new wage In­ held only on trip south and not creases and welfare benefits. Request coastwise run. The matter of pad­ to air-condition all SIU ships e°pelocks on screen doors to be tabled cially the ones going to the tropics. until the trip south. Delayed sailing—to be turned over to patrolman. . Vote of thanks to steward RION (Actlum), Nev. t—Chairman, department and to Brother Morris for A. Bankston; Secretary, C. Hopkins. handling ship's fund and recreational , Some difficulty with master dondent-' facilities. ,ij' �•Deeenber • 7>-19M SEAFARERS rare Eieveii LOG Throw In' Non-Subsidized Co's Seen Asking US Aid WASHINGTON—Renewed efforts by non-subsidized steamship companies to get Government aid are likely to highlight maritime affairs in the upcoming session of Congress. Industry sources pre­ dict that the non-subsidized lines will ask for the same tax CS Norfolk Calls Crew In Baltimore BALTIMORE—The brand new supertanker Cities Service Norfolk was due' to take a full SIU crew here this week for her maiden voyage. ' Last of three sister ships to come out of the Bethlehem Steel's Spar­ rows Point yards, she will join the CS Baltimore and CS Miami in ac­ tive service with the rest of the company's fleet. Cities Service also has nine T-2 tankers operating un­ der the US flag at the present time. The Norfolk, like her sisterships. Is in the 32,600-ton class, and has twice the capacity of the war-built T-2s. She boasts of individual foc'sles for each man aboard, plus comfortable messrooms and other quarters. All three were built un­ der the "trade in and build" pro­ gram set up by the Maritime Ad­ ministration. Crewing of the ship will help boost shipping somewhat, since Job activity fell off again as a re­ sult of the now-ended longshore strike In Atlantic and Gulf ports. Eleven ships paid -off, nine si^ed on and eight stopped off in transit during the last period. All of them were in good shape. Port Agent Earl Sheppard reported. ^lU SjcnM .., . -tiff.". "Plan ahead" sounds like a pretty shopworn slogan on the eve of the Christmas holiday in relation to September, 1957, and the start of the next college year, but would-be SIU scholarship applicants are urged to take it to mind. Now seems a good time for potential candidates to get the paper, work out of the way so they can turn their'full ener­ gies to the qualifying examinations they must also hurdle to reach their goal. The Seafarers and children of SIU men who have received these $6,000 awards since 1953 all bear tes­ timony to the fact that the effort pays off handsomely. l" t —And Still More Transfers? The dilemma which the Government and the shipping in­ dustry seem to be in at this time is nothing new. Seamen have grown accustomed to working in a "feast or famine" industry, which seems to be able to prosper only in direct proportion to the amount of present or potential disaster around the globe. A glance at the headlines shows that US shipping today is indeed operating in its necessary element for growth. But there aren't enough ships available and it appears that new construction can only be arranged at the price of transferring an even greater number of ships to run­ away flags. Drawing on the reserve fleet of 10 to 15-year-old ships is no solution, since these vessels must compete with modern foreign ships and inevitably run second best. It does seem as if this is the "crisis" or "emergency" which justifies action by US shipping agencies to reclaim the scores of ships of all types allowed to transfer foreign in recent years. A reduction in the number of runaways competing with US ships would stimulate new US construction on its own and solve the immediate need for more US tonnage right now at the same time. 4 Yon Did It Again! The success of the SEAFARERS LOG in the first annual AFL-CIO labor press competition and its ability to win six citations in a contest including newspapers representing some of the largest unions in the country, helps justify the enthusi­ astic support which Seafarers have given this newspaper. Past awards, including recognition last year and in 1952 as the top AFL union newspaper is a further source of pride for the membership, the Union and the editors. This support and the endless flow of newsworthy material sent in by Seafarers from all parts of the globe is largely responsible for making the LOG lively, interesting and in­ formative for the SIU membership, SIU families and other rea^IeTs, ') benefits on new construction that are now enjoyed by subsidized ship operators. The non-subsidized companies will propose that earnings ear­ marked for new ships be free of Government taxation. Such a bill would enable them to replace their vessels with modern tonnage. Tanker, Ore Aid Also up for discussion are peren­ nial proposals for Government aid to tanker and ore carrier opera­ tions. In light of the pressing de­ mands for new US tanker tonnage, it's expected that there will be con­ siderable debate over whether bulk carriers-should be entitled to construction and operating sub­ sidies along the lines of cargo liner operations. Most new ore and oil carrier construction is for foreign and runaway flags at present. The whole tanker picture is ex­ pected to get a thorough look-over from the House Merchant Maripe Committee because of the failure of previous legislative moves aimed at encouraging more new Amer­ ican-flag tankers. These included the tanker trade-in bill and the long-term Navy charter bill, both of which have produced little or no results. Tramp Subsidies It is agreed that there is not much chance for any program to subsidize tramp shipping, although sponsors of two bills relating to that subject have promised that they would reintroduce the meas­ ures when Congress reconvenes in January. One bill, introduced by Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) would compel foreign-flag ship­ owners to meet US wage scales whenever they carry US-Govemment financed or Governmentowned cargoes. The other meas­ ure, sponsored by Rep. Byrne (Dem.-Pa.) calls for outright sub­ sidies for tramp operators. Bus Drivers Locked Out In Seattle • ':i • -a SEATTLE—The SIU is stand­ ing by to help this city's street­ car drivers who were locked out by the City Bus Commission. Members of Local 587 of the AFL-CIO Amalgamated Motor Coach Employees went out on strike two weeks ago, demanding an 18-cent-an-hour pay increase and improved working conditions. The union agreed to allow Federal mediators to step into the dispute, but the commission turned down the idea. Port Agent Jeff Gillette said that while the SIU hadn't yet been asked for any help, it was ready to assist in any way it could. Good Shipping Shipping remains good, mean­ while, and the ships themselves are in fine shape. Gillette said they were coming in with just a few hours of disputed overtime, minor repair beefs and little evi­ dence of performing. The outlook for future shipping is fair. He cited'the payoff of the tanker Stony Point (US Petroleum) as a typical case. This ship crewed and signed on here, was out two days short of a year and "came in clean as a pin." Twenty-six men from the original crew were still aboard at the payoff. The other payoffs were the Auburn (Alba), Murray Hill (Fair­ field), Wild Ranger (Waterman), Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans) and Western Trader (Denton). All of them, including the Stony Point, signed on again. In transit were the Yaka, Topa Topa (Waterman): Pennmar, Losmar (Calmar) and Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans). Union Election Ends Dec. 31; Total Vote Near 4,500 Mark With men customarily getting off their ships to spend the ::;hristmas holidays at home, voting in the A&G District's biennial elections is expected to show a definite upsurge from now until the voting ends on Baltimore agent, Baltimore patrol­ December 31. men, Norfolk agent, Norfolk patrol­ The two-months-long bal­ man, Tampa agent, Tampa pa­ loting started on November 1 and trolman, Mobile patrolman, Hous­ at the midway mark—as of Friday, ton patrolman and San Francisco November 30—4,449 ballots had agent. been cast in all ports as follows: Boston, 90; Philadelphia, 387; Baltimore, 605; Norfolk, 123; Sa­ vannah, 61; Tampa, 55; Mobile, 538; New Orleans, 728; Lake Charles, 52; Houston, 290; San Francisco, When notifying headquarters 202; Wilmington, 63; Seattle, 105, by cable or wireless that a Sea­ and New York, 1,150. Competing for the 39 elective farer has paid off in a foreign posts to be filled by the election port because of injury or illness, delegates should include are 71 Seafarers who nominated ships' the following information: themselves and were found qual­ The man's full name, his SIU ified by the membership-elected credentials committee. A 72nd man, book number, name of the ship, rank Bose, passed away after be­ the port Of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. ing found qualified. The response of ship's crews Seven Seafarers who nominated themselves were disqualified be­ to the Union's request for these cause they did not meet the consti­ notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not- all of tutional requirements. the above information has been Posts in which there are election contests are as follows: Boston included. Be sure to list all of agent, Boston patrolman. New York this data so that the SIU can o i n t patrolmen, Philadelphia act as promptly as possible. agent, Philadelphia patrolman, t» • . • List Details in Cables To Union 1: •fS! �Pate Twelve 'Sea-Spray' —By Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink LOG-A-RHYTHM: Tidewater By E. A. King The tidje comes in, the tide goes out A short way from my door; Comes in, goes out, fixed time about— By my time evermore. "Yeah, Pop can only sail tankers now. He can't take too much of this |iort time ..." Riots, Marriage Not Linked, Says Vendor The round the world run usually furnishes plenty of excite­ ment, and this trip on the Steel Vendor was no exception. Riots, a marriage and the hostilities in Suez led off the list. ? reporter Wal- family style, which included every- ter Schlecht hastens to add, thing from shark fin soup to lichee "although the marriage and nuts. Brother Newton is presently riots both took place in the same making plans to return his wife to port (Singapore), one was not the his home in the States." cause of the other, and vice versa." Readers can draw their own con­ clusions, of course. The trip from San Francisco to Manila was marked right away by a forced change of course to hos­ pitalize Brother Dom Lutero. The Vendor put in at Gaum temporari­ ly to drop off Lu­ tero who, at last reports, was do­ ing very nicely. Schlecht said his Newton recovery probably can be credited largely to fast ac­ tion by the captain. "From there, Bangkok provided the usual photographers' paradise, and the 'Mosquito Bar' did a brisk business in travelers' checks, as expected." Then the Vendor arrived in Sin­ gapore during the local Commu­ nist-inspired riots. But after a couple of days the curfew was lift­ ed and nightlife went on as usual. For ship's carpenter Howard Newton, it was also the occasion of his marriage to Miss Daisy Ghee at the Registrar's Office, with mem­ bers of the crew in attendance. A reception had been held the pre­ vious night in the upstairs dining room of the Singapore Bar, "and was well attended by the many friends of the bride and groom to be. "Highlight of the evening was a 12-course Chinese dinner served 1 see it come, I watch it go. It holds a charm for me; Whence does it rise, whence does it flow— This restless, rolling sea? At times that change, yet regular are. The waves rise near and high, Another change and now afar The waves but roil the sky. How filled with moods and mys­ tery ... How never understood. Potential of great cruelty. Great bearer of all good. Graveyard of men, of ships and things. Untold all it may know. Birthplace of - gilded dreams^ it brings No promise to be so. As boundless as the sea, we say. And yet how firmly bound. This, changeless, changing water­ way That binds the world around. The tide comes in, goes out again Not early, never late; There's naught to lose, and naught to gain ... Though time and tide won't wait. Runner Celebrated lii Style S:"- Burly " M:VV December 7, 195C SE^F^RERS LOG Proud of the way his charges churned out the vittles for Thanksgiving dinner, steward Tony Wasiluk (left) poses with some of the pies and fruit prepared for the crew on the Alcoa Runner. The Runner was the first ship to "report in" to the LOG on its Thanks­ giving fete this year. Be­ low is the Runner's galley force, including (I to r) Nicolas, chief cook; Franco. NCB; Galicki, 2nd cook, and Archie, utilityman. They did themselves proud, according to all reports. ROYAL OAK (Clftol StrviM), tvpt. 2i—Chairman, C. Rrlmaaux; Sacratary, D. Baard. Steward will not issua any overtime record before payoS as requested by patrolman. Ship sailed short of fresh milk, tomatoes and mayonnaise. Steward claimed only frozen milk available in Maracaibo. Ship's fund S66.02. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Union to contact port steward regarding adequate sup­ plies of fresh milk and vegetables. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Need cots. MV BETHCOASTER (Calmar), Nov. A—Chairman, V. Walrath; Secretary (none). Ship laying up. Beef con­ cerning sanitary work on bridge on week-ends. Mate wants sweeping and mopping every day. Report accepted. to order prawbs In Japan. Vote of thanks to steward department for preparation and serving of meals. BTBIL BCIINTItr (Isthmian), Nav. 4—Chairman, R. Johnson; Secretary, S. Zesgler. Complaint about food preparation, taken up with steward. Two men missed ship, rejoined same next port. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Replacement taken. Ship's fund $4. Arrival pool to be made up. New washing machine purchased. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter on new book system read, not received favorably as no facts or news avail­ able. Vote of thanks to negotiating committee. Ship to be fumigated for rats and roaches. Water tanks to be cleaned. Repair list to be drawn up. Laundry to be cleaned up after using. Proper attire to be worn in pantry and mcBshali. No whistling In passage­ ways. Ask patrolman about fresh milk in Japan. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Seas Ship­ ping), Oct. 21—Chairman, J. Gallagher; Secretary, E. Goulding. Two sick men aboard. Few members treated aboard. Discussion on new upgrading system. Need permanent all-weather awning aft to serve as shelter during in­ clement weather. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service; also sanitary men took care of laundry. Quarters and brathrooms need paint­ ing. DE SOTO (Waterman), Oct. 21 — • Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, C. LIbby. $10 given to repriated brother. Ship's fund $20.22. Report, accepted. Vote of thanks to union officials for increased welfare and wages. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Nov. A—Chairman, C. Ma|ette; Secre­ tary, T. Faulkner. One man iiiissed ship in Lake Charies. Ship's fund $2.86. Delayed sailing disputed. Stew­ ard never checks at meal hours. Meats to be cooked longer. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 2»—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secre­ tary, M, Sospina. Ship's fund $16. New delegate, secretary - reporter elected. I,etter to be sent to head­ quarters regarding accident aboard ship and delayed medical attention to injured man. Welfare department to be notified of accident. Aug. 25—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secretary, M. Sospina. Deck depart­ ment rooms to be painted. Ship's fund S16. Some disputed overtime to be referred to patrolman. Need some parts for washing machine—to be purchased from ship's fund. Messhall to be kept clean. Engine department foc'sles to be painted. Nov. 4—Chairman, F." Hartshorn; Secretary, H. Reeve. Men reported to ship's delegate to be called to patrol­ man's attention. Ship's fund $16. Dis­ puted overtime to be referred to pa­ trolman at payoff. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Oct. < — ORION CLIPPER (Orion), July 8— Chairman, E. Harrison; Secretary, D. Meehan. New delegate elected. Need Chairman, C. Gates; Secretary, E. US "money or travelers' checks for Manual. Delegate left in last port ill. draws in Japan. EJectric iron to be Some disputed overtime. Plenty of purchased. Ship's fund 19,400 yen. beefs on deck. One man hospitalized. Need metal coffee and sugar contain­ One man refused to attend meeting, ers for night lunch counter. One man caused plenty of trouble during en­ hospitalized. Several hours disputed tire trip. New delegate elected. Messovertime. Keep feet off messhall man to get on the ball, Orders to chairs. Noise to be kept down after secure ship on holiday. Not enough 2200 hours. Washing machine out of men handling mooring lines, etc. order. Agitator tears cotton garments; ' Gaskets not used for B/W hoses and wringer does not work. men getting burned while breaking Oct. 13—Chairman, E. Harrison; Sec­ connections. One man was sick and retary, D. Meehan. Need new wash­ was ordered to turn to by mate. Ex­ ing machine. Instructed engine de­ pect bad payoff for even good over­ partment delegate on performance of time on deck disputed. Tfeed minute his union duties as delegate. Need sheets and new is.sues of LOG. bunkers. Iron purchased. Ship's fund 14,000 yen. Bosun burned ankle wiiile IBERVILLE (Waterman), Oct. 28— butterworthing. Reports accepted. Chairman, D. Marine; Secretary, A. Articles on up-grading of "B" books Rudnicki. To check repair list. Men to "A" books and new unemplo.vment missed ship. Loggings to be taken benefits for A. B and C members up with patrolman. Ship's fund $58.35. read. Some disputed overtime. General complaint about overtime. Work not MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), .Oct. being done, such as ice boxes, paint­ 28—Chairman, J. Brown; Secretary, ing of decks, no blower in steward's H. Goiey. ' One man hospitalized in bathroom. Recommend meeting with Inchon. LOGs received. Ship's fund patrolman about getting repairs com­ $15.07. Some disputed overtime, Re­ pleted before sign-on. pair list incomplete, to be given to delegate. Vote of thanks to bosun GOVERNMENT-CAMP (Cifias Serv­ for unique coffee pot holder. See if ice), Oct. 31—Chairman, J. Latimer; better slop chest can be obtained on Secretary, E. Derhak. Three men paid board ship prior to next sailing. More off. No replacements yet. Letter to pressure needed on water fountain delegate concerning agents confer­ amidships. Bathrooms to be fixed. ence completed. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Clothing allow­ ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Nov. 4— ance okayed for tank cleaning from Chairman, E. Moya; Secretary, L. Lake Charles to shipyard. Want an­ Nicholas. Report accepted. Names of other clothing allowance for working members not attending meeting wiil in tanks in shipyard. be turned over to patrolman. Meet­ ings to be held in cross passageway. MARORE (Ore Navigation), Oct. 2* Discussion on rules imposed by cap­ —Chairman, H. Sullivan; Secretary, tain referred to patrolman. A. Berry. One man logged; one man missed ship. Repair list completed. ALGONKIN (Trans Oceanic), Sept. Discussion on returning late to ship 2—Chairman, W. Barth; Secretary, A. at payoff. Reports accepted. Vote of Michalskl. Discussion on water short­ thanks to officials for obtaining in­ age. New delegate elected. Laundry creased benefits, wages and new jobs and recreation room assigned to sani­ for membership. Discussion on food tary men. Discussion on inadequate preparation. Discussion of imposed slop chest. Crew asked to shut off duties of wipers. fans trhen not in use. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), BATTLI ROCK (US Pet.), Oct. 27— Oct.' 3—Chairman, P. Scroggins; Sec­ Chairman, G. Rut; Secretary, J. Men- retary, W. Rinehart. Crew to be vlile. Write letter to Union concern­ sober upon arrival in port and not ing mattress. Arrival pool in Persian to fight with inhabitants or crewmcmGulf $100 to winner and $20 to ship's bers. Ship's fund $20.12. Four hours fund. Deck department foc'sle to be disputed overtime. One member painted out after leaving PG. Cap­ missed ship in New Orleans. Report tain to get beer for crew in Japan. accepted. New treasurer and reporter Rent movie camera and films in Japan elected. Hose to be installed in wash­ out of ship's fund. Ship's fund $43. room to be used after washing Few hours disputed overtime. Cold clothes. Some mattress covers miss­ suppers at least once a week. Steward ing on some bunks. By Bernard Seaman �December 7, 1958 SEAFARERS Pare Tbirteen LOG Mar Blood Donors Aided Republic LOG-A-RHYTHU: The Rumor Room Cooks Rated Better Than Mother Was By M. W. "Andy" Anderson The place is not embellished, Like glistening marble halls, tfo masterpiece or mural Adorns its pointed walls; It's filled with little cubby holes With two-way swinging doors And in them, neat, Are China seats All fastened to the floor. With the powers who make us work. From there come all the rumors The goldbricks try to shirk. % "Good, old-fashioned Ameri­ can dishes like mother used to make" has the gang aboard Now close by is the last stool, the daddy of them all. Its seat is bright and shiny. It's the favorite on call; From there comes all the rumors The first stool on your right A new one every day. Is famous in its way. Telling when we're going home For there the rumors come to life Or if we're going to stay; Of when we get our pay; Some rumors say tomorrow The second stool's important, too. Some set a later date. For there upon that seat. But they all do say Is born the certain rumor We're going home— Of what we're going to eat. As sure as fate is fate. The third stool claims a kinship ... And He's Just The BR.. So if you stroll in that place And someone's seated there. Don't disturb his meditation Just let him sit and think. He's working out a problem, A tough one, for his dome; Yes, he's thinking up the latest one And we may be going home. Dugong Steak For Bienville? If anybody thinks this is a hungry ship, take a look at Brother Williams, the BR, and judge for yourself, says Tex Gillespie. The ship is the Cities Service Balti­ more o,n the coastwise oil run. Tragedy Strikes, Sandcaptain Acts To the Editor: The following story is an example wliich proves that when ti'agedy strikes an SIU man, his shipmates can be relied upon to help him meet the emer­ gency. Recently Thomas Gray joined our steward department as a messman. While serving chow one night, he received a cable­ gram notifying him that his mother had passed away. Tom expressed -a wish to attend his mother's funei-al, but could not see how he could possibly do it, inasmuch as he had just arrived on board a few days before. . Delegates Go To Work The ship's delegate. Brother John Sweeney, was contacted and, through him and an able assist ...^y the department dele­ gates, Brothers William Smith, D. Moon and C. Demarco, epough money was raised in a half hour from the ship's fund and donations to enable Brother Gray to purchase a round trip plane ticket to New York and back to Maracaibo. Since it was Friday night and the American consul's office and Venezuelan government offices would be closed Saturday, It still seemed impossible for Gray to leave the country before Monday. But our skipper, Capt. Bartell, was contacted, and he in turn contacted other company rm A spirited discussion at a recent ship's meeting on the Bienville raised "serious" questions concerning the chief cook. "How come he rushed outside with a piece of nine thread line," someone asked, "when word was passed around that there was a sea cow swim­ ming by the side of the ship?" Apparently the anonymous brother has the same dictionai-y we have. The sea cow, it says, is a water-borne, planteating mammal, such as the jnanatee or dugong. "Now sea cow steaks might be all right," our informant admits. But dugong steak? It even sounds ten-ible. officials by radio at their homes. They made the necessary ar­ rangements to obtain the Vene­ zuelan clearance which one must have to leave this country, and Brother Gray was on his way in 24 hours. He arrived home in time to 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. attend his mother's funeral. In­ cidentally, Messrs. Russel and Williams were the company of­ ficials involved. John F. I(eegan Ship's reporter 4" t Challenges 'Lost Breakfast' Item To the Editor: In the Sept. 28th issue of the LOG I noticed an item about Jack "Gator Mouth" Bates thanking a night cook and baker for preparing breakfast on the Del Santos. It seems the NCB was from a ship moored nearby, the Del Campo. "Gator Mouth" went on to say that everything in the galley .1 Gang on the Del Mar who answered call for blood donors in Santos included (I to r) N. Bartlett, J. Ahern, Sam Bailey, ship's doctor H. W. Hawkins, W. Perry, W. Rigby and H. Mayes. " * On the spot at the tijne of the fire on the tanker Republic in Santos, Brazil, last October, the SIU crew on the Del Mar quickly provided six blood donors to answer an emergency call on behalf of three brother after diseharging a cargo of Vene­ seamen. As reported in the LOG on zuelan oil. October 26, the fire caused serious burns to ehief pumpman Lester P. McHugh and chief mate Joseph Sawaska and lesser injuries to Rob­ ert Eaton, AB. Mate Later Died The mate died a few weeks ago at Samaritano Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and McHugh is still there, slowly recovering from his burns. Eaton was briefly hospitalized, re­ turned for out-patient treatment in Boston and is now In New York registered to ship out. Quick efforts by members of the Republic's crew were credited with minimizing injuries and" damage to the ship. She was able to proceed to Curacao after only a brief delay. The fire occurred as the Republic was taking on ballast at Santos" must have seemed to be the same to the NCB as on his own ship, so he went ahead to work. Although I'm a carpenter and don't know anything about cooking, it seems to me that even a guy who was drunk would notice the difference be­ tween the galleys. And since his n"ame wasn't mentioned, I don't know who he was, assum­ ing this really happened. But knowing "Gator Mouth" as well as .1 do, I think this could just be another one of those sea stories for which he's very famous. I'd like to inform him that the next time he has a story, he should make it good or he might really get caught at it. C. "Butch" Wright SS Del Valle Hurrlcan^e Gang Halls Engineers To the Editor: The members of the black gang of the SS Hurricane wish to publicly thank the engineers aboard this ship, particularly chief Wright, 1st assistant Tuttle and 2nd assistant McDuffie, for their cooperation. Under very ti*ying condi­ tions, working short-handed and around the clock many a day, they were always pleasant and considerate of us all. They over-, looked many of our shortcom­ ings end passed them off with a smile and a pat on the back. Louis F. "Frenchy" Greaux Engine delegate The role of the Del Mar gang, though brief, served again to em­ phasize the link between all seafar­ ing men. The six men, W. A. Perry, S. Bailey, H. Mayes, N. Bartlett, W. Rigby and J. Ahern, accompanied by ship's doctor H. W. Hawkins, went to the hospital in Santos as soon as the call went out for blood donors. Gave To Blood Bank Blood was not needed from all of them, but the others added to the hospital blood bank anyway in advance of possible future emer­ gencies. The injured later had to be transferred to Sao Paulo. Del Mar ship's reporter C. M. Dowling provided the details and tlie pic­ tures of these men, who were ready in time of need. Doncaster, Trent Crews Praised To the Editor: • We are very grateful to the crew on the SS Robin Doncaster for the parcels that they sent to the Monastery Hospital here in Capetown where we are now hospitalized. Thanks To Trent, Too We deeply appreciate the things sent us, such as cigarettes, stationery and quite a few toilet articles. We also want to thank the Robin Trent gang for the cigarettes, candy and soap they sent. Thanks also to the 3rd assist­ ant engineer from the Doncaster, who evidently was the one who the SS Pacific Ocean hollering for more every time. "In faet," says ship's reporter Jim Morgan, "our galley gang does a bit better than mother, because she never had to contend with the weather we've been having. Even during the rough crossings over and back, with the ship sometimes rolling 20 degrees or more, they never slacked up a bit." Morgan points out also that while it's usually the case aboard most ships to find some minor fault in the steward depart­ ment, such as a good chief cook but a baker who can't make bread, or an all right baker but no one who can make a salad or a messWood man who's slow with the orders, "such is not the case on this vessel!" Chief cook John "Red" Dixson, 2nd cook and baker Ray Leonard and 3rd eook J. B. Harris "really turn out the stuff. "They're cracker jacks at making steaks and ehops with that thick, creamy gravy most of us like so well, topped off by a pie with a crust that would be the envy of any shoreside baker. We've also had plenty of fancy dishes with tasty • French sauces—stuff like that. Take it from us, these guys are the greatest! "Thanks to steward B. H. Amsberry and his gang, and especially our messman, Jerry Wood, for a real job well done." (Ed. note: A story in the LOG Oct. 26 reported on the volun­ tary "checkoff" system adopted on the Doncaster to pay for parcels sent to any SIU men in South African hospitals.) NAME STREET ADDRESS ZONE. STATE. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: if you are an old tubtcribar and hava a chanqa of addraii, plaasa giva your formar addrast balowt ADDRESS CITY ri I •m -a i\ • I 4 mentioned our being here to the crew. We don't know his name, but the engineer was a patient here with us and joined his ship after he was discharged from here. It sure madfi_us feel good to know that even though we were not off the same ship, SIU men will always try to look after the welfare of their brothers. This makes us especially proud to be SIU members. Stanley Swienckosky Felix Aponte Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) CITY •..a ZONE.. . STATE.. •*'1 .. . J j �Far* Foarfeen Texmar, Shipper At Ease 'John B.' Speeds Aid To Family To the Editor: On the evening of October 17th, the crew of the John B. Waterman was saddened to leam of the death of the father of a shipmate and brother. Brother Raymond A. Triche was notified by radio that his father had passed away on that day, although the elder Mr, Triche was apparently in good health when his son last saw him several hours before the Leto 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. i«"": •• SJL ' CofFeetime finds deck gang on Texmar in messhall (top). Pictured (I to r) are C. Margraves, F. Treddin, L Everett, V. Faini, C. Hensley, J. Knuckles and S. Veach. At bottom, the gang on the Grain Shipper takes a breather. Included are Harvey, AB; Brazil, DM; Woodill, OS; Sargent, bosun; Lester, OS, and Lane, oiler. SEAFARERS IN THE BOSPHAIS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. WiUiam MeUon Chester Anti James T. Moor* LesUe Brilhart Frank Cardoza John A. Morris Joseph A. Prabech Gorman Glaze Torfeif Hansen WUUam E. Roberts Walter Hartman Richard Schwartz Clarence R. Haun Alonzo D. Sistrunk Fred Holmes Ernest H. Webb Edward Huizenga Vyrl WiUlams Chester lannoli Albert WUlis Herman Kemp Maurice Wright Edward McMaster Norman Wright Francisco Mayo MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno t' ti.fw, .C-" USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Peter O. Choplinski USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert B. Byrne Jose Pagola John Grimes G. E. Richardson Concpcion Mejia Harold J. Romero Alfonso Olaguibel W. W. Smith VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. John Abadie USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Paul Baggett Simon P. Morris Cloise Coats Michael Muzio Serio M. DeSosa John Overton Chas. A. Dorrough Winford Powell Joseph Fitzpatrick John Psilos Clarence Graham Randolph Ratellff Harry Green F. Regalado Jesse Green Wade H. Sexton Clarence Hafner Paul Signorino William Havelin Toefil Smigielskl James Hudson Lonnie R. Tickle Martin Kelly Luciano Toribio Edward G. Knapp Dirk Visser Thomas Landa James E. Ward Leo H. Lang Elma E. Wasden William Lawless Walter A. Yahl Alois F. Mauffray USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner William Snyder Telesford Roman Joseph C. Wallace Dwight D. Skelton D. G. Zerrudo USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN,. NY Manuel Antonana Thomas Isaksen Eladio Aris Ira H. KUgore. Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Krlstiansen Wm. C. Baldwin , Frank J. Kubek Frank T. Campbell Frederick Landry William J. Conners Kaarel Leetmaa Walter L. - Davis Leonard Leldig Robert M. Douglas Anthony D. Leva John J. DrlscoU Mike Lubas Robert E. Gilbert Joseph D. McGraw WlUlam Guenther Archibald McGuigan Bart E. Guranlck H. F. MacDonald Howard Hailey Miehael Machusky Talb Hassen Benjamin Martin Dceeinber 1, 195C SEAFARERS LOG Albert MartlnelU Vie Milazzo Joseph' B. Murphy W. P. O'Dea George G. Phifer James M. Quinn George E. Renal* G. E. Shumaker G. Sivertsen Henry E. Smith Michael Toth Karl Treimann Harry S. Tuttle Fred West Norman West VirgU E. Wilmoth Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Russell E. Lund Francisco Antonettl Franclszeh Mietkl Birdie Biggs Harvey W. Morris Julin Blomgren Robert Parker James Browne Alfred Porcari Oetavius Coleman Bias Ramirez Cleveland Farnham Jose Rodriguez Erasmo Flecha Antonio Russo Giles Glendenning Abdul Said Estell Godfrey Manuel E. Sanchez John Gonzalez Secundino Santorio Marino Gordils A. A. Schroter Rune Gustafsson Stanley C. Scott J. Huisman Calisto Siaran Alfred Kaju Peter E, Walsh Johannes Karl Albert Williams Allen L. Lake dOUVERNOUR HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd JlcGee USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Charles Long Marcelo B. Belen F. B. McColUan Henry J. Childs Michal Michalik Malcolm M. Cross Charles Neumaier M. M. Hammond William Van Dyne USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA.' Maximino Bernes - Jimmie Littleton Albert Birt D. L. Williamson Richard L. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley A. K. Keenum William, J. Carey V. A. Lawsin Donald K. Fisher USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler John C. Palmer Samuel Giove Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke Robert N. Young James- R. Hodges ship left New Orleans for the Panama Canal. The elder Mr. Triche, who made his home in Garyville, La., was 72 years of age. Immediately upon learning of Brother Triche's bereavement, ship's delegate James Pulliam held a tarpaulin muster and, in less than an hour, the sum of $272.75 had been raised. Every man contributed, from Capt, F. T. Coleman, the 'master, on down. An order for a suitable floral piece to be sent to the family of the deceased was sent by ra­ dio, and the remainder of the fund was turned over to Brother Triche to be wired home—another demonstration that "Brotherhood of the Sea" is not just an idle phrase. . The SIU crew and officers aboard the John B. wish to pub­ licly extend their condolences to the Triche family. John Quigley Ship's reporter a. 4 a> Delegates On Job Aboard Dei Rio To the Editor: Everything is running smooth­ ly aboard the Del Rio at this writing. We have a good crew aboard, with no beefs pending at present. Among our delegates are Ed­ die Avrard, ship's delegate; W. E. Scot, deck; R. Singletary, en­ gine, and L. A. Banks, steward,all holding beefs down to a minimum. Among the crew we have an oldtime prospector, who has been in the business off and on for years. He expects to pros­ pect for uranium in West Africa while on this voyage and, of course, has his Geiger counter with him. We are fortunate also in having a barber aboard, sailing in the black gang. While entering the port of Freetown, we had the misfor­ tune to run aground, but were rescued within two hours by tugs. Earlier, we caught the tail end of hurricane "Flossy." We understand she did plenty of damage to the Louisiana coast while she was there, too. Duska "Spider" Korolia Ship's reporter 3^ 4" 4" Health Center Plans Cheered To the Editor: I was happy to read that the SIU is^ planning to build health centers for the seafaring man. It's good: for Seafarers to be able to get some installments in welfare benefits while they are alive to enjoy them. There is plenty of "ill-fare" in the con­ tingencies of life. - To the Editor: I am proud to see my fellow Iii 1938, a group of bona fide seamen measure up to the at­ US seamen decided to break tainments which characterize away from the then well-known some of the bigger unions like ISU. the Amalgamated and others. Their reasons for breaking It is also good to see the fu­ away were the phony one-man ture outlined for us in the pic­ control of the union, the special tures of SIU youngsters and privileges allowed to the ship­ families you have been publish­ owners on hiring and the failure ing in the LOG. One can hope of ISU officials to make finan­ that these youths will become cial reports, tb the membership. better social and political navi­ That militant rank and file gators than the outgoing gener­ group immediately set out to ation. form a union that would pro­ Marius Hansome ' tect the rights of the men. With the backing of other AFL 4 4" 4" unions, they managed to obtain an AFL charter and the birth of the SIU then became official. Brought Security To the Editor: Slowly, but surely, SIU lead­ We may be on the last leg of our trip on the Transatlantic ers brought security to a grow­ as Japan is our next stop and ing membership in jobs, wages, then we are due back in the working conditions and other benefits These benefits are the States. So far the journey has been talk of 15 million. AFL-CIO what you could call very en- members today. It's truly hard to^ielieve they jop'able. Everyone seems to be well satisfied with the ports of all exist. It wasn't so long ago call and the good chow we've when we had neither the wages, been having. We have td com­ vacations, welfare protection pliment the chief cook, 2nd and many other items that We cook & baker, 3rd cook, the take for granted now. Yes, brothers, our Union messmen and our BR for a job came around the corner the well done. The deck and engine depart­ hard way, thanks to the hard ments are also making the trip work by our officials and a mili­ tant membership that has re­ as pleasant as they can. Although we won't be home to mained united through every spend the holidays with our battle. Our Union today has a dem­ loved ones, we send our best ocratic constitution to protect wishes for a very happy Christ­ mas and an enjoyable New Year all our rights, but we must still be on the alert at all times. to everyone. Meetings Important Martin Lynch In order to protect our gains, Ship's reporter it is" our duty to attend meetings 4" 4' 4 ashore and aboard ship and take part in whatever Union activi­ ties we can. We should follow the business of the meeting to To the Editor: understand whatever resolutions I have been a member of Lo­ or discussions come up and also cal 802, the Musicians Union, give the other guy a chance to for many years before going to hit the deck and blow off steam sea and they have a system if he has to do so. there which might be of inter­ On the ship, all men are est to the brothers. equal under the SIU banner. It Any man who has been in the never does any good for one union for 20 years gets a spe­ man to try to throw his weightr cial membership card, which around because he has been means he does not have to pay around a little longer than the any dues any more. He is still next fellow. eligible to work in the industry. Remember that we are sea­ Perhaps we in the SIU should men and brothers, too. Time consider something like that has shown that the self-disciplinfor our oldtimers who have been ary policy of our Union is the with us for so many years. best method of all. Julio Colon Oldtimers Move On As time marches on, one by one the oldtimers either depart or retire on pension, and it be­ comes the duty of those remain­ ing to stand united to protect the porkchops that are on the table today. I know that very shortly I will be retiring. also, happy and content that my dream finally became real under the SIU banner. Keep your chin up, brothers, and tell the world that thei, SIU . is here to stay. M. E. Pappadakis Ship's reporter SS Jefferson City Victory 4 4 4. Oidtimer Sees Dream A Reality Transatlantic On Way Home Again No Union Dues For Oldtimers? - II Good Catch Carolyn Wishes Skipper Weil Showing off one of five king mackerel and dol­ phin caught on the Charles C. Dunaif en route to Yokohama, C. E. Foster, AB, strikes a pose for photog A, Ros­ enblatt. Those fresh fish steaks mean lots of good eating. To the Editor: It Is our understanding on the Carolyn (Bull) that Captain W. W. Callis will be transferred to the SS Ines upon the com­ pletion of the current voyage. The membership wishes to extend to him our sincere thanks for his wholehearted co­ operation. We wish him the best of luck and continued suc­ cess is his new post. ' J. Prats Ship's delegate �December 1, 195< Pare Furteea SEAFARERS LOG Frank Finds No Dew On DEVI Line 'FjJ-&ra^ea£afer! TUE KX>D AMT> VRXCeSASafl.OiUM BAffm/l£AN0miya^SlUCAFe7£filAB POINT BARROW, Alaska—Some people like to go South for the summer, but Seafarer George Frank is different. While the Arctic storms howl, Frank is cur­ rently occupied on a DEW line construction job in this northern­ most point of Alaska, which lies at about 72 degrees north latitude. Naturally, Frank finds the weather a little on the chilly side: but it is apparently compensated PERSONALS AND NOTICES D. E. Jessnp Get in touch with your wife, t t D.arrell Gene Chafin Edward Nooney Your mother is very anxious to Your seamen's papers are being hear from you. Contact her at held for you in the LOG office. home in Anderson, Indiana. , 4, t 3^ ji ^ Gene Bacon Joseph E. Barringer, Jr. Ex-SS Capt. N.B. Palmer ex-Steel Navigator You are asked to contact Paul Your discharges are being held Goldstein, attorney, 12 Ih and Chest­ nut Sts., Philadelphia, as soon as at the headquarters records de-. partment. possible. 4, AP,e GBAP^ ^BAFAJZ^fZS rH£MEM'id>BaS OFOi'l^UNlO^.'DfW /A/ THFAJB/cf T/MB YOU'/^BAT1HEI4ALI. New York Hall, after Jan. 15. Very important. 4, t Joe Yanik Frank Prezalar wishes you to contact him at 34-15 74th St., Jack­ son Heights, NY. He has news for you. tit FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Terrell D. Adams, 35: Brother Adams died of a malignant tumor on Nov. 9, 1956, in the USPHS Hospital, Savan­ nah, Georgia. He joined the Union N o V e mber, 13, 1951, and was sailing in the deck department. Place of burial is unknown. Broth­ er Adams is survive^ by his wife, Rosa Mae Adams of Glenville, Georgia. $10 Million Paid Out In SIU Benefits (Continued from page 7) of $260 a year, will mount more rapidly, exceeding the million and a quarter a year average rate at which they have been paid up until now. Similarly on the Welfare side, the family hospital benefits program, and increases in hospital, death and disability benefit rates provide more rapid outgo of bene­ fits. Figure Breakdown The breakdown of the $3V6 mil­ lion welfare figure shows just under $1 million in hospital bene­ fits to Seafarers and close to $1,700,000 in death benefits. These were the two original benefits which went into effect in 1950 and consequently show the greatest totals. The hospital benefit was the first in the industry to provide coverage without a time limit. Well over $500,000 has gone out ill the form of maternity benefits with another $260,000 paid to dis­ abled Seafarers. Family hospital and surgicaP benefits account for over $120,000 with smaller sums for scholarship, special aids and other expenditures. Despite the heavy cash outlay, the Welfare Plan has very exten­ sive reserves which indicate future improvements in the Plan. Among them are over $2 million held in income-producing US Government bonds. , The Plan also owns properties and other asset's which add to its reserve strength. George H. Robinson, 68: On Oc­ tober 17, 1956, Brother Robinson died from nat­ ural causes in the USPHS Hospital, Up to his knees in snow at Staten Island, Pt. Barrow, Alaska, Sea­ New York. He farer George Frank says joined the Union hello from his job as an December 14, electrician on the DEW1951, and was sailing in the line defense project. steward department. Brother Rob­ inson is survived by a sister, Mrs. by the warm, rosy feeling of a fat Leroy Smith of Roselle Park, New paycheck. What else does a guy Jersey. Burial took place in Green­ want to buck 60 below zero for? The DEW line (Distant Early wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Warning) consists of a chain of SI S> radar stations across Alaska and Edward E. Reed, 26: Brother Canada. "I have not seen a ship," Frank Reed was lost writes, "since I left Seattle last overboard while September. I am up here working sailing aboard the as an electrician . . . and believe MacAlester Vic­ me brothers, it's pretty cold. Tem­ tory. He ^ined peratures range here anywhere the Union on down to 50 to 60 below zero. March 22, 1956, "I can hardly wait to finish this and' was sailing darn job, come down and grab me in the deck de­ an SIU ship with the best condi­ partment. He is tions the maritime industry ever survived by his wife, Mary Reed of Mobile, Ala­ had. "That new raise in pay that we bama. got sounds like music to my ears. But as long as the pay is good here Robert Lee Cardin, 39: On Au­ yet and the chow is fair, I think gust 12, 1950, Brother Cardin died I'll stick around for a while." Home for Frank is a tent (steam from a heart ailment in the USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY. Burial heated, we presume). It sounds like took place in Mount Calvary Ceme­ an ideal way to get away from it tery, Manchester, New Hampshire. all, if anybody wants to go. » » t Henry F. B'ewer For your old documents, contact J.T. Hicks at 65 E. Haig St., Pla­ All of the fuliowlng S/U famUies teau, Ala. will coiled the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the t ' t t Union in the baby's name Harold (Tony) Stivers You and your wife are asked to Ella Megan Underwood, born write to A1 Burris, Route 1, Box September 15, 1956, to Seafarer 465, Kannapolis, NC. and Mrs. Livious A. Underwood, t t Clinton, North Carolina. Mitchell V. Mobley 44" Your wife wishes you to contact Beverly Jean Bamett, born Sep­ her at 4731 Magazine St., New Or­ tember 27, 1956, to Seafarer and leans. Mrs. John D. Bamett, Gulfport, t t 3) " Mississippi. Peter Drevas 4 4 4 Contact headquarters j-egarding Tomas Gutierrez Jr., born Oc­ receipt for money for F.T. Costober 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. tello. Tomas Gutierrez, Galveston, Texas. t 3) t BALTIMORE UIB C. Baltimore 8t. Earl Sheppard. Alcnt EAstern 7-4800 BOSTON >76 State St. Jamea Shceiian, Axent Mcbiiumii >-0140 HOUSTON 4a0a Canal St. A. Mlchelet. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1410 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock >-1754 NEW ORLEANS »3 BlenvUle St Llndsey WUllama, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 «tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 8-6600 ........137-129 Bank St. NORFOLK MAdlSon 2-9834 Ben Reea. Agent PHILADELPHIA 837 Market St. 8. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo51—La» Sal CoUa, Agent Phone 2-Si996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast nepresentaUvr SAVANNAH > Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE >505 1st Ave. Jeff GUIette. Agent , EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1806-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Pbona 2-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 Alarlne Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS.,.. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W Hall. Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU 4" 4 4* 4 t t 3> 4- t t t 4 4> 4> 3> Anna Louise Gomez, born OttoAntonio S. Caruso ber 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. A Coast Guard discharge from Carlos Gomez, Bronx, NY. the Lawrence Victory is being held 4> 4 4 for you at the LOG office, Steven Bernard Nicholas, born t • t 3« July 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Cavanaugh Coast Guard discharges and Leroy N. Nicholas, New Orleans, other documents'" are being held La. 4 4 4 for you at the LOG office, Sharon Kaye Wiggins, bom Sep­ t 3) 3) tember 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Martin "Come home as soon as possible. Mrs. Clover Wiggins, Lake Charles, La. Old Lady and hound dog." 4 4 John Cecilio and Luis Manuel NaJoseph L. Pendleton Your mother is anxious to hear dal, bom November 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Nadal, from you. New York. NY. t 3!> Lawrence Ellison Contact your wife as soon as pos­ sible. Urgent. PHOtS Robert S. Johnson Write to R. W. Reynolds, c/o i0m/25 mwitj&y DIRECTORY OF SIU BRANCHES SIU, A&G District 3» Jack W. Arel'anes Michael Guiliano, born Novem­ Your mother is seriously ill. You ber 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. are asked to eontact your sister, Anthony Guiiiano, Elizabeth, New Catherine, at 901 Stanyan St., San Jersey. Francisco. PORT COLBORNB Ontario rORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. £ EMpire 4-571f VICTORIA BC. ... 617t4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Queheo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 FHOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St CAn^l 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St NB Phone; 2-52.32 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND..... 211 SW Clay St CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, CAUr 510 Macdonald Ave BE:acon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO... 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 Great Lakes District WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave Terminal 4-3131 Phone: 713-J NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFF.ILO, NY . ISO Main St. HYacinth 9-6165 Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND ... 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Canadian District Phone: Main 1-0147 1038 3rd St. HALIFAX N.S. .. 128'A Hollls St DETROIT Phone- 3-H!)l I Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6837 S3I W Michigan St MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 8161 3261 E 92nd St FORT WILLIAM......... 130 Simpson St SOUTH CHICAGO .1, , .. Phone: Es^jeji 5-2416. Ontario Phone: 3 3221 'fM faee die WelCozaedbf your- �Vol. XVIII No. 25 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZC • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • USB • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO * NEW YORK—The SIU Atlantic and Gulf District has announced that combined payments under its welfare and vacation plans have passed the $10-million-mark. The two plans have assets of over $5 million.. •? ! • BELL O NCE, in the old non-union days, "bell to bell" had a bitter flavor for seamen, meaning a relentless, day-long work grind. Today, it's the SIU welfare and vacation plans which work "bell to bell" for SIU men and their families, assuring a smooth flow of benefits that are of as much concern as take-home pay and working conditions on the ships. News that the SIU Vacation and Welfare Plans, at no cost to Seafarers, have already paid out over $10 million in cash benefits since July, 1950, comes as a welcome surprise. But this figure will likely be doubled by I960 or earlier, because the benefit rates have doubled and tripled in most cases. mmmmm Every day an SIU man is on a ship, he builds up ad­ ditional credits—another day's paid vacation, more seatime to help make himself or his youngster eligible for a $6,000 SIU college scholarship or for the com­ prehensive coverage of his wife, kids and even depend­ ent parents for the best in surgical and hospital care. The breadwinner too can obtain continuous weekly compensation if he himself is laid low by illness or inury, or can no longer work at his regular calling. Should ie unexpectedly pass on, a comfortable cushion of a $4,000 death benefit for his survivors is readily avail­ able. At the other extreme, the costs of parenthood are instantly eased by his eligibility for a $200 maternity benefit upon the birth of each new child. This broad coverage is insured by a smooth-running, modern apparatus which exists only to serve the needs of each Seafarer and his family. "Bell to Bell"—on ship or shore—^the SIU takes care of its own.... i 1^: i1 SEAFARERS U y! 3V � 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 December 7, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CO’S REQUEST MORE BREAKOUTS SIU LOG WINS SIX LABOR NEWS HONOR APPLICATIONS OPEN ON ’57 SCHOLARSHIPS 10 DIE IN B’KLYN WATERFRONT BLAST 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, US ENTERED WWII DOCK STIKE HALTED WITHOUT PACT GAINS PLANS FOR $4BILLION AID PROGRAM INDICATE HEAVY ’50-50’ SHIPMENTS US SEEKING MORE SHIPS MOBILE SIU, EMPLOYERS’ GROUP MEET ON SAFETY SHIP GOES LIBERIAN, BANS PRESS AFL-CIO MARKS 1ST YEAT OF MERGER NY SHIPPING BOUNCES UP AS LONGSHORE STRIKE ENDS NON-SUBSIDIZED CO’S SEEN ASKING US AID MAR BLOOD DONORS AIDED REPUBLIC $10MILLION PAID OUT IN SIU BENEFITS 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 12/07/1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVIII, No. 25  1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/503c9da19169e5a07c9e87f4f6fd3bef.pdf 943a7ce5bf5f7a5adb6feb9222dd28cb PDF Text Text '•   •  • • '".  ­ •  • '   'iiqi  i  ­^ 'vf £­­,  c?',s5. //5T>­v;  • • .'• ­V"­*"^­• ;a \v^  •  SUP Fieezes 5 Oregon Ports  te  Official  Organ of  the  Atlantic and  Gulf  District,  Settfarers International Union of  North America  VOL.  XII  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.,  FRIDAY.  DECEMBER  8.  1950  No.  24  '  .  The  communist^nspired  jurisdictional  raid  on  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific reached  the showdown  stage  this  week,  as  the  SUP  froze  five  Oregon ports in answer to Harry  Bridges'  latest  job­grabbing  move  in  the  Coos  Bay  area.  ,  The  ports  involved  are  principally  lumber  ports,  but  the  freeze  wiU  affect  all  shipping  in  the  area.  Unless  Bridges  calls  off  his  raid,  activity  will  come  to a  complete standstill.  The  SUP's  militant  stand  was  explained  in  a  telegram  sent  to  the  SIU  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  by  Harry  Lundeberg,  SUP  Secretary­ Treasurer.  "Commie  longshoremen  are  again  attempting  to raid  our  jurisdiction  Bill  Brady  Dies  Suddenly  Aboard  SS  Steel  Worker  .  Wilbert  J.  Brady,  47­year­old  Seafarer,  died  suddenly  aboard  the  SS  Steel  Worker  in  New  York  on  December  3,  the  LOG  has  been  informed.  Death  was  attributed  to  an  internal  hem­ orrhage.  The  popular  Seafarer  held  book  No,  6829,  and  had  been  a  member  of  the  SIU  since  1941.  Well­known  and  weU­liked  by  all  who  knew  him,  Brady  was  an  active  and  staunch  Union  man  during  his  entire  sea­going  career.  He  served  as  a  volimteer  organizer  during  various  cam­ paigns,  and  as  a  member  of  in­ numerable  rank  and file  com­ mittees.  '  At  the  time  of  his  death  W.  J.  (Bill)  BRADY  Brady  was  an  AB  aboard  the  /  Ste«l  Worker,  which  has  just  ficial,  when  giyen  the  news,  said,  completed  a  coastwise  trip.  "W.  J.  was  a  sterling  example  Aboard  ship,  almost  invari­ of  a  good  Union  man;  he  was  ably,  Brady  was  elected  by  the  always  on  hand  when  the  Union  .­crew  to serve  as Ship's  Delegate.  was  having  tough,,  going.  We're  A  capable  speaker  and  organizer,  proud  he  was  one  of  us."  in  dozens  of  instances  he  person­ ally  knitted  the  crew  into  a  Brady  is  survived  by  his  wife,  smooth  working  machine,  both  Ruth,  who  is ­ making  arrange­ in  their  work  and  in  shipboard  ments  for  his  funeral. In  accord­ ance  with  his  wish,  it  will  be  a  Union  affairs.  ' A  veiy  personable  fellow,  trade  union  service,  in  which  Brady  was  often  sought  out  as  eulogies  will  be  given  by  Sea­ a' confidant  by crewmembers with  farers  and  friends  from  other  trade  unions.  personal  problems,  'Brady  was  known  as  an  in­ In  accordance  with  the  provis­ dustrious  worker  who  could  be  ions  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  ^duhted  oh  to  give  his  best  to  Plan  a  $500  death  benefit  has  any  job  he  undertook.  One  of­ been  paid.  in  steamschooners  in  Coos  Bay®  "Your  cooperation  in  this  mat­ square  behind  the  Sailors  Union  area,"  Lundeberg  said.  ter  will  be  greatly  appreciated,"  in  this fight  against  the  com­ "We  have  no  alternative  ex­ munist­conceived  job  grab.  Our  the  telegram  concluded.  cept  to  again  freeze  following  members  are  already  on  record  A&G  District  Secretary­Trea­ ports  in  Oregon  in  show­down  to  give  aU­out  support  to  their  fight  with  commie  longshoremen:  surer  Paul  HaU  immediately  in­ West  Coast  Brothers  in  meeting  Newport,  Reedsport,  Goos  Bay,  formed  Lundeberg  that  the  SUP  the  commies*  latest  mad  man­ Bandon' and  Florence.  Will  you  could  continue  to  count  on  fuU  euver,"  Hall  said.  please  notify  operators  you  have  support  from  Seafarers  on  the  The  A&G  District  official  add­ contracts  with  to  not  send  any­ East  and  Gulf  Coasts.  "The  A&G  District  is  four­ ed  that  the  "SUP  and  SIU  will  of  their  ships  into  these  ports.  see  this fight  through  together  in  the  same  way  they  did  back  in  1946,  whibn  Bridges' first  Coos  Bay  raid  was  smashed  by  our  joint  action  and  that  of  The  next  regular  membership  meeting  of  A&G  the  AFL  Maritime  Trades  D^  Branches  will  be  held  December  20,  instead  of  Decem­ partment.  ber  13,  as  had been  scheduled.  The  switch  in  dates  was  'ALL  WET'  adopted  at  the  last  membership  meting  when  it  was  "If  Bridges  thinks  he  can  get  pointed  out  that  the  following  meeting  would  fall  in  away  with  this  latest  stimt,  he's  the  middle  of  Christmas  week  on  December  27,  The  all  wet.  He's  learned  before  that  change  will  enable  Seafarers  who  planned  to  be  with  he  can't  get  away  with  stabbing  their  families or  out  of  town  to  spend  an  uninterrupted  at  the  SUP.  But  it  looks  like  he'll  have  to  learn  it  all  over  holiday.  again,"  HaU  said.  1  Prior  to instituting  the "freeze'*  Inasmuch  as  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  customarily  is  published  the  week  following  a  meeting,  the  next  this  week,  the  SUP  had  success­ fuUy  fought  off  several  attempts  issue  of  the  LOG  will  be  dated  December  ^9.  by  Bridges'  union  to  grab  jobs  Next  A&G  Meeting  December 20  that  have  traditionally  and  con­ tractuaUy  belonged  to  the  SUPt  For a long  time the West  Coa^  longshoremen  have  been  hungri­ ly  eyeing  the  SUP  jobs,  the  ;  The  SIU  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ed  to  quit  their  jobs  in  order  boards,  particularly  in  regard  to  years  of  experience  gained  at  working  of  packaged  lumber  on  District  this  "week  called  upon  to  appear  before­­ their  local  the  status  of  merchant  seamen.  sea.  deck  in  the  loading  and  un­ State  Selective  Service  Boards  boards,  only  to  learn  later  that  We  strongly  feel that,  m  view  2.  It  is  vitally  important  that  loading  operations  of  steam­ to  establish  uniform  procedures  they  were  deferred,  the message  of  the  experience  and  skill  re­ a  large  pool  of  skilled  seamen  schooners.  quired  of  men  going  to  sea  and  be  maintained  at  all  times  to  Tactics  similar  to  those  em­ in  handling  cases  of  merchant  pointed  out.  In  the  interests  of  efficient  because  of  the  essential  nature  man  our  merchant  ships,  which  ployed  in  the  iU­fated  Coos  Bay  seamen  registrants.  manning  of  the  vital  merchant  of  ­their  jobs  in  our  national  se­ in  addition  to  carrying  supplies  Beef  of  194fr—phony  picketlines  in  identical  messages,  address­ fleet,  the  Union  urged  adoption  curity  program,  merchant  sea­ to  our fighting  forces  is  continu­ and  goons  squads  —  are  being  ed  to  directors  of  the  ­state  of  a  policy  recognizing the  needs  men  should  be  considered  in  a  ing  to  deliver  arms  cargoes  and  followed  in  the  present  raiding  boards,  the Union said  that  there  of  the  industry  during  the  pres­ categosy  separate and  apart from  other  military  material  to  our  effort.  is  "a  considerable  am­ount  of  allied  nations  under  the  Atlantic  ent  emergency.  shoreside  workers.  confusion  and  a lack  of  imiforni­ MOB  RAID  Pact  Aid  Program.  ity  existing  among  the  various  We  base  this  stand  on  the  fol­ FULL  TEXT  Typical  of  the  manner  of  the  VITAL  WORK  local  draft  boards,  particularly  The  complete  text  of  the  Un­ lowing  facts:  commie­led  raid  were  last  in  regard  to  the  status  of  mer­ ion  communication  follows:  1.  On  the  matter  of  experi­ 3.  The  role  of  the  merchant  month's  incidents  centering  .  chant  seamen.".  We  herewith  present  certain  ence,  full  Abie­Bodied  seamen,  fleet  in  our  national  defense  ef­ around  the SUP­contracted  lum­ ­The  message  attributed  this  facts  for  your  consideration  for  example,  must  by  law  have  fort  is  daily  assuming  greater  ber  schooner,  C­Trader.  situation  to  the  absence  of  a  which  we  regard  as  of  extreme  three  years'  experience  to  qual­ proportions.  A  considerable  num­ In  Wilmin^on,  Ore.,  and  San  regulation  governing  skilled  importance  in  the  national"*' in­ ify  them  to  sail  in  their  rating.  ber  of  ships  have  recently  been  Pedro,  California,  bands  of  500  It  should  be  noted  that  under  taken  out  of  the  mothbaU fleet  longshoremen  picketed  the  ship  •  workers.  It  suggested  that  sea­ terest.  '  men  "should  be  considered  in  a  In  the  absence  of  a  regulation  present  regulations  at  least  50  and  have  been  pressed  into serv­ without  success.  None  of  tl^  category separate  and  apart from  governing  deferment  of  skilled  percent  of  the  deck  crews  must  ice,  and  indications  are  that  maritime  organizations  recogniz­ shoreside  workers,"  because  of  workers,  oUr  organization  has  be  rated  as  full  able­bodied  more  of  these  reserve  ships  will  ed  the  lines  as  legitimate.  the  peculiar  conditions  of  mari­ noted  that a  considerable amovmt  seamen.  These  men  cannot  be  be  reactivated  almost  daily.  More  than 300  of  Bridges'  mdi  time  employment  of  confusion  and  a  lack'of  uni­ readily  replaced  and  textbook  Skilled  seamen  must  be  avail­ stormed  the  SUP­Hall  in Wil­ (Continued  on  Page  U).  formity  exists  among  local  draft  training  is  no  substitute  for  the  (Continned  on  Page  3)  Many  seamen  had  been  forc­ End  Draft  Confusion,  SIU  Tolls Draft Board  �Page  Two  rii  T H E  SE AF ARE RS  LDC  U,:  S^U­ i 5£!^FAR£;jR5  Published  Ev'ery  Other  Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  iiv,'­''  P  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  • fe.:  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  Same  Old  Line  i:  Someone  once  said  that  the  communist  party  line  changes  with  the  weather.  Of  late  the  frequently  chang­ ing  policy  is  dictated  by  the  need  to maintain  the  party's  influence,  particularly  in  the  labor  movement.  i^f.  The  November  30  issue  of  The  Labor  Leader^  semi­ monthly  publication  of  the  Association  of  Catholic  Trade  Unionist,  points  out  editorially  that  the  communists  ap­ pear  to be  throwing out  a  new line,  calling for  a  program  of  "friendship  with  all  labor  groups  and  unity  in  behalf  jof  workers' demands."  ,  As a  result,  the  commie  leaders  are  calling  upon  their  hacks  to  join  up  with  the  opposition  wherever  they  can.  ,'(See  story  on  page  3.)  *  The  ACTU  publication  feels  that  the  new  party  line  might  have  some  appeal  jto  workers  in  light  of  present  conditions. Here's  the  text of  The Labor  Leader's editorial:  Reports  coming  in  from  all  parts  of  the  country  indicate  that  the  new  Party  line  in  the  trade  union field  ;  is  one  of  friendship  with  all  labor  groups  and  unity  in  behalf  %  of  workers'  demands.  This  line  is  of  particular  import  where  the  workers  are  divided  into  non­communist  and  pro­communist  un­ i6ns  as  in  General  Electric  and  Westinghouse.  Where  non­communist  union  leaders  object  to  a  plea  for  joint  . action "an  effort  is  to  be  made  to  line  up  their  member­ ships  directly  in  support  of  the  pro­commimist  demands.  iWe  can  be  sure  that  such  demands  will  have  plenty  of  popular  appeal  particularly if  the  cost  of  living  continues  to  march  upward.  The  portions  of  Williamson's  article  dealing  with  UE  amounts  to  a  public  reprimand  of  UE  top  officials,  Matles and  Emspak,  although  neither's name  is mentioned.  Hitherto they  had  been  considered  the  Party's most  astute  fc­ and  prized  leaders  in  the  union  section.  i  Could  it  be  that  Mr.  Matles  and  Mr.  Emspak  are  ;«o longer  faithful  followers  of  the  Party's  orders  anff  are  "on  the  way  cmt?  It  has  happened  with  others  before;  the  .sign  are  pointing  in  that  direction  again.  Insofar  as  members  of  the  Seafarers  International  ­Union  are concerned,  there  appears  to  be  little likelihood  of  the  commies  making  any  headway  with  their  new  te  program of  peace  with  all  hands.  e­ I  Seafarers  have  experienced  communist  appeals—­di­ cct  and  indirect—for  "unity" in  one  guise  or  another  for  the  past  dozen  years.  None  of  these  was  ever  successful.  In  fact,  the  Seafarers  has  been  a  thorn  in  the  commies'  waterfront  side  from  the  day  we  began  functioning  as  an  organization.  We  have  no  intentions  of  relaxing  our  yigilance.  In  view  of  the  present  commie  angle,  it  would  be  wise  for  Seafarers  to keep a sharp lookout  for  waterfront  characters  seeking  to  win  converts  to  joint  programs  of  **peace  and  pknty."  Stripped  of  its  pretty  sound,  the  phrase  k  merely a  rehash of  the old  party  line  that  begins  in  the Soviet  Union.  MOBILE  TIM  BURKE  S.  FINER  T;  L.  PITTMAN .  4^  NEW  ORLEANS  E.  J.  AT BINSKI  JOHN  B^iRRON  JAMES  E.  BELL  N.  BOSSANYI  C.  A.  BROWN  B.  P.  BURKE  JOHN  L.  CALDWELL  WILLIAM  O.  CARA  .  T.  A.  CARROLL  BYRON  F.  CHAPMAN  ROGELIO  CRUZ  ALBERT  W.  GATEWQOD  ­ HmRY  C.  GER1M}S  G.  HARDING  WILLIAM  HERNANDEZ  L.  A.  HOLMES  D.D.KELLY'  HUGH  F.  LAGAN  LEO  LANG  M.  V.  MOBLEY  M.  NEWMAN­ K.  RAANA  ­CHARLES  SANDERSON  L.  TICKLE  %  it  •   FORT  STANTON.  NJM.  GIDLbW  WOODS  .  A.  MCDONALD  R.  A.  RADCLIFF  S.  WALKER  •   H.  THURMAN  W.  MEEHAN  %  %  BALTIMORE  JOHN  J.  O'CONNOR  TIMOTHY  SULLIVAN  JOHN  WISLOFF  PAUL  W.  STRICKLAND  M.  D.  WATT  JAMES  LEE  W.  J.  HACKETT  WESLEY  YOUNG  JACK  HOWARD  ­  i  P.  MATAN  WILLIAM  J.  WOLFE  FRED  L.  PITTMAN  ,  VINCENT  GENCO  ,  ANTONIO  A.  ZELAYA  :  "  E. J; BRADLEY  FRANK  NERING  SAVANNAH  R.  C.  SHEDD  WILLIAM  VAUGHAN  a>  t  ,  ELLIS  ISLAND  G.  C.  GAGE  M.  COLUNS­ B.  T.  KNEW  STATEN  ISLAND  R.  P.  NIEVES  ­F.  KUBEK  D.  KOROLIA  J. LUCAS  J.  MOLINI  B.  RAMIREZ  J.  HANSON  L. HOLLIDAY  R.  GRESHAM  C.  FIGUEROA  B.  DARLEY  J.  QUIMERA  H.  J.  MOORE  YOU  TZANG  E.  SPAULDING  C.HANSEN  B.  JURKOWSKI  C.  EZELL  A.  VASQUEZ  S.  GLYPTIS  D.  GARDNER  R.  CHRISTOPHER  GALVESTON  ;  JOEL  M.  SHIPLEY  "  ISRAEL  SANTOS  A.  LAPEROUSE  JOHN  J.  EZELL  B.  W.  SUMSKI  PHILLIP  J.  SNIDER  S. H. SWINNEY  ANGELO  MACIEL  »  A  BRIGHTON  r  C.  F.  DWYER  4­  4.  4­  >  BOSTON  R;  LUFUN  CHARLES  F. DWYER  ,  %  i>  %  •  SAN  FRANCISCO  GEORGE  H.  NOLES  :•   .  ALBERT  A.  HAWKINS  JAMES  H.  BRANDON  EDWARD  L.  PRITCHARD  ­  •  .  v'p  Staten lAland  HospUm:  You  can conlaci  your  Hoi­­:  pital  delegaio  al  ihi  Statipff;  Island Hospital at the follow^  '  Ing  times:  ^.  Tuesday  —  1:30 to 3:30  paal^ t  (on  5th  and  8th floors.)  Thursday — 1:30  to 3:30 pan* /;  (on  3rd  and  41h floors.)  Saturday  1:30  to 3:30  paB* ' '  (On 1st  and 2nd floors.)*  —  ^^^  JAMES  R.  LEWIS  CARL  L.  SHOTTER  1­t­ W.  WATSON  •   JOSEPH  SAXTON  JOHN  EMORY  DONALD  GELINAS  '  BEVERIDGE  DUNLOP  "*1^  EDWIN  E.  RITCHIE  JAMES  HODO  4.  4.  4.  MANHATTAN  BEACH  A.  LOMAS  V.  CHESNER­ W.  PADGETT  J. PADZIK  R.  CABRERA  H.  TUTTLE  '  •   .  V.­MILAZZO  M.  BRUNO  P.  VORKE  J. J.  DRISCOLL  r  W;;­*  J. H. ASHURST  J. SPAULDING  J. T. EDWARDS;  J. LIGHTFOOT  E.  FERRER  :  R.  A.  BLAKE  E.  LOPEZ  S. BURGSTROM  ­•  ^ •  ­SI'  BUI  Padgett,  SlU  delegate  at  Utie  hattan  Beach  Heapital,  can­be  coataaS'  ed  Irom  3­4:30  PM  everj:  day  »a flk  second  deck.  West  Side,  Wardi  L,  %  *  *  SEATTLE  JOHN  HEACOX  JOHN  WARD  GARTH  BROAD  JOSEPH  MCNUtTY  MALCOLM  CROSS  ^f.­\  �«, IMO  Page  Three  Cities  Service  Signs Fer  6.38,  Welfare  Pian  ,  The  SIU  Negotiating  Commit­ tee  annotmced  this  week  that  it  had  reached  agreement  with  the  Citiei  Service  Oil  Company  calling  for  the  company  to  pay  the  6.38  percent  wage  increase  won  from  other  contracted  ope­ '  rators  last  month.  At  the  same  time  the  company  signified  agreement  to  the  Seafarers  Wel­ fare  Plan.  The  committee  also  announced  that  three  other  com­ panies  had  agreed  to  the  Wel­ fare  Plan.  'Quickie'  Strike  Brings  Six  LSTs  Under  Contract  The  Southern  Trading  Com­ SIU  is  a  member,  was  called  pany,  operators  of  six  LSTs,  into  the  situation.  signed  a  contract  with  the  SIU  When  informed  of  the  ships  on  November  21  after  a  quickie  involved,  SIU  Philadelifiiia  Ajg­ eight­hour  strike  had  tied  up  ent  Steve  CarduUo,  in  conjunc­ two  of  the  campany's  ships  in  tion  with  the  SIU  organizing  the  Philadelphia  area.  staff,  decided  to capitalize  on the  The  climax  which  led  to  the  situation,  inasmuch  as  the  SIU  contract  signing  came  about  held  pledge  cards  from  a  large  when  the  MV  Southern  Cities  number  of  Southern  Trading  and  the  MV  Southern  Counties  Company  seamen.  Ola  Ekeland  (left), AB.  and  Robert  Brown,  OS,  two of  the  were  involved  in  a  dispute  with  The  crew  of  the  ships  were  contacted  and  the  overwhelming  men  who  were instrumental in  bringing  the benefits  of  an  SIU  Philly  longshoremen.  DEADLINE  SET  contract  to  cxewmembers  of  the  Southern  Trading  Company  The  Philadelphia  Maritime  majority  walked  off,  tying  up  The  new  wage  scale  went  into  vessels.  (See  story  at right.)  Trades  Council,  of  which  the  the  ships  tight.  effect  on  Cities  Service  ships  in  After  hurry­up  long  distance  foreign  service  on  December  1;  telephone  conversations  between  aboard  the  remaining  ships,  the  company  officials  and SIU  Head­ effective  date  is  the  next  sign­ quarters  officials,  a  representa­ on  or  December  10,  whichever  tive  of  the  company flew from  The  following  story  is reprinted  from  "The  Labor  Leader"  thet  comes first.  At  any  rate,  Cities  organ  of  the  Association  of  Catholic  Trade  Unionists  (ACTU). I  support  in  some  local  un­ Wilmington,  Delaware,  to  New  Service  will  be  paying  the  new  Ably  edited  by  Roger  K.  Larkln,  "The  Labor  Leader"  is  well­ ions,  but  this  was  never  able  to  York,  where  an  interim  agree­ wage  rates  on  all  ships  by  De­ known  In  the  trade  union  movement  u  an  intelligent,  liberal  be  registered  consistently  or  ade­ ment  was  signed.  cember  10.  "•   The  pact  calls  for  recognition  commentator  on  matters  affecting  labor,  and  as  implacable  foe  quately  on  a  national  level. . . .*  of  the  Union,  payment  of  wageis  (National  level  means  Emspak  V  .  Signing bf  Cities Service  to  the  of  communism.  Seafarers can  profit from  this  information,  because  and  Matles.)  prevalent  on  SIU ships,  and  pro­ new  wage  increase  brought  the  changes  in  the  commie  line  cover  all  fields  and  industries,  and  COOPERATION  WITH  CAREY  vides  for  the  hiring  of  men  last  major  operator  under  the  this  new  line will  be  met  on  the  waterfront.  "When  Carey  (lUE  leader),  through  the  Union  Hiring  Halls.  new  agreement  and  left  only  a  (Note  by  Editor  of  "The  Labor  Leader":  The  monthly  maga­ called  various  I.U.E. local  strikes,  At  the  same  time  the  company  handful  of  smaller  operators  yet  zine,  "Political  Affairs"  (formerly  The  Communist)  states  in  its  the  U.E.  national  leadership  agreed  to  the  full  provisions  of  to  be  negotiated  with.  masthead  that  it  is  "devoted  to  the  theory  and  practice  of  Marx­ termed  them  phony,  and  resisted  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  for  THREE  OTHERS  ism­Leninism."  Actually  it  is  the  party  transmission  belt  on  policy,  all  efforts  of  U.E.  locals  to  join  the men  on its  ships.'  strategy  and  tactics. It  is  regarded  as  the  authoritative  voice­ of  the  the  mon  the  picket  line or  estab­ Negotiations  are  to  get  under  The  committee  announced  that  American  Communist  Party  and  is  read  faithfully  by  the  Party's  lish  other  forms  of  joint  action  way  shortly  with  the  company s  along  with  Cities  Service,  the  so­called  higher  echelons,  the  "intellectuals,"  the  trade  union  against  the company.  . . . Not  to  to  map  out  working  rules  for  three  other  companies  to  agree  functionaries,  etc.  see  the contrast  between  the  mo­ the  special  type  of  ships,  the  to  the  Welfare  Plan  are:  Cabins  John  Williamson,  the  Party's  trade  union  specialist  has  a  22­ tives  and  schemes  of  a  Right­ first  LSTs  to  be  covered  by  an  Tankers,  Inc.;  Terminal  Tanker  page  report  on  union  policy  in  the  November  1950  issue.  With  Wing leader  like Carey  and  those  SIU  contract.  ' Industries; and State  Fuel Corpo­ of  the  thousands  upon  thousands  The  ships  involved  are  the  ration,  all  tanker  companies  for  a  little  study,  the  Party  doubletalk  clarifies  itself.  One  section  deals  specifically  with  UE,  the  union  which  the  of  workers  on  strike  in  Ljmn  MVs Southern  Coimties, Southern  which  Mathiasen  Tankers,  «of  CIO last  year  ousted  for  its pro­Communism  and  which  stiii  retains  (refers  to  Lynn,  Mass.  lUE  Cities,  Southern  Isles,  Southern  Philadelphia,  acts  as  general  ag­ thousands  of  adherents  despite  the  inroads  of  lUE,  the  successor  strike)  merely  demonstrates  Towns,  Southern  Districts  and  ent.  The  other  two  SlU­con­ union  chartered  by  the  CIO.  The  UE  leaders  Emspak  and  Matles  where  blind  factionalism  can  Southern  States.  Each  ship  car­ tracted  tanker  companies  under  have  been  considered  tops  in  trade  unit)n  officialdom  controlled  by  lead."  (The  obvious  reference  is  ries fifteen  unlicensed  crewmem­ Mafhiasen — Tanker  Sag  Harbor  the  Party.  to  Matles'  and  Emspak's  known  bers.  Corporation  and •   Petrol  Tanker  "The  Williamson  article  points  to  a  decided  shift  in  attitude  on  distaste  for  any  cooperation  with  Prior  to  the  successful  strike  Industries  —  are  to  be  met  with  the  two  UE  leaders  and  the  encouragement  ,of  a  new  policy  of  the  SIU  had  been  quietly  work­ lUE.)  in  negotiations  shortly.  friendship  with  non­CP  unions.  We  are  reprinting  a  few  excerpts  WESTINGHOUSE  STRATEGY  ing  in  the fleet  for  over  a  yearj  indicating  the  change.  The  emphasis  is  ours.)  ... In  this  chain  (reference  gathering  pledge  cards  and  lin­ "A  central  weakness  in  thisf  is  to  Westinghouse  where  con­ ing  up  the  crews  in  case  NLRB  group  of  unions  is  their  under­ ter  sent  to  all  I.U.E.,  I.A.M.  or  tract  is  in  negotiation)  the  machinery  had  to  be  used.  estimation  of,  and  at  times  re­ l.B.E.W.  locals  in  the  G.E.  chain  workers  shduld  demand  that  The  primary  complaints  of  the  sistance  to,  united  action  in  the  warning  against  company  ma­ U.E.  should  take  the  initiative  crew  had  been  frequent  "field  same  industry  or  allied  indus­ neuvers)  was  good  as  far  as  it  in  proposing  joint  struggle  for  a  days"  and  the  absence  of  over­ tries  with  the  members  of  other  went  but  it  lacked  a  call  for  wage  and  contract  program  and  time  pay.  Right­led  unions.  This  arises  joint  demands,  joint  negotia­ in  this  way  re­establish  its  in­ The  ships  usually  run  coast­ firstly  from  an  understandable  tions  and  above  all  united  mass  fluence  oyer  many  Westinghouse  wise  and  to  the  Islands,  hitting  (Continued  from  Page  I)  bitterness  against  Right­wing  action  of  the  rank  and file  of  workers  who  were  misled  by  such  ports  as  Jacksonville,  Nor­ mington  several  weeks  ago  and  splitters  and  raiders;  but  it  is  the  stand  of  the  Communists  in  Carey.  folk,  Galveston  and  dozens  of  smashed  windows  and  wrecked  wrong  to  allow  this  to  degener­ the  industry  was  clear  and  se­ Comment:  See  Editorial  (Continued  on  Page  If)  cars  in  the  area,  but  were  un­ ate  into  mere  factional,  bitter­ able  to  break  through  the  barri­ ness  in  which  the  rank  and file  New  Bull Lines  Terminal  Near  Brooklyn Hall  cades  set  up  by.  SUP  Agent  and  of  both  unions  suffer.  Funda­ 14  other  members,  who  held  off  mentally  it  also  reflects  a  con­ the  attackers  in  an  all­night  fusion  by  these  progressive­led  fray.  unions  of  the  rank  and  file  of  "  The  longshoremen  dispersed  such  Right­led  unions  with  the  in  the  morning  when  SUP  mem­ Right  leaders.  This  attitude  is  bers  began  arriving  at  the  Hall.  wrong  and  must  be  combatted.  it'  '  ..." (Progressive  when  trans­ . SAME  DEAL  lated  means  communist.  The  group  of  unions  referred  to  are  The  cuirent  face­saving, effort  the  expelled  CIO  unions.)  6f  Bridges  in  raiding  the  SUP  steamschooners  is  reminiscent  of  ON  NEGOTIATIONS  WITH  GE  the  Coos  Bay  Beef  in  1946.  At  Referring, to  past  UE  ne­ that  time  Bridges  ordered  mem­ gotiations  with  General  Electric  bers  of  his  umon  to  refuse  to  the  article  says:  Decisive  forces  unload  cargo  from  the  SUP­ in  the  lop  leadership  of  the  un­ contracted. SS  Mello  Franco,  in  ion  (UE)  did  not  propose  or  Coos  Bay,  Ore.  He  demanded  adopt  a fighting  policy  in  mo­ that  the  ship  be  manned  by  a  bilizing  the  rank  and file  against  crew  representing  the Committee  the  G.E.  company,  although  for  Maritime  Unity,  a  group  of  there  were  numerous  stoppages  the  red­led  CIO  unions.  of  workers  in  U.E.  shops." ­  (De­ Retaliatory  pressure  by  the  cisive  forces  means  Matles  and  ­ AFL  Maritime  Trades  Depart­ Emspak—the  bosses  of  UE.)  ment  on  the  East  Coast  against  The  top  leadership  resisted  the  CIO  outfits  iti  the  CMU  re­ an  approach  of  real  nnited  ac­ sulted  in  Bridges  calling  off  the  tion  of  U.E.  and  I.U.E.  and  their  Coos.  Bay  raiid.' .  members.  . . . This_ letter  (a  let­ Artist's  sketch  of  new  Bull  Lines  terminal,  now  under  construction  in  Brooklyn.  The  new  This  defeat  was  one  of  the  both  unions,  "whether  in  or  out­ facility,  which  will  be  served  by  three  approaches from  20th,  21st  and  22nd  Street,  is  expected  fSctors  that  lead  to  the  subse­ side  the  shops."  quent  abandonment  of  the  CMU.  " . . . On  both  of  these  issues  to  be  completed  early  next  year.  OU 'UnitedFront'New Commie Line SUP  Answers  Bridges, Freezes  5  Oregon  Ports  !  •  �Pt^e Four  • 'M­'X  8r 1!^  Baltifflore Beach  Is  Full,  Despite  Many  Sign­Ons  Stewards  Dep^  This  installment  concludes  tHflr  suggestions  for  a  standard  rbiil  tine  for  the Stewards  department  By  WILLIAM  (Curly)  RENTZ  drawn  up  by  members  of  the  BALTIMORE  —  Shipping,  has  After  this  free  bit  of  plugging,  "Fortune  months  to  mid­town  New  York,  East  Balti­ SIU  to  fulfill  what  they  consid*  been  fair  in  the  Port  of  Balti­ Magazine" will  undoubtedly raise  its month­  more Street  in  that  town,  and  all  his  other  ered  a great  need. We  know  that  more  but  there  are  still  plenty  ly  circulation  by  at  least  ten  copies. Should  gin  mills,  when  he "made  the  Steward's  job  it  will  provide  a  welcome  guide  of  men  on  the  beach.  We're  hop­ for  many,  but  it  must  be  pointed  ing  for  a  pickup  in  activity  that  I  accept  a  commission?  Seriously,  the  De­ pn  that  tanker. ... If  you  can,  but  don't  out  that  these  are  only  sugges­ will  give  all  of  them  a  ­chance  cember  issue  of  this  magazine  carries  a  go  up  for  Pumpman,  Machinist  and  Elec­ tions  and  have  no  official  stand­ to  ship  out  without  too  long  a  factual  and  amazing  story  of  what  happen­ trician's  endorsements—heck—^the  best  I  ing  within  the  Union.  wait.  •   ed  while  the  SIU  was  organizing  in  Cities  can  say  to  you  is "nuts.".  . . During  the  re­ NIGHT  COOK  AND  BAKER  All  of  the  payoffs  in  the  past  Service.  At  one  point  in  the  article,  the  cent storm  on  November  25,  Ambrose Light­ The  title  Night  Gook  and  Ba­ two  weeks  came  off  in  good  writer  states  "All  things  considered,  the  ship  was  blown  two  miles  off  it's  station,  ker  means  that  he  is  a  Gook  aa  shape.  The  few  beefs  that  crop­ two  days of  testimony  comprised  just  about  despite  the  drag  of  it's  heavy  mushropm  well  as  a  Baker  and  he  is  re­ ped  up  were"  straightened  out  sponsible  to  the  Ghief  Gook.  Hia  right  aboard  the  vessels  involv­ the  worst  public  relations  an  American  anchors. Did  I hear somebody  say "so what."  • work  is  scheduled  to  perform  K  ed.  The  largest  number  of  pay  corporation  could  have."  How  true.  Why  If  you  have  pressed  charges  against  a  |the  major  portion  during  tbo  a  large  American  corpora­ offs  occurred  on  Ore  Line' ships,  does  one  part .  of  „  .  ,  .  member  and  do  not  appear  before  the  Trial  ; night  hours  doing  the  necessary  with  the  Bull  Lines  scows  right  tion  like  Cities  Service  spend  mUlipns  in  committee  to  back  them  up,  you  yourself  cooking,  baking  bread,  pies,  behind.  cakes,  puddings,  etc.,  in  order  ads  to  sell  their  product  and  build  good  ^  ^  I to  take  advantage  of  the  limited  There  was  a  considerable  public  opinion,  and  let  another  part  of  the  number  of  sign­ons  in  light  of  corporation  spend  large  amounts committing  appear  with  the  member  you  have  on  facilities  of  the  galley  and  to  charges,  and  give  him  a  chance  to  a  fair  relieve  the  work  of  the  day  present  conditions,  but  since  ,  many  men  remained  aboard,  acts  which  tear  all  this  down?  trial.  This  rule  protects  both  the  accused  Gooks  as  much  as  possible,  cook  there  was  not  the  heavy  numb­ At  the  last  Headquarters  meeting  it  was  and  the accuser, so  be sure to show dp. . . .  cereals,  assist  with  breakfast  and  keep  his  working  gear  clean.  er  of  job  calls.  recommended  that  the  standby­relief  rates  The  Creek  Mercantile  Ministry  announced  About  a  dozen  ships,  including  be  made  the  same  for  all  ports,  with  the  plans  to  call  in  Greek  shipowners  in  New  The  Night  Gook  and  Baker  shall  work  along  Avith  the  day  two  Cities  Service  tankers  and  standby rates  in  the  contract  applying.  This  Gooks  in  port.  York,  London,  etc.,  to  consider  transfer  to  one  of  the  newly  organized  PASSENGERS*  UTILITY  has  been  needed  for  some  time  and  several  Greek  registry  some  800  Greek­owned  ves­ LST's  of  the  Southern  Trading  The  Passengers'  Utility  shall  Company  called  at  this  port  in  members  have  already  voiced  their  feeling  sels  now  under  foreign  flags.  . . . According  'make the  passengers'  rooms each  ­  transit.  in  favor  of  this  recommendation.  to  the  Liverpool  Underwriters  Assdciation,  morning  after  breakfast  and  care  The  Armed  Forces  are  giving  the  Head­ October  was  the  first  month  since  the  end  for  the  lounge.  He  shall  assist  CLEAN  UP!  quarters­Hecords  Clerk  a  bad  time,  and  our  of  World  War  II  during  which  no  ship  was  the  Pantry  Messman  n  the  prep­ A  few  men  here  and  there  ap­ younger  members  invitations.  From  October  sunk  by  a  mine.  The  way  things  are  going  aration  for  serving  lunch  and  pear  to  be.  forgetting  that  an  dinner  (while  the  Saloon  Mesa^  SIU  ship  is  a  clean  ship,  and  1,  1950,  to  December  5,  over  185  men  have  .right  now  in  the  North  Pacific,  they  won't  man  is  engaged  in  serving  the  are  not  doing  their  part  to  keep  retired  their  books  due  to  those "greetings,"  be  making  that  statement  again  for  quite  officers)  for  the  passengers.  He  our  contracted  vessels  the  finest  with  the  Clerk  going  ga­ga  trying  to  keep  a  while.  shall  serve  half  the  amount  of  afloat.  Remember  to  clean  up  up  with the  retirement  requests. This covers  "I  TAKE  IT  BACK  DEPARTMENT":  A  passengers,  assist  the  Pantry  your  room  before  paying  off.  Messman  'before  noon  in  prlJ­ Leave  it  like  you'd  expect  to  bookmen  only.  . .  . The  6.38  percent  wage  few  issues  ago,  this column  stated  that  ship­ paring  mixed  salads  (except  find  it  when  you  board  ship.  increase  signed  recently  by  Cities  Service  ping  on  the West  Coast  had  slowed  up  and  potato  and  other  cooked  salads)  On  ships  scheduled  for  dry­ can  be  attributed  to  the  clean  noses  the  advised  those  young  men  going  West  to  which  is  put  in  the  chill  box  dock,  repair  lists should  be  made  crews  have  been .keeping  since  the  signing  slow  down.  I  take  it  all  back  fellows.  Go  for  service  at  dnner.  out  in  advance  and  not  at  the  of  the  contract.  Keep  up  the  good  work.  West,  young  jman,  go  West. ... In  the  CREW  PANTRY  MESSMAN  last­minute.  If  this  is attended  to  The  Crew  Pantryman  shall  be  in  the  proper  manner,­  we  can  Bob  McCullough  said  so  long  for  eighteen  meantime,  I'll  just  go. So  long.  . .. .  responsible  for  the  cleanliness  see  to  it  that  the  repairs  are  of  the  crew  pantry,  crockery;  made  in  the  drydock.  coffee  urn,  percolators,  making  Cities  Service  ships  are  hit­ salads  (except  cooked  salads);  .  ting  this  port  regularly  and  Un­ clean  all  pots  or  pans  used  by  ion  representatives  are  board­ got  wet.  During  the  past  week  leave.  Seamen,  on  the  other  him,  scrub  down  each  day,  cle^'  By  JOE  ALGINA  ing  them  as  soon  as  their  lines  while  the  elevator  was  useless,  hand,  must  wait  around  once  after  each  meal,  dump  garbage _  are  made  fast.  These  vessels  are  NEW  YORK­^We  passed  a  they  have  received  the  call,  and  and  scrub  garbage  pails,  wbrls  taping  up  fine  and  the  men  fair  two­week  period  and  came  there  were  a  lot  of  short­winded  are  not  allowed  to  take  a  ship.  with  Messman  if  needed,  leave  aboard  them  are  doing  an  ex­ out  of  the  full  gale  that  hit  this  Seafarers  around  the  6th  floor.  As  a  result  a  lot  of  seamen  have  coffee  at  10:00  AM  before  retiiS!  cellent  job.  port  with  little  damage.  Ships  However,  the  Patrolmen  got  to  lie  on  the  beach  unemployed  ing,  bring  up, needed supplies  fW  We  shouldn't  forget  the  swell  hereabouts  got  through  the  blow  out  to  the  ships  to  handle  25  for  three,  or  four  weeks.  What  crew  mess arid  assist  Grew  Mesi^  man  in  making  cold  drinks.  ;  job  done  by  the  men  who  stuck  payoffs  and  five  signons.  They  are  these  men  supposed  to  do—  STEWARDS  UTILITY  •   ;  on  these  ships  when  the  com­ with  no  trouble,  though  small  starve?  pany's  anti­union  policy  was  at  craft  around  New  York  took  a  found  the  majority,of  the  ships  '  Seamen  kre  as  patriotic  as  any  Routine  duties  for  the  Stew­ in  good  shape with  the  beefs set­ ards  Utilityi  other  than  makinig  ­ its  height.  It  was  a  tough  fight  terrific  beating.  other  group  of  workers,  but  we  and  now  that  everything  is  tled  on  board,  with  one  excep­ want  to  be  paid,  tf  we  are  sup­ officers'  quarters,  shall  include  The  New  York  Hall's  only  working  out  so  well,  let's  all  do  tion.  There  was  a  beef  on  the  posed  to  go  without  money,  then  work  in  storerooms,  linen  lock­ ers,  toilets  and  Stewards  Depaffc­ • our part  to observe  everything  to  storm  damage  was  caused­ to  the  SS  William  Garruth  that, was  let  the  shipowners  give  up  their  ment  passageways  and  do  geit­ elevator,  which  was  parked  in  the  letter,  so  that  we  can  pro­ held­ over  and  the  crew  will  be  profilis,  too.  But  that's  different  eral  cleaning  within  his  eight  (8)  tect  what  we  have  won.  the  basement  and  the  cablese  they  say.  notified'  6f  the  settlement.­ hours  as  directed  by  the  Stew­ Just  a  reminder.. A  new  year  ard.  If  any, ship"  is  to*  be  singled  out  for  being  in  excellent  shupe,  is  almost,  upon  us . and  the  1951  (The  recreation  room  used  by  that  ship  would  have  to  be  the  ass^sments  will  become  due  the  crew  is  kept  clean  alternate­ Current  crisu  in  Korea  re­ Stonewiadl  Jackson,  Which  the  shortly.  I  advise  everyone  to  ly  by  the  OS,  Wiper  and  Stew­ Patrolman  reported  as  being  a  take  care  of  the  assessments  as  ards  Utility. The  last  man  to  use  the  laundry  cleans  it.)  oon  as  possiWk.  pleasure  to  payoff.  Turning  from * the  waterfront  to  the  merchant  marine  in  gen­ eral,  it  seems  that  everybody  has  his  eyes  on  the  seamen.  The  ­  By  GAL  TANNER  American  Legion  wants  to  put  MOBILE  —  For  the  past  two  port,  there  is  a  good  possibility  us  under  the  Navy,  the  Goast  weeks  we  had­  a  total  of  10  that  more  ­of  the  ships  in  the  Guard  wants  to  put  us  under  its  payoffs  and  very  few  replace­laid­up fleet  will  be  ^taken  put  wing  and  the  Army  is  drafting  ments  were  furnished  to  any  of  of  the  boneyard  for  active  sery­ our  men.  We  must  be  popular  them.  The  next  two  weeks  look  ice.  people.  like  they  will  be  even  worse,  With  still  a  month  to  go  on  with  only  four offshore  and flve  voting  for  the  1951  officials,  I  PROBABLY  WSA  coastwise ships  due  here for  pay­ again  would  like  to  urge  the  The  probable  set­up,  in  case  off:  The  Alcoa  Runner,  Alcoa  members  to  take  an  active  part  of  a  full  scale  war,  will  be  the  Gavalier, .Alcoa  Glipper,  Ihe  Al­ by  voting  before  it  is too  late.  ­ revival  of  the  War  Shipping  Ad­ coa  Palr'tner,. the  Mobilian,  Mon­ .  Some  of  the  oldtimers  on  the  ministration./  arch  of  the  Sea,  Morning  Light  beach  are  Richard  Ulmer,  Pete  While  mentioning  the _  Arnly  and  the  Iberville.  The  Warrior  Morris,  Donald  Hprn,  L.  O.  RUS=  drafting seam^4he undue  harchi  will  be­  due  at  Panama  Gity,  sell  and  W.  G.  Davis.  ship  seamen  are  being  put  to  Florida;  December  11  and  then  In  the  Mobile  Marine  Hospi­ doesn't  seem  fair,  When  a  shore­ will  come  on  to  Mobile  on  the  tal  are  the  following  members;  S.  Piner,  Tim  Burke  and  T.  L.  sider  is  he  continues  at  13th  for  payoff.  his  job totil  he  is  caUed" .to  From  the  rumors  around'  the  Pittman.  New  Yerk  Shipping  No  Better  Than  Fair  Cmufnendatien  For Good Jiib  No  Change  In  Sight  For  Mohil^  �^  M.  E.  Watson,  Chief  Electrician  aboard  the  tanker  Trinity,  writes  that  he  took  the  above  j)hoto  "as  we  all  squared  away  for  the  best­coo red  and  served  Thanksgiving  dinners  imagin­ able."  The  Trinity  Seafarers  are;  left  to  right,  front  table—L.  Van  Evers,  Wiper;  Wm.  Stewart,  Wiper;  C;  Barreros,  Wiper;  C.  Hullum,  Pumpmm;  M.  Dick,  Oiler,  and  Smokey  Simmons,  FWT.  Second  table­­E.  Farrell,  AB:  S. Bussell,  OS;  D.  Stilley,  DM;  J.  Lavery,  AB;  Joe  Bracht,  OS;  Lexie  (Shorty)  Tate,  the Trinity's "toddy  taster," performed  i T,  Hirsh,  AB;  P.  Adkins,  AB;  A.  Anderson,  Bo:un;  C.  Chandler,  AB,  and  P.  Piascik,  Steward.  J|  ^a  Thanksgiving  service  at  the  "Don  O  Punch  Bowl,"  that  Back  of  D.  Stilley,  DM,  is  B.  Toner,  OS.  Stand ng—M.  Lorenzo,  Chief  Cook;  V.  E.  La  Barrere,  helped  build  appetites.  Utility;  Joe  Bidzilya,  Utility,  and  K.  Hatgimi;ios,  2nd  Cook  &  Baker.  I SS Puerto  Bico Black  Gang  men  (left  to right)  H.  Duykers,  Arthur  Williams  and  Scotty  Doreland  pause  for  photo  on  a  Sim  Juan  street.  Just  as  obliging  to  the sameramen,  as  their  Black  Gang  Brothers,  these  Puerto  Rico  creW'­ men gathered  up  their  Sunday  smiles for  this  shot.  Left  to  right;  Pete  Gonzalez,  Cook;  Paddy  Farrell,  Fireman;  J.  Howarth,  Eng.  Maini.;  K.  Bancroft,  MM;  Whitey  Peterson,  Eng.  Maint.;  P.  Goodman,  "Limey"  Fitzsimmons,  Harry  Price,  Pireman,  .and  J.  Longfellow  (kneeling  in  fore­ ground).  Photographer  did  not  submit  his  name,  so ­photos  cannot  be  properly  credited.  h  r.  Aboard  the SS  Mae  at  sea,  Dick Srown  (left).  Bob ^Bxown  (right)  and  an  unidentified  shipmate  go  about  their  work tin  happy  fashion.  Brother  H.  V.  Geiling  recorded  the  scene  his  camera.  A  shipmate  took  over  the  camera  to' show  how  Gelling  . appears'in  front  of  the  lens.  Piioxographer  Geiling  makes  a  point  of  shooting  scenes  of  men  at  work.  Here's how  he  found  Leonard  Balberg  doing  his  job  aboard  the  Mae.  The  Bull  Lines  vessel  operates  between  vBaltimose  and  San  Ju^  ^  M  m  �P ag* Sbc  T  BB  S  E  APAtlERS  tOb  S Txidar,  bacembar  8,  IdlUI  AM  WHTCLOW'S  back  hurt  him  from  the  S^ raised  his  arm  and  pointed  to  the  large  work at  the valves  he had  done the night  be­ red  letters  painted  across  the side  of  the shed.  fore topping off  the tanks,  and  it  made  the  work  The driver looked  at  the words. "S'i,  Senor.  No  he  was  doing  now  at  the  windlass  that  much  ^fumar,"  he  said  quickly.  "For  later,  Senor."  He  harder. It  was  the Carpenter's  work  and was un­ pushed  his  open  notebook  at  Sam.  "Write,  please."  familiar  to  him.  He  was  a  long  time  getting  By  ROBERT  G.  MOSSELLER  through.  Sam  gave  the  man  a  cigarette  and  took  the  When  the  Boson  called  to  him  from, the  mid­ sajd,  "All  right,  the  rest  of  you'guys,  fore  and  notebook  and  the  pencH  that  was  attached  to  it  ship  house,  he  put  down  his  grease  gun  and  aft."  with a string,  and  signed  his name  in the "OUT"  joining  the  Bosun,  walked  aft  to  the  messhall.  column.  He  saw  that  the  space  beside  Chip's  The  men filed  by  Sam,  putting  their  cups  in  The  entire  deck  crew  was  there  taking  coffee.  the  sink,  and  moved  on  out  the  door.  Sam  and  name  in  the "IN" column  was  blank.  He  handed  the  book  to  Shorty.  Sam  walked  over  to  the  coffee  urn,  ^nd  glanced  Shorty  were  left  alone.  momentarily  at  the  clock  over  the  shelf  with  . ,  ^ .  When  Shorty  had  signed,  they  walked  out  the  _  Sam  picked  up  his  grimy  oil­stained  gloves  gate  into  the  heat  of  the  morning.  Sam  could  the row of  ketchup bottles.  He filled  his cup and.  as  he sat  down  next  to  the  Bosun,  the  Old  Man  the  chair  he  had  been  sitting  in  and  said,  feel  the  circle  of  perspiration  already  widening  'Let's  go find  the  Mate.'  "T .... ™  «... .V.  on  his  back.  The  dusty  brown , dried­mud  road  eq)peared  in  the , doorway.  The Chief,Mate  was sitting in  the saloon, alone,  that  led  into  Caripito  was  hot  under  his  feet.  The  Bosun  set  his  cup  on  the  table  and  stood  drinking  coffee.  They  walked  over  to  him,  and  \xp.  He spoke  to Shorty. "Where'll  we  try first?"  Sam said, "The  Captain  said  you  had  the  passes,  "Where's  the  Carpenter?"  the  Old  Man  asked  Shorty  put  his  hand  under his chin  and  wiped  Mate.  He  said  we  could  go  look  for  the  Carpen­ the  perspiration  there. "I don't  know, Sam.  Boats  him.  ter."  said  you  knew  where  he  was."  "He's  not  aboard,  sir,"  said  the  Bosun.  The  Mate  reached  into  his  back  pocket  and  "You  had  the  time  of  departure  posted  when  He  told  Boats  and  ihe  he  was  going  down  to  he  went  ashore  last  night,  didn't  you?"  The  Old  got  out  his  pad  and  pencil.  As  he  made  out  the  the  river  last  night, that's all."  passes,  he  said,  "You  men  his  friends?"  Man's  voice, was  clipped.  Sam  paused,  then  spoke  again,  slowly.  "Why.  They  looked  at  each  other,  the  three  of  them.  are  you  helping  me  look  for  him.  Shorty?"  "Yes,  sir,"  answered  the  Bos;m.  "I  posted  it  Then  Shorty  said  quietly, fiatly,  "No, Chief."  when  we  started  topping  off."  Shorty  grinned, "Hike  I said,  Sam.  Til  do  any­ The Captain  pimsed  his lips.  "Who went  ashore  There was a  short silence, and Sam  and Shorty  thing to  get  out of  three hours'  work." He looked  with him?"  turned  and  walked  to  the  door.  away. "Anyhow,  we  couldn't  leave  him  here."  "Whitlow  and  I  did,  sir,"  said  the  Bosun.  "He  The  Mate  called  to  them.  "You  know  that  if­ "No,"  Sam  nodded.  "I  don't  guess  we  could.  was  drinking  pretty  heavy  when  we  left  him.  you  don't  get  back  on  this same  train  we'll  have  Want  to  go  down  by  the  river  and  look  there  He  may  have  been  rolled."  The  Bosun  paused  a  jgave  all  three  of  you  here."  for  him  first?"  leave  moment. "Caripito is a  tough town. Captain."  Sam  turned  around."  Yeah,  Chief.  We  know."  "May  as  well,"  Shorty  answered.  "I've  neVer  "I know  it's  a  tough  town,"  the  Old  Man  said  He stood  nervously  in  the doorway  and  waited  been  to  one  of  those  places  in  the  daylight.  It'll  angrily.  "But  that  guy  has  performed  in  every  be  quite  an  experience."  port  we've  hit ... If  you  went  ashore  with  him.  for  the Mate  to  speak  again.  "Yeah.  This  road's  the  quickest  way  down  The  Mate  put  the  notebook  into  his  pocket.  Boats, why  didn't you bring him  back with you?"  there,  isn't  it?"  "That's  aU,  Whitlow."  The  Bosun  was  silent.  "I  think  so."  Sam  stepped  over  the coaming  and  walked  opt  The  Old  Man  glanced  at  the  clock  and  spoke  Sam  grinned.  _  ^  to the gangway,  with  Shorty  behind  him.  again.  "I'll  weigh  anchor  in  three  hours."  The  road  they  were on skirted  the edge  of  the  He  made  his  way  down  the  accommodation  He  was  talking  to  everyone  in  the  room.  town, and  led  them  to the adobe  huts  that  lined  "There's a  work  train  leaving for  the  refinery  in  ladder,  noting  that  the  loaded  tender  was  well  that  part  of  the  river.  a  few  minutes.  If  two  men  want  to  go  ashore  down in  the  water  now.  On  the dock,  he walked  As  they  walked,  they  were  stared  at  by  sol­ and  come  back  on  the same  train, they  can  get  a  by  the  coiled  form  of  the  cargo­transfer  hose,  emn­faced  Indians standing  silently  in  the shade  pass  from  the  Chief  Mate ... Not  you.  Boats,  which  ^y  on  the  pilings  like  the  dead  body  of  You take the rest  of  the crew and seciue for sea."  a  giant  snake.  The  air  was  heavy  with  the  odor  of  the  buildings.  Sam  and  Shorty dgnofed  them  and  walked  resolutely  to  the  first  of  the  huts,  ,  "All  right. Captain,"  the  Bosun  said. "Whitlow  of  crude  oil.  They  walked  toward  the  dirty  tinroofed  shed  where  they  thought  they  might  fin^  Chips.  here  knows  where  he  is."  Sam  said,  "In  here."  The Captain looked  sharply at Sam. "The Chief  at  the far end  of  the dock,  where the work  train  They  went  in.  The  single  windowless  room  waited on  a siding. The  regular, beating sound  of  Mate is in  the Saloon."  the  little  train's  diesel  engine  accentuated  the  was  empty,  except  for  a  bed  at  the  rear  and  a  He  left  without  waiting  for  a  reply.  silence  in  the  jungle  behind  it.  Three  flat  cars  wicker  chair  beside  the  door.  The  Bosun  turned  to  the  crew.  "Who  else  behind  the engine  were loaded  down  with  black  They  heard  a  shout  from  the river  bank  be­ wants to go?"  steel  piping for  the  wells.  hind  them.  A  women  who  had  been  washing  Sam stood  up and  faced  the  Bosun. "What  are  The  Venezuelan  driver  waved  them  onto  one  clothes  there  ran  toward  them  speaking  rapidly  you  doing,  sandbagging  me?  Chips  is  no  friend  of  the flat cars. "We go  now, Senores,"  he saiu.  in Spanish,  waving a  wet  shirt at  them.  of  mine. I've  been  doing  his  work  for  him  every  Sam  stepped  back  out  into  the  road  and  said  Sam  and Shqrtyclambered  aboard  and,  with  a  time he  gets dnmk  because I have  to,  not  out  of  blast  from  its  air  horn,  the  train  eas^  i^  the  to  her, "We're  looking for  aa  American."  friendship. If  you  want  him,  you  go  get  him."  single,  narrow­gauge  track  into  the  silent  green  The  woman  ignored  his  words  and  continued  •  The  Bosun  grinned.  "Take  it  easy,  Sam.  No­ jungle.  to shout  at them  in Spanish.  i  body  asked  you  to go after  him."  "Hie i(md,  pulsating­dackety­clack  of  the fitiov­ : Shorty  stepped  up  to  her.  "Americano.  Aquii:  He spoke  to the crew. "I know  he's a perform­ ing  train  nggravated  Sam's  already  numbing  Last  noche  er,  but  we  can't  leave  him  here.  You  guys  all  hangover. He  put  his  hands on  the  greasy  black  Sam  thought  the  woman  was  going  to  hit  know  what  this  town  is like."  s  pipe  to  steady  himself  and  leaned  forward,  try­ Shorty  with  the  w­et  shirt.  A  smalT  crowd  bi  To Sam, he said, "He owes  you  money,  doesn't  ing  to ease  his  aching  head  by  resting  it  on  his  straw­hatted  Indians  began  to  collect  around  he?"  knees.  It  didn't  help.  them. When  the woman  finally stopped shouting| ­ "Two  bucks'.  He  can  rot  in  hell  with  my  two  He  looked  over  at­Shorty,  who  smiled  and  one  of  the  Indians,  in  a  khaki  army  shirt,  said  bucks. He owes you  and  everyone else. Let some­ waved  and shouted something Sam. couldn't  hear  to  them In  English, "There  is  no  American  her^i  body  else  protect  their  investment,  I'm  not  in­ above  the  noise.  Sam  put  his  head  back  on  his  Senor. The  woman says  that she does no  business  terested."  knees.  with  Americans."  The  four­to­eight  AB  chimed  in:  "I  wouldn't  Presently  the  train  broke  out  of  the  jungle  "Last  night  . . ."  Sam  began.  "He  came  here  mind  if  it  happened  once  or  twice.  Boats,  but  into a wide, flat clearing. Sam looked  at the huge  last  night. He  hasn't  come  back  to the ship."  like Sam says, it's every time we  dock. The ship's  silver  oil  storage  tanks  that  bordered  both  sides  "She  says,  *no","  the  Indian  in  the  khaki  shirt  better  off  without  him."  of  the track. They  gleamed  brightly in the morn­ said.  He  waved  his  hand  to  indicate  the  crowd.  The  Bosun  looked  aroimd  resignedly.  "Well,  ing  sun.  The  train  began  to  reduce  speed  and,  "But  I  will­ask  them."  he  must  have  some  friends.  Anybody  wants  to  ahead  of  them, down  the track,  Sam saw  another  He  spoke  to  the  crowd  in  Spanish  and  the  go, see  the  Mate."  long  tin­roofed shed  like  the one  they  had left at  woman  began  to  shout  again.  The  Indian  held  Nobody  moved.  The  'four­to­eight  AB  said,  the  dock.  up  his  palm  like  a  policeman  directing  traffic  "Look  at  the  mad  scramble."  When  the  train  pulled  to  a  stop,  Sam  jumped  and  the  woman  shut  up. Most  of  the  rest  of  the  Sam  picked  up  his  cup  and  carried  it  over  to  lightly  to  the  ground  and  turned  to  Shorty,  crowd  were  solemnly  faking  their  heads  at  the sink. From behind  him, he  heard Shorty  Wil­ frowning.  "What  a ride."  them.  liams,  the  eight­to­twelve  Ordinary,  say,  "Til  do  "You  said  it," Shorty  answered.  "Tm  bleeding  The  Indian  turned  to  Sam. "They  say  that  no  anything  to  get  out  of  three  hour's  work.  Let's  to  death  through  the  eyeballs."  American  was  here  by  the  river  last  night.  Pei^­ go Sam."  The Venezuelan  driver  walked  up tp them,  and  haps,  Senor,  he  is  in  one  of  the  places  on  the  Sam  turned  aroimd  and  looked  at  the  Bosun.  touched  his hat. "Cigarette,  Senor?" he asked. He  plaza.  I  can  guide  you . .  ^  i  The  Bosun  eyed  Sam  and  Shorty  soIenirii>  and  ­had  a  dirt­smudged  notebook  in  his  hand.  (Continued  on  Page  14)  The  Performer  •  a  short  story  •  �r B 0 s E A E A n nn A: i o G  9. W  T^'­ "r­  Pag» SeTen  ^  - i'E,:-i Since  the  days  American  the  Far  East  a first  class  shopj­faced  by  a  brisk  market  in  eb­ dlers  work  on  a  75  percent  kick­ importantce.  The  prices  usuaUjr i  trading  schooners first  put  to sea  can  be found  by inquiring  at  the  onywood  carvings  and  objects  back  for  everyone  they  turn  in.  show  the  difference  in  quality.  |  seamen  have  brought  back  sou­ • English Consulate.  They'll  give  in  ivory.  The figures  are  said  to  Seafarers  running  to  Europe  In  the  countries  to  the  south  ;  venirs  and  trinkets  as  tokens  of  you  the  address  of  a  reputable  be  made  of  ironwood  or  ebOny,  find  the  objects  of  their  atten­ of  us,  mahogany  bowls  and  but­ shop;  if  you  get  clipped,  let  the  yet  often  they  are  of  weighted  tion  to  be  cameras  and  binocu­ terfly  trays  are  good  buys.  It's '  far­oif  lands.  In  their  travels  in  those  long­ Consul  know  aqd  the  merchant  cocoanut  wood  painted  blue,  then  lars,  especially  in  Germany.  But  hard  to  go  wrong,  because  the  gone  days,  the  seamen  bore  ofiE  will  be  taken  from  the  list.  black,  to  give  the  appearance  of  the  unwary  can  be  easily  stung.  mahogany  is  easily  obtainable  fortune  in  goods  and  art  from  Even  in  the  best  shops  a  pur­ ebony.  The  natives  prefer  to  The  cameras  cost  about  two­ and  inexpensive.  The  prices  are  natives  happy • t  o  be  rid  of  the  chaser  can  bargain.  Look  over  work  the  soft  wood  and  paint  thirds  what  they  sell  for  in  the  reasonable,  too.  items  in  exchange  for  a  handful  the  goods  and  then  compare  it  because,  they  can  produce  States—but,  unlike  in  this  coun­ *HEY,  JOE!'  of  bright  glass  jewelry.  with  prices  with  those  of  other  more  items  per  work  day.  try',  the  customer  often finds  his  But  trading  conditions  have  shops.  Usually  the  merchant  will  camera  has  an  ordinary  piece  Of  com­se,  these  items, are iu4  BUM  SMOKE  in  the  semi­precious  class  and,  changed  a  lot  sine* then:  today  come  down: in  his  price.  of  glass  instead  of  a  lens.  even  if  a  dud  is  bought,  the out­ the  native  clutches  the  good  old  From  the  experiences  of  mar­ .  The  ivory  cigarette  holders  American  dollar  and  the  sea­ ket­wise  Seafarers,  a  few  tips  sold  aroimd  these  ports  are  bone  ­Eighty  percerit  of  the  cost  of  lay  is  only  a few  dollars.  :  man  takes  the  glass  jewelry,  a  can  be  offered  in  shoppin|  and  aftSr  two  or  three  smokes  a  ­camera  is  Jn  the  lens,  thus  However,  an  old  "rum  and  crack  and  turn  black.  There  is  only  an  expert  can  tell  if  you  coke  run"  Seafarer  pointed  out  .­"genuine  star  sapphire"  ring.  around.  actually  little  ivory  sold  any­ have  a  bargain  or  a  dud.  Bin­ that  the  street  peddlers  of.San.  It's  many  months  later  when  One  veteran  of  innumerable  where  in  Africa;  most  of  the  oculars,  too,  are  valued  by  the  Juan  .who  offer  "hot  stuff"  are  the  seaman  rushes  to  a  jeweler  trips  to  the  Orient  suggested  items  sold  as  ivory  are  made  of  quality  of  the  lenses.  playing  you  for  a  sucker.  to  have, his  gem  appraised  that  that  Seafarers  would  do  well  if  bone  imported  from  Japan.  Even  German  clocks  are  usually  Overall,  the  best  advice  a  he  learns  the  bad  news,  but  ;  there's no  money  back  guarantee  they  purchased items through  the  in  the  reputable  shops  the  mer­ trucked  aboard  ships  in  good  Seafarer  in  a  foreign  port  can.  and  the  wily  dockside  merchant  local  shipchandier. He's  the com­ chandise  advertised  as  ivory  is  number,  but  from  experience  follow  is  to  avoid  the  expensive ­ seamen  have  found  that  Jhey  items,  unless  he's  an  expert,  and.  on  the  other  side  of  the  world  pany  representative  in  that  port  bone.  and  would  hesitate  to  give  a  One Seafarer found  a new  sub­ are  so  delicate  that  in  a  few  to find  a  good,  reputable  sjiore  has since  turned  the  dollars  into  bum  steer.  But  beware  the  bar­ stitute  being  used.  In  Dar­El  weeks  they  go  on  the  bum.  The  if  shopping  for  souvenirs.  .  *  dozens  of  other  "sapphires"  for  gain,  he  counsels.  In  China,  jew­ Salaam  a  suitcase  totingj  mer­ repair  cost  is  high.  There  are  The  items  a  seaman  collects  in  trading  to  the  next  batch  of  in­ coming  A^iaexicans.  Some  men  el  cases  touted  as  being  of  pure  chant  hauled  his  wares  aboard  hundreds  of  these  clocks  in  the  his  travels  around  the  world ;  .  claim,  however,  that  they  can  ivory  are  often  weighted  bone,  the ..ship  ­and  spread  them  out  homes  of  Seafarers,  but  only  a  are  nice  to  keep  as  souvenirs  of  percentage  is  still  work­ trips gone  by,  but if  they brought  tell  a  genuine  stone  by  its  sur­ polished  to  resemble  tusks.  The  before  the  collected  drew.  small  ing.  average  jewel  box,  he  stated,  is  "Everything  is  genuine  ivory,  a  stiff  price  they  should  be  gen­ ,  face—if  it's smooth,  it's  glass.  too^tirg  to  be  made  from  ivory  boys,"<he  said.  'BUY  AMERICAN'  uine—and  for  that,  it  takes  a  NOT  DUMMIES  and  is  invariably  made  of  hone.  little  shopping  arotmd.  ; A  skeptical  Seafarer  decided  In  buying  mechanical  items,  The  buying  of  phony  star  sap­ That country's  offerings of  por­ to  make  a  test:  He  touched  a  one  Seafarer  expert  noted,  a  phires  is  only  one  of  the  hun­ dreds  of  ways  American  seamen  celain  and  jade  are  to  be  watch­ lighted  match  to  one  of  the  good  rule  to  follow  is  to  buy  axe  bilked  in  their  . trading  ed  closely,  too.  An  expert  can  "ivory"  elephants  and  —  poof!  American.  American  products  around  the  world.  To  their  sor­ do  well,  but  the  average  Sea­ The figure  burned  to  a  cinder  are  as  good  as  any  in  the  world  row  they, leam  that  the  little  farer  will  probably  buy  some­ immediately. The figure  had been  and  sell  at  no  higher  prices  and  usually  have  a  money  back  guy  who  sold  them  the  goods  is  thing  he  can  get  cheaper. .hi  made  of  weighted  celluloid.  In  South  Africa  the  diamond  guarantee.  Art  and  souvenirs  far  from  being  as  stupid  as  he  this  country.  appears.  He's  canny  and  shrewdy  One  Seafarer  bought  a  is king.  If  a seaman  buys a stone  are  something  else.  In  England,  s6amen  usually  lihe  the .American  Indians  who  wrought  bronze  vase  in  bas  re­ in  a  reputable  store  it  is  regis­ sell  "genuine"  Indian  blankets  lief.  He  had  his  prize  aboard  tered  and  he's  got  to  pay  the  get  a  good  shak^  because  the  The  charge  by  15  expelled  ship  before  he  realized  that  far  duty;  if  he  buys  a  "hot  rock'  shops  operate  much  on  the  same  disruptors  that  the  Sailors  Union  i­^made  in Brooklyn..  . Take  the  situation  in  and  from  being  carved  of  bronze,  it  from  a  guy  in  a  side  street,  he's  order  as  those  here.  The  mer­ of  the  Pacific  had  violated  a  around  India—^home  of  the  "star  was  an  ordinary  vase  with  not  only  taking  the  .chance  of  chandise  is  marked  in  price  and  court  order  setting  up  their  trial  machinery  was  dismissed  last  sapphires."  One  Seafarer  who  bronze  braised  over  the exterior.  getting  stung,  but  chances  are  the  stores  are  reputable.  was wise to "the  way  of  the dock­ Instead  of  the  vase  being  chis­ that  the  seller  will  run  to  the  In  buying  English  china  the  week  by  a  Seattle  judge.  Customs.  features  to  look  for  are  work­ Judge  Searing  of  Seattle  ruled  side  sharpies  decided  to  get  in­ led,  it  was  the  Seafarer.  .land and find  'something  unusual  Crews  of  ships  running  to  Oldtimers  in  the  South  Afri­ manship,  strength  and  delicate­ in  effect  that  the  men  had  re­ themselves  can  trade  say  that  these  ped­ ness,  each feature  being  of  equal  ceived  fair  trials  and  the  SUP  to fill  his  seabag  for  the  return  South  Africa find  had  obeyed  to  the  letter  the  trip.,  foiu­  requirements  laid  down"  by  He  inquired  around  and  was  Work In Progress  On Hew  HQ ­ New  York  Branch Hail  the  court  prior  to  their  union  led  to, an  out  of  the  way  village  trials.  In  the ­ Malayan  straits­  where,  The  expulsions  arose  out  of '  he  Was  told,  same  excellent  na  the  beef  in  Seattle  in  June, 1949,  five  pottery  could Tie  bought.  when  old  time  disrupter  John  *  After  a  grueling  trip  inland  Mahoney  and  a  band  of  follow­ the  guide  smilingly  pointed  to  ers  attempted  to  take  over, te®  •   ­  'tee  village's  young  men. hard  at  Seattle  Branch  of  the  SUP"  by  work  at  their  hand­driven  pot­ physical  fprce.  ter's wheels.  The  Seafarer  wasn't  In  their  attempt  they  reeeiv­ .  a­ simple  guy  and  saw .at  once  ed  the  aid  of  officials  of  com­ that  thp  whole  set  up . was  a  munist­dominated  ILWU.  . and  ^nt.  MCS,  the  MFOWW  and  ­the^  The  pottery  they  were  selling  Trotskyite"  party.  could  not  have' been  • turned otit  Oh  the broken  down  wheels;  in­ LET  OFF  '  stead,  it  had  probably  been  Following  the  insurrection  the  turned  out  in  a  Chicago  factory,  S'UP  held  trials  and  the  men  though  he  didn't  wait  long  involved  were  let  off  with  light  enough  to check.  penalties­—no  ­one  was,  expelled.  AH.  GUMSHAWI  The  15  men  involved  in  the  re­  '  ; ,In  the  market  places  in  India  cent  court  action  did  not  bow  are  tho  oriental  rugs.  A  non­ to  the  mandate  of  the  SUP  expert  can  tell  if  the  rugs  have  membership,  but  went  into  court  been  weaved  by ha..i  or  by  ma­ on  January  21, 1950  and  charged  chine  by  the  regularity ­of te®  that  the  SUP  had  threatened  to  threads.  But  other  than  that  the  expel  them  and  was  working  in  average 'guy  cant  telf  if  a  rug  concert  with  the  ship  operators:  is worth  $10  or  a $1,000,  and  it's  to  keep  them  from  shipping.­ not­ worth  taking  a  chance  un­ The  court  found  no  basis  for  .  less  accompanied  by  an  expert.,  the  men's  charges  but  spelled  ­ Tiger  skins  are  a  popular  lure  out  to  the  SUP  four  specific  and  are  in  plentiful  supply,  rules  the  union  must  follow  if  costing about  $20. However,  these  the  men  were  tried.  skins  are  tanned  locally  arid  Subsequently  charges  were  have  a  tendency  to  shed  hair  placed  against  the  men  specify­ and give  off  an odor  after awhile.  ing  that  they  had  violated  their  obligation  to  the«union,  actively  The  better  skins  are  sent  to  participated  in  disruptive  moves •   England  for  tanning.  in  Seattle,  violate^  the  constitu­  •   Of  course,  most  seamen  aren't  tion  by  organizing  rump  meet­ out  to  make  a  killing in  the  fOr­ Work  is  proceeding  smoothly  on  the  renovation  job  begun last  week on  the SIU's new Head­ ings  and  intimi(iated  the  mem­'  ei^' market  —  but,  rather,  are  more  concerned  with  picking  up  quarters­Por^ of  New  York  buUding.  Here  workmen  are  shoring  up  the  overhead  preparatory  hers  physically.  As  a  result  they  novelties and  mementos, for  their  to  knocking  down  bulkhead  that  will  enlarge  iirst­iloor  area  to  be  occupi^  by  the­ cafeteria.  were  expelled.  Last  week's  court  decision .ih,  friends  back  honie.  However,  Frenchy  Michelet  (exlrem» right), who  is supervising  the alteration  work for  the .Union, looks on.  When  this  section  is  completed  the  cafeteria  will  be  large  enough  to  seat  more  than  250  effect  told'the  15  men  that  the  e^fen here, a, bit of caution  should  • persons ^t one  time. Located on  Fourth  Avenue,  between  20th  and  21st  Streets,  Brooklyn,  the  SUP  had  followed  the  court's  'b6"'exerted.'  <5et  away  frOm  the  ­waterfront  new  Hall  will  give  Seafarers  a  fully­equipped<  modem, structure  with  increased  facilities  for  order  to  the  letter  and  the  con­ tempt  charges  were  unfounded.  and find  a  reputable'  shop.  In  'membership  services.  Court  Dumps  Appeal  Of  15  Disruptors  4  StAsi­iV­ il'll'. i.- �E  SHIPS' MINUTES AMD NEWP  •  *Friend*In Thief*s Garb  Tours Ship, Walks Off  With Crew*s Valuables  Del Sud Crew  Gives  Token Of  Tjianks To Sill  Supporters  m.  ,  Crewmembers  of  the  SS  Fairland  are  looking  for  the  fast­talking  bar  room  acquaintance  who  wormed  his  way  aboard  the  ship  while  she  lay  at  a  Brooklyn  pier  and  • wralked off  with  $231,  an  overcoat  and  papers  belonging  to  two  members  of  the  crew.  The  thief,  who  masqueraded*  Don't  bring  anyone  aboard—  as  an  SIU  member,  and  had  a  play  safe.  It's  bad  enough  to  be  book  to  "prove"  it,  struck  up  an  robbed .  ashore,  but  ,  when  you  acquaintance  with  a  crewmem­ ber  in  a  waterfront  bar  during  bring  them  on  the  ship  to  rob  the  wee  hours  of  the morning  of  the  crew,  that's  going  too  far.  November  27.  After  15  minutes  "Now  that  the  thief  has  two  I'' ^  of  shooting  the  breeze,  the crew­ SIU  books  he's  probably  set  to  member  invited  his  new­found  work  his  racket  again  and  again  friend  aboard  the  ship  to  look  in  any  port  on  the  coast.  And,  around.  if  a  stranger  comes,  into  yoiu:  While  the  crewmember,  a  fire­ foc'sle  looking  for  someone,  grab  man,  went  below  to  the  engine  him!  The  Fairland  crew  wants  room,  the  friend  toured  the  to  talk  to  him."  foc'sles  picking  up  valuables.  He  had  easy  pickings  in  two  and  Crewmen  of  the  Mississippi  passenger  ship  pose  with  their  girt  to  Union  backers  in  Lake  was  nosing  into  a  thud  when  Charles,  La.  Ship's  Delegate  L.  B.  Brown  holds  the  butterfly  tray.  Grouped  arouhd  him  are  the  sleeping  occupant  woke  up  R.  Subat,  Steward  Del.:  F.  Findlay,  Deck  Del.;  McGuffey,  Engine  Del.;  H.  Spiegel,  Stewards  and  told  him  to  get  out.  The  DeL;  E.  Mistich,  DM;  L.  Blanchard,  Engine  Utility;  Guidish,  Bosun's  Mate;  Robinson,  Carp.;  It is the  proud boast  of  lha  thief  withdrew,  explaining  he  Seafarers  International  Un­ "Scotty"  Clark,  Watchman;  E.  Herek,  Chief  Steward  and  Tex  Alexander,  Watchman.  was  looking  for  the  12  to  4  ion that an SIU ship is a clean  Fireman,  A  new  fixture  in  the  Men's  was  presented  to  Jessy  and  The  decision  to  purchase  a me­  •   ship.  Let's  keep  it  that  way.  Ted  Lindbery,  Fairland  crew­ Although  moSt  of  the  crews  Club,  a  tavern  in  Lake  Charles,  Thelma,  the  Club's  owners,  fol­ mento  for  the  Club  came  during ­ member  who  reported  the  theft  leave a  ship in excellent con­ Louisiana  is  a  Brazilian  butter­ lowing  completion  of  the  ship's  the  recent  run  of  the  Delta  Line •   to  the  LOG,  stated  that  when  dition,  it  has come  to the  at­ run  to  South  America  and  back  passenger ship  to South  America,  the  thief  left  the  ship  after  re­ tention  of  the  membership  fly  tray,  presented  to  the  pro­ and  bore  the  legend:  "A  friend  when  crewmembers  who  had  re­ prietors  this  week  by  the  crew  in  need  you  were  indeed."  ­joining  his  crewmember  pal  he  that  a  few  crews  have  vio­ ceived  the  hospitality  of  the  brazenly  wore  the  overcoat  he  lated this rule.  So they have  of  the  SS  Del  Sud  as  a  token  The  Men's  Club  is  .located  Men's  Club  suggested  that  a  re­ had  lifted.  gone  on  record  to  have  all  of  appreciation  for  the  assist­ near  the  Cities  Service  tanker  membrance  be  purchased.  The  HEAVY  LOSS  quarters  inspected  by  the  ance  they  gave  the  SIU  during  docks  in  Lake  Charles,  a  focal  crew  voted  that  tlie  present  be' ­ purchased  from  the  ship's  fund. '  Crewmember  Padl  Aubain,  Patrolman  before  the  payoff,  the  Cities  Service  organizing  drive.  point  during  the  recent  organiz­ The  Del  Sud  arrived  in  New  Lindbery  reported,  lost  his  wal­ and  if  the conditions  are  un­ The  tray  bearing  their  names  ing  driye.  Orleans  on  November  29.  let  containing  $197,  plus  his  sea­ satisfactory.  he has  the right  men's  papers  and  other  personal  to  hold  up  the^  payoff  until  effects.  everything  is  spic  and  span.  Oiler  Clyde  Ward  lost  $34,  Remember  that  the Patrol­ seamen's  papers, xmion  book  and  man  can  only  have  repairs  overcoat.  made  if  he  knows  what  has  Albert  S.  Hand,  father  of  James  Hand,  oldtirtier  in  the  SIU,  died  November  John  Taboada,  the  light  sleep­ to  be  done.  Cooperate  by  12  in  Memphis, ,Teijn.,  the  LOG  was  informed  this  week.  Brother  Hand's  father  was  ing  crewmember  who  chased  the  making  up  a  repair  list  be­ •  ^  %  intruder  from  his  room,  averted  fore the ship docks. Give  one  buried  in  Tampa  on  November  16.  possible  loss  of  his  expensive  copy  to the  Skipper, and one  Brother  Hand  learned  of  his*­ stamp  collection.  to the Patrolman. Then  youll  father's  death  while  he  was  until  November  24  in  Montreal,  has  held, cards  with  the  boiler­ Lindbery  wound  up  his  re­ see  some  action.  aboard  the  Alcoa  Polaris,  but  where  he  paid  off  to  enter  the  makers,  teamsters  and,  of  course,  port  with  this  note  of  warning:  was  unable  to  leave  the  ship  hospital  for  a  minor  operation.  the  SIU.  Hand  reported  that  his  father  Surviving,  besides  Jim  and> >  Will Broadway Be  Their  Next Stop?  had  beeii  a  strong:  union  .man  his  mother,  are  three  sons  and^^­ .and  had  held  a  union  card  as  a  four  daughters.  ",V  ­ carpent^  all  of  his  working  Brother  Jim  Hand  joined  theKr­;!;  years.  It  was  his  father,  Hand  said,  who  first  sold  him  on.^  the  SIU's  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  ^  benefits  of  unionism  while  he  in  New  York,  where  he  was  is­  '  assisted  his  father  in  carpentry.  sued  Book  No.  49332.  He  has  i  Since  the  days  when  Jim  be­ been  sailing  as  an  Electrician­,',  |  longed  to  his  father's  union  he  for  more  than  five  years.  .  • ' :  Keep It Clean!  Jim Hand's Dad Dies; Ardent Union Man  Lone  Seafarer  Is  Robbed,  Beaten  By  Four  Soldiers  It'll be  a long  tipie  before Seafarer  Robert  F.  Nielson ­V ­'  goes  touring  taverns  with  strangers  again.  fr  The day  following  his  payoff  from  the SS  Bethore in  .  Baltimore  Nielson  was  .found*^  wandering  in  a  dazed  condition  York  while  waiting  for  another  by  the  city  police.  The  37­year­ ship.  old  Seafarer  told  the  police  that  Forgetting  his  harrowing  ex­ ­ he  had  met  four  soldiers  in  a  perience  for. a  moment,  Nielson  bar  and  the  group  decided  to  told  the  LOG  that  while  on  the ,  drive  to another  bar  in  a car  be­ Bethore,  he  found  the  food  to  ,  longing  to  one  of. the  soldiers.  be  excellent  and  the  Stewards  .  "On  the  way  Nielson 'says  he  was  Department  to .be first  rate.  ,  He  added  that  his  trip  on  the  beaten  and  robbed.  The  fading  line  of  mammy  singers  goi  a shot  in  the  arm,  or somewhere,  when  Bill  Gaifnon  Bethore  convinced  him  that  the­ Now  recovered  froih  his  or­ (left),  teamed  up  with  his  shipmate  Norman  Paschkoff  on  the  SS  Puerto  Rico.  The  shoutin'  Ch:e  Line  ship's  reputations  as  "  Seafarers,  who  axe  Second  Electrician  and  Stewards  Utility,  respectively,  really  tear  ,into  a,  deal' Nielson  is  spending  his  feeders  is  not  accurate  down  thf  ­ scug,  our  scout  reports.  spare  hours in  his  home  in  New  lihe.  ­  '  •  .  •  •  �Pt^ge  fhtiB'  • ­=si;l  Digested Minutes  Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  MONROE,  Oct.  29—Chairman,  Alberto  Galza;  Secretary,  • Jolm  Flyim.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  three  hours  in  disputed  over­ time; other  delegates reported  all  .  in  order.  Motion  carried  to  elect  »  new delegates  after, every  second  trip.  Talk  given  on  fulfilling  of  one's  job  on  ship.  Men  urged  to  be  back  aboard  the  sliip  at  least  an hour  before sailing  time. Deck  Delegate  to  see  the  AMMLA  about  a' new  library.  cepted.  Steward  aslted  to  open  vana  to  Galveston.  Delegated  messrooms  so  night  watch  could  urged  to  turn  in  repair  lists  to?  use  the  toasters.  Discussion  on  head  of  departments.  Steward­'  feeding  procedure  for  Panama  to  see  about  having  another^  Canal  gangs  and  restricting  use  brand  of  coffee  put  aboard'.  of  the  lounge  while  transiting  4  4  4  the  Canal.  Discussion  on  sleep­ OLYMPIC  GAMES.  Nov.  1—  ing  watch  standers  in  foc'sles  Chairman.  Frank  Pinkowski;  according  to  their  tour  of  work.  Secretary.  A1  DeForesL  Dele­ gates  reported  that  crew  loimge  H  S  S  '  FRANCES.  Nov.  19  —  Chair­ had  been  emptied  of  Stewards  man.  Red  Campbell;  Secretary.  Department  gear  and  was  ready  H.  Ricci.  Delegates  reported  no  for  use.  Suggestion  made  that  beefs.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  officers  stop  using  the crew  mess  DEL  MONm*^ Oct.  29—Chair­ $12  had  been  donated  to  the  Li­ as  a  passageway. Ship's  Delegate  man,  J.  McClarence;  Secretary,  brary  Association.  Suggestion  reported  that  Super  Cargo,  who  J.  Shaughnessy.  Vote  of  thanks  made  that  messhall  be  painted;  has  been  attending  meetings,  be  givefi,  to  Henry  Gerdes,  the  matter  to  be token  up  with  Pa­ told  that  anything  he  hears  is  Steward, who  is ­leaving  the ship.  trolman.  strictly  confidential.  Delegates reported some  disputed  4  4  4  overtime.  Vote  of  thanks  given  GREELEY  VICTORY.  Nov.  13  galley  crew  for fine  chow  even  —Chairman.  Barney  Kinter; Sec­ when  the  department  was  short­ retary.  B.  Slade.  Delegates  re­ handed. Charges against  two men  ported  no  beefs.  Delegates  to  referred  to  Patrolman.  make  up lists  of  clothing  needed  4  4  4  t  %  t,  by  their  men  not  in  slopchest,  TOPA  TOPA.  Nov.  14­ ­Chair­  ­ SEA  • raUNDEH, Nov.  11  —  and  the  Captain  is  to  handle  the  man.  Jose  Melendez;  Secretary,  Chairman,  W.  Ridley;  Secretary.  securing  of  these  items  ashore.  E. Nottingham. Delegate's'  reports  Norman  Pettersen. Captain  asked  Decision  made  to  refer  matter  of  accepted.  Motion  carried  to  andansy^sys ­for electricians­tbst,  , crew's  cooperation  with _  Argen­ inadequate  linen  to  Patrolman  change  Bosun's  room  to  day­ tine  customs  so  there  will  be  no  at  payoff.  men's  quarters  and  move  Day­ fines  placed  against  the  ship.  4  4  4  men  into  hospital.  Discussion  on  Discussion  on  the  Chief  Electri­ GOVERNMENT  CAMP.  Nov.  delayed  sailing  overtime  beef.  cian  who  was  busted  down  to  19—Chairman.  H.  Heachan;  Sec­ 4  4  4  Wiper  by  the  Chief  Engineer.  retary.  J.  Lupton.  Delegates'  re­ CAMAS  MEADOWS.  Nov.  II  *  t  ports  accepted.  Treasurer  report­ —Chairman.  C.  Szakacs;  Secre­ FRENCH  CREEK.  Nov.  22  —  ed  $54  in  ship's  fund.  Method  of  tary.  E.  Hansen.  Delegates  re­ Chairman.  E.  Harris;  Secretary.  increasing fund  adopted  by crew.  ported  ship  will  have  some  dis­ J.  Baxter.  Ship's  Delegate  re­ Service  investigation.  Sugges­ members  getting  off  should  turn  Dart  board  and  popular  maga­ puted  overtime  when  it  hits  ported  $55  in  ship's  fund.  Dele­ tion  made  that  four  Delegates  in. their  keys  to  the  Delegate.  zines  to  be  purchased from  ship's  port.  Steward  reported  he  apr  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Sugges­ in  company  ­with  the Captain  in­ Suggestion  made  that  each  mem­ fund.  preciated  cooperation  received  tion  made  that  Ship's  Delegate  spect  the  rooms,  passageways,  ber  throw  in  a  buck  toward  buy­ from'crew. Suggestion  made  that  etc.  to  see  about  painting  anc  ing  a  washing  machine  motor  see  Captain  about  more  accurate  all  tanks  be  cleaned  before  tak­ sailing  board  readings.  Sugges­ repairs.  An  understanding  was  and  baseball  equipment.  Vote  of  ing  on  fresh  water.  reached  that  card  players  and  thanks  given  Stewards  Depart­ tion  made  that  Ship's  Delegate  4  4  4  obtain  movie  projector  from  night  hawks  use  the  recreation  for  good  service.  Suggestion  ROBIN  KETTERING.  Nov.  5  room  for  their  activities.  made  tlTat  sturdier  cots  be  fur­ Captain.  4  4  4  —Chairman.  John  Tilley;  Secre­ nished  by • t  he  company.  XXX­ SEATRAIN  HAVANA.  Nov.  tary.  William  Pepper.  Treasurer  i  XXX  STEEL  FLYER.  Nov.  12  —  ARCHERS  HOPE.  Nov.  17—  19  —  Chairman. Seay;  Secretary.  Chairman,  R.  O'Rourke;  Secre­ DEL  CAMPO.  Nov.  11—Chair­ Wv  Cahill.  Delegates  reported  reported  washing  machine  fimd  Chaimuin.  J.  Flannery;  Secre­ stood  at  $26.  Delegates  reported  tary.  P.  Brandon.  Delegates  re­ tary.  Sidney  Lipschilz.  Ship's  man.  Ramsey;  Secretary,  Snod­ number  of  books  and  permits  in  all running  smoothly. Tilley  gave  Delegate  reported  fans  will  be  greuss.  Delegates  reported  on  their  departments.  Chief  Engin­ ported  no  beefs.  Each  crewmem­ installed  in  recreation room. Del­ number  of  books  and  permits  in  eer  to  be  seen  about  more  wash  talk  on  the  coming  Congress  ber  to donate  $1 toward  piu­chase  egates  reported  several  hours  of  their  departments.  Ship's  Dele­ buckets;  Steward  to  be  seen  and  the  Hiring  Hall.  Retiring  of  a  washing  machine.  Crew­ disputed  overtime  to  be  taken  gate  reelected  by  acclamation.  about  cotton  line  for,  dumb­ Ship's  Delegate  given  a  vote  of  members  urged  to  take­ care  of  thanks.  up  at  payoff.  Treasurer  reported  Discussion  on  fruit  juices  in  the  waiter.  library  and  alleys,  keeping  them  4  4  4  morning  and  steaks  to  order  at  clean.  Three  departments  to  ro  $18  in  ship's  fund. (  4  4  4  FAIRHOPE.  Oct.  28  —  Chair­ dinner.  4.  4.  4­ .tate  cleaning  recreation  room  ROBIN  WENTLEY.  Nov.  12—  man.  E.  Lewis;  Secretary.  J.  LONE  JACK.  Nov.  11—Chair­ 4  4  4  and  laundry.  Chairman.  V.  Warfieds;  Secre­ Harris.  Delegates  reported  mun­ man.  G.  DeLuca;  Secretary.  C.  PENNMAR. Nov. 5—Chairman.  tary.  J.  Stringer.  Treasurer  re­ ber  of  books  and  permits  in  Chaffin.  Delegates  reports  ac­ John  Marshall;  Secretary.  ported  $138  in  ship's  fimd.  Dele­ their  departments.  Motion  car­ cepted.  New  Delegates  elected  Charles Scott.  Delegates  reported  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Motion  ried  to  send  a  letter  of  thanks  for  all  departments.  Short  talk  number  of  books  and  permits  in  carried  that  men  hospitalized  in  on  the  Coast  Guard  order  that  their  departments.  Each  crew­ foreign  ports  be  given  $6.15  per  to  Senator  |4urray  for  his  com­ mittee's fine  work.  Motion  car­ all  seamen  must  have  validated  member  to  donate  $1  for  ship's  t  *  t  I  day,  hi;;tead  of  what  agents  offer  ried  that  anti­tetanus  serum  be  papers.  Decision  made  to  await  fund.  STEEL  WORKEa  Nov.  19—  them.  Crew  goes  on  record  that  carried  in  medicine  chest.  Chairman.  W.  Brady;  Secretary.  headquarters  decision  on  the  action  be  taken  by  the  Union  H,  Murranka.  Delegates  reported  matter.  Delegates  asked  to  take  in  this  matter.  Motion  carried  no  beefs,  except  Deck  Delegate,  steps  to  insure  greater  variety  that  money  in  ship's  fund  be  who  reported  beef  on  Bosun's  of  fresh  vegetables.  used  to  buy  a  new  washing  ma­ overtime.  Motion  carried  tha'  XXX  chine. Vote  of  thanks given  Elec­ each  crewmember  donate  $1  STEEL  FABRICATOR.  Oct.  15  4  4  4  4  4  4  tricians  for  showing  movies.  toward  repairs  on  washing  ma­ —^Chairman.  MacCranie;  Secre­ LOGANS  FORT.  Nov.  18  —  Stewards  Department  voted  WINTER  HILL.  Nov.  14  y­ chine.  Vote  of  thanks  given  tary.  C.  Greenwood.  Delegates  Chairman.  Albert  Weaver;  Sec­ thanks for  a  job  well  done.  Chciirman.  G.  Irvine;  Secretary.  Stewards Department  for serving  reported  small  amount  of  over­ retary. William  Morris. Delegates  R.  Perry.  Delegates,  reported  no  4  4  4  good  meals.  Thanks  given  to  the  time  in  their  departments.  Mo­ reported  no  beefs.  Comment  on  SOUTHSTAR.  Nov.  4—Chair­ disputes.  Motion  carried  to  start  LOG  for  issues  received  in  Port  tion  carried  that  repair  list  be  too  many  bars  of  soap  left  in  man.  Joseph  Malazinsky;  Secre­ a  ship's  fund.  Initial  contribu­ Said;  Ras  Tanura  and  Basrah.  placed  in  the  messhall  so  every­ shower.  Crew  told  to  read  in­ tary,  C. West. Delegates  reported  tion  to  be  50  cents.  Steward  one can  add  to  it. Steward  prom­ structions  on  washing  machine  all  in  order.  Motion  carried  not  asked  to  show  more  interest  in  BESSEMER  VICTORY.  Nov.  ised  that  there  would  be  no  rim­ before  using.  to • s  ign  on  until  ship  is  fumi­ service  and  preparation  of  food.  is—Chairman.  John  Nordstrom;  ning  out  of  food  at  meal, time  XXX  gated  and  proper  stores  put  4  4  4  Secretary.  T.  Sahynick.  Dele­ from  now  on.  ALCOA  PEGASUS.  Nov.  11—  aboard.  FORT  HOSKINS.  Nov.  12  —  gates'  reports  accepted.  Captain  Chairman.  Virgil  Harding;  Sec­ Chairman. Howard  Miller;  Secre­ to  be seen  about  having  recrea­ retary.  H.  Hocker^th.  Dele­ teiry.  Frank  Flanagem.  Ship's  gates'  reports  accepted.  Sugges­ tion  room  soogeed.  Delegate­ reported  that  outgoing  tion  made  that  all  porthole  dogs  mail  should  be  given  to  the  S.  b  WACOSTA  (date  not  given)—  be  freed  up.  Discussion  on  bad  Ship's  Delegate,  who  will  give  4  4  4  Chairman.  John  Burke;  Secre­ meat  that  is  to  be  taken  off  in  it  to  the  Captain  for  mailing  in  COUER  D'ALENE  VICTORY.  Montreal.  tary.  J.  Cleissereau.  Motion  car­ Port  Said.  Delegates  reported  ;  ried  to  have  regular  ship  meet­ Nov.  12—Chairman.  Reese  Oli­ smooth  sailing.  Suggestion  made  .  4  4  4  4  4  4  ing  every  two  weks.  Crew  quar­ ver; Secretary.  R.  Nankivil. Sug­ JEAN,  Nov.  19—Chairman.  J.  SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK.  Nov.  that  officers  and  crew  exchange r  ters  to  be  left  in  better  condi­ gestion  made  that  each  crew­ Touart;  Secretary.  J.  Drukin.  12—Chairman.  N.  Sweeney;  Sec­ reading  material.  tion  than  found  when  crew  member donate  $1 to  ship's fund.  Delegates  reported  everything  in  retary.  John  Monast.  Delegates  4  4  4  Steward  instructed  to order  four­ good  order.  Oiler  to  talk  to  En­ reported  no  beefs.  Motion  car­ CALMAR.  Nov.  1­|­Ch£urman,  signed  on.  slice  toaster.  gineer  ^bout  sobgeeing  room.  ried  to  turn  ship's  fund  of  $33  B.  Kilby;  Secretary,  James  Ar­  ^  t,  X  X  JOHN  HANSON.  Oct.  22  Radio  not  to  be  turned  on  in  over  to Hank's Fund.  Motion car­ diie.  Repair  list  to  be  checked  '  4  4  4  Chairman.  W.  Smith;  Secretary.  STEEL  FABRICATOR.  Nov.  5  port  after  10  PM.  ried  that  SiU  members  not  ride  by  the  Delegates.  New  York  Pa­  ^  Robert  G.  Vamon.  Delegates  re­ —  Chairman.  Stemley  Jandora;  in the  United Cab  Company hack  trolman  to  be  brought  to  ship  4  4  4  ports  accepted­ '  Letter  to  Sena­ Secretary.  H,  Higginbotham.  VENORE.  Nov.  10—Chairman.  driven  by  Beulah,  as  she  had  a  to  check  why  repairs  have  not  tor  Murray  thanking  him  for  his  Delegates  reported  everything  Clyde  Leweljrn; Secretary.  Rhod­ Brother arrested for  taking mem­ been  made  as  well  as  overtime  committee's  work  in  the  Cities  okay.  Suggestion  made  that  abarger. Reports  of  Delegates  ac­ bers  from  the  SS  Seatrain  Ha­ under  dispute.  +he Or^nfrers. .51 "BeaVer St.,  HawYorKjir^Ly; • for  or for" <|U£stiiaos  Fifeman, oiler, ccater'tbne(er,ciecK  ^tii^ineer,cind meper eri^neer:  Sa2te,r  �"  ITS'" • "  TBE  fMEMBmSmm SnOKS  m  ^• • WM  !'/> ­.  mm  Beware  Rio  Sharpies,  Seafarer­Victim Warns  Just Ulra In Oi(f MMiM  beers,  as  this  was  our  last  stop  going  north  to  New  Orleans,  1 thought  I  would  give  you  a  little  information  on  a  racket  Well,  I  started  back  to  the  they  have  here  in  Rio  so  you  ship  and  had  just  gotten  Outside  can  pass  the  word  along  to  other  the doof^hen I was  approached  by  two Brazilians.  They  inquired  ^  Sfeafarers.  if  I  had  cigarettes  or  merchan­ ' I  was  on  the  SS  Del  Mar  at  dise  for  sale.  I  told  ihem  I  the  time  this  incident  occurred.  didn't.  They  must  have figured  It  was  the  night  the  ship  was  I  had  more  to  drink  thanr  I  to  sail  and  we  were  all  in  the  really  had  because  the feUow  on  Florida  Bar •  topping  off  a  few  my  jeft  reached  under  the flex  band  of  my^ wrist  watch.  I guess'  his  idea  was  to  snatch  it  and  run  but  I  jerked  my  arm  away  and  the  band  broke.  There  was  a fight  and  a  lot  of  people  ga­ thered  around.  When  the  police  came  the  two  Brazilians  meltod  into  the  crowd  and  got  away;  I  To  the  Editor:  nere s  How  a  group  of  the younger  set  of  Seafarers  aboard  the  Anniston  City  spent  some  wasn't  so  lucky.  of  their  time  during  recent  stopover  in  San  Diego.  Photographer's  props  lend  a  south­of­the­ I  might  be  off  the  beam  on  border  air  to  Brothers  (left  to  right)  C.  Coleman*  Wiper;  Iverson,  BR;  G.  Hinnant,  OS;  and  MISSED  SHIP  this,  stuff,  but  maybe  some  of  Junior  Huvfil*  UHlity,  while  W.  Mclntyre.  MM,  remains  in  miiRL  the  Brothers  could  put  me  ^  The  police  took  nae  to  the  straight.  Here  are  a  couple  of  local  bastille.  In  the  meantime  topics  for "coffee  time  discussion:  the  ship  sailed.  Since  then  I  On  Social  Security—Don't  you  have been  on the beach  here and  think  that  the flat  age  limit  of  have  learned  that  I  wasn't  the  65  on  social  security  payments  only  person  to  get  involved  in  would  be  more  fair  if  the  ages  one  of  these  frame­ups.  To  the  Editor:  blind  horse;  Wayne  (Whitey)  think  the  entire  Deck  Depart» i A  for  collecting  were  based  on  the  While  here  I  have  been  staj'­ As  the  old  Anniston  City  gbes  Mclntyre,  who  is  rimning  for  ment  wiU  agree  he  is  a  gentle­i:  average  death  rate  of  persons  ing  at  the  British  Seamen's  Mis  huffin  'n'  puHin  it's  way  to  the  President  on  the  Republican  tic­ man  and  a  square  shooter  and r  in  each  type of  industry?  sion  and  I  would  like  to  praise  Panama  Canal from  Long. Beach,  ket  in  the'  next  election,  and'  it  has  been  a  pleasure  sailing' ,  •   Mrs.  Pollard  for  everything  she  I  thought  I  would  try  my  skill  Snuffy  (Lightning)  Brown.  RATED  RISKS  with  him.  One  more  thing,  it;  has  done  for  the  men  here.  We  at  penmar^hip .to  the  LOG  for  Because  nlyself  and  Iverson,  seems  as  if  an  Oiler  on  a  pre­ In  certain  cases,  insurance  have  good  clean  beds  and  three  the  first  time.  the  BR,  eat  five  or  six  steaks  vious~  trip  was  asked  by  the  !&•   companies  charge  a  higher  pre­ good  meals  a  day.  We  have  the  First  of  all,  I  would  like  to  each  week  we  are  called  the  First  Assistant  how  the  steering \  mium  rate  depending  upon  the  use  of  pqol  tables  and  ping  give  credit  where  credit  is  due  "Sirloin  Kids."  engine  was  doing,  and  the  Oiler  risk  in  a  man's  profession.  So,  pong.  On  Saturday  and  Tuesday  and  that  is  to  Chief  Steward  All  the  guys  are  anxious  to  replied,  "Pine,  but  wiU  you  tell'  I  believe'  that  if  the  death  rate  nights  we  have  dances.  There  of  seamen  or  coal  miners  is  are  a  lot  of  British  girls  Who  Alexander  Anopol  and  Chief  get  to  the  East  Coast  so  they  me  Where  the  hell it's  at?"  higher  than  that  of  druggists  or  come  to  the  dances  from  the  Cook  Fritz W. Brandenburg,  who  can  play  five­cent  juke  boxes  I win  sign  off,  but if  you  guys  have  proved  their  ability  on  and  eat 10­cent  hot  dogs  and  get  see  any  fog  up  north  in  the •   dentists,  the  time  at  which  a  Embassy.  here  and  they  are  ­tops  in  my  a  shoe  shine  for  less  than  50  next  two  weeks,  send  us,,  a  seaman  or  coal  miner  becomes  book.  So  if  any  of  the  boys  on  cents.  '  cablegram,  so  we  can  blow  the >  INTERNATIONAL  eligible  for  social  security  bene­ the  beach  in  Baltimore  have  any  We  have  an  Oiler  called  Chico;  whistle  a  little  beforehand.  fits  should  come  earlier  than  At  the  moment  there  are  six  wrinkles  in  their  guts, don't  pass  who  can  be  quoted  as  saying,  So,  untU  we  see  Hoggie land ;  ifi  that  of  the  others.  Englishmen,  two  Americans,  1  the  Anniston  City  by,  because  "Que  •   vida."  Lbuis  (Lobkout)  Leon  Johnson  walk  aboard,  I'll  What  do  you  think?  Dutchman  and  1  Swede  here.  they  will  really  throw  the  chow  Brain  has  been  trying  to  get  a  shy  so  Ipng  and  may  the  entire,  Stetson  and  a  pain  of  Floor­ membership  have  a  Merry  :  'v:  , .On  seamen's  legislation—when  Buckley,  the  other  American,  at  you.  _a^  reporter  digs  up  an  old  law  and  I have  been  telling  them  all  The  only  trouble  with  the  ship  shines  ever  since  leaving  New  Christmas, and  a  shipping  NeW  from  the  record  books,  as  being  about  our  Union  and  the  British  is  that  the  Captain  thinks  he  is  York,  but  seems  as  if  the  Bar  Year.  Geoj^e  (Heavy)  Hinnant,  J^.  ridiculous,  legislation  is  immed­ boys  have  been  asking  a  lot  of  sailing  25  or  30  years  ago.  The  shoe store  doesn't  keep  very  well  SB Anniston  City*  iately  begun  to  amend  or  revise  quesnons.  They  told  us  of  their  other  day  I  spilled  seven­tenths  stocked.  Louis  says  he's  been  : it,  but  not  so  in  the  case  of  the  unsuccessful  strike  for  better  of  a  cent's  worth  of  paint  on  the  saying  this  is  his  last  trip  for  conditions  in 1947.  They say  they  deck  and  I  thought  the  Captain  some  40  years  now.  Oh  yeah!  HICKS  SAYS  HE'Lt:  :  i^ws  affecting  seamen.  wish  they  had  a  Unica  as  good  was  going  to  scream  mutiny.­ .  K  anybody  around  Baltimore  DATED  LAWS  l­Vvl  as  ours.  Also  you  have  to have  a  Chief  sees  Red  Gibbs,  tell  him  he  sure  SOON  BE  HEADINO ^ ^  '  '  ­''Mm  ­5:  Government  agencies  and  Well,  I  will  close  this  now  as  Engineer's  license  to  operate  the  missed  a  trip that  could  be  class­ BACK  TO  SEA  ified  as  a  humdinger.  It  seems  showers on  here. When  you want  branches  are  brought  up  to . the  I  don't  want  to  make  it  too  To  the  Editor:  '  present  standards  of  living  by  long.  It  would  be  a  good  idea  if  a  drink  of  water  you  walk  from  some  guy  named  Dickerson  on  Ig  mere  recommendation^  or  signa­ the LOG  were sent  here  as there  aft  to  midship,  as  we  only, have  here  called,  a  cop  just  because  I would  love  to  have the  LOGf'  tures  of  high  government  offi­ are  always  Seafarers  in  and  out  a  thermos  aft  and  it seems  as  if  some  joint  in  Long  Beach  want­ mailed  to  my homer  I have  beenh  Isthmian  forgot  to  sign  on  a  ed  to  charge  him  somewhere  in  on  land  for  awhile  and  I'll  bei?!  cials,  but,  we  as  government  of  the mission.  .  the  neighboi­hood  of  $1.75  fOr  a  on  my  Way  back  to "hea  as  soon:, ­ ,  ^yards  have  been  overlooked  to  Reniember,  Brothers. Look  .out  water  boy.  ,  sandwich  and  a  beer.  I'd  say  it  as  I'make some  arrangements,  To' mention  some  of  the  crew,  the  extent  that  the .latest  favor­ tor  the sharpies  when  leaving  a  was  pretty  reasonable,  wouldn't  Had  a  little"  fun  out  here  in  we  haVe  JoM  (Shodt­thCrBuU)  • able  seamen's  legislation  dates  bar  in  Rio.  yqu?  the  mountain. . Got  a  38  threw  Fisher,  who  is  t^ing  to  sell  ex­ biapk  is  years  or  more.  Douglas  (Smiley)  Claussen  shoe  shine  boy  Junior  Hur'tt  a  As  for  the  Chief  Officer,  dh  my  stoniach  .and  the  trigger  One  look  at  your  Forecastle  puUed.  Had 10  holes  m  my  guts. ­ Card  should  show  you  what  I'm  Fm  how  back  on  my  feet  aitd;^  ; driving  at,  as  faj*  as food  aUow­ wondering  if  the  light' of  love  '• }  ^ices  are  concerned.  Our  SIU  stiU  shines  on  in fhe eyCs. of  the  ;  coUtract  brings  us  up  to  date,  To  the  Editor:  even  peep  at  you  out  of.  one  on  you  and  pile  his loot  up  un­ girl  in  San  JUan:  ;  .  but  in  a  crisis  our  Union  would  eye  h?  see  if  you  are  still  thar­ der  him  with  the  paw  that's  hid  I  Wonder  if  BuU  Lines  still  have  to fight  a  tough  battle  to  These  few  lines  are  in  reply  abouts.  A  lot  of  foul­ups  and  from  you. Then  they WiU  just  sit  has ­the  Coastal  Mariner  on  the  '  hbld  what  we  have.  So  to  avoid  to  Brother  C.  C.  Cornell's  letter  performers  suU  when  ­heavy  and  look  at  you  as  if  he  had  Puerto Rico  run. I made  the first  •   I  a  tougher  struggle,  we  there  asking  for  names  for  shipboard  work  is  going  on,  but  they  do  done  nothing.  Just  you  look  off  nnie  trips  to  sea.  I wOnder  what  v  shbuld  be legislation  setting  mim  foul­ups  (LOG,  Nov.  10).  their  sulling  with  excuses  and  for  a  minute  and  Mr.'Raccoon  happened  to  my  shipmates.  Give  ^  •   j  K  imii­m  standards  along  this  line  Being  from  the  backwoods  I  errands.  and  goods  wiU  be  gone.  them  all  my  regards  and  best  can  only  think  of  &anding  such  ii;  now,  The  term  ringtailed  possum  wishes  and  tell  them  I  hope  to  CAGEY  CUSS  may  be  too  general,  so TU  make  see  them"  in  the  hear  future;  fxSl have  in ihind  an  agerrcy  that  performers  as  ringtaUed  opos­ sums.  Now  there  is  no  such  crit­ another  suggestion.  CaU  theni  ^e last  trij)  I  made  Was  to  Now  an  ole  coon  is  mighty  ?  icould  make  a  step  in  th^ right  ter  afoot,  e.specially  back  In  Ar­ weak­enders.  Every  day  seems  Savonna,  Italy  I haVe  some good  shy.  He'll  ease  up  close  to  you  direction, ­ but  can  you  imagine  kansas.  to  be  a  week­end  with  thein.  pictures  of  Gibraltar  Hhat  I  in­ while  you  are  working.  He'll  validatmg  an SIU  contract.  I'll  be  hasty  with  my  wor'ds  make  faces  at  you,  grin  and  Ah,  there  £a?e  possibilities  with  tend^ to send  to  the  LOG  in  the '  M.  J. Olson  so  you  may  soon  see  my  point.  blow.  AH  the  while  he  will  be  such  terminology.  Any­'' Week­ neaf­'futui'er^• i: .  Ship's  DBhgaie  An  opossum wiU  siiU  (play dead)  pocking  the., corn  or  eggs  out  of  enders  aboard?  i'"  .  John Harrison  Hicks  ;  Donald^B^ttj^z'  when  the going  gets  rough.  He'll  the  nests.  He'll  keep  both  eyes  SS  De  Sbto  Coal  Moutttain,^  Va,  f  To  the  Editor;  Here  Are  Topics  For  Coffee  Time  Bull  Sessions  *Heavy*  Hinnant  Breaks  The  Ic^  —  Pens  His  First  Letter  To  Log  •  ,  �^,1  —  Deoambair  8.  ISSO  Gray  Report  Scored  As  Unrealistic  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  One Of Pritchard's Memories  Page  EXeven  Buckley Says ^Emancipators'  Commit Sins They Condes^  ,To  the  Editor:  trial  Worker)  ever  published  the  story  of  the  trouble  you  folks  Tiring  of  the  childish  prattle  To  the  Editor:  constantly  poured  into  my  ears  have  been  having  with  that  in­ ternational  union  that  has  vio­ by  members  of  the  IWW's  Ma­ With , the sky  in  the  East  get­ lated  your  code  of  principles  in  rine  Transport  Workers,  I  ting  darker  dny  by  day  and  the  signing  contracts  with  the  em­ thought  it  about  time  I  asked  political  barometer  low  and  fall­ ploying  class?  I'd  rather  think  these  questions  to  quiet  this  ing,  the  American  seamen  are  in  that  such  signatures  put  them  in  prattling:  for  a  hard  blow.  They  will  have  opposition  to  your  preamble.  1.  Do  the  members  of  that  or­ 8. Do  nine­tenths  of your  mem­ to  "keep  them  sailing  again"  ganization  know  they  have  been  bers  know  what  your  preamble  with  the  ship  blacked  out,  while  signing  contracts  for  the  past  means  or  are  they  seekers  of  a  standing  watch  serious  and  at­ ten  years?  Would  such  actions  reputation,  hoping  to  gain  such  tentive  at  night,  carrying  loads  make  them  violators  of  their  by  screaming  to  all  within  hear­ of  material  for  war.  own  principles  and  ideals  by  ing  that  they  are  "Wobblies."  Meantime  a  landlubber  who  is  putting  monetary  gain  before  9.  The  next  time  you  folks  supposed  to  be  "economic  advis­ moral  principles?  scream  about  trade  union  con­ er"  to  the  President,  is  still  at  2.  Do  these  "emancipators"  tracts  being  the  tool  of  the  cap­ it,  trying  hard  to  cut  down  on  know  they  have  one  of  the  top­ italist  class  to  enslave  the  work­ the  number  of  ships  flying  the  ranking  former  commies  with  ers,  be  sure  your  own  dirt  has  stars  and  Stripes.  He  wants  to  their  ranks  today?  You  may  been  swept  out.  Seafarer  Edward  Pritchard  is  confined  to  San  Francisco's  "help  his  friends  abroad,"  claims  change  the  names  of  institutions,  Would  you  folks  dare  to  say  he.  But  who  are  his  friends  —  Marine  HospitaL  Of  course,  he's  pining  for  happier  surround­ but  you  can't  change  the  nature  I  have  not  told  the  truth  in  ings—like  that  in  the  photo  above,  taken  during  a  trip  to  of  men.  the  Russians?  Let's  see.  making  such  statements?  Good  India  last  year.  No  longer  kittens,  the felines  are,  left  to  right,  3.  Do  these  people  realize  they  men  must  leam  to  associate,  Here  is  the  information  which,  "Chips,"  "Gertrude,"  and  "Josephine."  With  Pritchard  (right)  recently  received  and  considered  ajre  Phillip  Eldemire  (left)  and  Whitey.  Pritchard  asks  thai  his  have  members within  their  ranks  else  they  will  find  themselves  capable  of  stealing  their  funds?  sacrificed  one  by  one  by  the  ac­ reliable, reads as follows:  "Short­ friends  write  to  him  at  the  hospital.  Be  careful  when  you  condemn  tions  of  evil  men.  ly  before'the  commimist  inva­ the  actions  of  trade  unionists  sion  of  South  Korea  a  shift  of  Joseph  S.  Buckley,  '  and  thkik  back  when  you  had  Soviet  military  formations  took  (Ed,  Note;  The  wriler  of  identical  sins  committed  within  the  above  letter  can  speak  place  in  the  Baltics.  A  group  of  your  own  ranks.  Soviet  naval  officers,  headed  by  with  authority  on  his  subject,  4.  These  IWW  people  say trade  having  been  associated  with  rear  admiral  Dubrovin,  visited  Klaipeda  Memel,  the  large  base  To  the  Editor:  home  all  the  quarters  he  wins  union  officials  have  been  in  of­ the  Wobblies  during  the  days  fice  and  on  the  beach  too  long.  when  it  was  a  good  force  in '  for  Soviet  schnorkel  submarines.  by  matching.  /  Think  of  the  numerous  members  On  this  occasion  a  mysterious  Flash!  I  ­quit  the  Marymar.  Robie  and  Michie  of  the  fam­ the  American  labor  movement,  "Dubrotin"  device,  marked  by  Why?  I  was  hungry.  Shipped  on  ous  Club  Victoria  are  rather  dis­ of  your  own  Marine  Transport  (The SIU  recognizes  that  the  code  letters  DO  and  V,  was  in­ the  Rosario,  Bull,  the  other  day,  appointed  that  you  didn't  men­ Workers  who  haven't  touched  IWW  was  once  a  healthy  in­ stalled  in  newly  constructed  after  a  month  of  Schenley's  and  tion  their  barmaid,  "Steamboat"  foot  aboard  ship  for  years  and  fluence  in  labor.  Unfortunate­ submarines,  completed  in  the  hot  dogs,  a  la  Baltimoi­e.  Stores  Peggy  Holmes  . . .  Madeleine  is  it  hasn't  been  because  they  ly,  the  Wobblies  have  deterio­  =  ii  Beiltic  shipyards.  Submarines  came  aboard  today  for  a  month's,  waiting  for  her  Dutchy  . . .  can't,  rather  they  find  easier  rated  over  the  years  and  now  were  tested, and  18  to 20  of  them  trip  and  it  looked  like  six  Eveiytime  the  orchestra  in  the  living  preying  on  unsuspecting  operate  in  dusd  opposition  to  were  sent,  via  Byelomorsky  ca­ months  stores  for  a  Calmar  ship.  Vic  starts  playing,  someone  goes  seamen  shrilling  out  their  child­ legitimate  trade  unions — and,  nal,  to  Murmansk  in  order  to  At  least  Til  get  back  those  70  over  and  plays  a  hillbilly  record.  ish  prattle  of  exploitation.  consequently to  the  interests  5.  Any  worker  who  might  of  their  memberships.  operate,  when  the  time  comes,  pounds  I  lost.  From  all  angles,  I  won't  mention  Why.  from  Lafoten  fiords,  based  on  the  Rosario  promises  to  be  a  A1  Seidman's  Ringside  Bar  is  have  fallen  by  the  wayside  in  (As  a  result,  the  IWW  has  1934  should  cease  worrying.  Pro­ been  marked  as  dual  and  hos­ Narvik,  the  ideal  hide­out  for  fine  scow.  a  nice  place  to  fight  your  fav­ Learned  quite  a  few  interest­ duce  evidence  of  1936­37  and you  tile  by  the  SIU  membership.)  schnorkel  submarines.  orite  bottle.  Funny  though,  I  ing  items  while  on  the  beach.  too,  may  become  an  "emancipa­ Taking  all  this  into  consider­ First  I  must  congratulate  Broth­ seem  to  lose  most  of  the  time.  tor,"  for  with  the  stroke  of  a  ation  one  cannot  help  but  ask  er  Otto  Schumacher,  who  found  Can't  understand  it—the  bottles  pen  and  a  little  red  card  all  is  himself  the  question:  "Who  is  himself  a  lovely  little  Dutch  have  no  arms  or  legs.  I  heard  forgiven.  this  lan(^ubber  that  so  ill  ad­ wife  in  Rotterdam.  Her  name  that  the  bouncer  is  "Rusty."  6.  Do  you  know  you  have  vises  the  President  to  cut  down  was  Rita  Ummels  and  they  were  Could  be!  (Tip:  Don't  take  him  members  within  the  Maiune  on  American  ships?  Is  he  our  married  in  Rotterdam.  Otto  on!)  Transport  Workers  who  are  not  On  the  beach:  Hank  Shepta,  friend  or  foe?"  showed  me  a  picture  of  her  and.  seamen,  yet  help  to  lay  down  after  16  months  on  Captain  the  rules  you  obey?  I was  under  R.  J.  Peterson  Brothers,  she  is  nice.  To  the  Editor:  "Blood"  Wells'  Robin  Tuxford.  :  (Ed. note:  The  author  of  the.  Bill  Sharp,  Fred  Walker  and  He  ranks  ,with  "Red  Lead"  An­ the  impression  that  only  work­ above­letter is  referring  to  the  Bill  Mackin  still  on  the  Arlyn.  dei­son  and  Morgan  Hiles.  Also  ers  working  in  the  same  indus­ I  want  to  agree  with  the  Brother  who  stated  in  the  report  recently  submitted  to  The  pet  names—"Bedbug,"  "Cu­ on  the  beach  is  Ralph  Ingle,  try  could  be  members.  Here's  What  I  Think'"  feature  The  next  time  some  of  you  Truman  by  Gordon  caracha,"  whatever  they  aie .  very  much  in  love  after  a  Far  of  the  previous  issue  of  the  LOG  "emancipators"  of  the  IWW  wish  Gray, in  which  he  recommendr  It's  a  law  in  Baltimore  that  if  a  East  trip.  that  he  regai­ded  the  victory  ed  ways  and  of  aiding  joint  doesn't  have  entertainment  I  have  received  very  sad  news.  to  sell  your  wares  be  sure  you  over  the  Cities, Service  fleet  as  the  :;eoovery. of  European  na­ or  food  it  cannot  stay  open  on  Esquire  magazine  sent  me  a  re­ have  cleaned  the  dust  that  has  the  biggest  gain  made  by  our  tions.  Among  these  was  a  sug­ Sunday.  Why  Beulah's  is  closed  jection  slip  for  my  story.  Sooo,  gathered  on  the  contents  before  Union.  gMtion,  which,  if  ' adopted,  on  Sunday,  I'll  never  know.  don't  buy  Esquire,  picket  the  attempting  to  cloud  the  atmos­ 'would  seriously  damage  the  Maybe  it's  because  Heavy  Mc­ joint.  Remember  Brothers, there's  phere  with  tales  of  trade  union  True,  we  have  more  jobs  iii,  other  organizing  victories  and  Vey  is  so  tired  from  carrying  strength  in  unity.  Til  never  send  action.  US  merchant  marine.)  7.  Has  your  paper  (the  Indus­ we  have  won  other  things  that  them  another  stoiy  so  don't  buy  from  a  dollar  and  cents  stand­ that  rag.  point  seemed  like  a  bigger  gain,  Sorry  about  not  sending  pic­ Hospitalized  but  the  number  of  jobs  involved  tures of  the  Marymar.  I  was  tiy­ aren't  the  real  yardstick.  ing  to  get  a  shot  of  a  seagull  The  Cities  Service  victory'  1  taking  a  bath>  but  my  camera  must  be  measured  in  terms  of  fell  in  the  bathtub. The ,film  was  the  seemingly  overwhelming'  by Ray Lichon  ruined.  forces  working  against  ua  By. tomorrow  I  expect  to  have  throughout  the  four  years  of  a  brand  new  typewriter  so  all  Plates  of  steel  slapped  togeiheir  and  called  a  ship.  that  struggle.  Donk  let  anyone'  will  be  well.  Til  use  it  mostly  to  One  on  which  I've  made  many  a  trip.  try  to  fool  or  kid  you  inte'  write  to  my  true  love.  Eve  Et­ thinking  that  the  forces  against  An  old  LST  for  which  the  Navy  had  no  use,  tore  of  Philadelphia.  I'm  writing  A  drive­in  afloat,  we  called  her  a  boat.  us  were  anything  but  terrifiq)  this  on  the  midnight  to  eight  Though  God  only  knows  what  kept  her  afloat.  and  almost  unbeatable.  y.  gangway.  There's  not  a  soul  A  veteran  of  Pacific  wars—how  did  she  survive?  I've  spoken  to  guys  in  all,  ,  around,  save  the  Night  Mate,  For  here  on  the  Lakes  she  took  many  a  dive:  parts  of  the  world  about  this  myself  and  the  sanitary  pump,  Nothing  but  hull  from  stem  to  stern.  Cities  Sei'vice  victory  and  those  so  all's  quiet.  We often  wondered  if  she'd  ever  return.  who  know  the  score  said  that  Oh. yes,  Jimmy  Meehan  is  be­ the  most  amazing  thing  about  From  Muskegoli  Bay  she  sailed  every  day.  having  himself  on  a  ship  some­ the  bitter  fight  was  the  fact­ That  mass  of  steel  that  was  painted  gray.  where.  You  know.  Brothers,  the  that  not  only  was  the  SIU  able,;  With  her  cargo  of  cars  Wisconsin­bound,  LOG  is  a  fine  publication.  Sup­ to  hold  fast  against  the  flood  of  :  Then  back  to  Muskegon  for  another  round.  port  it  as  it  backs  you.  obstacles  in  our  path,  but  we­,;  She'd  howl  and  pound  at  her  doubled­heads.  Next  time  I'll  tell  yoii  all  Johnnie  Ward,  who  had  just  were  able  to  push  through  te  •  And  the screw  woujld  rattle  to  make  the  revs;  about  Puerto  Rico  and  all  the  completed  ' a  voyage  aboard  final  victory.  In  battering  winds,  the Skipper  yelled  for steam.  lovely  little  Senoritas  down  the SS Arizpa.  is in  the Seattle  After  reading  over  some  of  the  The she'd act  like she  was splitting  her  seam;  there.  Will  get  the  info  from  my  Marine  Hospital  with  a  broken  things  that  were  pulled  against  ^  She  kicked  and  screaiped  like  a  crippled  gull  shipmates  when  they  return  leg. His  wife.  Helen, says  John  us  in  that  battle,  I  wonder  how  i  And  gradually  crept  out  of  her  drunken  crawl.  iiAfrom  shore  leave,  as  I'm  going  would  appreciate  letters  from  we  ever  did  'manage  to  win.  tij  A  ­highway  link  from  coast  to  coast  to  stay  aboard.  his  friends.  He'll  be  there  a  guess  the  answer  just  lies  Sha  had  her  skipper  looking  like a  ghost.  Goodnight  Irene  and  Hi  mom.  while  longer,  so  get  that  note  the  fact  that  we've  got  what  it.  As for  me.  I'm  through  with  boats,  Honest  A1  Whitmer  off  today.  ^  takes.  Francis  (Blackie)  Ilvoe  :  I'll  take  the  highway—the  highway  to  the  coast.  Whitmer  Whips  Up  Gossip  Of  Ship,  Shoreside  Doings  CS  Victory  Held  Biggest  Union  Gain  Log'A'Rhythms  SwNt  Higbway  Sixteen  �Page Twelve  j# «  S  E i F  A RE R S  L 6 G  ifehce De iLeoiuMMi At ¥«lwliama Fountaih  Hbsli^  As The  Friday,  Deeeinber  8/  3pi#i  m  The  gang  is  prepared  for  g  great  time in  Hamburg,  the  ne:^  Here's a  report  on  the SS 'Fort  port  of  arrival  before  we  take,  Hoskins,  now  on  one  of  those  off  on  that  7,000­mile  short , cdt  don't­know­how­long  P e r s id n  to  Pasha's  Paradise,  another  . 7,­ Gulf  trips.  000  from  there  to  somewhere  ipr  On  October  18,  Mrs.  Kostin,  the  North.  ,  the  mother  of  our  Second  Cook,  We  have  some  steak  triplers;  died  in  Boston,  Mass.  Brother  and  night  lunch  doublers,  buti  kostin  tried  to  make  arrange­ the  Cooks  don't  mind  the  joke.;  ments  to fly  home  from  Cara­ Well,  up  to  now,  all  is  fine.  Let  pito,  but  couldn't  do  so  in  time  you  know  more  in  the  next  re­*  for  the  funeral,  so  he/  remained  port,  ­ aboard.  Frank  Gasper  ^  j  The  operators  of  the  USS  club  SS  Fort  Hoskins  in  Carapito  threw  a  party  for  all  P.S.:  Nieks  is  Dutch  for  nothing;,  hands. There  were  plenty  of  free  Figaro  is  from  the  Barber  of­ sandwiches  and  Tom  Collins  and  Seville,  and  Pasha's  Paradise^  a  very  good  time  was had  by  all.  means  Persia.  ,  '  Our  thanks  to  the  nice  ladies  . (1  and  lovely  misses  for  the  swell  evening.  Hears SecQncI Markeiv  Somehow  ^we're  getting  the  Drinking  a  toast  with  the  colas,  at  the  USS  club,  in .Yokohama,  these  shipmates  on  &9  short  end  on  the  slopchest  busi­ Waterman  vessel  Ponce  de  Leon  had  the  scene  recorded  for  the  LOG.  Front  row,  left  to right:  ness.  Heavy  gear,  rain  gear,  rub­ E.  Malstrom,  Oiler;  S.  Paris,  Oiler;  Lou  Cana /ino,  AB;  and  "Sparks."  Rear  row: "Spud"  Fur­ ber  boots,  candy,  after­shave  lo­ iado,  AB;  Art  Gomez,  MM,  and  C.  Danzy,  3rd  Mate.  tion,  writing  paper,  playmg  cards—^none  at  all.  And  get  this.  They  have  plenty  of  briar .<and  corn  cob  pipes,  pipe  cleaners,  pipe  tobacco—Nieks,  ain't  that  with  various other  holidays. Why  is  one  more  step  forward  for  something?  To  the  Editor:  ,  ;I  am  a  retired  bookmember  of  shouldn't ^  a  man  celebrate  his  the  laboring  man.  COLD  COMING  R^i>ert  E. Horn  the  SIU,  now  working  ashore  own  birtliday?  It's  going  to  be  rough  on  the  Shreveporl,  La.  A  holiday  on  a  man's  birthday  ^ a  member  of  the  Internation­ Deck  Gang  in  the  North  sea  al  Brotherhood  of  Electrical  without  gear,  and  this  is  not  our  Workers  Union,  which,  like  the  fault.  Last  trip  Brother  Aschon,  SIU,  is  an  AFL  affiliate.  last  trip's  Ship's  Delegate,  sent  ­One  of  our  members.  Brother  a  list  to  the  company  and  HQ  Luther  Mays,  has  come  forward  reminding  them  what  we  needed  with  a  unique  idea  in  furthering  walking  down  the street  in  ,  for a  trip like  this. But  we  never  the  cause  of  unionism.  Brother  To  the  Editor:  and  I  met  Johnny  Ward.  He  was  got  the  stuff.  So  now  we  dress  Mays,  a  combination  welder­ma­ It's  been  quite  a  while  since  chinist  in  the.  power  pl§nt,  is  you've  heard  from  me.  But  as  on  the  Arizpa.  I  told" him  to  tell  and  smoke  baloney.  Brother  An­ you  can  see  by  the  address  I  the  boys  I  was  asking  for  them.  gel  is  doing  okay  on  agreement  a  very  active  union  member.  Mays  drafted  a  resolution  call­ have  been  kind  of  busy.  It seems  I  suppose  by  now  you  have  interpretations.  ing  for  a  day  off  for  each  man  that  the  Seafarers  and  its  mem­ moved  to  the  new  Hall.  I  can't  Our  DM  trio,  Jim,  Frank,  and  on  his  birthday,  and  is  trying  bers  are  always  busy  fighting  wait  until  I  get  back  to  see  it.  Harry  are  a  great  Union  team  to  get  the  power  company  the  commies  in  one  way  or  an­ You  know  I  was  supposed  to  and  fine  shipmates.  Some  of  the  get  out  this  month.  But  all  this  gang  are  growing  full  Neptune  (Southwestern  Gas  and  Electric  other.  Company)  to  go  for  it  as  part  I  hope  that  it  won't  be  long  started  so  I  don't  know  when  whiskers.  Too  bad  Figaro  is  not  Just  in  case  Daddy  is  look­  \  around.  of  our  new  contract.  The  com­ before  I  can  get  back  to  New  I  will  get  out  now.  pany  hasn't  said  yes  or  no  as  York.  Boy,  what  I wouldn't  give  Would  you  please  put  my  Brother  Ay  Gregory  got  hook­ ing  at  these  pages,  here's  23­J  to  be  back  on  a  ship.  I  am  so  name  and  address  in  the  LOG  ed  on  October  IS  and  sailed  on  month­old  Robert  E.  Lee,  sen  yet.  The  resolution  may  seem  to  tired  of  walking,  elimbing  and  and  ask  some  of  the  boys  to  the  14th.  Brothers, ­dxeroes  are  of  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Carlos  drop  me  a  line.  I  hope  to  see  everywhere.  We  wish  Brother  Al  Lee,  Jr.,  of  Morrisiown,  Ohio.  ­ be  just  a  bit  of  humor,  but  after  digging  holes.'  you  all  soon.  thinking  it  over  a  person  can  I  have  dug  so  many,  holes  I  and  his  bride  a  pleasant,  be­ Pop,  who  is  aboard  the  SS  PFC.  Leon  (Chink)  While  lated  honeymoon.  The  ship's  .Yorkmar  probaMy.  will  miss  realize  the •  serious  thought  in­ should  get  a  book  with' John  L.  Co.  I,  Stb  Inf.  Regt.,  tended.  Most  workers  in  indus­ Lewis'  union.  cameramen.  Brothers  Flanagan  young  Bob's  second  birthday,,  APO  301,  c/o  Postmaster  and  Bob  Lamarr,  promise  some  but  maybe  he'll  be  home  fez.  try  celebrate  Lincoln's  birthday,  When  I got  out  of  the  hospital  San  Francisco,  Calif.  Washington's  birthday,  along i I  had  a  furlough  and  I  was  good  shots  for  the  LOG  soon.  Christmas.  To  the Editor:  •1 Make Worker's Birthday Day Off, He Says  White Marks Time In Army,  Keeps Dreaming Of  New Hall  Paoli Crewmen  Begin Better  Life On First IMp Under SIU Contract  itself—must  be  regarded  by  us  port  to  the  next  it's  anybody's  takes  a  simultaneous  shot  of  flags .at,.the  staff—^sieek,  ereaid­ now  not  as  an  end,  but  as  a  be­ guess  where  she  goes.  the  moon,  a  planet,  and  several  buff  colored  Swedes  and  Nor­ Here,  set  down  at  random,  ginning.  It •  is  a  foundation  on  Of  course  the  scuttle­butt  assorted  stars,  for  hne  of  posi­ wegians—a  large  limejuicer  pas­ .­i  »>i?e  vsome  thoughts  in  the ­minds  which  to  build.  Just  that.  hums  and  the  galley­wireless  tion!  And  that's  that!  senger  ship  —  Greeks,  Belgians,  of  Brothers  sailing  this  ship  on  We  know—^we  have  learned  buzzes  with  a  succession  of  the  So  far,  signing  on  at  Fall  Danes—a  couple  Of  Hollanders.  its  first  Cities  Service  contract  the  hard  way—that  to  accom­ very  latest  red­hot  info.  And  River,  Mass.,  we  have  made  But  we  can  honeatly  say—with­ yoyage.  plish  these  tilings  discipline  will  the  wind  blew—and  the  bull  Aruba,  to  Santos,  and  back  to  out  undue  favoritism  of  opinion  If  it  can  be  said  that  a  ship  be  necessary.  But  now,  at  long  flew—^far,  far  into  the  night!  Aruba  to  load  ior  Three  Rivers,  —that  the  sweetest,  most  ship^  has a  life  of  its  own  (and  what  last,  it  can  be  a  self­discipline.  Fortunately,  the  Old  Man,  and  Quebec in  the St.  Lawrence,  shape  craft  in  the  harbor  waai  sailor  doubts  it!)  then  this  ves­ It  can  be  discipline  firmly  root­ Captain  H.  W.  Stevens,  is  con­ which  is  the  last, destination  we  our  own—the  Del  Santos,  no|  o ad.  is  undergoing  its  change  of  ed  in  the  expressed  wiU  of  the  siderate  enough  to  post  on  the  are  sure  of.  From  there  it's  a  lessi  She  lay  at  anchor  as  wei  Jife  here  and  now.  This  is  the  majority.  A  discipline  fairly  ad­ bulletin  board  any  real  dope  he  toss­up.  The  Persian  Gulf  is  passed  her  close  by,  as  clean^  j^int  of  new  departure.  ministered  by  freely  and  demo­ gets  about  destination,  mail  ad­ still  a  possibility,  French  or  limbed  and  handsome  as  the  bp  '  ' And  if,  in seme  sense,  a  strug­ cratically  elected  representatives.  dress,  etc.  About  this,  and  other  Limey  ports,  maj'be.  A  return  lady: 'She  is.  She  looked  damned  gle  for  labor  organization  can  It  need  np  longer  be  the  ancient,  things,  he  is  considered  by  most  to  Aruba  and  a  continued  shut­ good  to  us  on  the  Paoli.  It  was  be  said  to  be  like • a    war—^then  phony  rule  of  fear  and  favor.  It  to  be  A­1.  "Taken  all  in  all,  co­ tle  to  S.A.  is  another  bet.  And  good  to  know .that  now  we,  tooi  ~19iis  is  the  first  fruit  of  the  vic­ need  no  longer  be  that  blind  operation,  and  even  mutual  lik­ it  is  possible  that  she  may  re­ stood  on  an  SIU  deck,  with  SIU  rule,  imposed  from  above,  so  ing  and  respect,  has  been  the  turn  stateside.  tory.  traditions  to  live  up  to.  So  what  now?  The  foremost  well­  beloved  through  the  years  good  word  here  between  officers  SANE  ASHORE  No  report  of  any  ship  can  be  thing  in  our  minds  must  be  the  by  Cities  Service  top  brass!  In  Santos,  which  is  very  much  complete  without  some  mention  and  crew.  knowledge  that,  though  we  have  UNION  WAY  As  for  back­aft  navigation  a  good  liberty  town,  and  prov­ of  the  all­important  pork­chops  won  a  war,  we  can  still  lose  the  And  that.  Brothers,  w6  take  to  over  the  Wild  Blue  Yonder—  erbially  a ^playground  for  per­ division.  On  thai;  score  we  sit  peace.  Right  now—very  easily—  be  the  forward­looking,  progres­ such  vitally  important  points  as  formers,  We  are  happy  to ' be  back  and  smile  with  well­fed  we  can  still  screw­up  the  works  sive  Union  way.  It  is  the  demo­ which  light  is  where,  and  thither  able  to  say;: that  not  one  man  satisfaction.  For  she's  a  feeder.  and  sacrifice  the  victory  hardly  cratic  way.  And  it  i^the  Amer­ is  yon,  and  how  the  hell  far  it  missed  a  |  watch  or  any  part  of  Like  a  yacht.  Brother—like  a  won.  We  can  do  it,.if  we  are  ican  way.  it,  anyway,  from ­"Cape  Fly­a­ it.  That's^ ;&U  style  and  very  first  class  yacht!  Our  congratu­ not  100  percent  on  the  ball,  by  Of  this  voyage  itself,  now  one  Way"  to  point  "Once  over  —  much  as 3t'" should  be.  We  are  lations  to  Tony  Francis,  Stew­ failing  to  live  up  to  the  letter  month  old,  there  is little of  more  Lightly"—why  it's  a  cinch  on  going  to  keep  it  that  way­^100  ard,  and  Brothers  Coil  Graham  IP;­'  and  the  spirit  of  our  contract.  than  passing  interest  to  report.  this  scow  with  its  distinguished  percent  for­the  voyagej  and  Bill  LOwe,  Chief  and  Second  ,  For,  like  every  other  organiz­ It  is  by  way  of  being  a  tramp  crew!  Have  we  not  expert  shaft­ Old  SQ^|h  American  , hiands  Cooks,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  ^ activity,  a  labor  movement  tanker  voyage  with  accent  on  alley  navigators  on  each  and  will  be  intjB'rested  to  know  that  Chpw­Down ­  departmerit.  v  caiinot  remain  static.  It  must  the*  tramp!  every  watch?  And—^when  it  Santos  is  booming,  with  the  On  this  happy  theme  of ;.hbt  always  progress  and  go  forward.  We  are  under  one  year  artic­ comes  to  a  pinch  in  dangerous  harbor  chock­a­block  full  of' cakes  and  sausages  and  ihfee­ It  must  do  this  or  else  be  push­ les,  and  it  still  remains  possible  waters.  Brother  Bill  Lowe,  2nd  shipping—all  kinds­—an  interna­' over­easy  we  will  call, it  a  day  .  ed  back  on  its fanny—and  hard!  that  she  may  stay  out  that  long.  Cook  and  Ships  Delegate,  just  tional  pee­rade.  Rust  buckets  and  close  this  informal  report;  The  new  contract  alone­^by  But  the  truth  is  that  from  one  picks  up  a  trusty  ham  bone  and  with  Honduran  or  Panamanian I  Crew  of  SS  Paoli  To the Editor:  �Undefeated  on  the  previ^ous  voyage  to  South  Africa,  the  Robin  Wentley  sofiball  squad  suffered  two  defeats,  in  Mombasa  and  Dar­es­Salaam,  on  the  current. trip.  "Well  get  'em  next  tipie,"  they said.  rill i.  I:.  =  1,V  The  Irenestar's  33­day  stay  in  Haifa,  IsraeL  gave  Michael  ;  Michalik,  a  chance  to  use  his  camera.  Borrowing  a  mule  for  '  a  prop,  Mike  (left)  poses  with  shipmate  N.  SmykowskL  t.  .  The response  to the LOG's  recent  appeal  for  shipboard  cameramen  to  submit  their  photos  appears  to  have  caught  on..  More  and:  more  Seafarers  are  dusting  off  their  photographic gear  and  coming  u p  with  so m e  mighty  good  results.  On  this  page  are  shots  taken  re­ cently  by  men  aboard  the  Robin  Wentley,­  the  Irene­ star  and  the Del  Valle.  r  ^  "Whitey,"  the  Oiler  aboard  the  Ireneriar,  shows  what  the  virell­dressed  camel rider'is  wearing  this  season  in  the  Holy  Land.  Even  the  camel  mugged  for  Michedik.  •   Ship's  Delegate  Fred  Shaia  of  the  Del  Valle,  "kept  his  promise  to  show  his  shipmates  at  vTOrk  and  at  rest." Here*  he  ctdthes  G.  A.  Pellerin  miinchihg  k  snacki  ­ Credits* for  these  shots  be­ long  to  Fred  Shaia  of  the  Del  Valle. and  Michael  Mi­ chalik  of  the  Irenestar.  The  obin  Wentley's  photog­ rapher  didn't  give  his  name.  "Whitey"^ (left  at  table)  shows  copy  of  SEAFARERS  LOG  to  All  Maher  and  Abu  Hussar  at  latter's  restaurant.  Others  in  photo  are  professional  guides,  Michalik  said.  An  SIU  ship  is a clean  skip,  and so are its crewmembers.  Joe  Savoca  shows  how  it's  done: as  he  puts  his  washed  gear  through  wringer  in  Del  Valle  laundry.  *  Wearing  the  traditional  white  cap  by  which  Seafarers  are  often  identified.  Brother  R.  Pre­ set.  a  Del  Valle  AB,  pauses  for  photo  as  he~  comes  off  lookout.  �T  n E­  S  E  A  f  A  E E  ES  tpO  Page  Pot  FxidnY,  December  8,  1950  Seafarer Tells Reds Story Of Free Labo  .  FLEISCHMAN:  This  is  Harry  I  get  time  and  a  half.  Fleischman.  In  the  studio  with  Rafael  Oriiz, Oiler,  a  Seafarer  for  8  years, helped  bring Ihe  message of  democracy  FLEISCHMAN:  How  about  me  today  is  Rafael  Ortiz,  an  shore  leave?  to  ihe  workingmen  behind  The  Iron  Curtain,  in  a  recent  broadcast  over  the  "Voice  American  seaman,  who  will  tell  ORTIZ:  Naturally,  I  get  shore  '  lis  how  he  makes  his  living.  of  America."  The  interview,  which  is  printed  in  its  entirety  below,  was  recorded  in  leave  anytime.  Soviet  sailors  •   Rafael,  were  you  born  in  the  both  English  and  Spanish  by  Brother  Ortiz  and  then  translated  into many  other  lan­ need  special  permission for  shore  United  States?  guages.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  Ortiz  was  heard  all  over  the  world.  leave.  They  may  not  drink,  visit  ORTIZ:  I  was  born  in  Puerto  restaurants  or  write  letters  .Rico  37  years  ago,  which  auto­ ashore.  Only  under  special  cir­ .matically  makes  me  an  Ameri­  t^^s  as  much  as  when  I  first  As  soon  as  my  number  comes  seaman.  In  my  Union  paper,  cumstances  may  they  visit  a  can  citizen.  I came  to  New  York  joined  the  Union.  We  also  get  up,  •   I  ^  am  offered  ^  a  job.  If  I don't  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  I  read  movie,  and  then  only  with  a  want  to  take  it,  I  don't  have  to,  a story  the other  day about  Enno  ship's  officer.  They  must  enter  City  22  years  ago,  and  now,  of.a  ^^r  bonus  on  certain  trips  'course,  as  an  American  citizen, l^or  example,  in  July  I  shipped  and  I  remain  on  top  of  the  list  Kustin,  an  Estonian  who  desert­ in  a  book  all  purchases  made,  I have  the  right  to  vote  and  all  on.  the  88  Robin  Hood,  until  a  job  comes  along  that  ed  from  the  Tosno,  a  Soviet  and  they  are  told  what  they  'other  privileges  of  any  Ameri­  bound  for  Korea  with  an  army  looks  good  to  me.  It  is  all  done  ship.  As  an  ordinary  seaman,  he  may  or  may  not  buy.  A  political  ,  cargo.  We  were  paid  a  war  in  strict  rotation  with  no  fav­ got  $37.20  a  month,  compared  boss  is  aboard  each  ship,  watch­ FLEISCHMAN:  What  kind  of  bonus  of  $2.50  a  day  for  22  days,  oritism.  to  my  $248.41  a  month.  A  quar­ ing  the  men  in  foreign  ports,  and  for  the  8  days  in  August  FLEISCHMAN:  Your  condi­ ter  of  his  income  was  paid  out  giving  them  political  instructions  work  do  you  do  on  board  ship?  ,  „  .  „  ORTIZ:  I'm  an  GUer.  On  a  that  we  were  actuaUy  in  Pusan,  tions  seem  to  differ  a  great  deal  for  income  tax,  childlessness  tax,  and  distributing  communist  lit­ from  those  of  Soviet  seamen.  state  loan  and  union  deductions.  erature  in  port.  At  union  meet­ ship,  the  big  engines  are  open, ^  .  and  the  moving  parts  have  to  ^bat  added  up  to  about  $110  ORTIZ:  I  know  it,  and  that's  Overtime  for  Soviet  seamen  is  ings  on  Soviet  ships  there  are  be  oiled  regularly,  or  else  the  ^xtra  on  top  of  our  re^lar  why  I'm  glad  to  be  ah  American  paid  at  the  i'egular  rate  while  no  discussions  of  working  con­ engines  would  get  hot  and  burn, wage^j^  a  total  of  about  $360  ditions,  but  just  talk  about  ful­ a  month.  up  filling  work  quotas.  On  Ameri­ FLEISCHMAN:  Are  you  a  FLEISCHMAN:  So  you  were  can  ships  our  Union  meetings  in  Korea!  What  was  the  situa­ deal  with  all  our  beefs,  our  union  member?  tion  like  when  you  were  there?  grievances,  and  we  take  steps  ORTIZ:  Certainly.  I'm  a  mem­ ORTIZ:  It  was  pretty  tough.  to  correct  them.  ber  of­the  Seafarers  Internation­ The  communist  invaders  were  FLEISCHMAN:  Then  why  d®,  ^ Union,  AFL.  The  Union  takes  only  about  30  miles  from  Pusan,  Soviet  sailors  go. to  sea?  v. ­ri ^  in  all  nationalities  and  races.  and  the  United  Nations  defend­ ORTIZ:  Because­  Soviet  si^­ FLEISCHMAN: Have  you  been  ers  had  a  grim  struggle  to  keep  . ots,  While  their  Gonditions  ars:  a  Union  member  long?  them  from  pushing  us  into  the  much  worse  than  diirs,^re  pmd  ORTIZ:  I  joined  the  union  in  sea.  far  higher  wages  than  factory  1942.  During  the  second  World  FLEISCHMAN:  How  did  the  workers  in  Soviet  countries. That  War,  I  sailed  the  Atlantic,  the  soldiers  and  the  Korean  natives  is, why  competition  for  jobs  oh  Mediterranean  and  the  Indian  treat  you?  ships  there  is  keen.  Ip  order  th  Ocean.  ORTIZ:  They  treated  us  fine.  get  one,  it  is  necessary  first  to  FLEISCHMAN:  What  were  The  soldiers  would  give  us  rides  enroll  in  a  seamen's  school,  wifh  your  wages  in  those  days?  from  the  port  to  the  city,  and  written  recommendations  from  ORTIZ:  My  basic  pay  then  the  Koreans  were  anxious  to  three  communist  party  members,  was  $95  a  month.  Before  the  serve  as  interpreters  and  guides  a  testimonial  from  one's  last em­ Union  was  organized,  Oilers  got  to  show  us  around.  ployer,  and  a  certificate  from  as  low  as  $50  a  month.  In  ad­ FLEISCHMAN:  By  the  way,  the  local  communist  police  chief. ­ dition,  before  we  had  a  Union,  are  you  married?  The  applicant  must  give  full  in­ many  companies  made  the  men  ORTIZ:  Yes,  and  I  have  four  formation  about  his  relatives.  work  as  much  as  four  hours  a  children,  two  boys  and  two  girls.  Preference  is  given  to  tho.se  who  day  extra  without  overtime  pay.  FLEISCHMAN:  Where  do  you  have  no  relatives  abroad,  and  Now  we  only  work  eight  hours  live  when  you're  on  the  beach?  whose  parents  and  family  live in  a  day.  If  we  work  on  Saturdays  ORTIZ:  We're  moving  into  a  j the  Soviet  Union.  That  is  to  try  or  Sundays  or  do  special  duty.  public  housing  project  in  Man­ to  prevent  seamen  from  desert­ we  get  time  and  a  half  pay  for  hattan  in  a  couple  of  days.  We  ing  from  Soviet  ships  to  live  in  overtime.  will  haVe  five  nice  rooms  and  the  free  world.  FLEISCHMAN:  And  what  the  rent  will  be  $35  a  month,  FLEISCHMAN:  Thank  you  wages  do  yoU  get  today?  including  gas  and  electricity.  very  much,  Rafael  Ortiz, for  tell­ ORTIZ:  Our  basic'  pay  is  FLEISCHMAN:  When  you  ing  us  about  life  as  a  seaman,  $248.41  a  month  for  an  Oiler,  want  to  ship  out  again,  what  do  Your  comparison  of  the  life  of  .five  times  as  much  as  in  the  you  do?  Soviet  and  American  sailors  days  before  the  Union  was  or­  ORTIZ:  I  go  down  to  the  uxoxxier  natael  Ortix  speaking into  the "Voice  of  America"  proves  once  again  that  freedom  ganized,  and  two  and  a  half  Union  Hiring  Hall  and  register.  microphone,  oh  behalf  of  free  labor.  pays  in  many  ways.  (Continued  from  Page  6)  "No,  thanks,"  Sam  interrupted.  He  turned  to  Shorty. "Let's  get  out  of  here,"  The  khaki­shirted. Indian  held  up  his  hand,  his  first  two  fingers  making  a  V.  "Have  you  a  cigarette,  Senor?"  .  Sam gave  the man  a cigarette, and Shorty  said,  "Where  to  now,  Sam?"  Sam  wiped  the  perspiration  from  his  forehead  onto  his  shirt.  "Let's  go  into  Caripito  and  check  the  bar  we  were  in  last  night."  Shorty  grinned.  "I'm  thirsty,  too."  "We  can  walk  the  same  way  he  must  have  come  from  there  to  here  last  night,"  Sam  said.  "We  may  catch  spme  sign  of  him  up  the  road.  We  haven't  much  more  time."  .  The  road  into  the  town  curved  up  a  hill  be­ tween  one­story  adobe  buildings  that  shone  in  the  sun.  The  sun  was  high  in  the  sky  now,  and  the  shade  from  the  buildings  on  their  left  came  out into  the street  a few  feet, but  they  were both  too  tall for  it  to  afford  them  any  protection.  '  They  walked in  silence for  a time,  until Shorty  ^aw^ the form,  sitting in  the road,  leaning  against  one  of  the  buildings  ahead  of  them.  Shorty  said,  "They  take  their  siestas  early  in  this  town,  don't  they,  Sam?"  .  Sam  narrowed  his  eyes  and  looked  up  the  . road. "That's  not  an  Indian."  He took  a stride  as if  to quicken  his pace,  then  flowed.  Still  looking  ahead,  he  spoke  softly.  "That's  the  Carpenter.  But  it's  too  hot  to  walk  any  faster."  The  Performer  "I  hope  that  train  is  still  there.  I'd  hate  to  get ,  tossed  in  the  clink  in  this  town,  which  is  what  they'll  do sure  as  hell  if  we  miss  the ship."  Sam  shifted  Chip's  weight  on  his  back. "I  said  "It's  him,  sure  as  hell,"  Shorty  said,  walking  shut  up.  Shorty."  beside  Sam.  "I  hope  he  can  walk."  They  walked  in  silence  to  the gate.  >  The  Carpenter  was  sitting  in  the  gutter,  his  The  entire  back  and  left  shoulder  of  Sam's  ,  mouth  half  open.  His  face  was  cut,  and  badly  shirt  were  wet  with  perspiration  when  he  let  bruised. The mud, from  the rain  the night  before,  Chips  fall  to  the  ground.  >  . ,  had  dried  and  was  caked  on  his  clothes.  The  Shorty  leaned  over  and  put  his  hands  On  hig  smell  of  alcohol  and  filth  filled  the  air  around  knees.  "Alley­oop,"  he  said,  him.  Several  Caripitanos  stood  in  adjacent  door­ They  got  Chips  secure  on  Shorty's  back  ah^  >|  ways  and  eyed  them  apathetically.  Chips  was  started  across  the  wide,  flat  loading  area  for  the  alive,  breathing,  and  had  obviously been  there  train,  which  was  still  waiting,  empty,  ih  frbnt  some  time.  Sam  shook  him.  of  the  shed.  Sam's  head  hurt  him  so  badly  he  Chips  made an  unintelligible sound  and  opened  could  hardly  see.  . ^  his  eyes.  Sam  grasped  him  by  the  front  of  his  The  same  Venezuelan  driver  Sam  had  given  shirt  and  with  an  effort  stood  him  against  the  the cigarette  to  when  they  left  came  out  to  meet  wall.  He  was  not  Jfully  conscious.  Sam  slapped  them.  His  report  book  was  open, iri  his  hand.  him  hard.  His  head  rolled  limply  from  side  to  Shorty did  not  slacken  his  pace, but  continued  side.  He  would  not  awaken,  toward  the  shed  and  the  train.  Chip's  head  and  "We'll  have  to  carry  him," Sam  said. "God,  he  arms hung  loosely  upside  down  on Shorty's  back.  stinks!"  The  Venezuelan  driver,  following  quickly,  Shorty  held  Chips  upright,  while  Sam  bent  thrust  the  open  report  book  into  Chips'  bruis^  over  to  let  him  fall  across  his  shoulders.  They  lacerated  face.  "Senor,"  the  driver  said  to  him,  started  back  down  the  road.  Shorty  walking  "no  es  verdad?"  Pointing  to  Chip's  name  in  rthe  ahead.  book—^"You  are—^he?"  ' '  Shorty  spoke. "Well,  that  was  easy."  Sam  was  "Yeah,"  Sam,  following  behind  them,  said  bit^  silent. Shorty  went  on. "Your  two  dollars  is  safe  terly.  "That's  he."  now."  They  got  Chips onto one  of  the empty flat  carg^ ^  "I'll  break  your  leg  if  you  don't  shut  up.  This  and  when  the  train  started,  the  breeze  felt  good  guy  is  heavy,"  Sam  said.  to  Sam.  His  head  ea.'ied,  and  he  was  suddeidjr  •   "I'll  take  him  at  the  gate,"  responded  Shorty.  .elated.  He  couldn't  understand  it.  , f  ' .  •  /  �l£hwaSo9r  9,  1950  Page  Fifteen  SIU  Demanili  Nation­wide  In Briel  GALVESTON  Chairman,  >  Keith  Alsop,  73J1;  Secretary,  C.  '^annehill,  25922:  Reading  Clerkr  i  H.  Wilbum,  37729^  there.  Balloting  Committee re­ ported  that  309  ballots  had  been  cast  to  date.  Two  members  re­ ceived  the. Union  Ooah  of  Obli­ RED  CAMPBELL  gation.*  Excuses  were  referred  to  the  Dispatcher.  Meeting  ad­ !'• "  Minutes  of  other  Branches  Eddie  Burns  said,  "Hello."  journed  at  7:40  with  255  mem­ Drop  him  a  line  at  504  George  read  and  accepted.  Headquarters  (Continued  from  Page  I)  bers  present.  and  Secretary­Treasurer's  finan­ Street,  Mobile,  Alabama.  able  to  man  these  vessels  im­ " cial  reports  accepted.  Agent  re­ report  read  and  accepted.  X  %  %  mediately.  XXX  ported  pretty  good  shipping  for  Agent's report  read  and  accepted.  NEW  YORK  —  Chairman,  E.  GEORGE  E. MURPHY  4.  Present  procedures  in  most  the  port,  that  three  times  the  Discussion  on  the  progress  of  Sheppard,  203;  Recording  Sec­ Wire  or  cable  your  draft  board  local  draft  boards  have  created  ­  number  of  men  registered  were  the  Yellow  Cab  strike  in  Savan­ retary,  F. Stewart,  4935;  Reading  immediately.  unwarranted  confusion  and  diffi­ shipped,  though  there  was  a  con­ nah  and  the  appeal  to  members  Clerk,  A.  Kerr,  29314.  culties  for  seamen  faced  with  XXX  siderable  hacfclog  of  men  to  not  to  ride  these  cabs.  Meeting  the  dual  problem  of  staying  o^  JOE  DODGE  ,  take  the  jobs.  Meeting  adjourndd  adjourned  at  7:55  with  35  mem­ Minutes  of  other  Branches  Your  gear  is  in  fourth  floor  their  jobs  and  at  the same  time  bers  present.  read  and  accepted..  Agent  Al­ baggage  room  of  the  New  York  observing  the rules  of  their loc^  .at  7:30.  b  8  8  gina  reported  shipping  had  been  Hall.  t  %  boards. For  example, many mem­ Chairman,  A1  fair  dvuing  the  bast  two  weeks.  NEW  ORLEANS  —  Chairman,  BALTIMORE  bers  of  this  union  have  been '  XXX  •   LeRoy  Clarke,  23962;  Recording  Slansbury,  4693;  Recording  Sec­ Motion  carried  to  non­concur  told  by  the  chief  clerks  of  their  HENRY  ED. DICKERMAN  ^creiary,  Herman  Troxdair,  retary,  Leon  Johoson,  108;  Read­ with  that  part  of  Baltimore  New  Contact  your local  draft  board.  local  draft  boards that  they must  Business  relating  to  the  Ore  obtain  permission  from  the  draft  6743;  Reading Clerk,  Buck Steph­ ing  Clerk,  W.  Kehrwieder, 46182.  shipsl  Requests  for  excuses  were  board  before  they  can  leave  the  ens,  76.  Three  men  were  give  the  Un­ referred  to  the  Dispatcher.  country,  the  fact  "that  seamen  must  leave  the  country  to  work"  Ne>v  Orleans  previous  minutes  ion  Oath  of  Obligation.  Previous  Charges  against  three  members  Baltimore  minutes  ^and  minutes  read  and  referred  to  Trial  Com­ notwithstanding.  '  and  financial  reports  read  and  Most  of  these men  are employ­^  at;cepted.  Headquarters  and  Sec­ of  other  Branches  read  and  ac­ mittee.  Sixteen  members  receiv­ cepted.  Reqjiests  for  excuses  ed  the  Union  Oath  of  Obliga­ ed  on  vessels  that  are  in  port ,,  from  meeting  were  referred  to  tion.  Secretary­Treasurer  report­ only  one  or  two  days.  Since  the  Dispatcher.  Agent's  report  most  boards  meet  every  two  To  the  Editor:  accepted.  Hospital  Committee's  weeks  to  handle  cases  of  this  •   report  accepted.  One  minute  of  Some  time  ago  I  mailed  the  sort,  these  men  are  obliged  to  silence  for  members  lost  at  sea.  LOG  a  bit  of  poetry.  Since  then  quit  their  jobs  in  order  to  ap­ Meeting  adjourned  at  7:35  with  I  ed  that  the  Union  had  won  a  have  looked  for  it  to  appear,  pear  before  the  boards.  180  members  present.  contract  with  the Southern  Trad­ but  so  far  I  haven't  seen  it.  It  Such  a  procedure,  requiring^.  is  possible  I  missed  it  in.  some  the  registrants  to  quit  their  jobs  b  b  b  retary­Treasurer's  reports  read  BOSTON—Chairman,  B.  Law­ ing  Company,  which  operates  issue  while  at  sea;  then  again  it  and,  replacements  found  in  A  and  filed.  Agent  Lindsey  Wil­ son,  894;  Recording  Secretary,  a  fleet  of  LSTs  between  the  could  be  that  you  didn't  have  hurry,  is  obviously  unfair  to  the  East  Coast  and  the  Islands.  He  liams  reported  shipping  as  not  men  involved  and  creates  an  un­ .  J. Sweeney, 1580;  Reading  Clerk,  recommended  that  the  Union  space  for  it.  '  being  too  good,  with  but  three  adopt  the  modifications  won  by  At  any  rate,  I am  enclosing  it  necessary  hardship  within  the  •   payoffs  handled  during  the  past  E.  Thibeault,  984.  again,  this  time  under  a  differ­ maritime  industry,  particularly  •  Iwo  weeks  and  only  thre  sched­ Secretary­Treasurer's  financial  the  SIU  in  the  new  Coast  Guard  ent  title,  but  practically  the  when  the  registrant,  after  ap­ . uled  for  the  two­week  period  to  reports ,  for  November  4  and  11  program,  which  will  call  for  same  wording:  The  title  is  "The  pearing"  before  the  board,  may  •   come.  Williams  also  reported  on  read  and  accepted.  Previous  Bos­ identity  cards,  instead  of  ex­ Challenge."  find  himself  in  a  deferred  status  . the  work  that  is  being  done  by  ton  minutes  and  those  of  other  changing  papers  for  validated  anyway.  ' the . Senate  Labor  Sub­committee  Branches  read  and  accepted.  papers.  He  reported  that  the  The  mountainous  waves  were  In  view  of  the  foregoing,  it  . investigating  the  East  Coast  Agent  reported  on* storm  damage  contractor  has  begim  to  knock  turbulent  is  the  sincere,  considered  belief  •  tailker  industry.  Williams  read  to  Hall:  6  windows  blown  out,  out  inside  walls  in  the  Brooklyn  in  their  resdm  amidst  the  mad­ of  this  organization  that  a  policy­ building,  and  urged  members  to  dening  sea,  ,  bis  farewell  report  as  Director  the  SIU  sign  blown  away  and  of  deferment  for  merchant  sea­ of  Organization,  a  post  he  is  2  inches, of  water  in  the  base­ drop  in  and  watch  the  progress  where  the  swept  ravines  wined  men  should  be  set  up  for  the  of  the  work.  Secretary­Treasurer  resigning  to  work  full  time  as  ment.  Dispatcher's report  like  ac­ reported  that  Headquarters  had  local  boards  in  your  jurisdiction  ­New  Orleans  Agent.  Charges  cepted.  Motion  carried  to  change  canyons  in  all  their  wild  glory.  to  follow.  Such  a  policy  would  issued  a  clarification  on" stand­ .L  against  a  member  read  and. the  by  pay.  He  also  recommended  The  swish  smack  that  knocked  ensure  an  adequate, pool  of  skill­ ­H  i Trial  Committee's  report  accept­ ed  men  being  available  for , the  the  hull  that  a  quarterly  finance  commit­ ed. Balloting  Committee  reported  tee  be  elected.  A  change  in  the  about  made  the  crew  quake  in  fleet's  needs  and  would  be  in  707  ballots  had  bfeen  used  to  the  best  interests  of  our  natioaal  fear  meeting  night  was  aimounced,  'tSate.  Six  members  took­the  Un­ defense  effort.  of  their fiimsiness  and  shudder  ion  Oath  of  Obligation.  Motion  the  meeting­  hour  from  7  PM  to  as  well  as  the fact  that  the  Un­ We  trust  that  you  wiU­. take  in  reproach  carried  to  grant  extensions  up  to  2  PM  during, the  winter  because  ion  was  going  to  attempt  to  action  recognizing  the ^needs  of  80  days  and  the  men  getting  of  the_­poor  transportation  facil­ wrap  up  remaining  operators  against  the mightiness  of  the sea.  our  merchant  marine  and  the  the  extensions  are  to  take  the  ities  in  New  England. The  7  PM  who  have  not  signed  the  6.38  Even  though  there  is  stilL­doubt  role  of  the  seamen  who  are  first  jobs  in  their  rating  avail­ meeting,  hour  has  caused  many  increase,  war  bonus  or  welfare  , in  minds  sponsible  for  the  efficient  mmi­ •  able.  Motion  carried  that  anyone  members  to  have  to  stgy  over­ plan,  by  economic  action,  if  nec­ of  some  who  haven't  as  yet  ning  of  this  important  segment  requesting ­an  extension  to do  so 'hight.  Meeting  adjourned  at  7:30  essary.  experienced  of  our  defense  in  the  present^  XXX  before  the  membership  at  the  With 75  members  present.  the wild  challenge  offered  by  the  emergency.  ­;5  SAN  FRANCISCO—No  official  regular'  membership  meeting.  X  X  X  sea,  Under  Good  and  Welfare,  there  MOBILE—Chairman,  P.  Mor­ meeting  because  of  a  lack  of  a  but  be  they  reproached  by  God.  Was  discussion  on  pbssibility  of  ris,  44484;  Recordhig  Secretary,  quorum.  The daring  day in  a lifetime  that  getting  the  Electricians  a  tool  3i  Carroll,  T4;  Reading  Clerk,  Agent  Gardner reported  on  only  • a  llowance.  Meeting  adjourned  at  the  shipping  prospects  for  the  these  men  of  steel  could  endure  8:35  with  308­  members  present.  Cal  Tanner,  71.  coming  two  weeks  and  urged  b  b  b  Minutes  of  Mobile  and  other  members  who  have  not  voted  to  w^  live  forever  as  a  hope  and  To  the  Editor:  inspiration  to  the  lesser  man  I  am  sending  Brother  Robert  SAVANNAH  —  Chaizman,  E.  Branches  read  and  accepted.  do  so  as  soon  as  possible.  ashore.  L.  Miller's  book  to  be  retired.  ^^ey,  75;  Rwrding  Seexetary,  Secretary ­ Treasurer's  financial  XXX  reports,  accepted.  Agent ^Tanner;  Bryant.  25806:  Rea(i»8  Clark,  NORFOLK—Because  of  a  lack  I  trust  you  can  see fit  to  use  He  has  gone  into the  Army.  Fm  also  sending  his  address  so  at  reported  on  prospects  for  the  Smith,  36970.  of  a  quorum  no  regular  meeting  this  piece  of  material.  Also  I  can  be  published  in  the  LOG*  coming  two  weeks,  and  voiced  wish  you  would  mail  the  LOG  Fm  sure he'd  enjoy  hearing from  ' ­ Previous  Savannah  and  other  the  hope  that  more  ships  will  was  held.  to  my  mother.  his  old  shipmates.  "Branch  minutes  read  and  accept­ be  taken  from  the  boneyard.  He  Agent  Ben  Rees  held  the  D.  C.  MulUns  I  also  want  to  congratulate  • ­ed. Headquarters  report  read  and  concluded  his  report  by reading  meeting  open  until  7:30  to  check  the  SIU  Negotiatnag  Committee  ' accepted.  Director  of  Organiza­ a  communication  from  the  West  all  shipping  cards  and  to  give  on  its  negotiation  of  a  wage  in­ tion  Lindsey  Williams'  retiring  Coast  regarding  the  shipping  the  Dispatcher's  report.  crease.  It's  been  provep  again  that  the  SIU  is  the  best.  FOLLOWS  SIU  NEWS  I  am  now  working  on  the  {Continued  from  Page  3)  beach,  driving  a  truck.  I  paid  small  stop­off  spots  in  between.  off  the  SS Fairisle  in  New  York  REG.  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  The  ships  carry  bulk  cargoes,  last  August  after  spending  seven  DECK  ESG.  STWDS.  REG.  DECK  EN&  STWDS.  SHIPPED  ;  PORT  such  as  fertilizer.  months  on  her.  I  still  keep  up  13 '  20  13  46  12  5  3  20  ­ Boston...  In  announcing  the  victory  over  with SIU  news throu^ the LOG,  139  • 109  103  83  351  92  233  Southern  Trading  Company,  which  I  receive regularly.  58  •  New  York......  20  56  '  ' 12  24  17  16  47  Headquarters  Negotiating  Com­ : Philadelphia..:­:..:..:.....:....:­ 14  I  oifiy  live  50  mUes  from Bal­ .83  80  55  218  '  116  92  280  mittee" also  revealed  that  a  con­ timore,  so  I'll  be  able  to  cast  72  5  8  24  4  3  11  tracf  had  been  signed  with  Col­ my  vote  in  the  Union  electuo^.  4  '"Norfolk.....  '....:  .10  ­ 9  3  ­..,15.^..  27  6  33  onial  Steamship  Company,  own­ I  want  to  say  hello  to  all  my  22  5  .r" Savannah......—  14  13  39  3  14  12  1  10  Tampa....  ers  of  four  Liberty­tankers.  former shipmates  of  the  Fairisle.  :  71  65  23  22  26  18  28  19  Mobile  The  ships  are  the  Sea  Comet,  Please  send  Brother  Miller's  ne^  41  41  •  65  ^  147  44  61  "150  Sea  Thunder,  Sea  Magic  and  tirement  card  to me.  ni see that  45  iNew  Orleans.:...;­..i;­......',..  .  8  15  18  51  Sea  Brave,  the  last  being  the  he  gets  it  when  he comes  home  31  18  ­ 18  Galveston....­,  107  former, Mostank,  of  Federal  Mo­ on  leave.  108  36  80  :.;44  38  i  41  ^Yest  Cpast..'...A.....  Charles  J. DUtaa  355  • • • •353  •  '  303  1,011  torships,  an  SlU­contracted  com­ 1,118  .:^,^RAND  TOTAL.J...:­;:;::U  Bigierville.  Pe.  pany.  Draft  PoliG/  Only Seamen Meet  'Wild  Challenge'  Mullins  Writes  Says  Wage  Hike.  Prooves  SIU  Best  LST Company  Signs With SIU  AB € Shipping  From  Nov.  IS  To  Nov,  29  ­to­ �VMJ::  • • /Pase  Sixteen  •  j­  • ­  ­A­  •  .  ­A  THE  SEAFARER S  LOG  Friday,  bieember  8,  19S0  wmr  ttmiiK  ­M.'W/  •.  :.r  ,  ^ ^  QUESTION:  What  are  some  of  the  facilities you  would  like to see, available in  the new fleadquarters­Port of  New  York  building?  '­a  C.  HOSPEDALES,  Steward:  DAN  BUTTS,  Bosun:  GEORGE  E. MURPHY.  Messman:  FRANK  NAKLICKI,  Steward:  EDDIE  PARR,  Bosun:  I'd  like  to  see  the  building  Perhaps  a  pool  table  among  I  think  the  facilities  should  Most  of  all,  I  would  like  to  I'm  in  favor  of  setting  up  an  equipped  with  some  showers  so  other  recreational  gear  would  include  a  laundry  and  dry­clean­ see  a  restaurant  and  a  bsrber  upgrading  school  for  all  three  thai  men  coming  off  the  ships  be  possible.  I  think  one  facility  ing  establishment,  where  men  shop.  The  restaurant  would  be  shipboard  ..departments.  ..Every  coming  off  the  ships  can  get  can  clean  up  right  when  they  that  would  have  great  value  for  their  gear  cleaned  up  without  a  great  convenience  for  the  men  man  in  the  Union, ­  whether  he  report  to  the  Hall  to  check  their  ge£ir  and  register.  For  recreation,  the  members  would  be  a  place  having  to  run  all  over  town.  As  waiting  to  ship.  And  most  men  works  in  the  galley,  engine  ot  I'd  like  to  see  some  ping­pong  within  the  building  where  they  much ° as  possible,  the  members  need  haircuts  when  they  get  off  deck  gangs  could  benefit  by such  tables  £uid  similar  equipment.  It  conld  get  their  clothes  cleaned .should  be  able  to  have  services  ships  and  having  a  barber  avail­ an  arrangement.  In  addition,  I  would  be  good  to  have  a  com­ and  pressed.  And  maybe  locker  like  these­ attended  to  under  one  able  at  the  Hall  would  be  heli>­ think  that  the  school  should  be  bination  bar  and  grill  where  space  where  they  could  store  roof.  A  restaurant  would  be  im­ ful.  I'd  especially  like  to  have  equipped  with  a  complete  li«  the  men  can  pass  the  time  and  their  clothes  during  their  stay  portant.  One  run  by  the  Union  dances  held  once  or  twice  a  brary  of  technical  books, to  be  eat  their  meals.  And  a^new  tele­ ashore.  I  consider  these  facilities  would  enable  the  guys  to  get  week  in  the d>uilding.  The  mem­ used  by  men  wishing  to  read  vision  set  that  works'  well.  If  important  because  our  members  substantial  meals  at  prices  with­ bers  could  bring  their  wives  and' more  about  their  jobs.  An<ithes  there  is  enough  space  in  the  are  always  shipping  from  place  in reason.  In the recreation  room,  girl  friends  and  be  assured  that  thing  I'd  like  to  see  is  the  thing  building,  lockers  could  be  rented  to  place  and  are  therefore  unfa­ there should  be games  and books  they'd  spend  a  pleasant  evening.  we've  all  been  dreaming  and  to  the  men  where  they  could  miliar  with  many  towns.  They  around  so  the  guys  waiting  to  I'd  also  like  to see movies shown  talking  about  for \so  long,  fmd  hang  their  clothing  neatly  and  shoidd  have  a  place  to  get  these  ship  can  spend  their  lime  plea­ at  the  Hall.  Maybe  it  might  be  that  is  a  Union­run  bar  and  safely  while  they  are  in  port.  services  attended  to  reliably  —  santly  end  comfortably.  Lastly,  a  good  idea  for  a  bunch  of  the  eating  place.  Having  a  place  All  these  things  would  be  a  and  the  Union  is  the  answer  maybe  some  day  we  can  get  a  guys  with  talent  to  get  up  in  the  building  to  eat^ at  would  be  great.  ' ­ hotel  where  the  men  can  stay.  weekly  amateur  shows.  to  this  problem.  good  deal.  WILLIAM  F.  LYNAUGH,  FVm  W.  KIRBY,  AB:  PAUL  WILKINSON,  AB:  CHARLES MORRISON,  Sieward:  ALVIN  (Salty)  SEE,  Oiler:  • _  I'd  like  to  see  a  lot  of  serv­ There  are  a  number  of  things  I  think  an  agency  for  seUing  That's  pretty  hard  to  answer,  Among  other  things  I'd  Uke  •  Sees  that  would  be  of  tremen­ that  would  be  a  good  break  for  traveller's  checks  would  be  a  because I  know'^some guys would  see  a  neat,  well­equipped  ^  dous  help  to  the  membership.  the  membership  if  it  were  pos­ big  helpi  This  would  save  the  want  a  particular  thing  and  am­ ing  aiid  reading  room.  A  pl^  ^her  group  wouldn't  think  so  where  a guy  can concentrate Eaif­ ^  Getting  some  or  all  of  them  in  sible  to  install  them  in  the  new  guys  from  having  to  race  all  much  of  the  idea.  However,  one  a  lot  of  advmitages,  and  is  e^e­ ' one  building  would  cut  down  over  town  to  purchase  these  Hall.  Among  these  are  a  reading  of  the  things  I  think  the  Union  dally  condurive  to  doing  thin^  'on a lot of energy now  wasted by  convenient  checks.  By  having  might  be  able  to  do  in  the  Hall  like  writing  that  letter  to  a  and  writing  room  run  like  a  ' members  who  have  to  run  all  over  town  to get  them  done.  For  public  library—quiet.  A  Union­ them  available  in  the  HaU,  a  is  rig  a  little  loft  and  have  ex­ friend  or  shipmate,  or  'Sitting  example,  we  could  well  use  a  run  cafeteria  and  bar  is  prob­ man  could  get  the  amount  of  perienced  Bosuns  imld  classes  in  down  to  do  a  little  reading.  A  laundry  end  dry­cleaning  set­up  ably  what  every  member  would  cheeks  ho  wanted  even  if  he  splidng  and  advanced  seman­ big  help,  I  think,  would  be  Bis  ' that  would  give  fast  service,  a  want  to  see.  I'd  think  that  hed  but  a  short  time  left  before  ship.  This  would  help  deck  men  office  or  spot  where  an  up­lo>  ­bar  and  restaurant  run  by  the  amusement  vending  machines,  in  shipping  out.  I'm  for  a  Union­ to  get  to  become  real  skilled  in  date,  dependable  list  of. conveni­ ' Union  in  the  membership's  in­ which guys could see  prize fights,  run  bar  and  restaurant  right  on  their  jobs aboard ship.  With such  ently­located  rooms  is  availabl*  ' ferest,  showers,  lockers  and  the  musicals,  comedies  and  similar  the  premises.  It  would  not  only  instruction  a  man would  be  able  to  members  who  have  just  got­ ' Eke.  Another  convenience  I'd  films,  would  go  over  big  with  a  be  convenient  for  the  men,  it  to  step  aboard  siiip  feeling' he  ten  off  a  ship  and  are  looking  like  to  see  is  some  kind  of  a  lot  of  the  fellows.  In  connection  would  also  be  a  better  place  to  wai  in  the  right  place,  without  for  a  place  to 'stay.  A  service  'stand  where  we  could  buy  news­ with  the  recreation  room,  we  drink  and  eat  than  many  of  worrying  about  being  green.  If  like  this  would­  certainly,  sini*  %papers,  maguine,  cigars,  cigar­ might  have  regular  moving  pic­ those  that  axe  within  the  reach  possible,  I'd  like  to  see a Uxiion­ plify  matters  for  most  of  the  membership.  operated  cafeteria.  ettes,  soft  drinks  and  candies.  ture  shows,  too.  of  the  membership.  ;  NOTjE:  Headquaifers  is  anxious  to  hear  from  as  many  of  the  members  pdssible  on  this  question,  if  you  have  any: suggestions,  send  > them to  Building  Committee,  51  Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  New  York.  I  r  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 December 8, 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. 24 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: SUP FREEZES 5 OREGON PORTS BILL BRADY DIES SUDDENLY ABOARD SS STEEL WORKER END DRAFT CONFUSION, SIU TELLS DRAFT BOARD SAME OLD LINE CITIES SERVICE SIGNS FOR 6.38, WELFARE PLAN QUICKIE STRIKE BRINGS SIX LSTS UNDER CONTRACT OLD 'UNITED FRONT' NEW COMMIE LINE BALTIMORE BEACH IS FULL, DESPITE MANY SIGN-ONS SUGGESTIONS FOR STEWARDS DEP'T NEW YORK SHIPPING NO BETTER THAN FAIR NO CHANGE IN SIGHT FOR MOBILE CAMERA HIGHLIGHTS OF SIU VOYAGES THE PERFORMER SHOP, LOOK, QUESTION BEFORE BUYING COURT DUMPS APPEAL OF 15 SUP DISRUPTORS 'FRIEND' IN THIEF'S GARB TOURS SHIP, WALKS OFF WITH CREW'S VALUABLES LONE SEAFARER IS ROBBED, BEATEN BY FOUR SOLDIERS PIC REPORTS FROM SIU CAMERAMEN ON SHIPS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SEAFARER TELLS REDS STORY OF FREE LABOR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/8/1950 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1950 Periodicals Seafarers Log